Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-02-13


same bearings and attitude towards ~ Even in 'fh-
ciaI or quasi official circles the duality exists
In England the Cabinet itself is far from a unit
Earl Russell and Lord Pamerston do not agree, save
to disagree although the first is Secretary OF State for
Foreign Affairs and the latter is Prime Minister Pal
merston with all bis faults s man, and Earl Russel IS
or was-Lord John RUSSELL the sou of the former ard
brother or uncle of the lresent Duke of Bedford-a
high aristocrat with liberal professions always bis
lips ard large promises OF Reform always made, and
their fulfIlmeut always indefinitely postponed These
are the ostensbe leaders of the divided sentiments in
the present English Cabinet Lord Russell is against
the South in eeling whilst Lord Pamerston is against
the North We use negative expressions for that eth
or of these men care enough for anything American to
be for thsm no one who understands The of the
British aristocracy the OF the British Govern
ment, would be sufficiently weak to suppose even for
moment.
Among the English peope, outside of governmental
circles, there is difference. The long and persistent
habits of thought aud mental training of the people have
been such as to make the idea of slavery the black
Bogv of all the grown up children in Britain with
which their nurses, POLITICAL ecclesiastical aud social,
Tighten them ito proprety. From the white check
cred Evangelical Earl of Shaesbury to the lowest vii
age ranter from the perumed circle of the handsome
Dutchess Of Sutherland from whose domains thousands
of mere 1vhes turned homeless, TO the prm tea
table of the aged and buenosed virgin aDnuitant who
provides butered toast and other fat things, for the
Reverend UGctious Howl, and starves and maltreats
the orphan child bound TO her from the workhouse,
slavery has always ben pet accumulation. 1t hns
abed them to bold up the image Of slaveholdr before
their mental vision and address that STAKEHOLDER il tie
language 50 dear to every bypocIe and Pharisye,
am more holy than thou " Anti-slavery pcrvades the
whole English mind more particularly the mind Of the
middle classes the comfortable but not highly iatellac
tua classes The highest order Of mind and cultivation
in England is inconsistent with the existence ID their
full force of those pre- JUDGES which flourish among the
more bull-head.d and unnlCrmed who are above The
reach Of want. Blackwo0d and Lord Macauley could
never be made hoU!ipg aboit0Dsts, and the poor En-
gsh laborCr trying to raise family on ten sbilings
week with the certainty of ending his days in the poor
house. has little time sympathy TO spare for the SEN
timenta sorrows Of slaves whose condition be more than
half envies Thus although in the abstract the whole
English mind is set against slavery no strong abo
! lition partizanship exists among the people Of
| the very lowest position in either the social or
intellectual scale 1t is perhaps in the medium degree
that it is to be mostly fouzd among those who have
had time to read all the Misrepresentation and caum
MES against the South with which the Northern press
has teemed time cut of mind but without the cpportu
ntv of seeing for themselves or the mental training
qualify them for weighing properly the value of testi
mony.
Taking the material interests weighing against the
North or against the South we fad side, that
of the North all those who have invested in Northern
funds Northern Railroads. other Northern securities
all who fear that war would depress the value of
English securities and this includes an immense class
ali who believe or hope that Seward and Lincoln will
be able shortly to crush this "Southern rebellion, and
this although losing ground is still powerful party in
numbers. All these put together, form influence q
power against any interference that might lead to a
war with the North which, combined with the pervad-
ing antislavery feeling is difficult to overcome, and
which might well cause even as bold minister Lord
| Palmerston to pause.
To oppose to these interests and influences preventing
any action on the part of England, Lord Pamerston,
should he take the position Of intervention which would
probably amount to a war with the North, might urge
the absolute necessities OF the Empire, in order to
tain the vital interests of It's trade and He
might say, that through intervention alone could cot
ton be obtained, with which to keep the mills of York.
shire and Lancashire aud other shres in operation and
at the South, alone, could any outlet be expected for
the markets of these sections. He might point to the
Northern Tariff ofectualy shutting out English goods
to show that nothing could be lost thtre. He might
point to the fact of hundreds of millions Of Southern
goods wanting market, and to tie Southern States
Offering market in return for hundreds of millions Of
English goods. He might rouse the feelings of the
English people against the North by referring to the in
sciences Of Sewardsm, and excite their contempt by
pointing to its sevlity. I hese probably the posi-
tons of the several parties The high arstocracy, the
active manufacturers and shippers aud eventually the
workers, must 60 with Pamerston while the bondhold
ers the squirearchy the retired traders the fancy
mental beralists will 60 against him. He must tri
umph, but how soon? Who knows? Not without
struggle certainly and the Contederacy must remember
that every blow struck every post CALAMITY maintained
has direct and resulting effect and advantage-a di
rect one here-a resulting one in Europe.
We confess to a comparative ignorance of the springs
of action on the other side of the channel but we know
that there parties against the North there and par
ties against the South. We know that there sits Of
walks in the Tueries quiet, SILENT inscrutabe man
upon whom, in this, in other things, of Euro
pean action depends than upon any other living person
He begins to feel that it is about time to do something
to keep the French people employed and their minds
cuped He disikes Black Republicans and ism,sts
he does the Red Republicans and socaled Democrat
and Mazzinians of Europe. He, too, wants Frencl
trade extended here and French influence We think
nay, believe that he has every disposition to act bu
even Louis NapoeOns Empire is not so quiet pool
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