The New York herald., 1862-01-07
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY, JANUARY Z, 1862.

been dissatisfied with everything else that we
have done, or have failed to do, in the work OF
suppressing this rebellion, the London Post
and the Times, and their echoes, will only
increase their howlings, imprecations and dis
| graceful falsificatiOns of the record and the
argument with the receipt of Mr.. Stewards let
ter upon the restitution of our rebel emissaries,
Mason and Slidell.
How are we to account for these manfesta-
tions of unmeasured malignity and blind and
headlong fury ON the part of the leading political
| journals of England, except upon the assump-
ton that these journals are only acting as the
obedient flunkeys of the English aristocracy,
| after the manner of the hired mOurners at an
Egyptian funeral? We can explain this un-
natural excitement of the British newspaper
| war press upon no other theory. England 8
ruling aristocracy are doubtless the instigators
| Of all this boisterOus indignation and threaten
| ing against the United States. Pursuing the
| traditions of their wars against the republican
ideas of the first French Revolution, and against
Napoleon Bonaparte, as the usurper of the
| ''divine rights of kings" the English aris-
tocracy, in Illuminating war with the United
States, are still faithful to their policy Of sup
pressing the divine rights of the people.
| But, standing between the ministerial and the
opposition tory party of England, there is a
third party which is entitled to our attention.
1t is that great party of the middle classes, of
which Bright and Golden are the leading
apostles. This party has a living faith in popu-
lar rights, as against feudal distinctions and SUI
periorities, and cherishes accordingly strong
sympathy for our loyal States and their cause
of the Union. In overlooking this third party
in their hot haste to insure our destruction, the
treacherous ground.
We are gratifed to perceive however, that
England's royal family take more sagacious
and comprehensive view of the policy of their
government in regard to American affairs. It
appears that the visitation of death to Prince
Albert, although coming upon him in the
prime of life, was accepted by him with
something of cheerfulness, in view of his
release from the 'sea of troubles" which
he feared would soon be let loose upon England
from the war resolved upon against the United
States by the Palmerston ministry. 1t appears
that the amiable Queen Victoria, fully sympa-
thizing in the views of her intelligent consort
and confidential adviser, has been holding Pal
merston and Russell under some restraint; and
that the young Prince of Wales, still freshly re-
membering the'many scenes of the kindly hos
pitalities which marked his late triumphal jour
ney through our loyal States, was perfectly
furious when apprised Of Earl Russell's in
tended instructions to Lord Lyons touching the
affair of the Trent. This information, which has
found its way to us from England, and which
we believe to be substantially true, will account
for the late cold and mysterious allusion of the
London Times to the Prince of Wales-to wit:
that he must now, as the right hand of his royal
mother, "choose between life of frivolity and
life of usefulness"
Let England's feudal aristocracy be admon-
ished that the late Prince Albert was right, that
Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales are
right in sharing his opinions, and that war
against the republican institutions Of the United
States would be followed by results vastly diff
ferent from those which were temporarily
achieved by England's wars of twenty-five
years against the republican ideas of France.
Instead of putting down another republic, and
another Napoleon, menacing the overthrow of
feudal distinctions, the ruling oligarchy of Eng
land in a war against us may stir up anotherpopu-
lar movement at home, beginning where Crom-
well left off, and ending by an extortion from
the barons Of concessions much more comprc-
hensive than those which the barons extorted
from King John.
If the sorely taxed people of England, as
well as the famishing people of Ireland, are
now calling for and taking away from us
all the breadstuffs and provisions which we can
flrnish for their ships, how is England to es-
cape popular revolution with these supplies
cut of, and under the eNAausting extortions and
losses of an American war, which will put in
jeopardy every unprotected British commercial
ship on the ocean. In word, the English aris-
tocracy in their indecent haste for war at this
crisis with this country, have only betrayed the
hypocrisy of their professions of peace and
philanthropy of the last fifty years. and that
blind ferocity by which reckless men and ma
tions are carried headlong to their own destruc-
ton. We predict, however, that Englands
| present necessities and dangers will prove to
be stronger than her inducements to come to
the rescue Of JEFF. Davis, upon any pretext
which she henceforward will be able to con-
strue into cause of war, and that the opinions
of the royal family, and of the disciples Of
Golden and Bright, will be conclusive in favor
of peace.
PUTTING PATTERsoN.-We notice that our
Washington correspondent indulged himself
yesterday in puff Of Patterson, calling him
prudent and wise," and speaking Of his "high
reputation as commander in the Mexican
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