, 1863-04-20
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1A9 efCls Lilly lA1t EEl1leS 10 our felatlQuS
with Great Britain is Of such intense in
terest in this crisis, the opinions Of g jour.
nal as powerful and as influential as the
New York Evening Posi-, On the points in
controversy, will be greedily read. That
paper, expressing, we believe, the senti-
mcnts ofalarge md powerful class ofthink-
ing men in the North class prc-cninent-
IL distinguished for their patriotism-puts
the following on record as the result Of its
convictions:
The newspapers speak Of q dispatch, now
supposed to be on its way from tie State De-
partment at Washington to our Minister in
England, In which it is demanded thai the Gu
couragcu1ent given by the English govern
mcnt, to the 1ittlng out Of piratical vessels
to plnnder our commerce, shall cease We
SUPPOSE the ru,nor to be true, since this is
the only course that our government can take
with credit. The conniTance Of the British
ministry with tho pirates is SO palpablc, and
Its consequences to our trade are SO mischiey-
Gus, that the most co!i-bloodcd of politicians
could hardly help speaking With energy on
We will suppose such n message to have
been Eert; lhe honor Of the country will
then require that the answer be given With
out unnecessary delay. Is Great Britain will
ling to fulfil lcr obligation Of restraining her
subjects fronl making open war uIon our
commerce by sea, or docs she mean to con
Time the practice of couniTance which she
has followed from the beginning Of the rebel
Lion? That is the question for her to. decide,
and the mischief to our commerce which
must ensuc from her further encouragement
Of tue pirates is SO great that We must hare
hcr decision immediately.
ff,xR Rrtft s+;r 1,r- Il
our Government can do no less than to recall
Mr. Adams from Engllnd and send Lord
Lyons home. It docs not become our Coy
crnment to stand 1T tie doors Of the Council
Chamber Of the British ministry, cap iu h2nd,
whimpeIing the twentieth supplication for All
ihtertt trencc with the schemes Of the pirates,
which il but IN act Of simple Justice to q
friendly na'ion, and which Government dis
posed 10 deal tairly with US would not 1ayc
waited for us to ask, OF lt least would llaye
granted at the first suggestion. It does not
become us any longer 10 hold diplomatic cor
respondence with q Government SO utterly
regardless Of the rights Of other nations as
the refusal Of 60 reasonable demand will
show that Of Great Britain to be. On this
point there should not, in our Judgment, be q
moments hesitation or delay. When that
step is taken. the ncxt will be to decide on
thy mode Of redress. The recalling Of ou1
minister and tie dismissal Of Lord Lyons will
then be time enough 10 deliberate on further
measures.
Truth compels us to say that the POST.
ultimatum is that which commends itsell
to the country, and if the time shall come
in which we must face the consequences ot
its rejection, the Republic will have no
reason to complain Of the backwarduess OF
its sons Animated by all that the Post
feels, We only beg for moderation and for
bearance in counsel, and for Temperament in
language. Tie question involved is one Of
momentous importance. 1t is due to the
consequences that wor will invite, that We
approach it with proper sense and appre'
citation Of what we are doing. Anything
else would be madness that presage:
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