Scope and Contents Was struck by some of Gracie's remarks about the conduct of the English government and people; thinks that most of the upper-class people in England have just and reasonable [pro-Northern] feelings; merchants and bankers tend to agree with the London Times [pro-Southern]; Scotland tends to support the North; the issue of cotton is much less important in Scotland than it is in England; was disturbed by a speech Joe Ewart made, in which he claimed that the Blockade was ineffectual and that...