Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-01

Rev. Henry LongueYille Mansel, d. D
Dean of St Pauls, London. He will /
remembered as a champion of the Han
ilton school of philosophy, whose putin
plous works we believe he edited. HI
own little treatise on ''The Limits of RI
ligious Thought" had quite run anon
American thinkers.
DEATH OF HON. JOHN SLIDELL
A London telegram announces thu
death of the Hon. John Slidell, but give
no particulars Of his demise. Mr.. Slidel
was born in New York, in 1898, ana wa
engaged for time in commercial pursuits
but was not successful, and removed t.
New Orlesns, where be embraced tn
profession of the law, became one Of the
most prominent members of the Louisians
bar, and was appointed by Presiden
jackson United States District Attorney
He was frequently elected TO the Stat,
Legislature, and was a representative in
Congress from 1S43 to 1915. In the latter
year President Polk appointed him Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo.
Tertiary to Mexico to negotiate for the
settlement of the threatening questio ms
then in dispute between the two coun-
tries but his mission proved fruitless,
and he returned home in the spring of
1916. In 1853 he was elected to the
United States Senate for the unexpired
term of Senator Soule, who had been sp-
pointed Minister to Spain, and was there
after elected for six years. He spoke
rarely in the Senate, bat served upon the
committees on Naval Affairs and For
cign Relations, and exerted great influence.
He was strenuous supporter OF the doc
trines Of the Southern Rights party, and
after Louisiana hsd passed the or
dinance OF secession, he and his
colleague, Hon. ]. P. Benjamin, with
drew from the Senate on the 4th of Feb
ruary, 1861, both making memorable
speeches, which will be used by the fu-
ture historian who undertakes to portray
the spirit of those times. In the fall of
1861, the Confederate Government ap-
pointed him commissioner to France, and,
in company with Mr. Mason, of Virginia,
who was appointed in similar capacity
TO Elglsnd, he ra1 the blockade q
Charleston, S c., and subsequently en-
barked at Havana on board the English
steamer Trent. On the S;h of November,
1861, the Trent was drought to'' by Capt.
Wilkes, of the United States frigste
San JacintO, ia the narrow passage of the
old Bahama channel, opposite the Pana-
dor Grsnde light A Lieutenant in the
Uniform of the United States navy, and
with side-arms, boarded the Trent, and
in the presence of most of the passengers
then assembled on the upper deck, said
to Capt Nor, Of the Trent, that he came
with orders to demand his passenger list.
The Captain refused to produce it, and
formally protested against any right to
visit his ship for the purpose indicated.
The Lieutenant said that two gentlemen,
naming Messrs Siden and Mason, were
known to be on board, and also other
gentlemen, naming Messrs. Edstis and
Mcfarland, the secretaries of the former,
ard that his orders were to take and carry
them On board the San Jscinto. The four
gentlemen named being present, the Lieu
tenant addressed Mr.. Slidell and after
wards Mr. Mason, repeating that his or
ders were to take them, together with
Messrs. Eus'is and Mcfarland, and carry
them on board his chip Messrs Slidell
and Mason, in reply, protested in the
presence of the Captain of the Treat, his
officers and passengers, against such
threatened viOlstion of their persons and
their rights, and informed the Lieutenant
that they would not leave the ship
they were in unless compelled
by the employment of actual force greater
than they could resist. The Lieutenant
stated that he hoped he would not be
compelled to resort TO the use of force,
bur if it should become necessary TO en-
plOy it, in order to ex. cute his orders, he
was prepared to do 60. Subsequently
TIL armed force referred to appeared,
when the Lieutenant a11 several of his
men, By his order, took hold of Mr.. Ma
son, AID others took hold of Mr.. Slidell,
AMI those gentlemen were at once con-
veyed to the boat belonging to the San
Jacinto. Ole account says an exciting |
sceae took plsce b tween Mr.. Sill |
del, his eldest daughter, q noble |
CIR devoted to her father, and |
the Lieutenant With flashing eyes and
qutyer.ng lips, she threw herself in the
doorway of The cabin to which her father
had retreatsd, resolved to defend him
wi Ii her life, till, on the orler being Civ |
en- 10 the ms ines to advance, which they |
did with bayonets pointed at this poor
de 'Cnceless girl, her father ended the |
pailful scene by escaping from the |
caIan by window, when he was imme- |
dia Ely seized by tue marines and hurried |
in the boat. The commissioners and |
In J.; secretaries were taken by the San
ia into to FIT Warren, in Boston Hsr-
bCg, where they were confined as prison.
cr. A most intense excitement |
wa5 aroued in England upon
TIL arrival of the news of |
the trans. C i7.l Preparations for
wa with the United States were COM
IN. need, AMI formal demand was made
for the surrender of the commissioners
and an apology for the act by the Gov
err nent of the United States, which was
promptly complied with, and Messrs. Sill
del and Mason and their associates sailed
foE England Jsu. /, 1862. Mr.. SlideIl
continued TO represent the interests of the
c., federate States in Paris until the close