Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-11-13
SYMPATHY OR 20 SYMPATHY?

The ''DlspCtch" thinks that :he vcxed ques-
tion, whether q majority OF the English people
''symrathizo" with Us or with cur enemies,
on which Mr. Lindsay, VI. P, and Earl Rus.
ae'i give two directly opposite testimonies
has lcea at last satisfactorily settled by the
Rev. d.. liogc aai distinctly in our favor
Dr.. ITcge has gone over and Looked fer hin-
self, ar: has seen the sympathy. with his cwn
ryes. Oae single ccecotric individual the
Dact0r did meet. in ten months. who expressed
u different opinion; BIT: the exception proves
a,a rule:
I.appears, then that Dr.. Hogc cid not meet
Wit: any Of the persons who composed those
,nuititmtinaus meetings addressed by Rev:
Hcnrv Ward Beccher ;.ror any of these who
gave that Divine public entertainments at
Manchester; nor any oi those who read and
support the "Daily Ness," ihe "Star," the
Telegraph" and the newspapers of Manches-
ter ard Glasgow. and, in fact, two.thirds OF
the Journal. Of the Kingdom. These classes
of persons were evidently not the classes to
which the visitors oc Dr.. Hogo belonged; but
epparcn,!y thosc VINO called the Doctor
were gentlemen introduced to him by cur Cen
fedcra.e friends in Eogland. The "Dispa'ch"
is satisfied: says DR.. lIoge has mingled
freely. with the best classes Of the English
peonlc-w;th the controlling and Influential
cl.,ses-aud when he tells rs ,hns their SYM
,mti:es ore unanimously with the South we
believe the fact" Tho "Disratch' does not
care for Lord Russell. nor what he "says for
pullic effect" ;hougk in iact,i: is rather sngu-
lar to Gnd British Minister flying rightin the
face Of the uni7ersa! feelings and unanimous
sTmpsihics Of his own people "!oT public e.
feet"
",Tho doubts that gland sympct thizcs with
Poland. bus will her government go to war
with Russia on her acrount?' We trow not
Yet it i. true that England sym2a'aizcs with
Poland mach more generally, much more
.un.nimously" than with tie Confedesacy;
and what ;hen? WhaS CON 'or5 j, this to the
Poles? We fear shat neither the "lisps'ch"
nor DR.. Ho:c fully understands the nature OF
Br;tis: .7mpathy. We shall nar,Gte one Illus
tr.t;on of It. in tbo case OF Hungary. In tho
ysnr lS19, Hungarian armies, under native
government, were holding Aus ria nobiJ at
BAY, had fought ton pitched ha!ti's. and wcn IS
many victories. AuStricI doraination 'esmed
at it's last gasp. During those few weeks OF
decided HUNGARIAN SUCCESS, there was per-
feet explosion Of British sympathy with Hun
gary. C.awle1 ard enthusiastic public meet.
inc., both in London and ir every provincial
town, rcC.lsi!1cd Tie cenerCss interest which
1nslishinaa FELT in the cause Of Hsngarian
;,ir,e.aeee, fe,dnd .l.e Rrryn-sr "f Aratszn
with o5loeuv. and fersely thraatenef the dis
pleasure of England against the Car o+ Kus-
sis If he presumed 70 come to the aid OF his
broshcr Emperor. At las, when Russian
armies wero actually on march for Hungary.
hut whcn it was not yet believed in England
that the Gar really meant to inter-
pose, ;hcre was grand Hungarian banquet
in London; principal speaker WAS Mr. Cob
. den and he emphaticlly assured his hearers
that Rrs,is would not, could not, dared not
; interfere that Russia could not rtir toot
without loans in London and Amsterdam
: that the capitalists of those cities would not
lend him silver; and the atTcns r'islie opih'
! ion wl:ich had been clcitsd in England, By ITS
; mere ac:ion upon the money markct G; TIC
world, without stri' ing & blow, could take tho
huge Russian Emrire-"ata crush H." talo
/: tao orator, "as crush this rel o; paper IN
NV hand"-ara be crushed a roll Of paper
accordingly, and flung it upon tie toor; and
the roof.,rce ruu5 and shook with the storm
of applause. Alas. alas! that night, cTsn
! while ii,c orator wGs roaring and the
svnnsthe:ic Britons laundering. Russian
forces were pouring down upon Hungary
! through the passes Of toe Carpat!'ian and
Immediately Hungarian armies disappeared
from the face of tie land; ard An9'ri" wa:
saved and Hungary Was lost. From ti!e Jay
when it was known in England that Russia was
roaljv in the field, not one Other meeting was
neld III the Kingdom 10 express sympathy Win
Hungary, not one. She suEk into province
J and 80 remains.
Well, then, if Doctcr IIoge's impressions
were entirely eorsect-If all England were
shouting for lie Confederacy, Ss out oil one
threat, it would sisIify no ra"-c 10 us than the
-! roaring Of the waves.
THE LATE FIGHT on THE RAPpAEAN'
MOCK.
On ys.:sr!HT sersTal cffieers and prira'es
woun1ed in the disastrous Grht near Kelly orc
on Saturday. reached .ho city, having been P e.
coded on M.n2ay b. about one hundred sne
hf'y wounded III the same fight. Trey corro'
rate The g.nsral report Of the' affair, nancy
That the two brigsdcs to which they wera at
} t.ched, Hoke's and Hays-the former numbe