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qutry. Moreover, he had seon Tho world; he had
studied to inAtttutt9na and pocie. Of foreign conn
" @ tS'r or ow W aS aea " s mt f
Of WHOM foiiaiMnea M ~ ir'ohay correspondents with
hin ever n snco 90 III tler iIrat tneais,ntanoe.
so sn1t ~. 1n MALI intSrssA ts r. Of s g. so,ny aud
no one TaS ss e @ no 10 no % earro1 Ia away OF
asia, 81 eiaor lis WA aysr stro,oa IN " ossarna
r & ~ c rrnarosa ns o rnia ~ W a
,'oons. lila ablorrei1co Of liz Iarloriss If war nm
fnr 'T war; intern.tioui creca noncnabc aon.GG
and. wl,ero no sntIemc eoi bo roncho ~ I'm II;
rect ncyoiiaona of diplomacy, thu idea Of arbitration
rn;ao Tia 1omn To- thn birl n,iico ~ s s.to"os ~
Of peaco aud Civilization. liz wsa teroforo not ony
IMsienee bnt atso Oh omincntiy-conscrystty ca,
tIn,s md aafc conscIlor md lin fnv ,nsInnccs T.,
which ho appeerol oro hpilstve tla,, prudent viii,
tcnt. I mn far from claimjnu for him ,' sbsoiuto
corrcctncss oi Wow mud iniaibillty Of juda-
mont In cyery caso; but, taltnK Ills wnoie
cnreor tocother, It n,ny will t,o tlSubtod whctn.
ar in ijfn whole history OF tho Ileplbitc, tho
ns thn oan1n,tlce m Enroian Koiniona Who ilud in
hmaelf in such copteetcse tic qualifications noe
ossnry and desirable Tor tho important md fclieate
Imtirs nf thnt noaon This muy sollul Uko tho u1-
travagunt prnso ct personal fficnd but ii IL tho
eoer onn}on Of mon must conrctont to 1udRo that IL
'O>' '''' - TIfa MAsoa.si1pE11. CASE.
His qualities wore soon nut to tho test, Early In
tho wnr QUO OF tho gallant Captains of our navy nr-
rested tho British mail! steamer front running from
ono nourn port 10 another tho high Bcas ant took
FROM hcr by force Mason md edol two emssuries OF
Tho people Of tho North loudly applAu,lcu Tho act.
The Secretary OF tic Nnvy approved H. Tho IIo,,se Of
Representatives commended It In resolutions. Even
It. Tho British Government, in tl.rosontug tono
demanded tho Instant restitution Of the prisuuers and
IN apology. Tho people Of tho North responded With
excitement eeeiol rre,,resstbse Those IN quest Of
popularity saw ohauco to win 1t easily BY tellIcogs
defamation.
But among thoae who fclt tho weight Of response
biity, moro inot'orato couuscs proyscd. Tha Gov
noes Ts 5 rss T. ,gE9ns s p'0no
II was Mr. 6umnor who threw himself into tho
brench against tho violent drift Of public opinion ID
sprit thun legai learning and inasoae and irresisss
blo argument he uat,ed tho surrender Of tbs pris-
with tic Rebellion, We wore not IN coaditIon to 90 10
wnr with Grent Drltau but on tho higher around that
tho surrender demanded by Great britain in violation
boiRorents, wua IN perfect accord With American
precedent, nnd tho advanced principles Of our Gov M
ernmcnt concerning the rights Of uoutrala md tlat
lis very act therefore, would Tor a tmo constitute
an adItional mud most couspicuous precedent 10 aid
pretecton Of tho as Of neutraa o a 3oI as .no
tou Of tho utustlcS and barbary attoultu0 mnritme
wsr. ''"'''@N''0
turned tic tide Of public opinion. It convinced tic
American people that thla not an act Of pusan-
pnb: Int ob. u her 81 oa
principles, and 4 service rendered to tho causo Of
progress. -0'e~> " '''' ''''@'' -
European Powers III Mexico came. Excited demands
for Intervention on our part woro made In Tho Senate
aRa Mr ss Tint hs th e es un0
o se poy
which bis wisdom aud akil renlered the Republic
similar aorvico. 0-'- "~~'s>~~ @'~3>'0e''
oD,v ., hi, TEE aaa 4n.n1s a1nsss.a oss r,.n
countries calculated q impair the l,iu cstee in ,h]c
LIS nNmo was urtfshally held tlierc. Il wnp his
Gy the Senate ii tic Clarculon-Johnson Treaty. liz
was accused of having yio!dcd to vulgar Impulse Of
a IN na esse by 1e It,
American people bear to England. No acc,sation
could possibly be more unJnat, and know whereof
long as hc vcd-from feellnK of consang,itntty for
thtreasurcs Of literature slo lad given to the world
for tho bowa aho Ind struck slavery Tor tho sturdy
work nhe bud done for the OF Progress and Civ
izaon. fur the many dear lriundR ho lnd among ler
citlzons. Such was Lis impulse, and man was moro
incapable Of panderIng to vulgar prejudice,
will not deny that to differences with Great
Drtain he was not entirely FREQ from personal fool
lug, That tho England he loved 70 well-tbo England
Of olnrauon md WiIborforco, Of Golden and Drfsh.
the England to whom ho had looked as tho champfon
Of the Anti-Slavery in tho worid-shoud make
such hot haste to recoguzo-nay rs he tet med it, to
sct up on tho scae. as belligcrent-that Nobelion
slavery, and to aid that Reboliton by every means
short Of omen WIZ against Tho Union-thnt wau =
snosk t. bis feelings g. ws ,', h f e nsray! s
the warmth Of ha language 1t did not dictate hIs mol
Icy. Will not discuss hero Tie correctuosa OF lis
opinions as to what ho styled tbs precpitato aud IN
iustitabs recognition Of Bouthern bellirercncv nr
his theory OF consequential damages, What Io
a larae sum of money hui to nut our grav4
anca in the strongest light: to couyinco FIJI
gland OF lie great wrong aho lid tnulctou