The New York herald., 1861-12-19

greet inrests at stake Or ercane position ciH not
qae cegai morsouer tnct he sossr,meat kicA may begin
sodr uh the United States to not be permitted 10 end e.
me rens q poccr cl peedilgfol into other hands the Tire
ray party c be crushed and crippled for years 10 come and
tory administration aiU more ride rough sa02
orer all matters Of domestic and foreign policy We ask for
no prcdgng or questions which have not yet arisen;
abure the character Of advocates for any any
cause which not Identical with the welfare OF the cou-
try Az e desire 70 racommsnd is the exercise ofa calm
and toughftl temper, he chari,yof Christiaas and The
Wtsdom q fdr-Sctng men
VOICE OF THE SHEFFIELD HARDWARE MEN IN SUP
PORT or OUR ACTION.
From the Sheffield Telegraph, Nov. 90
1hs Indignation meetings held on Change at Liverpool
and London aptly express what at the rst blush must
be every Fngishmans feeling at the violent seizure Of
the Confederate Commiss by order OF tho federal
government Tho English flag seems TO us all TO be
clothed with almost sacred character We remember
with pride how often has been used to protect the o
ltca refugees OF nearly every nation We know that
hhertoit has been invoked in vain by the unror
tunate and oppressed who could gain the shelter OF s
folds And all feel that devolves upon sacred
trust to maintain the respect which of old has always
been paid 10 That flag ant to obtain prompt rcparation
Tor any Insult which may be offered II. These ,De
say, are he first ferliaas Of eesy Fagshmaa 'oorshy
q he derd's 70 stop and ssarch he Trent must be conceded
But then moro difficult question arises--had they any
right to capture the Confederate Commissioners Yes If
these gentlemen re'e eoatsdJdad If dr' The ppR then
Is ncyromed 10 ihe iurerethey contraldnd Of urp Mill
tary persons and military dcspatches conveyed In
ral vessel are clearly within this category and Lord
yell lad doicn that mahered nothing uhethsr he master
Of Tie nen'al seel that any stch parsons de-
otches board There express in which
II has been held that ambassadors OF hegerent pro
cecdng with their dispatches in neutral vessel 10
tral country, are also conrahand of war; but W tere
Mdt ere dictaH Of Lord Norefs record 10 this effect,
Moreover the which bis lordship was considering
was that of ambassadors Of belligcrent State duly
recognized by some neutral state TO which he was
jonrneyng, and the case IS much stronger ia fdtor
IF he "contrabdad" theory chen, we know, Wesss.
Slid ~ and Mason are nnyeco9nsed AUTOMATICALLY by
ererg Gocarnmtai in Europe. They wcrc however,
credited the {Qufodcf1Ce srcl liable
ne conceirs 10 seizure By bgerea Poer board II any
neutral ressel IN ,clch hey might te found The fact is
that the harsh decisions OF courts framed with
an exclusive view 20 our own maritime supremacy, arc
now brought up in Judgment against We have sown
the wind and are rcapng the whrlwind The mpolicy
Of this step the part of the fodcras unqnesonabe
for u VIII 40 nr 10 destroy any sympathy for the North
in this country rs s,d legality, ho,orer hardly be
QUESTIONED and this eoud be childish ia Engishmnto TO
deny
THE CLOTH MANUFACTURERS or LEEDS IN
PASSION.
TI'rom the Leeds Mercury, Nov 20
II trequros argument o show that if IN this matter
Of the Trent steamer, the Americans have lcRal us-
cation Of their conduct, mist pocket the nsnt and
ourselves with the barren satisfaction reflect
ing that Though morally outraged, the outrage was IN
strict lofm Of law. Dignity and inncss, while they
teach Is TO scorn such mode or claiming our rights for
bid us 10 complain, 10 withhold satisfaction i these
rights are rigdy cAactel by others We will Withhold
nothing not even the pound Of flesh If at is so nom
mated in the bond.' But confess yet uncon
vlnced Of the fact that y Is 50 nominated in the bond
We are al a loss 10 understand any p4incMe nj ia,saa
phtch such hdf made by The FRiet
Mates aore,raten can he sniainea We fully admit indeed
the right Of the Americans to doalwh beligerent
may deal with neutral nation. We hare recognized he
soh beliqlants, and of his iasoses Yc0Gnao
ofthe North in tie sdn,e character aud quit icng
70 abide ~ tie consequences Ono Of those consequences
il the right of the Americans to search our merchant yes
sels--of course, including mail steamers * y y
But, admitting that the American vessel had right to
stop and search tho English mail steamer, arc ut
loss to what pretcXt II cold carry of the southern
Commissioners and their Secretaries Sap
psRg wrong in our Wow Of the law, we must Of
eoarse submit The pound Of flesh shall be paid in the
full t let the Americans look the consequences fairly
in the face Shylerl would never have been much be-
loved II the doctors of the law Ind raised no I'm
pedr his proceeding with tie exction of his pen
atty II it well for America to wound English feeling
III lis most sensitive pont--io wound English pride
On & the &c very matter matte on Which rnnvh English nr pride
and TO defy English rcsentmcnt-at at the very
crisis Of her fate? Has her success in the war
very plcte that she afford to raise for
hersel! unwilling enemies ana Tor tue south unwlhng
allies What end does she propose 10 answer by an as
way as to MAKE herself public nuisanceY Is she
avuing herself of English vessels every week. Is no
| England aiding her resources by her tradeY is no
| Iimkode Of The souh Does sl,c wish to force us, il
| suite Of ourselves, to take up hostile pos,ons hoe
she s to drive us, shec necessity TO enter into hos
ttes against herself and to break the S,lein bcci
ade? Does she aoih NJ Yaasy, Hitherto anrecogafse
imericon gcntndn resident in Lofdon, 10 tate me pac
ri 81. Jd,aes occupied ty lhr. Adams9 In sng'
! word, does she want a war more terrible than Iii
struggle the otcmac, and battles more bloody THAI
IMAM tHat OF MaslasiSP ~ why fchSNtcsr
en- our feelings aud the ordinary decencios Of M
oual intercourse Sho must have known that Mr.. Sli
dell and Mr.. Mason in private apartments IN London
would be as impoent as Mr. Yanccy, whereas Mr. SidcI
and Aif. Mason seized boarf British become
the aged guests Of tho British nation. She rain
nothing by the capture Itself she may lose every thing
] by the way in which the capture made For
selves, most earnest longing is for peace and most
sincerely shoald rejoice IT, papers hope the
recent uct drowned by The Amcrican government
" MT drcdd The coase1a, ncesdredi than u M,
A,a1n,r 81 icy coyytc IN Ne io,9pit'aila fth,
,,rJ .ygrv.yp
gncdy nctiy any act IF theirs 10 od b the craze drngers
phich aoU sem 10 taticleHe peoce " The morld.