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London, England, 1863-11-10 00:00:00

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LONDON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10.

THE state of tension in which European politics
have been placed by the Speech of the Emperor of
the FRENCH will cause the few words spoken by
Lord PALMERSTON last night at Guildhall to be
examined with an interest not attaching in ordi-
nary times to the utt3rances of Ministers at City
feasts. The PREMIERE language, however, was
guarded and reserved, like the policy it represents.
The magnificent schemes of which we have heard
so much during the last few days, and which are
to change the face of Europe, were not referred
to in the remotest degree. Neither to crusade
for others, nor to seek to turn their mis-
fortunes to our peculiar advantage, but to
wait, watch, and hope, is, according to Lord
Palms:3=oN, the policy of England. We have
remonstrated with Russia, and with the failure of
that remonstrance, frankly acknowledged our work
is at an end. " We have done ourduty." In America
a strict neutrality was prescribed by all the cir-
cumstances of the situation, and this policy will be
maintained. This is all Lord Psumarrox thinks
it necessary to eay in the midst of commotions which
are agitating Europe, and perhaps, in a certain
sense, his silence is as significant as speech.

IT appears that there are among us some who
now wish that we had not spoken a word to
Russia on behalf of Poland during her .onbles,
persons who would have been well pleased had our
Government kept perfect silence while the agents
of the Czaa were slaughtering the Poles. Bad it
beenoertain that we should achieve a cheap triumph
and bring Russia on her knees at the mere cost of
a sheet of foolscap, these persona would have been
glad to hear the voice of England raised on the
side of justice and humanity. But that is a side
we are only to take when it is surely about to win.
To speak on behalf of truth and right, unless
certain of gaining your cause, is, it seems, a dis-
creditable blander. MILTON, in noticing the remorse
of Citaaxra I. for having authorised the execu-
tion of a great public offender, remarked, "It
" was a strange tyranny which his conscience had
" got over him, to vex him like an evil spirit for
" doing one act of justice. That mind must needs
"be irrecoverably depraved which, e'ler by
" chance or importunity, tasting but once of one
" just deed, spatters at it, and abhors the relish
" ever after." We do not believe that
the public shares this worldly repentance which
some are now eager to pro7css. radoubtedly it
deeply regrets the proof afforded by the attitude
of Russia that the solemn judgment of the civilised
world may be defied by a semi-barbarous Power
strongly entrenched in Europe, but we do not be-
lieve that it is sorry for a single righteous act that
has been done in its name. There is nothing
to repent of in our conduct towards Russia during
the last nine months except our shortcominp.
The arguments employed to condemn it assume
that the duty of Great &Titan is strictly limited
by the extent of her fighting force. Unless we are
ready to avenge a crime we are not to brand it with
its proper name. This is a novel doctrine, one
which will not readily be accepted by our
countrymen.

To make out their case the critics of the Govern-
ment are compelled to pretend that it has held
towards Russia the language of me lace and inti-
midation. We are told of the loud dictation and
threats to which it has resorted, and it is alleged
that in the end the Government has been com-
pelled to recede from a haughty position and to
eat its own words. But it was hardly worth
while to put forward so clumsy a misrepresenta-
tion. The British Government retracts nothing,
recedes from nothing. It undertook to represent the
deliberate judgment of a generous and enlightened
nation, and that judgment stands solemnly re-
corded against Russia, never to be withdrawn,
but to weigh on that empire year after year, in
every political necessity, and in every attempted
combination. It is said that we have given
Russia a great diplomatic triumph. We are sorry
for those who can see anything triumphant in
the present situation of Russia, anything upon
which to congratulate either Prince Goirctu-
KOFF or his muter in the recent corre-
spondence. It seems to us a very sorry
triumph that they have won ; a triamph which
it needs something of the Russian disposi-
tion to appreciate. We do not know how the
statement, that we have tried to bully Russia—
for that is the meaning of " speculating on the
" pusillanimity of an adversary"—is reconciled
with the charge made against Earl Rosette., of
spoiling the chances of the joint appeal by declar-
ing with ill-timed frankness that England
would not go to war for Poland. It seems to us
that his accusers should have taken care to make
their charges hang better together. It is notorious
that our Government has taken every means to
make it plain that in its efforts to move Russia to
do justice to Poland it relied on the power of
public opinion. Different expectations, as we all
know, have been formed of the efficacy of that
weapon, and the experience we have gained will be
of use to us ; but it was not for England to stand
by, and by her silence make herself an accomplice of
the misdeeds of Russia. She has uttered protests,
which her character entitled her to make, in the
name of humanity and on the ground of treaties ;