, 1864-12-09
OUR BRITISH COUSINS.


land, ratsonized by that portion Of the nohu-
;ty aud gcutry who arden11y favor the de-
etructiou If our institutions. It was the
haunt OF al foreign elnmissaries Of the rebel
lion, and rebels resident abroad. The net
proceeds were seventeen thousand ponds,
or sbsut eight five thousand dollars in gold.
Figure it yourself, for the sum IN gtecubacks.
There YVES no end Of gentle sympathy ex-
pcrdcd on the gathe; ing, and its details, and
the proceeds Us above were all placed in the
hands OF u scion o[ar1stocracy, for pur-
pose. He 1nadc his appearance before Minis
ter Adams, with the most libcra}ly refreshing
instance OF British modcsty We ever rcncm-
Der to have rcad about, even in this war that
has given us 50 numerous list of the kind.
1t Was The request Of the British lord that
the sum in his hands be allowed to be dis
bprsed through an accredited rebel agent to
rebel prisoners In our han3s. 10 the prcvi.
ous'y recorded imputation upon rs, by the
hint that such IN act WIS necessary, mist
be added, with the tenderl, charitable British
mind, the historic fact that Lord Wharncllfie's i
mission is clear failure. He is 1c1t standing
q rejected solicitor with Ills seventeen thou
sand pounds burdening Ills hands, as It will
some day burden tue scale into which we are
casting all these little items against Great
Britain. 1t WIS designed as q simple and un~
adultcrutcd insult to this Government.
Tie mantle Of charity Was stolen to
hide tho weapon and intents oi
deadly foe. Ills a clumsy, British invention
to start counter fire against the s:ckcntng
and Accumulated stories Of Southern prison
pens stuffed with our brave boys. Il is IN
attempt TO fastcn upon our Government the
eanc crime which is one Of the added weights
to the original cnor1nity OF this rebellion. We
have shown the world the proofs Of the
tllronging atrocities Of Andersou.lllc and the
Richmond prison pens, and they will go down
into history with the annals Of the rebellion
10 live long after it Inns met the 1ate to which
il lmstcns.
The diplomatic correspondence, which fwe
publish in our dispatches elsewhere, consti-
tutc prompt and singing rebukc to these
British accompliccs with the rebellion. Sec
Rotary Seward meets the question sqnarcly,
turns all the pofnte against the mission, and
It's intent, and Sends Lord NharnclifJe back
to his friends In disorder. We feed our pris-
ourrs better than the rebel armies are fed
and il Lec's lcgions abou. Richmond winter
IS comfortably as the Gagged but comfortable
crew in Camp Douglas, there will be no need
ar rebel Sanitary COMMISSIONS. The British
rebel charitable Iair is well rcbuked, and the
intention OF the original donors will be best
served By applying The fum in Lord Wharn
clifIc's noble keeping, upon the purchase OF
frat class rebel pirate.
wEHB ON NTHE FLORIDA SEIZURE
We give in another column the pointed ane
thoroughly American letter Of our Minister
10 Brazil, Bon. James Watson Webb, to III;
Foreign Secretary Of the Emperor Of Brazil
relative to the seizure of the iFlorida. 0ul
Minister could not have represented mort
taEhfully and emphatically than he has don't
in this letter TINT pcnt up thunder Of tut
American people which will ere long MAKE
every English chalk hill trcmble from
Johu O'Groat's to Lands End, Eng
land stands convicted today befer
the world Of being nation o
pirates, and perhdfous aud tteacheroas 10
to those very principles Of liberty and pro
grcss, in her advocacy Of which she has bee'
70 blatant, bullying rnd phazisaica1. The ae
count with England is getting long, ,and need
settling. After all that We have destroyed, ,sh
has nov at least three pfrates on the sea
preying upon our commerce. There is n
coneeallDg the fact that every dollar Of dam
age thus done to ne must be paid foc By Grea
Britain, II It has to be collected by scndln
our &x hundred Monitors aud gunboats int
the British Channel, and By sweeping Britis
commerce from the seas, which We arc pyt
rarcd to do far more cAectually than she ha
Get demolished our own. Diplomacy has 1c
four wears tied our hands, while she ha
rcacmd the profits OF piracy. 1t is ncitht
consistent with the interests, the honor c
the Intcntibns Of tue American Goyernmer
and people that such s:ate Of things sha