, 1862-02-03
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TIE tone Of The 27.ssi.1is.esiol papers in |
1::rs1and, Which is tl,st Ct hs1ly who has |
:::::.iIcs n advantage, is py no nlcsns salts
1;:t.c1y to ;Lc lovers of peace there or in |
tic T;:ited States In spite. Of the great
tercessicn w3,icl: cur Government has
made in lie surrender of Mason and SliGell
- concession which will gam us the re-
:slx.tt ofall The world save only John Bull
and his ally Of the Sorth-:,uttcr1ngs Of
<1iscentent and threats Of hostility
continue to load the columns Of the jour
mails that were 1Madly fierce for war; aud the
return Of that fatcrnal feeling which was
1,rcdictcd as a consequence Of prompt
compliance. with Lord John Russelis de-
mand, seems as far as ever from 1eallzaoon-
The future Of the relations Of the two
countries, predicted by the events Of the
n;esent, is not encouraging. 4 single fact
which mou than any thing elscthat has trans
1si7ea. shows tie anin,us Of those in pow
or. !4as just ccn,c to Light in England. The
narrative il short:
When Mason and Slilcl1 were seized,
Nj. Seward lost no time in sending a suf-
ficeni]y explicit note to alr- Adams, our
Minister at the Court Of St. James, dis
claiming that the act Of Commodore
Wilkes was the act Ct the Government at
Washington This was the first note to
which the affair gave rise, and this was by
1Ir. Adams promptly communicated to
Lord John Russell But, although the
r1cof that there was no disposition On
the part Of the Americans to insult
Great Britain for the purpose Of bringing
on quarrel, was in possession Of the Eng
]ish blinis,ry, the Post its organ, in an
article unparalleled FORTS studious conceal
1ncnt Of the truth Of which its editor must
hare been informed, s1u1rcd the matter
over IN such way that q grossly erroneous
impression was left on the English mind :
and TO that impression, conveyed By lnpli-
cation. was due the excitement Which
for brief period turned all England up
side down. Had the Pest .old the truth,
and the English public been informed that
3he seizure IVES without the authori ty Of
the n Washington Cabinet and that no insult
or wrong was intended, the whitlwind
would not Lave been awakened But il
suited the Ministry, for reasons not yet de-
vrloI,ed, but which We fear still exist, to
rc11nit the war fever to rage, though a
1ons, dcsolating and unnecessary struggle rusgle
night follow.
This, VT say, is the most alarming inal'
cation which comes 10 us from the Other
siGc. The cla1nor Of the Journals might be
ti*resarded, and the demand for lie restor
alton Of Mason and SIdcu excused; bu
VIXEN we sec that the actual rulers Of tht
British Empire, are so careless Of th<
friendly relations Of thetwo countries as tt
permit the English people and press to lasf
themselves into fury, when word woult
have GAINED down the. excitement, WI
may te sure that the outgiyinggs iron
ministerial sources, which threaten tn
recognition of the rebel States, the break
ing If our blockade, and perhaps iorcibl
Intervention to compel the restoration {
peace upon terms which England an
france may dictate, are not without sig1if
ts.ncc which the supporters Of the do-not1
ing policy in cur domestic war will do we
II. heed They give Us fair warning (
what is 10 come. Cponthe heads Of thos
WHO, while protesting 10 love the Cnio,
rcfrsc to lay a finger on slavery, be IL
curses of posterity, if this Republic is d
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