New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-22
ALetter from MIR. Golden.

The suhioned letter has been addressed by
Mr. Golden to onr Minister a, GSPssasTf% Feb 1865
my DrAR FRIEND: / duly received your letter oil
,be 10Th Of December. Ever since ! have bceh an
Invalid not having eit the house ioi iloc tn Wv
months was imprudent in going at so late season
IN address nv constituents In the North, ana was
unfortunate In being obliged TO speak. not only or NY
self but for Nj Bright, who was PreNfhteu ron, pelns
present by the death Of his SON But am better now
Jouph not well enough 10 be at my post NJ the opening
of the session. / must wait for finer weather
II congratulate you on the course when oNei' nav.
.eems 10 me that there are unmisekibe signs OF 'I
hanston in the Confcderacy and 1t would not bc insh
to predict now that the famous hlne,y u'!s Ta' W..
nes ycIy decisive events Ia the progress oi the war
IeT Davis rules In Richmond but The Union armies
control his domains hold theory that IN tneee 'nes
when armies require vast appliances Oi noehacai ~
sources and when they are 80 larger thoh ~ oue
DAYS II ia impossible to carry on war WITHOUT he Dssc
~ large cities II the seaports be taken ana lee Do
oiiged 10 evscunte Richmond there viii not De town
y In Tho Corfedcracy with twenty thousand white
inb,Litans III will be- impossible 10 maintain pcImd'
neptly large armies in the interior OF ne Saye oI'eS'
amid scattered plantations anu uhpl'eu NnaB.o. A. .
You cannot in such ciIcumstabceb. concentrate tlc
means ri substencc or furnish the necessary equip
lnent for an army. expect therefore 10 seo VI. os
ofhe large towns lead to dspeLsod Oh 'I what cour,e
armies have sometimes speoulated on WHAT cur sc
Ice viii take IL obliged 10 abandon his POSITION NJ ch
mond have my doubts whether nc wiz so',linu9 'ue
struggle beyond the borders OF MS na.ns "sa.e' nt%
ever all these are specuations, which lew months
will dispose Of pray Heaven we may soOu see Tue 'e'
uiinatiiou of this terrible war c..e.,o..,o .coc,.
+" observe what you say about ConiedeIh'e "scn,s
having found encouragement in Europe. can easily
bslieye this If the South caves III, there WIZ DC
gerce resentment felt by the leaders toward those po
,cntoes or ministers in Europe who have deuded the
70 tIcir ruin and should not be surprised II we were
~, hear some secrets disclosed In consequence, Vi az
;n,erestiog kind Democracy has discovered now very
COW friends II has in Europe among tue ruhg ciass'
+, nos at the same time discovered IT'S own hreheD
auJ what il more this has been also discovered ny 'ne
ar;stocrsce. and absoutisms OF the VA WORM. 90
,haf think Won are more safe than ever against ,e
r.t. of intervention from this side oil tIe Alanae
pesdes YOU must not forget that the WORKING cass o.
Enoland who will not be always without dnec' POM,
n 1ower have in spite Of their sulerings ana the az
,onpts made 10 mslead them, adhered hoply 70 tn'
ccpie Of civilization and freedom. ..
You will nave task sufficient TO employ al your
o,e,ees At home in bringing your finances INTO oraer
Thee il dreadful want Of capacity al your hcnu ~
cnesiions Of political cconomy-yon seem now W po ~
tto came state Of ignorance as tnst ron "n ~
began TO emerge 40 years ago ano =" haze hee,
Li.son Peel and Gladstone seem never 70 NM &c
hnard of nv Nessrs - co. Depchu on ~ 'naI' a.
Wre is no royul road 10 learning 80 there 10 ,epu
ncan nath 10 prosperity. You must follow tuo oe".s,
.raat Of experience Debt 10 debt, whetne, On w i
wcs' or east OF the Atlantic and II can pe Pd on ~
prudence and economy. and aw'' a'''f,0u''c" u !"
'D'N'''' Yours. very truly H. 0oD0hS'
"Hon. b. X. Wood.