Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-07
Eor CoxYASDISG OFFICER,
Isl Division lst Corps.
RUsSELL,s LAST LETTER.
/ P. MASON,
A. A. 4. Go1eraL


A Letter from Mr. Russell, dated Washington, Deem
Der IL h, appears in the Times, of the 2s.h ut. We
subjon few extracts:
THE TRINT ATTuR.
II United States government mail bag or United
st,,ez' 6ffs,a hsnc firth be carried by any British
.ssnl,r W. shall have committed breach Of nsuirali.
IT, aud tho Nashville may p7ey upon the Cunardofs C.
g,i AZ on the Hayrs cleaners which are under such
conditions / do 10. know what French juri5ts aud
s.ate,m,n nav think OF the case, but think | may
tate that the FrSrch Admiral on the North America
station would have felt Il his duty 30 take Mason and
Se out o. the San Jac!nto by force, had they been
ken by force on; OF French steamer. II IL affirmed,
r,h every reason TO o.i!eVe IT, that d. Ia Iravire
eypressrd himself 10 that eject Shen he was epsakng
~ that trarsneton; but l. Ia no reflection 0n oil
!, ssr sibl, 80 collected and firm Admiral MI e,
Z, observe that he od rot arrive at smi-ar conGg-
sOa.
FINANCES
VII Mr. ChaRe be able to sustain the platform on
which the warriors are standinCN The most sanCun"
here admit thai tie finances Of the Uutyd States cannot
endure tbs expendiur5 for another K months. Much
nav be done In that time hy G,tyt generals, suOcCAicl
expeditions, and daring h5p2y enterPits Bat / do
no. perceive the ingredients for these things IL is true
Tor General Mcclellan, wlen he begins 70 move may
.plly on large scale the qualities ~hoh did di3dr-
Rlsh hs little campaign in Western Virginia, and the
,hcme If operators developed ASSUMES colossal proper
oas aud certain coheIouce, Iut one ainro in any ono
part ~ cause Tue f.uro OF "'L
As vet tbs unparalleled expenditure OF tn unilcd
S.a'es-sn expenditure credit and not ye. realized
has produesi but small impression the euemy. The
siD.o5iptionl the national ioGrs tunb'ing down
Tary arc by Of thousanj OF dollar. where tbs
psrsas ere by huadreds oi Thousands Of pounds But il
athe United States viii 20 o. i'll they have COMP 10
their last dollar" which Is he cry that forever
whom the POLITICIANS talk Ct finance they will do good
deal uore Than ttey have done yet, evuced dispO
sion 20 DO The burden Of taxation has yet 20 be placed
on those uneccustomed shoaers. Up 10 this moment the
enormous amount Of money circulated throughout the
county has compensated for the cessation muauon
Of ordinary trade and Industry.
There la, been proiuson, without any out
cry fer economy and vsse without Efficiency. Il pro-
b. bs that The army Of OO0 men cost far more ten
an army Of 600 900 Egropsau troops, and certainly,
exc,a, for attachments Of guerilla du'ies an army OF
700 Elrops,u troops could have settled the question
o. actual srr riotiiy 10 the field very speedily by march
ing on either Richmond or Washington, in spi Of the
long lice Of entgenchuenis, time ago, though the
talk would not now be easy.
Bat If the North sufr in pgrs,. the South IS tArat
ened with greater clamts, which she ony endure
on the suppp4on that she does require trade, ccm
msrcs or money 10 GO Oh With the The Safes
seem 10 co-duct Their internal government just as Of
vorc and one must feel admiration fer the system
which sorny tried has stood well eganst all eE;er
nal trials up 20 he pre'ont moment.