Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-02-14


A fearful uproar Of words, screams and blows
reaches the mother, who hsstens to allay the
tomult. When she arrives she finds all con-
fusion, and Master John and Master Tom each
With tale of ouirages and provocaiion, each
| resolved to have the word, aud afraid of moth
ing much as that the other should get
hearing. The parent sees enough TO be sure
that both were abundantiy in the Wroug, but
that it is impossible TO adjndicate between
them. The general Impression in this country
is that both sides in the States have acted as
Ill as could be, and that it Is not for Englsnd
4 to deeide which of them bears The palm for
iOsolances outrage, treachery and folly
| However, Messrs. Mason and SEieli will net
be easily persuaded but that they can rbrow
much mole light on the rupture, and en- its
bearings upon our interests. If We will only
be so good as to shut both our eyes and our
ears to everybody and To every thing else, aud
take fer gospel all that they say, we shall q.
last be in condition TO form an opinion ON
this quarrel, aud the only opinion we can pos
l siblY come to is that re must immediately reA
cogLize the Southern States, send feet to
| break up the blockade, sweep The Northern
commerce off the sea, and finally assist TO in
augnrAte Mr.. Jefferson Davis in whatever city
of ths ShUle Uuion he would prefer for that
purpose.
/ How, then, are We to receive these iIiustri-
Gus visitors! OF course, vbey win be stared
at, aud followed, and photographed. aud made
/ the subject of paragraphs There Ia no hell.
for that. Sir. Thomas Sayers esunot walk
the streets With friend, or ask the Mayor for
permission to put up booth in 3 market. place,
but the crowd Immediately conclude the rough,
hard-Visaged, ill-faVored pair 10 be the Con-
federate Commissioners. Messrs. Mason and
Slidell, with their two Secretaries, though not
SO handsome and graceful as their countrymsn
Blondin, would certainly ell the Crystal Pal
ace If they proposed to address tbe visitors
there on the merits of their cause But, for
the benefit os the Discriminating, --for the
guidance of the minority that prefers az least
q respectable i6e, aud that does not wish 20
throw away its coufdsnce and applause, We
may as we'll observe that Messrs Masen aud
Slidell are about the most worthless bcotv il
would be possible to extract from the laws Of
the American lion. they have Iope been
known as the blIad and habitual haters ard
revilers Of this country. They have done
more than any other men to ges up the insane
prejudice against England which disgraces the
morality aud disorders the policy of the Union
The hatred OF this country has been their
stock ID trade. On this they have earned their
political livelihood and won their position,
just as there are o;hers who pander to tho
lower passions of humanity. A. diligeu. use
OF this bad capital has made them what they
are, and raised them to the rank of Commits
sioners. II i through their lifelong hatred
aud abuse of England that they come here in
their present conspicuous capacity The nation
uader whose flag they sought safe passage
across the Atiantic-the nation that has now
rescued them With all their might from tha
certainty of dungeon and the chances of re-.
taliatory murder, is that against which thev
have always doue their best to exaspefate
their countrymen. bad they persisted ia tho
cell or on the scafold, amid the triumphane
yells Of the multitude, memory would have
suggested that their own bitter Trades had
raised the storm, and that their death was on
| ly the natural and logical conclusion of their
own calnmnies aud sophstries.
30 ne DO sincerely hope tina. our country.
meE will not give these fellows auytbipo in
the shape of an ovation. The civiIIty thst IA
due to foe in distress is all that thew oap
claim. We have returnud them good for evil
and, sooth to saY, we should be exceedinolv
sorry that they should ever be in a situation
/ 10 choose what return they viii make for the
good VIC have now done them. They sre he,a
for their own interest, in order, if possible. 70
drag US Iato their own quarrel, and, but for
/ the unpleasant contingencies of a prison. ra.
thcr disappointed, perhaps that their detention
has rot provoked a new war, When tbev
stepped on board ibe Trent they did not trouble
themselves with the lhonght of the misehies
they might be dong sn uuoEendiug neutral:
add 1T noW, By any less perilous devise, they
could enta1gle us in the war, no doubt thew
would be only too happy. We trust thero in
no chance Of their doing this, for, Impartial an
the British public is 10 the matter, il certainty
has no prejudice 10 favor of slavery, which, If
anything, these gentlemen Represents.
. What they and their Secretaries a,s !. IL
here passes our conjecture. They are person
ally nothing TO US. They must not suppose,
because we have.gone 70 the very verge Of a
great war to rescue them, that therefore they.
are precious in eur eyes. We Esuld bavs
done just as much to rsscus two of tho,r o,vn
negroes, and, bad that been tho object or thn
rescue, tho worthy Poupey and Caesar wound
have bad Just thS same rights 10 trinmnhaI
arches and manicipul address as Messrs. Mason
aud slidell. So. please, British public, let's
have noue of these things. Let the commis,
sioners come up quietly to town, iand have
their say with anybody who may have TINA Il
listen 10 them. Por cur part, we cannot -,
how anything they have to tell can turn tle
scale Of British duty aud delberaiion. Tbefs
have been 60 many cases of people and nalions
establishing an actual Independence, and CONS
| pelllng the recognition of tue world, that ali
we have 60 do i what We have done before. =,
20 the very last year. This is new si,enle
matter OF precedent. Our statesmen ard
lawyers knov quite as much on The subject u