Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-11
LETTER FRon MR JHuaLow vEFD.
I'll, Reply 10 the Csmmsr CsaneiI.

20 tee pia,entaryre solution thorizi ng these
cOurtesi's, which were passed over the veto OF
tbs MAYOR:
ALBANY, July 1, 18e2,
,,ks SkESrLEMEN' receive, with aratefrl Sense Of
tr1s edcpted By tie Common Council of Won,
comm r., Il ustrnpoiis accept them, traitkle
aud proudly as emanations rather of your own
generous constructions than as merited bv ,nv
service u may have been In my power to render
cur country. =" o"uei
II, during . temporary residence In Europe I
nave peep tnabiei, I'm some degree, to relieve III,
complications in which our affairs were invol ved
70 30 something toward WIND icating our Govern
msnt f'on unjust aapersions; or TO aid ia tutn.ny
Dack we lie o. popular ssntiren. setting so
strongly against our cause, Il was owing TO the
prompt and generous con ddeace reposed IN me
by Our distinguished representatives in England
ana franc" In hes,ing testimony, ss IL both a
duty and pleasure, to the ability and fidelity ~
Ms Adams and Mr. DAYTON, I cannot forbeaf to
add, ihat. T!-lug a6ove considerations which
mic ht have disturbed Ministers less truly devoted
10 Their C UHtry- they not only eccepti unotiici,
corporation, but dsem oa rrassci nv colIeao mes
aHd myself by ch"erfuliy Facilitating our efforts,
pleasure, also, 10 add mat, on several occa
siOps, and In several WAYS, was Ell cien.ly aided
6v Mr.. Sanford, our indefatigable Minister to
be'glom nor could the Government, In a sea-
son OF trial ID t1;ultY, have made happier Sc
!eeti0ns Of CoDsUls IN Paris and London Near.
Bl1clow and honrOe discharging their re-
arouS!bie duties IN z manner worthy of all prais.
oar Gcverurnent wss by no means too prompt
IN Inviting some of It's cititsrs 10 visit Europe
II iS % be regretted ths two or three eminent
gentlemen 10 whom II is understood that Iuyita-
" . extended were unable to accept IT, for the
Held was large and the laberers few In the d.,
lSnSficH of Archbishop Hug hes and Bsbop Nc
yalFc, however, he Government wss peculiar
" foT'uT ate, he services Of those enlighte
ard UtT~nt GtviuCs and devoted Union men
tn former IN Paris and the latter ell ove, Ea1
land-we'e ssesonab!e and effective Their es.
aited positions, their high characters, and their
tsryid zeal gave weight and suthoritv 70 ,hsir
s-as-G.erts and opinions.
secession, - hiis undermining for ultimate "a
oslI"n, vas thcughtful of the importance Of the
tt t>os " hIlope. fhs South, with It's long cher
ist q purpose, worked as diligently abroad ss a,
nome The North, unconscious of the go
CIiH3 med iatsd, slept Active nIssaries nf se
,sss.es' Siced 20 often by sympa;hiying tdinis-
t5is ana C0nsnls, satiled the public mind on ths
-CiErs eide Of the Atlantic sRainst M, PnhIic
opinion was formed = siist the Union before our
slde ot the ies Ion was presented or beard By
turning truth end for ehd, and reading history
hftkEz-d. sc were held by Europeans a. the
acE'e'Scfs. The last three months of Mr. Bu-
cuaHsn'S Administrttirn n were almcs: as iuiuri
Gus abroad as AT home, for there as here lovaI
men oniy cupie1 ths places Of dIsloyal Cabinet
eaa Foreign Ministers too late to nip rebellion In
Unfortunately, there were causes, a. wall =,
Pre'eXs, for the lack Of sympathy which vve en-
c0untc'ed IN Europe. The Governments ~ th,
Old W-rid Remember that, fros the nstpre Of
81, i'n'.EAsl our cVh sYmFathies have gener-
aiiY rIg win tooss wHO struggles TO yerthrow
1OoRsrcaiss, and that we have shown eIac,itu a.
recognizing TIE independence Of such a. stIug
gied successfully With the nation. moxt init
I:ateiy connected with u.s. the Ms,r,u To,srr
VA regarded with great disfevor In England
y vas believed that we not only cheris bed I'M
iI..n ly .t l-snnss towsfd that coultry, but that
We d,siTcd a disruption Of friendly relations
The c1s>aries Of rebellion seized upon these
causes 1ld PTesIts to tuta the current Of feeling
T.. heir favor.
Itwis, tso, plsuslbly urged that the difference
II 2, mate, soli habits, aud want of congeniaI-
~ b'tEe'r tAe North and South, constituted
sS-h ISfica- discOfdaHce that our Union had be-
C"Css Sn 'mpCsst6ilitY. Indeed, these fallacies
VIE D s4ccecsfulIy ..rpEsed that Mr. Gladstone
in a T5cent speech at MeGctesier stated that the
Union was rgt cCpaT'nerthip, dissolu0le, when
eger passion of caprice pTompied, in any Of the
parties dssIe To- Withdraw. That en nefit states
uan-if, Tor rnOueLt. We adont his theory
overlooked cr Ignores the Ci-"rr1stdnce hat Our
secession co opart1eEs, IN retiring orOke OPEN the
see and stole valuable securities, the cor mon
property CT TIE 4 - or, IN other words, that In
separating they seized tue fo-iin cations, the arms,
the custom hCLses the Pnslottcts and The pu blio
InOEtys-eCts CT treason Il public, or OF rroObers
in private seGse, VII zen woI,d, perpetrated n
Ig!and. have consigned then TO the rOwer or
ths FrHitentiary.
u Nhue England, France, Belgium and Ger
snany Or2iL TO experience serious inconv, nience
and el2S8rrzasuieat from their short supply Of
cotton, do nos appGehend, immed lately, that
-us Governments viii Intervene, though with
t.a Two former the subject has been conridered
a. . proper to say that France is even mere i'm
.tirEt tCan Eas land; not, however from uu-
Ii.eEdi.ness, bat because the Emperor assumes
. In he atsence o! employment, to supply his
people with food.
But We have nothing to fear from Europe II we
are sleces5ful in the prosecution OF the war.
Fort DUncisOn, Nashville, Winchester, New
Orleans and Memphis are our strongest argu-
meats against Intervention with Governments
NEat determine ali questions by military measure
inaEt.
There are however, but two we'll founded rea-
s':ts fos aPpreEeCd'ng future embodiment with
IIslind Nor can doubt the proprety fdwel-
ling briefly, but earnestly upon danger fraught
with COnSsq qutHces -ataI to the welfare Of bot
nations The Trent affair, though happily, be-
Cause TighHullY, settled, has left a arrow with
poisoned barb fostering In flesh and irritating
oar nerves The impression that England, will
tng 70 take us at disadvantage availed herself of
the efrlnE judgment or impulstve zeal Of q naval
Cotn.nan nter, 10 Wa le war upon Us has obtained
throughout Tie country That England expected
war, and intended war, making, with unpsral-
lelrd aacTitY and In gi igantic proportions prepa-
yatiOns tor war, IL admitted to pe true But with
opportunities favorable to a correct understandin ing
OF tee views Of the English Government, and OF
the feelings that swayrd the English mind, 1 am
bound, IN truth and fairnets, say that that GSv.
cfRment and people sincerely believed that we
desired rupture with tneaj that We sought oc.
CaslouS TO taunt and saub them; aud egre2iously
IniOpEded as the supPOsitlOn was that the pres
ent S--rtiary of State was the representative OF
this hostile sentiment. In justification Of these
Impressions X wss said that, by - bullying, - we
obtained advantages in the settlement Of the
Northeastern and Vancouver boundary questions;
that We abruptly dismissed their minister, Mr..
psOHJ dA4 tucif CONSUL. hf bdfCldyi tn&t 0uf
symPathies, In their war with Russia were with
thrir enemy :ha; we had often threatened 70
"rrst Canada from them; and, finally, that Sec
r-'sTy seward hGd avoved hostile intentions to-
ward Z glard
some Of these grounds of complaint were, a
we know, wei taken, and all were bsltscsa q
H.
W = ali felt that the recognition Of the Southern
C0nfederacY IS a beiligefaat, by England and
France, was an ovsT-hssty and pngrscious act
Bd; In suOmiulag The proposition TO the French
Ehplror, III EaBllsh Crown llwyen enforced II
by arr &iihents which, ffom the stand point were
iJfCIOle Botn 6OSsrumsHls supposed that the
ihsIr-ent states had could 1T out vessels OF
war, aud wished To relieve themselves from the
Itspsns!b bility OF treating such vessels az pirates
ID tls taeY erred, for, without the i'm mpunity thu,
attended 70 them, not even the Nashville or sum
tsI would ever nave ventared TO sea
tAbCt, Notwithstanding these adverse Influences
"Ha tAe existence, In certain high quarters, OF
r't~s not friendly 10 the suocess OF our form o
I5E@fhment, the Union bas many ardent well.
wishing frlshds ia England, and can have many
more. q We act justly Ourselves and labor 10 cor