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

Yankee che Feeling Of England Towards
Yankee tom-Grsaf Doabs or . Loyalty T.,
Abe.
The London correspondent of the New York Time,
writes TO that paper, the 9th, long discourse about
the amount OF loyalty" to the Yankee King which
exists In English bosoms Unfortunately the people in
that country are inclined to be zebeious and are quite
bard 10 get at for the purposes of punishment az are
the Oontd rates The writer thus holds forth
The hrst thing every f gshman looks for on opeu-
ing the morning paper is news from America. He
"alches Ior Inc evening edition to see steamer has
arrived lie hopes to read Of O repuse at Vicksburg
Port Hudson Charlie stem, or Savannah, or that Rose
crarZ hrs oeen beaten and driven of Tennessee
Washington we're taken all England would be in a
blaze II gorhcatOn. There is no question about this
DO not ,orses Mr. Bright and the Emancipation So
clety and thSir adberens. The JEALOUS Abolitionsts
would mourn, but the nation would rejoice. The rea-
son OF this 10 because the North the National Govern
nent II i can restore the Union, or conquer the South
viii be more powerful than ever, and to be feared
by England.
Here is the real feeling ia Eugland and here are the
causes OF that eelirg We are In the crisis OF the Lam
cashre disaster There no more riotEg but there
growing bitterness and irritation Halt million OF
people cannot be kept month after month in dleness
suffering and humiliation, without mischief The Gov
ernment sees way it has any plan of action it
makes 40 sign. All it says is" Don't hurry us-don't
tie US up Lave free to when the tiRe comes
In the debate In the Lords before the recess Earl Eas
sell four times declared that in speaking against
nllon he spoke only for the moment and did not bind
himself for the future Lord Pamerston has been quite
az careful There is nothing in bis past declarations to
hinder bis announcing when Parliment again on
tie 10Th of pri, that her Mejesty's Government in
concert with that of the Emperor of the French has
resolved to recognize the independence of the Coneder-
ate States.
do not say that this will happen. l only say that
the Government has purposely refused to make any
pledges or declarations which would prevent them from
taking such course, aad that such course would be
hailed with acclamations just their action in the
of the Trent would be in that of the IeterhoH
II it became necessary to take similar measures.
While this is the position of the Government, the
capitalists, who have lent $l5000O0O cotton, who
sending out whole fleets of fast steamers run the
blockade, have personal interest in involving the Gov
eminent in the And you will not forget the
cheers and laughter that sustained Mr. Laird, the
great Southern steamboat men, when he declared that
be had openly built the Alabama for the Confederate
Government.
The Confederate loan, which went to five premium,
has fallen below par but rises and falls with the price
OF cotton and the hope of getting it from the South.
One of the Spences, of Liverpool relative of the Con-
tederae agent has failed pro baby from the capture of
some OF his blockade running ventures There bave
been several similar failures but these lame ducks will
not deter the flock of eager SPECTATORS 1t is lote-
~, where, it the risks large, the priz spen-
did.
The delay OF naval operations may be all for the best
but 1t Is very aggravating to those who wait tor
Europe 0atches for the attack Charleston ach the
t'Uetted interest as promising to be the most magnif
cent experiment an modern aCarfdre. The import
ant operations the Mississippi as they are less I'M
derstt 3D. ook upon with less interest There has
been cutbust of Indignation at the reported cutting
Of the levees and nundaon of the country but opin
ion on the whole subject here is illiormed and
fused to make the sentiment as ndicrous as it il
spiteful.