The New York herald., 1862-01-04

l. 70 crush ose lie "rs,sshon" Of ne youtAeyn aae;,
ana they mna maxi any oomsessicn 70 foreign Powers
Tis Is By the hshea mot.ue d dw admiaion
faaf Mcg ae nndr sense II coe e n no. fr m sense
ieve MIR. Seward's line OF argument 10 be cleveriy
chosen IN as far az IL has been made public out t u
IN The teeth Of almost all the public decars-
TORS OF his fellow countrymen--ofhcial and non
ocal. Every publicist who has expie
ed an opnion, wi The except MOI Mr.. Seward and NJ
IL anan has ecle cd he act OF Cap; ain Wilkes
T. be appaa ci condemned. 7h' chanc. are hat ar
SeuGMs popularity piI e sri usy dantged by ne cou,ss
he 60 adfed IL required not little pack to face the
pub nc insanity ana rob tho people OF the opportunity u
s'i- esir ction which they med 10 covet lie mas
rn directly counter TO the current Of popular opin and
iee'ing nay re, e is incol ssent with hmsel of ne
Ia cvoy reversed he act OF the President OF the nit
States a. he has in ary overrddcn the decia OIL
us Of the iiou-e OF Representatives, in mis- very II
c doi ell reply " Lord yons very i'll framed despat.n
ab ut The ar est ami Imprisonment of British subjects
without due process Of law (0ct. 14), Lo said
have to regret that after long Official intercourse be-
n'ain SHOULD be inform her Majestss
r. ll Of lat ,tsr mehoers Of te c.ninst are anes
d vowed or recessed W the President proceedings OF the
Thus the action II head OF department is rec e.
n1ed as effectively The act the President Of the who
Executive government 20 much has Mr. Lincoln nsist-
eu on TINS view Of tho T0siti U; 10 members N the
Cabipe; that, it will be remembered, lc tered the
20 himself Of Secretary Cameron before be would con
sent tu send II in o Congress. such beng the orce
The dec artion Of hsas oi DEPARTMENTS we md Mr. So
crct.ry e,es thue committing the whole CabinetMr.
Seward ncudedby the following declaration in his all
huai eport-
The promp, and decisive action Of Captain Wilkes this
oc rIed and received the phatc approval OF the
deparlme nt
Of Illinois, tho House of Represent .tves distinctly ap
proved OF Captain Wilkes conduct and, not insisting on
the citeranoes o. such officials az Governor andrew
Jucse Bsctw, &C., fin the leading organs OF pubic
opinion decla ing. till within the last weak, that il would
BE- with .he natona honor to give these men
up The New York W0rld-a special ret OF the federal
eovernmarthas been very loud in assern ng this: aud
the Boston Adc.isa-,pe OF the most carefully written
ana hghtoi,d ralers III the United Sates-sail but
very days ago-''Ctnceal IL as may, tho act
OF Captain Wilkes has been ratified and ap.
proved by our government. This has b ;en dono,
hastily but with alteration ". ich nettied tht OIL
cr's friends at tho time NOT little, wi full knowledge
OF the fact, aadfll opportunity to examine into tn law
Of II, What bas occurred to change our view,
cept the threatenii attitude Of fngand and how can
any aloogy or explanation be based non that witlowt
loss o hopory such really the position in which
ncighhors b I'd voluntarily paced Themselves, and Mr..
seward eris rangely the eoie il seems 10 when lie
enies eas ho COVER ment had given the act its cap
p,ovai Their absurd spite against i, tsn their rd.cu
lous b astrs AID vaiofing their arguen alton based
upon lancicd and VA bed law all led up to this
point that they had become engaged government
and people to defend Capt W kes' act ard maintain
their poss ssion d M.ss,s. Mason and sii.ell and
their by To- ce OF arms The oor, ,ol bsiv
Ji'e OF al Mr. Se,vI,Gs al oi' arguments hat tn
srytrde h,' Le,n mad bcause 0f htdt cner in. As
the Time" threatened they hal been made to et up he
vauntDes ana the auiings of the last fcw months after
fashion which must be very disagreeabe to such vain
gior 0; S bon tiers.
They have boasted that they were able to with the
whole worh IN arms Ihey are not now cd 10 act
upon the boast. They find that there limits ut
10 their capacity for making and to ohsr reo
pie long suierg and patti nee They have been tn ght
to res pecl the mother great Power, after
manner hitherto unknown 10 them tt have learned
10 undc stead me,l q the position OF Britain wh"n
she lycd Ia wi themselvc before weigh ed
down by the exhaustion o. AKA
ent org ccntin ed with other nations and hiv
ing tho la ger PARTON OF her army pied In in
Eu,opc Til away conelded that they glorious
tri mph Britain because she did not make conquest
Of their territory Yet tcy could Eot thrash her into
the gnt,n o the view they sought to enforce upon
her IN ugh strainng every nerve " succeed In tho
great ged III Europe she did not hesitate to
counter this enemy across the ccoan, and she
not, wis tiken at such disadv antage, wOsted in
the encounter. Tie positions are reve SCI Tie
United Siaes have great war ON their hands, when
asked TO abandon a he.iigcrcut authority to exocis
which they have proudly asse ted their right. Tey sh,i
from making aocd their todain0 ords oy IRA de Well
for Ia well for ana well for the world 1t Is
Tuc wroy and dt grace are not in IN Gckou sent ard
9aato IF 'crne; they are in The Idle ioaa cf threats,
tuh spai diIfO.dt of the INF dong dccomfa-
ried and icich read by the L. hit Of the ry o. Mr. Sec,e
dry Soar.i look dsa,dtiy aud dicrdct aiiy Joolah.
letter. II lie knew that tho act of Captain Wilkes
trary tho Amc. vc:scn o the onai law
appiicabe the subject, how is II lie did not md
sooner, Britain made ready to sust her demand by
force of armsf How Is It his exposition Of that law
net set forth IN his despatch to Mr.. Adamst
why was IL renewed for rely to the demand
If tie British government, backed by large
armed fV.cea Why could hs net have
suggested to his fellow countrymen, through the
public at command, lot to makcs cgrcgous fools
OF themselves. lhc neral which tho American public
should tom this result Of her most unpleasant con
troversy is that they Should be IN haste blow up
the cb vf with another nation, certain
the justice Of their cause and their Capacity to take
ca:r, line time, vi tie territory they claim
,hr Ioe vaporrg and boasting eud generally IN
Anu lor u. 100 in Canada, and the imperial and pro-
vinciai governments this should be lessen productive
oi inruitc good. The dan,er Of r1y nigh U.s.
and ,ce ai"ost w.ot'y 0npe1d,ed for Il. Ito
many dbao,, idly racuoasiy dreaming Of Peace
,oaA az. GsJsy anu dmbi;toUs fel hor noahfno
rlnd Us thrects and tsaiaishng thar IN oui
.s.u, Oar mil,ii again be allowed to be SO
utterly unlt FOR tie wok o do ence. Indeed, IL is
only obvious that until this war between the North
South Is eGGei and their armies dsbanded there
be security tDat We snail be left at peace. Til then
W. n.st contiiuc train militia eryice and the
Imperial cove mt must ml;ntan strong "a risons in
Ill our and military pors. That, and that ony, Is
which it vi be either sale or becoming 10 take.
The peopc of the United States have boon long fooled
ho top h..r bent, pcrsiscnly ,a;ght TO believe
h t jhcy tins rgnt, that dsiiag The ats-
atse o. airm H clh tktch Mr.. Ssd,d hds ycd
eosr Up ts Jasi, t.<y @ %a Jssi The s%rs''der
Le arcreoi. in time they may come to SEQ
the truth, bat they arc mt !soy to do 20 while they
have hail u ui,ll n oi m n under SO hug es
are ;hss cr7ai, mu Je arar'i uso, and prJd ed
all co,aas-nt llse iea,e with the soiih, when it
c.mcs may, inccd, prove as 50 many blatant dema
.oYcs havo higtca IL wsuid b,--tne precursor OF a.
Britain through CiEaca
from IN, Montreal Witness, Dec 301
FJr the last ic,ilH tt'tdd has teeh fdssi,g Through
tdr ia dssiriy shc has si il winch
shuws that IL Of actual need her population would
have bcca united. brave aud loyal. The cnth sasm OF
v ue ring showed By the British people whom threat
eued with IN, as,on ly tho Fist Naiacon, by the
Amoric,b people wien tllcr ag shut down by auda-
cio cbe o. inter was not gcatcr presume,
than that showed by the people ot this city Tor the last
two weeks. aud Montreal, hJugl IL naturally takes the
lead in pup matters ony an ocnt cr what did
tax, place on would b I'VE taken pace everywhere.
mi a. eps,. l0tion, L. JeGyd hag; and
ihc peace NJ hated triit all Ms delight That Il
ouet % haze den Jy yjng volunteers Il certainly
IN fhctr par,nts and t,i.t Ia feet The sufunte II
o rce ,,hee p co niy era t;, inerp essJiy
,.eisctjul b. ersry rejecting m,nd and drew forth the
warnrst gratitude to the Great rsposer all events
tia, lie had avortei from calamity so fearful.
The news rooms III ongcd to read the kilograms
MS they continued to rive and the words, ''No ~
sread like magic the city, that the last Sabbath
of the year dawned uN IN full assurance Of pcacs
In all the churches far as wo are informed, tho
tnuancc oi peace between Great rain and tho United
states the SUBJECT of dcvout thanksgiving to God.