The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-02-27

conn,,v IL. "Iu'a not have il go out of the |
county mat ne had abandoned The PRINCIPLES
OF life in favor Of mil;tarv Jasno,;s,,, spIIs
concurred in the definitions OF ,le dnt;e. of
Secretary OF State as they were lad L., T.. |
Lord John Russell, but believed he bad ~ ~ ~
way departed from their spirit. The nrac,;ce
OF the Foreign office, as sought to be denied
py LoId 'ohn russell was no new one. for
dispatches and notes had never been sen,
without the Prime Minister'S sanction. ReTar'
ring to the incident Of the deputation, he said
that he had thought it his duty to receive n
but had scarcely thought his answer would
have been made matter Of public importance;
but there was nothing in that answer which he
had not said in his place in that House, and
though he regretted expressions in the address
in question, he did not think there was any
thing in that affair to impair our foreign rela-
tons. Adverting to the incidents of the coup
d. efat, he said that he had, in conversation
with the French Ambassador, uttered precisely
the sentiments which appeared in the despatch
Lord J. Russell had read. But when Lord
Normandy applied for instructions, there could
be, OF course, but one answer consistently with
our habitual policy. Lord Normandy thought
It necessary to communicate this to the French
Minister. The latter said that two days be-
lore he had received communication, which
he described, however, in hghly-colored words.
Lord J. Russell had written for explanation,
| and he uord Palmerston) had, being much
pressed by business, delayed bis reply until he
| could write fully. He then did write, and said
that his opinion was, that the antag gonism which
had arisen between the President and the As
sembly had made it impossible both could ex-
| ist together.
Recapitulating the remainder of the cores
pondence, he observed that he had replied to
Lord John RusselPs letter that there was a
| distinction between the official dispatches and
non 0ff1cIal communica ations, that he had said
| nothing to Count Walewsk which could fetter
the Government, and that if Foreign Secre,a.
| ry were forbidden to talk frankly TO Foreign
| Ambassador, there would be an end of all that
easy diplomatic communication which tended
| most OF all to preserve the peace of nations.
| Upon this Lord John sgnifed that he Lord
Palmerston) ought to resign. He conceived
| his own doctrine TO be right, and Lord Johns
to be wrong. But, he added, that his opinion
was expressed on the Sd December, and the
same evening, under the same root, Lord j..
Russell expressed his opinion to the same in
dividual, and, judging by what had fallen from
Lord John Russell that night, it was probable
| that his opinion was the same as Lord Palmer
ston's. And on the following Friday each of
| the other ministers seemed to have expressed
| an opinion upon the very subject which Lord
| PalmerstOn was told he must not express an
opinion on. So every minister, except the only
one who had studied foreign questions, was to
be free to pronounce upon them. And as to
the despatch to Lord Normandy, was it to be
laid down as rule that on no occasion was a
foreign minister to send despatch on his own
discretion, withoutbeing charged with breach
| of duty to the crown and to the Prime Minis
ter? He had certainly often adhered to that
rule, TO the damage of his own character for
punctuality in matters of business; but was
such rule to be pushed to absurdity? Itwas
an unfair representation to say that in his des-
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| structions, or spoken in the name of England.
He had done no such thing. Lord John Rus
| sell had therefore written to the Queen TO re-
move him Lord Palmerstonj for doing precise
ly what every other member of the Govern
ment had done.
He proceeded to say that he fully concur
red in the policy which Lord John Russell had
declared should be ours, and that he had been
proud to be, as Lord ohm had once described
him, the Minister, not of France, or Austria
or Russia, but of England. In doing his duty
in that position, it was impossible he should
always avoid giving offence, but he had sue
ceeded in leaving the country at peace with
other nations, and without even a subject o
dispute with any of them. After naming vari
Gus countries with which we had not long age
been upon less amicable terms than he had now
left the nation, and referring to his success in
suppressing the slave trade, (upon the pros
pect of the speedy extinction of which he
dilated with earnestness) he alluded TO the state
of feeling between ourselves and Austria, and
in accounting for it, reminded the House tina
for long time there had been differences be
tween the two governments on points of policy
but there was nothing in the fact which neet
prevent the two countries from cooperating oil
ordinary matters. And he concluded by say
ing that in leaving office he had left the foreigl
relations of Englan in satisfactory condition
and her character and honor unspllied. The
noble lord resumed his seat amid loud cheers