, .:' 1 - „ PITTSBURGH POST. -'l*-Igrfdlifilt 2.6,4862. EXPRESSIONS OP ENGLISH • OPINION. When Secretary Seward ceded upon our Northern Governors to imbitediatoilyl fortify their coasts, in anticipation of, foreign aggression, every one saw that it was but a bit of bluster, intended 'an t ! tirely for effect abroad. Although that sagacious minister assured the country that there was no probability of difficul tiWith any foreign power, still he in. 'd that we should put ourselves in ing , condition at all events. This of bluster was not quite deep nigh to either intimidate or bamboo ... Ohs) Bull. That sturdy old bruiser buffer had been in the prize ring often to give up his belt so easily, ---- result of the matter is that the - *ebb press regard the conduct of our *4X:•:' , -*lltiirrnment as that of an overgrown , bully whozelied more upon big talkand lonics . than any genuine pluck or dispo ' ‘Sition to fight. Even Mr. Seward's !'graceful" caving in, in handing over the rebel commissioners with such also .rity; thesweet tones of the press corn **Wig ' Upon that performance, to getherwith:Our lamentations over the possiliffe breaking out of hostilities be , twetiu tWo "Christian people, speaking „Vile same,language and professing the same religion," have not succeeded in triCilifying veteran Bull. Having done all they desired us to do, and in the manner they prescribed for doing ii, they very truly inform our Government that it took council of its fears in giving up the rebel embassadors Speaking this change in the sentiment of the New York press; prior to the giving up of Mason and Slidell, the London Herald, Bays : or 1 s , , "The tone of the American press is al.. terech It is comparatively moderate and .restonable, Unfortunately, we cannot re cognise- in the change any batter motive than fear," Derby's organ, of the 4th inat., talks in Ude way : "Who can tell what a day may bring forth? 'We have now got a day's later from America, aid the change winch In twetity-tobr hours has been effected in the strongly- expressed 1 esol ve of the people .thateountry is something startling to us Oar courageous cousins there- - fall from shooting to whining and exchange their big. words for very small talk indeed Thiaktrigqffitt we should mince that mat• trfey proclaimed themselves ready to fight us. Hearing that we, too, or bi.ring our arms and assuming the "posture of defence," they tuck down their sleeves again, tell us that it was all a mistake, and they hOpe no offence will be taken. " We trust that our government will profit by ibis gratifying lesson. Should a similar difficulty arise again we shall know how to deal with the American government ." This means, we presume that the nex t time our government puts on airs, Juan Bullwill put us through a course of kicking, and not give uo a chance to ex plain or apologize. The assumed felicity of Secretary igeWard and of the learned Sumner, in congratulating the country that the po sition of our government in giving up the rebel ministers, settled "a great quee tion'm our favor and against England, is thus disposed of. " This concesaion of theirs," says Derby, "must not be al lowed to fetter us in our future course " behooves both England and France to consider whether the time has riot arrived for recognising the Southern Confeder and whether the inefficient blockade which 80 `ax injur'y to their manufacturing and commercial interests should any longer be condoned from any false feeling of ten desetesefor the amour propre of the North. •sirWe shall be acting in the interests of humanity if we do what in us lies to discourage .a straggle In which the North Is committing a political suicide, and the lergoing a vindictive and relent ass pentectutton, in which the customary usages of civilised war are most wantonly and Wickedly set at naught." Judging by these brief extracts, which we selected from quite a number ofAnglish editorials, one can readily imagine the shout that will go up when Mason arrives in London. How our government will be sneered at ; how the rebel mister will be feasted, and how loyal Americans in England .will bow their heads in shame. All tithi,hFrtillation might have been avoided; but there is such a thing as peCiPle being toe smart; Mr. Seward oould not_tt ink of doing at first what he .vittsconipelled to do at last. No, ho deSirWto' show his tact in diplomacy ; his tihr ew &less in outwitting. the British Mlitiater;ind his extraordinary know'. edgerlig itlitenuitional law. His anxiety to eattelthAs great State productions of Welsio;randliarcy, while they were the PrentieXa , of :our Government, led him to Wes: ) incittlOnce ,of that dangerous vanity. (lifing the rebels up at once) and without demand from England, was entirely