St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-02-06
John Bull Not Satisfied

; Late telegraphio dispatches show that
although Mason and slidell have been
given up in compliance with the request
as thu English Ministry-whieh was With
out doubt all rigbt-only ! pretext has
b en- removed, and the British prass evin-
ces feeling no m ore friendly than before
the surrender. Lord John Russell is 70.
ported to have said that he warned the
Government at Washington of the i'll feol-
ing that would be engsndered in 4 'gland
by sinking stone ships in tho Southern
ports. Vs., @,'"1s $50 -: "a''. @.:. = -.
The London morning Post rejoiees at
the condemnation of the act Of sinking
these STONE vessels, and "a Is that it, is
'roasing European Governments to q COM
mon sentiment, and asks why more for
bearance should DO shown America than
was the'caso' when Belgium was reoogui-
sed !; particularly as Holland wae not guilty
ofthe barbarities committodby the cabinet
of the United States. *%.:1>
The London Observer urges this joint
Intervention Of France and England. and
says /: "Our Government and that of
France will be called upon therefore, to re-
peat what was dono in the case of Greece
and Turkey. No one can doubt our pow
or or tho beneficial effect of such an inter-
vention!" - g.,
1t was also rumorcd that the French
and other Governments contemplated like
action. + -yt4.,
It is becoming more and more evident
as the war is prolonged without any
marked success on our, side-that the
American Government must rest entirely
upon its own resources for tho suppress
sion Of tho rebellion, without hope or SYM
pathy from European Governments,
whether liberals or despots. That it is
abundantly able to do so, # 1t ,eiN, is be-
yond doubt but when will that time
come When will our Government stop
quibbling about triaing technicalities-
enacting that one slave who. has carried
perhaps a handful Of cobble-stones or .
shoveltul of dirt to rebel fertilization
shall be entitled to freedom, while his fel-
low who remains upon the plantation rails
ing cotton and corn, literally supporting
the rebellion, shall be denied the boon his
soul longs for-when viii it be satisfied
with spending two mill1U1 Of dollars day
to keep Northern soldiers as police force
to catch runaway negroes, and to "tire the
rebels .out?- when will it be through
sacrificing hundreds of valuable lives by
disease contracted through inactivity,
and Balls Bluff disasters under officers
where loyalty are not above suspicion p
When will it undertake the work of crush
ing treason in earnest ?-aohen will this
be-? Never truer than now did old Pat
rick Herry's words apply, when he silen-
ced the peace babblers and apologists for
inactivity with the question: .:When
shall We be stronger? Will it be tho
next week or the next year? Will it be
when we.are totally disarned, and when
Britishcguard shall be stationed in eve
~ house? Shall we gather strength by
irresolution and inaction 2" H., s.: a.
Untikthis prospective "when" iisohang-
ed into the tangible NOW, tho American
people, must rest cchtented to bear with as,
good grace as possible the .overbearing ar
rogance,f England. Itweula beprepos-
tefous to think of accepting aquarrel with
her, with at least the latent sympathy Of
the other European powers in her behalf,
while weo are yet unable to successfully
cope with an. enemy greatly our inferior in
numbers and resources: Just so soon as
We can, turn. to Great Britain and say
""Yoa have seen how,we crushed treason
and ariatscricy at home: We are now pre-
pared TO hear complaints from you--to dis
suss international law or to chastise Brit
ish iusolence,"~ then difficulties will be few.
and easily settled. . il: ss5's,~~~ n
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