The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-02-08
From the south.

a ietter appears in the Richmond Enquire
from gentleman just arrived there from Eu
rope, apparently one ofthe numerous secession
emlssarles, which contains some interestin
statements. Although evidently desiring {
put the best appearance on the prospects Of tn
confederacy, he frankly Acknowledges the de
ieat OF Its expectations Of foreign aid thus far
He says:
''When left Richmond in June last tber
was very general expectation tina. the man
ufaoturing necessities Of England and Franc,
would force them to a speedy recognition anf
interference with the federal blockade. Their,
was, too, an equally confident impression tina
the commercial enterprise of England would
spring at once to the enjoyment Of the high
prices the blockade established by sending for.
ward cargoes of arms, munitions. medicines
ana other stores most needed in the confedera.
cy The first thing learned after NV arrival
was the great error Of these expectations
Immediately on getting to London I endeav-
ored to start some shipments to the confeder-
ate states that had been suggested BY certain
parties from whom carried messages. but
soon found it up hill work. Whom / told
OF hundred per cent profits, they said, ten per
cent without risk, or even five, and we are your
men; but no range Of profits, however high.
Will tempt rs to risk uncertainties Those who
came back some months ago know what untir-
ing efforts We made for this purpose, but I am
sorry to say without the success we con6dentlv
anticipated. This matter, however, shows signs
OF continual Improvement, and hope the chan
neis OF trade will soon be opened. The fallacy
OF popular expectations in reference to speedv
recognition and interference with the block.
ade was even more strongly apparent, and
should IN my opinion, be taken into account in
simple justice to the confederate commission
ers in Europe. The difficulties in the wav Of a
speedy interference on the par: of England and
france, consider among other things, to have
peen.-First-Ths fact that both of those row
ernments are eminently conservative, which.
coupled with the fact Of both possessing impor.
tant colonial possessions. made, them naturally
cautious IN encouraging innovations on the
e.lsune stotus Of nations, and of Encouraging
disposition to revelation that might be TUNED
against them in some day of future trials
OF their own. second-A prevalent impression
among nearly all classes that the differences
between the South and North would be speed
ny settled, either by peaceful division Of the
Union, or peaceful reconstruction. Third
a very general fear among those particularly |
friendly to the South that she would be over.
run and conquered, in which case thew said sve |
should lind = difficulty on our hands from In.
difference, which would be anything but I'd. |
Or Agreeable Fourth-The inHu- |
ence o. the old national policy Of England, e.. |
pecla!iy to encourage within her own borders
N independence in the monopoly Of manufsc.
ur'ng staples. Fifth-And the last, In this
hurried letter Is the abolition element Of Eng
. ana ana ner people. It Il not to bs disguis.
"a that sbolitionism 1t the outset Of the war
YES the prevailing sentiment Of the British ma
ION : ,.,, This sentiment, planted BY the labors
! Wiloeriorce and Garrison, and Of late years
y the active fanaticism Of many Of her most
owerful writers, preachers and politicians.
lmuiated ny the artful and insinuatiur &c.
IONS OF writer's Of the Harriet Bescher Stowe
RIDER, and total ignorance of the mitigating fen.
arss which have made America the erestest
o,sible boon to the African, had rrown not {
my the general. but the active and determine /,
sentiment Of the people. 1t il true that many {
the strongest abolitionists have been pitch. !
9 into the Lincoln government, but il was q
ON anything but . friendly motive to the
outh, and constituted an influence from which '
lpected," =