Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-11-30
SIOUX CITY, IOWA:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 80, 1861.
ARREST OF MASON AND sLIDELL.

Tho arrest Of the Arch.traitors, MASON
and SLrDELL, upon q British vessel, in
which they we're sndeavoring to escape
from the authority Of the Government
which they betrayed, affords a large
amount of food for croakers and quasi.
secessioaists In the act Of overhauling
British vessel, and taking therefrem two
notorious, influential and dang erous trait
ors to their government, these weak .kneed
gentry fsign to see the germ Of an una
voidable war with England. According
to their reasoning, foreign nation can
With impunity employ her navy to further
the interests of treason and open rebellion
against friendly government. That our
government in order to propitiate the Brit.
shlion, should present the great MASON and
SLlDELL with SEINE appropriate token of
her regard for their distinguished services
in behalf Of treason, and in measure to
atone for the indignity which they suffer
ed At the hands of Captain WILKES, EN-.
plsy large naval escort and convey the
honorable Confederates to England, and
otherwise facilitate the object of their
mission. This exhibition of Aunkeyism
on the part of few Northern journals
aud politicians is in the highes. degree
disgusting to the true friends Of the dig
nifty and perpetuity of the American
Union. England has no right, and we
presume no desire, to interfere in any
manner whatever, with the rebellion in
this country. The policy of England in
regard to American affairs is indicated in
the Queens proclamati Of May 18th,
1861, in which occurs the following:
"And we do hereby further warn all
our subjects, and all persons whatsoever
entitled to our protection, that if any of
them shall presume, in contempt of the
Royal Proclamation, and Of our high dis
pleasure, to do any acts in derogation Of
their duty as subjects Of neutral Sover.
eigh in the said contest, or in the viola.
ton Of the law of nations in that behalf
AS for example and more especially
by carrying officers, soldiers,
dispatches, arms, military stores or mate
rials, or any article or articles considered
and deemed contraJand Of wsr according
to the law Of modern usage Of nations,
for the use or service of either of the said
contending parties, all persons SO Offend
ing will incur aud be liable to the several
penalties and penal consequences BY the
said statute. or by the lar Of nations, in
that behalf imposed or denounced.
And We do hereby declare that all our
subjects and persons entitled to our pro-
lection who may misconduct themselves
in the premises will do so at their peril,
and of their own wrong, and that they
will in no rise obtain any protection from
us against any liability or penal conse
quences, but will, on the contrary, incur
our high dipleasure by such misconduct
There can be no misunderstanding in
regard to this languags-itis plain and
unqualified, and etfectually di,poses Of the
fears Of the croakers that England will
call our government to an account for the
act Of Capt. WILKES. But right or wrong
with reference to our treaty obligations
with Englaud-the arrest of MASON and
SLIpELL under the circumstances is ap.
proved by our people, and they will sus.
tain our government in its undoubted
right to deal summanily with traitors
wherever found,