The New York herald., 1862-01-06
A YEAR CLOSING UNDER GLOOMY AUS
PICES AND OPENING WITH EVIL TIDINGS.
TEror ha Rch Eyam mnar Of 2l

The year closed under gloomy o,tsp;ces; ,ch check at
year which yesterday began has opened with evil dngs
We fear that there is doubt Of tho fact that the North
ern Union has oonssnted to the surrender Of Mason and
Sldell and with that event all hope of immediate al
lance between the Southern confcderaey and Great Br
tain must
on for tho loss by considering the neaccable disgrace
that falls the enemy Never, since the humiliation of
the Dcgs and Senate of Genoa before the footstoo Of
Louis XIV has any nation consented to degradation
deep. If Lincoln and Seward intended TO give them up
at menace why, their people will ask, did they ever
capture the ambassadors Why the exultant hurrah
the event that went up from nineteen millions Of
throats Why the gorilcation OF WiSesg Why the
coward insults TO two unarnsd gentlemen their close
imprisonment and the bloodthirsiy movements Of Con
ress in their regard But, Of ALL why did the 60
nnent OF lincoln indulge full Cabinet with unan
nous resolution that under no circumstance shoudthe
United states surrender Messrs Mason and Sides Why
did they encourage the popular sentiment to similar po
the great oath the ground they taken
American eagle was brought OUT he soreeched his loud
est screech Of de6ance-then
"Iropt like a craven cock his conquered wing"
at the FIRST grow OF the on This is the attitude OF the
enemy II would greatly console us TO contemplate him,
did we not know that no new exhibition Of insoence
and cowsrdce could sink him lower in the worlds esti
nation. The United States has lost no character By
an exhibition M Of porocnsry as yet unknown IN the a.
sunken beneath the reach Of nramy. The only charge
Of bayonets made during the war BY Incolns soldiers
surrender Of her father at the rst menace Of Great
Britain will croats neither more disgust further
SURPRISE
Nor We hope for popular revusion in the North
people against the folly and pusllsnimity Of their
rulers People and rulers alike. II only in the
sentiment Of England that can find ray Of encour.
10 certain that The British conted mar that they
ne confident Of getting 4, c,sd that they ,cil 6e basy
disappointed at the uxsattacoyy Sesxk. Now, this
result, though apparently due to the lilly hvers
Of the Yankees, Is partially attributable to the
mana cement Of the Pamerston Ministry That Cabinet
gave Seward and Lincoln the chance Of humiliation,
when could have taken redress with the high hand
and shut the door to apology BY recalling Lyons send
ing home Adams, and setting the British feet at
in full sail for the Of action. The Palmsrston
Ministry is the friend OF the North and directly
tagonisca TO the majority Of the British nation On
these data venture the prophecy that in loss than
three months this Ministry will fall from power.
Whneger IL does saoy dNticipoke tmSasdofs inter
reaos By Grea. Britain IA he e4Ss Of l;s continent The
inctinaions and interest gf that people cosely pnd
on is one pots ot 10 Aesidte deciare tAe re
moral necessity But for time may be LETT alone
In this quarrel Let MS not repne, though the task be
heavy the arm. II would respect ourselves,
solidste nationality insure future Independence
and transmit heroic memory TO posterty, we must
prove ourselves and TO all others that unaded
strength ~ sufficient for redemption IL il NOT,
there remains resolution by which every citizen that
is worthy Of freedom avoid the sight Of its extinction
and the spectacle Of his country runto die in the last
ditch OF their defence.