Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-04
OPINIONS OF THI PREss.

The London Tines has long review OF Mr.. Stewards
| letter, which couciu les thus
Though il thus appears that there Is hardly word 10
Mr. Sssara letter 10 which !. ia possible agree, yet
cordially subscribe to bis conclusion that, thing
stand gcy idea OF Intervention would be quite
surd-no ne argues bscause it would useessly pro
ac the mis-ries OF useless struggle bu, because thinR
bug H the contrry Of that which be assers them 70
~ We may wisely aid safely leave that which was bcgL
without our advice work itself withou; inter-
ference When the apples ripe they will fall though
we co not lend hand to shake the tree.
We are neutral and neither the loss Of the raw mate.
rial CT our manufacture, the hard measures which
has been dealt on, 70 British SUI acts accused Of intend
log to bNak the blockade will induce TO quit pro
sent attitude Of neutrality There is nothing more to b.
sad. The government OF America need SEEK 70
work upon suscePtbihtes Of The masses By prpe.
ual recurrence 70 the topic Of foreign Intervention.
rney boast that they a5e speedily TO flash the waT
LEI apply themselves 10 the task for viii need all
theis sgreugG and all their courage Wo will give them
no preleIt the Nouiing of their Gttenuasd eyont
Wind from this quarter snail fan the dying enoers q
that military spirit which burnt up hercvy year age,
and now seems 20 have euhk so IoS.
We will bsar as patiently as Te can those mseTies
which have fallen on portion OF oar population, ara
VII ca have afforded much Innocent pleasure to the
press and people OF the Atlantic ciiiee We grateful
to the American Secretary OF STATE for thus taking
into his conhdDcs asi giving us 90 clear view OF tho
highly satisfactory position OF his own sfirs. We
perfectly convipc ID that the prctrscion OF t5e struggle
which he 80 reasonably deprecates aud eelipg de
pores must depend not on anything that We do or say
but on tie latter or epeedIer conversion OF the govern
Of which DO is the organ from The frantic policy
10 which il has ulhspp.y embarked. England Is no OBJ
sacls in the way CT peace The true OBSTACLE is 10 b.
uni in those who stimulate the passions they ought 20
aay aud urge on with all their might tho catastrophe
which they cl ay toresse and yet able to prevent
The New York Herald expresses the following views:
n, tbo vhoi NJ In E.rl
goud diplomatic document for the time it writer,
aud though subsequent TO arns, brought
.bout By the isDa ical add corrupt abolition leaders,
somewhat impair the force OF the main argument IL lie
nevertheless highly crediGbe 70 the Secretary Of STATE.
Bat there "a weak spot 10 It, aud ig Nouli have been
bster for the interests Of the republic II Lad not
the light Toe foresdsdowi1g OF universal emancipation
may do very well 10 tlence ioregn governments,
u hold out as bugbsar Tighten the reoek; but noue
kno better than Mr. Seward himself thu. prec icaly
tais eone in the ,l.sye" s o. 40 avail TIE rsbeJ
now made too familiar with il to be alarned jast ss t1e
birds In he 6sid5 besom3 accustome 10 the
and no ol2er fear il. II they dreaded H. they
not now having had already eIpsrSnce OF about the
do il that Way, thAlss 20 the toolsh pocy
o. the last Congress-
Il ia ials Tor NJ sssrd or anybody else to hold oct
IhItG OF VIA, will DO in q certain contingency.
tho contingency DO hfst realized, aud then II vii Ae
tine enough consider what viii do thereafter.
cur own part, VIC hold shat, sg;esed in establish
log the authority o. the F,t,rs Government over the
REBEL o1s ases will then be ecessary TO reaort
to o'piion and, even the Constitution permit
ted " to ADOPT sa0h Eoasue, it would b. tho dictate
Of extreme folly. Bat to announce beforehand that W.
will DO this thing h the OF our success is sill
sb,ur; icsIis Only Lc!6as OUT premium 10 con.
Lu.d riitNc, end Ike hoisti1g tbs black 10 make
Is S5ah hsE. si5 cooperation. The eject upon the Dor
e .lAss safe. roT 10 tie UeioG wcud DC disastrous
a o,Krsas. Icjssd Of having Delaware, Maryland,
.rta,sy sad NJ seur fr-lc, 20 v1gl econ hlys
- eIyrs lieu IS ioss, ana ,hua ste difficulties Of ii
IN .ssu,c.ss So1ll Ss muhpl d.