The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-01-11
Frhm the South ssra Register.
The Reason Why.

The Reason Why.
As soon as the seizure OF Mason and Sli.
DELI BY Capt. Wilkes was announced, the
Northern sympathlz-rs with the Southern
rebels, or a. they choose TO call them selves
"pesce and compromise men" We'd with the
rebel press IN denouDciug the act as a gross
violation OF International Law. aud as an
uoparsfled outrage upon the Blush fla;
the Sts.e Sentinel declaring that Capt.
Wilkes was no more justified in arresting
these traitors, on board the Trent, ";han he
would be it he hal rlrcibly seized them in
the streets OF London Ii would natural
" lie supposed that persons holdiug such
opinions would b. first and most earnest in
advocating that our Government should
make reparation for the alleged outrage and
illegsi act by sarrendering Mason aud Sli.
dell into British custody. Bat not so The
same sympat with Southern rebels tina,
led them Ia deuounce the act a. Illegal aud
rs an outrage, has also led them 10 be the
n 81 aud the most earnest in resisiing the sur
render OF these traitors V.llanding ghsm.
when the report Of the demand OF England
first came, introduces resolutions into the
House II substance declaring that the Gov
eFnment VIII adhere TO and maintain the
act OF Capt. Wilkes, and " Ill refuse 10 sur
render the persons seized by him. under
any aud every circumstances. The South
/ ern rebels were earnestly hoping that the
demard OF England would be refused bv our
/ Government, and So were the Northern
peace and compromise men" Why the
the rebels were 80 hoping is easy to discern
But why did Vallan iingham aud his Tribe
50 hope? That our National honor would
be vindIcated by adhering to and maintain
ing the rigRtt Not so, :or they, equally
with the rebels, had denounced the act for
which + gland sought repsration as proRS,
eHegat aud an insult 10 the British flag The
! truth Is, the Southern rebels and Northern
peace and compromise men We're actuateG
BY one aud the same motive in hoping that
oar Government would refuse 10 sccede TO
the demands OF Ep-land They (the rebels
and peace meu) believed that England, in
the event ot such refusal, wouli declare war
against the UnIted States. She would be
come powerful ally OF the Southern reb
els; she would force q + hlockake OF the re6
el po-ts; and in short, they hoped and be-
lieved that our Government, having both
England and The rebels To fight at the same
time. would be absolutely forccl 10 sue the
rebels for peace aud TO acknowledge their
independence. Aud this IS the simple and
only reason why the Northern "peace and
posed the surrender OF Mason and Slidell.
50 earnestly d. they desire the success of
the Shareholders Rebellion, that in order
TO effect 1t. they are anxious TO plunge the
y nited States into war with treat Britain
upon question in which; according to Their
expressed belief the United States is grossly
in the wrong. What patriots! What Union
men! what peace men! they are, 10 b. sure!
The Sts.e SaauCe,. the osgan ot the .'peare
and compromise men in this State aud
would be organ o. the Indiana Democracy,
says enough to strengthen the belief We have
above advanced. Ii SAYS:
the Republican Administration, with
twenty million OF ireemen 10 sustain the
Government upon question of national
honor, tamely and very courteously compro-
misses with foreign power IL evidently fears,
upon a point which has intensely excited
the national sensibilites. but it has neither
the sagacity or magnanim'y to compromise
points of difference with our own BRETHREN
1t is rather cool in the Sentinel, af,er de
clsrias that the seizure of Mason and Sill
dell could not be justified, t. talk Of our
ma Ionai honor being involved IN their
surreuderl 1t growls because we are will
ing to "com promise with England, when
according to It's own declarations, we are in
the WFDug; dnl because w" are "
"compromise' wi h the rebels, when even it
has not the hardihood TO say that they are
in the ri sht Ii don't want US ID compro-
mise with England because it believes that
We shall in that event be forced to compro-
mis-. with the rebels. when it knows that a
compromise with the rebels al htts time is
neither mere nor les5 than a recognition of
their independence. II wants US to fight
England, because it believes that we will
then be forced TO cease fighting the rebels.
In short, all its anxiety for rupture with
England is caused by It's sympathy Tor the
cause Of the rebels. and its desire for their
success Its positive declaration that the
seizure Of Mason aud Sldell could not be
/ justified. leaves Us no other reasonable
/ ground upon which to base It's dissatisiac-
/ ticn al their surrender.
However grating it may be to our Nation
al pride 20 surrender Mason and SIdell, we
+ at least have the satisfaction OF knowing
+ that the act has most bitterly disappointed
+ the hopes OF the Southern rebels and their
/ Northern sympathizers. that it has made
them discouraged and despoudent, and has
paralyzed their strength. while it has left US
free to bring all our means and all our ener
gies to the successful crushing ou. of this
foul rebellion against the Constitution and
the Union.