New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-30

posed to address the visitors there on the merits Of
their Bn' for the benefit Of the discriminat-
iugfor the guidance OF the minority that prefers at
least respectable IDOL, AID that does not wish to
throw away Its confidence and applause we NAV az
well observe that Messrs. Mason and Slideli are
about the most worthless booty it would be possible
to extract from The jaws Of the American lion
They have long been known asthe blind and habit.
nal baters and reyilers of this country. They have
done more Than ans ether men 70 get I'd the insane
prejudice against England which israces the moral
~ aud disorders the policy OF the Union. The
hatred OF this country has been their stock in trade
On this they have earned their political livelihood
ana won their position, just as there are others
VINO pander 70 the lower passions Of humanity. A
oibgent use Of tis bad cariial has made them what
t1ey are, and rised them To- Tie rank of Commissions
efs II Il through heir lifelong hatred and abuse Of
England that they come bore in their present con-
spic1Ous caI acty
The nation uhder whose nag they sought cate
passage across the Atlauu---the nation that has
40" rescuea them With an ief migi from the Ger.
'Mhty OF "a oorgeon AID the chances # retaliatory
murder ~ that against which they have flways dons
thef 0e-S 10 ehsFperae their couorymen. Had
they persisted IN the cell or On the seaICd. amid the
triumphant yells Of tie multitude, memory would
have suggested ira their own bitter Trades had
raised tie Storm and that THEN death was only tie
natural and logical conculion u their own calam-
MES and sOphetries.
SO we do sincerely hope that orr countryuen will
rot give these fellows anything in the shape of an
ovation Tie cigiiity that i due to foe ia distress
is al that they can claim. We have returned tha,
good for evil and, so,th to say we should be ex.
ceedngly sorry that they should ever be 10 situa.
ton to Cbo0se what return they viii make for the
good we have now done them. They are here for
iher own interest, in order, If posi- e, TO drag us
into their own quarrel, AID, bot for the unpleasant
conting snces OF prison, rather disappointed, Jer-
Laps, that their detention has nor Provoked new
war. When they stepped on board the Trent, they
did not trouble Items Ives with the tb ught of the
mischief they might be dong offending neutral;
ard if now 10y any less Ieillous device, they could
entangle us in the war, no doubt they would be only
too happy.
for irnparia as the British pub c If in tbe matter,
IL certainly has 10 prejudice in favor Of Slavery,
Which, II anyt ing, tAese gentlemen represent.
What they ard their Secretaries ale to do here passes
our conjecture. They IRE personally nothing 10 Us.
They must not snppOse, because We have gone 10
tie very verge OF a great war 10 rescue them, that
therefore they are precious N orr eyes We should
have done inst much 70 rescue two OF their own
negroes and bad thai been the object Of the rescue,
The swarthy Pomyey and Caesar would have bad
i1st the game ht to triumphal arches and municipal
addresses IS Aessrs. Mason ara SlGel. no, please,
Bri,jsh public, let have none OF these things.
Let the Con mlstiOners come up quietly 10 town,
and have their say with anybody who may have
time to listen 20 them. For part we cannot see
low ANYTHING they have TO tell can turn the scale OF
British duty and deliterat!on. There have been 10
many ca.es OF peoil les and nations establishing en-
actual Independence, aud COMPELLING tue recosntlon
of the world ttat al we have 10 do - what va
have done before mp to the very last year. Ills ls
now simple matter Of precedent. Our statesmen
and LAWYERS know quite much on the subject az
Messrs Mason and SliCell, and are il 10 need OF
their information or adyice.