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The New York herald., 1862-01-21
The English Demand for Mason and
Slldell.

Translated from tho London correspondence OF tho nde
pendance Beige, OF jan 2, for the NEw YORK HERALD
The year has begun Jod news. The 10 patches
brought by tho Africa of natro to awaken serious
the voice OF Justice wisdom reason The dispatches
OF which speak are Official than those published
by our sOurnals..-a
am therefore ablut give you new and authsn-
tic information concerning the of conduct which
Lord Lyons has boen Instructed to pursue H psruc-
DIN him not 10 SIND IN his umatm af fhves
days after he shall haw veccr~d e. During these three
days he Is TO see Mr.. Lincoln aud his Ministers,
and to endeavor TO make plain To them the
motives which have caused the demand OF Messrs.
Mason and Sidell; q prepare them for tho
tenor Of the ultimaium itscf. and 10 bring
to their notice the consequences " refusal. these
preliminary counses not regarded, he will send In his
ultimatum cffr three fau ddp pas ef " negiaft ~, s
those haze referred and he ti add thai MS 0orssa
had instructed 20 demand his passports ays aer
MeransmiSon Of the uRimatus, n the demands therein
specified be not complied with.
His therve ettdent that the nmdum tcus not ssm on
the 20h, chen The Africa i1f
grave circumstances hitherto unknown 10 the public
will operate strongly In our favor at Washington. II s
known that IN the ninth Of June last M Fsnch O0ror
men proposed 10 ours 20 recognize N. Sowhsrn Siaes NJ
Fould himself made the organ In Eondon of this
policy, which rspclled by the British Cabinet.
II is 10 be presumed that before coming 70 HAL de-
termination Mr. Lincoln will submit the question T. the
law officers Of the goy yernmcnt Is almost certain that
the decision Of the lawyers will be In our favor. |
peat that everything leads TO the hope that will
prevail II the government OF Washington Inspired by
the counses Of justice and wisdom, and not BY The
rash demands Of the people.
You WIN SEQ in the end that the drmnoss and modera
tion of Lord Pamerston will have caused the triumph of
peace and that was wrong to accuse him Of bong pre-
Cinitate.
The New York herald., 1862-01-21
The Marquis Of Harrington on the
Chances of Peace.
[From the London Post j.


on Wednesday night last, at the ifteenth annual soreo
o The Rowtsnsta Mechanics Institution the Marquis OF
Harrington, for North Lancashire, took the oppor
tunty u expressing his sentiments on the American
quest n W. look at America (said his lord
fhip) great country engaged in what would appear to
almost hopeless STRUGGLE which is without
a reccenng feature War always terrible, but IL
pssibc that circamsiances might arise whom would
b. necessary for great principle To be asserted and
great sce ~ be redcsscd lie thought that he must
Oe very slnguDe indeed who hope TO any good
resulting 90 the world through the which is
raging Enciihmor o0t,'d no vnpdthise Nth the South,
Md va Adrrwn from he t0n and had become traitors
ana rsas bitter ,atns Gscus- they had lost hd,
81 s4ssncs chich tae spslcd On tho other hand,
ihcY could not sympaihizc with the North, for while
they prof 10 be ~, orned by the most liberal prn
ciss whirh the word ever knew, they were cndeavor
uE - tie most rcos expenditure, TO bring back TO
lu ui0r Hose who we're Influenced by the most nvee-
haIro Of u; and hr did moi think that this the
M whch great nation, calling itself free and libe-
"a ought 10 iIlsac with respect 10 slavery, II was
only Nhen tho appeared to become desperate that
thsy rAised the abolition cry, and therefore IN this
~. could have NJ ympsthy either the one side the
fs u was with the Northern states of this nation
were likely 20 he drawn into conflict, in consequence
% u offered TO sg. He did not bsre that this
is IN p1nri, fer icds pretty clear that only
d. dc'al an rdiriua who took upon himself the sole
t.tab,it and II The insult not planned beforehand
c did NOT see why there should bc any difficulty about
m king repsation. II the insult had been committed
side h"e would have been the most ample rcpsraton
The New York herald., 1862-01-21
NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY u, 1862

made might be thai dculty would arise in the set
usmsn ~ ths question, and had mentioned arbi-
sratsn ~ The proper mode of having IL solved He
nn dsposed IN that meeting 10 discuss the question OF
arbraifon, but he thoaghi that n the Americans were
noi inclined 10 listen 20 the moderate demands of Eng
and they would not BE- likely 10 listen 10 reason through
ths tninrvcnsson q any other Power. the American
EoTurnmenf really wished 20 make rcparation II might
oe due "a very simple manner and the English gorer-
. so1if not sana any panefsso which national
kostw M GA 80 d.n4anf
The New York herald., 1862-01-21
Archbishop Hughes, Napoleon and the
Prince Impe rial.

aris (JHn ~ correspondence VI LONDON star
The most intense excitement still reigns here respect
ing the American question. and every ridiculous nven-
tion OF some Paris JOUR- ast Is eagerly swallowed and
firmly believed TIL il is dscoverei to be puro nven.
ton All kinds of rife about
the Tueres, and the real sentiments that therein
expressed by Napoleon. The cordial reception Of Arch
biqo Hughes by the Earcyor Is not without weight
certain minds, especially since has been learned
that the Imperial boy brought 10 get the Irish
preatcs blessing.
The New York herald., 1862-01-21
Rebel Hoax ON an American Consul.


Frankfort letter states that NJ. Murphy the Ameri.
Consul In that city, recently received letter, appa-
rently from the two burgomasers, informing him that
his passport ready, the Germanic Confederation
had recognized the Confederation Of the Southern States.
Mr. Murphy, suspecng some trick sent the document 10
the bugomasers who at declared that their sigma
lures had been rather clcvorly initiated.
The New York herald., 1862-01-21
Autograph Letter from the Prince Of
Wa1es.

AT meeting Of the Council Of the Royal Horticultural
Society, specially summoned In London Thurs az
January the following most affecting autograph letter
from his Royal Hghness the Prince Of wales received
and read
OSBORNE, Dec. %, 1851.
GENrrxxKN-Prostrated with overwhelming grief ana
able turn her thoughts TO one object
the Queen my mother, has constantly In her mind ths
anxious desire Of doing honor 10 the memory of him
whose good and glorious character the whole nation, In
It's sorrow, so Justly appreciates.
Actuated by this constantly recurring wish tho Queen
has commanded me 10 recall TO your recollection that hsr
Majesty had been pleased proposal n place
statue OF herself upon the memorial OF the Great EXIT
The New York herald., 1862-01-21
OPINION IN ENGLAND.
The rirst CLEAN of n Peaceful Adjust-
rment In Engla nd-A Wholesome Fear OF
the Ulferfor Consequences.

[From The london C1rOnicIe, Jan.
The hope raised by the Intelligence brought by the
Africa that the Trent difficulty admitted Of peaceful 3o-
1iou has somewhat diminished that keen anxisty with
wl4,vh We have Hitherto watched every indication VI
The New York herald., 1862-01-21
The Mason-Sliden Case i'm
England.
Reception Of the News Of the First
Idea Of Their Restoration.

Opinion Of the iriSioraiS rlnsirrialisis, lbO-
liiiOnisis and PtoFk al LARGE.
The New York herald., 1862-01-21

diary crime which menaced the city with destruction
No class OF the inhabitants, however, eager
strenuous than tho slaves in their efforts extingush
the flames; and If at Richmond, Memphis New Orleans
epetton or the disaster occurs shall be at no loss
TO trace the infamy TO its orginators
We do not OF course mplcate Mr. Lincoln in these fero
cious enterprises Of his partisans Nor do confound
the whole american people with the readers Of thai
BILE print which, like own Sepoy journal, gathers into
itself all the vugarty slander and biousness Of an
tire capital We do not suppose that the Presidents
graccess colleague would condescend to boast about set
ting six thousand sails flying upon all the seas conscat
ing the Canadas the West Indies and Ireland and hurting
Great Britain into the same rum which overwhelmed
Carthage and Tyre Span Portugal and the Dutch repub
lc This sort of Bullying is worthy only of literary foot
pad and disgraceu tho conduct Of the federal govern
ment has been it is too prudent, and, trust, has
TOO mich sefrespect, to adopt language SO
utterly mbecie and malignant. Still, the policy Of
tho Cabinet has boen sufficiently inincal to English
feeling to justify erery sood Of rbe and suspicion Dch
has been published ON this side Of the Atlantic, and
courage IN atidng by original opinion hat America
tpu only yield 10 nledces howeur c0areo,y they be
hrased. 1t is perfectly just the part OF lord Russell
TO adopt concliatory tone; but the measures OF his
vcrnmcnt will be far more persuasive than the bandsh
mens OF any despatch; and however calm may DO the
representations Of Lord Lyons the true commentary
upon the event will be found in the English press always
leaving oct Of view that perncous little parlourful Of
anti-national bgos who have just been repudated at
their headquarters, and suffered the neuterablo
whore Mr. Bright is the member and where his constu
anu most pauper spirited Uriah Heeps in England.
The New York herald., 1862-01-21

as afraid Of them. But he 100 sound and
consistent o liberal 20 hesitate on whfch eide 10
besow his sympathy IN that unhappy struggle bet
people and government nehng for their free nstlts
tions against ogarchy VI sayehol6es And IN
where the hono OF an old nation engaged ths
side the pride of growing and ambitions Teorle
the other the member for Bradford eautous and CO
lberate IN seeking 10 eucdate the facts of uisrna
tiona question TO determine the principles whh IN uid
govern its adjustment without sacrifice of
either side and, without insisting on hand ant dogmn
cay on the resort 10 arbitration before be has
tanned whether the opportunity for arbtratiun has
rived he urges that tho possibility and propriry u
peang better decision than that of the sword
should kept ia view. This. In truth Is ell that he
advanced with any show OF reason prudence al the
present moment in favor Of principle which may not
after all whether fortunately unfortunately, be
ceptiblo of application to the present case.
1t is not in these columns that readers will look
for word against principle to which olsavs ss .
pledge of happier future for the Old World and the New
But in such crisis are now passing through II
impossible for TO be quite cosmopolitan 70 forget
that England country; and that English rights and
interests the nearest and dearest 70 English public
writer's rest Of their fellow country ashore
ahoat in this spirit that earnestly condemn
tho policy Of dividing English opinion the previous
question OF national honor, representing II as divided
Our government has addressed demand 70 the Cabinet
of Washington moderate and ciatory In form
Is decided in substance and having done this has
right to count for something tho strength and i'm
posing appearance OF strength which OF national
than Of vast material resources In su-
preme emergencies when the hand is the sword ht,
but tho heart is still for peace.
, 1862-07-29
TIE MORTAR FLEET IN JAMES
KIXER.

TIE MORTAR FLEET IN JAMES
RIVER.
There can be no doubt that Com. Por-
ter's mortar fee: has arrived in James
River, whittier it Was ordered from New
Orleans some five weeks ago. Important
results are expected from the presence
Of this formidable flotilla in front Of Fort
Darling, which guards the distractions to
the navigation Of the river short distance
below Richmond. We shall be in 10 haste
to prophesy the reduction Of the rebsl
capital, but when we reflect that the navy
has undertaken nothing which it has not
brilliantly achieved, and when We know
that there will be nine iron tu1reted Mon
itors af1oat during the month Of September
there surely seems ground for the belief
thai the spot Of ground covered by Rich.
mond will yet be brought under our guns
It is believed by the most sagacious nava!
officers in the james river, that the osstruc
tons could be removed in twenty-foul
hours, if Fort Darling could be s1lenced II
that length of time.
, 1862-07-29
FROM M ClElLAMS ARMY,
Rebel Demonstration On the
South Of James Riyer.
AFRAID UPON GLOUCESTER POINT.
A Rebel Mail Carrier Arrested.

FORTRESS MONROE, Ju1r a6.-I am credf-
big informed that large rebel forces are being
concentrated on the line of the James River
above the junction of the Appomattox and
James rivers. They came down from Rich
mond by the Petersburg and Richmond rail-
road. Il il believed they already number from
5000 to Ct, ,000, and that Jackson is in COM
nsand Of them, notwithstanding the rumor
that he is in pursuit OF Gen Pope My In
forinapt is very confident that the rebels are
nov making bold stand at the above named
place, and are bringing all the forces there
they can spare from Richmond. He belieXes
that It is the intention Of the rebels very a3tn
to make an attack on Suffolk, as they are with
in tn cnty miles Of that city with considerable
force.
Night before last compsny OF rebel caval-
r came down on Gloucester Point, opposite
Yorktown, seized and carried of lot Of con-
trabardB that had accumulated there, and
also forced into the rebel army all the males
that could be found there capable Of bearing
armR. They then set fire to a lot Of ship tim
The rebel cavalry are almost daily prewliug
ahont that region, seeking plundcr Of any
kind, and pressing into the service all the
any service to them. Similar depradations
are beng committed in the vicinity Of Viii
1ian,sbuFg, whether by the g1errillas OF regu-
Lars Of the rebel army, it is hard to determine,
Is they often 60 clothed alike BY this dis
gulse they often assume authority which 9th
erwise they could not. In their masked char.
acte1s they commit many depradations, tell
ing civilian they have authority for their acts,
being regular confederate cavalry.
Yesterday man obtained pass In Norfolk
for the pretended purpose Of going to North
Carolina. He WIS watched by an officer and
followed several miles from Norfolk, when be
took wrong road and was steering towards
Richmond. The officer then quickly rode up
arrested him, and found on him two thousand
letters he Was shout to convey to Richmond
he was taken back to Norfolk and lodged IL
jail to await his trial. He admitted and sta
ted that be got Two dollars apiece for convey
ing letters between Norfolk and Richmond
This will stop the avenue By which letter.
have been passed to and from Richmond
The steamship Massachusetts has arrived q
Fortress Monroe trom Port Royal, bound Il
New York. She reports all quiet on ths
South Carolina and Georgia coast
The steamship South America left Fortress
Monroe this afternoon laden With s'contra
bands" She has gone up the James river.
, 1862-07-29
ITEMS FROM H1C11M0ND.
Com. Tatnan Acguitted-AnE Exten&Ive
Negro Hoax.

WAsH1seToN, July 28.-Late r chmond pa~
pers contain the proceedings Of the court
martial which tried Com. Tatnan on the
charge Of cu1pahle destruction OF the Merr1-
mac He was awarded an honorable acquit-
1al.
The Richmond Enquirer OF the 24th has an
editorial on Linco1n's tdouble policy" and
his "peEjury," in which it is said that the
" nsurpations Of hegoyeroment that sits IN
Washington have been SO great and radical as
10 totally dissolve any bonds they may have
supposed to have bound US to the Northern
States" The people are called upon to !" en-
dure the NEST extreme dlstress, 70 make any
sacrifice even life itself, sooner than yield to
foe 80 disgusting and SO malignant" :
NEW YoRK. July a8--The Richmond En-
Qsstrsr OF the 9TH contains the following:
Two negroes were hung at Kingston. N. G..
for recruiting for Burnside.
Persons from North Carolina state thst the
Yankees being oppressive on Roanoke Island,
the negroes I0Ee and killed q large numoar OF
them. subsequently the Yankees masaacrel
shout $40 negroes, and .egscuated Iha fslaud.
The story "a a cauard, ns it Il known large
numbers Of negroes have been sent thence. "a
Mcclellan, which may account for the eVacua'
ton. - -.
, 1862-07-29
Khnf Are the RAIttoada .DaInsz 1

What Are the Railroads Dolngf
We are informed that company is about
to be organized for the Board Of Trade regl-
ment to be styled the "W. 3. Arthur
Guards p In compliment to the superintend-
cnt Of the Illinois Central Raiiroad. Mr.. Ar
thur, in furthesance Of the plan, is, using his
influence to hare every station upon the road
furnish man.
Nov this Is q good example,. What arc the
rest Of ourrallroad corporations doing, The
Board of Trade have raised battery and are
organizing regiment to::support It, The Mer.
camille Association are working In the same
direction. Why do not the railroads. put init
the field 3 railroad regiment? They can d.
1t quickly and easily. Let each compan,
agree to pay bonus Of $50 per man for ful
company Of lo1 men. Every man upon .th
compang's pay roll would most cheefully rs
sent to an assessment OF three per cent. pc
month to create tund for the support Of Tan
lilies or care Of the sick and wounded. VII
not Chicago furnish q railroad regiment
Let this city set the e1a:aple and every 1atl
read in the State will send forth company
What say the railrnadsf viii they respond
, 1862-07-29
PROM TIE SOUTH,

Cairo was alive with rauors yesterda y
Of disasters and danger from the rebel army
below Corinth- It appears that Grand
Junction has been e7aeuated by our forces
and occupied BY the enemy, and that the
latter have e1so seized HUNT bo1dt and torn
up several miles Of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad track, thus side Of Corinth, inter
rupting our communications with that
point. There is no other foundation fol
the report that they are threatening
Corinth; but this is sufficiently serious and
e1asperatlng to warrant Gen. Grant in
putting his army N mouon immediately
and decisivtly.
, 1862-07-29

e3~ The York Herald brings out Secre-
tary Seward as q candidate for g. s. Sena-
tor in htr. Kings place, saying that " some
"guch man as Seward Is needed there now
q aa leader in our present crisis, to mark
"out for the Senate course to pursue, and
"to answer, as he alone can, the Internal.
ct of that body" NI. Seward must be mort
puzzled this time than he Was few day:
ago, when the Hsrald put him out Of ths
,f;nI,3raf
, 1862-07-29
NOT ELIEIBLE.

It is obvions. that the two candidates,
hitherto most prominent, fof the seat on
the Supreme Bench for the Circuit COM
posed of Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin,
are neither Of them eligible for the position.
We refer to Senators Browning and Doolit-
tie. The Constitution Of the United States,
Article ], section six, clause two, says:
rho Senator or Representative stall during the
time for which he was elected, he appointed to
any civil Office under the authority Of the United
States, which thall hare been created. OF the emo
Euch time"
The wisdom Of this provision in the
fundamental law Of the republic is appar-
cnt to every one. Judge Story says:
<tThe reasons for excluding persons from
ssoffices, who have been concerned in Great
<'ing them, OF increasing Their emoluments,
care, to take away, as far as possible, any
etimproper bias in the vote Of the repre-
& sentative, and to secure to the constituent
<ssome solemn pledge Of his disinterested-
&'ness." And again: "This clause in the
Constitution does not appear to have met
with any opposition in the convention,
be to the propriety Of some provision on
the subject: tho 1-frcirN1 <17,oa>:o.. .'eiues
Ct as to the proper mode OF expressing the
Ct disqualifcations."
A quibble will undoubtedly be raised on
the question whether the act recognizing
the Supreme Court was an act creating an
office, OF merely creating circuit, but this
is only qu1bble, and too contsmptible a
one to bias the Judgment Of the President,
who has shown himself to be very careful
expounder and defiuer of constitutional
law. The spirit Of the provision quoted
above is plainly and urdeniably to prevent
Senators and Representatives from having
anything whatever to do with making
offices for their own benefit Whether the
office be created IN one way or ano.her
makes no difference. Whether the mis-
chief comes in one curse or another, the
fact cannot be altered that the framers o
the Constitution intended to shut up thiE
avenue to selfish and unprincipled lcgisls
= ton, and to shut it tight. Neither M1
Browning nor Mr. Doolittle San hold tn.
office Of Supreme Judge in this circuit; th'
President cannot appoint either Of them
the Senate cannot advise and consent II
such appointment, without 3 palpable vio
lation of the Constitution.
There is another fact to be noticed in
this connection. Mr. Browning is com
mitted to his eyebrows against the very
confscation bill which has been passed
by Congress and approved by the Presi-
dent. He holds, and has put upon th,
record his belief that any confiscation bill
would be unconstitutional, and he votet
against all Of them Is he the man to pu
upon the bench to pass upon this very &C
the most important set ever placed up
on the Statute book? He is bound By hi
=. own words to annul it, so far as lies in hi
power, whenever it may be brought jud
cially before him. To make him jude
Of the constitutionality Of such measm
would be an act Of selfstu1tifcatiol
which We bel1e7e the President and Ser
ate cannot be guilty Of, and which r
know the country cannot approve.
, 1862-07-29
The Rebel Ram Arkansas.

It has been definitely ascertained that one
shot from the Benton entered an open port
hole on the rebel ram Arkansas. during the
recent engagement, killing ten and rounding
seven others. At last accounts the Arkansas
was still living off under the guns Of the rebel
works at Vicksburg.
Commodore Farragut is reported to be
making another cutoff at Terrapin Neck
This point is three-fourths Of a mile across.
The cutoff commences at the head Of Island
No. 100, and terminates at the head of Island
No. 102. 1t Is hoped that the rush Of water
through this canal will tend to make the cur
rent slrong enough to wash oat the new chap
mel cutting off Vicksburg. Cincinnati Com
,he4cfdL 2StH
, 1862-07-29
Col. Gavin and SH1te Ambushed near
HeDder8on-NxrroEg Escape OF the
Colonel
Especial DiBpatch to the Cincinnati Commercial I

AePfGlA U2ap8Icn 70 Inc Ctnc1nnAtl touametc1A. u
- :. IHnIAHAPo1ls. July 77. 1859,
On Thursday afternoon, as Col. Gavin,
Lieut.. Braden, DR.. Work and Delos Thompson
were riding leisurely along the road to Hen
derson. Ky., they were fired upon by some
sixty shots by guerrllas, laying in ambush
within twenty feet Of them. Seven balls
pierced Lieut.. Braden and be fell dead; eleven
balls Iassed through DR.. Works saddle skirt,
and several balls struck Col Gayin's horse
Finding that resistance would be useless, they
fled, but their horses all having been shot sew
eral times soon gaEe out and the party took
to the woods.
After wandering all night, they reached
Henderson much exhausted, but thankful for
their narrow escape. Lieut. Braden's remains
were afterwards found by some friends, and
will be sent to his friends at Greeusburg.
Col. Gavin is wounded In the left hand, and
DR.. Work in the shoulder. Our men are
thoroughly arouBed, snd operations are nov
on foot to make war on those CO Wardly assas-
sins more vigorous and terrible. Thompson
escaped without Ecratch.
, 1862-07-29
GbE TritumG.
HA A storm On the Eastern telegraph
lines leaves US without our usual Washing
ton dispatch this morning.
THE ABSENTEESs

Official lists Of the absentees, (ofhcers and
privates), Of seventeen Illinois regiments
will be found on the second page OF this
paper
, 1862-07-29

~ An expedition left Lawrenceburg last
evening. st sl1 O'Clock; under the conmand
r FIquhar Of the l9.h regulars, for Buriin9-
:, ton, KY, which place the rebels have been
1hreatening Tor some days, anii where an
attack Eas expected LAST night -LsdtaaapoIis
Journal, 261-
, 1862-07-29
Specie Exports.

+. Epet1e EXpof18e
I. NEW York July 26-The steamship Crest
Eastern ssiled this morning for Liverpool
taking $800, eco in specie.
The City OF New York, for Liverpool, took
e609. eco In specie and the BoFussia for
southampton and Hamburg, took $25, 900 in
specie.