Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-07
NEWS FROM THE WAR, sc.
THE FEELING IN ENGLAND.

TIE FEELING IN ENGLAND.
letter from London has the following =
1.-THE spell that so long held the masses en-
thralled in the inertia of despair, and over
came the efforts of the Manchester leaders to
galvanize them into activity, has been broken
by the indignation aroused in their breasts by
the at1ociouS coqUetry ruth the Stare ownerS
on the pert Of our high castles and the to0dy
element among the middle classes, and the
malignant outJurStS of spleen against the
pi inciple Of 2epu5licaniSnt in political and
democracy IN social matters. The British
democracy have comprehended that their oil
garchs were rounding them through your
side. Mr.. Lincolns proclamation gave them
an opportunity of making a protest. The
emancipation society, whose personnel l an
alyzed last week. offered themselves as lead
erS. AT last the masses responded to the call
made to them so often, and so often made in
vain, by the educated liberalism of the coun-
try The happy marriage between these two
diverse forces has been consummated every
where throughout the land. May it be fruit
full of a vigorous and beautiful progeny of
ideas and measures!
Lastly, note the immediate benefcent
double action of this novel combination. The
masses, on their broad shoulders, elevate to
political power and influence a new crop of
middle class ''nobodies." The high castles
are in CONSERVATION, as they feel they can no
more coalesce with these parrenuS than with
the free trade leaders. The first thing the
new corners do is to acknowledge their obi
cations to those who elevated them. Listen
to the letters read and speeches made at the
private meetings of the emancipation society.
They are full of gratitude toward the working
classes tt'Thp WORKING plassas have nv THAR
attitude on this question:" says Professor
Goodwin Smith, ''fairly earned the right to
the suffrage" ''We owe everything to
the working classes" says another. The
arlstocracy were against us almost to man;
two thirds of the middle classes ditto. Had
the MASSES been similarly divided, the ma
tionality oflhe south would have been recog-
nized" Thus. you see, the action is two
fold The emancipation leaders lift the lcorA-
ing classes up into actirity and liberalism;
the lcorking classes CoaUe,t the anti slare9y
leaders into adUocoteS Of q democratic SUI.
fuge."
IMPORTANT FROM OLD POINT.
Fortress MONROE, March "A British
fleet is gradually gathering in Hampton Roads.
The Vesuvius and Petrol have been in the
harbor the past week, and last night the Eng
fish sloop' ot-war Desperate arrived here from
Charleston, and will probably remain for some
time. The collection of this fleet of Anglo
rebels evidently means something. The reb-
els have had another vision of the millennium,
as they console themselves with the idea that
on or about the Sth Of March Norfolk is again
to fall into, their hands. How this thing is to
be accomplished has not TRANSFERRED, but may
not the British n-ot-war now in these roads
be in the secret of the rebel plot to recapture
Norfolk city, and to this fact intend to be wit
nesses.
That the sympathies of these Britishers are
with the south, Is transparent fact. 1t is
only three or four days ago that the Petrol
arrived here from Charleston, via Havana.
The ship had scarcely come to an anchor be-
fore the whole crew mustered on deck, and
sang first the national air of Great Britain,
and Immediately after, ''Dixeys Land with
new version for the SOUTH of ave will
defend her." This was done while lying off
distance of about two hundred yards from the
fort, and about fifty yards off the blockadng
steamer Mystic. This fragrant insult to our
flag by the tory Englishmen will lead to great
trouble, while their vessels remain stationed
in this harbor, and it is only by dint of great
exertion on the part of the officers that diff
culties are prevented between our men and
the English sailors, when they come on shore.
Such actions, however, speak volumes for
the honor and chivalry of "rule Britannia"
In the face of the queens neutrality proca-
nation the English navy openly profess their
sympathy with the rebels, while they stay in
our harbors and enjoy the privileges of true
American hospitality. While within the
Union lines, they spy out all they can of our
movements, and as soon as they get within
rebel hail they freely communicate all they
know of US. 1t is high time that our govern
ment took some steps to lay this matter before
the British minister for his interference If
the officers and crew of the Petrol persist in
their insulting manner by humming rebel
airs, and their haunting sneers at our army
and navy, the result may be bloodshed, for
which no one but themselves may be blamed.
An outraged people will surely wreak fear
full vengeance on the heads OF these foreign
miscreants. Correspondence Of the Philadel-
phia Inquirer.