Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-12-19

THURSDAY. DECEMBER T..


t,elirvt that tin -yImlnithc> ot Grea' Brit
am are with the South in the c"nt,>: which
Is raging in thu country. The :,ntipathy
OF England To the United States has l~rn
manifested III various ways ever since the
Revolution OF l776, and III, ~ is :. secret
feeling OF satisfaction prevalent not only a
mong the nobility. hnt nmnng the MASSES
of that Empire, al thr thoughr that The
nresent rebellion i to result IN the down
fall Of Republican Institutions. There Is
not people ia Chr~tendom which has so
rejoced at the calamity which has befaIlen
US a. the English people have. our cous-
ins and our progcnitor> though they be.
We were prepared to learn that the
CAPTURE ut Messrs. Mason Il Slidell would
Occason some excitement in England, but
we hoped that the subject would be dis
cussed with that dignity and calmness
which belongs to i neutral power. Not
SO, however. Ii needed butt an occasion
like that afforded by the boarding OF the
Trent by the San Jacinto, to call forth the
hitherto latent sympathy of the English
people with the Southern rebellion. Not
withstanding it is admitted by the London
Times that the taking of Mason Il Shdeli
finds many precedents il the former ac-
tion of the British Government, that paper
insults US by say ING with the utmost cool
ness, that the English precedents were al
torded at q time when she was srugglin Q
for her existence, and SO not parallel with
the present case: just a. though we, TOO,
are pot az q nation, struggling for oar ex-
istence The Times says that Grea' Brit
ain wilF0aa~s repudiate her own prece-
dents.
But the London News IL the most be
hgerent. 1t demands the restoration OF
Nessrs. Mason & Slideli, and adisavowal
OF the act of Com. Wilkes, by the Gov
ernment al Washington as the only alter
native of war with Us This is the more
singular from the fact that the News has
hitherto prote>,ed to ht friendly to the
Norlh.and mas heartily advocated It's cause.
Its present position looks very much AS
though it only wanted a pretext to JOIN IN
th9popular current. The whole spirit of its
article shows that il is not any supposed
outrage TO the British flag, but the cap
ture of the Rebel Commissioners which
electcifes the pen OF him who writes its
editorials, The News says that " we have
struck our best friend H. the tace, 1t
our best friend exhibits friend
chip" by serving the cause OF our enemies
in carrying their Ambassadors on missions
of hostility to as, the News may rest as
sured we do not set o very high value on
such friendship" And our best friend"
will undoubtedly " ger struck in the face a"
every time he undertakes to exhibit his
friendship in that peculiar way, 1t is a
friendship that deserves no other re-
ward than - blow in the face"
But no, only the Press OF England: the
meeting in Liverpool too, furnishes the
game evidence -- all ninultaneous-that
the heart OF John Bun is with those who
are trying to overthrow popular govern
ment in America.
We are no alarmists nor ia Ii pleasant
10 be, at any time. prophet OF evil
But the evidence of British sympathy
with the rebellion, afforded by the con-
current demonstrations in England on the
occasion of the arrival of the intelligence
OF the capture of Mason and Slidell is OF
very conclusive character. 1t is spOn-
taneous outburst Of feeling, and comes
from the heart. 1t shows conclusiyely,
that the United State have nothing to
expect from the friendship OF England -
1t shows that her professions of neutrality
are hollow mockery. 1t shows that she
rejOices in our calamities and is only too
anxious TO lend IL helping hand to the en-
smies of our Republic. Though we re-
gret the position which England assumes,
we are glad an occasion has been present
81 70 test her false thoogh 0stcntatio as
nrotp.s r,a ~. a g. ~.