Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-14

public credit grows strorgs they compare il to the
Souh Sea bubble and the railway mania, and are look
ing for the crash that theV think must inevitably follow
Put all calculations have failed and all expectations been
Disappointed.
can make no claim to infalHbility but have been
to Lancashire and ooked upon its suffering and distress
IL is heartrending in its character and appalling in its
extent. No one can tell what may be the result The
Government may be forced action which It does not
now contemplate. half million Of people reduced TO
arvaton is volcano that may burst into eruption. The
Irish starved peacefully, because, was said they
used to starvation. The operatives Of Lancashire have
not been accustomed to IT, They know that the Govern
ment could give them rthethe only relief they desire
labor. Ii would not be strange il they should demand
help in manler thatuo Government could resist. The
s. sign of action will be change of administration,
unless the present Government chooses to avoid such
change, by change of policy But it cannot have es
capped your observation that the only organs Of public
opinion here iavorabls to the North, have been the
tFeme liberal papers, while the entire moderate
VAtve and Tory Press has bsen in sympathy with the
South, and the violently and decidedly tory the
paper, the stronger has been its opposition TO the
Union.
Intervention on the American continent has COM
menced in Mexico. According to present appearances
England and Spain have withdrawn from the field, and
left the Emperor free 10 establish Austrian Monarchy
on the Southern border of the United States There
jealousy and modification here, but England puts
the best face she upon for It is useless to complain.
But Intervention, the part Of France, Is becoming
bit. When places himself at the head Of civil
Linton and eves that he has mission regulate the
universe what can you expects Il will be days
before this reaches you. cannot tell what has happen
ed in the days past what will be done in the
days TO come, in America, before this to hand,
6u, Ishal Be much surprised hs action Of H. Asreisr
do net prove to Be but the prelude to some further and
more important action.
II sad that the EmpeIo. has been very much annoy
ed at the consequence given TO the young cons of the
house OF Orleans by Government and their position
the stS Of the late Commandern.Chef OF the Amer
lean armies. Perhaps it did not strike Mr. Lincoln
indicate proceeding; but II it had been done by any
European Power il would have been an insult How
would Victor Emanuel ike to see the Ex King Of Naples
occupying similar position in the French army There
is story that the Emperor expressed his dissatisfaction
10 this matter 70 Archbishop Hughes in equivocal
erms. 1t is to be hoped that the amiabe prelste
able to make satisfactory explanation.
The International Exhibition feels the pressure Of the
times. The receipts of last week less than
half those Of the corresponding week of the Exhb.
ton of 1851 II opens slowly and will not be fully in
order until the st Of June when the great body OF the
people will be invited TO come Tor shilling. In ordin
AIRY times there would be crowded excursions from the
manufacturing discts This year they be locked
or They will have hard work in all the North to keep
from dying from hunger.
All eyes turaed 10 America The Pope, Victor
Emanuel snd ali European interests forgotten Pros
perity or adversely peace or war; life death, depend
upon the events nos tkjng place in Virginia and the
Southwest Ii the North is to conquer, it mus be
England cannot bear prorGe!ed struggle. There will
be Intervention j there IS not peace.