Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-03-31
ERnoey's Speech.

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1t is difficult to tell whether the English
or the Southern papers most bewail our
recent Union victories The London Times
comedies their completeness, and comedies
also the overwhelming power of the loyal
Slatcs-their superiority as foe, and the
certainty that they will penetrate all
through and through Secessia, and yet for
all that it gees no special hope for the Union
cause. 1t will all avail nothing, at least
in its opinion, TOR are we not running in
dett dAily-is not the Southern country
warm and malariOus-and what is to be
the end of all our conquests hut failure.
This is the logic of the London 2Tmes.-
1t is of the same piece as its Vaccinations
and Npprehensions about our finances some
months ago, at the time when it predicted
and affirmed that the necessary funds could
not be raised Bot the funds were raised
and all the 7Huss' prophecies and Russelrs
atIirmations were belied and dumbFOund-
ed, just as they are being now from day to
day, and just rs they will be clear through
to the end aud afterWard. The Times and
Times EngIishmen, including Gregory and
Lindsay in Parliament, and Palmerstou in
the government, will not bulge from the
wish which is father to their expressions.
They want US divided. They have told us
as much. in one form and another, ever
since onr troubles began. RuIwer wants
us divided. not into two parts, but four or
more parts-the more the better for Eng
land. Our weakness is to be strength to
EnglAnd-so they all think, even if they
all don't say so. And they are right
enough. With divided and dwarFed
navy-a taxed cOuutry-a bungled and
conflicting commerce, Inundated name,
we should be indeed prey for English ave-
Nrice, just as the weak States of Europe or
the far of country of China aud the Iudias
ARE.
This view of the case has impressed the
COnfederntes. Yuncey has returned from
his long sCjOurn in London, aud has di-
vulged what looks reasonable and what
most intelligent people have believed for a
long time. He made speech at New Or
leans on the 18th inst This much of it is
published in the Huntsville (Ala.) AdsOeats
of the 18th inst:
Mr.. fancey is decidedly of the opinion
that the South has NO friends in Europe,
and that the North is in a similar condli-
uon. lie rays there is very strong pref.
udice in all of Europe against the Southin
consequence of an erroneous impression
which prevails in reference to the institu-
ton of slavery. There are many persons
in Europe who consider the Southern peo-.
pie semi. civilized. and believe that negroes
are raised upon the plan that stock is.-
There is no disposition to interfere in
American affairs.
The blockade enables the British hold.
ers of the great staple tcOtton) to realize
an immense advance upon its cost In COM.
sequence of the scarcity of the article
These holders are the wealthy few, who
have the ear of the Government. Anoth-
er reason for not interfering with the
blockade, was the belief that the scarcity
of the article, and the remote prospect Of
obtaining supply from this country
would create such demand for East India
cotton as to increase its culture to a Yery
considerable extent
Another reason, in Mr.. YRneey,s Opini-
on, why European powers will not inter
fere in American affairs, is the hope and
belief that a permanent dissolution of the
United States will weaken nation Of
whose prosperity and greatness they had
become jealous. They hope TO see the war
protracted until both divisions are involy-
cd in ruinous debt, to hang over them like
Al incubus for years to come,
he inclines to the opinion that Eng
land and France would sooner interfere 10
prevent q reconstruction of the Union
than for any other purpose. Aud he be-
lleVes that unless their starving operatives,
engaged id the manufacture Of cotton fab.
RIGS, compel them to, interfere, they will |
stand alOof until they sec the South Is
about TO conquer its independence or fail |
in the attempt He has no hope of a I'd. |