Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-02-15


aud destroy the u 81 Whore Is the es.
sential difference
But the case Of Boulogne does not stand
alone. In 1901 the city and port Of AL
exaDdria were evacuoted by British Reet
and land force on which occasion Ave
stoneladen vessels were sunk In the narrow
passage by which the port was entered,
with intent to destroy it--an intent frus.
trated by the action Of waves and currents,
as nearly or qniie every such attempt must
be but that does not affect its moral
character. II Is said that there ore still
remains Of a wall built nearly across the
harboT Of Rochelle, when that city was the
stronghold Of militant Protestnntism in
France, and as such besieged by Lonis XIV
The wisdom, the humanity, of any such at
tempt 10 obstruct harbor may he qucs-
toned but the intervention OF foreign
power to arrest Il can only be justified by
assumptions which involve the last extremi-
iy Of insult and humiliation
A striking illustration Of the spirit ia
which this aud Kindred preteXts nre to be
used to cover intervention III aid Of the
Shareholders Rebellion has been affofed by
the London Press The Morning Post is
the Wing aristocrsiic organ which is un.
derstood to enjoy the benefit Of Palmer
ston's special and confidential revelations
On the 18th of December, az was whisper.
ed on the Stock EXCHANGE, Mr.. g. Francis
Adams, cor Embassodor ia London, recev.
cd dispatch from Gov. Seward, which he
proceeded the next morning to read to Earl
Russel, In order to assure the British Gov.
ernmcnt Of The pacific disposition Of our
own. On the 2lst (uvxt ddy) Tie Morn
iNg Post nude statement which seemed
aud was understood 10 be semi' fficial, re.
laiive 10 that alleged dispatch. We. pre-.
sent the material portion Of the dispatch
actually read by Mr.. Adams To E,rl Rus.
sell PARALLEL with The Posts contradiction
iSeIrardt to adams.
1T Is nroper, however that you should know
one fact In this case, without Indicating that we
attach Importance to i,--nanely, that in the
capture Of Messrs Mason and Slidell, on board
a British vessel, Capt, Wilkes having acted
without any Instructions from the Government,
the subject is, therefore, free from the embnr-
rassment which might have resulted if the act
had been specially directed by US. I trust
that the British Government will consider the
subject in friendly temper, AMI it may expect
the best dispositions on the part Of this Gov
ernment Although this is cou6detial note,
shall not object to your reading il to Earl
Russell and Lord Palmerstonif you deem 1t ex.
pedieut."
The Moraing Post thereon
"People whispered yesterday aud then said
openly, that the American Government had
written to disavow the act OF Capt. Wilkes
that Mr.. Lincoln was ready to apologize, ard
that the whole difficulty was settled. We are
sorry to have TO dissipnte these too easily raised
illusions. They are quite ungrounded ! for II
we are not misinformed. the dispatch in ques'
ton does not in any way whatever refer to the
outrage on our mail steamer. Itdeals only with
some of the current business between the two
Governments.
1t Is is hardly possible that any should
fail to see that here was fragrant and
wicked deceplions practiced on the British
public by some one interested 10 keeping I'D
the delusion which had already been studi.
ously propagatcd, that Gov. Seward hap
deliberately resolved TO plunge this country
into a war with Great Britain 10 order to
6nd therein excuse and opportunity for an
arrangement with the Southern rebe Is
10 have stated fairly the substance of his
dispatch above given, which had been read
70 Earl Isussell by Mr. Adams, would haye
compelled a suspension Of the Military and
Naval preparations, then so vigorously and
SYSTEMATICALLY prosecuted, and have disPell-
ed the prevalent British notion that nothing
short Of an imposing display OF Bitish
I, oops in Cannda aud British ships-of-war
| off our coast would induce our Government
| 10 do instce in the case OF Mason aud Sli.
dell. The dispatch Of war-ships and regi
meuts to Halifax and Canada was then in
full career to let the truth be known
must have arresi cd it or rendered it trans
parent imposlure. Hence the resort to
such ayermeats as that above quoted from
The Post to keep up the misapprehension
and the consequent popular. Indignation to
the last possible moment
L. il possible that there are politicians 10
Great Britsiu aud parasites in France who
fancy that the conduct of their respective
Goyernmen,s with regard TO the Slavehol.
ders Rebellion has been consistent with
fairness and the mutual obligations of friend.
lv Powers : but if so there Nil be few to
sharc their illlnsion The Rebellion
| against which we are struggling had no
other Indictment than the determination OF
Three Hundred thousand shareholders to
rule and WELD for their own supposed bene.
fl the energies of Twenty Million of Free
men. II had no other excuse than the re.
fnsal of those freemen to be used for the
further diffusion and aggrandizement Of Hu
man Bondage.
The flight of arrows in battle, it is said
has been at times so thick as to obscart
the light of day; but no multiplication anC
iteration Of falsehoods can shake the stub
born truth that the election of Lincoln ant
Hamlin on the ground of repugnance t
Slavery Extension, was the only reason fo
Secession in lS60.6l which bad not beel
equally existent aud potent throughout III
last thirty years. The pretense that III
Morrill, Tariff had something to do will
this revolt, is demolished by the indisputa
BILE fact that the Morrill, Tariff not only ha'
not been enacted when the revolt brok
out but could nat have been enncted la,
the Southern Members chosen to remain i
Congress and vote against it. The fabl
of the wolf at the stream fixing a quarrt