Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-01
TIE AMERICAN QUESTION" IN GREAT BRITAIN
PEA E kovENEN TS-Co CONFEDERATE BONDS,

TIE "ANERICAN QUESTION" IN GREAT BRITAIN
PEA E MOVEMENT S-co CONFEDERATE BONDS,
ETC.
We copy the following interes ing extracts from the
London correspondence OF the New York Times under
date OF sofa April:
As sOop as the Dlrsh question % settled, the Amer
can question will come Lefore Parliament in a more
serious shape than ever. On ThuIsiay night there
five hours debate in the House on tie case OF the Tus
caloCs with which the British Governments played fast
and loCse in 50 queer fashion ct the Cape OF Good
Hope-Uhere, by the way, the Alabama has jus; re-
turned to refs and been received with acel,matiors
after burning nine large United States nerchantmsn-
TIE new move viii be enc for peace, based on memo
rtAlS ssrt from every part OF the kmgdom 70 posn
hOls.s Of Parliament These petitions are instgeteo
by "Secitty for Promoting the Cessation OF hesl-
ties in America" which has for is PE1sdent Rear Al
niral Arson. This society, which 10 acting chsny
through sic clergy Of the Established Church, urges
''that the suhjugaon or extermnation OF SIX millions
of people is al alternative unparalleled In Ohrlsllsn
umes" and ''that il Is the duty of every Ohfisran
throughout the world to uae his influence against 'he
further prosecution Of such war;, 81. Pamphle'S
,F4cs and circulars sre distributed IN EDITIONS 0! ten OF
twenty thousand copies
The danger from such movements il not that Earl
Russell will be frightened from position OF "tfeady
neutrality but that the Government iteit may DO over
thrown; and as tie Opposition is becoming every Gay
more committed 20 the Southern cause theie IS reason
60 apprehend that when Il comes into power 1t wiz isei
Obliged 10 take c0u o. quite different from the one II
now condemns have reason to know tina. the bi'nos
of the South In and out Of Pari men, are Wanng WIN
impatercs for the tine to come when they can Drug
this question issue. The position is tsyoatls 10
To North long the present Govsrnmentean nAn'
tain s place. for the very attacks Of the Opposition
make ths Minister'S law officers OF tho crown and 10
certain extent the Government press pard aus OF the
North Tho danger tAst they vii yield IN Difference
70 public opinion or be defeated. Fortunately Palmer
ston and Russell too food o. power 10 be cas- ly
driven out and Russell is stubborn enough TO have his
oWn way as long as there is such possibility.
In the Tuscaloosa" case, in the House Of Lords,
Lord Chelmsford accused Earl Russell OF trucking 20 the
Federas and si1 they had light TO sszs the YES O.,
ought to m8ke al apology and compensation 10 ne
Confederate Governments which, as bari Russell haS
dIiyen Mr.. Mason FROM England, and tsi not even q
c. nsa in me dominous o, D,V$, would rot ee easy
matter 70 manage The Ensisa Goyerum cns wishes TO
send commercial agents the SOuh Is appointing con-
sais would be equivalent to recognition, and neither
Slips nor guns are ready for that but Gr LAWS, IN
derslAnd, chi eets 10 any halfway proceedings
List night Earl Darby made speech Of two holrs
in the Lords on abe case Of the rams making the most
Of cuurGe Of the so-syled" Mallory report, which he
said had bee furnished TO the Government IN extract
from the n. Y.EDaily Times, which was well knoWh 20
be the o.san Of Mr. SeWsrd-making strong iusinui-
menk or eau e. il to be e,ncoctCd, AMI rtadng an
s1trac from the Phia5e pis Age fuppott, not his
charge bus nsnustol. Bat as be denounced the for
ger as umsy 0ns, which bad neither tue proper form
nor the matter oil such documents he could hardly sup
p5se is 10 have been the work of Mr. Sc gsTd though L
appears to have bsen sufficient well done TO deceive
both him ard Mr. Adams. These continued attacks in
Lords and Commons on the American ques ion are,
Think, ouly the rhrm'siegs wiich prscede general
glgsment. In hs defence, list night Earl Russell
fol back upon the IAysry question: aud said England
should preserve careful neutrality because four mil
hons OF reuoss might be made free in consequence.
Confederate stock, now, while Lieut.. Gen. Grant is
marching on Rc1mond and " the bridess holds bis
breath for time" has gone 10 20 81. Here chance
for speculation Tee news Of week or two may send
it up 20 per cent higher or knock IL down to 2I where
il was a few nths GgO. II Gln. Lee meets with
verse Lombard aiil drop it, AZ % the Coniede
rates here they full OF confidence aud sangune Of
success They prepared for defeat and disas.
rs hut expect 70 hold their own and believe that the
North wi cave that Francs will rscognze in behalf
of Mexico and they feel that England viii be esger
enough to join in sch recognition. understand that
the great hnancial agent OF the Richmond "so-caled"
Government is here. awaiting the proper moment 70
offer another loan.
have not noticed in any American paper the ac! that
the British Government is taking ths present opp 3rtu
nifty 70 get iootaod and right Of transit in Nicaragua
Cap ain PSm, of the Royal Navy, eu,hOr Of The Gate
of che Pacific arrived here on Thursday, With the
taat be had secured highly important concession from
the Nicarsguian Government Tor railway across tie
Isthmns for which the capita! resdy tha: the Pau
ANA Company viii sooa have formidable opposition.
There is no mistake sbcut this and it is probably the
fret step toward estabis ing position WEIGH will be,
ir come degree, set OF to that Of France in Mexico.
England waits good transit route to British COLUMBIA
and New Z1lAGd aud sac wants also cotton region in
Genital America, near ard better than India Captain
Pym is confident that be has found these Nicaragua.
He man Of great energy and has the full con6deL CO
Of the Government