Alice Enfield came
to pass a few days with me. Nothing is now thought of but the 'Trent' affair,
and whether there will be a war or not. As we must in two or three days receive
the résumé of the President's Message, the tone of which will
probably decide the matter, it is idle to discuss the various probabilities.
Were the American Government carried on the same principles as those of other
nations, and not entirely ruled by the passions of the mob, it would be at once
pronounced that their going to war on such a case as this, and in their present
predicament, would be impossible. I understand the City thinks
that they will agree to our demands.
SOURCE: Alice
Countess of Stratford, Leaves from the Diary of Henry Greville:
1857-1861, pp. 414-5
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