Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-11-03
AMERICA TIED TO ENGLAND.

from England to New York, bringing q spe
cimen of the new cable manufactured D!
Messrs. Glass, Elliott & Co., and Yankees ar
largely taking stock. In other Words tina
stupid and blinded people is actually sub
scribing money to forge a chain for its W
limbs. AS before, the location selected to-
the cable places. both ends of it on British
ground. and therefore absolutely under Bri
fish control. 1t signifies little what may h
the constitution and bylaws of the company
as to keeping it entirely neutral, and equal
Nv accessible to the two nation% AL tina
kind of arrangement is good only for peace
times; let war break out between England
and the Yankees, and the Atlantic cable viii
be about as neutral as the Royal ARTILLERY
and the Channel Fleet and the Horse Guerds
That British statesmen are looking for
ward to tho recovery Of the American colo
MES, AMI preparing to avail tbenselvesof the
exhaustion and anarchy which must succeed
the present war. to attain that cherished pur
pose, is simply q matter Of fact. Highly alb
suri, perhaps, this design and expectation
mast appear in the eyes'cf the concerted Yam
Zee nation; but thar nation is doomed tc
hare It's eyes opened upon that and some
other subjects before many years 60 by. NJ
u~olitical mazim is now more firmly fixed il
the mind uf Eirops than that all American re-
pubiics, both on the Northern and Southern
continents. are destined to pass through the
same stages Of faction, war, anarchy, weak
ness, utter wcariness of popular government
and final absorption hack into the crig'na
European monarohies whicEi planted them
Saa;n hes already taken hold of st. Drmingo,
and naturally .hought that Mexico also was
fairly due 10 her, whea it should ripen; but
o stronger rower has come in before hers
England is looking On ut the present war he
tween the two fragments ofthe United States,
with patient hope. believing that she sees in
tie Federal part of tho disunited mass, those
very symptoms which, duly fostered and skill
fully treated, are sure TO ripsn into that con-
ditinn OF bloody anarchy AZ which republics
utterly ruined and bankrupt, deprived o. law
and ba.hci in bleed, hold out their hands tc
any strong power which will do them the ia
vor to come in aud take charge Of their affairs
Hence the highly ~virtuols and conscientious
British neutrality, and the warm words Of
cheer apd encouragement bestowed By turns
upon each bclligerent. Hence the rersisten,
policy Of ron-rccognitipn, while enthusiastic
English writer's assure the Confederatcs thai
they can never be conquered, and that reunion
is impossible; and others no less warmly
hound on the Fedcra!s to vigorous prosecu.
ton of the war, and tell them that they have
all the civilized world with them, as cham
pions of human freedom"
We say that such is the settled theory and
calm, steady purpose of-not the English
masses, for h<y know norhing-but of such
statesmen "a Lord Paimcrston. The revolt
against King George the Third, though appa-
ren,lv successful for time, is to be crushed
BY mis- grand daughter, or by her successor,
for there ia no hurry. British policy is in no
such haste as Mr.. Seward. and can let it's
bills run longer. IN the meantime, a tele-
eraphic wire across The Atla.tic-one end of it
under the control Of the Wal Department in
Lnndcn. the other Of the Commander.in-Chief
ct Halif.x-will he a good preparation for the
inal winding IN Of the plot; and q word Of
command Whispered ct the Horse Guards will
then reach American shores about three hours
earlier on the same day. The moment this
cabla is.laia. hosh ends of it will be guarded
by ;mprcsnable fortresses, mounted with the
longest range guns. England will then have
cas-. her rarters over the bands Of the Yankee
nation, and can snap the lock.
IF nothing we're concerned in all this but
the fate of the said Yankee nation, we should
csre but l;ttle. We might even look on with
CON nlarencv. while our stupid and trouble
enme rsighhors to. the North wore weaving
for themselves the web Of their fate. For
oursei-es. We hoped to be secured by the ma
tire Of our institutions, against that ecute
malay Of ..t.ic American Republics which
makes them rot at the heart, and fall before
they are ripe. We hope, with Gods blessing,
tn hold fast our Liberties and our laws to pay
our debts and preserve order within our Dor
ders, so as not to afford to kings aud queens
those excuses and opportunities which the Pal
and Napoleons count upon SO conf
IDENTIFY. Yeti it cannot be without some degree
os concern that we shall sec the British power
r~e-estab!ish itself on the north bank Of the
Potomac. Who arc to be our next door neigh
bors, 10 matter of some momen to US, and we
confess that We should prefer the Yankees to
the English in that situation; they would be
a less danger to us simply because they are
less strong and less wise. Give US Ignorant
and semi .barharous enemies to deal with. if
wa must have enemies: and on the north bank
of the Potomac, for ages to come, we can lock
for nothing else but enemies. Therefore we
incline to hope that this time again
the IAtlautic Cable will break and fail. Bot
ter for US that the Yankee nation should run
the whole course Of lis tagging fever, and end
in the natural way, than thai GnSianu
should como in. as Louis Napoleon is deing
for Mexico, to establish a permanent and re-
sponsible government" under European guar
In the meantime it ought to DO agreeable to
Us to reflect, that between US and Newfound-
lasd lies the whole mass of the Yankee ma
LATE OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY OF
NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
We take pleasure in. laying before our read.
.-s the official report Of General II. E. Lee.