Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-01-28
RICHM0ND ENQUIRER.
THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY e. 1852.
OUR MINISTER'S ABROAD

Weshall shortly publish some extracts of inc slee
Mr. lngersoll, our Minister, and OF the f.a ~ 10y
delivered at banquets given To the Amei'" -
Liverpool and Manchester. With The ~ ! H''"s y
agree that our Minister invited 10 '''''' e'' y wv
leading mct ctchanls, and manufacturers ii .' ~ " ''
pmcpt 10 him personally, but as az e''u'" y " s''
! feeling which exists ilcro to"a'"s fN,'e''e"',s, " " "
respect entertained Free lns'uohs ihese ueho
srano so IN fact lomages American principles, anc
f,i,biu American representative would nave taken 40
!, ,he ,,casion 10 explain those principles more .
I a 10 dwell upon their beneficial influence On lht
h,,i mora and religious we-being OF society,"
!, ,yold have been breach Of courtesy or proprl
ety instead of repeating the common places aoou
! tho unity of origin and language subss!ng between
England and America have vndcatcd this country rom
certain pejudices which prevail almost universally on the
side of the Atlantic and to have shown Tho many cs
al and important respects In which our policy differs
wholly from lha, Of Great Britain We do not mean that
any OF tho controversial questions in debate bewcon the
nations should have been argued but that the vast I'M
proyements that we think have made upon British law
and British legislation and the immense consequent benefits
upon the condition Of the masses should have been modest
y stated and explained
II was not considered in the Earl of Derby,
guest al the Liverpool festival into elaborate
defence of the hereditary House OF Lords OF which he
member although in the course OF his remarks ne ran
paraIe between and the American Senate which com
nar reversed The view taken of the latter responsible
and representative body in This country Nor won have
been our Of place in Mr. lngerso In honor Of whose conn
rv the banquet given, TO have cxpoundcd with more
funess and accuracy than British writer's and are
in the habit OF doing the popular benefits of democratic IN
sutions especially in reference 10 The practical effects oil
universal suffrage the vote by ballot and law reorm winch
are s questions of with Inc people Of England
81, ho,,n
compromised the neutrality Of his functions minister
nor given offence party Will! il might have contr-
hued much TO justification of theory ogovernuen
and 10 the elucdaton Of many questions vehementy aga-
tod abroad.
Al the dinner In Manchester there diroct nvitation
on the par, Of the President OF the Chamber OF Commerce.
who offered the complimentary toast for an expression OF
opn on on the subject Of free trade He claimed for tta
Britain the Of having led The way in abolshns gov
ernmenta restrictions commerce. and expressed the nope
that other nations might follow the example Nov, there
were remarks that called oT reply and particularly lom
minister of the United States which, in the repeal o their
navigation laws and In their early tariffs, were The
first make onslaught the old doctrines Legislative
protection But Mr. lngersol could simply sIanlmer out
that opinions were divided on the question of Free Trade
while he thought that suggestions for enlarged intercourse
would be accepted and acted upon in hIs own country. A
said with emphasize that Free rradeis the settled policy u
the nation approved by large maorlties of the people and
warmly commended by its wisest and best statesmen.
Let no suppose that would urge representatives
abroad go crusade in behalf OF popular rights
danger their diplomatic usefulness by the unmcy assertion
Of democratic sentiments We wish and urge no such ns
when free pubic demonstration is tcndrfrd them III
free country England essentially is on the express
ground that tney are Americans should desire
them leaving the beaten tracks OF o!ntory lis
ncve truths, suggested BY their peculiar position c
IN 10 democratic 0fioi-i- Europe.
II il knc, ~ the world over that this is democratic gov
q unmcnt aud every body expects of It's representatives,
when an opportunity afforded them for The purpose ea
uressly that they will hesitate declare the convictions
of theIr people miscellaneous ssembage or one conf
oosed of the representatives of different nations pures
il is only polite avoid the of pccua! opinions
nu, among company OF men, got together with the special
object doing honor your naon there s no reason why
YOU should shrink from the topics which fidelity 10 It's prin-
ciDcs involves.