Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-30

times psed the incionis too deep the jsise passes
LIsIsDEsssos T1LlrrEsA l.. Tulip tree white wood !;
poplar. Grows In swamps; dinused Collected in 81.
yohn'a' Charleston district; Columbia Ne"osrn RI
Th. plant tonic, duretio and daphoretc, and
Peruvian bark Dose Of bark grs. It is
atiulan, tonic slightly diaphoretc The infusion or dc:
costioA the proportion of ounce TO pint q
vater dose one or two faid ounces.
Lord I,uss.lI's Neutrality.
The British Foreign Sec rotary, says the Richmond
Enquirer, has, with pride and pleasure paraded Eefore
the world our Commissioner Mr.. Mason, knocking at
his door for admission and knocking In vain he has
recalled Consuls from our ports on the complaint OF
Mr.. Seward wao known to be friendly to the Con-
feGeracy. he made special haste, immediately on hear
ing that the Alabama was being fitted out in Liver
pool to send down messengers to prevent her from GO
ing to sea and that good chip is now doing some
service it is no fault of Lord Russell Finally read
ia the Lord Russes speech IN the House OF LORDS
(23d OF march, these sentences
:" Wei then 10 the state OF affairs, should say that,
looking to the question of right, it would not be
fren lily act towards the United States 1t would not be
to ruifi our obligations to country with which we
have long maintained relations of &peace and amtya
great country which saJ it still carry the
it would say be failure of fren lshp On part,
if at this moment were to intepose and recognise
the Southern States.
"Now l wish to say only few words upon that
which we have cone in former days towards interven
ton We, too like Other States, have at times taken
upon US to intervene. We intererred in the case of
Holland to save her from the religious tyranny end po
lowed by the blood of Sir Philip Sydney, and by the
part took contributed to her independence. 10 an
other case-the case of Portugal-we interferred.-
Charles Crom we'll, Charles H., all agreed in that in
4 oIu toe md
men to the aid of the Government of Portugal
aud helFe1 the Portuguese to relieve themselves
from the Spanish tyranny under which they groaIed
and to establish the independence OF their State. In
more recent times when Greece endeavoTed to establish
her independence, we aided hel in her contest with
Turkey we rescued her from the destruction which
threatened her, and helped her to found free AID in
dependent monarchy. Take the case OF 1gium again
When the Beigiars declared that they lbe to
rema 10 under the Government Of Holland, in accor
dane with the Treaty OF Vienna intecered by force
in conjunction with France, and the wise and happy
rar cement made by which the freedom OF Belgium
secured Now, my Lords, in all these instances
whether the inter YentOE carried by ancest
il times, there is nothing of which English
eed be ashamed. Hear, hear II we have taken
part DtiOrs has been in behalf ct the indie
peEdrnce fire., dom and welfare of great portion of man.
kind should be sorry, lted if there should be any in
terveDtion the par this country which could bt
another character. Cheers | trust that this will
not be the case and that Hter ST. deeply they may
affect us-interests which imply the well-being of
great portion OF our people, but interests which may
aft ct also the freedom and happiness of other parts OF
the g!Cb3-wi induce US to set example different
from that Of our arc stOrs bat that when we are
bouCd to interele it will be an Interference in the
of liberty and to promote the freedom of mankind
as we have hitherto done in sach cases Hear 1t is
With this conviction that have addressed these few
maj Ks to what has been done by this country n for
mer days, and | trust that with regard to this civil
war IN America, may be able to continue inl-
partial and Neutral course"
Here we bid Confederate readers TO observe that
Lord Russell careful makes the attempt throughout to
confOund tie drmand for recognition (which is right
with prayer Tor aid and intervention (which we would
sputn) and further prtslmts to- compare this Confed
crazy with Portugal and Belgium aud Greece, three
poor relations of the Powers of Europe
But his lordship does not stop here. He not only
compares US with Portugal, Belgium and Greece; he
compares Us unfavorably the difference is to dis
advantage For why ? their the cause OF
freedom. Englishmen need not blush for intervening
on Their behalf but for as!
We the Anglemaniacs, and all the hunkeys are
satisfied Our attitude, we hope, is humble enough for
them. Our good taste, patience and moderation, as
they earnestly pray, will surely at last soften his noble
lordshp aud h. will keep MIR. Mason no longer shiver
ing at his door. Britain will at length look with COM
passion the low estate of hex handmaiden, and bid
be OF good cheer, and repent of SINS and wash
ourselves clean, and then enter in humbly among the
lfati ns, and sit down Ia the lowest place
x,
single handed, great England fought
keeping on foot powerful army as ever marched
under the British fig keeping at bay potent an
enemy threatened England since the Invasion Of
Julius Cesar.
Well may the eDemy's Government applaud this
Russell. he Washington Chronicle. Lincolns special
organ, says of his speech
We simply white mark of the fact that for the
e time the great moral involved in tn tremendous
struggle for human fire. IN have received decisive
tardy recognition at the hands of tie chief of the
British Government Charleston Mercury.
Finance.
Ii is gratifying fact that the plethora of money is
to abatethe absorption of currency for the
eight per cent. bonds has become visible that Dor
cannot procure money from many of the banks
which Obliged to retain funds with which to pay
their depostors The consequences to be expected are
Stringent money market abatement of the enor
prices which have preva led Ifthe effect of this
ABSORB ton should be great at the present moment
when the reduction of the currency is manifest by
the voluntary action of citizens, what will it be
when the tax bill passed. and the withdrawal of cur
rency is forced in the payment of taxes? That specu
ators and impradent men may be ruined by sudden
collapse in prices is evident and the former will have
no SYM athy whatever. The volume of currency has
at no time exceeded 5G000OO0O. Of this it may be
safe to a'culGte that 100000 900 now Withdrawn
and funded The tax bill is variousy estimated as pro-
ductive OF from 200 to 4OOOOOOO0 of revenue. Take