Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-30

| ''N''''' ASS VA itSoli0ltlN tt ct't"'Sht' i'i
want Of which We are often rcproached, BE.
cause it never has been the case that the SYM
pathies of England have lain dormant in unv
| great war in which human dcStinicS have been
ut stake. Sir. as such war has proceeded,
and tile purposes and principles Of the con-
tended parties have developed themselves in
contrast. the sympathics of EngliShmen have
always enlisted themselves on one Sidc-thc
side ot justice, of generosity, aud OF freedom
| (llear hear And Englishmcn have always
given veat to their svmmthics without asking
whom they might Offend
Bravo. Sentiment, like instinct is "a great
| matter" 1t never goes wrong: it clcavcs un-
to the side of truth and right it fears not the
| face of clav-but 0ciioH; action is different
affair, and Mr.. lIorsman proceeds to explain
what he means by neutrality in action:
Let us in this hou>e-let all parties, let our
| merchants emulate the patience of our opera
tiveS in the full assurance That generous n;l-
tion will not suffer them III the end TO be the
martyrs of its policy-lct all parties unite and
press on the Government the imperiouS and
solemn duty OF maintaining under every pro-
| vocation, an irmovablc attitude of pcacc.-
(llear, hear.) Let them not by any false move
| and no move could be so false as il collision
at sea or IA diplomatic ultimatum--that might
commit us to war"
| This is discreet in the highest degree. How
could Englishmcn constitutionnlly go on to re-
|peat the prayer of their liturgy-that they be
not sled into any kind of DANGER" if they
were to permit their sympathcs to hurry Them
into collisions" and ufimatums ut every
turn? Not that they are at all afraid of the
Yankees; for Mr.. Horsman expressly says:
1T is not the strength of the North but
its weakness, that the Government and people
of England have feared Let us not incur the
responsibility OF collision.'
Here is true heroism. y Briton respects
weakness so much that he actually .tiars it--l
fact which many weak nations on this globe
will hear of with no less plcaSuS than ncrc-
dulity.
That part of Mr.. Ilorsman's speech. in
which he gives the history of the change in
British sentiment since this war began. is
highly instructive. lie admits:
AT the commencement of this war he
believe the SvmpatlIcS Of ninc-tcnths Of Eng
liSimcn all tended to the side Of the North"
With equal frankncsS he admits the reason:
and the reason why the generous creatures
were with the North was. that they thought
the South must be speedily Subdued:
1t was. us we Thought. weak and short
lived assertion "t independence which would
certainly he put down.
But, behold |! Contrary to all anticipation,
the Confederatcs made Il good fight. British
sympathy began to gush: and at last its
food-satcs were ail openSl wide, and it flows
over us now as ii it would drown us. Mr.
llorsman says
Sir the South has now closed successfully
the second year of its war OF Independence
1t began that war by constituting a Govern
ment and clecting for five years Il President
whose inaugural address would bear cumpar-
i>on with any modern State paper. 1t brought
armies into the field as large as those which
European powers OF the first class could raise.
Wherever II mas met the North in open fight,
apart from its gunboats. it has won every ba.-
tie wased on laad,~and gained some signal
victories also by sea-
And so, as he most ingenuouSly observes.
these circumstances have
''Givcn an elevation to the Southern cause,
which, slowly, incredulously, Reluctantly. now
that the third year of the war has begun, has
won for it, irrcsiStibly and universally. tie
generous $ympatties Of Euope.' Hear. hear
OH dear Europe! thy loving kindness over
powers US. Eloquent and chivalrous Ilors
man come to our hearts.
But just here, we meet with q passage Of
Mr. Ilorsman's speech, which after the aiiec-
tionatc scene that has just passed between us.
it pains us 10 feel called upon to characterize
as it deserves. He says
''And our next duty is TO leave no mi>coil-
ception as to the real opinion Of England. the
case at the present moment stands thus: the
South are prepared and anxious for peace.
They iRrite intervention d.sI alJit,uiion, with
view TO stopping the progress of the war;
This iSa lie: not Il mistake, not cXaggcration,
nor misinformation -. lie, pure and simple.
Mr.. Horsman knows-and on this point Mr..
Mason'S published correspondence with Lord
Russell leaves 10 sort Of excuse now for per-
sisting in the old observation-disclosures that '.thc
South las he calls the Confcderacy) does not,
and never did. invite intervention and arbitra-
ton.
Perhaps there is no use in repeating this de-
NAL. 1t gratifies the pride of Great Britain
to he told that u nation is waiting at her gate
and soliciting justice and mercy ut her hands,
and therefore Great Britain will continue TO
be told this tlattcring tale, let us say what we
will. What may he written here is shut out
from Europe, and nobody minds what Mr.. Ma
son says. The English have their own Spcnccs
to tell them what we want. and wait for, and
beg for.