Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-19

The United States aud England
A contemporary jousaAl forming its eP'aion ron
,h ,a,tsf Of Webb aud Stewards reply TO Lord "hAr
.i8I. rsoasst, Expresses the belief that the iApA7e
c,,a,nmsut is dss, Gus 10 provoke Great bhtAin ih'o
=, IN ordsr that Il may, with the better grace,
-, ,,om tbs contest with Us, which it has found 10
1000. II would mot pay" 10 make peace with
..n.ls ,i,hout s6me such excuse, peciAly a. the
VIE nation has been wrought up to the bee
a., thai ,ss rsb ,lion l. already crushed and sem Of
-, .,s sven eating ready fac simDh OF the old
,,5.,,odsnOe Bell to ring for JOY, when the day
~ h.,, arrived. Il would be too great shock TO
.-a...I,, ,hsu 700 suddenly. A war with ElsAta
-, sd an admirable excuse, and The Yankee
,,igb, hack on. Of a var with Us, into = war
- v,sI.rd without the losaC p sstg' for It va
Roman maxim (Aad YAnksedcm ID K'me, Il must be
-.a..rb.rss) never to have On hand no great 'ars
-, q, different view Of the suhiso. We are In
-, ,h,,k that nolhing more than = little cheap
-. 70, the sake Of hume popularity, Is meant
,..t has long since tsken the measure Of Rnsseilt
- bs kpo.s that he can Ohet bis government
-, an, kicd OF float with imPuniy Palmerstol s
-, vs.,s old Russell seventy i've, and the Q ,eer
1~.,,,, md If all that is said Of Der DO tsue-
p ,oa ssp.,b,l,y TO national honor not likely
=. ,obrnl in that quarter The Parliament has Con.
.,tsnty vsu the M,nistry m'Iori'es IN oo'n House
,.,.,., tbsv we're me- ID. Immense itish intereas
a. .,.ke. Bdtish commerce ID scattered oil over
,n ,orld IN merchant ships incapable OF ring re-
.,.nes Ia armed cruisers and EoE.i5h subjects OIL
IN, Ace hundred millions 70 Yankee Stocks Al 'h'
- S., declaration Of bosgilisiOs, the ocean would De
,.,L.osd by Yankee priVst1ers, ard all 1he BFi'is'
- ,opla be con6scated. TLefs could b. no re1AEa
a.. y.,kss merchantmen have already oeel
-, ,,ou ths ocean, aud the Yankee interest II
V,,,,sb .,oeks. - take It. Is comparatively small
49, y.nksss too would be sure 20 hgot up the hamf
= = in Ireland Seward Knows all thl', aud be
-, that LON BulIs lAGas are completely TIED
r., 80 ,.u 4 otfered by him aud bis creature Web"
ont - manly az il would DO to spit "a the face g
-, h, 80 chained hand and foot. To say Ga
-,,,.t,,5 noss Or be said oi it, it Is Yankee D.
svsr, feature. Bat Seward will oe'a great ''.'.
-. an, dad and that is al DO cares Tor OF eiPCr
An ,okssdoai gill rug With 'he audc' OF It's rr'n
A,,,,,.lsr sni The CSuardos OF J,hn Bull who uAi'
=. ri,. No Ihs gauntlet lao magnAliaou7ly thross
his isst
I,s.v Ia bosessr that the Yankee minister has cal
100 L.,g,h upou the imbse,liSJ VI his Englrr'
,rotbsr. + gland has more than once been reSuooo
- TIA loly and UOWardeu Of her rsiers, 10 Tue eonu
80, of = .seopd rate Poser iu Europe. Bat, on sue
.,s.p,. ths nation Itself has been wont to 'ak7 mat
into ia o. haads and the result has sl"ays beei
,..,.,.,,a, Of poser aud JIl.tys tdd Gu increase
-,o,s That contemplate tool James l, made her, '
=. ,ms of 40 .esouut ia the systsm OF Europe, AID
-; z,, and s,csssscr pad the penalty Of bis father
spndlss der OfOn~sil she rose To be even great
en- .bs had bssa u4dsf Eiz ,beth. While The ptth
y.ts Charles II Ess toying With bic Esnions, 40 IL
y,,pi brotusl IS white Hall, Dutch Meet osme u
ao.rbau ana ousat Tie best ships OF tue idsh navy
agisu5 mad lost ali weight abroad, and "as deVo9re'
~ faction q home. Yet, In hide more than t"sn'y
,,ys uuds. tie load Of DJteh Villain, she stood ure
,os, IN opposition 20 tie all srasp ug l0hey Of L'S
XIV and uaisr LIS successor through Tie S'Oiu
, rs,t spd much abused MslibSF' uSb, brought the
,,,gttv ucuatch 20 lie Knees Uddsf The Iain'sf5
r. and his saoo ss0r3 she again lost ste IA EdTop
I'D ths MS the more extraordinary because, Iuot be-
go, tLs gamma Cf Chatham had raised her 10 puc.
., ,ovs, ana zlsFy 10 SL:CL sLe lad never fore at
,ipss L. was uldsr one OF Butes SUCCESSORS that stu
,os, the thltssa Colonies Of A@eFica. aud then III
o,ld bsisVsd that che had sunk never 10 rise ssAin-
And yet In ten years more, ~ bahoi her At tho hs
OF ths coalition against Republican France, an
subsequently, tue coal OF tina! var against the tm-
psIor NApoeon rom which che came forth greater alc
more poUaffll than ever chs bad ossn Again she hs
taken the downward tack. her 60 duet with resAf'
10 Denmark has covered her With shame. and il is very
pscbabls that Seward has that conduct in view, Whsl
be ventures so nsedlessly TO insult her. Il may be-
We Say, that the constant recurrence Of these insu
nav al last arouse the Br Ish people. Presumption
snd sfloatery tolerated sometimes encourage insul
not to be submitted %, aid then the Paasoa aroused
I, al the more fsIious and vel gs from tina thought
chat f,rbsAranes had been presumed upon. sssard
nav Yet tale one step too TAR