New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-25
THE EFFECT OF THE LATE EEGLlsR
NEWS UPON THE REBEL LEADERS

THE EFFECT OF THE LATE EEGLlsH
NEWS UPON THE REBEL LEADERS.
From Tie RnkmonG ky4Siiaer, Dee. 10.
All other to ics become tribes. besids the tidna
Of England which oceuFies this Journal, and al
commentary that dverts public attention from ths
Srgle point, is imle'tiuence.
The elect of the outrage on the Trent on the pub
lie sentiment Of Grea Britain, more than fnlis Tie
prophecy tl,a; we made wien the arrest Of the Goa.
fedsraie Ministers was fresh event. All lsai
ouiobliug AID selfsh calculation has been consumst
Ike straw ia the burning sense of incredible iusu
The Palmerston CabiCe, has been forced TO imms
dia'e and deceive measures, and peremptory order
to Lord Lyons comes with the steamer that onngs
the news TO the Amer al shore.
He is directed to demand tie unconditional sur
render of Messrs. Mason and Sidcll, TO place then
ia the position they were found beneath the Bnfh
flag, and a comp lete disavowal Of their seizure @a
authorized act. Now, the Northern GovemDeDtha
raced itself in such position that 1t can do none
these tliugs The Abollionist element Of tie North.
erp States would 90 straight ~ revolution a the
least movement toward snneucer Of tie captiyes,
TIE erres, WIS mrde by the deliberately written
orders of The Government, already avowed ana pub.
lshed, beyond the hope Of apology possibility Of
TetrsctiOD.
The Uuited States can do absolutely notbIng but
refuse he demands Of Great Britain, and abide the
consequeI OF that rsfusai. Whist they VIII 10
can be clearly foretold First, there Will te the
TlpiOWhtC rupture; IOfu LlOir Will uc"dr III
passports, and Mr. Adams Will 10 sen. away from
London Then will follow 40 immediate reccgni-
ton o. the Southern CoDiederacy. With encoa sge'
ment aud ad ia lifting out It's VERSES and supplying
their wants in the British ports and Islands. Lastly,
war will be evolved from these two eyetta.
Such il the latest aud most serious result OF tbe
real faving 4Gness that has settled on the people
Of tie Northern Stctel AID that has gnided al their
steps for tho last two years. Every reasonable
creature 10 be world OF their own nation, foe
ssw the conss0 uenCes Of their c0ndnct 0prlfg ire
Summer and Fall of 1863. Tie warning was thnn.
dered az them from every side tueirowD eyes looked
full at the point Of the gltte.ing sword Which the
south held steadily out TO then aud which Their
ruling party rehsd With all the eagerness OF the buR
ON t6e mi.tudor Of the Spanish arena. Then CARA
tie PROCLAMATION OF Lincoln.
Nothing but insanity could have dictated l.; and
without il The secession VI Virginia was impossible.
Then their crazy attempt 10 su)dne country, not
hes. difficult TO conquer than Russia ITSELF with an
e mob of losiers. finauy, their iuoacy has
eliminated in a useless, mtan odious action, that,
under no circumstances, could DO tier cause the
least good. an0 which was bound 10 iav0lye them 10
a bloSdy quarrel with an adversary OF douele INC
strength OF the United States ia It's best cay, sad
which now has bat to close is hand and destroy ia
imprudent ass liant as a man would crush ny tns'
has settled on bis palm.
SrectaIors of these events, who can doubt that tbe
Almighty fat has gone forth against the American
Union, or that the Southern Coliedercy 10 decroeo
by Divine Wisdoml The dnllest WORDING, ne
coolest atheist, the most bardened cynie, plgat 70
struck with awe by the startling and continual Inter-
position Of power beyond the control or cognzancs
OF men Ia these afairs The Incd nts Of this sfug'
Gle are so unparalleled, unexpected, and unasr
countable on other grounds, IT Is ilnpossiole "
avoid the conclusion that the acts OK nsa
and of nations are now suomried 70 w.
perior hand Had but one such event oc'
Cured. it might be reckoned IN ordinary chanea'
But each has been followed by another more wJn'
derfol than its predect sGor While they all have al
identical tendency, aud rove forward, by inexorsoN
sequence, 10 the same goal. None VI them low
ever, and, Indeed, 10 miracle OF MAS bissofy, 10
more siugularly distinguished from the conuon coz.
tingences OF earthly transacous Lhso tie arrest q
those two Mioisters on the mid ocean. Nho thought,
Wien the TieDt wse announced h. ell, that on rs
deck and in the trough of the welteiig A,laat the
KEY OF the blockade would he lost Who dFsanee
that tie chief element in the strife would enter iroa
that unnoticed door? The band II God was here
yisibly extended over the world. Men sink to pup
PETS their works are naasht, their intelligence ti
into folly. :.
We have no iced to invite attention to the exc
tre,uely interesting foreign Lews, which We puol,sa
to-day. ffom England. The old British lion is CIV:
inc an honest roar in view of tie indignity visited
upon the Queens Tag. The measures Of the Miris'
ters have been ia full accordance with the ndigns'
ton Of the people, and the fullest and broades %.
mand has been made for immediate and adequate
apology and reparation.
We will not disturb the eloquence Of such facts BY
worls of comment. We will only say, Wei done
John Bull OverbeariDg you solnetines are, bue
craven never.
France, TOO it seems, echoes the British indigns.
ton, and will support Der action. Vivc NaPoeons
Ii now remaius 10 DO seen what Lincola VIII co.
He hae to choose between bold fighting or disgraees
full rannng---that 10 evident ln either case DC
ruined. After the brave talk aud the conerstahe
tions TO Wilkes ky both Cabinet and Congress, u
would be To the last degree pusilanimons to re'oas
We think Lincoln will be afraid 10 prove so gresi
coward. ..,,
We are happy to ses it stated that bold defiance
ORE walls at Washington. Bravoi The Mr.iSthS
Times, indeed, from Which We quote, WINE @' ,hst
lingly admitting the immineIce OF war; noP@ US
the way OF retreat is lot closed mp agaip. Lu.'
But The Philadelphia Ledger Is more cou.ass va;
IL says that the demand Of the Brush ns'i1n ~
oence of o hostile feeling, and declares ...as NJ
Lincoln il bound TO meet il with perenf'''' ''~
iusal. ..,.,.nasd
IL saws that the demand Is On Outrage, in'ehuJ
as an insult and is only pretext ios nos.ii vita
calls for pushing operations agains! the IeOSs .Sv
greater vigor than ever, IN aniseipsl'on VI 'pSS'
war with England. , NJ, .;us.
We trust that Lincoln, in punishment ior me H.
will h.ye u brave heat given him Tor n1H n"
The only possible hope expressed on elmer ;nsois
the Atlantic Of preserving peace oe,weeu ;asoia
and England, is based on the possibility tns' LAW
will put his mouth in the dust.
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