Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-14
BErEEES TIRsr AND wATzE.
british Aid 20 Rebel.

l The President Oh Thursday sent a
message 70 fhe Senate, ia reply 20 Mr.
Summers resolution calling upoa hins, If
not Incompatible with the public inter
est, 70 furnish 70 the Senate any inform
alton in his possession relative 10 a
! proposition By British subjects TO give
/ aid bo the rebellion. Lord Wharncliffe
4 informs Ar Adams that the Liverpool
Bazaar produced about El7.0O0, and
asks permission for so accredited agent
70 visit the military prisons within the
Northern States, 10 distribute aid 20
their inmates He denies that sav DO
litieal sid Is offered, or any impatatioa
that the Confederate prisoners are de-
prived OF such attention as the ordinary
rules enjoin. lie says; {" The dsstinies Of
the great contest will be decided by in-
dividuals, greater or less, and you, whose
family name Is interviewer With Ameri-
can history, eannot view with indifFer.
euee such suffering Of American citizens,
whatever their Stats or opinions
Mr.. Adams replied, that it has never
been the desire Of the Government 10
treat with unnecessary or vindictive 20.
verify any Of the misguided individual
parties in this deploFable rebellion who
have fallen into cur hands iu the regular
course Of var, and that be should greatly
rejoice If the Efforts Of such sympathy /
coald be extended 70 minister 10 their |
mental aid as sell as bodily sufferinks;
thus contributing TO put an end to the /
struggle, shieh Otherwise is too likely 70 \
be only procrastiuated by their Engliah |
sympa,hizsrs Mr. Seward replied as |
follows 10 ihe application received /
through Mr. Adams
DEr4ErMExT OF SrIrE,
Washington, Dec. 4.
Sra ] have received y0ar dispatch OF 4
the lSlh Of November, No. S07, together
With the papers therein mentioned, viz
\ copy Of letter addressed 10 vou on
the l2th Of November, By Lord Wharn.
ellfIe and q copy Of Jour answer 70 that
letter. Voc ell nov inform Lord ".
that permission for the agent Of The
Committee. desired BY him 70 siaii the
insurgents detained in the military pris.
ons Of the United States, and 70 disirib.
ute among them seventeen thousand
poands u Bgstish gold Is disallowed
here. Il is expected your correspond
enes With Lord ". will cod. That cor.
rsspondenes sil necessarily become
public. Ga reading It the American
public will be veil aware that the United
States have ample means for the support
Of the prisoners, as we'll as for every
other exigency Of the war
The insurgents who have blindly
rushed into that condition. are suffering
no privAtions that appeal for relief from
charity either a home or abroad The
American people will be likely TO reflect
that The sum thus insidiously ia the
name Of humanity. constitutes no large
portion OF the profits which its conuibn-
tors may be justly supposed 10 have de-
rived from the insurgents By exchanging
With them arms and munitions of war
for cotton, the production Of the immur.
81 and eneroatiag slave labor Nor will
any portion OF The Amsriean people DO I
disposed TO regard the sum thus osten.
tiously offered for the relief Of innur-
gents, as too generous an equivalent for
tue devastation and desolation which Ii
civil war, protected by British subjects.
has spread throughout the States which
before we're eminensly prosperous and
happy. Finally. ia view Of this last Of.
helous Intervention IN our domestic az
fairs, the American people can hardly
fail 70 recall The warning Of the Father
Of our country, directed against great
and intimately connected daagers-
namely, sectional faction and foreign
intrigue. DO not think the insurgents
have become debased, although they
have wandered from the ways Of loyalty
and patriotism. / think, in common
with all our countrymen, that they will
rtjoice IN being sared, By their consid-
crate Government, from The grave in.
sult which Lord W. and his ASSOCIATES,
il their zeal for the overthrow Of the
United States, have prepared for the
victims OF this unnatural and hopeless
rebellion.
am, sir, yoar obedient servant,
WM II