The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-01-11
oE1KAAL SCOTS LETTER on THE AnrRf.
CAN DIFFICULTY

W'"lt that Tue cabinet ut Washing
ION had given orders to seize Mcssrs
Mason and Slidell, even under neu,ra
=, nag tor ! was not even aware that tn
ID government: had had that point undo
consideration. At the time of nv leav
9 ing New York 1t was not know that III,
., san Jacinto had returned to the Ameri
!, can seas ard It was generally supposed
those persons had escaped 10 Cuba 70,
= me purpose of re-embarkipg in I'll,
d Nashville, in pursuit of which yessel
The James Adger and other cruisers had
been despatched.
mink can satisfy You in few
words tina, You have no serious occasion
TO ieel concerned about onr relations
with England, il, as her rnlers profess.
she has no disposition to encourage she
dissensions IN America.
In the first place it is almost superGu.
onS to say to you tina, every instinct of
prudence as well as of good neirbb,r.
hoou prompts our government to regard
no honorable sacrifice too great for the
preservation OF the friendship of Gica.
britain. This must be ubviuus Ia AL
the world At 10 period of our history
has her friendship been OF more impnr.
''"o' l" our peoIhe--"t no pctlod has
V"' government "eh III condition to
r""' e''a'el concessions to preserve 1t.
lhc two nations are united by interests
ana pathlcs--commcr social no.
lltical, and religious almost as the two
"'.'' !" one p"uy' hhd no one rs so lgno-
anu Us h,t 10 KNOW mat what harHs
D itf mn q. Al
ding degree.
am persuaded that She British gov.
ernment can entertain 10 doubt nron
this subject but ii il does feel tina,
might take il upon myself tn snv ,h,,
the President Of the United States when
made aware of it's existence. will lose
no opportunity of dis,clinu IT,
Nor is there anything. vcutut, h. AZ. [
firm, IN the seizure Of these rebel ennis. I
sarjcs which ought to receive nm nm. 1
friendly construction from ENGLAND 4
Her statesmen will NOT onestiou ,Io l., /
gal right Of AIN Am.ricrn vessel ~ ,,ar
to search any commercial ycsecl sns.
pccted OF transporting con,rahand 81,
war that right hes never been surrop.
dored by England il WAS even rpnran.
iecd to her bv the treaty. Of PAL. ,rd
British guns frowuinr down nearly cv.
cry strait aud inland sea upan ,b,. ciohe.
are conclusive evidence that she. rrr,r1s
this right AZ one. ths efficacy of wbiri,
may be not vet entirely eytjnenisbcd
OF course there is much that IL irri,a
ting and vcxa,ious m the nycrcise -
This right under the mos, so~e-.r g :,
day Is not Tar distant when The mara
time States of the world WIZ agree m
placing neutral commerce beyond TIC
reach % such voxations.
The United States government h"H
been striving t. this end lei more uiaH
fifty years ; to this end, early ~ the
present century ana W us INFANCY as
nation II cmn''heu ~ "r. Ii III" a"d
R'ea'oS' '"N'' ~ ~. ,',,, eni,nr al
" Is we" ~" T,.,,,, f,r ,
every in''~,'o'o oo"'t =" ',',r .i..h,s
more loei'' ''o's'l IL. -,
o' neutfHls' INA" any VI w ~ t,.,h7l,,1
maritime ha''' ~, Ia - ~ rixh,. are sc.
20 n1ee, n"a unconventional pnaran.
.u'V' ~ ,,,n,rohcnsive and eudur. I
Ia. 81 cn,rso Enrland cannot
al, &c an act for which IN all ITS Z
'"'i'F'''' " "'a ,o..,,r,, ,,a,al l,is,,rv
na'eria' u,'' g. Nv "" -.
AFFORDS su'" u""'' 80 ~. r.,
! NhoV'e' ,"e ", /,
were contfaoa,u ~ W." - 80
question wh'en t"u ~ ~" -.
can have no serious u.u'ua"y ;"
ing upon, II MI ','M ,, , $50 L,vc
~ Earl hnsse" ,h'' w. Al, o.
no donnt ha.' ""s w., No.. ,are ro,
satisfy MI "'u "1', i.;,,a, .,,crr
1t they We'c' rs ~, a as ,ha rot .llion j,
IN admitting, ase".s " W. ;,,n,r,ial
viii DC o'n'Nu'' W '"s'e', .,'n,r,
minus 'ha' 'pS ~ la;ers or "A
hahn 'han n'e "
battery o' noS''" o'"'',' fiji.
But even should there 90 o'h''o'Vo
of opinion upon THIS r',h,' u WY
clear that our government '''" sum -
grounds 'o' P, .ss arsnic;on If HAVING
rghl 20 cs''pc Wv la r.la,;nns nf ,mity
"sh'"',s ''1''''a . , rrotess dns;rc
wh'eh '"s WV ,p ',,,i..a,a
To preserve anu '"''''
The prelence maj we ."Rh, 20 nave
taken the Trent mo P"ri, ."u ia. ".r
condemned 'y p''z' e""'' ~ 49, :"
Justify 90, se'Nu's :" ,.. "r ,arro,, 49,.
sengefs, FURNISHES '.'' "..'u "''''
on which to TX serious c"h''"''tsy DC
tween two great buttons. s,a''u IA
other wotaS' h AN ' hen rTea,"r qho