The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-04
Feeling in England.

Henry Ward Bsecher, having returned from Eu-
rope, had an ovation, OF course Oh reaching home,
and told the people what he did and said and saw
among the big bugs Of England. and wha, was
thought there of the wonderful Yankee race. He
was introduced 10 the people Of BROOKLYN BY :,
reverend aimirrr "a the American who took thr
British lion By the ears and actually made the
royal beast roar in upprec citation of the treatme nj.
Beeeher, after a Characteristic haranxue gave I'M,
following Impressions "a to the state Of public
feeling 10 England, which, coming from preju
diced source, will probably be considered salts.
factory by our readers:
In Great Britain Americans are Northern or
Southern much more strongly Than we at home
there was Southern Society all over England:
He was sorry TO find that the Dissenting Church
there was In favor of the South, although 4 small
proportion of It's members were In sympathy with
the North. The Southern men In England had
used much more ability In pushing forward their
caus" among the people of England than had been
shown by the champions of the North In that conn
Ty The south had more n,et, more books, more
Influences at work, than the North, 10 gain the
sympathy and aid uf British people. And yet, In
spc OF lhese facts no believed that the great
ef The British nation was with the North -
The commercial mem are against rs. There Is Il
class, too, there, who nave seen Its business
stOpped by the war, which IL also not In favor of
the North. II demands that the war shall stop at
once: The most influential clcrgymen also
against us. They say that the North Is not sincere
and that war, at best, Is sin They are Mortified
at tie asr. The Engttsb nobility, as a class, are
against as, and for ub .iogs reasons. We aut
accustomed TO estimate our influence upon Euro
pean Institutions. They feel our tread, and TO de-
feat our influence In England the nobility of that
country are fighting us there. They know that the
revolution set a revolution going all through En-
rope, and they now fear the effect we will have In
Europe as soon a. we have put AN end to the war
II vote In Parliament were taken, there would be
fV. n II IA, n Z
The Government hAs always been ready to 90 To
war with Us. He was happy TO say, however, that
the sovereign of Great Britain had always been I'm
uhtnciing friend of tue North. Opposition to the
North is based upon commercial interest, class
power, and upon the fact that we are too large
and strong IA a nation. He had been frankly
told by distinguished Engfishman that
we had been going TOO strong for them
over there, and they must take us down
Ihey are, therefore, glad to have the South do the
work for them. They thought we had grown proud
with sudden gr0Wth-iuI of threats, &c.,-and
they desired 10 our power destroyed at least
far as IL effected them. The speaker said that the
conservative intelligence OF the country was also
opposed H. the NSorth. tie desired TO state why
his was the case: II was because oi the hot bed
of prejudice that forms the basis of all English hate
OF the American nation. He believed thai this was
kept in allegiance hy the nnWaaltiy, and, to agrcat
extent the unvoting ciasses The men who DO
not vote have the power OF controlling those who
do vote. SeIfpresefyation taught the privileged
class not to goad the unpriVileg-d class to mat
ness.
Mr.. Reechsr continued I'm this strain for
time. the e0niiina people N England, he said.
are the allies of the North. They would ALWAYS
stand by the Government, and would never give
their sympathy 10 the Sonth. lie referred to the
recent action taken by Lord J)hn Russell rel, i've
to not permitting any more privateers 10 leave the
dock yards of Great Britain. Parliament dare not
vcte against IN. North, for fear Of the power oftfe
common people. He read letter from Cotden,
setting forth the Idea that the middle classes
England symparhized with the North
The speaker concluded HE remarks by enumeta-
ting The names of prominent journals in Great
Britain which take sides with the North They
as follows
The Morning Star, raiIy Nes"s, Enenins Erpress.
Spectator, Ltoyts Weekly Ne,os, Bee Hire, Non Con
formiS, British Standard, The freeman, Nc Niilans
Mngaetne, The Did,, Westminster Refiep, Th4
Reader, Merchants Fa1mia@r, Here rntiie Chroni-
Gle, Leet's Mercury, aud Cartde Examiner.
Among the prominent men on that side are Lord
Carlyle, X. Moncton Milne, Sir Charles Lyell,
John stuart Mill, George Thompson, Golden
SG,ih, Professor Gaines, F. w. Newman, DIR.
Chapman, George Wilson, Dr. Foster, George +
Thompson. Sir : Llshington, Prot. Nicoi, Prof
Bradley, John Bright, Richard ''obden, Duke of
Argyir, Lord Granville; Charles Gilpin, Washing
ton Wilkes, the Mayors OF Manchester aud Roch-
dale, Rev. Newman Hall, and Rev. Baptist Nsei.