Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-06-13

no right to make such statement without
proof Cries Of order.)
Unfortunately have too much proof
Among the dispatches seized by the govern
ment, this one was discovered :-Washington,
Dec. 9th, half past 2. p. M.,--from w. H..
Russell to Samuel Ward, New York Hotel.
Act on his telegram rs though you heard good
neios tor goa and me- Hear, hear This
you remember was the crisis Of the Trent at
fair' Russell had just obtained the important
scent from Lord Lyons that the rebel commits
sioners would be given up, and sent his or
ders to purchase, right and left, all kinds Of
stocks in the New York market and to make
tho speculation sure, he wrote letter to the
Tunes that night, to go by the next days
steamer, saying that he knew Mason and Sill
dell not only would not be given up, but that
there was every prospect of immediate war
Now, maintain that such acts are sufficient
to condemn him at the tribunal Of English
public opinion, and to fasten upon the Times
the entire responsibility Of the terrible dis
tress that now exists in the manufacturing
districts, and now agtates the mind Of the
London laborer and the London poor. 1t is
well known that important dispatches we're
suppressed by your Government for three
weeks, and that important operations took
place upon Stock Exchange through Roths-
child broker. Read the weekly reply Of the
Morning Post to the Morning Star.
In conclusion, | may mention the meanest
and last act Of Mr. Russell's contemplate
course IN America We'll knowing the order
OF the Department prohibiting all correspon-
dents from following the army, he sneaked
on board the Government transport under the
quasi protection of his American friend, Gen.
Mcclellan and then 1t was that the Secreta-
~ was obliged to reissue the order, never
Tor moment supposing that any English
gentleman would have done so mean a thing
The impudence Of the man ut-Russells Rus
sen. IhlnK oil MN writing TO the Secretary
oil var to know II he the Secretary really
meant 70 act on the order that he (the Secre-
'a'yl issued !-ioilowing 1t up with an audac-
Ivy "innos' oeyond Oehet Oy wtiung to the
Itesluent TO know II he permitted his occro.
'a'y ol war 10 take such action 10 show
you 'he itnperunence ~ the thing, let me snp-
pose case ireland has seeded arrive
IN hohdon as the correspondent OF the ". T.
He'dd having met Lord clyde In the Cri-
mea' OBTAIN PERMISSION to accompany him
70 Ireland, having hrst written my letters to
the Hefdtd fidlculing the English army, Eng
ilsh generals and Esnlish ministers-proy
oeyonu DOUBT how Impossible It was for Eng
land to recover Ireland. AT this moment,
these letters having returned to England the
Secretary OF War calls Lord Clyde's attention
TO an order prohibiting correspondents from
joining the army Imagine me Indignantly
waiting upon Lord Palmerston to know if he
meant to act upon the army order; and then
II you can, imagine me having the audacity
TO nave penetrated the gloom of Osborc to
see II SONS higher power couldn't make the
fremler resclnd his Instructions (Laugh
ter.) ! thnk, gentlemen, have succeeded in
defending the Administration and Mr. Stan
ton,
hussell went to America an aboliuonist; he
slavery man lie went to America as a gen
tlemen he returned. after outrauing all the
rules Of good society, to chuchle with his Gnu
ployers over the fortunes that had been made
over this stock -jobbng operation. caHed
ham robbers it not robbery to deprive wild .
ows and orphans, by frightening them into
getting their stocks at ruinous prices Is it
not villainy to paint lie, so that it shall re-
semble the truth Is it not murder 20 so
disseminate these lies, as TO prolonr contest
at a cost of thousands OF lives; Is it not
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