The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-03

Cur Relations with EDrland.

lf-lS no{ worth vile to attempt to disguise
75ta i'so, nat ovr relations with fulvlsn nations,
1isougl! nomnaly peaceful, are yet not of the
uost hopeful or pleasant character. Ii has very
generally been stated ard credited that the
nearly unanimous protest Of al the Europcan
powers. --linssla being the only exception among
eyt"er the first OF second rate powers, against
She seizure of Mason and Slidell, was not made
~ much IN the interest Of neutral rights as at
tj.o sGgsgstlon Of England. 1t is further be-
coming every day more upparent that the course
OF England in the Trent affair was not pursued
~ chat Government VITA the desire or apparent
quite significant disclosures are now ming to
&ig!.s respecting the conduct of the British Min
I>try, and the British press. 1t has now become
cvilcnt that Immediately after the act of Capt.
Wilkes was known at Washington, Mr.. Seward
wrote a note to Minister Adams, disavowing the
act, and intimating that negotiations respecting
II would be entered into by our Government in
CHE most friendly spirit, and with an earnes. de-
src 20 preserve the peaceful relations between
oh, two countries. Ii is also known that this
upte reached Mr.. Adabs.~ and was read by him to
Augd John Russell very soon aiter the English
government got their first know ledge Of the act
~ CaI5. Wilkes. Ii is also now known that
'ao British Ministry not onl " suppressed this
very important piece Of information, but suf-
ieled, OF directed she Morning ost,-ragarIed
III En- land as the ministerial organ, 10 make
r!lo following statement:
- People whispered yesterday, and then said
NteDly, chat TIE American Government had
written to d!savow theact OF Capt Wilkes, that
Mr.. Lincoln was ready to apologisc, and that
the whole difficulty WAS settled. We are sorry
g have to dissspate these too-easiy raised ilIu-
sions. They are quite unsrounded, for. if we
are not misintormed, the dispatch in question
"9tS not 'n any Ddy WhateU0 refer 10 the outrogc
an eur mail steamer. 1t deals only with some
at thc current business between The two Gov
etuIIeita.
1T the same time the Post, Tinlcs and kin
".TeI papers were busy circulating and comment
iH., upon an absurd s,ory Of Mr. ;5cwuld's hay-
~, threatened England, III the presence of the
bake ot Newcastle, and were building npon
2Hrh slight foundations elaborate STRUCTURES Of
che S2cfotarys settled hostility 10 England.
@iicu lad only found il the Treat affair a long
aioeh' opportunity OF insulting the British
A4-.
There is only ono way t. account for this cor
@tet, ooth OF the ministry and the press. They
lad determined to bring about war between
tAe ewo countries, and to accomplish that thew
'vere net only ready to keep back The truth OF
The friendly dispositions of our Government. but
Were willing to inake deliberate statements q,
what they knew to be false. The press were
suffered, il not instructed, to lnhame the pub.
iic mind by arguments and fabricated stories
eaarging Secretary Seward with u settled deter.
1nlnaton to insult England which had taken
shape in the act Of Capt. Wilkes when the
in'nistry had IN their possession the express anG
4ncquivocai denial OF that very act and the,
%9pcd, unquesticnably, by this means, and By
1he pcremptory and threatening way in which
ciacy demanded Mason and SldclI, to make tho
|urrendcr pill too bitter Tor US to swallow, ant
rh1s TO drive us by taunts, mcnaces, lies ant
insults. to accept their wager of baltic
We have escaped that pit, but it reveals tt
as a settled purpose on the part of England t,
interfere in the quarrel in this country at tn,
first opportunity. Though thc prohibition o
the export of arms and munitions of war ha,
S,sen removed, we arc yet told tina. the force al