, 1861-11-21
TIE WAR WITH ENGLAND .,
PANlC4
How II w4& to be PreefpItxted, and
Wtth what 0bjecI-ImpoKtanx state
mentB, II True

LIGHT IN & DARE SAYING.
In recent letter to the London Times, Dr..
Russell had the fol1oRing remarkable and
mysterious sentence;
1T may now safely be Etated that Great Britain
and the United Statea were on the brink OF war
little more than three months ago, were III but at
a1, provoked BY the violence OF American etRtes-
men, Ehich vas only a5e5ted By the great ferhear-
fr mGment VI her brothers great adversely, as
eteted by the prudence. good will and moderation
Of an American Senator"
The ststement has naturally excited muck
epecnlation among the people, but as yet it
bus remained undented aad 1nilIur1inated. Is
1t not barely possible tt.as in Republic this
piun Of mystery may be bent until it breaks !?
We have had, during this administration, the
m3etery Of &n - 'arni=tice, imperfecsIY under
stood" By our oWn President, between tie
1eb. ls and one Of our commanders. We hare
mad tie Harvey mystery and the Pickens mys-
1ery; and now We have the war-With- England
mystery. It seams to Us thst this fat1omless
and 0tPlomanc my6terioueGees might be well
replaced st Washington by an occasional reti-
cence Of five minu:ee concerning military
plans and operations, where resolve Seems
plainly essential.
1t CARROT at least be very grateful to the
American people to be for the frat time in
formed that they have been On the verge Of a
WEI with England noM correspondent Of the
London press, and four months aflar the mat
ter is over.
At the time referred to distinguished Seu-
ator Of Massachusetts, deeply Interested In
our foreign relations, received aavtces, partly
in ti6 official and partly in his unofficial ca-
pacity, simultaneously from Washington and
England, that distinguished member Of our
Government Waa pursuing s angular couf4a
toward the Representatives Of the British Gov
srpment, beth here and Ia England, which #as
completing matters between the two cona
hies in . Wa5 and to an extent tAat might en-
Danger the peace1ul felations Bnb5istiug be.
tween them At the same tine this Senator
| Was placed IN possession Of the fullest and
mCst conclusive ASSURANCES and evidences Of
| Gmity toward this Government on the part OF
the English Government, with full authority
TO pronounce any assertions to the coatcary,
from whatever soufcs, Ia'se alarm"
| EEelsDd, The Senator sped in all haste to
| Washington, and immediately called upsn the
| President. On askilg the P1ealdent how
matters seemed, he was informed that pros
pects we're hopefal st home, but dark, very
| the matter there?'' be inquired. j" Hon. Ar.
- {the distinguished member of the Coy
eminent namely thinks collision inevita-
| ble.' II am authorized, Mr. President, by
| the latest adyices received OF this contineaS,
te pronounce it. s9 i faT ra IS Esglsad i coacera;
every sign Of relief, and begged him to hasten
to Hon. Mr. -, sahons he k,seo ,oouzd Be pro.
| .Joundly 7e}itred tchen he he1Td t. The Senator
| then called upon Gen. Scott, whom be found
adsRs ssssS seHSqa fHnss2pg as so our T.,
relief when he pronounced the whole a false
alt1n, and begged him without delay to 60 to
| Hon. MI. -. Before going to him now.
| ever, the Senator called on several Cabinet
Officers, esch Of #hon he found in kind Of
panic abont England; aad each, after hearing
bis statement, begged him to hasten to inform
HQp, Mr. --. The Senator Tain1y endaay>
ored to obtain frou them any eV1deace OF
complication with En2land, except the meso
dtela1ation Of the distinguished member Of
seemed, in their minds, from the official posi-,
tiou Of Mr. to be gerging upon decla'
| ra1iou OF var.
| The se1 ator at length visited the Secretary,
to whom all pointed, Who at oace proceeded
rence Of war with England. Having Ger
tain documents, he Wsa not taken down with
the fever On the Instant, like the rest, but be-
gan to inquire after the facts. No facts were
forthcoming. The SeRator began to disconr
sge the idea thst snything was to be appre
aniDatedia mafntaiaipE the imminent danger
The Senator then sho ring the sdTiees he had
received, remarked calmly, but With somt
severity upon the plan Of Eaisiag ths un
founded panic In the Standardization, and said
Mn the name Of the merchants OF America
|
Instead Of being relieved OF pleased bJ th'
evidences OF amtty from England, brought b.
this Senator, as the others had been, Mr. -
flew into violent passion, twsre 2t Eu
rope, and said he Was not afraid Of them, ant
would thow it. The Senator left the Secre
thai the Issues Of peace and soar betaosen Eng&aR.
and A,,,e47ca did not resz 4cifh him, and Tia
heseefo4M eaxry statement put forth from Hash
ingto4s, concerning Eu7opeass Rbaoers, aoauld
most carefully s'Jted and matched.
We also learned thst Lord Lyons ahrme
that nothing had reached the Governmen
which had net been entirely laid before tn
American and English public.
Must We then infer that the Secretary refel
red to Ia guilty Of a1 effort to involve thi
have been his motive? Here, fort the frat tin
. in this statement, ne must give the hearsaJ q
these various peIEons from whom We g7the.e
the sbove facte, einplJ affirming that tho
are not persoDh given TO listen to Idle ruupT
This is the Effect that certain di5tiugaishe
persona in the border slareholdtng Ssate
whose interest in averting further civil va
: was very great, ard vito ayowsd themsslvs
6 Urior:sts, had wrought upon Hon. -'s nin
the belisf, that if 3 war With England could t
sprung upon The country the Confederat'
would make coumon cause wish the Unite
| States, rot iron real fHendliness, hut IS q
> honorsbla msthod Of receding from compEe
( tioEs not contemplated By those who fnang
= rated the rebellion, and thst, at any rate, the
i would be truce, from which any return
arms was highly improbable If the diapcsitia
: to negotiate st;ll remained with the Admiat
tr5tion.
The readers Of the New York Herald vi
4 remember that for week CT two OF July las
Z that paper felt tie public pulse in this dire
ttou, every editorial for that length Of tin
advocating immediate war With Eaglsnd, n
predicting, in such an event, the "a uuion
| The two sections of the country It Is probah
u that the Rknald did this uuder the cue caug
e from certain Of the more conservative Confs
= crates, about the came time that inau=nc
were at work on the Secretary.
Ifthis was the design Of tho distinguish
member Of tie Government, be Was csrtain
foiled By the "forbearance and moderaAo
OF Lord Lyons. "assiated by the pruden'
moderatica ard coed will Of ~ Americ
senstor." And it may account for the son
what open 1emsrs, eaid to have been Esean
made by the distinguished Cseinet officer
= question, that he Was determined to ha
| {hs rorrr,S%fao IF FareiHn Rn1AtinrE diff