The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-01-03

ton, that by the adjustment Of the present
case upon principles confessetlly Ameri-
can, and yet, AS | trust, mutually satls-
Factory to both nations concerned, a ques-
ton is fairly and rightly settled between
them, which. heretofore. exhausting not
only all forms of peaceful discussions, but
also the arbitrament Of war itself, for more
than half a century .alienated- the TWO ua-
tons from each other, and perplexed with
fears and apprelensions all other nations.
The four persons in question are now
held in military custody, at Fort Warren,
in the State of Massachusetts, They will
be cheerfully liberated Your Lordship
will please indicate a time and place for
receiving them.
l renew my assurance of my very
high considerations. ----
Signed WM. II. SEWARD.
A dispatch from M Yhouyenel to M.
Mercier, French Minis:ed to our Govern
ment, is also contained in the corleSpon-
dence in which M. Thouyenel urges that
neutral flag from one neutral port to an
other, neutral port covers the persons
and merchandize it carries and adopts
the principle laid down in thedispatcll of
Earl Russel, to which Mr.. Seward appr, =
priately replies.
The following is from Lord Lyons to
Mr.. Seward:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 1861.
To tie Hon. VIM II Semard, dc. -
Sir Il have this morning received the
note which you did me the honor to ad-
dress to me yesterday, in answer to Earl
RussePs dispatch of November 80, rela-
tive to the.qremoval of Mr. Mason, Mr..
Slidell, Mr.. Eustice and Mr.. McFarlane
from the British mail packet Trent
| will, without delay forward to Her Ma
jesty's Government copy of The impor-
tant communication you have made to
me. l win also, without delay, do my
self the honor to confer with you person.
ally on the arrangements to be made for
delivering the four gentlemen to me, in
order that they may again be placed un-
der the protection of the British flag.
| have the honor to be,
[signed] LYON
The Decision of the President in the
Affair of the Trent approved by the
Cabinet-"The National Intelii.encer.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28-The decision
of the President in the Trent affair, as
announced and explained in the dispatch
of Secretary Seward, has the approval of
every member of the Cabinet. The In
telligencer, in an article apparently semi
official, says:
Whatever may be the disappointment
of any at the result which the Admins
tration has come to in settling question
which constitutionally devolved upon the
Executive of the Government, we are
sure that all will applaud the frmness and
cihcerity of the Administration.
The lntelligencer says in conclusion
'Whateyer, therefore may be said by any
III the way of exception to the extreme
termes of the demands made by the Brit
ish in the case of the Trent, it is at least
just to admit that the case has been So
adjusted by our Government as would
subserye, we would hope, the cause cf
neutral rights against the assumptions
heretofore asserted by England, but now
repudiated by that power in common with
France and the United States. The law
of nations, as traditionally interpreted by
our Government, has received a new sane
ton, though at the cost it be of some ma
tional sensibilities, walked into dispropor-
tionate activity by the temporary exaccer-
bations of our civil feuds. The latter,
let us remember, are but for day the
law of nations is for ALL
How Mason and SiidelI arc to be Sur
Notwithstanding Statements.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29-The manner
in which Mason and Slidell are to be de-
livered up, has been left to Lord LYONS,
who will doubtless have it done in Il e
manner least offensive to this Govern
ment. They will probably be put on board
the steamer America, which sails from
New York next Wednesday, and which
will, it is understood, be required to stop
at bvsson to take the rebel Commissioners
on board.
BosroN, Dec. 3o.-The agents of the
Niagara here deny that they have in
structions to take out Mason and Slidell.
The Niagara took in coal to-day, to
make room for the Persia, soon expected
here, and may or may not leave for Liv-
erroo, before her regular day.