Newbern weekly progress., 1862-01-07
FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. 3, 1862.

The roar Of the English lion seems to have
produced wonderful result upon Lincoln's
subtGgating hosts and brought on great
calm, similar to that which usually precedes
the breaking forth of awful connections in the
operations and Development of physical ma
turs. Only few days ago the chariot wheels
Of war were rattling on all our borders, and
from the sparkling waters of the Potomac to
the murky bubbles of the Rio Grande and from
the Platts of Missouri to the Capes of Florida
column after column was pressing upon US, or
threatening so to do but sooner than the
hoarse mutterings of the lion were heard as
the sound came railing over the Atlantic, all
Lincolndom was hushed into awe stricken s-
l~nce as if the voice of God had been heard.
The clarion of war is hushed, the war horse
fingers by the side OF the stall and Captains,
Generals, Statesmen and Sages stand eonfoun-
ded as if in dread anticipation of some desola
ting calamity that is to sweap them from the
face of creation. Instantly, as If impelled by
the goadings of cowardly fear, the tocsin Of
war is hushed along our lines, except now and
then slight skirmish, and the vandals hasten
to make fast the locks and bars on their North
ern frontier. What does all this mean? Read
the papers and you will see! A voice is heard
from Europe, and that voice is not all thun-
der evidently, commingled with it are visable,
the lightning glmmerings of steel mad sharp
for the conflict war with England is mmi-
nent. After a long series Of foolish taunts
and wicked insults to the Royal flag, the cul
mnating outrage is comm.tted-the Trent is
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cargo; the Cabinet at Washington glorify over
it, growing sober they become alarmed Win
field Scott and Arch Bishop Hughes are hur-
ried off to Europe to mistify the smoke and
endeavor to avert the gathering storm; the
cloud grows blacker and more portentous
Scott gets alarmed lest the fiat should go forth
ere his vile carcass is safe from the prison walls
of her maiesty's dominons and hurries back
by the first steamer followed by immense car
z )es Of war stores and implements bound to
Canada, accompanied by the Queens messen-
ger with stringent demands on Lincoln for i'm
immediate reparation. The Queen issues her
proclamation, guns and munitions Of war are
forbidden to go to the United States, and her
navies are made astir in war-lke movements
stands agast and a grand drama IS to be enac-
ted but what it is remains yet to be seen.-
Our own opinion is, SO far as the Trent affair
Is concerned, it will terminate in the licking Of
their own spittle by the Lincoln dynasty but,
even that will not satisfy the ultimate demands
of the English government.
The trouble now turns on the Mexican
D,,O hos 1obE
from that deluded and priest-ridden country,
and Jonathan proposes to pay them, but Jonny
says 'put up thy gold, Johnathan; it is not
that we are after. We have dlviner mission
to perform, the civilization and enlightment
Of that dark and deluded people, eve intend
to take that country and people under our
fatherly protection-'
Then, the stupid government at Washington
pTunges from one difficulty into another in
rapid succession; and, from the spirit of the
English people, as reflected through their pub
lie journals, the Government of the United
States will be forced to accept war with Great
Britain, or submit to the most debasing hui
initiation.
Everything, now, seems to betoken the most
favorable results for the South. Should the
North plunge into war with England it is
clear that it will relieve us from much further
trouble And should she eat dirt as we think
she will it will degrade that Government and
people in the eyes of the civilized world to
such an extent that the acknowledg cement of our
by the principal commercial pow
ers will be the result SO that, take whichever
horn of the dilemma they choose now, We are
vastly benefited by the difficulty. That we
are rapidly gaining favor with Europeon pow
Ss is evident from the conciliatory and compli-
mcntary manner n which their journals speak
of the late message of our chief magistrate to
the Confederate Congress. Now is the niche
of time with us and we should, to use home
Iy expression, keep the best foot fore
most
p. S.-Sinco the above was IN type the Vr-
ginia papers bring the announcement that
Mason and SlIdell with their Secretaries have
been surrendered and are on their way to Eu-
rope. This, of course, will calm the troubled
waters for a time, but think only for a
time. This act shows up the Yankees in their
true lght-a set Of braggarts and towards.
The Richmond Dispatch says:
THE SURRENDER OF MESSRS. MASON
AND SLIDELL.
A dispatch received in official quarters states
that the Baltimore Sun, of December 30th,
publishes Stewards communication to Lord
Lyons, releasing Messrs. Mason and Slidell.-
The willy abolition Secretary says they are
yielded to claims ntrinscally just, and in con-
formity with American doctrine