New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-30
HOW MASON AND SLIDELL SHOULD BE
RECEIVED,

From The London Tmes jon IL.
A turn of the wheel, which the American Cabinet
no a new question. The four American gentlemen
who have got ne into our late trouble, and cost us
probably million apiece will soon be in one OF our
ports. ANY day and honr we may expect to hear Of
their arrival at Liverpool, and their journey TO the
metropolis Like the rest Of their countrymen,
thew believe themselves TO be Of immense import
anco to their cause, whatever it may be. Neither
side can give England the smallest credit for under-
standing or wishing 10 understand or having the
capacity TO understand, the rights Of their case
and 20 nothing will serve them but there must be
somebody always DINING into our ears some de-
tails or platituces TO which the speakers attach
Federalist after Federalist Confederate after Con-
federae has arrived III this country IN the full per-
snaeion that il be were once permitted 10 occupy
the attention OF Lord Palmerston OF Lord Russell
night and day for IA fortnight, or to fill page of
The Times every day for that period, England
would ut last begin to have mixing OF the case,
and would rush TO tie aid Of the Federal or the
Confederate cause. These two Commissioners and
their Secretaries are not unlikely TO think even more
of their Importance than other similar arrivals, hav
ing witnessed in their own persons the rabid anxiety
of their Northern countrymen not TO let them be
seep or heard in this island. To the sedate English
mind this ridiculous rivalry for the exclusive posses
sion of the British in only an older version OF
" hat is often witnessed III our nurseries.
"A
reaches the mother who hastens TO allay the tumalt
When she arrives she finds NIL confusion and Master
John and Master Tom each nth tale Of outrages
and provocations, each resolved TO have the word,
and afraid of nothing no much IA that the other
should get hearing. The parent sees enough TO be
sure that both were abundantly in the wrong, but
that it is impossible TO adjudicate between them
The general impression in this country is that both
sides in the States have acted as i'll could be. ana
that il is not for Englsnd 10 decide which of them
bears the palm for insolence outrage treachery and
folly.
However, Messrs. Mason and Slidell will not ht
easlly persnaded but that they can throw much new
lplt On the rupture, and on its bearings upon oui
interests. II we will only be good as to shut
both our eyes and our ears 10 everybody aud e
everything cse and take in for gospel all that they
saw We shall At least be in condition To form M
opinion on ths quarrel, aud the only opinion we car
pOshihly come To IL that we must Immediately reoog
nZe the Southern States, send fleet TO break up The
blockade, sweep the Northern commerce Oft the sea
aud finally assist TO inaugurate Mr. JeRerson Davi'
ia whatever clty Of the whole Union lie would pre-
fer for that purpose.
How, then. are we 10 receive there illnstIiou'
visitors OF course, they will be stared ~, ana io
lowed, and photographed, and made the subject OF
paragraphs. There ia no help for that. Mr' ihoi,'
Sayers cannot walk the streets with irienu, OF asA
the Mayor Tor permission 10 put up oootu ~ y
murkel- place, but the crowd mmedii'.siy oo,''u'e
the rough, hard-viaged, illisyored par 70 20 we
Confederate Commissioners. Messrs' ''"'o" a''o
slidel with their two Secretaries .nous" ~. s'
handsome and graceful AZ their conn'i y'e' iio''ol
would certainly FL the Cye'al Palace IL 'hey pro-