Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-31

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southern ports il reflected. and eeosF qaentY lie
eal il Is also sisted thatths State kegislssrs q
Missouri h9s nassed s SECESSION ordinance
Tho Lon lcn I haes in city article, says i must
be kept in view that the designs Of shr Seward are
reported for some time to have beea The cause Of
disagreement il tho Washington easinet thas the
deeisoA of the present question, taeTetOre, Is net
entirely IA the hands Of that Verson.sgs.
Later aavices are waited for with srest anxiety
&c il s seen that the course Of circumstances may
l be much modified BY any Ehing thas may take place
between the opposing armies IN the interval from
now and the arrival Of the British densnds
victory BY the Federalista might, PEI iais, 80
satisfy the mob to enable the gOyernmeat 70 act
independently +; and, on the other haad. : eeieNl
night be equally productive OF paelne tone a los
same time. however, there is danger that The eAo
features Of the situation may be aggrayatsd b "a
lteIigence Of some new otenes on the part 81 ne
i Federal commanders.
The Patris publishes the following under the head
| of latest intelligence
II is stated that dispatch addressed By th4 Brit
lfsh Cabinet to Lord Lyons 20 be eonEiuaicatsd .
PresidenI Lineoln IS based exclusively upon legal
considerations.
tbs decision establishes that the COMMANDER of
the San Jaeint0, By acting as he bad done, has CON
united hagrant breach OF uaEislEeslaW and in-
suited the British flag. The only right that ot1csr
{ Wilkes possessed was to compel the Trent 70 50
to some American port whore the case could have
been hrourht before the proper authorities IN the
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dispatches hAd been found establishing that Mason
p and SEdell wereOn mssiNa directly or iznnaedi-
atelv connected With the military operations, tue
commander would have been justified N seizlng
these dispG-ches and arressng the ENJOYS seu1ing
u es1alea , rSP9 sso- a "a s me Esegsh osns
thik Is a. TO annex; that these foEmales not hav-
I ing been fuldled no charge can be eaiaDisseo
against the persons srre9 soi ta-s. tnelr Arfes.
therefore, must be regarded as null thaE the Treat
being the victim Of an arbitrary act, contrary C
J., everv principle of right EnglGna, acting "a areCoc
eiiatory and friendly point Of vie y. has zsaed a
< the only PREPARATION for this grave 0iince the 10
. GRAFTON of Mas9n and Siiieli; ard thai II sia doei
. NOT obtaia it Lord Lyons would leave Washington
: with all tbs members u the Legation We arr
, | assured that the dispatches are drawn up wit
great moderation; that it carefully avoids any hurt
ful expressions, but that is urn IA It's conclusion
l. From information We have received Up to tn
present ulcment, we do not believe i likely tina
e Mr.. Lincoln viii give up The prisoners
The very general Opinoa now IS that the i'etTi
: was inperfectiy informed Of the intennone OF th
b French government, when II went 70 50 strong
10 tor immediate war with Anerlca, france Joinin
p with England as armed medlssoF.
y PAgIs Dec 6-The BOarae continues fit. Eente
q oDeued At GO Sc, and closed at 6gE l0s, or los
sr than yesterday.
IA 70 dsy and went lower owing to small sales 81
a. tse news from America, coupled with = geaer
= | uneasy feeling. Railways were heavy IN the NOR
n, ing. with coRsos, but reaction Of to per Ger
] from the lowest point took place. Fors1ga stocl
were heavy in ths morning. Mexican became RAJ
er hstter than their worst
Cousols closed after OH 3al hours At 90 Ia, b
iuR shade fcmar. Forsigu exchange was aga
E, higher.
Paris papers assert thz. tho dispatches cent
NJ tho Brstish government to Lord Lyons, althoug
eouched in moderate lasguage. are neFsrthele
iDhaxfbla in their conclusion, which Is the resit
ton of the commissioners. II this Is refuse,
Q Lord Lyons is TO lsavs Washington, vita All Z
"a members of the Legation The same paper affirm
H. thar the Eagish war vessels which are now ben
les prepared for sea, would leave for America in
beginning Of January, etc.
re T e Ir5na6a Observer tHnisterisl) ridieulss Il
CT, idea of submitting tie Trent question 10 aebitr
tion. and denies that Capt wilkes Esuld BE- jusila
" n taking the ship into prize court.
all HtYBrRG December s --The impression prevS
in the Hanseatic towns thst the blockade Of {
n Southern-Amercsn ports wosld Be soon broken
rs England.