Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-05

Crochemongers and chaatAns Of every kind lave hung
upon the foo steps OF the who conducted this great
affair." and have attempted force upon their attention
their unforuf concets.
! The ows Of wisdom aud tNe bits of i'll augury filed
the atmosphere with their shrill cries and dull harpines
But keeping within the circle of anly and nt.r
national precedent the trusted chiefs Of the tish peo.
pie have succeeded in CO. jlfng away this storm and in
bringing back tranquil sky Thanks und r Proviience
TO them, have Of this trial with honor
safe aud no blood splt
It Ia great victory, though is but escape from
being obliged to conquer. We are but where We were
before We grossly insuted. We have but curb.
ed for moment the insolence Of neighbcr who took
pleasure in continually provoking Us, and had permitted
himself at last to beyond the possibility OF suisrance
We have done nothing 10 set up monuments 10 CON
memorae we have ony Ia our own 10 the great fam
y of nations and read necessary sion 10 all III
nered companion. There have been times Ia histo
ry times when We had not the strength we could nov
put forth-when should have no such real joy a.
now feel in the hindrancs Of such conflict.
There are other nations which at this age Of he
world would have thought IL consistent with their
ronosn to msn;f st sub patience and lorg suffering
under outrage have exhibited. II the same ~.
pertinent had been tried upon France, We ieston wbsS
or the forbearaHce would have been afforded 10
the sggressor the same readiness 70 receive Asdy
and grudgiDg repsraton.
We have manifested delberatiou and uanQniliiy
under insult which even could no. have shown To-
wards a people for whom we thought 1t right TO make
fewer slloE ances, whom feared more The Gov
errment Of the Federal States had done in mere war
tonnes what nation Of the Old World had eve:
dared to d.. They had Invaded the sanctuary which
England extends to all political exes who seek her pro-
tecion snd 70 this wound, irh cted on her most sen
tive pride, they had added insult 10 her maritime
x and menace TO her security in trayer-ng the sta'
On all hands it Ia admit ed tha the o:nce wa, 81
once insult and wrong and is great triumph there
FORE that IL should have been followed by repaaton
If we had mad to deal with friendly and courteou
people should have bad occasion Tor prepsr atoms
Of war. II French English Captain, while the
two nations upon their present terms we're to grst'
crackedbrained freak or an insane thirst OF noorey
BY piratica outrage against the foreign ig Meth
er government would wait whether any miserable
advantage could be gained by the circumstance. T.
act would be at disyowed, and the booty renrne
with apologies aud compensation This the cour
which, If Federal America had BEEN courteous, or even
shrewd Federal America would have pursued. Mr. Sev
ard missed great opportunity when he failed 10 act as
8 Europesl statesman would have acted under similar
circumstances. At this momen. there is no crest sym
pahy here for either party. The attraction we feel TO-.
wards weaker nation invaded by stronger and richer
nation is repeed by the very general detestaon OF slave
~: and il Mr. Seward Rad seized the opportunity for "A
graceful and act would not answer but that
oar counrymen might have been tempted from their NJ
orous neutrality
Twas gross blunder for the shreud min'ser o. .
shrswd people t. miss the chance OF great slvauis
only do the Sc. at last under circumstances o.
unavoidable hu ria'iol.
But we arc told that very elaborate note OF prO.es
acc ,mpanes this sucuder. This yolamnous goss Up m
very simple fact ia still upon ia way from Qieenitowu
We cannot say very inpatient for 1t. We have
long since learned value ansAtantc statesmen ess
for what they say than for what they do It's by deeds
and not BY arguments, that the We to-day annoui a.
been brought about IL snot Ys,tel and Bynke' sdo
and Stosel and De- Hau.Wei SEo hav inf iercsd this
controversy, but the prompitudo with which we rei.
forced Admiral Mines aset and poured battalion after
| battalion into Canada.
They loudly proclaim this in America, and NJ. Sew
ards dispatch will very pLobiby befound to bear ma ks
OF the sentiments. We make up our minds IN sd'
vance therefore, 10 accept with unrCh ID eqlanml',
any quantity OF words Even il there should be mu'
asi threats aud expressions o. will, shi! hnmoli
hope TO outlye them. The aggres'cr - mhkng re!r'
bu.ion /. has been held Of much c1n;eq Ieuce
whether he does it with good grace or no. Toe su6a1
al apology lies in the fact OF the surrender OF the thing
taken We hop. TO find in Mr. Stewards note an er.
preston OF regret that be should over have employed
| SO iuconsiderate commander az Clptain wilkes, or
should have been ilsdvised a, TO psrsevere in Ac
recognition Of bis aci but shall DO neither surprised
or discounted il this hope not fulfilled To-day however
il is enough that We congratulate ourselves that lbe
danger past and all present apprehension OF war al
an end Let allo especially congratulate ourselves
that the crisis found this uHed nation and her loyal colo
nes well prepared and ths; leaves them 40 well pro
tected We have every reason 20 be sati-n ID wi ,hf
position which the county has held Throughout. We
nave never devated from The grave and courteous dis
cussou and have descc to e!ort the Wild IL
yecives which came iTom osher side OF the A'lantc
! The War Dyplr meats have mlntts cd an tilc'encS
which give, US co 1 !eacs in ourselves and will gso Ls
security from further insult The government have act
cd with rare courtesy aud iemosr bl. hi7i dsplYec,
together with dgnif d deiheraton, hrmness, prompt
tude and courage Nor will refrain from adding tnat
every one will feel when he reads this that the man
upon whom the nation insincvey relied while lie cri'
sis lasted OBSERVERS warmesi gratitude nov the pm
ia overcome II IL indeed triumph 70 grace the
latter years Of life happily prolonged that Lord RI
merston has found aud ed the opportunity to eu
the arrogance of the only people which in this genera
ton entered systematically upon course oi ohslce 10
wards England.
rHE "woRrHLxs3 BooIr" oE ENGLAND
[Frsri 'be London luae, Jan. II
A turn OF tue wheel, which the Amereal Cabinet mas
managed 10 lake sudden possible bripg Is ae
question The four American gsntl, Ia N Who have soi
us into our late troubles and cost probiby million
apeoe will soon be In one OF ouf ports Any day sua
hour We ay expect hear of their arrival at Liverpool
and their Journey to the metropolis Ike tho rest oi
their countrymen they believe themselves TO be oi In
mense importance 10 their cause whatever 1t may be
Neither side can give Elgland the smallest credit tor M
dersandng or wisbiog undersan tb, ghs oi their
cas-, and so nothing will them bn there must b
somebody always din lug inO Ouf cars some details q
plaitudPs to which the speakers attach special ,Ah
Federais after ederalst confederate after confedera
has arrived in this country in The full parsuason tat
he we're once permitted occupy the attention oi Lod
Psmerstou or Lord Russell night and day for fortnight
or 70 dill n page OF th3 Tmea eyery day Tor tnet pero
Eapaud would at l's begin to have al i1klDg o. 'ne
case and would rus to the aid OF The Federal or the
Confederate cause.
These two Conms ioners ard their secretaries are MOI
unlikely to think pore OF their i'm 2oriaee tnan
other similar arrivals having witn' s'ed n their ON p't
,ns tbe rabid rety OF their Northern counymen not
to let them be seen or heard In this island To the &C.
date Eoosh mind this ridiculous rivalry for the eI,lG
awe possesson Of the British onlJ an older version
Of what Is often witnessed in the III series iesrfu
unroar of words scresms aud blows reaches the mother
bo bss,ens TO allay the umlt When she arrives che
finds ali confusion, and haser J Ihn aud Master Tom
each with tale of ouirages aud pov9c'ioas each re
sosed 10 have the word aud afrsi Of nothing 30 muc
a, that the other should get hearing. The par Mt sees
enough to be sure thai both abuadany wrong on
that Il i, impossible to afiudica'e between them The