The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-26

least moy emont towards surrsnder-of the CO.
I yves. Ihe arrest was made BY the deiibsrnfeir
written orders u the government, already syov-
~ an9 published, beyond the bops Of apology -
possibility Of retraction.
The Utited States can do absolutely pothi,0
~ refuse the demands Of Great Britain, and
Tue ire consequences Of that refusal. Whit
~ VIII DO can be clearly foretold Fist.
,ns ~, ' n- ue the diplomatic rupture; Lord Ly-
IL, =. ss Semand bis passports, and Mr.. Adsr.s
w, WI ~. ~ stn, away E. ON l. .ndon. Then viii fol-
low the tmnfediate recogniion Of the aou,h.,,,
/ e.nl, VIVA enctu' agsment and aid In
hitting out It's vossels and noolvinp tbsir v.n,.
IN ne British ports and islands. Lastly, war
| viii be evolved from thcs. iyo sven,a
Such is tho latest and fnoet serious r..oit
| o. the real, raving madness that has settled :.
tho people Of the northern states, and that he.
guided all their steps for the last two years.
Every roaso able creature In the world, Qua Of
their own nation, fore'aw tho conseouen oea ~
their conduct during the Summer ard Pan oF
1901 Tho warning was thun'e cred at tb~~
from every side; their own ewes looked full al
the point OF tho slittering sword which the
South held steadily out TO them, AID on vhirh
their ruling parry rushed with all the ea0.r-
ness Of the bull on the matador Of the spsni.h
arena. Then came the Proclamation Of Lincoln.
Nothing but insanity could have dictates IN
and without II the secession Of Virginia wa
impossible. Then their crazy attempt 10 suh-
due a country, not less difficult 10 eonauer ths-
FINALLY, their lunacy has eliminated in a NO.
lcae, moan, odious action, that, under no cir
cumetarc's, could do their cause the least GOOD.
and which was bound 20 involve them In .
bloody quarrel ith an adversary Of doubts the
strength Of tho Uf itcd States in its beat DAY.
and which ROW has but TO close its hand and d.
siroy it's imptudent assailant as a man Weuh
crush a fly that has soulud on his palm.
Spectators Of these events, who can doubt
that tho Almighty fiat has gone forth Against
the American Union, or that the Southern Con
icderacy IL dccrecd by Divine WISDOM The
dvntst wofldlng the COO est atheist, the most
harder oil cN mic, might be struck with awe by
the startling and continual incorporation Of .
power beyond the control or oogni1ance of msn
in there sifsirs. This incid, nts Of this struggle
uo 50 unparalleled uneXp ec',d, ard unscc Junt-
ihle on other grounds, II is impossible to ay,sa
tho conclusion that tho acts Of men and Of ma
tons are row submitted TO superior hand
Had hut ono srch event occurred, Il might bs
re-, koncd an ordinary chance. But each has
been followed by smother moro wonderful has
It's prod, coesor while they all have an identical
tendency, ard move forward by inexorAble 60
Ju,nco, TO the same goal. None of them, how
ever and, indeed no miracle Of mans history,
"a moro singularly distinguished from tho COM
mon contingencies Of earthly transactions, than
the arrcst Of those two Ministers on the mid
Gee IN. Who thought, when the Trent was an
EOuLced 20 sail, that on ita deck, and In the
trough oi the wei 'r ng Ad,ntic, tho key Of the
blockade would he los' ? Who dreamed that
the chief element in the strife would enter frou.
ifat urnOticed doo'? The hand OF e. a yus
hero Nihibly cxt'Tdcd over tho world. Meu
sirl 10 puppets, their works arc naught, Their
int,lligt nco turns into folly.