The New York herald., 1861-12-27
THE WAR FEELING IN ENGLAND.
Meeting Of the English War Committe

Meeting Of the English War Committee.
From the London Chronicle, Dec. Ill
The War Committee which sat in Downing street on
Monday occupied, doubt with preparations for
the tremendous eventualty depending upon the reply of
President Lincoln to Lord Lyons demand What the re-
suit likely prove may be inferred from the opinions
expressed more emphaticay than by words, OF those
in preparation for heightened cruise; tho Black
Prince will be put in commission with all possible
ierity; millions Of cartridges have been shipped for
Canada; the embarkation Of troops is uninterrupted
Not to multiply evidence, indeed, it is manifest either
that Lord Pamerston believes hostlities to be
approaching, or that he only expects 10 avert
them by an overwhelming display OF material
power There is only question be answered before the
terrible judgment betesn peace and pronounced
WIN the Commissioners uho ,ue seized on board he Trs
Be restored to the protection Of the English dg' Every
uctuaton Of the money market is traceable to uctu
alton OF ideas upon this point.
Never more malignant passions engendered by
war than those which animate the admirers of Com.
mander Wilkes They boast that all the laws sus-
pended that persons politically accused viii die untred
in the federal PRISONS that England will be compelled
give up every American fugitive on her SOIL and that
Canada will be annexed though 1t should cost million Of
human lives The sentiment, Of Aohd,rk thus expressed
n Tie language Of scdrer9er represent TIE real conscience
q Neo York; and Is, perhaps, only too appropriate
that they shoudrckc forth nEngland from the obscure
and corrupted reservoirs OF Toryism.
These and other Brazen Heads intent upon mystfy
ing the public opinion Of England put we Are hound 10
remember that scarcely any intelligence reaches
adulterated from the South Every statement receive
except from the Confederate President himself must be
sed clear Of Northern distortions But cannot be
surprised that the begerents should have lost all
dishonesty ferments home Day after day the seca-
res Of peace any price themselves that the
clouds dispensing that the feeling OF the country has
undergone change, that the middle and working
classes nothing for ths fiction Of English
flag; that Lord Russell has reconsidered his views,
aud that no danger Of war remains. Great would
be the calamity II the nation were thus deceived.
We know with what men we have 70 deal the
other side OF the Atantc-and this also,
If the truth must be spoken: tcih SeCy synpdthrs,
tcM CoSsack purttsdns Uh irish otacdss ,ci,h
tic-lcho popular The Neto Fork rocdy grsss,ch
Of den. BY him desied BY ne first
Nnfo,oa Dtom he, sotby prnder as he is, Janctes him
self resemble And these Adventures WELD half the
strength OF the United States. Unhappy, moreover,
they have their emissares and colleagues in Great
brran, with whom allied the ympathic minority
VINO tnIk that because England might have done wrong
IN 1872, she ought TO be hustled of the 1851
VIZ oi al the consequences OF transatlantic war-who
taik y national feeling corporate self-love-who
empoy the term "un English" synonymous with
purer virtue than that OF patriotism-who doat and
dream over pahs Of impossible arbitrationwho mpeach
treat britan az the big bully OF the world and who
rharsodize as though the English Cain had lifted club
against the American Abel. Hurniatlng il is 10 know
that these heartess and hypocritcal political atheists
claim TO be recognized as fnglishmen our consolation is
mat thcy exercise an nuchce altogether inaplrecabe
that they stand apart from the uanness Of the nation
and that they never yet persuaded british
mcnt to surrender the national honor A. ,ba
question was frst so il is now VII ns I;peoI,,
Ca restore the passengers cho pratoaliy droeod
from The protection of our tdgp If not, uee uil b fa,oM
fer ages We enter into the spirit of morroyis
prayer for peace We cannot however, be blind facts
Thoughtful men the other side OF tho Atlantic arc
nervous and hesitate 10 compromise the Union but there
is majority OF ncendiaries and desperadocs and OF
is the Cabinet of Abraham Lincoln.