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THE SUN.
LONDON, FRIDAY, JAN. 3, 1862.

The advocates of peace and arbitration have at
least made themselves heard. Mr. COBDEN has
written ; and besides others of less note, Mr. C.
BUXTON at Maidstone, Messrs. CONINGHAM and
WHITE at Brighton, and Mr. W. E. FORSTER at
Bradford, have all delivered set speeches on their
view of the subject, With all these last-named
gentlemen there has, however, been the avowal, for
decency's sake, that they would not submit to the
last insults, from America itself. Mr. CONINGHAM
even demurred a little to the form of the resolution
offered him, "it went further, and was more
emphatic, than he was prepared for;" and Mr.
WHITE, if we understand him rightly, seemed
to think we had thus far done our duty. Mr.
FORSTER argued earnestly, we cannot say cogently,
for arbitration, insisting only on the thrice-answered
statement that if the Americans refused the surren-
der it would be because they differed in their view
of the law from us. The plain answer is, we c.on-
sider the act of Captain WILKES to be an insult to
our flag. We refuse, explain as they may, to re-
gard it in any other light. They may reproach
us with our deeds half a century back, but they
might as reasonably reproach us for the co-
lonial slavery of that time. We can, indeed,
deny that ever such an act was tolerated by
our prize courts as at all approaches the case of
the Trent stopped and robbed of her passengers for
carrying civilians from port to port of neutrals.
Even Mr. FORSTER confesses that if the precedent
were tolerated, the Dover packets to France would
not be safe. With the wrong undeniable, and the
insult not to be explained away, there is no case for
arbitration. There is no point we can admit to be
a subject of dispute. If they allege that they in-
tended no insult, we reply, the act itself while it
stands is, to us, au insult. If redress is not con-
ceded we regard ourselvs as insulted by the mere
fact, and must take measures necessary to deter
from the repetition of such an outrage. Perhaps,
however, all the speakers may think some deference
due to the decision, last night, of 6,000 of Mr.
BRIGHT'S own constituency at Birmingham. They
may well believe in the correctness of the popular

instinct.
The Brighton speakers accuse our Government of
insincerity. They will have it that the Government
never expected that the Trent affair would issue in
a war ; but that the intention of England and
France has for some time been to recognise the
Confederate Government next summer at latest.
Hence they have seized the opportunity to
strengthen Canada, and to be thus prepared to sus-
tain themselves in their Southern policy. We
should like some better evidence of such intentions
on the part of our Government than the conjectures
of the sagacious member for Brighton. But sup-
posing them to be substantially correct,
the Government might do worse than
prepare against the contingency of Federal

wrath whenever it may _be necessary to
recognise the claims of the South. As a matter of

English policy, we indeed, as at present advised,
should be slow to recognise the South, and break a
blockade which will do such service to India; but

events may be siich that mere humanity will de-

mand that France and England should do what in
them lies to bring a horrid civil war to a close.

And surely a Secretary, who has openly talked of
annexing CanP.da, and a President who did not in-

stantly restore the Commissioners and punish
WILKES, are not to be trusted to let alone un-

defended colonies. Every way, we think the mea-

sures of our Government prudent ; in regard
to the present, we have no doubt that

the evidence of our earnestness has had much to do

with the subsidence of threatening talk inAmerica;
and in regard to the future, Canada ought to

be in a military position to enable us to do what is
wise and right, irrespective of the temper in which
the Cabinet at Washington may receive it. It is

by no means sufficient that we should sincerely