Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-02
THE JEWS FROM EUROPE.

The following are the editorial comments Of the New
York Herald upoa the recent important mediation news
from Europe:
It appears that 10 England pubic opinion Is divided,
and the ministry IL therefore p~,ralysed, xhls the fret
about the sympathies Of Russia are fully
80 delca.ely does that Power desire to act
10 relation to our dom stic qlsrrel that II dissents even
from g combined concilatory measure Of the three Pow
ers-Eogland, France and Russia, lest Il should run
counter to " pubic opinion" In the United States, and
wound TIE " susceptibility Of the nation" Russia lids
that such q measure would have the very opposite effect
Of pacifcation, and therefore declinfs, but, as q sop to
Napoleop, promises that II France should persist in her
Intention OF mediation, and Eagland shoald acquiescs in
her course, Russia will lend, il not her OH ,isl, at least
her taoral support"
Thus even the moral support Of Russia in favor Of
msd alton depends on two contingencies, aud one or
other, perhaps either Of them, my never happan. First,
France must ~perseyere In her course; and, second, Eng
land must acqui:sce. Now Ii Ia not very likely that
Francs will psrsevere If England will not openly join in
the movement; and England, strengthened by the re-
~luctance OF Russia, will not be prec plated ingo 4 posi
ton which involves her i~nteress in q far higher dye 30
than the interests Of the other two Powers. France has
no special interests In America; still less has Russia
England has vast interests 1T stake-he immense COM
merci,i relations aud her colonies, including the Oa1a-
das, Nova Scotia, the Yves: Ind;sl Islands and her pcs
s,ssiuns on the Pacifs, to say noshing OF her risk Il
losir 2 Ireland before the Struggle terminated. She 10
dependent on America for even the necessares Of life
and corn has become king Instead Of cotton. This,
therefore, IL the source Of her hest zion, and net any
decent respect for the feelings aad sussepdbilides Of tie
AMERICAN people, much less any genuine good will to the
republic or its institutions. Russia, calculating, there
fore, that England will not venture to plscs herself in SO
psrious an attitude, gives a vague and general pledge
If .'moral support" should FfAnce persevere in the me-
iiGtion scheme, and should British Statesmen scquescs
-conser ting once more to be dragged after the tail Of
the Emperor, as in the case OF the war in The Orimes,
fran, hi b Erapna darivAd all the Ola-v and tho nro6.
wbils Eagland had 10 pay the principal part Of the cI-
psnse. go
To keep the mercurial and disconteated French peop'e
employed abroad is the greatest taik Of Nipoleoa. He
s.saes 10 prevent their broodiug over their own condi
ton. By diverting the military enthusiasm of the
Fren,h against foi sign nations, Napoleon saves France
from revolution. This Is the game be played 10 toe Cri-
mss, play'd In Italy, is now playing in Mexico, and
Ehich b, desires sooa to play in the United S ates.-
3D. England Is impelled BY uo tu,h necessity. Her pop
ulalion Is more patient and ~tracIable, and her Statesmen
xnl count the cost before they consent to another de-
grading aliisI CO with Napoleon, especially where her
most vital interests must be put into the OPT osite scale
Bot even suppose France should persevere in the me
diAlion project, and England should acq1iss' e, tho mere
moral support Of RlRit would be OF It'll, avail. Fflncs
10 we'll aware that any moral pressure upon the Ameri
caa people would b. IS futile a. the idle wind Bu. the
u0nsntiperysntio gos beyond that pcint, then Rafsia
ul not be With YfaI :, aud Z lgland-psrhsps nhe would
Do wholly With the American people. Her interests do
not couh'ct but hsrmon.ss with ours. 10 the EAs.srn
h.mI,nb.rs ,bs dsxtinv OF Ru.,i. IA "a sb,orb all The nj.
nor s..tos srou.d her. AID .hs Is avery day m.iiog
amid prosce., in that policy. She VII eo,n be. IL .he
I, no, ,lre.dy. the sr.st poser OF Elroos aud Asa.-
Ia n. western World The United stI.eiis Destined to
pl.y the same part Oue OF these go,srnnenA 10 an a.
solute dsspotkm |; ths other Ii . representative dsno,a
cy. Sus both are suited for III, regions and the rAcss
shers the, prevail. Bath are philosophical, and will
lul6l thei. destiny without Dmiug into collision or com
p.tiiou With the other. No, 10 Ihe milk aud sstsr gov.
s,nmspt, that ,t,ud bstssea than and are uslther one
thips no, the other.
fe.t Ru,,l. /, T isndl, 10 the United States. Wills al
an. oth., P,,.,. or E,,on. are ho.tjle e.nno: ADMIT Of
!. douht Ana from rhis csteyor, ,e uu,t not omit
S,,in ,hos cou,.o in adm tss rsse |, in Cub. "a we'll
~. 49,. 4 nos n h., ,ssnt. In the c,ss of the
ai.nch. nroc~is, ,IopI an mich id, liz he, VIM,
- W. sn;Inrm ,oion of IN. ooasu,ar agent, Of
Inc ais rant r Ironsan s,vsrnnens In the 5ou,hsrn
: s,.s t.lins tbei, Gus ION thar masters. ia one OF
ths uat s,ttsf,o,os, isss % can have. The Russian
c,nsuls alone DO act civ, sry .routl, 10 the government,
o, Aid t.s e.us, OF ths rebsllioa. Tor example, 10 al
AL, psriyd Of the asutresionary ger, Nc. z bort
Banch' III q ilish Oo1sul .: Chnlss,sn, and 4. d..
O,oiI &c b lixny, The French Colsul az the anne city,
s.., n, &c, A.. oo,n,rl, A.,lstapt seer.t.r, Of st. /,
"a, NJ RaS,n.n "a tia eitv of Richn md. q
ns.o,i.,e nd, Ia Conssderate poy.rau.pt ,b.i,
..c,n,.rss ~ ,hs t,,s., Of Paris ON the undsr
I'D n, ia, ,bs po,,m,,t would aid Ia having
ri, ;,S.n.nasn.s sehno,lsAred by France and
,nsI,,5 r ,o,,-,son v.s oht.in,d from ] N ID.
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