Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-07
EUROPEAN INTELLIaENCE.
From tho latest Northern G.cs, we ,mpiie
the followiss European news:


the followisss European news:
TIE ENoLIsu PRESS ON AMERICAN PoLITIcI.
The London Times" says: "Ths Chicago
Convention processes 70 stand by tho Union as
stout'y as tho Republicans themselves. and wo
osn very we'll understand why the D. enioosats
at Chicago should shrink from bur:ing out
tbs fact that tho South must " freq, bu: on
what grounds or with what expectations of
SUCCESS could the Confederates nov be asked
TO yield what they have been fighting for to
the very men who have been unable t. wrcsr
it fscm them? l. appears to us moro pross-
bio that thsD ,mocra.s should have disguised
their genuine policy, than that the Eeople If
the South should haze evncsd sny readiness
to compromise. II is more likely that the
a;mistice will be the first step towards per-
ception Of tho truth"
Tho North, after finding that the S>uLh
cannot be ooerced. will f"d slsn that it csn aot
bs persuaded. and that tho reflection encour-
aged by the interval will gradually induce the
/ Federal States To rsliqhish what they cannot
obtain, rather than reeur to what has already
been proved y huppless and ruinous struggle
for it."
The "Times," in conclusion, says:
'The North has been rlu III misled if The
Democratic party is not the strJne6st party in
| the Northern st ites strong euUush, in the
| absence Of any unexpected events, To carry 10
November Le3t its candidate for lha Pfssi>
dency. and to impress ita policy in the inter
| val upon the existing Administration. Still.
it must not be torgo' IN that the Republicans
| will be rsluo!an. u retire from pnwer, that
any signal success may olae more place them
| in the ascendant, and that it theY Should
| deem peace policy uuGesirahle, they will
enjoy oil the sdvsa'asos Of actual Office in
maintaining the opposite policy.
The Herald" thinks that even if Mr.. Lin
c,ln should be second time chosen Presi-
dent, the attitude o. the Democrat, psi ty en-
courage the hope that, 10 the present temper
Of the people, even the Republicans will h,si-
tate ere they make III, fatal plgnge into
another year Of War.
The Morning Posi-" says the Southern Con-
fsdsr8oy is now, ind has baen, since the oom-
mencemeut of tho war. as independent pso.
pie as tho Nor.hcrn Federation, and nothing
really remains for tho lutter but to recogniz,
with what grace it may, tho political entity of
the now Republic.
The continual discussion ct the prospects Of
peace By the "Tiues," had very depressing
fsct on tho cotton roarkesi in Liverpool.
The "Daily News" says the Federal suo-
cesses reduce the proceedings Of the Chicag,
Convention to comparative insigniioanoe.
sENHEs NOT 70 HAVE NIw VESSEL.
The stat, m ant that Captain Semniss, OF tho
ls!e steamer Alabama, had taken com s,snd If
q new Confederate cruiser, built at Bordeaux
is entirely dsoredited at Paris.
PROVISION TRADE WITH AMERICA.
1t is stated in L,ndon that an act 70 trada
with America, in salted provisions, is expected
for som, months, owing to the high prices of
meat and dairy produce, which are r1I e,ted
to prevail until next Spring, in consequence of
tho late severe drought.
THE PsfNcE OF WALLS.
The Prince of Wales had sbtn loned the
design of extending bis tour 10 st. Petersburg
and MJscow, owing to the latere % Of the ssa
son.
Au advertisement had sppeArAd, inviting Ipi.
talists - aa,ist in making by easy ns'a'men;s y
losn of $50 900 sterling to the Confederat ,s. 1t
ten per cent interest on the security Of c, ton.
The "Times' says, Of cou,s,, this s:hsms is
entirely unknown to The Confederate GavarG-
ment, and has received no countenance fom any
authorized source.
THE MULLER CASE.
TIE London Star says that the inquiries
made by the German Lengue Protection Society
of London, fully corroborate the statement #
Mu lar in 10 erence 70 bis proceedings on In,
night of the murder Of Mr.. B'i9gs.