Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-09


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du.Eriai prosperity ~ the mAlnfaa doE distFis.s
al RUSSELL after reading tbs memorial was addressed
BY several members of the deputa.on. In the course
OF their remarks spesksrs dselt upon the present
unsettled state Of the cotton trade, and produced s'a
tlslcs showing bow largely the important towns nsd
been Grained of Ecery workers Of The best slisees
owingto the powerful Inducements held ont TO them by
feders en- grafton agsn.ss state of things which had
Led large number OF deserving poor to rsk preclr-
ors and hazardous existence Ia country not sc,u
ruou3 IS to the means Of recruiting its wasted sies
Apart go, from considerations of their own atersl
welfare, the deIutaton begged iosubm to the Foreign
Secretary that In the opnion of the vast msj OF
the people of the cotton Districts the Southern States
as Il By cup ,rior force Of by tho manifesto
ton Of the highest capacity for self government had
entitled themselves to recognition "a independent,
Power.
Alter lsenipg to the deputation with evident interest,
his L3rdshp exprts5ed his ad nraon at The eopdcct 81
the operatives his sympathy with them in their
ayOdate eff :rDgl and his earnest desire qt tie tina
Mould speedily drriUs phts The Goysr'mtR might g IN
goode6ee offer to mediate 6etreen Tie eonendng parties.
Tne deIu adon then thanked his Lordshlp for n's
courteous receoton, and withdrew.
TIE RIPoRTrD sEL.usHf IN rms cHAssrI.
ga From lie London Merit
Oar Southampton correspondent says Tho origin
of The reported ght OF Jersey has been
tanned. pAsy Of frisnds made up lass Wednes-
day at ST. a ers, Jersey, tor a land excursion round
The Island. One OF the nuInb,rI hofever, ultimately
declined togo. When tho eIeursionsts reached Corey,
they loosely ssut him telegram statiDg that he lad
los: great treat BY aiming behind as they had wit.
messed magnificent fight between the ksarsage aid
Florida They added that the Ksarsaye Wss beaten
aud bad sought shelter Ia Corey and that ha Florida
on the hii qnies waiting 20 renew the centsst--.
This telegram shoER to Two or three persons aud
she engineer OF the steamer Wonder heard OF them
.psak about Jas. So tbs vessel leaving for South
smplOn on.WedifsdaT eqeHlpg. When he, mentioned
the circumstance bOasd Tho Wobdsg -Onis al be
imaginative passengers IA. oeee laaeied theJ al
hsafd distant RriDg during the DAY"
IRE QUESTION OF MEDIATION
LosDos riAEs sclJtcr.
From ne London T,mss. J"iylsI
A emsll bod OF well in,en,ioned p0Iit aus still at
hcle 90 W hnk meet mistakenly 10 tbs PLAZA Of DC
,a,l0n There i 03oreiy for Obtaining the Oessa
sauOn Of Hcsliies iu America aud jeIu;zton if em
g. consisting Of Lord ClGnFoafJe, the bishop Of Obi
chester kF. spence. aud others Wno ook upon the Wst
AZ calamity pIsVentibls BY European interference.
waited upon Lord Pa ;. iday for the Pur
pose OF Urging Her Majesty ,serasnt TO TAX essps
the restoration OF peace bst~sen the behgeTenis
We heed hardly say that vi lhe ultimate Objects o.
rhe society We entirely sJmpathzs. We mus: also &C.
cept Of the facts Oh they b4ee their sign-
mems. The evils OF this war have happily not fallen 90
cure, Ives with the weight that expected but =l
the haton Eu.r4, and would gain noG little by the
ending OF the strife. -a
But in new offer oil mediation We Gao ses no remedy
for these eyl Mr. Spence fays that there ia pep
party, aud is growing but &c has no ialying point
The action nov urged Wouli give them pivot on
which 10 form rot, indeed, the action o. EaglAnd
alone which TO be dprecaed altogether In. that
TO bs taken cor jointly bJ several leading Powers. With
such assistance the Peace party would rapidly gather
strength AID numbers, and thus might reach the s
sue all eairadn This il asnoun0 authorization