The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-22 00:00:00

MR. ROEBUCK .A.Nft HIS ACHIEVEMENTS.

Mr. Roebuck on Monday night addressed a
meeting of lile.srs. Rodgers and Sous' workmen in the
Timpeiance.liall. Tie hon. candidate gave an aocomit of
the l as,ing of the Reform Bill through th, Howe of Com-
mons. tat Mr. Di,raeli's bill. as intro Need, lie said—
Thee brought in a bill totally insufficient. We took it
lands. Wt. did make it -with the ni I
t f Mr. t:la,;,toile. Mr. Bright, slid (thee. of o
:,rty--katers) -.we made it what you see, th, tretilint
it the itaistituvucy Of Sheffield. At the conclusion of his

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Mr. Winos" said he wished to put a question of great
impatanie, not only to Sheffield. bat to tile comet Ludy at
taij;it. Ile should Itse to ask Mr. Res buck if he di I not use
1 t- i.ticost a udinvours in the American conflict to bring
about a war bet were thi.eJautry and the United ts..ates -
(ionfesion)-in order to promote the slaveholdeis' rebd-
lit n. (('heers.)
Mr. Rossi-ex- Sir. if you will allow me. I will go
through that a atter cunt lately. Thu American rebelliutt
broke out. and all 1 did was- and I had the sanction of a'
large a meeting in Sheffield-(cheers)-as ever was matt
together-ull I asked was that we should acknowlelge the
Southern States as sovereign and independent States.
(•• Heart Liar" and cheers.) Now I will tell you die-
tinctl---I will make a frank breast of it, and
you ;ball not mistake me-my belief is that the
American people, by and by, will be so numerous that
they will be all-powerful among mankind. I have ever
found-I tag you to listen and think upon what I say-I
have ever fcuud that persons of despotic power-- that is
of %lucent:oiled power, do not use that power as they
ought to do. My object was to prevent the United States
from basing teat immense uncontrolled power, and I sail,
"Here is the opportunity ; we can take it with perfect
safety." No war would have followed-there the gentle-
man makes a mistake. "Here is an opportunity; ac-
knowledge these States, just as America acknowledged
Hungary when she was in rebellion against Austria; we
have the sanction of American example-acknowledge the
existence of those States." The moment that acknow-
ledgment had come, away would have gone the blockade
of the shores of America. There would have been
an end to the American civil war-very much, I
believe, to the benefit of the separate States them-
selves; and if that had been done I believe that
mankind would have received an immense benefit.
Gentlemen, if you will permit me I will tell you a story.
After that meeting in Parcdise-square 1 went back to Lon-
don, and in a day or two it was a necessity of the case-for
a member of parliament there is often that necessity-to
wait upon the prime minister. I waited upon Lord
Palmerston. The moment I got into his room-he was
standing writing at his desk, MA be always did-he turned
round and put out his hands, and said, "Roebuck, Roe-
buck, what a devilish good speech you made in Sheffield."
(Cheers and laughter.) I said, "31y lord, I am greatly
obliged to you, and flattered for the kind phrase you
have used about my speech "-though it was rather
a hard one, you know-(laughter)-••I am very much
flattered." •• Flattered :" he said, " why, lam entirely
of your opinion, but I dare not officially say so."
NOW, that struck me, according to the old woman's
phrase, all of a heap-that a man in power should
say to me openly and without disguise that he was
entirely of my opinion, and lead the people of England
directly the opposite way. That, said I, is modern political
morality. (laughter.) I did my work with the gay and
pleasant old lord, and bowed my way out of his room.
ow, I want to know if that is not a very striking circum-
stance, and that men should now come forward and say
that I did this for the purpose of creating a war to aid
the slavehoklen of America-I, who in my youth had
done my ntmoet to fight the question of black slavery
throughout the British dominions, who was as horrified as
the gentleman opposite can he at the idea of slavery, who
have really wept over the story of " Uncle Tom's
Cabin "-r, who feel, as he feels, all the misery
and all the horrors of that situation. But I had
to look further; I had to look at the poor
creatures themselves ; I had to look at the destinies of
mankind ; and I thought, for the destinies of man-
kind, that we should have taken that opportunity of
separating the United States. And nobody feels this mare
than they who govern the United States now. They are
surrounded with difficulties; they cannot heal the wounds
which were then made ; and I believe, if they dared to speak
the truth, they would say they were sorry peace was not
made upon the terms that I propose. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. WILMOT differed from Mr. Roebuck as to its being
impossible for America to have declared war with Eng-
land, and asked whether, if he were again returned to
parliament, he would be prepared to pay the A labema clai Mi.
Mr. Roebuck-Certainly not without inquiry ; hut if
upon inquiry it shall be found that England is really
bound, and ought to pay these claims, I shall be prepared
to pay them. But I will not pay them uuluss our claim
upon America are paid also.

CLL..; v. TILE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.—In the
cone of Glen o. the Caledonian Railway, the Edinburgh
Court of Session yesterday adhered to the Lord Ordinary's
decision recalling the interdict, after hearing Mr. Clifford,
who spoke in support of the reclaiming note.
Gaza? WIEWIT.RDI ithILWAY OY CANADA.—The Irt!f-
ret ly meeting of the shareholthill of this company was held at
the London Tavern yesterday ; Mr. Aldermen Main in the chair.
lire ("trireme said to the tamely of June and July, at the re-
pose of his brother dentine, Mr. Faulkner, himielf, awl tho
oweretaty paid ~visit to Canada for the ports., of making a per-
mute! inapeo tom of the line, and examining into the effairs of the
company. Four years had elapoed save the previous visit, but
there vomits were very neeemary. The addition
anouat during the half-year trio liu. lid., which
bed lawn expended is the eugiwering awl loconndive
in repairing damage throe by storms, and Owing the lint
at the points in cow.tion in a minditine whieh will prevent ow+
thincsgc in future. Of this min E 15,496 had been copewkil in
no w and improved engines, which were mittired for the truffle• In
tie rev. 1144 r account there wan a .I..ervose of 04,1427 24., whir% was
owiou to th, interruption of the tree', from storm.ond
whie 11 had on several 44.111.404101 'topped the traffic altorether ; and
144 colony, to Ull• lowness of the rates whirl. they hart adopted, in
mosionewe of the severe compc4ition from the American beam
The load trader had kept up, but the fore' n troth, hod been
plod...live. When in Canada they had interview,, with the
authwiti,, of the other lines, and he believesd that anangenwuti
hod now lien made by which those rates would bo inerewed.
He thtn nQen, 41 to the inlets.* of the working exponme, the
114110412 of 'shift he ex)laine.l. U' onnebieled by moving the adop-
tion of the report. The motion for the adoption of the moorland
the d.olarotion of a 2 per vent. dividend having been lotoonilett by
Mr. !loge, a iliwillaaaal en 04114 d in which Mr. Lewis l'ayno nun-
phdeml err Ow inevoming extravagant* of the maaeumment In
Canada, and exprommil limopiniew that the manages outOt fo be
mailed Mr. Praiie thought that the gtega whieh Mod een
11. by the deloitst ion of threetorg would cheek the en-
ttommout 4 xpindittire, but if It did not it would be absolutely
ne.eci.ary t., eliange for bouutgetiont in •1141411.
C 14.110 Wird tbcit money...mod, eluting that Cu. company passim
“ mist MP &pont litAly ottioervi there, flan motion for the
adoption of the repot am ferried wienimnowly. It was
aimed thit the meout.d of rt,,eipte ..,.d Mould foe-
hhJ3ett to the elowelsoliterw monthly. .17u. direetom woos lowd-
own...ly nr-.haled, and a cordial vote of thank., wen, given to
to tiara, and vivo...holly to the &potation which had visited
Canada, for their valuable oervive“. The modems were ids°
tegl, lLi vole of thatike to the taloa, 411 reply,
defend..l the conduct of Alt. It, itiogeourm coueluded the pro-
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