New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-30
MIR. sEwARD's DIPLOMACY.

What mystery there las been. however, has been
found IN tie Republican Government, and, what ia
stil stranger lesson, the mystery has all been used
in lsvor Of poace. Tie proceedings Of the British
Government tayo been Throughout carried on in tie
broad t0rchDght Ct tie pubic Press The scr itselt
was sOOLer ANNOUNCED than the Law Ofhcerr
wtro sU 10 work u'On II, AID their decision was
uaoa public. Tie substance Of the dispatch de-
mcnCia IeDaration was known throughout tie king
dom Jeore bad l-lt ,iese shores. II was tracked
o. its way by the public eye; we knew when il
woGld arrive, and with what deliberate delays its
tenor was 10 lie communicated before it actually
delivered.
, We also knew that Mr.. Stewards attitude toward
Lord Lyons Lad been Tor some tine previous 20
threatening iiat our Miul.ter had avoided a. much
af possible al interviews with bin. lest he should
fad timsef The sutJect o. some Gfrout which BIZ
Cuty would compel Blgi 70 resent. Therefore IL was
that he Government kilograms 10; only announced
from day to day the pro- eeoiugs Of LoId Lyona but
also noted the lGpse Of time alter tie demand Lad
been delivered. and key ne niOrn ed Of the unprom
irllg silence OF tie American Cabinet. During tie
whole course o. tie CIi=ls, the Brtih nation have
been admitted ii were, tie Cabinet. aud every
step has been taken with the full acclaim Of the
country. Now that II l. ended, we have nothing to
look back upon with regret
We believe we may say that Mr. Seward himself
has expressed 20 LOr1 Lyons Biz seuse ol the nau-
Ier in viii b Tile very delicate negotiation Las been
conducted, AID has q mttd that Lis very cificult
task was greatly facilitated by the extreme courtesy
q The Bit isI Minister and his Government. and by
tie considerable manner il which the question hsd
been presented 10 him for solution. All this We
looked upon L. passed and, To- Aug on we al APP
moved. PERHAPS We may iii,k that, II Mr. Sew
ard course had leen equally frank and public from
tie fret bis people, Ike our IeOrle, would have
seen IN what Las now happened tie natural sequence
10 the Transaction.
officer lie might have saved Boston ffoG Eiuli.
fy.ag ITSELF ard Aew-lofk from such sad extiti-
fons; le might hav prevented ls cOun ryIsu IRON
Z king hero Of lie author q Ills ValOImg Outrage,
and saved tbtm ron the sung ~ tlGung lis hunk
istiol. II, Is our cOIfesp Oncent anticipates, Mr..
Seward hss low 10 sli.tr for doing night, he viii
owe much q Tie unIopnis.iy be has 10 endure 10
hi Own lfocTa 'ilaii0L.
Yet, i the diplomatic nots which he delivered 70
LcId Lyons wien Announcing his Teaduess 10 sur-
render The YrscLerr IS % receive anything more than
orederce Of c3uresy, there never ccul4 Lave been
moment when be bad sny DOUBT 81 10 TIE ent re-
lhe-ahiy u the preceding OF rs officer. With a
Vefcofiiy never equalled even IL diplomacy, and
VIII an Inoon eqOeLtia vagueuesa never suIIafsct
even IL Congressional debate, Mr.. Seward IN tlis
Long document wanders through the history Of all
Isst uansaci0us. lnasmlcH, however, az 10 con-
cn,e mat, notwithstanding all 10 has 70 lengthy
ara 20 vaguely IIeMised, lie can cone 10 10 other
cyh04g ion nioh tie circumstances Of the Jreseui
Gc I'D ~ That he aC VIA in0eiebsible aud that The
piA9heis must lie Ies'or,d tie obvious coufte Wa
TIE comment.
snch, We believe, has been the course adopted bv
or Government. Cabinet Co,neil ,Qae Ma We.
to,d4y, at viii tits yery elaLCr'fs J,, ~,
coisitefed. AN answer ~i', We under.,.nd I -,
taTi ea, expressing the eradication Of Uer Na;et,
SOferr meDt 80 the dlsavOWal Of The az - 80, .
h)ites, accepting The satisfaction rerd.,eo ~. t'
suiuhs that the yrect dent IN tie Gaze Of he -
~4AftIe the more recent case OF the seil,re nod g.
s,e ey'sin Of The Santiago &c Cnba On bond ~
lI.saschooner Eu-eIii Smith As TO the general
go $50 OF the law Of neutras, iuto which Dir.
os p: oliers a, 20 much Ielqb, the Government
49,, .'.ll4e any answer until they have bad IN Or
OF Defs. WV " '"'" Ia"
1ie.s are Propositions laid down in tLis note which
- admissible, 6id II - Of tie hChoG
lD.',n'e Vat we sAOuld Lot suddcrly bind orr
ySsv ~ ano eooli'iOn OF beiigefent rights. vlicL
;r1.ort - W Oustyes IL some fu.ure tine Of vial
admit ,ba -. -. that We should, on the other hand
mil fscte,e g. any foreien State 20 carry our
arLitia,,.nt - n .irr ports and submit them 10 nc
srv ~ - VI 'ne4i Fiize Courts Alter the ociiy..
y. lus prisoners ell tlese ,@i,,a 49,, 49,.
III, 'ai'e9, ana csn lie convenient, di.c,e.ot.
b., - "a l%dieit 10 SEPARATE III. oiso.,.., -
Iss.n '-e ,llenent o! tAe Iaisnud.f.is,li-, 49,, ~
Tie MOI. y pIt1Nta'ed us INTO war. Wb4uev,rI
All ~ uMe comes &c shall proI. gl,, =; g., -
-, "''noiliy IN Ogr Gyor tbst I,i{ "'",' WIZ
nentroI tS9YnHLuulcate with Deutfal po,,.e- -, "
eucS sup ana that II il q pretuuItio tt, 80
with tie alton, there Il nothing ioco1@;,,,-,
lore nothing 49,; % ths neutral naion, and there
Let the i9J01ous 10 the other belligefs,t
The dsv IT, ''hess Of the day, however .10io. g. /
better frspG. quarrel beng over we are now rtie
Mr. SewsTd 5han We were lofore d COMMITMENT
than thew did saa LORD Lyons know each o.hes better
Of on ea.h otters views AID ins,r rs more ooTyers
become ,srvs papers has we are clad to remark.
faee o. ~! much moro Reasonable. Perbaps. In The
that Nor 90 larsions made 10 our correspondent.
he Ioyes H. I,g mates England twice a. much as
nillop as He Chion. aud that America would give a
dslt 70 a.sh ior War with US, it might be impru
temptation 10 strife by decreasing our