The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-18

FEBRUARY l6 1862.
stance, In these times Of care and anxiety, to
know that the generous friendship which
was 70 long ago formed between NJ has, ON
your part a. II has on my own, survived the
accidents. OF time and distance. thank you
sincerely, moreover, for the interest in the
Affairs Of my country which prompted ycar
position to complain that you gave it 70 the
press before 1t conid reach my hands. The
suhtsat - NOT pfivate but public ono
YoI S had nshs TO-, 70 suppose y It easnt 70 Be
cent knowledge Of American aRairs, or any
other cause, It was unwise, the intell' gent
masses in Europe and America, whose con-
alteration 1t should receive. would be able 70
You would hnfdiy expect me, even II OH
cial restraints were removed, to discuss with
you the ones uons you have raised. / would
rather send you copies Of suoh public papers
as have had occasion to write recently upon
the cpptiticn Of afaifs IN the United states.
You wall ind therein the reasons which ex-
plain my own position, which il in impor-
tans rsspects so dinerent. from your own,
namely, that society on this continent could
encounter no reverse Of It's progress 50 disas.
trous az the division of the american Union.
It woald be war hencef0r tn. contin ualiy, and
forever. SO. Also, think that society In -,u.
y
would result from reviva Of ambitions ON
the part of European States for oominion
across the Atlantic You view the dangers
Of war very differently from myself
While believe war, wa9ed without Eeces.
81 ty and without motive, is not only q calan.
ity but a crime, l think, A3so, fIaaI the state
that being just, equal. and tolerant in its
Government, - the United States by force
Of their political Constitution, and their set.
tied convictions and habits, must aIway be,
can ami must bear with wars unnecessarily
forced uron It by sedi tien within its urisdtc.
tion. ~e shall never, with my consent,
any foreign Stase. Standing aIw ys.noI only
in the r,ght, but upon the defensive, we sh III
while our vtrtue lasts, be adequate to de end, ,
maintaiu, ana preserve institutions, the sub.
dom or happiness Of one huma,s being in the
world either in this generation or in any that
are 10 come.
No, my dear sir, If you would promote the
cause OF America, OF II Gland, of Hreat Bri.
tain, o. humanity itself. speak and act in
every case. and without qualification, for the
American UntoA.
1 do indeed know that too many Of my
feel differently; but for me, who have not
only seen, hut felt, in every hour Of my life
and in every condition the inspiring and els.
vat.ng influence of such political constitu.
single act of injustice committed on any one.
or suffering a single injury myself there can
be butonsloyai wish-nsmely, that l may
die. as have lived, q citizen OF the unbroken
who come after me, as We received
from those who went before us. all its
honored insltu uons, unimpaired and rein
visoratsd; Ire Mremain' my dear sir, yours sin.
To Smiih O. Brten, Esq, Killinsy, county Dub.
lin, Ireland.
THE HNP1RoR's SPEECH.
The London corrssp ndent Of the New
York Times writes as foIlows:
The speech OF the Emperor was rather a
damper to those who expected INN ed ate
French Intervention. It's saving clause, .as
long as neutral rights all be respected" is
some comfort to Messrs. Mann and Yancey
But the truth IL, that the he just now has his
nands 1uiI OF his own finances. His speech
was for the Bourse. 1t was peace all over
He left the neutral rights question open fol
| future action. Beside, greatly interested "a
france 10 In the settlement Of the questio N,
England - far % more interested: For the
Emperor to In teriere now, would be to pa
| the cats paw Of England. Both want thu
chestnuts-the only question is, who sh All
first put his hand into the fref "You wan
them ore than do" says the Emperor
l $50 pull them out, mon ami, Jean Bull ~
| Parliament meets in q week. The leader
have issued their Invitations. The mer
l chants and map ufacturers are ready to come
| down on the Government with an over
4
do but stand by with his jocund face, ens
| see the fun 60 on. He will doubtless uursu,
| the policy OF "masterly inactivity" sketchet
| out for him by the 1ymes this morning, whicl
| cessors. Mann and Yancey have taken thing
| very easy. Mr.. Mann talks graciously witt
all his visitors; Mr.. Yancey smokes his ciga
| at the Conservative Club, like philosopher
and both have left John Bull to fight tnei
battle.
NExIco-sPAxIsH AID YRBEoH oosT1HrIoxs.
The Journal des Dsbass says:
| We do not yet know what may be the feel
ings OF Spain. Two or three OF the Madri
| journals have, however, spoken on the sub
ject, and they state that the Spanish Gen
ders Of the French General; and, as 1t /
| very improbable that the latter will receiv
| any order from the former, this IL a point O,
which preliminary NEGOTIATIONS are necessar,
| to secure a common and eficacf0us action =
| But, what Is most singular, Is the receptio,
| given at Vienna to the account whether falls
! or true, of offers which are said to have bee,
| made to the Archduke Maxinilian .Austri
| now" says the Ou. Deatsche Post in substance
'is not yet so reduced us to accept such hene
fts." 1t will therefore be necessary ,accordin
to that joprnaI, that Austria should copside
herself numiliated to receive, for an Austrian
| gentlem m, formerly rich, but now pooI
would be insulted by aims being offered +
him. What appears ins1pportable to tn
party OF Wnien the 0a, DeH!schs Poss is tn
/ milan could not reign In Mexico except up
der the protection Of u non. Austrian corr
darmes; and on the other hand, Belgia
journal yesterday stated that the near~l
friends Of the Archduke advise him to re
fuse the throne of Mexico unless France vii
engage to Keep. Its army of occupation a
{ Mexico az q at Vera Cruz for ten years. Thu
during the last two days, anothef King ha
honv, ~ ho
many contradictory rnmors, IL they do M
/ throw much Light on the def aitive issue {
the Mexican expedition, at least show tht
all the dthicaities OF execution inherent to
design OF this kind have not at present bee
, removed. This will explain the eilent
which the Emperor thought it proper to hi
serve in his speech as . the ulterior destini,
reserved for Mexico"
7Hs orrEs ro THE AsoaDuKB xAxrxrL1xy D,
uLIrRp.
From the Vienna Ost Deutsche Poat]
Some Frsnoh letters pretend that Il
/. treaty which 10 to contlde tho crown of Me,
, leo to the Archdulte Ma ximiliaa, is to
signed IN the course Of next week We ha1
} no heei .a tsoa in thinking that this statemsl
l II pure I1rantiOn. Austria doee not at tn
moment f2d herssls eual to her normal p
| sttion. She Is In one Of thoss states Of al
quiet go frequent in ker history. But Il
dignity o. the Empire and of is people b,
not yet fallen so low, that q propositio
could be seriously made to q brother Of !
sovereign, to the grandson Of the En-
psrors CT Germany, ana to q Prince
Hungary and OF Bohemia, to accept q throI
under tie protection CT French and I'm
lish arms, Ia distant part of the wori
, which has never IN reality existed In a couI
] try where with Federative Republic whic
, does not even chow attachment and respe
, for it elected President, a monarchy is to
I founded, and that by the aid OF French O
|, nm Nnst
that all th1a statement is devoid OF son
foundation, and tho probability II that {
} o6sr has been made on this subject at vienI
by the French Government. Our convi
ton, however, 10 that such propositit
| | could only be met BY positive refusal. Al
that II the inain atins and flAttertn~ Nrrv.