The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-12

TIE Palmersssn Nllnistry.
I. rerav to some questions put to him by
.he Essl Of Derby, In the House OF Lords, Oh
The 18th OF February, Lord Ruesell Is re-
! por,ed to have said that, in the affair Of the
rams he acted from sense Of duty, aud
from no extraneous influence, be'stss"g fhas
the rsms were intended to be used for the
purpose Of carrying on war with the on''e"
S.ateA From this, It is evident that ne con
siders II his duty to assist the United STATES
IN every way short Of i declaration oil war,
and 70 thvart the Confedera.es IN eVesy
vav abort of actual hostili,les. II he believes
that the rama are designed to be used against
the United States, he knows that the cannon
small arms, and munitions OF war, which the
Yankees obtain In vast quantities from Eng
land. are designed to be used In making war
upon tho Confederate States. His idea OF q
strict neutrality, then, 10 to throw open al,
tho resources Of the British empire 20 The
Yankees, and to keep them closed aga'n.t
the Confederate States. The Confederate
States may be injured to the greatest extent
pcsAIble nv means furnished by Great Bri-
tain. for that IA legitimate. The United
States must suffer no damage from any per
.nissioS given to the Confederases. 1t Is
perfectly legitimate for the Yankees to build
ships 1t Liverpool to capture the Alabama;
but should the Confederates build SHIPS II
oppose these Liverpool vessels, that Is
violation of neutrality. The law does noi
justify the detention OF the rams; but IA they
are to be used against the United States,
they must he detained against Law, and Par
Lament must pass an or post fdcto law render
Ing the detention legal The foreign enlist
ment act does not prevent forty thousand
Irishmen per annum from emigrating 10 the
United States, 10 be enrolled as soon as they
land at New York, to fight against the Con-
fedeEacy; but this emigration is 80 clearly
contrary to the spirit Of that act that Lord
Johu weuld no doubt etop IT, and Ego down
to Parliament" for new act, were these
men destined for the Confederate States, in
stead Of Yaukecdom. As, however, Lord
Russell's friends would feel the want of them
In the coming campaign, 1t would be clearly
contrary to the law of neutrality to stop
them on their way to their graves In the
sVamps and bitches Of the Confedeyacy.-
The Tuscaloosa a Confederate cruiser, ard
England has recognized the Confederate
States as q beliigereut power. Il is PEI
fectly Just, therefore, TO seize her, On the
came principle that it was jnst 10 seize the
rams-that is TO say, she was designed 10
make war on the United States. Great Bril-
tain. according to Russell's Idea, is the
guardian of the United States, but not Of the
Confederate States Aud this is his neu-
frality: To ipjure the Confederate States In
everything possible. To do all possible SER
vice to the United States Think not that
there are not some reas ons for this policy
The United States are powerful at sea, and
can attack Canada The Confederate States
are shut ont from the world, and cannot
reach Great Britain.
As might have been expected, the same
man who is truculent bully to a helpless
State il the most abject OF towards to such
States as can help themselves. We say
nothing Of the United States. The whole
world has seen the papers published by the
Yankee Congress, in which Seward figures
- the dictator, and Russell as the cringing
and subservient tool. Look at the CONT
cent of Europe. Russell preteuds to inter
csde for the Poles, and he is told at once by
Alexander to shut bis mouth and attend to
his own business. Russia wants none of his
Interference. He induces the Danes-whom
England has cruelty injured Oh more than
one occasion--to raise their crest against
Austria and Prussia When he demonstrates
md represents" these two Powers treai
her with the most sovereign contempt
They laugh at his remoEstrances, and defy
him to do their worst. The Yankees, the
Psussians, the Russians, and the Austrians,
al, have taken measure Of the man. They
know that there Is no danger in him, and
that however he may threaten Re dare not
attempt to carry his threats into execution.
II Ia strange TO US that the English nation
that any nation-can submit to be de-
graded q this PAlmerston Administration
has degraded them. Anything, however,
for Qulet life. England has lost her pres.
tgs, AMI she will never recover It Will e the
Palmsrston ministry continues to exist
We see no prospect Of its being replaced by
any other, simply because We can sae no
man to head new ministry.
THR Two NArIoNs-A Key &, Tie History Of the
.1msvtcdn Wdr-ts the lille Of pamphlet by Mr.
Edward A. Pollard, just Issued by sessr- Ayses &
Wade, and for sals in this city. We have seen
nothing from Nr PolIard's pen which reaches The
height Of this g. eat argument than The open
fna Of thia pamphlet, where he describes The aalii