Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-10
EUROPEAN MIsCELLANY.


We take the following interesting extracts from our
6les of the London Inde1-edi!orial and selected:
MINISTER DAYFoS's DILEMMA
During last autumn or winter the confidential clerk Of
the eminent French naval contractor, N. Voruz OF
Naptes disappeared and with him very important aud
valuable papers relating to the business transactions Oh
the house. As the man enjoyed highly respectable
position and ample salary, IL was clear that no orat
nary small temptation could have Induced him TO for
fe his prospects and bis country and to risk the gal
leSs Not long Afterwards, Mr.. Dayton, the Federal
Minister at Paris In correspondence which has re-
gently been published submitted TO tho French Minis
ter OF Foreign ARir VIA! puFported to be copies Of
papers duplicating n. Voruz, and also his correspond
EN-. L. Armand, Of Bordeaux, by the evidence
of their own signatures, In extensive transact
lions for building vessels OF war tor the Con-
led rates. Upon this evidence, Mr.. Dayton based
formal demand for the SEIZURE or at least detention
Of certain ee and other measures to Illustrate the
neArious stempts of the Conederates against the
tralty OF France. We have 10 means of judging OF
the Penuinenesj Of tits evidence, and ne undes and
that both MessIs VOruz and Armand decline, they
have perfect moral and legal hight TO do, to PrOnouncs
in the matter uati the originals are produced, OF which
these papers profess 10 be copss. Mr. DAytons diem
ma, however Is no enviitls to gepteman and the
representative Of foreign nation. Either the papers
submitted to the French Foreign Office are OF apiece
With the report Of the Confederate Secretary OF the
NAVY paImed on EHl Russell, aud in that case the 81
al me purpose win the two Governments would bear
someWbaI 100 suspicious character. Or, on the other
hand If they are genuine, then he coneases himself
.uilty of sG6ornation Of ROBBERY and lA.le but for
bis diplomatic character, 10 criminal Prosecution.
INFLUENCE OF CATHOLIC PRIESTS.
Lesson Tot without interest may be learned from
n,oceeGug which took place at the quarterly meeting Of
the Justices at the Mddesex Sessions last week. 1t may
ha remembered that last year ball passed through Par
lament Wsrng the various Courts OF Quarter SIS
so 10 eppoint mnHters not members OF the Church Of
Eooapd 10 attend prisoners OF their persuasion even
wtIout any request from the prisoners 10 that effect Al
tba meeting in iestion, NJ. P. n. Laurie moved that
appeared that there were sSS Roman Catholic
in the gaos under their infp ecop it expe
dent 10 provide for the egalar mnstraon of ministers
of the Roman Catholic Onurch, who should receive
reasonable payment under the Act aud that aoommtes
be appointed to arrange all details. To this resolution
M, Se,isant Payne moved an amendment 10 the eject
that by the e1 ing law prisoners were entitled at their
own request be sI.sd by minister OF their own psr
suasiop that but prisoners had de such requests
and that all such hsd bten visited that the Court
of opinion that the present arrangements we're sthent
and any appointment for Roman Cathohc priests TO
attend at the prisons on ell OCCASIONS whetler Their
miuisrauors we're red or not, would be unnecea
aary and improper MIR Payne regarded The proposal
before them as attempt TO Increase The number Of
| Roman Catholic suhiec Three centuries ago their
apeAtots had fought Tor amended form Of religion
founded in good sense. There were about % 900 phi.
sonsrs In Middesex in year. and Of these less than
| one thousand we're Roman Catholics. They were now
asked to appoint three priests 10 attend on these pr
soners When once the door wss opened there was no
knowing when it would be closed. II they admitted
nriest, there would DC sealed confession, and what
would there be TO prevent improper communication
being made between Ihe priests and the prisoners
Hs would quote the teaching Of Roman Catholic
works Of hign authority. Thus in "Dsns Theology"
nTa L. ,Nta n
"Oan case be given in which 1t is lawful to break the
/ sacramentsl Seal?" Answer. SIT cannot, although
| the life or safety Of q man dep'nded thereon, or
eyen the destruction of the Commonwealth" So in
iVuori VOL vi. p 276 This seal Ia an obigl Of
Divine right most strict In every case even where the
safety of whole uaion would be at stak..' So again
in Dels work, vol vi. p 2l9; Question, What answer
then ought coniessor to give Whsn questioned con-
az ming truth which be knows from sacram mental con-
i rs ion only 2 Answer, He ought 10 answer that he
does not know it, and II necessary corhrm the same
with All esth' He (Nr. PAJne) further objected ID
priest being allowed visit the women alone, and put
aestons in the confessional which might be perfectly
uuiusthable IL vas said that the strong Protestant
ceiling of the country was sufficient TO check Roman
Catholic arrogance. BE trusted that IL was so, and he
hoped that resistance would be made to every attack
however small from sense OF thaakfuness that We no
longer lived under the blighting influence Of Roman
Catholic Priesthood The chairman on putting the
/ question to tho meeting declared the amendment OF
Mr. Sjeant Pay 20 carried oy msj ,rty Of 10 to "a
| The resuIs was received with loud app aree.
TIE coSFEDEPArK COTTON LOAN.
The stock of the cotton loan still attracts attention.
But for the high rate Of money further advance would
have taken place A 1t IT, its value Is becoming more
appreciated daily, ard snail shortly further ad
vance. The ptes in the midst of the financial pressure
ceied to o. and o. since again il has reached e5 10
67 buyers Tor amount at 66t To-day C2sh May il
au,tuAted with the other markets. and was last called
90 TO %. .
The Economist Of h inst. has the following
"Our readers will not be surprised to learn that the
crude ard financially uosound sj1ems for the TedeNnp
ton of he Confederate Cotton Loan by means OF block
ade running, which nonced in our publication OF I'd
April last has been definitely abandoned by its concoc-
tors"
Our usually accurate contemporary is likely to Lad
is readers into than error By this announce
ment. FIst the scheme of rIdeeming Confederate
Cotton Bonds by running the blockade is not only not
abandoned, but is a. this moment ing prosecuted
with singular ectvity end success. Within the week
We have learned Of the r:ufn Of the Denbigh TO
trail port after three round trips In each OF which she
has brought out 400 bales Of cotJn pledged 70 The
redemption of honda This conversion OF the bonds
Ia open to ell the holders ard the success of
the Dsnbigh has c.used her GxImpe to be very
extensively imita ell, TIE particular tcheme TO
watch the EcCnom q refers as "cruds end a. n.
eislIy uasouGd" is probably one which the 0ooiede-
rita Government discouraged fer this very reason but
this scheme proposed to absorb nearly the whole loan
AMI TO make the Government shareF In the profits Of
the enterprses Toe Confederate Government besides
being in principle 10 parnership tfansactions
has no interest in Withdrawing the oau which, despite
many Auouations has been 10 the main eminent sue
csssiul from the market The only interest Ii could
have in doing so YOU'D be to place 4 new loan, and
ths in the opinion OF the Confederate government Is
unneeesAry and the Congress- before it, adjournment,
decided to give the Nql.ts authority Buff holder
~ n 10 anru -
ton at cd per pound the Government rot only cannot
prevent the but is in honor bound to give them all
necessary and reasonable acill Leaf and OF this an in
eFea.Og number Of persons Interested in blockade run
ming continue TO avail themselVes This H. doubtless
the true Of the steady riss In the loan aud Is Il
supposed that bu! little remans in Ihe marEe. txc Dc
Waat had been purchased, GENERALLY 10 mod a ate
amounts and for permanent investment as the Issue