The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-20
THENEw YORK SUN.
wTprEsDAr MORNING, NOV. 20, 1851.
81. sslAcu and Mason Aaair .. Canals


pcrtsnce from the fact that the Toronto Leader,
from which II is extracted, is the recognized
organ Of the Csnadisn Ministry. II iss slate .
meat Of the arguments that We may expect TO
mee, from the press and perhaps til, Govern.
ment In England a. well as in Ctnlh.
The Gtstr, too, the organ Of the Opposition,
ccncurs In the views here taken, and says that
sit win add to the strength Of the American
Government, II the car;ivcs are liberated with.
out reGonstrIncc from britain"
Toronto Is not very Ear from what VIZ the
Scs, Of war in the time Of tho Canadian Re-
bcllion, at Navy Island. Perhaps the editors
Of the Leddcr and the Gio5s may rom 'mlcr the
rase Of the American steamer Caroline when
rN cut loosc from an American wharf ~ inc
,uis, hour Of nisht. and after being hrcd' was
-, All, In the rapi l. to be carried over the
nm. or Ni.rara. Perhaps they can inform
a., ,a.d,rs whom and how tn, B'i.ish Cow
eminent granted redress and rcpration for
That w.n,or outrage upon the American Tag,
and show through tha. ~ a precedent now
our Government should respond 10 th' demands
NJ their Queen. should any lc m'l' Ia r"icr-
.nec 20 the case now go qucston.-
orrrAor rroN ruL REtti,u rt'd.
III. ARES, of Ncs.r,. Sii,ll AMI Macon, un-
der tho circumstauc.s rccitcd IA ~ t'''sI"llu'
diSpatchrs. il in many respects the most 'n-
r.ortant incident ct The var.
The information furnished upon the subJrc' Is
eblracteristicily indefinite. We gather, now
,yer. that the Confederate ministers 10 france
aud England hal passed from Cuba, whore they
b.A landed from Charleston 10 B'rmuia, Win
IRE Wow 81 takius passage in British ste amer
for England. mm,dorc Wilkes, OF the f'ie-
rAl service, commanding vessel "l war ua'
manded their surrender, and was mot bl INC
British captain " IA declaration that ''thrro
pss not force enough 10 take them. Ano,h'r
American vessel wis then placed In position,
and upler the threat OF American guns
fhe captain Of the unirm'i BIu-h N,~-
rd delivered up his passengers, at the
same time protesting against the oounc ol
The American officer. And Mr-srS Mason anl
Sliiell are now in the hands Ct tho Federal au-
ihorilics Iii, admitted that the parties pro-
reeded on ioarl the British steamer a. ordinary
yaS.engrrs in reliance upon the inyiolahltty Of
The British ha. and they were received in good
faith by the captain commanding. Accepting
The statements which come to u from northern
sources, there j. not room for any suspicion Of
COllusiun between the southern ministers, as
passsugcrs and the officers Of the British steam
er. They were secure under the protection Of
the UuiJn Jack on land, they remained under
the same protection when they transferred
Themselves TO british deck.
The action Of the American commo lore,
then, constitutes the most Offensive outrage
which Brother jonathan has dared TO p'rp '-
trate upon tho British !las. II Mcssts. NJ l-nn
and Sldcll may be seized ON huIri ol British
steamer, aud carried uif pr-oue,s, they NIGH
with equal propricty have been seized dulin-
their stay in lcmilA IN regard to the Brit
ish flag the Yankee commodore hn. no righ
at sea which lie does not uo-.c,s ON land arc
the fact that he Gil not MAKE any nii uinpl II
effect M arrest IN li'mu Ia is equivalent Ia
confession that IT, had up liwfl authuri' Y in The
PREMISE. ANoWpJlv. he Wpit,l uu'Il NJ ~
Mh-on aul Sll,l lai nil H., uni then, su-
famed hy nHu.vJloN lirR naval force, h" eN
urtcA their surrender Uutvr protc-'. ~ th
case stands There j. NO. - tca'u,r to mo Nty 1t
Uilcn-iv,ur-s, Il .- vauiun, uupro, okrl, an
utterly iulcG n-llr in.ul, 10 iho llri i-h tAy,.
The proceeding is rendered worse Uy ihr lut
which The Americans have uniformly mliuti
"d in relation to tie lht ot sri',h. They hu
J,ld that the ilIg a.. ,ulutrN is an in, i"l,
shelter to the persons who Ill hrurall j. 40
they went to war with Grclt Britain uth
than submit 'othr IiEht Viii Il our tipNcrumr
,laimcd OF taking British sailor, from Am'ric
ships They porillad ever, hing rather th
.gLun,L d. 'S@b,'LDvt,tF, Nip, ';pGTintHh
what obey treated ~ u cHrisr Uf var when dor
ly another power. Tho have asserted th
hight 10 search British vessels AMI To- take fro
Them parties Whose whole offence j. puliiicl
lbs character. Clearly, ir such an act b. lol,rt
81 In this instance, il NAV be- multiplied in /,
iinltcly. and the proud boast of England. tia
her flag guards all beneath H. will h. h'tI u,
more.
II I'm American mln-pl-yd- may corr, 4
British vessel in tn channel Of the liihImis
American officers M, stop nul search the Gu
LADDERS, the Canadian steamers. ur any q. her
British steamer whom AMI where they please.
liihey may outrage the British illg nj srl, the,
may defy II on land, and they may drag from
Canada the refugees who are here seeking sh, II.
Ter from Federal dyspoli,n. The pref ,nsiol
cannot, will not, hr tolerated. AMI this arrrs,
Of Mcssrs. Mason aud Slidoll will prob
ably bring the question to an issue. L.
- not the first n.tcmp' which the North
efners have nude since the commerce
mont Of the war to do rs they will
toward British authority. The incursiou Of
armed rutlians into E,,oN, 10 capture Bri i,h
subjects who had LETT the Federal army, was "A
a sample Of what We might expect il Mr. Sow
arts agents were permitted TO tlmprr with the
loyalty of our people but that occurrence,
though gross, was trivial compared TO the pro.
Ceedingb of Commodore Wilkys. The arrest OF
Mason and Slid,ll strikes nt thu root 81 british
authority, and ailirms the ight ON the part o
the northern states 10 which the mcInosl nat ion
in Chri-tondom colll moi honorahlv suhmil.
We ASSUME thu lord Lyon, will a, once Ne.
mand from th, Washington Government dl,.
avOwal ol the dct of their commodore, aud thg
release Of Mcssrs. Mason and Slhlyll. Not ia
assume this, would ht 10 suppose that Briuia
Indifferent TO the rights aud hoI ur of her d..
vi these contingencies We need rot sag rhitl,
a. the more probable.