Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-07
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ri6ETS.
RICHMOND WHlG.
EUasJAT nORNINo, July !, 1854.
Alone in the World


va AonbArdipE the teva Of sondsrbOrg. They killed
~ usSsh,y Of be soWnsPeOple aad destroyed rum
ssr Of tie housea Similar events have been common
enough ia thil coaalFy daring the last three years. At
arss 20 veto inclined to protest agSirS, them to de-
acunos them a. bArbaFOus ami osuel aud to declare
sasn violations no les OF the u5'gss Of than Of
tls rsh Of humanity. But our psOtessAdOns we're so
sss needed oar esauncstlOns cold received, that
W GaOs, began 70 believe thai might DO nistsken
after d tAas We had msnt rpretsd the spirit Of the
AsS and she tendencies Of eiVhHAsOn, Aad that The
lon9ar M ne and destruction Of oti,S we're entirely
Lawful and eommsnd6bls under ell eh Sumstancss But
Lals AIR Of s5ndsr6ory created great sensation in
EasUps TITO Lsndon TiHaSs 6eDouaess it IS one Of
The most Rhasly Displays u Oravado and cruelty which
A.ys ST been seen N var" Lord SaafFsbury are
t,lL Only spoke she general feeling Of RlglAnd when
D. ala IN he House Of Lords that il Of The
moss ou,rs ~ ae.s ever psrpsrated. The humane
aad indignant Bitten went on urge shat BstSl ct
sloul be despatched 70 the BAto In order to prevent
t1,Iscursnes Of suol e.uslies Tots declaration viii
AeoIsss b cherished In the British heart another
mlsssdon Of British nAgnanlni.E bus Lord Saaf.Os-
hafy TOO vel acc Ainted with hi couOtrya history TO
imagine that any GoAe4 s1sepi to bis own reputation,
vii acc iron his cheap display Of humanity. It is
N-AN~@~-~~
sas WEIGHT Of e power on Of the prisoners Of
San AnReC; baI there nothing costly or dangerous
IN :hss uniqas piece of geaerOsi,y To threaten the
0.rnsn.o Consideration with q similar reGTibntion,
1.uld b very dHsrert thing TIE Times, ehAras-
1srstcsly app of all such chances while it ap
proves ha emphatic dsnunciAdo Of Lord Shaltesbury,
gently rsprshendI his still more emphatic remedy
IL The matter vas 6y no means to be passed ever
L.rd b sell had instituted hSuries on the subject,
snd The Conference which soon to meet would take
&c into serious oOnSideFAtOl.
Lord Raen might to be sure, have found numerous Ike
rsnees for inVestgst during the last three yesrL
de might had he fst so inclined, have instructed Lord
LJous 10 inquire Why Charleston is maroiIessly bOm-
bdsd without she shadow Of chanes OF altering the
lazy situation, BY the complete destruction of
zee Ciy; Why Jacksonville and DAren, and half dOI-
~ Other places were deliberately burnt 70 the ground
- orsor Of snkee generals; Why NAtoheE and Pass
UAtsian and 1lox, were bombATdsd without WaTI ng,
nd Eaen there was not armed soldier in either psc
sad whY Lnos every iowa on the Mississippi RIVER,
Ecu Memphis 20 HsW leans, has been reduced 10
aahsa he might very releVanty have asked upon
VA Ipoipls OF International Law the Yankees do
SArsd MEDICINES eontrs band Of war; aud b. vi a.
variant ualsss that Ofhs Italian tyrAnt PiU 'As oor
sols q gsO they raTsgs and d, sclals whole coun'
w. even 70 OF WsR.only destroying prOViOns
ani eaals and agricultural implements He night
have asksa these Quest oDS, and most GSsursdy he
you'd lave been sEubbed for his IAius. Stl, one
FVui3 think after AL tat has happened especially AFTER
an eager haste Investigate the bobardment CT Sir.
dsrborg that he could have stood hIts sEubbhg for
he Sks Ct humanity. Az matters sland q. present. we
A,Ts only tuo things, Of tNo things 70 believe
STAT England AID, IL fact, other European nations
very much GIsd # snkses and that they consider
An.rO4 snliIely beyond the charmed and sacramento
sirels Of eiTIIs6 rA,Ons. As for the Yankees they
sS s.Sesmsd entirely Toe strcug TO be constrained 10
Oesd snce, sad d. tRnt be admitted to fellowship.
"a 70 Ohsr AnsTi. communities, ike AaiAtie and
A reAn 00mnun Ess ths lsa Of nations Was made for
thsn OO-y shAS it SOnfsrs Ghtm reciprocity of
SaTAnAg-s ana nmuoass, "a an hypothesis eatirSly too
aos1Id 10 DO ssTiou-ly sntsrtAinsd.
Csruanly, II America nobody has any rights that the
Yaakasa OF "a ops l. bound 10 respect. Rnglshmeu
MAJ bios Ssgeys iFCm the lannon's -u,h in Inds; aud
YAakess may burn odss and raVAgs States in America
snd The tQaG5imily OF Europe il not at al disturbed
BlI zoe bonbard uent OF Dlnsh village arouses q cry
Of Iloig ,uOn and IA made tls subject Of formal pro
ssSs aid s0,smn dsoiArAions. Toe mot colossal
vaE O. modem times may be Waged iOs three years in
Ansnes; iI may involve he Faer6ce Of Milo Of lives
Aad unuoid property this side the Atlantic and Of
he ntsrsss Of numbers on the other side without
sinulAtiug Europe % more, than idle curiosity,
tsDpsrtd sE Zines By seHIis bus unofficial depTeea
Yea. Bus an instruction h Issy, or question of do.
nssto rights Ia = couple Of hide Danish Duehies,
saroBs the siViEssd Eoili into cO0VulsioBs and de
m,Dds the Immediate oonvoeluon 10 Congress or 10
OlLfsrs1cs o. It's princes potena.es. Lee IOgps
- usoagsR pas; 30 says the French PrOTere; and the
P.OssiO Is goi. Bas the wolf may deVOur ths lamb
I'd IkilUH aud nobody v say hln nay. Aad If Ike
D.nss's sof which, dPO "a PaSsa avsa piU fame che
pra, t-s "a lee Wofexlbiss appetite Ehea "gsOEs
Wta What feeds upOo," the osly WOnier that the
tAnsa lAnue beast possibly b so greedy and VOrA
sOuA The speeacls Of burning town on the shores
Of Denmark draws tears Of Sympathy and nOtss OF
noJI CO from the gushing eyes and pens Of ali the
ssOsRsatal diplOmAIss aud statesmen in thu Old
World But tas sgbi Of a continent in flames pre-
ssnssd - telescope vision OF EaropsAu politicians
AID E,Atssnsn, sxsitss about the same emotions as
be aroused IN the blesst Of astronomer BY The
eruption Of lunar volcano.
Lis entirely Gear, Therefore, that TIE hss which are
sapp.S.d 70 guide civilized STATES In their relations
sf6 each other have at least 20 their benefits and
,uuusites not The slightest sppl cation to We viii
% forced 50 respect and obey them, so long as respect
.aa obedience are oOnsdsged necessary and be
fO-osd against IA But when We claim reciprocity Of
advantages. the eyes Of Europe open vide with
RHitgAssd EmaEsmsnt.
A little town e bOmbarded in Europe, and Princes
a-s stirred upon their thrones and statesmen in their
sabOss'. The sad picture Of TAstus-sr5s aeSud iis
sastoaa; sOsFzPsis aatquisiniI SsIn5ris: polls ts
ssriEOAiai plsrsa szsiliis naTs; infssti eadibSS
.soPuli rsprO6uess in America with tenfOd horror,
I'D is contemplated in about the same way ara,t