New-York daily tribune., 1861-12-27


really .e, ,hernelyes to consider tho position they will
oea,, bould tie whole w,,sht of Ills empire be thrown
nbsns not Aoue-in,o The vibrating scees of tie civil
lwuf"
With this warning TO the press and states-
men of this country, to forbear insulting the
English flag and violating international law IL
proceeds to say, in effect, that England must
discard what was formerly the law as prac-
ticed by herself, and net az she deems expedi'
ent at the present hour:
ftbe Cabinet of Washington propose to contend that we
must t. the year 1861 submit to ndure at the hands OF tne
cruisers every ndguy which ancestors have ever at any
time inflicted upon neutral flag, then we unoe''ana
win be the issue between U.s.
Not even the temperate appeal OF Gen. Scott
can moderate, were it but for single day, the
wrath of this oracle or British dignity and
moderation.
.o.n Scott eeyouy i,tskes the feeling Of his country II
he believes that good relations between Aoefcs ano
are to be preserved by any such suggestions " these we
have sent to Washington not OPEN controversy o" 20
mspd restitution When that has been done. we shall DC
to discuss the other questions at issue at any length 'h
Americans may please"
Turning from Gen. Scott to Mr. Seward,
tie following passage from The Times IS no
doubt intended as sort OF apology ior con-
meeting the name of the Secretary Of State with
any public enterprise Of importance:.
ave may be wroog In sttrbutng coherent policy to 50
iucohere Ut pessonage In Seward We may have some
hope, that his early call the preparations was o Intended
to answer uomentay purpose at home and tnH we
.hs not be obi 10 gize ia IN. next sets of Mr. LIN
coins Government e Of predetermined resolve to have
q " ar with England
! From thus belittlng Mr.. Seward, it is natural
10 make light Of those who support the Gov
ernuent. Therefore, in the same article, the
Canadians are told that
Tbelr INVADER viii nj he veteran. who have stood Scso-
,ior, upop ~swon fields. but at the best ntianen like
elve. Perhaps they may be runsgtes from Bull
Run pupdereEs IN Nsn lucky from Lexington
/ or Leesburg"
Still further 10 illustrate the uDreasoning
temper of the English press, let us turn to its
weekly issues. We shall in those find it rabid
in its feeling against the perpetuation OF the
Union. On this head let us hear The Saturday
Rerien, the most elaborate and most pfeten-
tous of them all:
4
struggle without psson without hesston bat the Con
federsie. will simultaneously profit by the weakness Of e
enemy to FAC, rrng,aree for unpdyfoHahe r,ongs"
To the same purport The London Rerier:
The Cabinet Of Washington will deliberate In very DIFF
rert from chat IN which Gen Scott writes The
lser under the wholesome simoPhsre OF Partisan paone
nIop ,sta 10 A'fe 10 the eaa'e rhids nc na'
A. the former will have under the coercion OF
oh hose passion, aud prejudice. viii neither Subm 10
the retrsi aud law listen to tie reasoning.
ei IIudenee ard policy" -.-s-.
Here is another utteraBce Of the same ex.
quisits organ
Consider Tor moment the elements OF the American
mobo.cy Putting aside the quis,sr and fsmo'er d'e's
Of the Se~ England States whs, the constituents Of that
community whose opinion the public opinion OF the North
en- Rspubci The great medley popustion Of the large
cits.. oosro gentvm,he sewerage OF Celtic and Teu
tonic naousss born and bred In normal love
Of .Earehy devoted to rosdyp Lynch law and sword
canes haiips order authority and Law, and above all ee
hating Eny.nd the embodied representation Of order.
ihorty and law ADD to these the q OF Ike
er- .nd orgu. pLo hors ben be's f->'oon Ell and
recess4 s ordinary sdsoafes 10 al Aneran
d Imagine these educated IN the belief which oil
their school boos incuoeie ths, ia the con es cf the
m voutiou and Ia the subsequent war ofisi9 England ped
Ter whole undivided rsngh ssan the United States and
vo Away, beaten. Gao wonder that among
.uch people fstsrsd and pracd up the tradition Of
do riefors' anu imaginary whe,s the sppst,e
ir c.h ssso'sior and inspires the last OF nee oarsxe
IA proper climax to oil this coD"~ ,,r.,.a
malice-for malice il mosi .r,o,v ;.-orlsr
p'''"'' ''"".o' a"'' ill-di.guised, We light
-pO" '"' 'U"'S ..ng utterances OF The Sunday
i'"'>', W. .ch illustrates weekly the virtues of
|ie london democracy:
CAPT WINE, i unfortunately bat too faithful type OF
be people in whose foul mission no IL eugsg'd He l. an
ID, Yankee swaEger and ferocity built up foupdsion
Of vussy and cowsrdcethese his ehnstsrs,ies and
h, the mos. prominent mark. by VIII hi' eountrynen,
generally speaking known all the world To bully
the we.i triumph the helpless; TO rsmpc on every
s~ Of courtesy and custom sfully to yioass oil tho
sacred instincts Of human nsture to defy Ions danger
ics. not appeurI and real PEN show, i,sef to
sneak a,iGe or swsyhee the yrtue, Of the
vhch presues to itse the leader Of cisIs
on SID the prophet Of humsn progress 10 these latter dsys
By Cspt W.ke, le, the Yankee breed be judged"
As an antidote TO these extracts, which form
but a specimen Of the outpourings of a single
week, We can find among the London cotemporary
press only one daily journal-The Star-to say of
prospective conflict between England aud the
United States: "For success in a war arising
" out of this quarrel no Christian minister
" could pray no Christian soldier could fight
" Every Gardiner, every Havelock, would lay
4" down his sword"
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