New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-07
A YEAR CLOSING UNDER GLOOMY AUS.
PItES AND OPENING WITH EVIL
fIIrINlS


The gear c.oflo uHdeT g'9oHy aHsp,css, WHh q
rfs-f oi Dr1ar.rlNc and q rum0red d'sasfer fH
Nvonr. Tie wear which yesterday began h.,
of,rti with evil tilngs. We fear hat there II no
doubt col tie fast thAt the Northern Union has con.
.efii.d to tie surrender Of Mason and Shdsll; and
with that event I'll ho7c OF an immediate alliance
between the Southern Coniedelacy and Great BFii-
ain must cease.
Under other circumstances We might derive con-
.ol.t for the loss by considering the ineiaceahle
disgrace that falls on the enemy. Never, since the
humiliation II the pogc ard Senate Of Genoa before
the ioottioo Of Lons NV, hasany nation consented
10 IA degradation 20 deep.
II LINCOLN and Seward intended to give them mp
at menace, Why, their people viii AK, did they
ever capture the EmhAs-adofs Why the eXuliant
Luuah over the event that went mp from nineteen
millions Of ihroats Why the gl0nicaion OF
Milsesf Why tue coward insults 90 two uuarmed
gentlemen, their cl,-o imprisonment an1 the blood
lhif.ty movements of tongress in their regard
Bot, mott a. all shy did the Government Of Lincoln
indulge "a fnll Cabinet with an unanimous rc.olton
lhat, under no circumstance should tue tnued
states surrender Messrs. Mason and Sldclli Why
did ihey ourage the popuar sentiment to q similar
position The United States Governments aud
people -wOre the srear oath 10 stand on the ground
iLey bad taken. The American eagle WAS brought
OUT be- screeched bis loadesi screoch 90 delince--
DroJt nk,s craven cccs M conquered Wig"
10 the first growl Of the lion lnis j. the attitude Of
plate lin, did We not know that no new exhibition
Of in,olen,e and cowariice could link him lower in
Tie world esiimation. Tie United States bas Lost
no character by an exhibition 81 poltroOney as yet
unknown IN the diplomacy of other nations. That
,onutry had already sunken beneath the reach Of in
fanny Tie only charge Of bayono.s made during tie
war by Lincoln. soldiers war that OF falriax's ma
fnes Oh MIR Sdcll aud the surrender ~ her father
n lie fr,t menace OF Great Britain viii create
neither more disgust or further uHrise.
Nor cat we hope for popular revuleion In the
N,thetu r,oiie sg-,iu.t the folly and pu-ilianimy
II ueir rulers People and rulers are alike. II II
oul, in tie sentiment Of England that We can mud
raw Of announcement IL y ccrfaia mat ne BRIT
al t-1,kd ra hGf UfB rSIC cOlffrw y get-
.nlgIf. anil ft0, Neg 'rW BE- bf'Tly dts0Tl2Hfed NJ
tts sfactry rtsHh. Now, this result though
.,,.tratl, duef1 the lis Hycfs OF the Yankees is
r,iti.llv Attributable 10 THE management Of the Pal.
,,,r.fou Ninitr. That tahirei gave seward and
Lincoln che clunoe of humiliation, when II could
have Al en- redress With me high hand and that the
door 10 nrO.O.g Is recalling Lyons, sending nome
taafrs nui setting tie BRUSH heet 60 once Do inil
.tl lsr tie scent OF action. The lalmcnrtor Minis
trv r. iie friend 4 he North, and h. directly a'ag-
81 ti.a to tine majority of the British nnnon. Vn
,lred.tt,,e venture the prophecy lna' 3D. lr' than
tlfee uortar Ills Ministry will fall from power
Uar.s.tf % dos So co. mag ant cp4ft 'D."fiotc
s.ftr.AI0H bg CIt0t britain 90 Pc ~ RS oI uls
T5IteaL me uc'ia0tIoHs aHa pH'rttf ~ Nm
,.oo.e arr s0 cDfsy atff on h,s o"s pant tN0f zee
J,I Il.tai. d. al'arf The Tssuf % m0yot "fcfsffy.
Hrt ior ,ono iiaewemny be- lei, alone ia this quar-
,.. let ns uot rqinc, though tie tark be heavy on
the arm. f. We would respect onrseiyesi consoh-
dale ou- nationally, insure our future Independence,
and transmit d hefic memory 10 posiefi'y We must
proyr 20 oIr-eiy'- and 10 nll oihers that our own
aaaidcd strengths sufficient Tor oar own feoemp-
fot H. ii De- M, there remains one rsaoluilon by
,,hi.h every ,itiln that r. worthy Of freedom can
avoid The .iGht of II extinction and the spectacle OF
H. country run-t die ia tie last aiieh OF TIER
defense.