Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-05
THE NEUTRALITY OF THE ENGLISH PEOPLE AS
EXPLAINED BY A YANKEE CORRESPONDENT.

THE NEUTRALITY OF THE ENGLISH PEOPLE AS
EXPLAINED BY A YANKEE CORRESPONDENT.
The London correspondent of the New York Times,
under date Of November 2lst, writes:
The report that Mr. Secretary Seward has written to
Mr.. Adams, blaming the British Government for its
completely in the fitting ont of tho Alabama caused
small futer and considerable indignation the Stock
Exchange The English have wished TO be perfectly
neutral as between the beigerents They recognz-
ed the Confederates begerents in the beginning H.
their own interests expressly that they might sell
ammunition and ships to both parties and their only
greet is that the blockade has prevented them from
ryng out their intentions oil neutrality with perfect i'm
paraity There is keen regret felt in every English
mans pocket that they have been eompeledto be unfair
10 the South and that they have sold ten times much
contraband Of to the North they could to the
Conederates Their consciences have picked them TO
that degree for this compulsory partiaty, that they
are now fitting fleet of the fastest steamers that
ever crossed the ocean, expressly to run the blockade
with munitions Of These small sharp steamers
of light draft made of steel plates all paddewheel and
funnel that will off twenty knots an hour, and that
no bockadng vessel can think of taking The success
and impunty Of the Alabama will also lead the fitting
out and arming of dozen more, If the continues
aud the answer to any complaint will be- Didn't you
help Russia in the Crimean war! Did not President
Pierce assert the right of Americans build ship, aad
sell ammunition TO both parties? How then can you
complain ofus for doing what you did, and justified"
Besides yoi have bought artillery, powder, every
thing you wanted in England without hindrance. Why
should not the Confederates do the samey You call
Captain Semmes pirate-but he is no more pirate
than StoneVa Jackson is brigand and you treat him
according to the rules of war 4 Confederassr nava
officer is entitled the consideration 10 the
land service You take Confederate and neutral
band cargoes wherever you Why may the Con-
federstes do the same!"
This il the answer that will be given 10 Mr. Adams.
If Captain Semmes has had the misfortune capture
British ship in mistake his Government will pay for it.
The distress in Lancashire deepens The bounty of
nation will be exhausted in palliating the suffering
Surat cotton comes but it cannot be worked TO profit
The English are beginning that Lancashire il
ruined and the cotton trade ITSELF unless they get
cotton from America. Hence the protest against the
War--hence the protest against the abolition policy OF
the Government England is less abolition than she
4 year ago Never any measure more universally
denounced than that OF the proclamation. The freedom
of the slaves America tue ruin of the manufacturing
interest in England Lancashire has built up and eI.
tended slavery Cut off from that il is ruined Sen
ment is very fine thing; but Englisbmen know the
beauties Of bread of beef and beer. They blubbered
freely over Uncle Toms Cabin but never bought one
bale of cotton the less and ready TO take all they
can get Manchester is the centre, heart and soul OF
American slavery Manchester has grown rich on its
prota and participates in its Can you expect
sympathy from Manchester in effort TO destroy IL II
So you reckon without your host.