The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-02-03 00:00:00

WHAT WILL THE OLD LADY SAY NOW?

Mr. Steuart, M.P., has issued • remarkable address
to his Cambridge oon.tituents, announcing his inten•
tion of retiring from the repesentetion of the
borough. Mr. Steuart is • Conservative, but be is also
• man of munil common cense, of strict integrity and
honow. H. is one of those who *home to think for
theinselves, and to act upon their own orinvintiona He
therefore will not, to pleas, • party, vote against what
be firmly believes to be right. Finding that he cannot
coescientiously declare that two and two make five,
that white is blank and black white, at the bidding of a
party leader, and that consequently he is not the
man to represent Cambridge Conservatism, he
resigns his seat. In his address lie says:-
1 could not longer vote against any mode of potting an
end to the Charch-rato strife, considering that most of
the Conservative party have Deflected to ee,h ouch
compromise as we supported in led), by voting for Mr.
Walpole's bill, and seeing that Mr. Disraeli differed
from the course recommended by many Churchman
and Conservatives, and especially by the late Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, on the ground that in his opinion
'be (the Archbishop) was no politician.' Had the
claims of the Dimenters to • share in University and
School foundations been pressed, I could not conscienti-
ously have opposed them, and many of you may recoi-
led that, os my first noble appearance before Too. I
advocated • religiou education without distinction of
forms of Church government or minor difference,,'
1867 I founded much of my noolkience in Lord Derby
on • declaration of his at the time that the Papal egio
tans was ' wrong in religion mid dangerous in polities
while now unfortunately foreign mattersaspecially have
indueed the Clitramontane party to regard Lord Pal-
inerston's Government as their worst antagonists, and
desire its speedy overthrow, and Opposition candidates
have been aided or returned by Roman Catholic votes,
and Roman C•tholic members swelled the ranks of the
Opposition is the division lobbies. Is thus expressing
my views, I wish not to be understood es relenting on
Couervative leaders, but as maiming rev-tous
for desiring no change of Government, and
which woo ld have influenced my action in a vote eves
for
" osisestion i"litatennhinl oj'cl a. i
ifinhvles a u'ialo"Zinseial s
omyr. or
other
rgrgy .
it ie right that! should hers milord my thorough ap-
proval of the foreign poliey of Lord Palsnerston and
6lieefeca, se calculated to sense tbonsai, of liberty
&brood, and counteract the Mina and wishes of the
friends of absolutism in religion and polities. Idareover.
their Irish policy, and almost satform oxtail's* af
mmississtie appcuntments—(to Cambridge men I need
searcely name taro reocotlyppointed biabose--eigg
valued constituent and supporter of myself)—mii. Ia
my view, if not entirely conciliating support, at h.ggg
to induce a hesitation on the part of all moderate Pro-
testant Conservatives in having any hand in the over-
threw of the preevet bead of the Goverigeset, cad
mph elle.10? of 148 trik•Pig• •

fortion anb Colonial Ittriligcnir.

FRANCE.—Atrording to the Nord the French
Foreign Iliniater has adlreased • note to the tepreseh•
tati.est of Franee at London, St. Petertburc, I ehna,
and Berlin, directing them let arcerlaiti whether the
✓ellective Government!: Ya weich they are accredited
would not ar-rn to the flineu, not 41 mediation in the
Amerhate tailarml. hot of counselling the belligerent
pink.. at Warnington end Richmond to name cow
nuasioners eloirged to examine, with or without an
anniscice, upon what mania an arrangement might he
made with the view of potting an end to the hostilities.
Lookinc at the feet that the Emperor oif the Prthch is
exceedingly anxious to play the t•Ati, or pacificator in
the American 'inane!, the itatement made by the Nord
ha., in ell lihrlihood, pone foundation in fact.
A Id Ettl''A.--The Times correspondent at New York.
writing January 17th, says : It is werted that General
Burnside has made • new movement woes the Rappa•
hannock, but no details Sr. known. The other war
news is tiot important. General Sweeny, with 1.040
men and • meatball of Artillery, in reported to bane
defeated 1.4 W Confederates, with four cannon. under
Generel Roddy, at Cane Creek, Alabama, capturing $2
prisoners end hO,OW dole, worth of cotton, grain, 11010..',.Sac. General Grant has fallen beek to Oxford, Mimis•
dont and fur the pretext has abandoned his movement
upon Orentda. On their retreat after the battle of
Vicksburg the Federal gunboats proceeded up the
Ark...... River. On the 11th they assail d Arkenaaa
poet, 100 miles from the river's mouth. The poet was
defended by 7,0E0 men, who, being attacked in front
and rear, aurrendered unoonditionally, after Astor% and
sharp struggle, sod a Inas of MO killed and wounded.
The Federal Inas is reported at 200 killed an 4 wounded.
General stray has been rnperseded in the command of
the Confederate force in Tennessee by General Long-
street. 'The President's letter to General 11'Ciellan,
datdd in April last, produced before the M'Llowell
Coart•reartial yesterday, admits that be interfered with
M'Clellan'a plena, and ptevented DTDowell from co-
operating with him on the Peninnala. Great excite.
meet prevailed in Albapy on the question of the
Speakership. More than 100 balloting bare resulted in
tins. The ft,puhlicans, fearing an ultimate defeat,
yesterday changed their nominee for • war Demor....t.
Ti.. Democrat. are making every effort te create delay,
in order, by • grand combination, to elect their isiudl.
date.
President Davis's *swine *KS delivered on the 14th.
He say., though peirne will be hailed with joy by the
Confederecy, It can only be accepted with the recogni-
tion of her independence. Ile thinks Europe unjust
In concurring in the abolition of privateering, which
preveate the Confederates from disposing of their
captures. The neutrality of Europe he construe+ into •
decision against the South. He considers that the
Emancipation Proclamation encourages the slaves to
assesainate their nwters, and think. that Mr. Lincoln
may weU leave the lodgment of mach an act to tlie
instincts of humanity. He pronounces the progress of
the war thus far satisfactory. In • previous spots%
delivered at Raleigh. North Carolina,. on the Ird
President Davis declared that the alrliOle people of the
Soeth.Weet ea well as the South were determined to
reel.' the North Ili it. war of subjugation and emaa.
cipation, that the new year hail found the Confederates
victorious at all pointa, and that their enemiea were at
lost beginniag to feel those miseries which the people
of the flotilla had borne so patiently. He exhorted
them to stand firm, and assured them that in the rod
they would enjoy an amount of prosperity they never
mould attain in connexion with the Yankee hal,ioi, col
extortioner..

The Ric Amour( DesesteA of the 10th inst., in discee-
ling the peace propoettiona of the New York Denoocretic
Ammeintion, say. the only wish of the oith It to be
wparated from the North for ever; Unit the Booth Is
lighting for mparstioo, and wiß hare It if it cost the
life of every man In the Confederate Stales; and that
Preaident Davis truly elpremed the sentiment of the
Seth *ben be said the people would Kamer unite
with • nation of bylines then with the detestable and
detested nation of Yankees. &shah colonization,
French vassalage, or 'Luskin serfdom- each or all were
preferable to any association with such a people.
A dear majority of the Senate had presented •
memorial to the President expressive of a want of eon-
lidence in the Administration. Both belligerents now
speak with some memore of patience of an etinistioe
and mediation, with • view to • settlement of the
sagest, and in thin development of • better state of
feeling we gladly recognise • prospect of peace, perhaps
at rm distant day. In the Congress at 'Wmhington •
speech had been made in favour of an armistice or even
foreign mediation, but protesting against arbitration.
If the contending perties would only sheath their
swords and permit their blood to cool, we have no
doubt they would Ind some means of separating with-
out the assistance of a foreign abritrator. In the New
Jersey Legislature a resolution had been introduced
proposing an armistice and convention for diworing
the terms of amicable settlement between North and
South. Tloe Nrw York !Nib.* says that if foreign
mediation were offered, and adapted lest by the South,
the North should take it i•to earnest consideration,
with • desire to hod its acceptance compatible with its
Imperative duties This is • specially hopeful symptom.
A Richmond journal also urgers an armietioe. but
declares that separation ispeternal.
Reports have been received qr further depredktions
by the Alabama in the Wert Iptiitl She captured
two vessels in Mona Passage, the date sot stated. One
of them, the Parker, of Boston, was destroyed ; the
other, the Croton, from Baltimore, VAS released on
giving • bond of 1.500 doh. for the mewl. The cargo
WM not touches!, being owned by British pubjeets.
The premium on gold advanced on the lfigh to 50.
In the house of Representatives uh the 14th, Mr.
Vallandiglism a:premed hieirielf strongly is favour
of foreign mediation. It. said it was the speediest and
easiest mode of %upending hostilities, and that the
present was the auspicious moment. By mediation he
did not mean arbitration, beta reference of the subjects
of controversy between the two belligerents to Switzer-
land, Russia. or any other impartial Power or State in
Europe. The Snal arbitration of the quarrel, he
believed, lay with the people of the Norslo-Welotern
States. Colonel J. W. Wall, who woo arbitrarily mot
to Fort Infeyette by Mr. Simon 10•• aseron a feer
months ago, hm been elected Senator for New lereely.
I The Riegetand Inquirer describes tincole's
matiou as not worth the sper net *kith it in
written On the other land, It Is Mated that it was
depopelating tire region between the Rappahannock
and the Policonee of the slaves. The Governor of
Ills said, had called out the Militia in the
counties bordering on North Carolina, in order to mist
I the Invasion.

A bill for the enlistment of 160,000 negro beeps,
which we. introduced in the House o Repementativen,
mu refused table room by fi.l to 63. A hill lot the
appropriation of • use of noney to assist Marybusd
and Western Virginia in idopting ennincipatioh had
been brought in. Rt. Chem, we leery, hid been
unfavourably rseeived by the New York banke44.
General Sutler proposes & clniatterlatic scheme for
defraying the expeese of the War, namely, by the
introductio'n of free 'shotr into the South, the raking
of enormons steps of cotton, and the selling of it to
England arid France at enormous prime. It will he
time to cook his bars when be Mu caught it. It is
stated that the Cootederates have executed ten Federal
officers in Arkansas, in retaliation for 04 aces of
General M'Neil. Referring to the Asia's despatches,
the Globe of last night lays i—The moat interesting
news is that the New York Fribensr thinkp medialkon
should be accepted, provided Mr. Davls 8i IA for It.
The Richmond inquirer was ndycelating an arnitstlee,
and in New Jamey a democratic convention has spokes
of terms of acoornmodatlon with the South. There Is all
evident feeling in thole cities favourable to &ante sort
of direct negotiation.
The New York correspondent of the Herald—
" llanluittan," says_" The premonitory symptoms of
the crushing op of the filmes are seen all around na
It was repotted that Lincoln wanted 600,00 U MOM
WmThere wu one burst of indignation. Not
man wee the reply. The people ore wife
frightened about the rise of gold than the load battles,
for who can mali• good the financial loam of millions.
Next month 60,000 men will be disbanded from the
army, at least each es are alive of that number.
The F.rpreee of Touredsy night, in a leader on the
Emperor's despatch to the Americans, applies • new
test to Use Southern claims for recognition. Oar ear
temporary says :—" No nation which has not had the
means of communicating with coy other nation has
obtained or ever claimed recognition." This mgt.
meat can hardly apply to the &Atli, which has •
war vessel at sea—the Alabama--defying the whole
navy of the North.

. _
Tui ALAZAMA.—The New York papers publish the
following relative to the Alabama—" An officer of the
navy informs us that from certain information in his
possession he is enabled to state, somewhat reliably,
that the pirate Alabama has gone or will soon go to the
eastern hemisphere. Semmes's orders, according to the
officer referred to, were 'todoas he pleued but the
bold privateer recently determined, it is said, to leave
the western hemisphere, when all our fastest cruisers
would be concentrated there to abase him. and to go to
the North Atlantic or Indian Ocean. It was • great
object of his to draw the Tuscarora and Kmage from
Europe, for the double parents of diminishing :the
esetinels watching blockade runners and other priva-
teers fitting out in British ports. Semmes is known to
have contemplated a cruise on the coasts of Africa and
Southern Asia, and • certain person, suspeeted of being
in his confidenoe, recently stated that if the waters
bounding America were covered with Yankee men-of-
war on the Ist of February Captain Semmes might
defy them alL' Another theory in the same direction
I. the fast that coals for the Ahiberna weir, engaged in
advance in the neighbourhood of Madamtecar."
DIATH 0, DIL LTY•II Baccata.—The New York
Timms, of the 12th. says "On Saturday afternoon
Lyman Beecher, at the advanced age of 87 years, died
at his residenos in Brooklyn. Of Dr. Barcher'athilteen
children not • few have attained to mainenee as writers
and ministers. HOG Catherine Beecher, Dr. Edward
Beecher, Hrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, Rem George, Charles, Thomas,
William, and James Beecher are all known in certain
'There, of public usefulaesa, and each in his specialty
h•s done service in his day and generation. Of his
ion Henry, Dr. Beecher was peculiarly food and proud,
and during the last ten years of his life has been more
or less with him. About five yaws aitess he heroine •
permanent resident of Brooklyn, living within • stone's
throw of his son's house and church. At the latter
place be was for some time an honoured laadmark of
a former generation, and an object of universal esteem
and affection. Latterly, b0w..,,, during the past three
years, his body, originally so erect and sinewy, has
rapidly failed, and his mind has dimned gradually in
its ease, natant length he became literally a child."

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