The New York herald., 1861-12-07
The Canadian View OF the Rebellion Of
the United States. tas
from the Toronto Leader, Dec. ..
CANADA AND THE STATES.

1ss tANAuA AMI Thk oIATES, FTe
The New York Times says truly that lhe military move
ments undertaken In Canada are another "symptom Of
growing alienation between the two countricsu The
comments Of our coteporary appended TO the letter OF
It's Quebec correspondent not calculated this
feeling or to deveope Canadian faith in the riendness
OF bur Northern neighbors. II those who profess to
rcbnkc mischief makers themselves seize every occa-
sion to msreprcsent and rdicule a that pertains to
Canada the certainty that the alienation complained Of
will 60 on at an accelerated pace and that the mutual
distrust and dislike' will be greater than ever.
The spoers OF the New York journal at the gallant and
heroic Williams and bis compeers come with bad grace
from country whose grand army has for months
been coopcd within the capital BY the Southern forces,
q sP generals iss!s is hs ra and
posture ever known In q civilized country. Equally nn
seemy are the attacks Of our contemporary upon the
galantry OF the Canadian militia remembrance of the
past II higher motive, should have taught the Times
the virtue Of silence upon this subject The despsed
militia Of Canada succeeded in driving American In.
vaders, defeated and humiated from British SOIL and
they will not shrink from their task II duty again calls
them into service The fleet racers Of Bull run should
be amongst the last to depreciae British pluck sol
The Times adopts the notion of its Quebec friend, that
the NEW YORK HERALD Is the promoter of mischief
between the two countries certain class Of the
Northern people assiduorsH eneavor 10 produce tho
impression. But this version of the affair is mad
missible In the first place the Times h the original mis-
chief maker. So far back as May, II did its feeble
most to excite national animosy abusing the Of
the British government and pauderng 10 the meanest
passions Of the New York mob As matters stand, we
regard the HERLD as the sole exponent OF the opinion
winch rules IN the northern States. Ore fact alone
establishes this The HERALD Is prospsring, whilst the
Times, Tribune and World are affeuishng beyond mea
Its circulation larger than ever and Of the four
papers we have named is the only one whose adver
tising retains It's old dimensions From this crcum
stance draw unreasonable inference. The HgRArp
is anti British and anti Canadian but in assuming this
position gives form and expression to the dominant
tipathies Of the people amongst whom it crcutates.
A BRITISH JOURNAL ON THE AMERICAN SIDE OF THE
MASON AND sLlDELL QUESTION.
From the Halifax Nova scotia) Sun, Nov 25l
The public mind is seemingly mch perplexed about tho
legality OF the apprehension Of Mason Sidell tho
ambassadors and bearers OF dispatches on board the
royal mail steamer Trent when attempting to escape to
Europe. When wc refer to the law Of nations, as laid
down by the greatest OF British institutional writer's We
find that the action Of Tie United States government
this apprehension has al least the sanction Of ancient
and modern law on t'is important point
Lord Stowe OF The ables, Of British jursts Says
The carrying Of The dispatches OF ie enemy is also
condemnation, even if carried by neutras. The ambas
sador or the enemy may be stopped his passage bat
when nc arrives in the neutral country he becomes sort
Of middleman and is entitled to certain privileges
Lord Sowe'l further declared-and the doctrine was
acted aron by the whole Judges in subsequent case,
that oi the Atlanta that the neutral ship, carrying
dispatches was liable to be forfeited and decided Ac-
cordingIy. f.@g
And Sir William Scott, in ono Of his celebrated judg
mcnts in q case Of this kind says"H appears 10 me on
principle that the fact OF vessel carrying the abassa
doris dispatches OF begerent Power, whether know
ingly not, affords equal ground OF FORFEITURE, such
vessel is seized by the opposing Power"
present time may be gathered from tho iaet that in her
Macstys proclaaaon, dated 15ih April, 1884 during
the Russian war, the following hgny nnpoiah clause
ali obstruction her Majesty rs willing Tor the present to
waive part of the bcIgcrent rights appcriainRg TO her
by the laws OF nations But rs Is p1sssie ior her Ma
ccs OF war and specially preventing neutrals
from bearing the enemy messengers or dispatches"
Under these circumstances IT evident tha the appre
bension Of Mason and sie has the sanction Of theaws
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