Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-04-22

mou WHO Cali uoituoE ueAeao FsASSo''Se
nor resreat. They have taken. one step
too far, and they near the precipice. They
oommitted a great crime IN the beginning,
and they act with the desperation of men
who continue in crime, with wild hope
of making consistency success. They
have gone so far in opposition to the Re-
public that its life will be their death.
They have future in anything but tri
umph. Our armies may be defeated.
they will be the honored guests of our
ccrcre-c.--T he-ecery me. s.ck cn-
cities-rebel soldiers will keep away the
sword and torch. Europe may intervene
they will be honorsd in every sristo-
cratic court. These States may become
the possessions of a Southern ruler-they
will become bis suzerains. Anarchy, con-
quest, snbjug Htion, defeat, humiliation, d.
vision, civil war-all present refuge or q
hope. This was not what they contem-
plated when they arrayed themselves
against the country. 80
The Democratic leaders did not antici-
pate their present position. Such men
are towards, and they never advance I'M
til the guns of the enemy open upon their
rear. The conspirator always wears HE
dagger unS.er his cloak. He smiles till
the murder is done, and he smiles when it
is accomplished. He calculates every
contingency but detection, and when de-
Jected, he has no resource but to throw
away all artifice, and attempt, by sudacity
what he could not attain by secrecy and
fraud This is the position of the Demo
cratic leaders. When they kne.t at the
feet of Lord LYONS, they never dreamed
that the nation would take part in the in
terview When they met in secret places,
ton that the veil would be lifted, and the
people permitted to see and hear. They
would have gone in secret continuing to
meet Lord LYONS; continuing to plot and
contrive, and take reasonable oaths upon
the Book of God, until the time came to
strike. They would have been complais-
ant and loyal and demonstrative; their
devotion would have been q ceaseless cry !;
they would have deceived the country.
Deceit failed, and now we have audacity.
The tactics have been changed !; the aim is
what it was in the beginning. They have
taken the one step too many, and they
must go on. They must overthrow or be
Overthrown.
British Neutrality-Is 1t Peace or War 2
The relations between this country and
England are more threatening than at any
time since the Trent affair. In'eed, it is
quite within the range OF possibilities that
war with that power will be declared
within the Hext sixty days. Recent de-
bates in the House of Commons indicate
a determination on the part Of the English
Government not to interfere with the
business of building navy in the ports of
Great Britain for the rebels. In debate
on the 9th ult., the Solicitor General
said that if the Government had di-
ractly or Indirectly aided in fitting ont
hostile ships, the Americans would have
ground for complaint, but not if private
;n1i .I,.is &c SC, .--,. ..,s:- o9aoc- ",1
be against the law OF the country, and not
against international law, which did pro-
hibit them from dealing with either bel
ligerent, subject to the penalty of capture
and cOn6scation."
If British subjects who fit out pirates I'd
prey upon our commerce, are only amenal
bic to British law, and if furthermore
British authorities wink at these offensef
taking no steps to prevent or punish then
the consequences to this country are essel
TALLY the same as if that Government it's
fitted out fleets for our enemies. 1t isl :
regarded by our Government, and =
Seward, it Is said, has already forwa1 :,
dispatches to England, stating that ~
United States will regard such acts 'ne
future rs untriendly, which is tantam S'e
To saying that 1t will treat them al UNI
acts OF a hostile power which T cans 'no
rhe London correspondent o. the "ar'
Y TX Times, whiting on the 28th, II 40"
Oh 10 The debate on the previous "hu'
gives the following reasons Tor the % uay'
md. UNI, wn1cn Eoonsh c.n,,at, onpt
vested ID the "Coniedvraten loan: vs. III
Mr. Bright declared that war steamers
and rams were building for the Con OF clads
u ernlaeut. The localities fourteen s..srate
cen siveu; cut c, IF them
teri-re. A Whole EeeJ preparing as mt IN
possible, ostens.Diy Tor the Emperor .piuIy "A
Esrty ooiy Knows the are intended TO 'shIna.
Confederate ports Everybody knows open the
Ioufederate loan Was raised 10 purchase hat tue
ht' Inns was Tie reason WY eighteen / her out
neary Slooooo,ooo-~A suoectioed- uliiions-
SIo,oVu,oVo was wa eeo inns Was thef only
the SOCK ~snt up TO par anu TO nVe PEI sas1n why
MUM, tiloush 1aheh 81 e'eniS eno PUT cent.
* ninety. ! /, the
The simple ruth Of the matter is
sympathy of the upper clef At with The
:. IL utralit, " OF the Government, q a. and the
Ing isn capitalists, COTTON specuiay ong party of
and merchants have taken up u a. ship buiId.
South IN earnest ana mean to putt cause Of the
have embarked their miilons anf through. They
ioose them. Inc Governments Il 10 not mean to
prevent it, and has GlsposiV not interfere To
Lord Palmerston said lat night a To do an A.
TO ameha me law, ehey nisE- I they attempted
government VIII De ae4tta2 AXE it worse The
over the seiLurs OF t0e Tetez 1t may even pass
Ihey VIII let the NORM guy ~ by Capt. wilkes.
Birmingham, out they nsit1 the "hardware" in
the departure of singka can nor y, A nrevent
steamers which hr. Bright one of the fourteen
XIV Ooniraefate doSernff aAys are fitting for
eminent, Is not az war C. snglaad as a Gov
tshsts ana pan utacturf you, but Eng iish CAPT.
1T is to be helped /rs are, and do not see how