, 1861-12-24

careless soldier passing with pipe knocked t l
the ashes out Of it into the fuse hole, when it t
1ploded-mangling him SO fearlully that he | {
survived but few hours. :
Copies of Uncle Toms Cabin are in the va =
rious private libraries. I saw copy to-day
on would be amused to hear some Of the
letters read, which are found here.
a Sensible English View.
We clip the following from the Liverpool |
Daily Post of Thursday, Nov. 25th, 1861. The
sensible tone in which this leading commercial
organ discusses the present aspects Of aff;lizs
between this Government and Great Britain
will commend it to attention:
We have been so long exempted from the
necessity OF viewing var in reference to belIig-
ercnt considerations, that people hare partially
national law, The Crimean war did not touch
us nearly, and the rebellion i'll India Was so
remote and Wagcd SO frcbly against us that
the question Of bc1ligcrent rights never OBJ
truded itself on the popular mind. The Con-
ference at Paris referred to the claim Of ueu-
tr:iity 10 be exempted from visitation; but
as the war was over, and no other war appre-
lrnded, the public mind did not dwell on it. |
No wonder, therefore, that the question Of
law and right in tile case Of tic Trent yeste7-
day was attended By doubt as to its character.
Was it an outrage on the British flag, or Ea.
it in accordance with international law?
The first impression was that it was an iu- |
suit to England, and no one felt quite certain |
that it WIS not. In another column NC have
collected some authorities on the subject; and
the charitable inference at least is, that the
Federal Government had no intention Of doing
usany wrong. The proceeding, however, was
worse than crune-it WAS d blnnder. The |
post, on land and at sea, despite all to the con-
trary, ought to be sacred; aud some Difference |
was due to British feeGng-even to British /
pride. Both are naturally hurt by the conduct /
Of the American frigate. The object sought |
to be obtained was not worth thc waste Of |
missioner6 could exercise not the remotcst in
tluenee in Europe; they could tell Us nothing
that we did not already know, and in the
prcscst state Of affairs in America no Coy
ernmcnt could take immediate action. Build
golden bridge for flying enemy was the
wise saying Of antiquity; and the Fcdcrals
| ought to rejoice at tile departure Of as many
| public men as possible from the slave States.
NO recent war concerned Us SO intimately as
this civil var in America; it seriously affects
the national interests. Liverpool is especially
exposed to loss, and Lancashire too is suffering
| from it. Our exports are diminished to the
| extent Of millions, and the momentary excite
/ uent in the cotton market affords no compen-
[ amongst US, therefore, should try and avoid
prccipitancy and impulse, and for the present
| leave the more urgent questions to tho man
agement Of the Government. There is great
| AaAEc3 Ill SAE1AHH Liz pHNliE iAlAu VA ttlt
American dispute, for the Crimean war orisi-
| mated in the action Of the middle classes, nna
the result was an expenditure Of 3100, 600, 900,
and the continuance on the Bosphorus Of the
most abonlinablc Government that ever inflic-
ted curse on Europe. We could endure 2
warwit1 any European State without any great
suffering, for We could play tho old game Of
one nation against another; but d war with
America might originate new complications,
while it would be almost domestic in its int1ic-
f,C f4tA YS1fn <7f 1f1n.
tures and making bread scarce. The war OF
1S12-15 was terrible in its teachings, and tho
lesson must not be forgotten.
A Rebel Courier Captured at st. AL
| bans, VT.
from the Burlington (vt.) Times, 20th.l
United States Marshal Dunn, of New York,
, has recently been watching the movements
of female traveller having keen eye and a
r mammoth trunk who has been Of late SO fire.
quently on the road between Virginia and
9 Quebec as to attract attention, and, Of course,
| suspicion.
Marshal Dunn accompanied this woman On
her last visit to Misunderstanding as long as
F she, and going to Quebec WHEN she did, re-
T turning when she returned to st. Albans, and
: ill the while noticing her movements, and
making himself familiar with the character o1
: the company she kept.
? Discovering the game she was playing and
d obtaining ample proof that she was d carriel
Of reasonable correspondence to rebels TEN
porarily residing in Canada, he determined tc
;, put q stop to her mlschicTous practices. Ac
d cordingly he arrested her at st. Adams on
. Wednesday evening last, December 1th) anG
> holds her in "durance vile" She was taker
;, by the marshal to the American House, whert
she remains in the careful custody Of Dr. R. r
&C | Sherman, sheriff Of the county Of Franklin
;, 4 committee Of ladies examined the LADY,
l. baggage and discovered so much treas0nahlt
IS correspondence and Of SO important nature
t. that the marshal has transmitted it all to Sec
= rotary Seward at Washington and advised tn
= arrest Of certain parties IN New York city.
Il Ut course, the particulars Of this cores
J. pondencc are rot known and should not be
l. Undoubtedly the United States Goyernmcn
- will give to this affair the prompt and thor
~ ough attention tic matter requires. 1t form
quite funny and interesting episode in th
al lnmdrunl monotonous Life which now obtain
= The seeesh woman calls herself "Mr:
>, Mayer and claims to be the wife Of jew {
Of that name residing in New York. Her effort
rel to telegraph to him after her arrest prove
10 ! siugularlg unfortunate and nnavailing-
th ThurlosF Weeds Arrival at Paris.
IS, Mr. Thurlow Weed, who, with Archbisho
e- Hughes, has gone to Europe on some secrt
&C. mission of the Government, writes to til
lal Albany Eteaing Journal Of his arrival in Pari
IT, On the 2GtA inst, saying:
I'D Mr. Sanford, our Minister to Belgium. ~
at Mr.. Bigelow, our Consul to Paris, greeted I
On cordially at the depot, and anxious to hear a
~ that could say. Of public affairs, took us In
ny mediate1y to dinner at Cafe in the Pa3ll
Cd Royal. 1t 10 o'clock We went to the Hot
~: Louvre, the like Of which, in magnitude ar
,xa magnifcencc, has yet to be! The followir
'fe morning called upon Archbishop Hugh
r? at MauHce's, on Mr. Clayton at the Legatio
he ! on Gen. Scott at the Westminster, and On Ii
B;gclow at the Consulate
-. To-day We occupy apartments at the Hot
ST. Empire, adjoining those taken at the San
Or hotel for the Archbishop 1t Is elglbly situ
,1v ted, nearly cqui-distant from the Boulevar
y. Plnce dc Ia Concord, the Tuileriez Gardt
'- | and the Champs de Elysie.
ci- This Is not the Paris visited ten years az,
Ide though in 1851 it was comparatively unchangs
no during the ten ysass t5at had elapsed 71si sin
elf sembles st. Louis, or Chicago, or milwaukee
ort whose magic-like growth, in buildings, b
tic w1dcrs even their own inhabitants- He
he entire blocks, streets and quarters have BET
zen peared, and in their places stand immense 81
snt besutifnl structures.
md nov. 2S-We we're startled this mornil
-" with the Information that the aEcb-tEAito.
m aes Mason md sldsll, were taken BY the steam
IN another reason for thanksgiving on day $
- apart for that purpose. At half past II @ clio
S.s ne went to the English Episcopal churc
OF where the Rev. Mr: Lamson preached III 3
ILL EAVfAAAeS ANoAAet5 LIZ A4oNbu4tS-
es G The Government promptly recall
aEo Captain Palmer, Of the Iro9uois, on hearing
OILS the last escape Of the Sumter, and last VIC
as' dispatched the gunboat Tascarora across
we Atlantic with sealed orders. The Navy
pressed for ships, and is securing au it c:
nat Ali feel now that the Navy must be increas
IN and ships added in large numbers. We r
the hardly have too many, If it for ocean and CO.
mt. service.
'rts The prompt dismissal of Commander Pal
but cr, Of the Hoquois, from the Navy On Sat
ude day, is significant Of the indignation felt
sire wards him by the Department and the G
urn eminent. His delinqucncies arc traced
ont cowardiea. or sympathy, and the mortifcat
Viz felt at his failure.to catch the bird when
US. at the prison door, is very great. Asucces
'nce has been dispatched TO relieve him. Also
or two Government vessels to look after
days the Nashville, when she shzu make her csc
the nom Southampton. 90.