New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
"0UR DEBT TO RUSSIA"
Quotations Which Show Attitude Of Eng
land in the Time of Civil War.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The very remarkable letter which you print
this morning from an Englishman. signing himself
James Hall. requires reply. Argument seem
ingly would be useless. so offer him the comfort
of the following facts:
Mccarthy says CHistory Of Our Own T1mes.'
Vol. II, pp. 224-226): 1.-The vast majority OF what
called the governing classes on the side
Of the South. London club life virtually all
Southern The most powerful papers in London,
and the most popular papers we'll. were open
partisans of the Southern Confederation
Edward A. Freeman. the eminent historian
shortly after the breaking out Of the war pub
lished famous volume whose title page is as
follows: History Of Federal Government from the
Foundation of the Achaian League to the Dis
ruption of the United States" Among the list OF
federal governments Is 1.-The United States. A d.
T7S-1S62'
Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton said in an address
before the Agricultural Society of Hertford County
September ., 1856: Il venture to predict that the
younger here present will live to see not
two. but at least four separate and sovereign
a year ago united their legislation under one
nag. | believe that such separation viii he at
tended with happy results to the safety OF Europe
and the development of American civiliZa ton
The Earl Of Shrewsbury said in his Worcester
racy and its failure. 1 believe that the dissolution
fore me VIII live to see an aristocracy established
The Right Hon William E Is! Gladstone in speech
government can never succeed in putting down
preface and Introduction Of political difficulties far
Again, at Newcastle October 9. 1852, he said that
Jefferson Davis had made an Amy. had made
navy. and more than that. had made a nation"
castle-upon-Tyne, 1851: The struggle on the enc
side for empire, and the other for power"
writer in The Westminster Review Vol
XXI. D. 212) has this to say: Without nicely bal
ancing the virtues OF the contending parties they
TEnglishmen1 cannot help believing that modera-
ton justice and national honor will find ample
development in divided republic
Now, as to Russia: John BigeloW has already
said in a similar connection. that il is the
fashion of diplomacy to trumpet its deeds from the
housetop. But this much is certain: Shortly after
the seizure of Mason and Shdell. fleets OF Russian
vessels appeared simultaneously in New-York
and San Francisco harbors, and remained in them
for months The Russian admiral. in a call upon
Admiral Farragut at the AstOr House replying
a question to why he spending the win
ter idly in American waters said: 'I am here url-
der sealed orders. 10 be Broken only In cen
tingency which has not yet occurred" He said
also that the Russian commander In San Fran
cisco was under similar orders. and. further that
they under orders 10 break the seals IL. while
they remained here, the United States became in
volVed in with any foreign ration.
In unofficial call upon the Russian Chancellor
at ST Petersburg at this time 10 a prominent
American shown the Cars order to hts ad-
miral To report to the President OF the United
States for duty in the Northern States be-
came involved In a with England. (See Life
OF Thurlow Weed Vol. II. pp. 34S-347) 9. A. H.
New York. July 90 1905