The New York herald., 1862-01-04
THE MASON sLIDELL RELEASE IN CANADA.
THE BLUE-NOSES SATISFIED.
THE UNITED STATES A GREAT COUNTRY.
Joyous Excitement ard Cheers Over
MIR. SeWard'S Letter.
PEACE BETTER THAN WAR
FEARS FOR TIE FUTURE.
&C., &C.. &c.
Frcm the Montreal Herald. Zee. so.1

Trom the Montreal Herald Dec S0.1
We have printed any piece OF news with so much
plesu as the announcement WHICH REACHED Us IN sat
u'tay night, that difficulty which had brought Great
Britain the United States the verge o! war las
been amicsbiy settled The important dess atch anounc.
INK that Sie I'D Aascn were TO be given up roachei
Montreal about baj ast i've o'c ok rdsy afics
II Immediately forwarded t. the Exchange,
ana there read the sheets aived, 10 an immense
and excited crowd, who hcd every iart OF the room
The feelings OF those rrese niaDcs by io-d
gnd repeated cheers at the conc uon Of each sentence
Sentiments Of varied kind thus mantes ed-there
was pride IN the promrtatss with which the British
government had acted as soon ns IL Lad aseei tained
from It's proper legal advisers that 1t Lad Just cause
| OF cmrain.--lcie was also IN iorbledy Joy ut
being saved from tho rum OF war; and from all the mis-
cry ant outrage 10 which population is * osed, when
its clenty becomes the theatre Of Los,s, no matter
with what result Lvcrybody was reiev from weight
which Tor the ast fortnight Las us al .ni ~ all Dus,ss,
and made valuable lrope ty Gllsaehb!e and even the
continuance Of family relations doubtful Our sold men,
no less than cur youth were rrepa do their duty
wherever the time shold that called them to give
no the peaceful pursuits O. ordinary hfe Tor defence
OF thei cocntry bat Ee save reckless men coald ell
otherwise than grave when III cont mpated the results
10 themselves and their noigbors OF the most successful
war Which we could hope u wage The correspondence
! between the two governments Is of nature which
| dip onatca!y ought TO leave no bitterness ba-
| hind II. Ire Tr;sh government expresses its
expectation tta tia government AT Washington viii Of
its accod be 10 make tho lifting .m nds SO
soon as tie matter is brought to its notice, ald Sir.
seward replies that lie always believed the capture to
have been unwlrantad by international law, and was,
therefore, ready TO make the proper rcparaon by gv
up the prisoners There is, moreover every reason 10
believe that Ia the United States the ntclg will bo
received with hardly less satisfaction thn Canada.
sti II cannot but be regretted that here not
reticeuce or the part of scme D. bic when they
heard Of the capture. Tho ridcuors rejoicing ut the
aTront put On England y Governor Andrew, and
| the dccaratisns from lumber OF pubic men
G IS, were a bad prelude 70 MIR: sewards aa.
| Captain Wilkes, and indicate that perhaps some
| presslre required to induce right to be done We
s4ch these, 10 act M they called upon to do
so by the government which is aggrieyed. But II would
certainly have been actfr s'ep if, f,dclarting from
routine, the United States government had ut once TO-
leased It's captiv whom it is pretty certain that Mr.
Lincoln never thought they had right to hold. AID
whom Secretary Seward now that he never thought
| we're legally captured However, the news which ar
rived asst night from Washington HIS put an ED to any
present CAT Sc of active quarrel between the
iary OF State. u is be hope! thst the late
jcct Of difference having been handsomely removed,
rangements will be made which III prevent any oss bo
Of Indictments TO il, w. One chief mode OF
preventing this Will be foe all OF rs, both sides Of
the Ines to understand, What most be perfectly plain
al hinklg men, that Deth5r country have any in
! tercst in war, AMI that neither wish for 1t. II
both acknowledge this plain dictate ot common sense
then shall each avoid tn use irritating snccrs and
which have been bundled fr In one 10 The other
the supp pston in America that In8land, and i'll hng
land that Ainerca, was bont upon conflict; and we
| shsI notwithstanding tho civil war, continue that
peaceful and profitable intercourse between the empire
the republic which has been the source Of so much
Iros Gritty both, and which cnrnCt 10 destroyed with
| ol. disasters any one Il which would whoever might
be the lrst sufferer, surely react upon the Other We.
heartily thank od that our coming annual restiv If the
| New Year brings with 1t no immediate indications
booshed and confusion during the twelve months which
| 1t will inaugurac.
| IFrom the Montreal Herald, Dec 81
TIC is,n, date prospect u terminated by tho
surrender M,sars sdel and mason. II Is pity that
should have teen allowed to exist and 10 cast
shadow tie relations OF the two countries OF the
w.r;d which, whether by personal ties or business rea
tiers have the greatest interest other welfare.
would seem tia. the only excuse for such c.sis us
| hat VIC hn n
ference opinion between two governments. Here both
agreed and yet the natl Ms which they
represent have b. lsshipg tnemse,e es into u,ual
rage, and both have been forced by the rtanty Of
Their position TO eM.end largo sums for defence. We
canuot but impu;s all the ey OF this unfortunate State
| of thn.s to tho government Of tho United States.
| II they did feel that they lad both powerful
Interest and paiu legal right TO hold the yes,
| red tape should have been thrown aside and tho
should have been given up al once The delay unless IL
be covered by tho aD'icpa,ory ictor u Mr. Adams, the
OF which not app destroys tho grace OF the
at. lploE:a ally, OF cotfse, Lord Jchn Russell
suggests thr surrender has been ipoati-
cal Nc seward knws nothing Ct tho wariise Vrepars
which have been made but unfortunately tho
wo Id Gprs know, and viii draw Conclusions fayo
rabe To discretion the justice which
prevails Washington While, then, canrct accept
this tafcy vi acknowledged justice, as evinciag that
cauai, s;irt wh,h more maniesty sp ntancocss'r
render would have demons traej yet what has
taken place tact which is, perhaps for fturcpros
poets, the fact OF promiacnt ntcrcs TIC immediate
danger uf being over, men naturally ask themselves
how Lew subject OF international arrei with
more unucky result my al isc. In the delc,cy T the
countries IT plain that incidents may a.i any
mon which miy i,ad 10 u rapture. But in Thu,
ether matters, the "d saying thai ho who has vii will
f'd q way has its ,u 10 &C. Oag country and tho nit
ed sincerely desire peace thst ~ TIE best sble
graran,oo again The nt source r chcnsion
ey r in 70 tic uBrt;nlo tb cak in the States has
be II the be.g th,; desired and strange tn say,
each has cared to believe Ia this desire on tbs
arl Of lhe other There has been ssi.,r y li,to vaa.
tau m thc o. niors expressed both sides the At
la.tc. IN thc United States we have been dinn' d
with anroui ,rmr,ts thai the English aris.ocsdcy
ita ,,f -
that no sjLners thought Ec'h,y t bio SIZED
coTn srcG with cotton that, therefore lie English gov
ei!i mt would favorable oapor,unity 10 dcoafe
,nd sat cnco destroy tho cemocracy, and seizure
the stapla Manchester mInrfactits. IN England
everything shows similar state OF pubic opioon The
American gJv,rnm mt, II has beoa argued caanGt sub
iugate the S,uth: would b. h.niang to cJnicss
much therefore they seeking TO foce upcn ne,
In that they miy nj once have excise Tor yird
ing hat tn cannot KEEP and an opport ny u main
tain sufficient extent " territory at cnsc. At
ali events tho -icl and Mason affair las ate all
dread O, hosti arising e. on, tn w ch,
il IL hal really existed, wOud DO the mort dangerous VI
ALL for IL bc true that with sincere love Of peace is
comparatively easy TO avctd war, II Is III ch no Ger
tain Is Infinitely easicr Tor those WI Ns far
10 lav. to their hearts content. Now the slie and
Mason affair proves ccncisve! that nc'the government
has desired war We DO not mere dis.us waoher ne
motives arc cq ally pure hcrcst In to,n We 10
MT injuiie whether there or more individuals
who wouli br,ng about h.stitics IL net restrained by
other Influences. Whatever the motive, whoever the
controlling Authorities, Is now proved that each pope
have bcn wrong In believing that the ether sought to
force u war upon it, We say this Is proved, b.ca sc ir
eithcr COVE hment wanted war, 10 better occasion
could he hopcd for than the which has and s
past No itoi toud be better fitted than the capture
OF Slidcl aud Mason ami the demand for their ender
To stir the public heart either SIDE vf the Atlantic and
o make hc people of both countries rise response
the call Of tho leaders larl Russell wanting TO tlstn
quarrel the Uritcd states, could MT have ad esscd
their government, rr taug sub Get ot offence in the
M st courteous consistent with the pre- crriug cf
a very grave complaint. Mr.. Seward, exp cssing tho
views cf ilro eating government, anxious To augment
the number of its armed encmics had only to write
"Nnli and tho utmost lorgng of IN hearts war.word
would hlvo hal tie fullest qualification. If, therefore,
the affair happily clecd has not been nded with all
tho advantages which might have accrued from II, ii
what h, been hal ccn freely offered IL
hrs, at east. by I'LL law &C reasrn and sense,
rotated III atey currcat 0pilioAs which tho two
natiul.l, probably with clfhl rriscn have entertained
oi each other. fr M the rast wc ay Judge Of tho
futgic lctwc,n AMI peace, cons dcrod IN thom-
solve alone, int est, nothing es, viii Tx Ameri.