Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-23

'A this saw and part Of" then the reader might
rely On him. Alter seven months OF b!oodsbed ana
Slaughter there ind cations of peace, and the
only hope of settling these differences seemed to be
sort of latent faith 10 mutual exhaustion. The North
aunted the South with stealing Northern property
The South replied that when the colonies broke from
England they had done the same and had even convert
d the eaden statue OF King George which stood IN the
Bowling Green at New York, into bullets for the
slaughter of the Kings subjects, and had made no res
titutiOn- -aughterl- that when the war was ever
the South intended to take an inventory OF all property
and Ike au equitable balance They further said that
thev never intended to take Washington after the battle
of Boil Run, because the public property in that city
would form too large an item for settlement (Ob' OH
and laughter
s,4ecl. Of Esr. Vanandisham, Ohio, .n ,hr Yam-
kee Congress- the Trent Anaif..
In our edition of Saturday last made mention OF
the fact that Mr. Vallapdgham made speech, on the
7th us in the Hoase of Representatives, on the sur
render of Mason and olidei The following is the re-
port Of bis remarks On that occasion
Mr. Vallandgham, (opp~) of Ohio. said !: avail my
self cir, of this the earliest opportunity offered to e1
press my utter and strong condemnation as one OF the
representatives OF the people, OF the act OF the ADMIN
istratoD 10 surrenderpg up Mason and Sl1del TO the
British Government. For six weeks, sir, they were
held in close custody as traitors OF the United States
by order Of toe Secretary cf State. and with the ap
pyOvai aud applause ct the press OF the public men C
the Navy Department. OF this House, and OF tie people
OF ne United States, with full knowledge OF the man
Ger and all the circumstances OF their capture aud yet
in six davs after the mperous and perempory demand
Of Great Britain they abecty surrendered upon
the ntre Of the approach OF hostile tet,
and tins for the first time in national history have
situated insoenty into quarrel without right, aud
then asey crept OF it without honor and thus for
the first time has tie American bten made 70 COW
! er before the British lion.
Sir vas5al OF ;etelel aud ierroi-strcken press,
serve and syc0phartic politicians in this ouse or out
OF IT, may applaud tie act, and taTn AID fater and
lick lie hand which has smltten down honor into
the dust bnt the peope hereafter, will demand
"a terrible reckoning for this most urmaDIy surreGder
But Go o. trust myseit 10 speak OF 1t now es pro-
pose DAY 10 speak. rose only 10 put on record
nv emphatic protest against ard To express my deep
CONVICTION hat tie very which the other day Eight
have been avoided by combued wisdom and hrmness,
is Low inevitable.
S the surrender may be fault OF the Secretary Of
State hnt he las s0wn fear, the dragons teeth by
this bis fatal spatch AMI armed will spring from
it, In tEe name OF God, sir, what does England want
with Aas0n aud Sdel? 1t q surrender o the claim
the right them board her ships, under her
fac that sue demanded, aDd yet this is the very thing
tnat MIR Seward petinac0Qsy refuses, ard hc only cor
lemns Captain Wilkes because he did not enforce this
asserted right with greater severity against the siding
Deura ship. Why, sir upon the principles 0 TINS dis
patch il merchant vessel, at first intended, had
been employed to carry these men out from ort W ar
rem to ENGLAND she might to-day have been arrested on
tie high seas and they dragged from her deck provided
only sue were forthwith brought back TO the port o
/ Boston ior cOnfiscation
J. But more than this, England needs do not say
e wants war but she must and will have il, and this
Administration has acted from the beglnnng il
was their purpose 10 oblge her 10 it TO the almost
= Look into your diplomatic correspondenre- Look a
your stone feet But let that ass Who, ask, among
e all tie millions Of this country, in this HouS1 o
IS Senate or the Administrator ITSELF IN tie midst OF th
dead calm OF stod security which seems now to res
over ALL has reflected Or moment upon the slgnhcaD
cy OF the events OF the passing hour?
A British man of war bears to the shores of Eng
- land there be received in triumph md with shouts
= exu alton as martyrs and herOes and with the gust0
of the people OF England ard the proteges Of tbei
>, ministers, the very who bat tor the rash act
Captain Wilkes, and the still more rash endorsement
the Administration and the country, would SIX week
ago have been quietly landed from private ship IL
quiet security as rebels and refugees All korop
echoes now with their All Europe will rise u
" to DO the III honor, and yet you surrendered tbeln d
you, escape the gnilion by England OF The Con
: iede a e Sta ,es and your Secretary OF State, wiz
- Christian res>guatiO on stole philosophy Calmly re
It ioces that the cual check upon aud waning proper
lions OF the insurrtcton, well the comparative IN
Importance OF the persons concerne happily enable ID
AGminsra after six weeks OF experiment, TO cheer
fully !iberat them, and thas to remove this te'effm
?o cdusi 5cLt1
s Sir give me leave 10 say that tie moment they (Ms
son aud 5lide stepped upon he deck OF British mar
ofwar your prisoners OF state whom the other day 20
would have consigned to lelons cells, became indee
the envoys and ambassadors OF recognized iOdapene
" ent State and predict here to-day, in spite OF tb
nc deep national humiliation, rather perhaps because
it, and in spite too Of the surrender without protes
"a of the Monroe doctrine for forty years the cherishe
~ and proud policy OF this Government In less tha
eS three months you will be at with Great Britain,
else in the N antinle will have basel submitted TO ii
IL recognition of the Confederate States and the brea
ing up OF the blockade and at.war then, with hear
un strung and hands unuerved by this very surrender
So Courage! courage courage! sir, is the best ar
'e first of peacemakels know well, Of course sir, th
nc like all other similar predictions for some years past
~ regard 10 public affairs, yen will treat this al
oe with scciDg aDi ncreduty bat, nevertheless put
Is On record here today The prudent forse eth Il
3 evil and hdeth himself, but the simple pass and
- punished"
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