The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-08 00:00:00

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IMPESTAL PARLIAMENT."

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c.:13 OF, LORDS.—TIIMIDAIf Fs& 7. •
CEMILMIONT (in the the:spot the Da*
of swig to dommettio bereavement) moved the
address in rit to the ropil speech, sad in doing so ea-
, • -plumed his 4iessild of tM general pop,oyycysy of the govern.
~ moth set bb gratiliostioa at the favis charmer o 4
4:211 relation, and the unprecedented prispehlf of
bag tosomerce, ia spite of the effects of the war ra
Lord RoutneroN @wooded the !notice. After re-
/strip to the Maly with France of 1862 sad the coded«
ration al the British North American peovinom, he de.
fended her Majesty's somereset from the amp of have
violated its entraty is the civil war new weging in
Ateettet- ifs dialed that In any one imbue it bad ever
• &tiara froth the polity of non-intorformes it had P.
dared It would .t 0,... As to the ream of Sashed
to foam listless Nosegay, be pointed out the im-
Mfast that whasever Bashed wee to awns
ast entirely in self-defeue. The &meth lies-
WM in which they wore asked to engage in the
mem would, he amassed, be of the game Wad as 01
former pus. The mama to be proposed to them would
may be of • paeotisal character. He had hood that ia
soots maooer they maid have sumettsd a broldeolug
the basis of the. petheassalary reprissalation ; but that
work was, perhaps, reserved for another and more eodeet
agratioo. Hs however, that some progress woad
be made in prpitft a digest of the law- oirbashiad,a
measure that oselesly ought to motive miaow Menthe.
lewd DIM ecogratelated IP 'overman ea havimg
pulped a royal swoosh so pecaluirly well adapted to its
awn geed sad that of the riarliamest. It contained
s to moan dangerous and exciting controversy. He
presumed it was diem ap ea the pea* an which every-
thing that ma distarb or Minot te kept away from ea ex-
gang Meet, whin a the physicians sea do is to secure
repose to his bee home Hi did sot deny that DOOM im-
portant topics were assetleitod in the week but he out-
Wthat it was temartithily valiant with rimed to the
relations of the referring to
ho described PR. av=ii, Referring
So the civil war in A be aftedia groat patinas to
the purse lately adopted the goverment al the /rafted
States toward' this musky. It is new (said his lordship)
surly three years dm the Noble lord the Smear/ for
Foreign Affairs, following fa the wake of Mr. Seward, as-
Beamed be had seams to think that at the sad d mother
math we might see the conalusion of those
Bat during that period the war has bete canted ce with
more than usual—l might almost say—savegory, carrying
desolation through large tracts of country, tavolviog the
destreetion of the mashie inhabitants, sad only Mediu
to menet that Paradkable hatred lams the two
naps of the pastry, which must, I think, reads, the
future recoocillitios of the two countries impossible, and et
which the only solution is the pesceful separates of the
two notices, or the siesiute subingaties of am by the
other. (Hear, hem) It is impogiuble that every cm should
sot earnestly that every step that is posatble should I
be taken to bring Peat a r•eaoiliatioe. I sat not one of
those who are disposed to think that her Majesty's govern-
Pent have departed from that neutrality which they ex-
press themselves =Mos to maintain. But I confess 1 look
with greet anxiety at the sputum* of some symptoms
whigh seem to thew that that neutrality be. been not am
Septa by that party to which we have been most
favourable with that good-will sad gratitude
to which I think it was fairly entitled. 1 don't refer to
articles in Federal seventeen, nor to the expressions of indi-
viduals, nor eves to speeches in magma, sow to offietal dis-
patches, which nadir other aireumeinaces might be regarded
as tummies' of hostility. I refer to two smarm whisk
I em told have received the sanction of the essit•—l two,
the notice to terminate the treaty of reeprosity with
Camas, and, more important still, to the team
Mon of the treaty by which the awed Mee ,
In the Slates is geserielod and regulated. (Hear,
Of these two oteasates it is Impassible not to am that they
are both of them framed in • spirit of hostility to this coun-
try. One of them lays open -insatiate of • most delicate
nod difficult chancier. The Americo people ere them-
selves rankles great oomniereal advantiges by Madam-
*/ the reciprocity treaty, sad the oily pound al their
doom so is that Canada reams equal ado slag. The may
remit will bet that the whole complicated quake of the
Lhasa of North America, in which no doubt the United
Slates are materially interested, will be spin thrown open.
My lords, I sea old sough to remember the eeriest Pen-
ne sad difficultiis which were on the peat of Meas
btlweas this country sad the limited States to esonection
with thee fisheries, sod yet, without the slightest roam or
provocation, that question is now reopened, with all the
risk.and clingers of a war with this country, than which no
war could be more deplorable. (Hear, hear.) It is not a
little significant that the time whew the abrogation
• this treaty was resolved um, another treaty
notice lays open all those points of denger mid
difficulty connected with the lakes. Far a beg period these
lakes have served as the means of a piarefal sad profitable
commerce between the countries lying as either side of
them. I ma moollect the late American war, when there
was a race in shipbuilding on them lakm, and the pert
which obtained a temporary superiority gained we!'
it the complete control of the lakes. That was
put an end to by an agreement which led to a
MU of perfect neutrality ; and sow the American
government, without the slightest provocation, proposes
to break through the treaty, end albs of sending • faros
upon the lakes, which must make it nitomeary for this
country to make corresponding preparations in the face of
immediate danger of hostilities. I dote& ask bee Mojisty's
government what steps they have taken, but I do say this,
that they will be deeply responsible if they are sot fully
awake to the position in which this country is plated by
theta two acts of the government of the United Sate.. If
the prepondernting force should be in the hoods of the
United Stage, it could only be used for the pupates of
trloo. (Elm) An stitch on the part of Csaada on the
e.d. States is &physical impossibility. (Hear.) The 1005 I
frontier of Casa& is peculiarly open to sgpowion • sod,
assailable as it is by load, salsas there be • preponderating
force epos these lakes, you must be prepared to place the
provinces of Osneda at the disposal of the UMW Static
Ueda these circumstances, I view with Us alma satin-
faction that mat important step to which her Majesty's
speech refers—the confederation of the Canadian provinces.
(Hear. hear.) I hops to see in that confederation
• detenniesese to constitute themselves a power strong
'cough with the aid of this country, which I am sure will
mover be withheld from them—(hear, has)—to support
maelves against aggression. (Hear, hear.) U I taw to
this confederation a desire to separate from the mother
country I should consider that • matter of so much more
doubtful policy, but I see with satisfaction—perhaps, 'how-
ever, it is too soon to discus isolations which have
act yet been finally adopted, but I hope 1 me in she terms
of this proposed confederation an earnest desire to retain the
blessings of the coonection with this country—so earnest
feeling of loyalty, and • determined and deliberate prem-
ises for a monarchical form of government over re-
pablican iostitutioos—and a desire to maintain, as long
so it can be maintained peaceably and no human
being can wish to see it maintained longer the
amicable ooneectiou which at present exists between
this unsay and the colonies. (Cheers.) My lords, I have eo
intention of offering any opposition to the thirsts which,
like the speech, offending no prejudices, preens for no
calling for no declaration of opinion, is as itriewerons
as the speech itself, and therefore I appreheod will receive,
if not hearty approval, unanimous swat. (Hear, hear.)
Earl GRANVILLE expressed his thanks to the noble
earl for the manner is which he dealt with the speech from
the throne, which, in his opinion, was of an Innocuous cha-
racter. As the noble earl generally attacked everything on
hi. side of the hope, he was afraid lost there might be
some weak spot in their armour on this occasion which the
noble earl might detect. Bat with perfect good humour
the noble earl abstained from pointing out any defect if he
detected it ; • eiroumstme which he (Earl Granville) could
sot but appreciate. Some reasons might have existed for
this ; first of all, his recovery from ill-heath ; secoodly—
which might amount for his good humour—hl pest literary
mom ("Hear, hoar," sod laughter.) And with respect
to this he (Earl Granville) felt there was not one member
of their lordehips• house who did sot feel that an addi.
Cora lustre had thus been shed on a member of the
house, who was one of its brightest ornaments. ( Hear.)
But alter all these were not the reasons, nor was it Mame
his noble feud correctly judged that it was thz7=l •
=that wee adapted_39 the round hole. It
his satisfaction arm not from the capes which he
(Earl Granville) eadoeseured to usigg, bat Mat the fact
that the noble earl triumphantly looked forward to the next
psthareent pitting him into office sad to all the winnings
and fees of office, which followed as a matter of course.
(Laughter.) The othie earl was ready, in the words of •
happy Ones from his own translation of Homer, " to fill
my coffers with the spoils of war."
The Earl of LEITRIM was understood to dissent from
some of the observation* which bad been made respecting
the i.creesing prosperity of Ireland, and complimented the
government on the selection which they made of the new
lord lientensat for that country.
Earl RUSSELL, after referring to Brazil. continued—
The other subject to which the noble mei referred
is • very difficult one. It is one which is the subject
of constant, almosrdally disputes and contests, and which I
should scarcely othice were it not that the noble earl has
hardly done justice to the two parties to the dispute, and
has Dot sufficiently allowed for the litigation' which gene sill
in the United States. Now, what I think is unjust on the I
part of the government and of the Congress of the United
States with regard to ourselves is this, that they seem
to expect not only that we should do everything which the
law of nations demands and which the municipal laws of '
this country amble us to do, but they seem to expect that '
• we should altogether be able to prevent any aid being glue
to their ineaties—to the Oesfedessta. New, her Majesty's
government have used every means from Unit to time • to
prevent war being carried on from this country as • basis
agatut the United States of America, which are in peace"
fill Maim with bar Majesty, but at the same time It hen
been impossible to prevent seta whisk have mused, sad I
think naturally mowed, great irritation is America. We
have had ships fitted out here which bays afterwards
bees twat great diatoms, and there received their
armaments and provisions, sad them Ma employed to prey
upon the commerce of the United SUM We had corm
apoodiao• is our haada which showed that Coateduate