Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-10
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Effect Of this Decision Atroad-Jim Lane EJ
tinguished.
WASHINGTON, Feb B
Nero iddled while Rome wrapped in flames.
The Secretary of State no doubt, would fiddle if
he knew how He sees the smouldering fires of
a foreign war ready To burst forth vet ms organs
say he Is quite serene" and assure the country
that "the position OF our foreign affairs is perfect
ly satisfactory" 1t Is well that the country has
other sources of information in regard To- foreign
affairs besides the State Department at Washing
ton. So far from the coudition OF our foreign AT
fairs being pacific il is not too much to say that
they are directly the reverse. If the news from
England be true, there is every To
believe. il is difficult To see how we can avoid
a war with that country and France unless we
stop also for the suppression of the re-
bellioR.
Great weight is laid here on the part of Mr
Stewards admirers, ON the alleged pacific tone OF
Earl Russell's dispatch to Lord Lyons OF Janu-
AIRY llth But, so far from beng pacific in tone,
il barely admits that England receiv e. the surren
der OF the ENJOYS satisfaction for their unjust
arrest, and distinctly states that England does not
agree with Mr. Seward in the conclusion which he
draws When Earl Russe's next letter 10 Lord
Lyons arrives, in which he will state the differ
ences'' between what Mr.. Seward. hopes and
what the intentions OF the English Government
are. IL may be seen that those intentions are not
emnently pacific.
The determination of the State Department to
abandon its strongly declared and OFT repeated
intention TO treat the rebel privateersmen rs
pirates. that Is to hang them, and now to treat
them simply other prisoners of war. is wise
just and humane movement. Ii should have
been done at first, and then 1t would have been
attended With damaging effects abroad Now,
when the monarchies of Europe are watching
every occasion to ridieule Us and break down our
cause. and when they are seeking for every pos
sible pretext 10 bolster up the Southern COnfed
eracy, they will treat this movement a "a semi
official recognition ON the part OF the United
States ct the Independence of the South, and Is
. full concession 10 them OF belligerent rights
Heretofore We have deSigna ell them a. rebels
and traitors Ii rebels and traitors. then every
OF them taken in arms ought TO be put to
death as a traitor. But 10 not treat them a.
rebels We have not hung one of them. We
have always treated them, on the land. as we
would treat any nation at war With us. We have
sent and received flags of truce, and exchanged
prisoners. We now say th1t they may exercise
right which none but independent nations are
allowed to exercise. namely: they may tit out
pTiva,eers. Our courts of Justice will he IN
structei by the State Department to pay the same
respect 10 the letters of marque of jefferson
Davis. President OF the Southern COnfeleracv -
if We we're at waI with France. Rebels and in
surgeuts cannot issue letters Of marque Prva
teern vessels fitted out bv insurgents are pirates
But. when say that the Southern pTivateers
men shall be treated as prisoners OF war, We ex
tend 81 the Southern Conielerlcy all the rights
OF a heliigerent power. and admit that they are
no longer insurgents.
True this does not alter the relations existing
between the reheliious States and the general
te.tff I'm
Our complex system 81 Government has never
been understood abroad he divided allegiance
OF our peopie-iiyidei between the allegiance
which they 10 the General Government and
that which they owe 10 their State Governments
has alwaNs been my stegy u Europeans. In
deed, IL has not been clearly understood ia the
United States. else this rebellion would never
have taken place Those who are now the most,
r.,bid asans. the southern people whom we hope
% see back M tie Union. who Wish o. cxtegmi-
nate every Southeruer with hre and sword. are
the very ones who raised mols and Instructions
20 prevent the execution Of laws oi the United
SIaies. aaG ahO caused State laws 10 Ice passed.
imrri~"nus and hnius ANY who dared to
otey the United States laws. But % resume.
Foreign nations will see in this concession %
humsniiy only confession of weakness
They viii say We called the southern priva;eers
pirafss a.. long u we hope u suhdue the South :
and tlu,t, ouIy when found that Impossible. we
couce,lei - them the right at a beligerent now
er. This i another OF Mr.. Stewards mistakes
Tie never does anyuihing n the night time or in
the right manner The reason why he has
dome tins now l., because he knows that. #
he adhere~ his original dOctrne that the
priVaieersinen are pirates. and hangs them.
tie rehe.s viii lang Colonel CpncOrin. Colonel
Wilcox. and many more of their prisoner and
he-iu~e he j. unwilling To meet the execration
winch would descend on MS hesd # he having
she rover a. save their lives vet doomed them TO
the .,allps>
IRe sudden eXtinguslie that has been put M,
on Jim Lane AMI MS PENNY trumpe, will have rhc
effect q still furiher embiiter the Aboli,ionis,s
aud make them still more hostile 70 the Admins
traiion and unwilling 10 help prosecute tie war
anv longer They have only done 80 thus lar be
cause they hopei thatevenis would 80 shape them
selves as Ia cause the "a become a war upon
slavery and shareholders. and To result in a Union
without anv slave States That hone i now
Dashed u the earth some OF Lane friends here
say that he will aocompny the expedition, even
II he has 20 90 ~ private But this idea )
secuted by the most OF them, Who swear loudly
az the deception which they say vas practices;
upon him. and assert that Lane will now return