“It produced an excellent effect here, and still better in England, if one may judge by the ill-humor in which it put the _Times_. The impotent venom of that journal, under the circumstances, was more complimentary than its praise could have been.” Henry Woods, the Parisian member of the American importing house of Messrs. C. F. Hovey & Co., wrote from Paris:-- “I have to thank you for a copy of your very able speech on the Trent affair, which has been very much read, and in all quarters I hear it spoken of with admiration. It is considered your greatest effort, and worthy of a great occasion.” Professor Charles D. Cleveland, author and Abolitionist, Consul at Cardiff, Wales, wrote:-- “How my heart rejoices that the affair of the Trent is thus amicably settled! but--and I _must_ say so--I have little faith in the good feeling of the Government of England, and the leading influences here, towards our country. How indignant have I felt the last six weeks at the tone of the leading papers towards our country! Nothing, hardly, could exceed the bitterness of the _Times_, the _Post_, the _Telegraph_, the _Saturday Review_, &c., &c. Even _Punch_ lent all his influence to the Rebels, and against us. The very first number after the news of the Trent affair was received had a full-length figure of Britannia standing beside a cannon, with a match in her hand, looking across the water, and underneath was written, ‘Waiting for an Answer.’ “True, the religious public, or rather the Dissenters, have shown right feelings; and I wrote letters of thanks to Dr. Newman Hall and to Mr. Spurgeon for what they had done, and received very kind answers; but very few of the Church Establishment have shown right feelings. “I was always the friend of England, and few have written or spoken more in commendation of her; but I must in truth say that my feelings have changed since I have been here. England would rejoice to-day to see our country divided. She sees our growing greatness, and envies and fears it.” In close connection with letters from abroad is that of E. Littell, founder and editor of the _Living Age_, close student of the English press, and warmly attached to England, who wrote from Boston:-- “Allow me to congratulate you upon the speech on the Trent affair. ‘They of the contrary part,’ even, ‘cannot gainsay it.’