The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-02-08
The Paris Journals on the Surrender OF
Mason and SIideli.

Several of the French journals expires:
their satisfaction at the settlement of the
Trent difficulty, and congratulate the
United States on having acted with sc
much moderation and self command
! GafQnani says:
The feeling of our contemporaries in
/ clines more toward America than England
in the matter, and some of those journals
even 20 to the length of imputing to the
/ British Cabinet q desire TO tasten quarrel
on America on ahy pretext, however futile.
Such 4 suppoSitlon we conceive to be
/ completely unfounded, list, because Eng
land has enough to do at home with her
/ manufactures and commercial undeltak
/ ings to render war anything but popular;
/ and next because tie american nation Is
/ not one tat any po,yer ,ohatecer ,COptd choose
/ 10 encosmter IN Tie .fsd, ,.,hess ,rged to such a
course 6y some strong necessity.
!. The Journal des DstaLs remarks:
1.-THE outburst of JOY which has taken
/ place in London On the receipt of the
news. and the testimony of which is
brought Us by the English journals, shows
to what degree England dreaded war,
after having adopted perhaps, too precp!-
lately, the very system Of conduct caicu-
lated to render it inevitable. England not
only uses the language of satisfied national
pride but breathes freely like a man who
fluids a heavy weight removed from his
breast
The Temps expresses itself in these
terms:
Honor to the government Of the United
States as we'll as to public opinion in
America To admit the necessities of a
situation, and TO conform to it with a manly
resignation, is a proof Of wisdom which
IS not very common among nations and
governments The American government,
in releasing the prisoners, has doubtless
done nothing more than apply the doc
tfines which il has constantly rroiessed
and, at the same time. it wards oif = great
danger 70 do 20 has not the less required
great strength Of mind, great moderation,
and great command over itself We have
faith in that strength, in that moderation,
and ia that self command If, moreover.
President Lincoln wishes 10 crown his
work and restore to the incident Of the
Trent It's true and general sign!tication, he
has only 10 >olcnuly consider the remou-
strances Of Englsnd as an abandonment
of the oil mararime policy of England.
The satisfaction Of the moment i for
England; the real triumph is in every
way for the United States. and for the
cause of the freedom Of the seas. This
precedent is destined to be deeply en-ra-
yed in the memory Of nations. 1t has
been said that Eagiaud and the English
government hold in reserve other motives
and other protects for war. That may Toe
possible. Ja sic can s.Jtc bs d.fsi 10 mots
use of then. as yajEc eplsion ,eoplt torJ,a Il.
Alrcadr divided before the victory which
the Cabinet Of Washington has jus.
gained oyer itself, public opinion will be-
come unanimous. i az ere t9, aeg,rls4, q
yre.H change .n t1-or ~ Oss t'.t'sd .Staiss IS
aj5a. n fIhr pl,-r, ne,oah ia Eagiaea, j"fit
ers.y c2fqtrg This iaciden; was perhaps
necessary to make the Old World feel ty
:. hat bond, the United States were con
nec,eI with it. The South had considered
the capture Of the Plenipotentaries as
equivalent to victory; it will not be
mistaken in regarding their release rs an
omen of Ifs defeat