Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-25
THE MAsON.,LsDELL AFFAif
VIEWS OF TIE BRITISH AND coSrISsNrAL
PRE3S
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= Qssm Dse5 5s4<fEr irs, prtss 6,nsafsts The con-
duct tile Aus<7c<a 93vernment la, long been such
~ 10 Eur y setmed consistent With The cup
poop of bsin9 disec.ed by msu in full possession
Of their Tia outrlges on tho Constitution which
rave been every day epe,ried with m2unisy in every
5ass under ths Jurisdiction OF tbs Federal Government
hs fs tic lsnRrags iawhch its procimstoas have been
o2rchtd the efrayaince OF It's boast apd the imbscis
seak1ess of its aaion; the whioa its
troops ayzbssD encouraged 70 commit 10 the border
States by which Il has aernated Ksntucky, los; It'd
ist CHARGE Of preferving Mis- ouri, and txpperated
Virginia beyond the peesbilty Of forgiveress; the
! vlnton exravAgsncs Of its tyranny 10 Maryland all
tsem proceed from the headstrsng fury of who
aever under the control of principle and are low
bavond the eiifuenee OF reason. Mr. Lincoln his
csssion to p1Wer though, to be an hopes srsghf
ward man, who's mness nigh. balancs his intellectual
deficiencies and whose respect law might atone for
bis ter snoranc, OF politics Unhipply be ha, proved
hlmss no. Tar more iguorant aa uantelgen than
any one imagined bin, bus utterly wanting 10 decision
OF chracer or IN conscientious adheraoce to the const
tulioa OF which hs was the appointed guardian. He
has usurpsd power beyond the law to exercise IL with
feebleness and vacistion very naturally allied With
frantic and uugovernabie rage against all opponents
S mpotsns the classic phrase which most accurately
descb both bis Character and that OF his chief iet
and adviser Mr. Sswsrds want Of common sense. reti
ceace and principle have long been NOTORIOUS to Ameii
cans AID recent circumstances hays directed TO him
amoaa' OF E1ehs1 attention which has made hial
equally wen undersood ana despised n TINS country
Unhaprily, uu'i' yesterday We had not been
ape ia 70 sPpreese tne exIeht ana dep, Oh es MGR
al ana mentsi Wortniesmess. We knew that mo had
PROPOSED auneh pas me iaeS was Us ~ho
Anoa oa' saenx.n suo ve'tuseo oi tns on1d sales
30 utterly iuccrous ,nss Hs ea NOT ano coud nor ap.
prec.e ms It,er o.y ana desperate wickedne oi Tie
man VINO coald pu. l ior~sra asa serious proposal
opee t.sn n sss Dss aouo e.sty'nius ~ US power
" ,s aud ~ ue uas enooatas
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"a "a 'noecIs'on "n.on Mmegcan eyes iookea .iAe
Tue iHe-ouASh W 'er' Ine herMu mas more lhAh
o1os We sarhsa US reaaeis 'ns. more Outrage 70,
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osen perPefaS Su unoef tas o1eers OF Ine oaoinetE
"aspns.9n. tu'sss nr' as"sra oe simply ou' VI nis
senses stn rsge ear aua nslp,essne.,-une,s no DC
ln'oAe.,ea WIZ nt1 oHn o,ss-iuness VIZ n1 oees n'
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V'ea' VI 'ne ieu'a ais' AluJe' "nn sui'
"e ass ,eu.areu on au oufAge "aion oIss, 10
aVecgea py tne mmeoase appea'ance Oh Dnisn n'e
the OaesapeaSe, bringing the aiesnan7e Oh ,nsAnt
repa aton or-ra.'
The chasasement Wnicn tne n9nding do''
eminent VIII rece va Wil We trust, be severe enough
without the stimulus O. this additional atrociy to fouse
the indignation Of Il gland into ury and spur the tim
dity Of her Cabinet INTO aciion We are glad 70 kno"
thst the sgen in charge ofhe malls has warned the c.
lenders Ia tone which susd the occasion and the ra1k
he held The protest Of Vommsnder Williams, NJ,
Will we trus., be speedily enforced BY the still sterner
protest Of British feet conveying even to Hr Stewards
dali conscience and Mr.. Lncoln's bewidered brain.
proper OF tue consequences which follow the per-
peraton board British vessel Of an act in viola
which had the asssed had the means Of defence the
Amefican' would not have dared TO attempt
our,vs unnrscadsoted even IN the ann,Is Of Lmer,,n
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