The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1864-08-04
Public opinion in Europe.

the Rev Dr. Siss of PhiIadtlP hia, 20 ono DIS par
lshionsrs and ptbi,hsd ia the 'Lrtberan Miss RArj
of hat city. ne 5lh DR.. Sis is pas:or oi st
Johns (Luihers Church, one Of the argesrcoagre
& tio1s 10 the oity II ian supporter OF bu-
c 5 ADMINISTRATION. IIs answers T. the people who
pesered tfn sa'uncessoglg the water, MAJ 60
! for whit theS.are worth We,u itossl.ed n -
! c mmauicsion Chi d. as an unni,Assbs evide CO
from z. enemy Of what is tn ug of ihs war in for
eign lard3 N,rtbern Christians WI Ges tie d'y when
they mu hang IA ir hesds 10 s'ame for he diabolica'
spirit manifested ia this wsr--ED Cen PRfs
GLASGOW SCOTLAND, May 49, 81
Having seen nearly all the principal
places Of interest in Ireland, from Cork to
Belfast, we crossed the channel on Toesd4 y
night, and on Wednesdsg morning landed
in this great City of GlssgoT, the P'ttsbu'g
of Scotland.
Q re of the great topics Of conversation.
oil over the country where We have been, is
our var. We hesr more about it on this
side of the water than at home. E0ery GJdy
~e meet seems TO have some word of tezsHrc
for the North, and we are continually told
that it is shame. that We ought TO let the
Sonth GO that we meyer can corqler them,
and that We will be great enough without
them. The papers talk Of all our battles as
Federal dCfsets end disasters, and preach
continually that our debt, ard orr deprecia-.
ton of currency, and the terrible loss of
life must necessarily rain Us. if We 60 on.
tell them that gold at coo per cent
is net as, encouraging as gold at 70 and
that England. seens TO think nothing of a
debt great deal larger than ours With not
one BALI our resources. They say that We
:. are violating our principles by not allow
ing the South to choose it's own govern
ment. | have answered, that every man
is free 60 choose his ogn wife, bat having
made the choice, it is not our custom to let
him choose another at will. They say lha5
the So1th is too enraged and embittered
ever to live in peace BIth Us. tell them,
we will then have TO clean theln o1te ont
OF the country. They cay that wonld be
wrong, to dispOssess them of thor lends
and property: answer not whit more
wrong than 10 string rebellious Sepoys TO
the cannon's mouth and thus dispossess
them even of life itself. They telS me We
have not gsneralship enough to cope With
the South. answer, that we prefer to be
the ildges of that ourselves, especially as
We ane the people directly concerned.
T.. At Belfast | was lectured considerably
on the infatuation Of orr course aid the
feebleress Of our forces in undertaking to
suhdua such a spirit and power as the
Soutberners have shown. told them Bel
fast was a monument to the poser Of our
blockading forces, and thst the very bread
they were eating and the unprecedented
prosperity of their great linen business,
grew out of the doctrines and determination
Of our people Here, at GlaSgOT, and along
the Clyde, have had pointed ont to me
splendid new steamships, meant, when fn-
shed tn ply to America as blockade run
uers. There has been made up, here, q
great chartered company for the purpose.
And it is all referred to in a spirit Of taunt,
at our attempts TO Keep them out. | told
some that we bad different ideas Of honor
end morality in our country, but that We
were cutie satisfied to have them send these
vessels 10 ne, ga they would serve us many
a good turn in this struggle.
, 1t is calculated here that if this dishon-
, orable business will only succeed with one
ship ont of elk, it will pay the chivslrous,
high minded ard 'viruous lords and mer
chant princes, who fad it qnite accordant
J v$th their principles to engage in it.
The unsuccessfulness of Banks expedi-
ton, has been given out>with every Eew sr
J rival from America, and every time as fresh
> tidings of further Federal defeat-terri-
, bic loss of hfe-the COnfederates again vic
MISUNDERSTANDING disaster to the Fed
eral arms-the Union cause on the wane-
and long lists of such expressions set out
> on,ihe bulletin boards, and printed in large
letters in The newspapers.
remarked to several persona, that very
little events in America seem to serve very
large purposes in Great B itain, and to
serve for very long time, without losing
any of THAR freshness or power to keep up
, the stimulation of British minds. Indeed,
. abont the only unpleasant thing | have thus
, far bad to encounter, has heen the INFECT
, Of the war, to which people here give q
, great deal more attention than we do at
t home, and to still less purpose. l was Of
/ ten annoyed With it at home; am more
t annoyed with it here, and gladly turn from
? it and avoid it whenever can. The people
9 and papers talk about it with 80 little sense
0 and comprehension, that like 10 get by
it as quickly as possible, though au mat.
] fer OF curiosity, have not hesissted to take
/ up much of this letter with it,?
CHRIST FORGIVENESS Of ell sins is com.