The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-19

tor aud that Of his chief lend and adviser
Hr. Se'cdrdt 'cdni Of corin,on sspss. re-
toencc and P-'ro pie, kdps long bee. 80
tortous 10 Amerscdn'; md reoent circeps-
aances kdre directed 10 him m arso,r.s of Enoi;.E
snonfion phicA has r.odc Ann equally ,ssI -
d1stood o-S despisod n d;s corairy. Unhsppsiy.
until yesterday, we had not been able fully H
appreciate the extent and depth OF his norrl
and risntal woyihlessness. We knew that he hsH
proposed to "anssx" Canada; but the idea was
10 Ne, who know oar strength and the weakness
o tho Unitcd States, 80 utterly ludicrous th,st
wa dd nut, aud could not, appreciate the utter
frlly bfd sap"ratc Niokcdnees Of tho man who
c.rl Pnt il EtWa'd rs scfious proposal. Since
then Mr. Seward hiss done everything in his
power 20 ius I and oxsrporse Great b itsin; he
Ia, ,ncouragcd he piratieal seizure OF our ships,
h has ofdt =, d the iIlegaT arrest of British sub
oc b. hc haa directed his euvoys II foreign courts
10 tc,ilc and m' nace us An his we have borne
% littlu too quietly; the na'ioo has endured it
y Nh the patience Of conts mpt tho Govern
won't with sn indccision which, 10 American
g 90. H.. ed hGu tho irrcsOlu icn Of fear. The
HfUN. 10 ~ more than warned its
readers that moro outrage yet might 10 expected
from such q man, placed in a critical moment
at the head of nation which hts no respect
rt law or right, and no idea Of the immeasur.-
ble superiority Ia force oi tho great European
powois. lIut We confess We were hardly pre-
Iurcs for ciire 50 wantou, an outrage 40 hi-
grant and objectionable, n has jpat been per-
n
Washington. Uuless Mr.. Seward be simply
d. Of his senses vi h rage, fear and helpless
q. sunless he be intoNica'ed with his own
boast tfulneee till ho believes his own statomepts
he must be aware that ENGLASD CAN, M
ToHK TIiE RESENT MONTH - PASSED, DESTROY
OIL TAXI rossrsstoS or ENERY SEAPORT IN
rttE RoKrIIERr STATES, HAtsE THE BtoCKADu
ur ruE SOUTHERN COAST, AND SWEEP ruH
sEAs CLEAR ~ THE fEpVRAL FLAG Ana
yet with this knowledge, he Las vsn,ured on
an outrage which ought to be avenged by the
Immediate appearance of British acet 10 the
Chesapeake, trlnging the alternative Of instant
rcpardtipn or--war
The chsstisemont which tho offend
inR Gov, rnmeut will recoive will, we trust, bs
,uYefe enough without the stimulus OF this Ad-
ditonsl atrocity to rouse the indignation u
England into fury, Rnd spur the tmidity cf her
Cabinet into action. We are glad to know that
tho agent in charge Of the mNls warned tho Of
fcudrrs in tone whiGk suited the occasion and
tho rank he held. Tho protest OF Commander
Williams, X. ", will, We trust, he speedily es-
Corctd By ne SW ste,Her protest of BTfssh
aeei, oonvt wing oven tn Mr.. Stewards dull con-
science and Mr.. Lincoln's bewil1cred brain, =
proper sorto Of tho consequences which follow
the pc rpctration on board British vessel OF
IAN act in violation Of International law, an act
Of wanton piracy, which had the assailed bad
a means a defence, the Americans would not
have dared 20 attempt
We trust that there will be no delay In
avonging an outrage unprecedented. oven in the
annals n American lawlesHncss. We trust that
rn hnsi,a,ion viii Give the country reason ts
suppose that in his manifold assaults on our nA-
.opsl nIno,' ss ~ ns hv niisf that thar.
were in tho British Ministry men whose patience
might be trusted to endure all outrage on thar
country and whose ingenuity np'Iu W ao,I 70 ~
ovl,r ia any l"ITre, .onSia,ic.i talent az
wu 5.,"no ,oo can c,a,,, no aycusa far !" van
VIZ ,,,' :" ,s,, Ms Rr,h,;s allen, for in
Nh p'a'y o,sn e,n WV W. Miniatrv c,oT,
',usN' a,' n,u,a .' - cr,,,so In which the ma
pu',p nj 'n,',rrt ,Sem "a one man. Oppo.ition
"u ~" W n;rdvaa'ion og The national honor will
| oiv consign 20 utter political insigu ificanes
| la, ,oI,,iri,n who ventures 10 at ,empt