The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-01-08
From the New Orleans Crescent.
England and the United States.

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England and the United States.
The news from The North Yesterday with
regard to the surrender Of Messrs. Mason
and Slidell vas of n somewhat cou,rudic,o
ry character. First, it was reported that
The Lincoln administration had tuken the
back track, and had determined TO deliver
these gentlemen to the English agent. Neat
II vas said that it was all II mistake. and
that the administration, standing upon its
dignity, would refuse to acce6e to the de-
r'ands Of Great Britain, and defy the power
and resentment of that nation
These conflicting statements KEEP, the
whole community in f.rment, and nobody
knew what was the truth Bets were even
made on one side and the other, and high
disputes occurred as to the reliability of the
adverse dispatches. For our own part,
without discrediting either = believing ei
ther, we believe that the result will b. about
the same in the long run, whether the Fed
eral Government has changed front or not
1f the demand Of Great Britain ne com.
piled with, and Messrs Mason and Slidcl
are delivered up, it does not necessarily fol,
low that thereby all cause of disagreement Mt
between the North and England will be re.
moved. If the latter choose 20 do so, she
can have ample excuse for armed interfer.
ence in the American quarrel, outside Of the
indignity offered her flag by the kid nap
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The London Times. which has been ex
cceding!y cautious in its language, and has
never pronounced in favor Of our recopni-
ton, says distinctly in one of its latest is
sues, that We will be recognized "when the
proper time comes and that time, it pro.
ceeds tn say, will be when we have shown
our ability To maintain our Independence.
Nothing will be easier. then, than for Eng
land to say that the time has arrived and
proceed at once To recognise us-n thing
that the United States Government has an.
| nOun:ed will be declaration Of war Be-
sides this, Great Britain mny do, what we
think she ought To have doue long since,
protest against the blockade, and destroy il
il it be not renewed by the Federal Gov
eminent So i, will be seen that she is not
without other causes Of war, even if it be
true that her demands with regard 10 Mason
and Slidell are not complied with. One
thing is certain-,hnt it an excuse be need
cd, that excuse will be fonnd War. have
been entered into by the British Govern.
ment on far less provocation than has been
afforded by the Federal Unoa.
IL it has been determined to surrender
our Commissioners and to anologize for the
act, it is difficult to conceive of "A lower
depth Of infamy than that to which the
once prond United States will have descen-
ded. To the capture Of those gentleman
that Government is pledged by its own
most authoritative sanction. We need not
recapitula:c the evidence, as it has already
been given. But although humiliation seems
to be something of which the Federal Ad.
ministralion appears to be entirely insensi-
bic, this last act ought TO damn i, not only
in the eyes Of the whole world, but il
ought to lose its own self respect, il indcd
il ever had anv.
The eagerness with which Great Britain
seized upon the Trent outrage shows the
bent Of her inc.inaiions We are wiling
to believe that she cherishes the honor OF
her flag, and feels sensibly any indignitv
offered it. But the London Times. nj.
though 1t tries To be fierce about il, and Fl.
naliy drivels of Into nonsense, admits that
there are other causes of complaint, invol.
wing the interest Of England more than
this last affair does her h oror and the Lon.
don Chronicle comes out boldly and de.
clares the seizure Of Messrs Mason and
SIidell, coupled with other things, makes
the present "sitnation" uncomfortable, and
ProcIaims tha. the conduct of the North
shows that it is, in every respect, "wi,hout
either scruP1e or policy"
We conclude, therefore, that whatever
course may be pursued by the Lincoln Ad
ministralion, "ths end is not yet" There
is no difficulty in finding excuses for n war.
II II is the interest Of foreign powers to do
so. We believe that it in their interest. and
We believe moreover that the excuses nre
most amply and sufficient. There are eau.
ses enough. We will muintain our irde.
Pendence without foreign aid but it is
very certain, we think, that neither Great
Britain nor any of the other Irading powers
OF Western Europe will stand the non.
sense OF the demented Administrator at
Washington much longer.
Tne Yankee Back Down-Messrs. Ma