Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-25
Mit Gsnuine7

We publish this morning, taken from the Mob ~
Tribune, very remarkable correspond enee, the very
exktencs Of which has previously been uBknosn a.d
unsupported in this 0Onlederaoy We Alluds Of eouise
TO the correspondence PurpoHing to have passed be
tween Lord Lyons representing the Brtsh Government
and Mr.. Burton Harrison, the part of President
Davis Il is not little singular that The TACT of such
correspondence should be first developed at pOiut 50
remote from the Capital; and the critical reader I'll
hardly fail 10 perceive that the style Of the note o,e
Mr. HArrisOns signature is neither that Of the
nor of bis Secretary OF State but as the Tribuar
In spite Of its name is respectable journal ling
We shonld think deceive the public ia grave mat.
ter, nor liable 70 be imposed on and deceived ITSELF We
shall for the present. treat the correspondence as genu
ias though in reality seriously questioning whether il
BE So But whether these eXl-t noie5 have passed &
tween the iunetOnafies whose names they bear NAV
aot be a matter Of much importance as would al hr
appear since the fact has reached through British
newspapers that Earl Russell has pledged himself to
remOnstrate the subjse. referred TO in this pa
tive correspondence and if the despatch nov published
be cot from him, usy ezPscs something of the knd
soon The following paragraph, for example, appea :
10 The (LondOn) Iader OF Mach l7h:
Tbe HareAsslsr COuyisy Of this morning. reierrif
To the SocitOT-GsneCas statement that Her Asjestys
GoVernment would endeAvor 20 'remOhstrAe' with tbe
Government Of the Conedeiat States. their al ged
employment Of agents N lhil country for Illegal pu-
Doses Asks sshsthsr there n0H not Be little officially
a6o1,t tRis aatssrg II ri Russell adds the Courier
had been moderately civil 10 Mr.. Mason, instead OF
driving him away by his downright rudtnes the tling
oould have been done At But il is no nov uuue
20 essy natter and IL is strongly be c,Cd that
n Ear Russell do not take what he is about be N
IL Had i'm baf r..
journal concludes It's complimentary speeu atiOOs as
follows: who is now 10 eommunieats with tie COL
federats Government aud how, and Ia what scat of
phraseOlOey TO be approached Is Mr.. Jefferson Da
Wis TO Do addressed his kxceruey the Pr sdent of the
Confederate Atfs Of America and = be the iepr
tatve OF that Government 10 be dealt with one estab
Hshed Government usu deals with ABOihr? Aud II
that the case what viii Ad ans say The probability Is
that that particularly sentative gentlsman viii think
that II would have been better not 10 have addressed
the representatives OF the COniedeIaey all bat not
wthstanding the formal recognition OF is zoe geren
character (Shich by the way cannot be got OVer) 10
have treated them aHd All cOun( cted with them as
rebels" aud pirates IL Is lot very difficult 81 iOIe-
tel what the Of Mr. Pfesdsnt Davis vii be. He
win excuse hmsslf and demand TO be treated in the
same way in all respects the other bsligerent Add
perhaps this point Lord Russell will begin 10 think
that be bad better have e remOnsranes in that quar-
ter alone.
The immediate pretsxs for this EemOnstrance was the
publication Of the report attributed Secretary Mallory
rot M We may believe not with the expectation Of
deludng the world but only to give Seward and Russ
an opportunity Of deVsilg some plan BY which the one
could attain his object OF preventing the departure of
the rama aod the other be enabled 10 conceal his
tsmpble coWArdios aud inbeeility from the accusing
gaze Of the British public The history Of shs forged
report curious enough; and fully illustrates the un
frsody spirit towards the 0OnfsdsFAey which animatss