Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-24
RICHMOND WHIG.
THE NEWS FROM EUS OPE.
EFFECT OF FEDERAL VICTORIES IN ENGLAND
NR. MASON'S LErTER TO EARL RUSSELL

NE. AAS0NS LEtTER TO EARL RUSSELLI--
COMMENTS OF TUE TpiES-THE SLAVE TRADE.
We su'jIil additional aad interesting details Of tie
news by the steamship Africa.
ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
The following is the letter oil Honadnoek," the spe-
cial London correspondent of the New York 1iia,s.
LONDON, FucsdIy, Feb, 2S 1862
The brilliant successes OF the National forces 10 Ken
tucky, Tennessee and North Carolina haze for the
ment p4rszed the sympathizsrs with secession Il is
tue that they siy very llo about Northern victories
dcred Or urderrate thtm but it is very plain TO
that the PfoSouthern If not Pro Slavery Press in Eng
land Is but little satisfied with the present aspect OF the
war.
Facts being for the ims against them our writer's 90
bsoS principles At the breakfas' IN celebration Of
WAsHISGToSs biitAdAy by some one hundred and fifty
loyal AmesicaLs at the Feemasons Tavern one of the
nd speakers ssd that it the people OF the South
would not consent 20 b. fellow eE ,ns they should
be mad our s1ej IS This sentiment checred at the
meeting, gives g'eat enc, TO the Buglisi Press They
e5nsdefi Il contrary to American priaepes aud presume
that WIsBNGToS, If he could Sc IRON his hono.ed
grave, would NOS symp1tizs with an tfJrt at Eutuga
ton. II It we're Englind now, recogu z India or put
ting dowa rebellion 10 Ireland, would be all rig BIT
AID CONSISTENT! but Americans have 10 right 10 pres
tue integrity an empire They only must be held to
doctrines which tue progress o. events haze rendered
O6sUls'e and impJaorcable.
Iks 4msricdl battle "a Parliament hos r5s fdiriv
. Gonna. ned, but We lave hSd 4 iS skirmish. Tue
ODcuOtUe he able and gallant leader VI all that ia pa.
Tioc ard dsloyal in Inird moved the other day tor
licrnGuOn respecting the uruioer Of Bsiiih vessels
salG had run or attempted TO the blockade with the
ntenuol Of shoNng the CXtelg - which the Gov rn-
melt had WnSed as violations Of neutrality. Tue Gov
erGmeLt deCia,d 70 give the required information. Sir
bert Peel, Secretary for Ireland on Pfd4y evening"
ref rTed, IN insulting ttrm7, the great AniE glih
aud ncst dsl0ysl m elirg ct the Rpturda 10 Dublin
IRE ODluJue Housa frad tha Itfar IN
aauds ct freud an oli army tlic p wtO faii1g to
get Al o1piars or, requested sir Robert TO bis
fiend, as q lrcinilaFy 10 a hcsiio meeting Sir L.
Peel usmtd LORI P,lmrrstoul
Bl tue Ob!C Pseilie- stead OF goirg 20 the field
oi honour mSautiug 4, he ground load ng a ris.os
aud s,eing that his iieut mad ias G 10 40 non
Orabe combat brought the matter before the House as
breach OF privilege 70 the idai,e disgust Of al the
rsa members you may b. sure aud t. the s. i'iciou
5t very fcg Ecgi,h ou,s ter though duein IS out of
fashion, ard IN ugh IL L the Iuie Of tis Houss that
words spoken in GeuA.e must b5 answered then aud
there, or never aud nowhere, Ghsre cal be DOUBT
sha peryvrslty Sad uck rafhcs in favor Of
TIC uEa uho seu 3d. than CT on, who refuses coz.
!eIg. Sir Robert was rot TOO popular IL Irelrd De-
T.s tIig is 10; Lk9!y 10 Increase his reputation
IA that ql4rtsG
B.i Es 5rli on Ameri,as oSiirs q cons Il
lsri be jo4Qht y' tr5 gtstotstts b'scklds aud The
r.e9ga,scn of tie CJatdssdcg J: U'H Be an fJtrdr-
din ry cstt-St. THs Goyofnmeut will e.eud tat IL
co web TO break lhs bIccklde aad ia IL no haste
Eesoglz the CCnt,der.c! Can you doub; taal /, Is
0aly -.iIDC to be coIpelicd to do hOh ? Tbs Whigs
l. mlIt % remembered ONLY hold pSSCr By suffsTAuce
Thty are uot 5,conG enough for independent Eo'ion-
Tho Conservatives, under Lor Derby ard pIsrscl bold
them il prpsiual check which nearly Us "a as check
mate GJ ahead, lively 'IieId" says d roy to Pal
Ee-srns-"Cu. i you oon't 20 as We Ike YOU 20 over"
So tie administration IA wSi,rg for pressure iromboh
par les which wi! iocs them 10 do whaI they quite
ready for.
A. y.r nv srprnsa y ~ v,ur racc- v.o,,,;,s and
toe prospect hey give Of your Aoity 20 the
rebellion, will bA check upon this action B. not too
Bugo Of ths. Blush governmental policy in both the
sncst Cqnlly matched aud bilancag psrtes, is hEsed
uOs upcu hu theory Of the failure and disruption Of the
Amorcln ion On this srcu d rsfor1 is kicked out
o. Parliament While America was united prosperous
a1d powerful the people Of Eosand ccul. demand 10 b.
hsasd In Psriznru- The eG uple Of America was the
aro1E hCld Of EIsh formers Ia the sscess on OF the
Sough IL tho Siy raging, with all s osimitjcs
the aIs ocraCy o. England futs new lease Of power.
Tn v have favored tie rb ,lon from the brRincing be-
csc they hate Dsmocracy, and dread ia Influence snd
example. Is il hsdy th-y vii see America again 70
uli' d, pro fc.ous sud hepry If they cen Le.p ~
No, sr 'hc t.epcts Of Europa will plant theuielTes
on tbs DJciiTson q IllependenOc, and tell you that
as you hay, ogIe sAd tba. Glv;ramani depends upon
the consent OF he covered you be held to our
prlaeipes. Aud tGsy VII never perr il the severed
SsestO reun,.c or 10 be reunited if they can I'D the
means prevent II. PerscIs with whem talk, have
O btti.anos il G,ciangtbe suiuus OF their S0u.lcTn
p-o Invites. o. course tidy cay, "se glad Lave
dmoerty failure abroad, because W. fear /; at henc
We know Il would never 90 n Eugand aud We glad
to see j. coming 10 ncught in America We are opposed
to slsv5r,; bu! there IL wLv should
eognze the South with les slavery UO- well these
eghgy years pss. Wh, make any ffcuty abou. the
Southern Conf dcrGcy, sny more than spain, Brsz
or Turkey? IL is 10 Of cur busigGSs Bl: the sue.
cess and progress OF Democracy is apoher uflir; and
nod any excuse 10 help the SouIb, l. s our in
er,s- TO 10 l."
And tere is The real reason for the sympathy with the
5outa which prevails IL England Canada aud the colo
niss eyery Snere. There nlvicuAl exceptions bu.
best that the American p9cpe should know what IS
the actual iseii 6, aud understand iis causes
hear, every few days, upon very reliable suhorty,
ths She Emperor OF Aa French la, determined TO inter
we're and ak bloek do IN The intsrss: Of the
uas.uTgls. Il Is tue, bSltvs, that he has bad pr
va,c in;s5yie- ivh MI Sid.. am re7cr troubled bv
e or.s OF What the Emperor will d. because he has
the virtue q ke ping his own counsel GEd an very sure
TIA, he bls not l9d agy enc his determination. When
fuaaU al qUO-. ION IS set lG-HhCl the Roman qlts
dOl ceases 70 u aib the puSlc Wnl-Wheh soms s5tl
emergency rcqC!r55 IT, he WId at. But he win0t be
made tie ca = laE Of Eggland BE- sure OF thal And be
is not troutG about demccraCy or extension OF SUI.
frage. He may have cotton growing in Ageria-aho
kauEs? N:tac graf interest oppoaed to sac cou'iru
anCe OF tue war, COumei0Gl 6ud pUuc.l, is here in
+ gland believe that nothing vii! b, dcne uptil
Apul, po el u ere DO no very important movements
Ia the conduct Of the war. Tlee migat precpitaS
uou. Wleu the time comcs the lrJ vil open oa the
bl,eksd., ,he destruction oi habors the imprisonment
o, British ubj. cts, The reoogtiion Of De fee:o Gov
ernmtnt the p cp!es of international lag, Gad I'll the
qucs;iI ms involved III the cohies'.
NV, to bu l. is fought in the ucvgpap-rs, and in
books end panp-l.s Col sehs rler h iusi brought
cu 49, og. yo IL tie Southern inCless oluVug IL lpe
" ke OF ar Spence. PeHnsy Ivan "a has Jut lssu,d
p mp hel SHOW thar is Tor tie uter,sI Of nusy
vana 90 b, come one Ct The Confederate States ana c
map il tScnCd to the pamphlet TO illustrate the ~
orilar, adv utages she Wo,ld have by sueh 4
ton, / luise ia; ioarHths Of tie work done here
10 ieycr Il Tho Syu.h s by NOrtb,rn myn. Some
shO narrowly escap' arrest Ia America ndef4igs
or her IN furnishing LiOtmaon ~ the Pres, and wri
iig ar .ues itit 20 be pIesum,d th4t the Pynpsylya
uiau who sshes bus s'ae to in TO Oonred.racy, has
OH ctous to ro,urbiDg hUmo long is she romli1s
the UnioO
There IA one other battle fell where the American
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