Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-10
spirif Of the En4lIsh Periodicals.

The Nassau correspondent Of the Charleston
Coagisr groups together some interesting e1
tracis from late English periodicals, which We
append:
From the English journals We observe that
tho distress In Lancashire is assuming appalling
proportions The number Of operatives out Of
work at the last report was 265, 5,000-every one
! OF thom dependent upon charity and rated ss
outdoor paupeTs. Large public meetings are
/ being held over England for the purpose Of
raising funds to supper. the sufferers. The col
onies are also responding to ths cry OF distress
Means are about TO be taken here, in Nassau, to
commence subscription At public meeting
held in London, Lord Stanley has made Q
speech in which the following sentence appears
HE expressed a hope that We should soon
have seen the worst. That depends on when
the American war shall terminate. If it lasts
another year we hsve not by any means seen
the worst; should It last five years, the ruin Of
Lancashire will be irretrievable."
The Dablin CAi0erSity Magazine FOR Decem-
Der, has sn article on the Lancashire troubles
entitled Men. Masters and Cotton" After
porHaying the sufferings Of the operatives, and
paying a tribute to their patient and orderly
conduct, the writer makes these significant re X
marks:
'It now appears that the cotton crops have
been but partially destroyed. An immense
quantity swsit8 the breaking of the blockade
Tor shipment. Her Maiesty's consul at Charles
ton sets down the total stock of cotton in the
Soath at s. $50 900 bales. Is It not worth run
ming risk to obtain this supply and light MP
all the factory fires again Il would be a diff
cult matter if England were expected to act
alone, but al Europe would be with US, in any
effort we might make to bring about q settle
ment and stay the useless effusi0n Of blood
Unless through foreign intervention there is no
hope for peace. The remarkable letter Of Gen.
Scott, read at q late New York meeting. shows
that tae Northerners conceive themselves little
more than at the beginning Of the war as yet.
Tbs veteran leader has named three years as the
shortest time within which they can conquer the
South, and they seem prepared to accept his
dictum. The question for or governments is
whether 1t will support eur wOTknen by
national grants, for what remains of this pro
tTacted period. The aid offered BY public con
tributions viii soon cease. What then is to be
done 1t has now been shown that the most
India can do for US is very little. All our sub
stitutes have failed. We are thrown back on
the Southern American product The eyes Of
tens of thousands are strained Westward to dis
cern the first streaks Of an approaching peace
which VIII restore happiness to the dssola,ed
homes Of Lancashire. We have no other hope
10 other reliance"
Another influential periodical, the United
Ssr0ies Magazine, in the DeceEaber number
says:
We shall never be free from embarrassment
until we conclude to recognise the COnfeds-
racy, and thus DO more to put an end to the
missres of the war in America and enforced
ijleness in lancashire than if We Joined in the
half measure Of mediation. proposed by France.
which fnot backed by force, would only irri
tate and give little fresh strength to ths Lin
coin gevernmuut"
The last Eumber Of The London illustrated
Nsles contains pictures representing the dis
tressed condition Of the Laucanshire operatives.
One of the most striking illustrations represents
the workman crOwdiRg around the newspaper
stands IN public reading room, to hear the
latest news from America. In Lancashire there
are thousands Of stalwsrt men lettering about
with their hands in their pockets, waiting for
nothing but the next bulletin Of American news. /
A traveller through the manufacturing towns
describes the appearance of Go hundreds of smoke
less ehimneys" as a "hauowing sight +"
An amusing auecdOte is related in the Lo 4
don SatlTdqH Rerielo which shows the distrus /
the operatives have in the efforts Of the govern
ment to subtituts the use of India for Southern |
cotton At a Methodist meeting in Manchester, /
the preacher prayed, among other things, for
q boundful supply of cotton. A pious old work
man in the midst of the congregation thereupon
calculated, yea, Lord, but not SUTat" The
RsUielo thinks be is like the man who fell over
board, and prayed to the Lord to save him, "but
to be quick abou it."
The C0rntiL Maguzins for October has a csv-
er article entitled How we Ran the Block
ade.' It is written by some Southern gentle
man who has been living in Egypt, and is anx-
iOus to get home by way Of New Orleans; a
feat which he accomplshes after innumerable
difficulties, trying TO himself bat amusing,
doubtless, to his readers. The December number
Of the CorHhiH Las an article on the war, entitled
" Campaigning with General Pope" The
writer gives q laughsble portraiture OF the pOmp
Gus, lying cbieftain. All the English magazines
and weeklies devote some Of their space TO
American affairs. Punch never ceases tOTturiDg
the Yankees with squib aid earicature.