Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-23

aTao News lFoul Ruglund
his tins thatwe received news Of the re-
ospsi0a in England Of the ofaoiAl surrender
q Naaoa and sllden. Pending the rscep-
Hoa ofIhat news, we look with interest upon
ths toas Of the Briish press upon the ez-
psststious Of peace. The 6les received by
ths Arabia. give the comments Of the Eng
lisa press npOn the reports BY the New York
joaEnals that the two prisoners would be
aurEeade1ea. They aH hail with evident joy
the plospeot Of avoiding war, but they, at
he nEms tine 90 speak as to confirm he
prediction Of many American papers, that
sams slhar cause FOR war would Be gPeedi-
lSi5aad. ne London Advertiser says tha.
ag wsr questions viii not be settled By the
surrender, and it advises Earl Russell and
4. ThOuvuasl % consider the question Of
Siisine he blockade. So completely is this
psssr h ths interests Of the rebels, that ii
aalooatos this, not even upon the transparent
ss'cf British interests, but solely because it
vin opsn q market for cotton and thus fur
uiSh funds and material to the South with
wklcA e resistths North. The London Herald
ss55fhs; ifthe men are given up il win re-
n1t5 causs fol war a PFessnt, but i behOOvss
holh Eaelana and France to eonsidsf If the
tine has not cone for recognising the Confed-
ozasys aud raising the blockade. The London
P l. bissss against the North, saying that
sin 81 honf Of trial the Federal States have
nonsa'i good word, and, by falsely charging
thss he power Of the North has been men-
sos 70 the common interests Of PrOpress and
civilization, says that "ths sudden decay and
ous-tkrog Of tkst po,Osr tsiII Be hailed as boon
asd blessing"
T6sLondon Star has an article 80 full of
sarcasm and severe truths against the Eng
EIh and their hypocrisy that we copy it in
fali:
sPsaoe viii be maintained. An enormous
addition 10 our expenditures viii be avoided
The honor Of our hag wiz have been vindi-
Oated The prestige Of our power will be
augmented. The name OF England will
stand up higher than ever as that Of 4 nation
able 70 enforce her demands and execute her
policy. But is this what we Want-We who
bsisre patriotism to be something purer than
spazan pride in national supremaey-We
vho desire that Englaud shall be loved as
well Is ieaFed7 Win it even be the end OF
on diRculiy2 viii there remain nothing
e approhend, nothing to labor against Will
there be no danger of fresh complications
arising out Of the baFharous conditions of
maritime warfare Will there be 30 rank
ling bitterness in the public mind Of America
10 cruel exnltstion among the inveterate
eHeIniss Of ell that the two people hold In
o7mmon, and hold most desr2 These are
Considerations that should make us pause ere
We indulge in unqualified rejoicing over our
anticipated escape. Unless public opinion
manifest itself with renewed energy in ia
V0r Of perfect neutrality and Of an efEeetual
revision Of the lava of WaT-unless there be
9 Tisilant and resolute resistance to propO-
ab ior bIsaking the blockade, or otherwise
e7couraaing the confederacy-- we may be
draRred into worse than the quarrel which
nov seems about to be concluded. Il will
aeEcly be dared BY the boldest sympathisers
ViIh secession to salute the liberated Com
missioners with honors and welcomes. Il
viii Be too much even for the Times to ven
tEra to fse is guns in homage to the authors
or the Fugitive slave Act. But who viii
snsWeF tor it that they viii not be privately
p6tted e the trophies Of an aristocratie tri-
umph over the hated democracy of the North3
Who VIII undertake that their presence here
WffnOt be ussd to demonstrate to the world
that highlands sympsthies are Pro Slavery
zataat she has repented Of her philanthropy,
and Is ready 10 patronizs on American soil
tha Institution she has extirpated, in q be-
6ssolent frenzy, nom her own colonies p
Ehels aEe FAR worse peril to q nations honor
t6au those which assail il from blundefing
s1aeaptains and accidental collisions, OF even
designed insults. There are psrila, which
msks no noise and provoke no anger-Which
are not repudiated in peremptory dispatches
Or wsraed Of BY the prompt display Of arm
aent7. It g q peril Of this sort which viii
threaten us when Messrs. Slidell and Mason
hers been replaced beneath our hsg, and
haze landsd on our shores It is then that
tkc gentlsmen who we're so pfofase In fhe
Birmingham ToEn-hal OF expressions Of
coaldenee n Government, and in deprece-
ton Of public opinion, may find reason 70
Regre their success-unless they really de-
Hig1sd 3 give q triumph to the worst enc
miss Of England ana Of freedom. We have
bean told very often Of late that there sre
Worzs eTiis than War. He qlits adnit it.
GsdVt Beg oask,iDhsths' ths ezsrtioa Of Eaglish
0lahoFstg 70 procure a victory TO shareholders
uOet3 not b among thois eDiZs; or is to Be
reekoled On augmentation Of the blessings Of
Psaes When Mason and Slidell have been
surrendered 70 Us, It will surely be time to
declare in what capacity We, as q nation, re-
eoiFs them-Ehethsr IS the suVoya Of Mr.
Jafseon Davis, or as inofsnsiTe visitors to
q country where tbs rebel slave0Wner and
fugitiye negro are Welcome alike to tie pro-
lection Of the law"