, 1865-03-17

not receircG the entire approval Of Her Majesty q
The more satisfactory, however, he has hl1ed bis
difficult pos! the rreater rcaret at bis enfor-
ced Retirement, particularly at moment when
sofv On aa dfs 10 he na
ica. Lord Lyons has seen the ship Of The Amer
lean States drift ,rom .afe h4rbof INTO the un-
t6e
Of watching her ped1ous course, but he resigns
difficult and uncertain task to his successor: Is,
lndeed To- reflect upun tie a shsngss
with, ssed. 4 period Is not always to be measured
by the mere 1apse Of time, and q. succession Of
yop s ep %b s %oga ave Of @ 6e
!ast i ri tSs @ l1s:!ine ef @ sse NH: IL IL rs IS
gnsc 10 TSPss 81 aho1t vsa1s as
bare witnessed the r1osnt disruption Of the great
est Power in the New World, the growth Of . war
ever may be The ultimate result Of The struggle,
the R,tcr enbyerslon OF MI the most chcr1ahed In
s1ftGtious Of great and prosperous natfon: When
stretched IN peaceful md prosperous domlaion
from the Gull to the St. Lawrence and from the
naa The Te5s e Fq6s 95ss
luteiy insignificant dubt, and the whole energy Of
thclr Industrious and vigorous population was de-
and the arts. Lord Lyons 1saEcs them 14 the c1n.
rutr'ons Of political earthquake. One yhst chasm
yawna IRON East to Wet. dividing BY hloed and
ured race; republican institutions are rapidly be-
coming imperial In almost all but the name per-
sed sena Is ~ Of hs pss
the country; debt unparalleled tor Its growth
a9d tl.resttning aepect oye5shadows ne resources
Is Withdrawn fran. tho Hte.gising exercise Of
peace to the cxhausting teTet 81 waf. Whoa Lori
ha %; s h
to say what It should be called now and lmpossi-
lle. 70 sec what It Will be. Those Fix years, in
tremendous levolntt0n+ and II We are sending
our new minister it Is u IN entirely now site Of
Tbe 81 ccessor Of Lord Lyons in this momentous
pos: will he sir Freder1ck Bruce. who at present
builds the office Of Minister In Chna, but happens
opportuucly to be In England. There Is no rea-
son to doubt that in making this selection the gov
eFnrnent have had ample regard to the Qua!idca-
tons necessary tor the Office. Sir. F. Bruce has
greatly distinguished himself By hls conduct ot
,pert ons to deal with IN. Washington, yet man
who has been energetic and succcssful in one
will at least deserve to br suecessful in another.
Perhaps, in the surcing eea which American po
tles represent st the present Zine an Intimate &C.
istzy at Washington ay be Of less importance than
movements d, are - 80 rapid, the influences 40
next But though Sir F. Bruce has not been re-
Gently employed In any post connected with his
new office, be is not entirely inexperienced in
American at1a1.s. HIS arEt employment was when
attached to the late Lord Ashf urtDn's special mis-
efon to Washington 10 LEE, when the famous Ash
burton treaty 3xas negDti4ted. Subsequently for
year he WIS Lieutenant Governor OF NeHfound-
ahd, and from 1917 to 1881 he was employed In "a
flous posts In South America. Four years after
thlS be went with his brother, Lord Efofn, to
China, aud las slnce been entirely employed in
that country.
BY a fortunate coincidence he will arrive in
America lust when Mr. Lincoln will have entered
upon bis second term Of Office. 1t will, perhaps.
have IN opportune significance, that new nints-
ter shoutd thus be accredited to the United States
at The commencement Of this new perIod In her
annas. a Slla fancy had . iittle time ago posses.
Francc contemplated a sort Of undcth5nd recok-
acknowledging Mr. Lint oln ~ President ouly Of
those States which had taken part tn his cleo.
tion. The iucsedulous surprise with which
this announcement OF our Intentions WAS
received on this aide OF the water would
.laye been euftieIcnt to convince the public Of
moot countItc. Of their mistake. But the Ameri-
cans peculiarly bard to convince against th cir
will, and 1t may be foEtunate. therefore, marked
refutatfon will be cifen to their dclusiou. The
orIIyal Of 4 new Minister accredited to the Gov
ernment whose authority we etf}l acknowledge
will b. o more conspicuous evidences of the falacy
OF there strange an,ieipltious than the return OF
Lord lyone. 1t may, perhaps, be made moro evil
dent that Instead u any way sighting thefr Gor-
ernmcnt We are paying L the distinct attention Of
selecting new Minister u represent us.