The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-29

Tnr RAMS. --ssi will swear to anything
q reason" SAYS poor Peter PEBBLES. IN
the novel Of Red Gauntlet ''Odl a plea
u lost plea If it comes 10 my oath. :
The Invitations given by the English
Foreign Secretary to all whom il may
concern 10 come forward and per)urs
themselves. in the matter Of the sf'-caiied
Confederate steamers, seems to have had
The desired effect The vessels are To be
detained, and Seward is to be gratiiied
n the small expense Of damnation TO the
AFFIDAVIT makers soul, who obviously has
sworn to what neither is the truth, nor,
were It true, could be proved to be so.---
In this matter Lord Russell has acted the
pert OF the prosecuting attorney, and not
that Of the Judge. He pointed out to his
clients, Adams and the Exeter Hall jun
II, the only means by which they could
legally succeed in arrcsting the steamers
and delaying their departure. Without
his invaluable aid the probability is that
they would have remained in ignorance
Of them. Why are the Yankee papers
always abusing England She is most
assuredly ready and potent ally, and
nas never neglected an opportunity Of
rendering them all the assistance in her
power, through the agency Of her Foreign
Secretary ia England and her Anbassa-
dor in Washington. To favor them She
has foresworn herself and ignored SOL
smn treaty. She has supplied them with
arms in untold abundance, and several
hundred thousand soldiers. She is at
this moment supplying them with the
latter article at the rate Of several thou
sand week. II she were to become of
Tended at some of the innumerable TRADES
against her, which find their way into
their press, and stop the emigration from
Ireland, she would put an end 10 the war
W three months. But she does none Of
these things. She submits to be snub-
bed by Seward and Adams, and to be
abused by the newspapers under their
direction, with meekness truly Chris
tlsn, and continues to supply them with
arms and men to fight their battles, just
Is ii nothing had happened to render
their relations disagreeable.
Whcn treaty comes to be made with
England hereafter, we hope our Govern
ment will remember all these things. 1t
WAS intimated in contemporary Journal
the other morning that it was the design.
Of the Government, after obtaining our
independence, to place all the world
upon an equal footing with respect to
trade. We hope the Senate will reject
any and every treaty giving to the Yam
KEGS and England the same privileges
with France in respect to trade. These
two have been our inveterate enemies,
and they deserve no consideration at our
hands. As for England, her course has
been so decidedly hostile that il is hard
u say which are our bitterest enemies,
nhe or the Yankees. Weare in favor Of
tree trade, and are very well aware that
60 tar as pecuniary interest is concerned,
We should encourage the whole world to
trade with US. But there are considera-
ions above money, and these political
considerations. too. Were We ia Il con
dition to do it, we are not sure tina: we
would be wrong to declare war against
England. Do not, then, ut least, let rs
throw the wealth Of empires in her lap.
Let us make her feel that We resent her
conduct by placing her rival in the posi-
ton o! The most favored nation, and de-
nying that position to her. We have the
means o; retaliation III our own hands,
aiaf We tlusl they will be used.