The weekly union record., 1865-01-28
Seward to Wharncliffe.

DS SEuplle0 OF q mountain 4o0- sllcIl hul
chill under It's cap Of snow the sudden flourish
Of a SIX shooter by drab disciple Of George
Fox; so angry claw fsom a caressiug cat =
siuewy blow from . hand glOved with dainiiest
kid. could hardly s,arlle one more than
sharp, scathiog, indignant protest against Brit
ish sentiment and policy from the facile pen Q!
Secretary Seward. How surcharged with eX-
piosive elements the little sage Of Auburn was
when the spark was indiscreetly applied, or
how the steady going diplomatic PAGER must
have been CALLED before be kicked over the
traces. we may suriaise aftcr recovering from
The shock of surpriSe Consider the case. Here
is the manager Of Brother Jonaihsn's relations
with his neighboIs of the family Of uaiions,
who for nearly four years has been. 10 all out
ward appearance, mild. explaining, apologiziug.
coaxing. soothing. adjusting and toiliag n the
silken harness OF diplomacy. as he has declared
TO deprive our household enemies OF foreign
sympathy aud support. In the devoted pursuit
of This purpose. he has incurred the odinm Of
cowsrdioe, OF trucking TO foreign poieniaics,
of sacrificing the honor and dignity Of his
country, Of being the Quaker Minister OF
Warrior Power, aud so general had become
this impression that be had fewer friends among
the supporters Of the Government than any
other member Of the Cabinet. To be hercely
excited by the insults and menacos OF E0gland
and France and TO abuse Seward for not re-
senting them with manly and determined spirit
was The habit of the popular mind. and we are
not prepared 10 maintain that this restiveness
under policy OF chronic criuging aud wis
pered humbleness" was not pardoHable or IN
spired By sound conviction Of such humilia-
tion being unnecessary. The British Cabinet
seemed too well pleased with Stewards policy.
1t was popular impression that II ever a rup-
ture of our sore relations with Eug land became
inevitable the President would be compelled
TO transfer the Secreiary'S portfolio 10 boGcr
hand Either the Minister whose position
gave him better opportunity for learning the
full measure OF British perfdy had loug been
bottling his indignation from motives Of expe-
dency, aud had therefore been uujusily censured
by his couutrymeu, or British persistence IN
insult, combined with the severe criticism of
loyal men, had braced his too plant spine for.
suddenly, about the time Tory bravado expected
to be gratifed by an humble apology to Brazil
for the seizure OF the Florida. our friends over
the water were startled by the publication Of a
letter to Lord Wbarncliie in which. released
from diplomatic fetters. Seward opened upon
the British supporters of the Shareholders re.
beion and the policy pursued by the British
Government throughout the war The spur
might have CALLED more Submissive man than
Seward. This Lord Wharuclihe is the Presi-
dent OF an association OF arisocrais and ship
ping merchants, the avowed object OF which is
Ito promote the cause Of Southern ndepeud.
ence" or, in palmer words, the destruction of
the United States. That body has not confined
itself to talking in favor of the rebels, intriguing
to secure their recognition as an independcnt
power by the British Parliament, aud reviling
our Government for striving 10 exist, but has
raised large sums for supplying the insurgents
with means to carry on the war. One Of the
recent schemes Of this delectable society for the
purpose of stimulating sympathy for the rebels
was subscription for the relief Of rebel prison
ers who were represented 10 be piuing and
perishug iu the dungeons of the North The
project was based on an Infamous hbel-a false
Impeachment of the inhumaniiy Of cur national
authorities, and the lordly individual who
transmitted the application for permission 10
relieve the prisoners no doubt insnuGted the
charge in his letter TO Seward. Here then,
was epistle from a man who had been labor
ing to protract the horrors Of war in the
United States, and the consequent miseries Of
want in Lancashire, assuming iha; this Gov
ernment treated the insurgent prisoners with
barbarity, and hypocrlically asking permission
TO relieve these alleged victims of Yankee cru
city. We can well imagine that the Secretary
of State, upon reading this effusioD Of British
impudence, and considering the source, con
ceived that, next TO the forbidden luxury Of
kicking the author, ii would be quite a relief 10
give him and bis class, and the Government
which is controlled by his class, large piece
of American mind. And Seward appears TO
have improved the opportunity, If we may
judge from the remarks Of the London Times,
which have been transmitted By telegraph.
Seward must be hard pressed when he thinks
1t necessary to express so much Indignation on
so trlting an affair" sneers the Times. The
tritie was the straw that broke the overladcn
camel'S back-the last of series Of insults and
outrages which Secretary Seward has endured
with an excess OF patience which the nation
has condemned. His letter indicates that be
Is prepared to make the most Of the least ofic-
ial slip that may be made on the part OF the
British Cabinet or anysof its representatives"
adds the same organ Of British opinion II
this means that Seward is prepared TO stand
boldly forth hereafter in demanding that our
American nationality shall be treated with the
respect accorded TO the first OF European Pow
ers, insisting upon the full acquiitance Of our
just claim for damages resulting from British
piracy, and resenting persistence 10 extending
foreign aid to an insIrrectIon within our bor-
ders, we trust the "Thuuderer' is not mistaken.
The great body Of the people Of the loyal
States will be correctly represented by that
attitude, and will cordially sustain the new
foreign policy OF the Government Union.
RULES FOR BEHAvIOR.-lf you be a-rich