The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-28

THE MAsON-sLIDELL AFrAIR.
1MPoRTAKTHxHs FROM MIssora1.
Address from General Rosencran
Ge., &C., &e.

kc., re-, &c. ss&a
We have received baltimore papers 70 the
24th, and New York dates Of the n b and 25.h
Dccem ber From their columns we extract
the following items Of interesting news:
TIE EAsos .sLIpKLL ATFAI1- E1dLAJD Bsnr OF
Wan.
From the Paris correspondents Of tho New
York Herald, dated eth Of December, we make
the following extracts:
Now that tho Northern States Of America
are IN trouble, Eagland and France selIs
eagerly upon toe slightest pretext to attaek
them. The hot blood Of inoignauQn Invunts
TO tHe cheeks OF loyal Americans here and
In London when readiDg the vile, unm anly
threats OF the principal organs Of both 4ov-
ernments. Its usel .ss Tor me to recipitu
late the open menac.s iaade. Your flies WILL
afford you ample procf thatl do NOT ex gger&ts
when say that nou 81 and ,hrea's are keaPsd
upon you Tas decision OF tn JurIst cgnsuls
OF the Eng liam Crown IS farce. The tncon-
slstsEe = CT such conclusion Is too Glazing
Lot To let tie world lee that it ID Eastands
desire 10 10 10 war - save herself nom q
social crIsis that Is impending. Mz. Brig BITS
sd vice 10 the tTades unions, " demand their
pout icai rights, il followed out, would vlr-
tuai!y Kill inc power OF the ~ istocracy.-
The SIX iliions OF working men could not
bs lii reatcned or ouiiied 10 vote as their lords
chose 70 dictate, and tne people would soCn
rule instead OF thc aIIS to,racy.
A WIZ WIN America might Tor some time
aver IL . ssvIm henSe inc evident desire Of
En- gland 10 juIn at ONCE lato d c0ahiut which
sls may find, W her coss, not 50 one sioed as
she lnaginee. She mas, ! know, been MAX
iug preparations ter HOE his iVI such I'm
smersency as is afforded Of the arrest ot the
rebels Sllueii aud Mason ilAio Will no aouOi
push matters 10 extremit.es, uTEeu On as she
Is BY E. ance, anless the people snow unnls-
tax sa tile signh OF NOT permitting the war.
THIS they may do, sac uio: e 50 as John Bright,
ineir apostle sees through the schemes oI tas
RaimcrSioI CaDluet, aAu ID aIle.0y OUSlAy
coun acting them.
l. onths ago 1 warned you In my letters
that France and EDgiaho Wers inimical
tnAt they would surely seize Inc INST cppOr-
tun,ty 10 rocoxnlz, the Davis Guvcrunent.
recent events prove ina. was puL TOO cor
rsclly informed. l may how adu that LIE
Government has sighlned TO Great Brltain
It's Willingness " Recognize the RI bel Gov
sruMenl at once, and tnaI Ia Case the Lin
coin CaDino. refuses 10 deliver up Ihe
rersiE. s,lloeil ana Mason, both Ehs aud anu
France wall DO so-thus setting an example
10 tns world of the ex IRENE ieAsth 10 winch
jeai Jusy OF AoeTdi institutions Wiii uIiye
laonarcniul Governments.
IN. honesty VI sucn proceeding is upon
1. mar with tne aMtece don is OF both lnIs GSY-
Il. nmrnt AID that OF England. Had the
Americans reeOg used the CanaGians during
their rebellion, Europe would have shoutea
cut sIn1amy;" anu yet France aud En- land
are preparing to do just tnav infamous ching.
it wall not surprise you 10 her that Inc
urxLIls or his GovorMment nave discovered
that the xrrsst OF hessis. Sildeil ana Mason
TOOK place IN Spanish waters, and that henc
SPAN mas u fighL 10 join England and
rance III recognizing The SouIn. The Pa.ris
says we cannot remain idle spectators OF
struggle between North America and Eng
ianu. lis quite clear III II 10 LoL our
duty to avense The wrong S OF Ia gland; but
the RECON- iiiG u OF the South by that power,
which woulo imply nnai separation from
tn UnlIeo States, could not Dc regarded as
an isolated act, and wouia IMPOSE upon
france the necessity OF asA uHIlnk decisive
attitude Oh TINS question. Tbs result Woo Id
% that two great maTitime powers OF Eu-
rope might he drawn lnso common nc lion
wi.n ,as same ioea tlcai political OBI sct.
Since Writing thus tbs Pdsrte mas come out so
strongly Tor tbs rebels as quite TO astonlsh ali
ciassss mere, except those who know what II
coss The London I.nAs and Post AFFECT to
consider this AS wonderfully suggestive ano
speak OF the PssTsS az the most coaddentlal
org Az OF .hs LIN psror n Napoleon. On The part
OF these J Juruais such AA ssertion ~ falSe; as
they we'll anoV Iaat their own Paris cores
pondenLs naye informed them ilat ID. os L.
GuerI onisre, tbs esad Of Tho 4 a,rtS, - NO
longer III favor with Ills Majesty, VINO sees him
no more. / assert that Svtn the I,ses ana
Post are weii aw are of this, and that when
they prele.l:t 10 ALA = undue significance ~
The fstrie, hey are d iaise ss II Is
The Paris has rdw AoYt lIt.oai Iulp ertsnce.
slucs the fan Of IL. ehixf editor, II gets NO
more Inspiration.
Unfortunately, the Pays and Consti.Msioxr ne,
do. II v as these worthy sheets that made
the discovery about the Spanish waters turn
of affairs, and they own to having iE.bi bed
the idea from the last letter OF DIR. Russell
How hardy all that will be, and how easy
the transts,on OF the English, French, ard
Spanish fleets from Mexican TO American
waters. Mr.. Seward ives but too well in
spired when he asked for increased fortidci-
tons along thu coasts.
England evidently means war, and has
meant it all along. She has waited in hopes
that the North would meet with serious re-
verses but now, that ths star OF the Lincoln
Cabinet seems Frightening up. England will
sts ike ere TOO many successes sre gained.
The leading editorial Of this New York
Times, Of the 18th inst, In reference 10 the
Mason and Slideli smbroglio, says:
Everybody high and low, rich a..d poor,
was striving to outclamor everybody slse in
his Examinations of war, and revenge against
thiscountIy. There was not the slightest
Disposition 20 li.!eu to explanati ons or to
wait foT apolcs ses. It was a foregone con-
wharf.-the whole f-nrtc of English society
tras rocking and rolling on the waves Of this
swe.ii-s and Singing tide. 1t is presumed
tn at the English Gov .rnment does not SD re
the insane presumption of the people.
We should not be greatly surprised II it
should prove after all that Mr.. Seward has
got the start of them. and has actually sent
explanation and all due apologies on this
was made. And the exraordin airy delay
vc hich attends the movements Of Lord Lyons
finds very satisfactory reason in the sup
position that Mr.. Adams has been already
charged to present the whole case to the
British Government at London"
The New York Posi-, OF the 2th inst, says:
A private letter from we'll advised sources
at W ashington represent rhas certain inter
views took place between Lord Lyons and
Seward immediately after the Trent af-
don at that time were based en- a d;savowal
Of any knowledge on the part of our govern
ment, th ut such capture WAS to take place, and
disavo wal OF al, pur pose to insult the Bri'
of the perem ptorydemand Of the British gov
srnrne nt, which came ont Oh the Earopa.-
Further sd vices from London will therefore
probably be awaited.
A special dis patch to the Post from Wash.
ing ton gives a rumor that tho Cabinet have
resolved to release Mason and SIideil, and
that. orders have gone on TO snip them at
once to Halifax. The Post, however, regards
this rumor ~ improbable.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald, Of the 25th inst, argues that,
although nothing officially has transpired In
regard to the deliberations Of the Cabinet on
the subject, yet there is no doubt but that the
difaculty will be settled without war be-
tween England and the United States. It
concludes thus:
"Ths affair Is complicated. Time alone
can unravel 1t, and the atni ost prudence on
the part Of the Administration Will be necss.
sary TO avoid a war which may involve az
with more than one European POwG, while
ws are engaged In 4 life and death atrux.
gle for the Preservation OF the Union
ITSELF"
al1 scoff's RKruAR.
From the Washington S,r, Of the Esd inst
wn elm thu following In relation 70 tia unp.