England And The Confederates

Earl Russell has made the followi g reply to th disputen of the OoiifodtH ate Commissioners and manifestó of tht Southern (Jongiess : " Forkion Offick Not, 25, 1864. " Gntlemkn - I have had the honor to receive the corresponderse which you have sent me, of' the manifestó isaned by the üongress of the so ca'leci Confedérate States of Hei Miijesty'i governmoat deeply lametii the protracted nature of the struggle between the Northern nd Southern States of the fonnerly united republic of' North AüVöïiüa. Great Britain has aince 1783, remained, wi'.h the exceptioa of a horl period, eonneottd b frieodly relations with both the North era and Southern States. " Since the commencemBiit' of the civil war which broko out in 1861, Hei Mnjesty'a governmeot have coutinued to enter: n sontiments of frienduhip equally for thu Nurth and the South. Of the causes of the raptare !!■ r Maj etsy's government hare uavar pri.8 imed to judge. " Tuoy doplordd the cornmencomeni of this sanguiofiry vtragge, and aniiously look forward to its termination. They consult their interest by obsorving a atrict and imp;irtial neutruiity Such neutrality Her Mnjesty'a goverumant han faithfully inaihlained, and will continue to maintain. ■ " I rcquont you,lgeutlemen, to accept, &c, (8igóed) lïussEi-L. The London Times fears that Earl Kus-iell's letter will find no tavor eitlier with the Norlh or the South. First he DUbn the Oüiifederates ïhey are only " so called " Cuufederate States, and have yat to entablish their right to 'the appellation. Tfbl, too, is a compliment to the Union States, but then follows B eounter-sTveet to the Unitud States, Ttiey are the " formerly uuited Republic." But to sny they were formerly united, they are now disunited, and acknowlndw"B therafore :he exiatence of the Confedérate States. Earl Ilmaell neems to be in dangero forgettiiig that neitbar dooa not meu holh, therofore if he would maintaip even in words atriut noutraüty, it i ne cesr'ry to ivoid nny demonstratiou o friendship for either belligerent. ry Itiss'tirl thrtt oue estntü id Etig land, of 40,00'") aurw, onulains iron ore enougb, il convertcd into iron and sok at present prieos, to moro tlian p:ty ol Ibe lïtilif h national debt.