Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-01-03
Tho American Journals on the Trent
Affair..ss Ground and Lofty Tum.
bling,o &c.
CANNOT suocuHB TO INsoLENT DlcTATIoS.
hmm the RrlLi1nnrn A,lericnnl Dec. 10.

CANNOT suocuMB TO INsoLENT DIcTATioS.
F5o,a the Baltimore American Dec. 10.
| The United States has long been treated to
course of bullying by her such as would not
1 be tolerated for a moment from Spain or any
| inferior power, and the time may have ar
| rived TO teach her that the attempt now to
take advantage of our misfortuncs is particu-
! larly i'll chosen. We cannot succumb to her
| insolent dictaton in this instance without
surrendering all claim TO be considered first
class power.
THE VERDICT REvERsED-THE DEMAND CONCEDED
WHICH WAS ''MPossIBLE TO BE COMPLIED WITH"
From the An,erican, Dec 80.
We do not complain of the mode Of settle
ment in this particular instance. A man, or
nation, can afford to Sacrifice something
sometimes for the sake of finding out who are
true friends, and the lesson will not be thrown
away Legally in the wrong, we are glad the
/ Government had the courage and the magma
nimity, to set itself right in the eyes of all
nations and henceforth we shall stand high
.er fer it, however it may cause us Temporal
ry feeling Of chagrn TO think that upon
mere technicality two such arch-traitors have
escaped
And as for the miserable traitors England
has come into possession Of at the expense of.
so much fume and fuss, let the American peo-
pie wish her joy Of them
4 THE SURRENDER OF MASON AND sLIDELL ABSOLUTE
LY OUT OF THE QUESTION
From the Me,c Fork Herald Dee. II.
The surrender of those notorios traitors.
Mason and Slidell, into the hands of England
Is absolutely out Of the question. 1t is diff
cult TO believe that England will disgrace her
self by demand so utterly impossible of full
fment as this, and as an ultimatum, so ex-
II. 4 =
the dignity aud honesty of the British Govern
mept, it seems to be absurd to suppose that
upon a shallow preteXt she eau be prepared TO
plunge into wasting, pro6tless and danger
/ Gus war, as the ally of the most sea ndalous
rebellion in the history Of mankind.
THE RESTORATION OF TAE REBEL ENIssARIEs MIR.
] SEWARD DISCHARGES HIS DUTY WITH sAGAcITY
! DIGNITY AND DECORUM.
From tie Herald Dec 20.
The ultimatum Of England upon the Trent
affair, involving the restoration of our rebel
mmissaries-Mason Slidell, MacFarland and
/ Eustis-to the protection Of the British flag,
has been accedcd to, and the clouds Of a for
eign war which were gathering, flashing and
muttering in our eastern horizon have van
ished as suddenly as the mimic thunders and
lightnings Of the stage The official cores
pondence, facts and arguments on both sides
| are before our readers. The record of our
Government is clear consistent and satisfac-
tory. Mr.. Seward has discharged his duty in
this matter with eminent ability, sagacity.
dignity and decorum.
MR. LINCOLN WILL NEVER MAKE PREPARATION or
APOLOGY.
From tie Philadelphia Press, Dec. 10.
On this subject one sentence is as good as a
hHndred. If we know the feeling of the Pres
ident, the Cabinet and the people, the re-
CURED apology and PREPARATION will be
made-NEvER What Captain Wilkes did
was justified by the law Of nations, by the law
Of England, MS laid down by Lord Stowell,
and other Of her eminent jurists and, more
than all, by the practice of England Under
asuch circumstances, we hesitate not to say
that, sooner than humble the nation by yield
ing TO the insolent demand of imperious and
faithless England we shall yield to the last
necessity, and battle with Der on the question
MR.. LINCOLN ALWAYS IN Favor OF PREPARATION
| AND APOLOGY.
From Tic Press, Dee 80.
It is we'll known that when Mr.. Lincoln was
T informed of the arrest Of the traitors on board
the Trent, he anticipated the trouble which
has grown out of this proceeding, and signi-
fed his willingness, rather than increase sur
rounding perls and impending difficulties, to
send them forward on their voyage. Even
amidst the acclamations that applauded the
act he declared that he regarded their capture
rs utterly insignificant in comparison with
the great interests that might be damaged by
their imprisonment. He has row taken the
responsibility, and he will be sustained for
doing so.
: BEAUTIES OF Civil WAR.-A letter from
, Louisville, Ky, says that full one half the
families Of that city have members serving in
both armies, and that in the State il is more
! frequent to meet cases Of that kind, than of
families that are all on one side. We give
the following prominent cases