Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-25
rcsrr.gy AND c1NFEDERATE fEklLEe ie'
WAnIJS ENGLAND.

We have been equaiiE su! f'i'
cd with the accuracy and abii't| snow "
The British press in their discussions OIL the
American war. Considering 'A't inc! re-
reiyc l;-.,c bu, Yankee n,w sl'aPerS, ana nave
heard only one side, wc woiltiet a the sue
cess with which they have h!t upon the real
merits 81 the contest ami me acuteneSs with
which they have, IN the main, eliminated the
truth q. history from . nsass of talsehood-
No, The lcas. successful and prominent III tins
yorl: has 'l-ern the london Times. In
recent issue oi' his Journal, however, we dis
cove. an exception Ia its uS,la! astutcueSs.-
An article IS copied from the New York
-'Jouriiai CT Commerce. III which II Is SAID.
.'Tt,crc is to-day one sentiment IN which the
whole American people, North and South.
seem 70 agree, and that Is sentiment Of hos
tis:ty 70 Eaiclsnd The SeN'''e'e *'h &C =
and fierce in It's expressions. The North Is
equally fl,ll Of it, but silent. We state this as
truth, ard we regret II profoundly. Inc
Times" chooses to accept this as q correct
statement not only of Northern, but ais"
ef Southern feeling towards England. AMI Is
candid enough 10 say that England has douc
nothing to deserve Southern favor.
No falsehood which might Ar uttered !.v :,
Northern journalist could now amaze us
We fcci no surprise, therefore, at tho combined
mcndactv and iTupudencc wiki whc!i thc
"Jour,,t. o.; Commerce" undertakes 10 5ccVim+
The .,cuth-p..cc ofpu feelings Tor the Griti~i!
2eople. But we 90 wonder it did not occur
to the English editor, that orr enemies have Al
obvious interest in mi<rcprcSeniinS Us abroad.
aud tina: the feeling of nat!ona antipathY. or
regard might DC rnuc!l better aSccrtaned
through. the declarations 81 our own press
and put.:ic officials. The testimony of British
citizens and Nava! officers who visit our
shores, AID last, not least, through that at he
intelligent CoGsuis, Who represent British IN
1eresIS in The Confederate States. and wh"
NAV he reasonably presumed 70 know the
STATE and tendencies olpublic sentiment. All
these sources Of information would give broad
and un,,na;ii3ci contradiction 10 the Yankee
Journalist, v IL ASSUMES 10 SPEAK equally Ia!
the Northern mob, and for the people VIII"
rave shaken OIL the rule Of that mob forever.
There Is ;lot, on the part OF our people or
ar Government. any feeling Of hostility to-
7ardS Britain; hut, on the contrary: a sincere
desire to cultivate relations Of anity and
goodwill We have sent them Minister.
charged with the dutv Of representing the
Friendly sentiments Of cur people Tor Engiarri;
snd Mr.. Mason is rot the man 10 speak
false and hrpocrltical ne>Sas", even il w were
base enough 10 send one. We are ready to
:orn q treat oil ami:y and friendship with
England whenever She shall DC sufficiently
alive TO her own Interests 20 enter into such
relations. w 'i,,iro L" go, '..'r""n 'h""
and Us genera! iaiereslang. "G the products
Of ,heir industry and ours.
W. nave cotton. rice. sr:a:. tobacco. tar,
pitch. &c. &C. in large surplus 10 send abroad.
En.lan,, has r,aauiacturcS of wool, cotton.
glass. IRON, steel leather ,rc., tor ali OF which
Ire "tcr such a raarSc:, as she Will not find
elsewhere OIL the face ui TIE Garth. We are
SUE. 1ic 'iI2- j. - slca'..s 80 va ''S>-'-
advantage Ina; tbs interchange %! products
shall take pace |; is Eo. our :ar; that II
,.ocS mc: ;.ow ryis., hI.: We i.n"w Thai II viii
one day he established. whru Lincoln snail
have fully leacncd The poiic: o; his present sn-
.l.aypr, and >lr;t.i have made ~ his mind TO
devonr ms cia.ri:.. II that delay has been
postponed ~ thc strange dc!ar Of the British
Government IN recognizing oar independence
!, IS not our fauit, bur may Le sn!,i"c' for
English Statesmen !" consider.
Nc- uavc ". ANY unl:i feelings for The
people Of the tr:;sh Isles, apart from tncre-
il pubic relations. We know tl.rir virtues
and their faults In spite Of the laltcr they
are a brsH-, manly. ami 4 trutll-iovll,c people.
They have high sense Of honor and fidelity
IN their public and private engagements. We
should have little fear 81 being cheated either
by The British ruler or thr British ,radrS,uar.
VI. do Not FORGET lha, w. are mainly spruM:
from British l":,ss, ana that the essential fta
tureS AID hutw a-isS Of our liberty were de- !
rived from them. and @reStci, hy the salor .: !
their ancestors and ours, lr.uu the .,r:ls;. of |
arbitrary power. We claim III equal RICH, |
10 boast IF Shakespeare AMI Milton. rmr lite |
nature is the same.
We have no oilicious suggestions To max.
N regard 10 their institutions. For ourselves.
=. have chosen republican institutions; but
from the Wild and brutal license by which
the mob dominates, AZ at the North, over rea-
sor, u;Its and in the name OF
freedom ,caforces the worst 81 -iSiatic bondage,
we trust We are completely secure as well by |
n:ir Constitution is by the temper If oar peo- !
pie. While cherishing our own form Of gov
eminent, we DO not seek 10 force IL upon 9th |
ers, or contend that it is the best thai can be |
devised for al peoples. Nearly eighty years
ago we chose 10 sever our connection with |
the British crown. We believe both England |
and America now Sustain The act; but not 4 |
Few OF US would RON admit that our South
crn forciathers did not mend matters much
n an alliance with the Yankees.
1t is proper % say, however, that the course
oil England i'll the present war has giTcn rise
to just complaint. The refusal to allow the pri-
Ta,eers of both belligcrents TO sell their prizes
III British ports bore hardly on US and did
The North not 4 particle OF harn.. The de-
claration of neutrality, however honestly
meaur, has, in the opinion even Of candid
Br;tons, proved q one-sided business The con-
sent Of our Government TO certain of the
provisions Of the Treaty OF Paris vas asked
and obtained: but the very Power which
sought that consent has recognized a blockade
which. tried by its rules. was void. The re-