Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-05


From the London Times, Jan. ILL.,
A turn Of the wheel, which the
American Cabinet has managed to make
as sudden as possible, brings US new
question. The tour American gentle
men who have got us into our late
trouble, and cost us probably million
piece, will soon be in one OF our ports.
Any day and hour we may expect to
hear OF their arrival at Liverpool, and
their journey to the metropolis. Like
the rest Of their conntrymen they be-
iieye themselves 10 be Of immense ,mpor-
lance to their cause, ,rhaterer ii nay be.
Neither side can give England the
smallest credit for understanding or
wishing 10 understand. or having the
capacity to understand, the rights OF
their case, and so nothing will serve
them but there must be somebody
always DINING into our ears some de-
tails or platltudes to which the speakers
attach special value. Federaist after
Federalist, Confederate after Confede
rate has arrived in this country in the
full persuasion that If he were once per
mittcd to occupy the attention Of Lord
Palmcrston or Lord Russell night and
day for a fortnight, or to fill page OF
the Times every day for that period,
England would at last begin to have an
mixing Of the case, and would rush to
the aid OF the Federal or the Confed
crate cause. These two Commissioners
and their Secretaries are not unlikely to
think even more Of their importance
han other similar arrivals, having wit
messed III their own persons the rabid
anxiety of their Northern coun.rymen
not to let them be seen and heard in
this island 70 the sedate English
mind this ridiculous rivalry for the ex
elusive possession OF the British ear Is
only an older version Of what is often
witnessed in our nurseries. A fearful
uproar OF words, screams and blows
reaches the mother, who hastens so alay
the tumut. When she arrives she finds
all confusion, and Master John and Mas
ter Tom each with a tale Of outrages
and provocations, each resolved to have
tue word, aud afraid OF nothing SO much
as that the other should get hearing
The parent sees enough 10 be sure that
both were abundanty in the wrong, but
that it is impossible to adjudicate be.
tween them. Tho general impression
in this country is Mat Joth s"ies IL tie
States haze acted as III as coaM be, and
that 1t is not for England to decide
uhicA of them bears tie palm for inso-
lence, Outrage, reachery ond. FOLLY. How
ever, Mcssrs. Mason and SldeIl will not
be easily persuaded but that they can
throw much new light on the ruptare,
and on its bearings upon onr interests.
If we will only be SO good as to shnt
both our eyes and our ears to every BODY
and to everything else, and take in for
gospel az that they say, we shall at
last be in a condition to form an opinion
on this quarrel, and the only opinion We
can possibly come to is that We must
Immediately recognize the Southern
States, send a fleet to break up the
blockade, sweep the Northern commerce
off the sea, and finally assist to inaugu-
rate Mr.. Jefferson Davis in whatever
CITY of the whole Union he would pre-
ter for that purpose.
How, then, are we to receive these H.
lusrlous visitors? OF course, they will
be stared at, and followed, and photo
graphed, and made the subject Of para
graphs. There is no help for that. Mr.
Thomas Sayers cannot acalk tie streets
,riM q friend, or ask the Mayor for per-
mission to PIT Up q 1oosA in a market
place,but the cromdtnamediately conclude
tie gouyh, lard oisaye0, III fovored pair
to be the Confederate Commissioners.
Messrs. Mason AMI Slidc!l, with their
two secretaries, though not so handsome
and graceful as their couutryman Bon-
din, would certainly fill the CrysiaI
Palace if they proposed to address the
visitors there on the merits of Their
cause. But, for the benefit Of the dis
ciiminating-for the guidance Of the
minority that at least prefers respect
able idol, and that does not wish to
throw away its confidence and applause,
VIC may as we'll observe that Messrs.
Mason and Siidell are about tie most
'corthless booty 1t acould be possible to
ertract from the .ja,cs of the 4fmerican
lion. They haze long been known as
The blind and habituol haters and re.
riiers Of THIS country. THEY have done
more than any other men to get up the
insane prejudice against England which
disgraees the morality and disorders the
policy of the Union. The hatred of
this country has been their stock IN
trade. On this they haze earned their
political Livelihood and wou their posi-.
ticn, Just as there are others who pander
to the looest passions of humanity. 4
diligent use Of this bad capital has made
them whot they are, and raised them to
the rank Of commissioners. 1t is through
their lifelong hatred and abuse OF
England that they come here in their
present CONSPICUOUS capacity. The ma.
ton under whose flag they sought safe
passage across the Atlantic-the nation
that has now rescued them with all her
might from the certainty of dungeon
and the chances Of retaliatory murder,
IS that against ,ohich they haze al,oays
done their best to e.caspsrate their coun.
rynaen. Had they persisted in the cell
or on the scaffold, amid the triumphan,
yells of the multitude, memory would
have suggested that their own bitter ii
rades had raised the storm, and tina,
their death was only the natural and log.
ical conclusion Of their own calumnies
and sophis.ries.