Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-25
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wsb.vs nepsred ourselves and sxhorted others to IN
5rl,s m bona of assistance from Europa. IL an un
sr,.;r Valance Il NAV come or il may not IL Tue
~ i.do for not to trus. TO it At all but reyso
:, mon or,ss,vss We can make good our Independence
by our unaided efforts, and tho" may Sunef -
achieving it. it will be worth far more won VU'
own handle Should foreign aid come Anu
more likely to come if not needed, we shall Pron' more
nv II. in being Independent Of it. We may receive "
and use 1t, without subecting ourselves to conditions or
involving US IN complications which may damage Us per
msnently.
This .lways borne in mind, We may safely speculate
on the probable course OF events abroad We LOOK io
ward to the next from England with great INTEREST
Tba English demand for the surrender Of Mason and Sill
dell and for an apology for the ndignity to the BnHn
lg is only in part complied with BY the Lincoln govern
uent Seward in his letter to Lord Lyons, deiends inc
action Of Capt Wilkes every point, except one 70
Wit that he did not seize the Trent as well as the Oom
missouer In consequence OF that omission, he surrtn
sers the Commissioners but he claims the right OF sub
cnv neutral ships TO seizure and confscaton; and II
those or any others contrsbRnd of war
be found on the Trent any other neutral weasel vi"
he seized and cOn6scated. This is the extent OF the
opoloqy-the Commissioners surrendered, not be-
cause they we're Justly TAKEN but because the vessel
vas not aso taken If England is satisfied with this
aroogy the seizure OF vessel passengers and cargo may
be repeated and che will be estopped from any COM
plant
Lord John Russell the foreign Secretary, svery much
inclined 10 fauAticism the subject OF slavery de Is
p,rsous Nv MUMMY and intellectually very contracted
The weight OF the great House of Russell With its ira
tiopal reputation for liberalism, rests upon bis shout
des which are not broad enough to sustain the burden
In his crochey and illogical mind he fancies 1t to be his
duty TO run tilt at whatever he coaceves 10 be in con-
let sith the hereditary ideas Of the House OF Russell
slavery in reality IL It be free from the name, has no
terrors for lin and actual starvation, endured oy
men calling themselves Free is rather blessing than an
evil He no doubt sympAthiEes uth the Yankee fAnat-
cs in their crusade against Southern slaves; and this
errv NAV give color and substance his response to
Ss.srds letter Lord Pamersion the Premier, though
pc,urei is not so deeply stepped in this fanAtcsm as
his associate He has nicer sense, too, OF national hon.
or and the British response may be dictated by him
Ia this contingency Stewards dispatch will prove en-
rsy unsatisfactory end the namy Of the surrender will
have 10 be augmented 6y some additional degradanon
If the British Ministry does not take this view OF the
matter the point Of honor will TO- esspe the hard Gem
mon sense OF the English people, and particularly OF
L,d Derby and his as5ocstes in Parliament They can
o close their eyes TO the fact that though Mason and
S4e are given up, apology has been made for the
iusut and no pledge given against it, repetition II
To- cotton suppy should happen to be short that cir
cums.Ance may contribute naAme the nationa! indg
n,ou-!or 40 people, however brave, are wholly indie
psndent Of e1traneous dlences. We therefore think
i, highly probable il Pmers.On aud Russell should con-
a to Lex the Yankees CT with their present disgrace,
TINT such Eiu not be the temper of Parliament and
n, Engish people Thair interests will consPre with
their sense of honor to Se.Iua still moHe humiliAns
coalitions.
They will derive encouragement TO this sSgs from
the principles broadly avOwed BY the French hni'ter
Ia his important dispatch he takes the position boldly
that the Who'll, proceeding of Capt Wilkes vas in H.
griut violation Of ueu,ralrgbts and SeVards clubbing
about mendiug the matter By seiIing the vessel would
not be tolerated for an instant.
We think the prospect promising, that the yankees
vii be required TO eat more dirt.