Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-04-23

had the opportunity Of free conversation oit thai sate4an
nhoSe capacity judgment, md III The Gatne1t Of Ae-
rican questions Parliament haoe heyecr ICON for him
much Of respect and regard The conclusions to which
might have however greatly modified by the
events which happened during the interval OF my stay II
became oeraby apparent to me that Mr. Gladstone had
been expressing his individual opinions and giving loose to
his personal sympathy with the chief of the rebels whilst
his regarded by several Of his colleagues
transcendDg the line of policy formerly agreed upon the
lime OF their dispersion for the summer"
How far the question of recognition of the insurgents
VIII enter into the debera0n will not venture to predict
My own opinion that that event depends almost
tlrey on the fortune OF the Ii prove ourselves
by February next able TO control its results than
we are at this moment it will be difficult for Miaisters
longer to resist the current of sentiment leaning that d.
rection in both Houses of Parliament do not know that
many OF them will be longer inclined to do Even the
alternative OF appearing ouphod slavery against
an overrung necessity dictated by the popular opinion.
feel my duty to say thus much in order to prevent the
smallest mscOncepton Of the existing state OF things
this side in the minds Of the Government at home"
In the presence Of such communications made,
and properly made, by Mr.. Adams to his own Gov
eminent, it will be seen that Lord Lyons has not
exceeded in any degree the liberties justly assumed
to himself by our Minister in England.
AS to the manner in which Lord Lyons has 40
quilted himself of his delicate and difficult duties
at critical period in our recent history, we have
the testimony of President Lincoln, recorded by
Mr.. Adams in despatch to Earl Russell under
date of November 81, 1861. In that paper Mr.
Adams writes:
In conclusion with much pleasure that the UNDER
signed has in his power convey to Earl Russell the
entertained by the President Of the action of her
Majestys representative at Washington 1t is felt to be
due to him. well his Government say that in all
his proceedings he has carefully respected the sovereignty
and The rights Of the United States aud that the arrange
mens which have been made by him. with the entire ap
proval of the Government for establishing communca-
ton between his Government and it's consus through the
national vessels Of Great Britain entering bockaded ports
without carrying passengers private letters bid fair to
preclude all necessity for OF such proceedings
those which have necessitaed this painful correpOn
dence"
The spirit in which Lord Lyons returned to the
United States in November last to resume his du-
ties is thus prefgured in letter addressed by Mr.
Adams, under date of last October Oath, to Mr..
Seward, in reciting conversation he had had with
Earl Russell to protest against recent speech
made by Mr.. Gladstone. Mr.. Adams writes:
regretted to be obliged confess that from the day
OF my arrival had observed regular and steady decline
of good towards the United States Lord Lyons had
been to in the morning. Whilst we had united in
deporing the respective tendencies the two sides
bad also joined in expressing intention to continue
much less sangune Of when perceived the nfu
ences brought TO bear upon opinion here leading men,
The intelligent reader will readily understand
that we have not INDUCED in these reflections SIM
ply for the purpose of relieving the Minister of
Great Britain from injurious imputations The
credit and dignity of our own Government are at
stake; for if the "Loyal Lcaguers" of New York
are right in the attitude assigned to them by DR..
Lieber-that of awaiting with attention the action
of our Government regarding the recent and sur
prising breach of this duty''-the delay of our
Government in taking" the "action" expected Of
it cannot be construed as otherwise than deroga-
tory to it's own honor. 1t is only the ignorant or
the cowardy who are nsensible to insult, and such
must be the attributes assigned to the President,
if, the country having been insuted, he omits to
resent the affront We have shown that no such
"action" ought to be taken as DR.. Leber asks at
the hands of the Government, and in this view the
President himself proves by his conduct that he
fully concurs, and this without supposing himself
derelict in any duty he owes to himself or the
American people If we have bestowed too much
Importance on the topic by giving it this formal
notice. our apology must be found in the respect
able source from which such misrepresentation of
the Presidents duty would seem to have received
some countenance.