Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-19
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sEwARD's DIPLoxAcT-Hs DEsIRf TO AVERT sRrrIsH
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From lhe London Times. May 9


So cease, we hope forever the def ,nt speeches of
Washington politicians the roar OF the New York mob',
the viruent articles Of the anti British Press the formal
aud studied bitterness Of American Secretaries OF SAFE
and American Ministers in Loudon Whether the Stars
and S,ripes are destined lese OF terri
tory than Of old Is matter bid In obscurity but If this
treaty be fairly executed there is thing that wi
not cover that the seehng mas Of human flesh
which the slave pirate crowds under his patches. New
York must be content to lose lucrative and romantic
branch Of commerce.
Any day within the last twenty years there might have
been pointed out in the streets of that enterprsDg CITY,
men, whom everybody, from the Mayor TO the portes
on the wharves knew 70 be professional savers-men,
who had not been merely seduced once or twice in their
lives by opportunity the prospect of great gain TO run
cargo OF Africans through the blockadng squadron,
but who were constantly and as calling, engaged in
the trade and likely 10 remain In it till they died CT
made their fortunes l. was nothing that they had CON-
mtted score Of times o,nce which the laws Of the
Uion visited with death il nothing that they we're
under the ban OF their aud foreign countries which
had declared slave tracing to be piracy They came and
went oupged and "quored," like other folk spent the
money on which chose to detect the smell of
African blood and all but Doas6d OF their adventures
and their gains.
These things cannot but make feel that In executing
the SLAYER Captain Gordon, the other day, for crime Of
which scores had been guilty, the Government Of Pre-
sdsnt Lincoln intent upon political dtmonStra.
tion To hold the South the fear of abolition is
the obvious policy of Washington, and this fear wi be
best aroused by show OF decision in dealing with al
questions relating to slavery Although the southern
not importers OF Africans, wnom the planters
fear and dske and the breeders dread as compositions
with tie naveraised negroes; although there has been
probably hardly SLAVE cargo tdn6edd Southern port
dring The present seRerdon, yet there is just enough
sympathy aud just enough feeling Of solidarity between
South Carolina and Cuba to make the treaty with Eng
land felt blow by the South. Il is defeat Of their
party and triumph OF the abolhonisls it will make
the government appear in earnest inasmuch the Pre-
sdeut does allow even International Jealousy to dis
suade him from giving English corvetles the right TO
bringto American merchantmen TO board them, demand
their papers, examine their stores and cargo and the ar
engagements OF the shil and dissatisfied, TO take them
| into port for adjudication
Without wishing to detract from the merits Of the
concession which the United States Government has
now made 10 U.s. may ray that the treaty has little
reference to the war which is raging. ProbIbly
neither the President Mr.. Seward would deny this.
They would rather admit the fact and declare that the
sword Of abolition suspended over toe rebels is likely 10
be tho chief instrument in bringing them 10 Mr..
Seward We believe has been the principal mover in this
matter, which originated entirely with the American
Government The treaty proposed first, in less for
mai shape and thep wien Lord Lyons objected that il
would be daI gerous TO act upon any informal agree
ment, it GraUn up "a It now stsnds II Mr. Seward
had desired TO avert danger of British interference
on the part OF the South he could not have hit upon
better expedient than to give the liberal saenen OF this
country who have strong anti slavery feeling, treaty,
tho working of which will require not only peace, bu.
cordially, between the governments.
| Yron the LoEdon 12es, NAY
| THE EVACUATION oF YoRKrows-Trx FABIAN POLICY OF
| SOUTH.
To a militaryrmind the evacuation Of Yorktown will
pre- baby very great establishment. So long as
Lne wholesome terror imposed By the herrimac conn-
ued yorktown good strategic position. Directly,
however, began to be suspected the Merrmac not
| likely 10 repeat the achievement at Hampton Roads,
there strong possibility OF feet OF chips OF war
and transports running by the river forts on the loTk
river and the james river, and landing an army in the
rear OF the Confederate Des thus cutting them from
Richmond, and putting them between two fires Napo'
leon might possibly have been glad Of an opportunity
70 aunihila;e in two blows thus divided enemy; but
il Is not ia accordance With what know OF CoDfece-
rate tactics seek sny such dangerous opportunities
The Fabian policy has hitherto been Ihs policy 81 the
Souh,
They have from the first been hoping that something
might up. Originally they believed Europe would
| come in a mass to rescue King Cotton. Disappointed
in that they were convinced that the North would be
divided and then that the iuuds Woul fail Now they
probably living partly upon the remnants OF Gil these
broken hopgs aud partly upon the anticipation that the
heats of will melt away the hosts they cannot
srqush Delay they think TO be equal 10 victory, aud
| 10 some extent they doubtless right But IL is
policy which may be carried far and bit by Bit they
may give up much that they may last have nothing
| very much worth fighting for The danger Of bsDg
surrounded would, however, appear 10 be sufficient
strategic for their last achievement in abandoning
| their yorktown lines.
| Now. tho capture Of Richmond wouli be q tremen
deus victory to the FeierGls The Lunberless arms Of
the great invasion stretched out the whole land
The Mississippi may be forced throughout lis entire
length and wherever ships oil war can foat no Confed
crate force can show itself in safety. War has been
carried on upon scale never before heard Of
never before thought possible and upon principles
which, 70 sober Europe were thought the widest de-
usous The soldier who lived upon his pay, and spent
half crown OF sIpence day. at least bad his ak
ponce But here Ia America, TUNED soldier, spending
| O. both sides q million and halt sterling day upon
M income OF nothing day, and going on joyously,
with no lack OF crec We od Tot expect this Ia Europe
PeoIl at distance cannot comprehend heae poprhr
delusous. The Tulip Mania, the South Sea Bubble, the
the great Darien Scheme, the Yigo Bay Scheme in
fathers days ard perhaps the Suez Canal Project in
our own things which people, not in the vortex look
| upon with wonder and amSz ment, and are astounded
| that they endure so long as they do.
Here ia this great bubble OF American lance, swell
ing and sWel0g before ones eyes, and all thiUk it
must burst to morrow. Yet il goes on this gigantic
bubble may, therefore, last for some lime yet loag
enough perhaps, 10 take Richmond and drive the Col
fsdetaes back other strategcal point and
TO follow them up there and dispense them. IL 10 not
the lees real for the momen because know this fab
rio OF fairy credit be shortyed. All tie millions AID
hundreds of millions uh!ch flying about like
tue sparks that y upwards from bcque OF fireworks
but amid all this evan.scert glory, what Is real Is that
Mr. Lincoln is discovered in the blaze esurey but
| luely eaiog his artichoke.
| But when he has sucked tho las. leaf and has
dainty prepared and swallowed the core there ia yet
a. her operAlion-he will have to digest IT, When al
military orgauiz ion in the South has been delocatcd
aud all social and commercial organization also broken
down when Richmond is subiued and Norfolk Is taken
| when Savannah has Northern garrison, and New Or
leans being vigorously galvanized into commercial
ton when BssuregaId is name OF the past, and JET
ferson Davis has been dealt with that Northern states
men lose their int rest in the droppngs Of bis
coachm an-when all these things have happened, then
will begin the terrible nightmare caused by the necessa
~ process of attempting TO digest that delicious art
| choke Some Of the Northern Statesmen already pEo-
fess to their friends that the thought of what mus, be
done with the South, when it Ia, been quered,
| hann,a than in their dreams.