The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-24
The Rebellion and the Revolution IN
Public Sentiment IN EngIand.

II there is nothing 80 difficult to be
heve ~ IS human consistency, there is
80 easy Of belief ~ the thor
ough Inconsistency OF that which takes
the indefinite name of public opinion.
Reading such a telegraphic abstract Of
the views Of the London press as we
publish to-day, We are forced either to
the conclusion that some of the fore
most Of these British organs are only
now, for the first tine, in sotual posses
sion of the real facts Of this rebellion.
OF that, as some one concludes, athe
puff Of accidents carries most Of Us
along With them according to its own
procliyity.
The London Times, which, during
four full years, has taught the people Of
England 70 believe the rebel Conieder-
acy was permanent and indestructible
political fabric, NOW, at last, confesses
that the population Of the Southeastern
states Is not able to oppose the march
OF the Federal armies. The London
oracle, although not forgetful OF Sher-
mans Winter march through the
very centre of rebeldom, seems to
have got its new logic mainly
from 3 single incident in Shermans
subsequent progress--fli foil Of oHarlss-
ton The influence Of that result. the
Times says, 'can hardly be exagge.
rated. and sits moral effects" il is
added, cannot but be most powerful
on the conduct Of the war. With an
equal contempt for the ''rascaily virtue
OF consistency, the Morning Post, de-
irving its inspiration direct from the
British Foreign Office, has transferred
its homage from Lee TO Sherman. and
places the latter at once, and with nc
previous warning, in the very foremost
rank OF the Generals of the present
day. To al this there comes an echo,
distinct and decisive, from the recog
nized organ Of the British srny. The
Army and Navy Gazette Or Russell)
believes that the rebel army is placed
in a position Of exceeding danger,
from which the genius neither Of Lee
nor Davis can extrieate it. And with
a better apprehension Of the actual sit
uation than some Of its Contemporaries,
the military organ again declares that
"the purpose of Grant becomes more
apparent as the campaign advances.
He holds Lee fast, aud thus paraiyzes
the strongest army, and neutralizes the
greatest force Of the Confederscy.
The sagscity and honest purpose Of
the liberal press Of London (headed by
the Daily Macs and Starr naturally be
Gin now to ind their account, and we
can well understand how the occasion
of this complete discontinue Of theiI
opponents IS improved in their eom
naents on our recent victories.
The commercial and financial revo
luton in the great markets Of the Uni
ted Kingdom promises TO be as com
plete as that in the tone Of palitical
opinion. While money is drug Al
four per cent, consuis are quoted as ! oW
rs So; United Stats securities show al
advance Of two per cent in one day
gold shipments to New York are the tall
on Change; the confederate" loan hal
declined twice as much as our national
securities have advanced and cotton i
threatened with an instant and inevita
BILE fall.
These are some Of the results Of tn,
capture of Charleston -alone. Within
a day or two after the receipt of thl
news in London, they got Intelligence
Of the fan Of Wilmington; and IRON
the relations of the British commercial
interests TO thatplace, we may imagine
how vastly IL added to the effect of oui
previous decisive victories. When theJ
learn that Sherman's army has bursl
VIGOROUSLY into North Carolins, and
that Schofeld has an army at Whining
ton waiting to reinforce him in ha
march to Richmond, We have no doub
they VIII reach the same high conf
dence in the success, the power, anS
the permanenee Of our Government
that now prevails universally here
" i. Igaes.