The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-15
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WEDNESDAY NORM No. JAN. is. lisa
RycoGxIrrox IN EesopE-- Although We
Earorean pswers, We have secured the cub.
stance England, France. Prutsia, and rroba
bly, other powers. hsve made formal protect
70 Secretary Seward against tbs arrest Of. Ma.
con and sliiell. RI these men had been mere
rebels, from IA iasurrsotionary section no'.
considered competent TO achieve it's indepeH,
deace, the matter could not have attracted
proceed ,gs 50 formal and 80 sterp. II aAssoh
AMI 8 ide.i were mere rebels escaped irol1 10,
beilions provinces provinces rsoeiiins asa'ns-
. friendly ard respectable power EHxiaho
won,,i hardly have di.,niied them with An CT
fc;.t pass.,s acros, the ocean and u public
recep.i.n upon her shores. Sac might have
resented the act Of boarding the Trent; but
she would have above the two rebels to be
eropned anywhere outside Of the j1risdctiob
of lie c..au.,:eg power aud have 10. then &.
aboas their ousiness.
S,Gietaing moro Is aso7ibad to these Com
rnissioaers taan the iuvidious character o.
rebels. There il n.ucl. asore meaning 10 the.I
tgaaeilissioR 10 England in u Government
vessel than the msre purpose OF vindicGting
the iuyiolatili;y OF the British flag; and.
whether the inleataoas were more than this Or
rot, there is certainly much more in the fact
Of suca III escort ;-aa ia altogether ssree@bie
70 Northern pride. The Southern cause has
gaiued Hi eclas n Europe by this tEaosacNon
whlca il could scarcely nave obtained by any
other mode The battle OF Manassas was AZ
Affair between Ourselves GLa the enemy, a.
when individuals abroad might saoas ou.
praises, but at which ucvernnens or neces-
city sty.d passive aaG silent. Bat this pro
gf.ss of our Ambassadors To Europe under
the ,rumphan, iiag OF Great Britain, rcd III
national vessel VI ikst powe: detailed fus
the special service, brings al eclai upon oar
case IL which GJvarumeats and crowned
heads are parties.
AL Europe .yil, have been on tip:oe % see
these men, IL expectation OF their atriv&-.
They VIII be The iivas oi Inc DAY. They viii
atIfac, q Consideration, official and popular,
that could never base been hopsd Tor II they
had gone quietly over i'll tho Yves. Iudisu
royal steamer. Bat Tor the univereal couces-
sion Oh our actual independence, and the set
tied Intention of the European Governments
10 formally recognize il, the British Cabinct
would be embarrsssed by TIC possession OF
fsw Insignificant rebels OF a few revolving
Provinces. Ine fact that oCr Independence
IL de fGcsS established and virtually conceded
relieves her Of all embarrassment. Oh thls
score She may content herself with setting
OUT Coz -a.ss!oners down respectively III Lou
don and PARIS, md may a~alt heI eonvonience
before formally ackno "isdsins their mission
and enIsg inx, into couieraace with them; but
ahs has aAesady done enough 10 commit her ir
retrieyaoly 70 recognition. Sne has taken hel
measures Ill fuii view of their Significance
and size has advanced al least one CRANE
stride IL III at direction by a means that &c
pliyes tho Yankee Cabinet OF the power Of
protesta,ion.
Ii there mad been no insult to the British
flag, and no boarding Of the Trent: and if the
British Cabinet had sent II public vessel te
Havana, and offered a public eacort TO those
men 70 the .eats OF their mission; the United
States would hardly have had greater cause
of insult and protest ~than has been afforded
them by the manner in which the Biitisl
Government mas received and honored THESE
commissioners. The simple surrendered these
men and payment of their passage across the
ocean in Cunard steamer, was all that was
necessary to the vindcation of British honor
30 far AS there commissioners were themseiye
CONCERNED. Bat TO receive them on board &
national vessel, and to transport with the dis
tinction last year accorded y the heir expec
tant Of the crown, was mark of considers
ton bestowed upon the country from which
they proceeded, most iiattering and most sig
nifeant The intention Of tho proceeding 81
to ourselves and the quiet insult it intiicts up
on the Washington Cabinet, are subjects con
corning which that Government has broad
ground of COMPLAINT, and upon which they
would Immediately make a new quarrel il
they had single spark of courage or states
Inanship.