New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-21
BRaTHsH sYMPATMHEs.

The British journals which reached us by
the Arabia yesterday had just learned that
Mason and Slidell would probably be given up,
and the greater number of them are evidently
sorry for il. They had counted On good ex-
cuse for helping JEFF. Davis & Co. out OF their
difficulties, and are quite taken aback ny our
arnrehended refusal to afford them one. But
having ascertained that We do not propose to
fight them, they can with entire safety abuse
us, and they do it right heartily. Says The
Morning Post Usually esteemed Lord Palmer
stvn's personal organ), "In their hour OF trial,
I" the Federal States hare no mans good "ord'
which makes it clear that we have not thai
of the British. "The sudden decay and over
[" throw of that Power" Gays that same Pos)
"riU be hailed as blessing and
boom" Yes, we understood that. The Morn
ing Herald (Tory organ) declares thar
." 1t becomes both England and France 10
consider whether the time has not arrived
:. for y,eognising the Southern Ccntedereey and
&" whether the ine6icient blockade, rhieh IS SO
4" gr,ot an injury TO their manufacturing and
" commercial interests, should any longer be
" condoned from any false feeling for the
" amour proprc Of the North" An inefficient
blockade which raises the price Of salt to ten
dollars per bushel and that of gunpowder to
=. per pound, and proyokes complaint oil
the nhumanity of the blockaders in not per-
uniting the importation of quinine IS novelty
in the history OF War. 1t is precisely because
the blockade is not inefficient that there is
so urgent clamor for breaking il. 1t is the
unparalleled efficiency of the blockade that
troubles the spiuners and shippers OF Western
rurope. md leads TO such remarks as those
just quoted.
Tile Times, as usual, out-Herods all rivalry
in lbs attacks on us. 1t says Of our people that
They have been is,ered aad befooied by their o"n
mob that they have lost all measure OF their real
strength Their isolated victories in tho war Of luz have
been made the foundation Of such blind presnmptoH Is
would beG some senbsEbaTou Eastern Court rather ha
sensible and weins,ructed AnsO-ss1on nation The Key
note q their Boosting s tina. the British conquered the word
.d that they conquered the British They might As veil
st Re themselves Lords Of the Earth and Brothers Of the Sun
AID Moon They conquered us at all and the little that
h.y da ay wears ago they would have very poor chance Of
doing sAn What conummaes the prodigy is tia, they en-
e. a,o ciIcumt1nal olculeons Of their power, and with
ample proof the contrary staring them in the lace establish
TO .ir own ,atbfetion that they crush ruin, and de-
soy sny naon or all the na'ious Of the world together
whie nation capable Of doing them any sensible harm
M an example Of these wonderful fdsu.ions We take th'ir
estimate Of the British and Federal rsves which they have
worked cut any their side, with elaborate de-
tail. Their conclusion TO- that they could sweep our com
n
n9sn annhste Us as Tyre and Sidon snnihaed aud
reduce immediately the position of poor fourhrae
Power TO become probably an sppendsss to France All
th. while they tie federal States would enjoy perfect i'm
uuny the evils Of war and, excepting that they insight
possibly lo.e few Injuries would thrive and prosper nde
pendouty Of the world sustained by ,he besndess snd all
.uncpg resources u and fertile country When We
look 10 the means proposed for achieving all these uuph
told tina, the Northern States would on declaration
equip and eooo Privs,es" to dive US from the
face Of tie deep"
How utterly unlike the truth this is, we
need 20 no further than the columns OF o
neighbor journal OF the same date to estab-
lish. Hear The Morning Herald:
Tina, American journalist. should fancy they could best
nj. .sy /. on charitable theory that they have
ba.sed much about the power Of the States and Their
superiority England ths. they have Of t come to be-
leye their own Inventions However, 1, Is over now En'
spoken re'ou,ey and the bully beginning to
show himself cowed We DO no Injustice 10 our American
pogages in ascbing their changed tone 10 our deter
mined expressions 1t Is certainly attributable Ia no degree
the con,ieon that they have dealing unfairly with
to sentiment Of regret that should have been
ned which has grossly insu,ed friendly nation
The tone OF the American is altered
moderate and reasonable Unfortunately e canaot yeeg
ni.e ia tae change any batter sotire than fear"
Unjust as this lie, it is far nearer the truth
than The T1aes's conflicting Nominations. The
public sentiment of this country did not 60
readily acquesce in the surrender Of Mason
and Slide from any conviction that Great
Britain had q right to demand them Of US:
on tue contrary, the great mass of us firmly
believed that in view of her doctrine and prac-
tice Of Impressment FROM our merchant ships
the practice persisted in through twenty men,
orable years and the doctrine never to this
day disavowed or retracted-she had no right
TO require that surrender-that she convicted
herself of generation of fragrant wrong by so
doing. We consented to their surrender in
part out Of Difference to the opinion Of Cont
mental Europe-in part, because we are by
tradition ard interest in favor Of tho most
liberal Interpretation Of the Maritime Rights OF
Neu&als, and are willing to suffer injustice if
such Interpretation can only thus be established
but in part also because we all realized that
we are in no condition just now to engage in
War with England or any other great mari
time power. And this has been papable to
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