Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-13
ENGLAND AND FRANOE.
RIcHSoND, June l2.h, 1862

RICHMOND, June I'm, 1907.
To he E!i'Or Of hs WA,g.
have rad your editorial upon the articles recently
publ hid IL tbs S4Vlnuah Republican, aud noted your
sga dissent from their conclusion, in which you refer
to he l. sndon Times, which, also, have carefully
Smnei.
Il has been my fortune also to have read all Of the Re
pu5ieIrs articles with pleasure and satsfsctiOu, and
whi,h I see being extensively copied. hail il
indicating new era il our national diplomacy. think
every ons Of the writer's premises concusively
est b.hed aud that their cal conclusion is inevitable
Iadee1, thousand men have been hung on testimony
far LEES eN5icit and positive than the direct evidence
DC adduSss 10 prove that for third Of century Eng
land nss by every appliance Of her legislation her ora
toy her pllp her press aud her power e1srted her
Sc TO the utmost, only 10 bring institutions into
1isrepue but 10 overthrow them endrely-and further,
,hlt she has every interest TO do so.
TIE article from the London mes to which YOU al
ude, might indicate hope to the contrary, /, it were
no notorious that the Times has been in the habit Cf
-r.,iug on both sides OF the controversy between
Sluhern aud Nor bern States and that it has thu, lar
never started proposition IN one article that las not
bssu completely uegalived in another. That paper
O~uei by Joint Stock Company, whose Directors
It's EQllOis-COuuOl Tue SOuisc VI paper
Directors meet every Saturday determine the course
o. the paper all mOoted questions for the ensuing
week wi,hourany regard to It's former teachings. LIS
tors under this dcAtion-nctoricusy write on both
ides of every qles,oa We had all read many strong
At cles in Gu; favor from that paper, previous to the
very vulgar aud abusive Onslaught which, will be re-
mcn5sred, thAt paper made upon Nessrs Slidell and
Hlsoo O. thsiF arrival in that country. The philosophy
o. this apparent regeneration was, that such an article
sag needed 10 oset The previous articles in our favor
bet in all those seemingly favOra5s articles doubt tie
production OF single that docs not indirectly favor
The emancipation Of AmsIiaan slaves.
What the popDsr feeling in England is upon THE
70 us-an important matter may be gathered from the
foiloHing saiyrical Hymn" taken from the Lord
Punch Of April 2Oh 1901. Tue motive Of the writer Il
IBIS 'poetcl gem" needs no explanation;
RULE, sLAvEOwNIA.
IaE RATIONAL ANTRIM OF TIE ooSsIDIRATE STATS.
Waeu first the South, 10 fary famed,
Arose and broke tue Unions Chan;
Tais VS. tue UaarIer, the Charter Of Ite lano,
Aud Ma DAVIS sung the strain.
q Rule, SiayeoNuia, SlAveosDia rues at raves,
UEusi4ns ever, ever, ever have had slaves
The Eo-thsrns, not 80 blessed as thee,
AlABY LIscoLS's loo, may isll
W-lle thou shalt aoarish, shalt flourish dsrco ard
free,
The whip mat makes the negro bESL
"Rul. 3, SaYeosns, sl4veOwnis rules aud rave.
Chrstisas ever, ever, ever sh5uld Eaye saves"
Taou, duly savage, shalt despiss
Each irgemA4's argument or Joke;
Es b h~ that Congress thought ~ss
Serves bu. TO got thy pipes for smoke
/" Rule SilyeoSniA, S.IveOWnia rules AID raves,
Christians ever, ever ever must have claws"
The Trade that knows no Gjd bu. goll,
Shalt to thy pira'e ports repair
BEST land where aesh-Uhere human fash Ia sold
Aud manly Arms may ii g that air.
"Rlle, SlaVeoEuia, SAvsOHns Tules and raves,
Christians ever, ever, ever SEAL have sSVes."