, 1865-10-28


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ONE WAR AT A TIME.
Mr.. Seward, ordinarily not inconspIcuous
figure In our politics, has latterlx. drawn
upon himself unusual attention In his double
character Of statesman and diplom1tist, BIZ his
dispatches 10 Mr.. Adams At The Court of ct.
James, and by his speech to his old friends
and ncighbors ut Auburn. Wcpropose to sag
word in rccurd 10 the tenor Of the first md
the clear implications in the last and IN doing
so let US premise that We seek for no occa-
sion or prctext for quarrel with the nature of
his claim upon The British Government for
reparation for the damages Inflicted by the
platical cruisers Tint, fitted ont in British
ports, have ruth]essly preycd unon our COM
merce during the late civil war; nor do We
object to the affirmation Of what is called the
Monroe Doctrine, and Its application either to
Mexico or to any othsr independent nation Of
this continent, threatened or to be threatened
by European domination. But VIC have
In our minds TINT psthy political apotheRm Of
Mr. Lincoln, Zone war at times" and by
II We propose 10 judge Of the wisdom OF that
diplomatic manGnvre. which, while IL seeks
10 wiring from the strongest Of all maritime
powers IN acknowledgment OF bad faith, in
the face Of her solemn asseveta,ions Of fair
f1o0Ni iHn A1eh $1rnb
peoples with the armed overthrow Of policy
10 which her rulers are firmly committed.
We take 1t for granted, that in SO grave 4
matter ms the conduct Of diplomatic dispute
with IN acknowledged tlrst-class power, Mr..
Seward is in earnest, and that tho demand
which he has instructed 1lr. Adams to make
has been made with clear foresight of the pos.
siblc consequences tlnt may follow its reIec-
tion- We say TIC presume that he Is sincere !;
that no possible calculation OF mere partisan
advantagcs, to follow tho assumption OF a
bclllscrent attitude toward England, has en-
tered into his plans that he Is wholly inca
pahle Of giving fallacious hopes to this
newborn Fenianixm by shaking his fist in
England's face, without profound conyic
tion that the threat will he followed by q
blow, should the m{ldcs demonstration fall
to produce its expected ELECTS; and we as
snme, also, that In the instructions to Mr.
Adnms, which have gone forth, the President
and Ills Cabinet concurred, and that in his or
drrs We arc to look for calm and determin-
ate expression OF the National will. Either
these things are true or Nj. Seward Is trfner,
Tor whom no friends would dare to apoloc,ze,
and for whom no contempt would be too
Keen And If they are true, and the Repub-
lie Is rcal!y committed to vigorous prosecu-
ton Of Our claims upon Great Britatn-a pro.
secution that will not lake No for an answer
Mr.. Sewnrd's implication ut Auburn, that
we shall espouse the quarrel Of Mexico, and
make her cause our cause, at the risk of
war with France, was not merely what the
master Of diplomacy called worse than
crime-a bluudcr-it was, and u short
time Inns not changed 1t, bit of inanity
which nothing under the sun can excuse
Call Il brarado, and the case Ia made worse, |
Call 1t what We will-eIihsr an electionec.ine
tit-bi or slip Of tho tongue, it is-assuming
always that our demand upon England has
cannon and ships Of war among It's final con-
sequences-an offence for which our yorabu-
1ary mas no fitting words Of characterization.
One wnr at time Is enough.
We arc sorry to say that In Europe, where |
the diplomacy ofthe stump Is not understood
as 1t is here, and where the necessities Of poll
ttclnns and statesmen do not have their i'm
mediate origin in The will Of the people, Mr.
Sewnrd's speech ut Auburn will have weight
accorded to 1t Which il does not really
deserve In our politics, loose expec-
torations Of speech, whether predicting peacc
after ninety days Of internecine war, In which
thirty millions pl people ere curareff or