The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

ANh5 anu hNuNThiH Uu knb bChs NO mnVIeI
tion, Mr.. Seward q entitled 70 the credit o.
ment with a force and felicity OF erpressioE
seldom e9ualled in State papers. Earl, Russell
In Insh ms sSSseN wSat g hs wss ns special n,ar plead Cd
side the American statesman. The wirke,
exploit was treated along the simple lines OF
tRemS do unto US. and from that high stand.
point OF equity and law in summing up Mr..
wrong. But he made It perfectly clear thai
IL had. neither meditnted nor practised nor APP
w PrSts" m %&S T InadSeTtsn weo9 cspt NV Vines ins iSs,yIi5s
acted without the orders or cogniganoe of hid
t tiSGy'T nre@I.s, Ss EFroS owi ding g ,Ss, froM
was fairly due Great Britain and he therefore
exp ,csscd a cheerful willingness TO restore the
Mr.. Seward made no secret OF his conscious.
ness that he really argued the Brittsh side q
y fallen Into that line Of sr@ument,a said he,
when discovered that l wac really defend
isSf interest, but an Sd IY Ro% % q sI'i nnd cSssri sf,sdi
american cause, not upon British authorities,
but np"n nri9Girles that constitute a large pcr:
United states have developed the resources q
. continent and won ,hs respect and eopfdenSe
this case in favor of my. own Government I
must dlsavow is most cherished, principles,
rihcc.. II | maintain those principles and ad.
i hsef TO VIZ SHH are SG asked | to %u DO f to tSs Rri t9S on ns.
tion just what we have always insisted all ma
Tie ndroitncss with which the British de-
mand Is dealt with and eventually acceded 10
By a line Of argument at once so well calou-
lated not only to eoothe the national pride, but
ment, which, hating England, on general prin-
dangerous foreign war, must excite our re.
spcct and elimination. The, medicine was
face. Tho job was neatly done. or course,
there were grnmblers; a sullen, short sighted
e !.Taske ThG Gow TTrTs'i but iEs rr tn, r ,SnsthIs mad had
jority were relieved that q threatening crisis
Was safely passed. There were no encores. but
government had acted for tho best, and saved
the national honor. Setting aside Mr.. Sew
riece isity alone fully justified his action, what
ever the real merits OF the question involved.
The nation could now proceed undsturbed with
the far more important business OF crushing
the eecessionists.
There was an ou.burst Of Joy in England al
tiokled by the victory won at 90 little cost, but
it is entirely probable part Of this satisfaction
"walkoyer' for England. Tie French news-
S segSs; t ESsl PsSd'f feared snta Wat wat At at ssSw SSop p.s1 ws sSs
very. system OF conduct calculated to render 10
ineyitablc. 1t breathes freely. like a man who
An arrangement, acceptable both to our own
Government and to Lord Lyons, was at once
Warren Boston harbor. were to be delivered
ON board a British man of war at Province
rom B C i%s'i' T HE%,e only I,l' points aof Iord io Egon %'l IL:
sisted upon we're that the transfer should be
sSSais by s,,S SsylhIs e t.cs sna that hn , the E : ss,9sP
ship In the United States or be conveyed to 3
British port In an American ship. Tho frss
fixed In a lonely harbor near Cape Cod.
by the beating Of drums or the fr-
ing OF cannon. BY its lack Of pomp and cir
entire programme. as arranged by Mr.. Sew.
ard. was calculated rather to disappoint the
s9 I .ssteem ,o UG ! s., hmm,, s s,dng LOVER I'VE r-t thsif
Mr. f. ID. Webster. a subordinate at
Of the Department of State. was SO:
Boston sSss'%G Iar { pr and e him the hs' FOUR MH Pr!son. n
rommandant.. Putting them on board q little
steam tug Mr.. Webster, accompanied by. .
to Provincetown. where. on the list Of Janu-
acy, 1862. he quietly delivered Meesrs. Mason.
vigil aew ess IL f. hnd h N Mt ship K R, Gs%%"n %se
had been instructed to carry them TO Halifax.
where they could gel, a steamer for Europe.
Ger with the simple, courtesy due to private
Commander Hcwett having been
had no official character. and that 1T would
be very Improper TO pay to them any of thoss
hut the trials Of Messrs. Mason and siiderl
even yet not over. A violent northwest
s .,aSe ' pr TIE up shI Ips, ana f finsli hay ccm psita eG% Sm.
nander Hewett to run down to bermuda.
Fl q b]s TTomas, in IN due ,, eo9 Wsst thy fgG s"iIed on asEaia
few miles, from the spot where two months pre-
Trt r.n they Gsrt had Iyi been foIfibly taken Ike g., of ths
two weeks after their release-thcy boarded
the steamer La Plata for England, and OF. tho
ioutl."mH Htn""'' After the Ge't suG Gdi ten@ Of the Ss
irst small newspaper interest that greeted
.@ail a aFF!HnI M IN Enr @ns s[ Mith 1 tSsir ssle sss
heir Individual as well rs official consequence
liGappsarsd; they bad ceased 70 be- factors;
hey were perfectly harmless to our cause in
and their arrival would have passed
,eceiy.i by tho British Governmcpt Chilled
'pondencs that after a few early efforts to
catch on" and, make an Impression upon
'imnosnou. lesgetude;" It was not diferens
With Mr.. Slidell at the French court. They
9,qlly failed to accomplish anything, and to
But tllcir arrest and tie showing, of teeth BY
he T,nitcd states, unquestionGhl!y hed one fa-
had assumed In forcing an issue
With The United states about two Confederate
or several weeks. Worse Still, it had had the
and Of one Of her most Cherished Sea rights.
he Cahinet and the country naturally began
his E 'T ,ro ,H5T, Al" The Se eHFfh1si tHT |" Sf1r''ath The f0G Com al.
ederate cause, previously steadily on the rise,
perCcptibly 20 cool off as the affair pro-
.resscd. Earl Russell's attitude toward the
confederate agents In London. Messrs. YAM
ey; Rost, and, Mason, was one OF naughty
To their official representations in
cgnrl to the seizure. the Foreign Secretary.
Y Dec. 4, presented his, compliments in a note
{ elk lines. without address or signature, ao-
the receipt OF their Joint letters.
nd curtIy stated that Fin the present state o.
fairs he must decline TO enter into any ON
L.. YanCcy soon after returned homo.
Another phase must he noticed. Soon those
Z our people who had been angrily amaEed al
he absolute u%nanimity with which the nations
{ the world sided against us were equally sur
riscd and pleased on discovering the true
.use Of this apparent sympathy for England,
len they laughed, Tho foreign press. and
articularly the French, threw off the mask,
nd fraukly disclosing that they had been bes
uiling ENGLAND with false pretences, fairly
the british Cabinet for having over
cached itself.
The Paris Dcl,nts, noticing the naked face
the surrondcring Of Mason and slidell was
II TO the present advantage OF the English. per-
nently inquired hut, nevertheless, whaAt
lLsequeuces will there not be turning against
M, fire n,.n norman la thn YunntA has