e so by their ingrained snobbyism.
(See about it Hugo Grotius.) Further: During the last thirty years the
London Times and the Lord Fussmaker Palmerston have done more to make
us hate England than even did the certain inborn and not over-amiable
traits in the English character.

A part of the young foreign diplomacy here have a very strong secesh
bend; they consider the slaveholders to be aristocrats, and thus like
to acquire an aristocratic perfume. But, aristocratically speaking,
most of this promiscuous young Europa are parvenus, and the few titled
among them have heraldically no noble blood in their veins. No wonder
that here they mistake monstrosities for real noblesse. Enthusiastic
is young Germany--that is, young Bremen.

Young European Spain here is remarkably discreet, as in the times of a
Philip II., of an Alba.

Corinth evacuated under the nose of Halleck, as Manassas and Yorktown
have been evacuated under the nose of McClellan. Nay, Halleck, equally
strong as was the enemy, the first day of the evacuation ignores what
became of Beauregard with between sixty and eighty thousand men. Oh
generalship! Gen. Halleck is a gift from Gen. Scott. If Halleck makes
not something better, it will turn out to be a very poor gift. _Timeo
Danaos_, etc., concerning the North and the gifts from "_the highest
military authority in the land_."

McDowell is grimly persecuted by bad luck. Since March, twice he
organized an excellent and strong corps, with which he could have
marched on Richmond, and both times his corps was wholly
disorganized--first by McClellan's wails for more, the second time by
the President and his aulic council. And now all the ignorance and
stupidity, together with all the McClellanites, accuse McDowell. Pity
that he was so near Washington; otherwise his misfortune could not
have so thoroughly occurred.

JUNE, 1862.

Diplomatic circulars seasoned by stories -- Battle before
Richmond -- Casey's division disgraced -- McClellan afterwards
confesses he was misinformed -- Fair Oaks -- "Nobody is hurt,
only the bleeding people" -- Fremont disobeys orders -- N. Y.
Times, World, and Herald, opinion-poisoning sheets -- Napoleon
never visible before nine o'clock in the morning -- Hooker and
the other fighters soldered to the mud -- Senator Sumner shows
the practical side of his intellect -- "Slavery a big job!" --
McClellan sends for mortars -- Defenders of