The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-01
THE NEW YORK SUN.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANY /, ises


Tho TIMEs extracts thu sSeot points out Of
the rather unpalstablo surrender OF Mason and
Slidell, congrstuisting the nation upon an ad-
miniAtration which will do right irrespective Of
popular feelings OF pride, and the People upon
their magnSnimous self control. It is out Of
such soil that victory aud future gl.ry will
ping, compared to which the present disap-
Poin'ment is as nothing.
THE WoRLp charges upon Congress gross in
competency and the late suspcn,ion Of specie
payments. To be on this OF on that side Of the
everlasting negro question, il argues,
has hitherto boen tho chiet recommend
a,io,s for members OF Congress, Now, other
abilities viii be requi'e ed or the nation will bc-
me wholly ineolv,n Mt. To hwy Il good, stiff
war tax, and wisely 500 10 its c1llec ion. /, be-
,"trirg duty paramount g al other.
THS TElRUss regrets the ead fate o. Socre-
tsiy SAwAhp, who hai "a lut teoa TO untortu.
nato ss t, fell under the frieui hip Of tho Hss
AID. T twenty yeas that journal has abused
aud villr6ed him, and he has pro. perod and
thriycn aocorcitely, bat tho last mournful visi-
taticu of the HEsALp's support, it Is thousht
will " the death o. him. rtor SEwAbpl he
sss worthy better eEd
lis Wellington correspondent gives the fol.
lowing interesting account of the consideration
given to the Trnt affair, by the Adm uistra.
tiob:-
The true history Of tho Trent affair at wash.
ington is briefly this: AZ tho first Cabinet
meeting held sttsr the seizure of Sidell and
Mason, the Presidont expressed himself in favor
Of restoring thom TO the protection of tho Brit
ish flag, II II should be demanded. lie said il
was doubtful " the course OF Capt. Wilkes could
bc justified by international Law; and that Al all
events. he could not afford 10 have two wars
upon his hands at the same time Attorney
General Bates echoed In this opinion. He thought
the seizure upjustidable, and was in favor Of
giving up the men upon demand.
Secf etary Seward was non -committal. Tho
other membOrs Of the Cabinet disagreed with
Mr. lincoln positively, and Secretary Chase ar.
gued fofcibly and with warmth, that the course
recommended by the President would be dis
honorable TO the United Statos as a nation.
Thus matters stood until tho first bclligercnt
note from England.
The dispatch from Earl Russell TO Lord LYONS
was delivered at the State Department ON Sat-
ur'isy, and Mr.. Scvard Immediately went TO
work on bis reply. Remembering tho viewa Of
tho Cabinet previously Expressed, Mr.. Lincoln
was not in haste TO call them together. One
meeting was adjourned to prev ent premature dis.
cupsion, and another on the rcgul,r day did not
take place. The tirst was on Christmas Day,
and after Lord Lyons had mads his communi-
cation. immediately after Thouvenvl's dis
T. tch Ia uoen delivered, Sswlrd's reply was
Irad to he Council, in a session prolonged Tor
q Nouia.
Tho dispat h OF Thouvtnel I'D convinced tho
op On nts ol tho policy Of surrender that tho
public opiti Of Europe would sustain Fog.
l,nd and il was used TO secure unanimity In
,het policy.
MIR. Scws'd's dispatch, however, was sub
m,tt.d to och criticism. Many alterations
Bni nOc icriors were sugt uetcd. The next
day revised cory WAS read TO this adjourned
Ciuir q nee ing-tarthcr changes were sug-
c'sled, an the dlsDstcb 30 a whole was not Ap-
proved and adopted until Friday morning.
The JouRNAL of CoMMaRCE still makes It.
self niiseIahle over the Mason and Slidell sur
render. 1t don't soc that wo have gained any
point, either in tho precedent as to neutral
rights, or any other combinations.