Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-04-27

0on0eSsiVn vi oecou oeitgetcucy, oii WHICH
all depended; secondly, in the negigenc,
which allowed The evasion of the ship il
order to enter upon the hostile expedition
for which she was built, manned, armc(
and equipped; and, thirdly, in the opcl
completely which. after this evasion, gave
her welcome hospitality and supplies il
British ports. Thus her depredations ant
burnings, making the ocean blaze, all pro
ceeded from England which by three diff
ferent acts lighted the torch. To Englan(
must be traced, also, all the widespread
consequences which ensued.
1 take the case of the Alabama, be-
cause it is the best known, and because
the building, equipment and escape Of thi'
ship were under the circumstances mos
obnoxious to judgment; but it will not be
forgotten that there were consort ships
built unlcr the shelter OF that fata
proclamation. issued in such an eclipse o.
just principles, and, like the. ships it un
loosed, "rigged with curses dark" One
after another, ships were built; one after
the other, they escaped on their errand
and, one after another, they enjoyed the
immunities of British ports. Audacity
reached its height when iron-clad rams
were built and the perversity Of the Brit.
ish government became still more conspic.
uous by its long refusal TO arrest these de-
structive engines Of war destined to be
employed against the United States
This protractel hesitation, where the con-
sequences were so menacing, is part Of
the case.
BRITISH SYMPATHY.
1t is plain that the ships which were
built under the safeguard of this ill-omcn-
ed proclamation, which stole forth from
the British shores and afterwards enjoyed
'n0 l'l''l'ph'''es oi Dr- 'isn Por's were nor
only British in origin, but British in equip
mont, British in armament, and British
in crews. They were British in every re-
spect, except iu their commanders, who
were rep0i' ana one OF 'hese' as MS sn'f
was siiiNihS' owed nus saiety 10 Il BRUSH
ya'ch' syp'oohzIhg me ohh!preSeht sup
Pof' Oh h's'ana. Dfi''sn sympa'hIe"
were actlse I' IN 'heif % oehaii' Inc cheefS
oi u Da'''sn passenger snip crossing 'ne
work Of niirocv and the cheers Of the
rIaa ,rr ,n,,,o,s ,.s,orro,.,a tbo h,,;I,Io,.
e ,ho A.hor,o .wb;lo be dcfcnded
', + h, hal aon, anil exclaimed
in t,uut 70 him who is aowq an
ai.s,.;, =, o,,baS of .bo R,;tish C,b;nst
t,,hn p.;aht that Ia wo,,la rathor ha
b,nl.a down ia tosteritv rs the builder Of
4, DOZEN Alabamas than the author Of the
sneecbos of flat gentleman SERVING mn
ia ;ny.;.,.;ons of tbo Yrn;tsd S,otas
,vb;cb tho bn;ldar of tbe hlahan,a r;sino
with his theme denounced as ..of no value
yabatevern " and rs "reducipc the very
~. ma If l;bcrtv n m absurItv y while
tho cboers of tho IIouse of Commons ecb.
nod hack his words Tins from becinnino
10 o,d fron, tho fatal n,oclomation 70 the
,, r,ioic;pc Of tbe House Of Commons. wa,
,h;s hostile eynoa;tion protected and en-.
conra ced bv ENGLAND The same spirit
which dictated the swift concession of be-
Iioerencv with all its deadly incidents
ruled the hour. entering into and possess
IN, averv n;rate shin
lts prp.p ,r,ox rpoy ENGLAND 80
Az last the rebellion succumbcd. Brit
ish ships and British supplies had don,
tbcir work but they failed. And nov
thc dav of reckonin, has come but will
tl;t,le annorent sense of what is due on th,
tho nort Of England Without one sooth
ipg word for a friendly power deeply az
crievea. without single regret for wha
H. Cobdep in the House of Commons
c@all.d o,he cruel losses,' inflicted upou us
I or for what Mr. Bright called !" aid an
co,olart 10 ,be foulest of crimes or fo
what a generous voice from Oxford Uni