Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-16
The British Ministry and Mr. seWard,s llth
of July Dispatch.


DIsRAELI, seem to be making determined
attack upon the ministry. They have opened
the campaign by attempting to create the
opinion that the ministry was bullied by
the United States into preventing the sailing
of the rams built by LAIRD for the rebels.
They say that RUSSELL and PALMERsToN dare
not treat the United States as they treat
Brazil and Japan" (Well, We guess that is
true.1 But % establish their point against
the ministry. they particularly quote the dis
patch of Mr.. SEWARD, dated on the 18th of
July last in which, after protesting against
the conduct of the British Government in
permitting the fitting out OF rebel pirates in
English ports, he says
eff the law of Great Britain must be left
without amendment, and be construed by the
| Government in conformity with the rulings
/ of the chief baron of the eAchequer, then
/ there will be left for the United states no a.
te57.atiye bit to protect Themselves and her eon-
,,leyce agti,ast armed cruisers proceeding from
/ British ports. as against the uaUal forces Of
public enemy and, also, to clam and INSIST up
on illdenutities for tie injuries tctict such erpe-
9itioas hare hitherto committed or shall hereafter
commit against this government and the clti-
! Zens of the United States. 10 tbs e7td tbs
g0rey7lHle7tt IS nor preparing 51dtm force Uttt
| tie utmost rigor and if the national navy,
| which it is rapidly creating, shall not be sut-
| ficient for the emergency, then the United
States must bring into employment such pre-
| rate armed naval forces as the mercantile ma
rine shall afford British ports, domestic as
well as colonial, are now open, under certain
restrictions, to the visits of plratical vessels,
| and not only furnish them Goals, provisions
| and repairs, but even receive their prisoners
| when the enemies of the United States come
| in to obtain such relief from voyages in which
they have either burned ships they have cap
tured, or have even manned and armed them
as pirates and sent them abroad as auxiliaries
| in the work of destruction. Can it be an Oc-
| casion for either surprise or complaint that II
| this condition of things Is 10 remain and re-
| ceive the deliberate sanction of the British
government, til any Of tie LHtted States 1eW
receiUe instructions to pursue these Gen9ssS into
the ports chich hlls, IL rotation Of the laar Of
nations and tie obligations Of neutrality, become
har5ors for tie pirates "
Earl RUSSELL, in the House of Lords, and
Mr. LAYARD, in the lower House, both decIar
| ed that this dispatch had not been communi-
Gated to the Ministry when they directed the
broad arrow to be placed on Mr.. LAIRD's
/ lambs. Indeed, they declared that the dis
/ patch had never been communicated to them,
| but had been quietly pocketed by our minis
| ter at ST. James, Mr.. ADAMS, thereby afford /
ing great CONSIGNMENT to the Copperhead /
press of this country, which has of late TEEN |
ed with articles charging Mr.. SEWARD with |
writing the dispatch to gain credit for cour- /
age on this side Of the water, while, like a /
coward, directing Mr. ADAMS to suppress it. /
More recent developments, however, have /
deprived the enemies of the Administration +
of any foundation for this charge, though, /
with their accustomed policy of persisting in /
any falsehood they have once uttered. they /
will doubtless continue to repeat it. The
London correspondent Of the New York
Times, writing on the 10th ult., says:
Mr.. Layard, few nights ago, in answer
to some searching interrogatories of Lord r. +
Cecil, / believe, declared upon his honor that
the Government bad had no intImation of
such dispatch SIS that of the 18th Of July;
but last night, Earl Russell, pushed to the
wall by Derby, confessed that Mr.. Adams,
when he received any dispatch from Wash
incton which might be unpleasant, had been /
in the habit of keeping it safe in mis- pocket,
7aiIe he Informed Earl Russell UeFbaklg Of is /
paaport, and this you viii remember, Is pre-
cisely the explanation | gave III one of nv /
recent letters. Il is, perhaps proper to say
that | did not get my information from Mr.. /
Adams, or any member of the American En- /
bassy: but il was none the less authentic.
The truth is, the American Secretary of
State has PLAYED his cards like a master, and
and has been ably seconded by Mr.. Adams
Earl Russell, ike the old coon In the story I
has come down every time the gun was point /
ed at him, and Mr.. Adams has not been oblig-
ed to play his trumps or expend his ammuni-
ton. Federal diplomacy has won a series of
brilliant victories, more important than many
In the field. II was this that made Mr.. Mason (
withdraw TO Paris. He saw, long ago, that
he had not the least chance with Earl Russell, .
who treated him with positive discourtesy.-
America could scarcely wish for a better ally
than Earl Russell, and it was by his orders, (
no doubt, that Confederate cruiser has just
been seized by the British authorities at the
Cape of Good Hope. 1t Is not improbable
that orders have been sent to the Colonial
ports TO seize other Confederate privateers, /
which, If this policy Is really adopted, viii be
compelled TO resort to French and Spanish
ports n future"
The subsequent note of Mr. ADAMS TO Earl
RUSSELL, written September S, which was
followed by the stoppage of the rams, Is strict
" in accordance with the spirit of Mr.. SEW
ARDS dispatch The English Foreign Secre-
tary, on the LIST OF September deliberately
declined to interfere with their sailing, Nr
Adams sent more proofs Of their destination
on the Sd and 4th, and, no notice being taken
of these, he wrote the 9Th, showing the
results which would follow the sailing of the
rams, and pithily remarked:
q 1t would be superiuous in me to point out
TO your lordsbip that tbs Is lrgr. NJ matter
what may be the theory adopted of neutrality
in a struggle, when this process is carried on
in the manner indicated, from a territory and .
with the aid Of the subjects of a third party,
that third party 10 all te1ts and purposes ceases
10 Be ne1aral. Neither is it necessary 20 show
that any government which suffers it to be I
done fails in enforcing the essential conditions 4
of international anity towards the country
against whom the hostility Is directed In my /
belief 4 Is impossible that any nation, retaining
proper degres Of self-repeet coasld tanaely sub
nat to continuance Of relations so utterly def
cent n reciprocity. IAate no idea that Great /
Brstdin ieo'tld do so for moment"
This note is every whit as belligerent as the 4
despatch of Mr.. SEWARD, and shows that the /
action of the British Government in stopping