Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-03
The New YORK Herald on LO, a Lyons
I'm he NaE YORK Herald. October %.

From the New 9fk Herald, October p. --.
ORD Lroxs' NTRIGUEs-THE INSULTING POLICY CT
GREAT BRITAIN TOWARDS THE UNITED STATES.
If the people Of the United States justified Secre-
tarv of State Marcy, in rendering passports to Sir
John Cramptol and the three British COEsuls, in
1854. they would still more unanimously applaud
the prompt adoption of 3 similar policy towards
Lord Lyons. st the present time The communiea-
tiop TO the Secretary of State of the l4Lh inst Is
probably the most fragrant and designed insult that
has ever been offered to the American Government.
sinea We we're people. aud il canIOt be resented
stlpce OF Nc. Stewards reply, undoubtedly com
nen}s itself to the good sense and patriotism
Of thinking citizens, but it would have been
still better. if instead Of cOndescendIng to give
exDIaug.Ols hich foreign power hss the right 10
ask Tor. and discussing rights WHICH It was sheer
ipcrtinence TO call IN question, be hsd sent Lord
LYONs his passports, aud declared diplRmaic in
terccure to be at an end between this country End
the Court Of London, until il be rene wed upon
= more satisfactory basis and through more salts
factory medium. The fact is, however, that the
British Government has treated the war IN the UEi:
ed States, from the outset, exactly as the Court
Versailles treated the reistiOns between the colonies
and the mother country, ia lT76, and every mani
festation it has made shows that, blinded by IN
sane and traditional Jealousy Of democratic inst
buttons, the aristOcrscy and governing classes OF
England have determined, from the beginning, to
emusrrass the efforts of the administration ONPres
dent LINCOLN aided by the loyal masses of the
North TO restore the republic of the United States
TO- pristne integrity by every meal n their pow
er. -
Revelations were made to the House Of Gem
mons over five months ago, by Lord JOHN RUsSELL
respecting the tone of Lord Lyons dispatches from
Washington, which proved beyond question that
the min Of the British Minister to this country
saturated with secessoaist ideas, and that he was
la5orirg assiiuousiy in behalf Of the Confederate
States He had even then succeeded II pursusdirg
she PAIMERsFOS ministry that the government oil the
United States Was weak and divided; that rs pre-
tensions might be neglected with impunity; AMI
that the time had GENE to crafty the traditional
animOsty Of European mOnsrchies and ohgarchies
against = republic whose example TO the world en-
daugered their own existence. Hence the appeal 10
his authority to how the impFactcabllty
Of blockade of the Southern coast; the
dec!artion that priyateering is not 1iracy; tn
rsco,nition Of the equality of the Richmond and
Washington Cabinets; the sueeTiEg, taunting and
meHacing tore OF the LONDON press; the false rep
reservations concerning American atlAi Of Eng
fish etter-writers, and the diplomatic endeaYOrs
that have been made TO excite an'agonism to this
country on the part of Spain and France. Lord
LYONS ought long since, TO have been held respOn
sible for these things, but now that his hachAEel-
liRn intr1gues have eliminated 10 insult of the
qrossest and most inexcusable character he ought
not be permitted to remain IN the UnlIed States
fortnight longer.
The British Minister informs Mr. Seward that
.sher Msjesty's government is willing to make al
lOanees for our hard necessities, @ but that $50
far as appears to her Msjssty's government, the
Secretary of State Of the United States exercises
upon the reports of spies and informsrs, the
nower of deprivirg British subjects of their lib |
erty. Of retaining them in prison or hberat-
ing them by his own will and pleasure and that
her Msjesty's government cannot but regard this 4
5espotio and arbitrary power as inconsistent with
the constitution Of the United States, and in their
opinion the authority of Congress is necessary to
Justify the arbitrary arrest Of British subjects
False in fact IA Sc in conclusion offensive, lmperti
n2ut aud menacing, from the first paragraph 10 the
close we defy any American citizen, North or
South TO peruse this shameful outrage upon decen-
cy aud conn on sense without feeling the blood tin
ole in his veins and without experiencing discOn-
tent thst the administration should permit itself TO
be addressed with impunity in such language. The
sooner Gr. Seward haEds Lord Lyons his pas ports
the better
The course of Lord Lyons towards the United
States throughout national troubles, has been
what might have been expected from the successor