The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-11-23
The new York Herald on the
6ComLng Storm"

The Herald of Tuesday contains double
loaded article written in realsensation style,
entitled the "Coming Storm-How to meet
IT," AS is the custom Of that villsinous
sheet, 1t endeavored to aggravate the an
ticipated difficulty between this government
and England, by assertions utterly ground
less, and by TRADE of abuse against the
English authorities. II makes the remark
able statement that the idea Of a war with
England is rather spoken of with compla-
ceney than otherwise by the citizens of New
York, and it calls upon Congress to raise
100000 more men, and appropriations to
build, as rapidly as possible, several hun
dred vessels-of-war. The Herald reflects
the sentiments and opinions of a large class
in the East, who are ready for any meas
ures, however desperate, looking to gen
eral war throughout the world. They are
mostly adventures, bankrupt in purse and
reputation, who are ready to bring on, if
possible, a revolution in society, hoping that
in the chaos and confusion of the times,
they may retrieve their shattered fortunes.
These men are the enemies of their country,
caring little for the "honor' OF the nation,
Of which they talk so loudly, and knowing
very little of the disasters they invoke
when they pray for war with European
powers. 10 this delicate matter of the ar
rect Of Slidell and Mason, it is TO be
hoped that the government will act with
the greatest caution and prudence While
We are confident that the Administration
will uphold, with all its mighty resources,
she honor of the nation, we are equally
certain that it will not precipitate us into
a war with England upon a mere tech
nicality of international law
And it is to be observed that all the au-
therities quoted by the Herald and the able
National Intelligencer, are stch as might
have been quoted by the English govern
ment 10 sustain the position it has always
held upon this question, and which we have
always combatted. Clearly, then, if we
are right ao1g, heretofore We have been
grisvously in error. If the Government is
ready to abandon it's former position and
acquiesce in the English doctrine that the
flag does not absolutely protect the vessel
from search, then let US say so at once, and
England will gladly pass by this Offense
and thus settle the question If, however,
we insist that our former position was the
correct one, then we ourselves have violated
it, in having arrested American citizens
upon a British steamer, sailing from a
British port; for in the authorities alluded
70, we have found that only ''dispatches"
were under the circumstances, liable TO
seizure. To pass by all our former decisions
upon the subject and say that right or
wrong, We will detain these men, is mani
testify absurd and beneath the dignity of
the Government of the United States. If
they were rightfully captured, they will be
held though war should ensue with ell the
nations of the earth. But our former po-
sition renders the question difficult one to
decide, and the Heralds solution of it would
be fraught with incaiculable mischief
war with England at this time, should
be avoided by all honorable means, and we
believe it will be. The Government will
move in this matter with the caution and
prudence which should characterize grea;
nation in its dealings with the other pow
ers of the earth.