Newbern weekly progress., 1862-01-07
SATURDAY MORNING, JAN. 4, 1852.
why the Yankee Government
Backed Down.

popular voice North said, in loud acclamations
1--WE won't do it :" Lincoln and his Cabinet said
"never;" and the Yankee Congress passed,
with vociferous cheering, ''vote of thanks to
Captain Wilkes for his daring and heroic act"
But why were they given up? Seward says
''they were yielded to claims intrinsically just,
and in conformity with American doctrine"
But everybody who has taken the trouble to
post himself, knows that Seward lies. 1t is
true that the claims Of England were just and
in accordance with American doctrine, but
that they were delivered up from these conside-
rations is basely false. Nothing bat cowardly
fear influenced the Yankee nation in yielding to
q measure so degrading Had they had the
honesty and manliness to have disavowed the
act of W likes in the outset by iiberating the
prisoners and putting him under arrest, they
would have strengthened the bonds of sympa-
thy and affection on the part of England to-:
wards their government to degree hitherto.
unknown but, after having Intentionally vio-
lated a long established principle OF interna-
tional law by which they have ineffaceably writ
sen page of infamy and disgrace upon the.
worlds history, they instantly, upon the first
'
ded up the cherished prize and subject
themselves to the taunts and jeers and un-
nlitigated contempt of all emil yhtaned men ev
ervwhere Ofcourse the English Government
and people will accept the act as surrender
of the whole question, and may or may not
hail it as furnishing fortunate escape from
the horrors of immediate war; yet how can
IT, kpo
in the future without feeling himself
degraded? The truth is, the whole thing
furnishes one of the BEST drawn pictures Of
Yankee spirit and character that has been
drawn since the war commenced; even excel
ling the poltroonry and eoWardice displayed at
the celebrated 5uU raees.
That it was Gear and nothing else that promp
ted Seward to respect the justice in the matter
will appear from the tone of Yankee papers
subject compared with the tone of the same
journals for the last week. Such a sudden
change never has been known to take place be-
fore in anything save the wind. And if any
ore doubts whether there was cause for alarm
or not let him read the following extract
from the Lond on Post. The whole continent
of Europe seems to have been wrought into
a fever of excitement over the affair and we'll
they might, fer if the doctrine of Secretary
Chase were carried out-the seizing and bring
ig into Yankee ports all vessels wherever
found with Southerners on board--no nation
ON earth would be free from the bIighting
touch of the despot's hand. England was
particularly excited. Her flag had been OUT
ra sed, her pride had been aroused and redress
became imped9GEe
Read the extract sad see how excited and
Yankee nerves gave way:
A SYMPATAIZER WITH AMERICA
ABOUT TO BE MOBBED IN LONDON.
The London Post of Dec. 6, says:
Yesterday evening Lord Fermoy and Mr..
Harvey Lewis, the representatives of the bo-
rough of Marylebourne, met their constituents
at Halls riding school, Albany street. The
buiftsing was densely filled by electors and
non electors.
Having alluded to local matters, in which
Lord Fermoy advocated free trade, he thus
spoke on the Anericon difficulty:
There is one subject which presses above all
others on the mind Of every man, and the cause
oar cousins across the Atlantic | for one
have always had the deepest interest in all that
concerns the we'll being of the democratic lnstl-
tutons Of America sympat}aize, and always
shall sympathizc with their noble and success
ful attempts, and if impart one strong or
one harsh word into what am about 20 utter
of our cousins over the water it is from no les
sening of that kindly feeling and sympathy
which have ever felt towards them. But if
we are to believe what we see and hear, the
Noathern States have lost any little sense that
was lett in them. They have attempted an
outrage on the flag of this country they have
attempted to break through that right of asy
lum which we have ever preserved intact
lCheers.)
A Voice She was not Queens ship
ooh, OH" and grsans.)
Lord Fermoy-Not Queens ship; she was
q British ship. loud cheers.) The officers
on board were clothed in the uniform Of the
British service, and that glorious meteor flag,
that never flew but over the disenthralled and
free, floated from her masthead. tremendous
cheering.) Was she not Queens ship? (Re
newed cheers) l hope they will take wit in
their anger" [ hope that if the ministry has
been mad enough to order and is still so mad
as to maintain this aggression, that the Con-
gress, which is now sittiug in America, will
hurl them from power, and will not drive us
to extremities. If they do, we are prepared.
(Vociferous cheerng.) / tell them that the
honor Of the English flag is dear to every En-
elishmen; l tell them Il at it is dear to the
majority OF Irshmen. (Cheers.) | tell them
that the honor of England is dear to the na
ton, aud that We cannot allow it to be tar
nished (Great cheering) We can afford to
wait we can give them fair time for full con-