The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-22
VIII the. south submitl


Tho disaster long avcrclat Charleston seems be
imminent. and the federais W u PROBABLY be a0c
their revenge on that gallant little city The OBSTRUCTION
OF Fort sumter Is not. iddccd the OF haeslon,
bnt 1t Is the most imi or'an, step TO IT, The
fcdcrals may 80 on In their OF conquest and the
cliss Of the Southern my Ill their hind one
W but every victory adds FOL, the original fame OF
finite ground Of quarrel the uatles nrd scgcs fair
'riais Of strength. the side which finds itself the
weake,t may c7''sen, to cornpr.mlse, and
agreement. may unite araln Ia honorable friend.
ship. But when a nation like the South is
lighting FOR bare existence, all Of s,sSic IRE
SIDE. The invader may cut deep into the country, but
the soul OF the national lie escapes his sword and his
crnetics only q ken the puise cf heart o. indcncn
dcnce The fcderss may gain point after point but they
cannot conquer the hatr d which they have
isnc9 tLonsel es the least hopo,oss 70 tro al he
struggle, too L. the furious passion for which Fecns
to be rosng IN the Northern mind The insatlate rage
q conquest grows by what Il eeds upon, every cap
ture o. city or defeat 81 mn army osy appetite
for further destruction and fresh 50 lnng rs tho
fcderais fight aud set tn means Of aghiiug long
viii they be wiling and eager 10 fight and beyond auc
tion, 50 Ions they vii have to nght
Secretary Stewards Circular fn Fra nce.
Mr. Sowagds last circular has (Sop, y not been well
received b. the French government. In the Honiss0
no less ID y u each &C the semi official organa the Lon
don Time resnirK. en- i, (alrosdy given IN the HEg,p
have been published In the same column
Southern Outrapcs Upon British Sub
Jccts.
The following letter has been addressed to Earl Rus.
sclls-
70 b1ofsGArE s1RFET WIN, IoN Oh,
NJ Losp-iIaviug arrived in England take Ills ,ppor
tunity Q. addressing your ordshp 10 re.ercnce my
case With the general facts OF u presume you al
ready officially acquainted through the Representations IL
her Majcs,y's Minister al Washington. In order how.
exist through public report otherwise shall rcspcr,
fully request your ordships attention TO brief state
ment Of the outrages 10 which /, In common with Others
have been oscd IN the states Of Alabama aud Teancs
Explanatory Of my being IN America /, NAV here say
In fbo .f eafio froo
New York, ard subsequently lived years in Brook
Ign, during which period remained faithful In my ale
In 1859 removed 10 Montgomery Alabama, TO settI,
tho estate Of deceased BOTHER and on which became
administrator. Hy decision Of their law any inhsb-
ant could do though resident citizen could not
Pending its settlement which promised to be tedious
citemet which followed the commencement az inc war
several OF my employees left they not considering safe
70 remain any longer being impossible for me 70 Ct
up my business in conse Of pay ~ debts
&c, was nuder the necessity OF remaining. The fact
Of my being British subject was very generally known
10 prove IN official knowledge u II may state tint
ehory after lolng there was M tacd to attend Jury
for tho trail &c slave who was subsequently cSccnicd
for killing his master declined On the ground IL alien.
age, which excuse was acccp,e by the court
last February ! was arrested conscris IN my
house by the enrolling occr Of the IL freo govern
meni and. under strong military force conveyed tho
gard house IN Monty merry, where detained three
- ard hr nights, aud tlcn released Noswi,hs,and
ing tho prot1ciion II consular certificate ~ naonai
" and compliance wh tho requirements Of Inc Secretary
Of War, again arrested In tho Of Tn IL Gro
kVNcrn'ncut taNcn tr'Tn rtsuebccs urIlei on 10
camp Watts, in aiabant, and from thence to Gcreral
Bragg army IN Tn Iahama Several other British SUP
jecs also sent AZ tho timc by Maor SwaI n
the eommsndlut of c0nscripts for the state lie Ind
them forwarded Under guard In chin,, with heavy irn
collars rivecd On their recks. On arrival In Tait
hNfna we VIC all put into the guardhousc abosnu1
bly, fi,y den Mcr being there nearly woek Confcdo-
rate oieer canls nSne day 70 know u We wond yolun.
teer. Under TITO circumstances declined % embrace
the opportunity of nxhtng for his country In thts way
called several times to know thought any better
OF H. until At last finding the Inducements NOS sum
GENTLY strong he came day and took ~ out 70 the
Provost Marshas once while there he trted 70 cocrco
amid the jccrs aud taunts Of crowd u commissioned
officers, whosc hatred Of England WAS o cqualIed BY
their Affected gncrnnce u her power. Our party,
cunsist'ng u Danish, German ard Brithh subiscss,
all refused " ssu9unce CUE ale4sance We werc
refusing 70 DO lny Ne eGGt dy % tssdiencs v shs