h paper_ and was very unpopular.

(7) _The Morning Post_, 4,500 (Southern). It was regarded as
Palmerston's organ.

(8) _The Morning Chronicle_. Very small circulation in the 'sixties
(neutral).

(B) _Weekly Papers._--No approximate circulation figures are available,
but these papers are placed by Grant in supposed order of subscribers.

(1) _Reynolds' Weekly_. Circulation upwards of 350,000. A penny
paper, extreme Liberal in politics, and very popular in the manufacturing
districts (Northern).

(2) _John Bull_ (Southern). "The country squire's paper."

(3) _The Spectator_ (Northern).

(4) _The Saturday Review_ (Southern).

(5) _The Economist_ (Neutral).

(6) _The Press and St. James' Chronicle_. Small circulation (Southern).

In addition to British newspapers listed above as Northern in sentiment
_The Liberator_ names for Great Britain as a whole _Westminster
Review, Nonconformist, British Standard, Birmingham Post, Manchester
Examiner, Newcastle Chronicle, Caledonian Mercury, Belfast Whig_, and some
few others of lesser importance. (_Liberator_, June 30, 1863.)
The attitude of the _Manchester Guardian_ seemed to _The Liberator_ to
be like that of the _Times_.
]

[Footnote 1223: _The Index_, April 14, 1864, p. 231.]

[Footnote 1224: August 8, 1864.]

[Footnote 1225: Sept. 3, 1864.]

[Footnote 1226: Sept. 20 and 22, 1864.]

[Footnote 1227: Sept. 24, 1864.]

[Footnote 1228: Russell Papers. Lyons to Russell, Sept. 16, 1864.]

[Footnote 1229: General McClellan, the nominee of the convention,
modified this in his letter of acceptance.]

[Footnote 1230: Oct. 10, 1864.]

[Footnote 1231: Nov. 10, 1864.]

[Footnote 1232: Nov. 12, 1864.]

[Footnote 1233: _Ibid._]

[Footnote 1234: According to _The Index_, the French press was more
divided than was the London press in portrayal of military events in
America. The _Siecle_ and the _Opinion Nationale_ pictured Sherman as
about to capture Atlanta. Readers of the _Constitutionel, Patrie,
Moniteur_, and _La France_ "know quite well that Sherman has neither
occupied the centre, the circumference, nor, indeed, any part of the
defences of Atlanta; and that he was completely defeated by General Hood
on July 22." (_Index_, Aug. 18, 1864, p. 522.) The Paris correspondent
wrote, October 19, after the news was received of Sheridan's campaign in
the Shenandoah Valley:

"The _Siecle_ is triumphant. According to this humanitarian journal,
whose sole