Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-10-16

Whatever coLceseion " any, huSa"u 70 "Ae'y W .-"'
in our regard win be due to expedsncy or necessity,
and not to Justice She has long ago spurned all regard
for the latter claim. The expulsion OF her Consuis
from here will nos raise the issus on other consdera-
,;ops. When the Brti-h public become informed, az
thew scon vill, through Mr. Bsuanins despatch that
B.r Maiesty's Government through tho Influence OF
Seward dismissed from service her Consul at Mobile
because he made himself the medium for the transmits
sion TO Her Aajesty's subjects in England OF large
amount Of money due interest upon the bonds OF
Alabama held there doubt IL the adroitness Of the
little bgot will shell him from public in iignaton We
cannot doubt that the mercantile interests Of Eogand
have sufficient appreciation of the noble efforts Of
State to preserve her credit and good faith untarnished
amid tiias and embarrassmeats without parallel TO
punish the corrupt and plant Official who, to subssrve
the evil designs Of our enemy, would mar these auda-
BILE efforts and rob English capitalists of their dcos If
the mercantile classes Of England tolerate Empower
man capable Of such conduct then can their Cabinet
Ministers indulge private resentmeAts TO the end Of time
with pc feet impunty, matter at what sacrifice Of
national interest or honor. more barefaosd act Of
criminal Partially than that Of hagees dismissal from
the Cousulship Mobile disgraoed nation or in
dividual To measure the depth of hostility to Us
which 1t indicated, we must go beyond tho act and
view injurious bearing upon the subjects of the SOW
re IN whose minister inActed. And when that DONE
WHO can doubt bot that it dictated by the most
ranoorous and impacabe hate And then there is the
degradation of being made the subservient tool Of
man like Seward, whom the leading organs Of English
public opinion have impeached hundred times over as
a hAr and dissembler
Be this as it may, however, our Government, in
e1psllng Her Britannia ksjestys Consuls, has done
what the country heartily approves. The act was
probably delayed long. The virtue Of forbsarsrcs
came so prominently into relief almost to impress the
public with false idea Of the motive Of this toleration
and fear to be regarded the Influence which
led to this forbearanc,. IL Is WELL however, that the
justification for this &C. suffered to mature to the
degree which it had attained. France will learn from
the competed with it how hostile Is the attitude Of
Eugand towards us and wha: little probability there is
OF her co cooperating with that nation in any policy look
ing TO our recognition
Meanwhile, the work here "goes bravely on" The
tyTant is in the throes Of dissolution He is closely
hemmed in at Chattanooga where he forced to take
refuge to himself from snnihilaton. BE WILSON,
hosever be compelled come fortA AID try the issue
Of another conflict which is Gel tain to involve ruin for
him. seek safety by retreat the consequences of which
will be no less disastrous.
10 Northern Virginia, his condition is still worse
Dsgrace uly resreaing to his den near the Capital,
he holly pursued BY Lee, with good prospect,
hope, Of being overtaken and punished to
the point Of annhilaton. At the other theatres Of
minor operations bis condition less hopeless; and
worse he has nothing in prospect but an almost
total depletion IN May mex; Of whatever remnant of
his veteran army may survive the pursuit OF Lee and
Ryag gs seige. Til doubt will be CALLING lao
ton TO neutral" England, after so lavish expend
ture of Partially and kind Offices upon The Yankees in
the fond hope that she would be requted on the day
Of victory, which Russell must have looked to as u-
mstely certain. lie hoped least aud his abolition
procivities doubtless warmed up that feeling to the
point of certainty. Our triumph would be sad dssp-
pontment him and his brethren of toe "EuAncips-
on society," but ne must swallow the bitter pill, and
Seward will DO in attitude to comfort him. II is
improbable tbaI before his chagrin reaches its zenith,
which it will under the influence of our final success,
ne will get a foretsste of what Is Britain in the
uture, in the probable dscrimna ting action OF the
next Congress in behalf Of Frauce We doubt not that
Congress will its appreciation Of the course OF
the French Emperor in respect to Us by substan.
tia concession. This should be done well out Of
regard TO toe Emperor, as to foreclose, by timely
ton, the hopes which England undoubtedly enter
tans of getting into good grsces in the future by
toe agencies Of intrigue and deception.