The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-19
The Capture OF sliden and Mason-The
Sensation In England-How to Meet It.

Sensation In England-How to Meet It.
1t is not difficult to imagine what Tuning and
clustering there will be, on the part of the
English press, upon the receipt of the news
of the success of our naval expedition, and of
the capture Of Messrs. Slidell and Mason. The
latter event took place on the Sth inst, SO that
some time this week, the intelligence will have
been received in London of both of these
aUi.i. 'On,eiito. con"n~~ins tho Former not much
remark is to be anticipated. There will be no
disposition to congratulate the North upon any
triumph; but the violation of the sanctity Of
British steamer will be enlarged upon with every
possible variation Of menace and buster The
Palmerston Ministry may be compelled to open
correspondence with our government upon
the subject and perhaps, not content with simple
remonstrance, will demand reparation Notes
will be exchanged, at proper intervals, for the
length of time that diplomatic etiquette re-
quires, and then the chronicles of the affair it
is to be hoped will be docketed with the papers
relating to the burning of the Caroline, and other
similar outrages, which are by no means scant
in the modern annals, of the mother country.
ment Of Great Britain has so freely, during
the present century, preferred to others, is, for
once commended to her own lips, and it will
do her no harm at all. British statesmen must
have very short memories, if the action Of
Captain Wilkes does not recall the remembrance
Of the Leopard and the Chesapeake, the seizure
Of Terence Bellew McMsnus from the brig N.
B. Chase, the cases Of the Essex, and other high
handed oversteppings Of the boundaries of in
ternational comfy, which they, at the time,
deemed abundantly justified by the circun-
stances.
The party agitation which will be created in
England by the capture of the ENJOYS of the
rebel government of the seeding States, will,
it is to be presumed, be unprecedented, since
the time of the French Revolution. Tie tories
will strain every nerve to rouse public feeling
against America to fever heat, and it will re-
qure all the firmness that Lords Palmerston
and Russell are endowed with, perhaps more
than they possess, to resist the storm. What
furious explosions may be looked for in the
House of Commons What TRADES against the
President of the United States and his advise $,
All Of which will not affect the firmness and
unalterable determination of our government
whit. There has never been, in the history Of
mankind, a cause more sublime and glorious
| than that with which President Lincoln has
| identified bis administration. The bold, EN-.
| phatic energy with which he has declared his
resolve to bring back the United States TO liz
pristine integrity, and restore the unity OF the
| republic, has won for him The admiration and
support of every loyal citizen in the land; and
| if, in addition to what has already been under.
taken, conflict with England should grow out
! Of the events of the last few days, million Of
men would spring to arms with zeal and en-.
thusasm that this continent has never wit
messed, to aid him in carrying on, stimuli
taneously, the foreign together with the domes.
tic war.
little over year ago, the people Of the
! Northern States testified. BY the eager hospi-
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