Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-02

What England thinks Of Yankee Bravado.
From the London Post Government organ December
The members of the "fourth estate" On the Federal
sde who probably WELD greater influence at the present
moment in determining the course of the civil contest
than the President the Senators and the popular Rep
TeSentatives Of the Northern Provinces all taken to
gether have as learn by the intelligence brought by
the Persia, already expressed their opinions on the ma
ure OF the act committed by Capt. WiIkes and induIg
ed In extremely characteristic specuatioDs on the pro-
babe action of this couurry There would not appear
to be- it only fair to state in the organs of the New
York press Judging from their comments on the affair
anything Ike the astounding unanimty ia justify
ing the proceedings Of Captain Wilkes which has been
shown by the whole English press pronoupcing their
condemnation. We are told that some of the New
York Journals aude to the probable necessity of their
Government being compelled to tender apology and
to offer eparaon and surrender the persons of
the Southern Commissioners and the fact that such
gle8ms OF common sense and common justice should be
visible in any portion OF the Federal press ought to be
duly chrOnced But the general tone of Federal Jour-
nallsm is precisely what might have been expected
long of IMMUNITY in nsolence of action and still
greater Dsoence OF language appears to have created
10 the minds OF the Federal politicians overweaning
estimate OF their own superiority and disbelief in the
possibility of their insoence being curbed not dis
similar IN that entertained by the Emperor Nicholas
on the eve OF The Crimeon The parallel which the
great master OF political science in antiquity has
drawn between the single GespJtic ruler aud the
many headed despetic moh8, fluids It's latest con-
1rmatIOn IN the TACT that the crowded marts of
New York, as in the imperial halls OF St. Pc
ersburg, the parasites to the vanity and pandeers
the pride of the Democratic tyran have succeeded 10
warPing bis. judgment and perverting his Intellect
completely the with the late AutOcrat Of all
the Russians The opinion running through most OF the
New York journals, that EOgland will, on learning the
outrage committed against her flag, speak only those
words of sound and fury which, like IDIOTS tale, sig
ny nOtbng-that after hectOring and ranting like a
Bombastes Furoso she will quietly pocket the insult
which she has just sustained reveals bully mind, and
displays buly's logic. They who write thus are IS
ignorant of the plain teachings of common as
they Of the English character We have not the
slightest wish to quarrel with any human being, or
about any political question, if we can avoid doing SO.
But the most pacific man knows right we'll that if he
tamey allows his head to be punched once by
street bully not many days will pass before he is
certain of having bis head punched again.
1t is right that there should not be room for the
sightesest misapprehension mistake in this part OF
the business on the other side OF the Atlantic There
is no sane Englishman who will not rejoice with ex-
ceedng great Joy should the Federal Government wiser
than its selfconstituted organs and advisers 10 the
Northern press perform simple act of duty in express
ing its regret at the seizure Of the Southern Commits
sOners and surrenderng them into our hands. But IT
the Federal Government Sh0U not perform the Duty there
is no sane man an England 1rho 1U blind his eyes to
the alternative that England must then do her duty
Our rights the first maritime power in the world can
not be discovered from our duties and have they
been SO completely blended as in the present case
where We called upon to vindcate, III the OF
English interests and honor right which profess to
hold and exercise not for ourselves alone, bat for the
vapqushed for the oppressed, Or it may be, only for
the suffering and struggling, in every country OF tie
world.