Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-05-21
INTERESTING FROM EUROPE.
RUMORED INTERvENTION IN AMERICAN

RUMORED INTERVENTION IN AMERICAN
AFFAIRs-TRUTH OvERTAKING FALsEHo0D.
By the receipt of Northern papers, we are in posses
sion of European advces BY two recent arrivals The
intelligence is highly interesting, but should not be al
lowed TO excite hopes which may not be realized.
Mr.. GLADsroSEs sPEKoHrs.
Mr. Gladstone, the Chancellor Of the EIchequer, re
Gently delivered speech at Stockton upon Tees "hch
is interpreted being favorable to the oonieder
ate cause than anything which has emanated from that
Minister:
sregrded by the English journals as an Official tx
position OF the views OF the English Cabinet on Ame
can affairs and is not only fAvorably commented upon
nv hs leading papers but has been made the subject oil
comment BY the Paris Constitutional who praises Mr.
Gladstone and the Morning Post The official or semi
official French journals, the Constitutional the Patrie
aud Pays have all Of them, simultaneously WIN tne
Gladstone speech and the article in the London Morning
p st-Lord Pllmerstons organ--made demonstration
IN favor Of the South. We learn, moreover, that 10
veil informed circles il Is generally believed that the
English and French Cabinets actively moving in the
OF the blockade Of the Southern pors Hhon mas
had even serious Ell CT upon the industrial popu
laion Of Lyons than on that OF Manchester
Mr. Gladstone has also been "ventsting" his views on
the American question, a. Manchester, in respect to
which is said that the London Times has adopted his
remarks ss its oNn
II admits that the circums ances attending the seces
sion Of the Southern States sufficient excuse Tor
he rashness Of rushing without considering
tie eonseQuspces Il always ready 10 make allow
aucea for lie NoriherneTs they would only have made
soue aloFaLce for glands po,ii as d neutral Pow
er /, claims that Eoga has observed & most dsln
,erssed aud s,.aeuyins course, aad concludes by
rtI tbGS tic real question resIs entirely in whether
the hart Of the South Is set on separation.
rHK FRKNCA PREss-A DEGENERATION IN BEHALF OF
THE syUra.
The Paris correspondent of the New York Herald
under date OF % d ult., says:
The P,uie Saturday gives the Journal des Debsts
blast, ard qlOes nearly The whole OF the recent sr-
Gle of the London Post The Steele inquiries il the PIE.
ence Of tue Two aids decamp' in question has not
some il ueGce upon the course which the PStre has
Gently pursued and the Com tituiione of yesterday
taus number Two OF the WAR in Amerci," in which
sitter maintaining the rights If Secession praising Mr.
Gladstone aud the Morning Pot, aud damnng the Jour
nal des Debats il closes 10 lows The people Of
America hglt but the people of France suffer the
Anne csn battle fields red vi dead but the in
dustria baue feds OF Europe covered with wound
ed. And, unfortunately so long the continues III
America so long will the srf ring last il France and
England We have then the right to say to the Jour.
nal des Debats You mslead public opinion in pretend
ing that the between the South and the North is
nearly finished We eulighten IN saying that such is
not the case and that ii the armies of the South
should be vsuqUished, the South would not be sutju.
| gated
The sudden and unanimous demonstration in behalf
OF the South made by the Government journals coming
simultaneously with the article in Lord Palmerston's
gan and the speech Of the Chancellor Of the EIcbeque
accompanied with the which reached us yesterday
by telegraph that N. herCier had gone to Redmond
revves the hope Of the Confedeaes and rather alarms
Iowa men here with the fear that France and England
are again thinking Of interfering That notes have been
pIssiHJ bsNetR the tsv Governments BithiR the past
~ IA relation 10 this matter there is 30 doubt aud it
IL generally believed in well informed cirCes that distinct
prop siiors have been again made by the English CRb
me- that Franco should join her in breaking the block
ale and opening a trade with the South. Thouvene
AMI Rouher, the Minister Of Commerce, Who COZ
verted TO ccessonism by Butler Kng have it is said
urged the Emperor mt TO the English propositions
but the Emperor, advised by staunch friend tie
Prince Nspoltoa, still says NO" In the meal time Mr.
Sldel is working like beaver with Senators and other
men in position and Saturday last had prolonged
| interview with H. ThouVenel.
The Paris Prose- states that the negotiations for the
recognition OF the South by the principal States Of Eu-
rope, has been carried between Paris and London
throughout April. Instructions this wise had been
sent to NJ Hercer when the late battles said 10 have
decided France to abstain from Intervention for the pre-
SAINT