Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-30

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relied upon, IL is well understood that that
Government Is the last one In the world to Yield
TO vehemence what cannot be conceded In
equity and justice. 30, on the other hand, II
ought TO be understood that the United states,
| II they could ever be presumptuous, are sum
clently chastened already by the seourge Of
| civil war to seek peace and friendship with
Great Britain and all other nations through
any concession that is compatible with the
permanent interests Of national life and honor.
| For your own information, and 70 enable
you to maintain the national rights and Inter.
ests with your accustomed 1rmness, have the
pleasure of stating that our naval forcols stead.
lily and rapidly increasing. The navy has al.
ready in actual service forty-four thousand
men. New, better, and more effective steam
ships, iron clads, as well as others, are coming
from the docks and we do not distrust our
ability TO defend ourselves In our hArbors and
on the high seas, even II We must unhapplly be
precipitated, through injustice in Europe, into
foreign war. The fall of Yicksburg releases
a large naval force for effective service, while
the free navigation of the Mississippi, now i'm
mediately expected will restore to us our ac-
customed facilities for foreign conflict"
We might go on and I'LL our paper with ex-
tracts illustrating the craftsmanship and en-
lightened open'handed diplomacy Of our Gov
ernment. But our readers will not be satisfied
with extracts, and as before remarked we shall
for some time to come occupy our columns
with the correspondence, taken from the doCu-
ment, Of which, unfortunately, but few copies
have been printed.
The United States Is hardly less fortunate in
It's Ministers abroad than in It's Cabinet at
home. Mr.. Adams has certainly cvinced a
most earnest ability combined with prudence
and wisdom. The following dispatch from him
dated last September, shows the temper and
spirit in which he conducts the delicate and
Important subjects committed to his care
"sTR: At the last moment on Saturday sent
you a despatch by the ordinary mall, contain
ing a copy of Lord Russell's note 10 me OF the
4th instant, just then put into my hands, signi-
flying that the decision Of the Government, an
nounced In his previous notes OF the list in
stant, had, under the effect of my note Of the
Sd instant, and former dates, been subjected to
a reconsideration. II is proper now TO add,
that just before the reception ofthis had pre-
pared and despatched another one In reply to
the previous note Of the list instant, which
then supposed to be final. Ineed not say, that
had known Of the latter course OF the Gov
ernment in season, / should have held 1t back
Feeling as l do the heavy responsibility that
must devolve upon me In the conduct of this
critical transaction, II Is not my disposition TO
say or do the least thing that may add TO the
difficulties Inevitably growing ont Of 1t between
J the countries.
: considering the grave nature OF the issue,
, l have thought II wiser not to give any handle
to the pretence that resort TO Intimidation had
} been attempted. At the same time, have
+ endeavored TO convey, in its full sense, what
believe TO be the feeling excited In both the
government and people Of tho United States,
by the extraordinary and unjustifable viola
kingdom, OF which the latest is the crownlng
Instance.
"In regard to the allegations made In the
public prints, to which the crown lawyers
seem to have been disposed TO attach conse'
quence, Of possible Owner ship Of these vessels
either nv France or Egypt, ought, perhaps,
to have mentioned, that on application through
Mr.. Dayton, in Paris, and to Mr.. Musums, the
( Turkish Ambassador at this Court, ] had oh
tained satisfactory evidence Of their falsehood.
"snce commencing this despatch have
received q note from Lord Russell, a copy of
/ which, as also Of my reply, is transmitted.
had been somewhat prepared for the intelli-
, gence 1t conveys by the appearance In the Post
OF this morning of an article bearing an official
aspect, to the same effect. Under the peculiar
circumstances attending the case, and the heavy
responsibility which the ministry has assumed
in taking this course, l trust may be pardoned
for suggesting the expediercy Of as much eau
ton and forbearance as possible In the treat
'leht o. Ine M suPJee! S IN - America, h re ,,
"CHARIEs FRiSCIs ApHMsn
, Mr.. Adams's correspondence with Lord Rus.
sell ia very iptercstlpg. II is almost amusino
to trace the history of British prvoteering as
; deyeloped in their letters. Mr., Adams notIaes
Lord Russell that Information bas been re.
8 ceiyed that an armed vessel is being fitted out
i in certain English port to prev upou the
0 commerce of the United States. Lord RusseIl
5 replies at once, assuring Mr.. Adams that in.
yestigatlons shall be fully made.
s In A few dsy, he ngoin write, that c,smiro.
0 lions have been made and that II ia satI.fac.
Do. Vorly proven tha' the Ncssel naheu mas no sucn