The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-24
Secretary Seward and Orr Foreign Re-
fntfons.

The late letter Of Secretary Seward in repl
70 LORD Lyons has Est with general and do
. served appreciation throughout the casire cour
try Indeed, seldom has any diplomatic not
received SO unanimous an approval. Sccretsr,
Stewards iirst official letcr of instructions Il
our Minister at Paris--the Hon. Mr. Daytsn.-
struck the right key His lettss upon LII. d.
Russell was very poor however, and his reply
TO the Emperor OF Russia was ~ no mean,
cqual or suited to the occasion. Tile Secretary
Of state has retrieved these .fascos, However. in
bis admirable reply TO Lord Lyons, and in the
circular upon our coast delences wIiicsaCollowed
it. Those abolition organs the 1rfSane and
Times, are almost the only newspapers which
msconstrae and do not cordially endorse shese
productions Of the State Department.
1t is fact so plain and 10 clearly staissf by
Secretary Seward that only those blinas by
interest or f:snaticisfn can fiil to see it, hat
neither by the Latter to Lord Lyons nor by he
armng of our ceest batteries liz it intended. 20
provoke war VIII England. On the contrarF,
both OF these measures are precautionary an1'
preventive. 1t is only by the prompt assesr
ton OF our national dignity by the prompt re
sentiment of any impeisinent interference with
our national affairs; by the prompt prepara-
ton for the proper delerce OF our coasts in case
Of foreign war, that we can hope to preserve
thai national dignity, to assoid MAT mpertinent
interference, to avert tias foreign war. Nation
| ally, as in the case of individuals. very little
/ prevention sometimes saves tfs a;p immense deal
/ CT cure. 1t is impossible tlssTefope, to be hon
est and yet to misconstrue alsse preparations
fer deferice into an invitation to, iystack. The
| ro.icy which Secretary ScwauH advocates is
| that pursued by England herself iii regard to
| France. No government will better understand
il Sinn the English. If it had oecn adopted,
as 70 repeatedly urged, at thes vsry opening
oftlss war, we should have been saveJs great
deal Of discussion about, and sous't}auger of,
foreign interference in favor of thoerebels.
AS rssial the course of the HERAs,i,r regard
to this subject has been vilanousSy ssIsYepre-
sented Er those unpatriotic, abolti,r9d ousnals,
the 1iibaasand Tines With them Patriotism
like everything che, means only alstsionkm
and they season that il we are not alb shfcn we
cannot be. patriotic. Wien we wars sic. gov
eminent anlAthc' people, therefore, thts 81 ttsey
would avoid ~ war with England the Should
be prepared fyr one, The Tribune am. oNames
accuse us OF flying ~ excite war. Oh.rhe
contrary, we'aYe enlsavoring to ave IT. one
The moral effe -tiof our articles is precis ~ the
same as that ar.Secret~y Stewards defe aues.--
it shows Englaadthat n. src not afraid gshep,
and that we aDsr ready Go try an armed issue
with her If she insists wscu it. All of in
serests are ideEtssed with those of this essn-
icy. With our eso@enu in shall never be div iatai
lya rebel, norfrwadsG Sy foreign foe; ANIL
Oct patriotism H,s much more pure and r. JAlh
loss disputed than that off sie lanatically a oli.
tisa Tribune or theauarol5saS!y abolition III ,sss.
Indeed, it IL h.xTiib,tne aud the Times WI oh,
al rereally invitirgglorciEa war and abetti n.
as they caused oarsrebcllisn.. Only few d syss
az rswith a cowa rice seaagely 10 be expec sdl
of sach staggering boasteps, Aiey declaredt Ut
II par army wasS again Defeated by the reb ~
w'wweuld have 3sn acknowledge the Southt N
&C Mederacy, and, Warmed az that we might s~
WE prepare for siaaeat. EasnY day they asse t.
liks.ppltroons, tat ifyws have foreign war
tn success of the plssl cause is cop
ia ~. That rebals SUCCESS, and that foreign
w;a,thcy ,endcaYcnr to bring alkaat by incessa-t
at :aeks upon ouI- administration, and by snee =
atayar cause and our.generIAh Who cannot scr
tlzsA the rebels .;Ys' encouraged to attempt su =
Ms by these 'stzaments in Nssthern Journals
tat one more ssaaess wilf insure their immedi4
iAe recognitiop,ie Who oaanGa see that England
ill be encouraged to atsanlS US by statements
n se-called Un,an. journsls ahat even her threat
Of an attack, wild settle osr TROUBLES at once ar
give her cptto5a:i umediahalB
/ In the, namas Of the government and tre,
1 people, the GERALD g;Nes the lie to the o
statements Of tas. abolinDn journals. Not ore.
hundred mons. VICTORIES 2 of the rebels would
secure the rssaynition sf tho Southern confedeT.
| racy, even Il tho rebels eould gain them. This
war must sal ~ reaaion, or it will never ends
With such apeople oalrs the ultimate defeat of
tie rebels fscartain and assured. Only cowardly
| abolition sis, lilo The Tribune and Times felk,
can douatit Again: no foreign intervention
| no forei9a WAR, can ever secure the recogil;7
ton of d,e Southern confcderacy. 1t may rsst.
pone nr while, hut it never can change tHa
result Of this war-our glorious Union ID il
was. The republic of France stranglc3. is
own soaspiratoys and defeated combinel Z. ElT
rope; and shall this republic, greater il, le-
soasccs in people, in every essential aaA, re-
qGisite OF war, fail to do less? The abolition
and anpatriotc Tribune and Times may dDi,lsi
oar triumph, but the HERALD canroG The
Times and Tribune side with the English abo-
litionsts even against this country, Jest as sfe
Tribune hoped that Mexico would give, our sol
tiels hcspitab.e graves. The HEa.lp Can only
stand or fall with the republic. Because they
cannot abolitionize this government, the Tribune
and Times may, first advocate secession, in
order to get rid of slavery; and, second, betray
their own country, bccanse thag prefer
England's abolition rule TEo HERAII
glories in the conservatism Of the acfministra
ton, and cannot favor abolitonisus whether i
is disguised under the p.sme Of secession or 0
foreign Intervention.
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