New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-21

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. ,bs estabishment Of peace with foreign powers,
hcb are matters entirely within the power ana preog
. tive of the crown. The functions OF faranen. eoas
a. lv he applied either OF these events until eacu
. - actually taken place, and, under these ehcun'
. ,snces Sc the Duke declines TO take any step win
respect to the petition VOW DC 10. fu, sons 70 ssy
that the British nation has right to medde win nose
" matters until all over; consequently, be y ngh1 "
be il wrong, remedy Is possible against ~ eecause
certainly imagine that possible subsequent cehsu'e
can be reputed be remedy It cannot make undohe
tbinrs tia; are done. Hear, hear Nay | am even
made to understand from that answer that though far
lament may have the rgh; to speak about war ana
reace after these events have actually taken place. YET
Tie people has even then no right to petition, Deeau
now war decaredthc event has actually taken pace
and still the pretenson Of having petition ABOUT II
presented is characterized as mos unusual and VIE,
precedent. Now, Sir may be very sorry, la nuee
sorry an 10 have 70 part with my eheerng Illusions
about the constitutions value OF Bnllsh insutuuohs'
and 10 have 10 learn that 70 use senptuIai ehPre,
there Is much Of sounding brass and tnkhng eiigIo -
them Still sincerely acknowledge thS ABOUT t"is no
no voice In the clepter- is an internal business III your
own l. therefore will even abstain from mentioning "na'
Minister of the constitutional crown oil hungary, mus
written 10 Hungarian meeting; and, parting WIN tIe
subject once for all have only 10 lament tie extremely
embarrassing situation in which ON pia'eu on s V0V"
SION From the Brt.h Government scarcely can nope
ANYTHING in the line of that policy which all IN being Ia,
vorabe the just claims OF me oppressed p
tai n he the only sound and wise policy for Great britain
in the preept war How could hope anything from inat
quarter il having been already publicly reported IN the
without contradiction 'lat LOfd Nosunofe-
land the British ambassador at vienna, has gwen as
sur nces 10 the oppressOr country to the effect that
n British Government would oppose any attempt al max
u the Oriental question subervient to the projects Of the
Hungarian or Italian, imagine. Polish national par
ties Il would almost appear frou these assurances that
the Z, iiish Government medtates some Russanhe IN
teryention should nationaies try 10 proh by the
complications of the Oriental question for breaking the
chains of foreign oppression under which they groan.
Ii Is true we heard Lord John Russell profess in the
House Commons least with respect TO Italy that
f.rsgt rifalu
uCnt there. However. Lord Westmoreland undoubtedly
Npon authority of his Instructions gave assurances that
Great Britain would oppose il. And really We have seen
of late cashng contradictions. between ministerial
in Parliament, and in the communications OF
secret diplomacy, nay, have even heard different
members OF and the same Cablhet speaking the one
such rounds and another such squares, that for one
could scarcely make out what Is fish and what Is hesh
and certainly could not have understood how, VITA
such drsggnes to- and pulngs FRO the British state
carriage can move at all Have | not been dispensed
from the puzzng scrutiny by observing that the British
state carriage not at all but, yielding to the
falings forward, ind 10 the draggings backward, 1t
appears quakDg aud shaking, and putting and bending
but does not In oil history has been reserved
TO tie British Government OF 1888 and 1884 TO keep this
powerful empire, for more than year, in condition
which they themselves with remarkable ingenuogsness
protested to be neither nor war; ana AFTER tnat oy
this hybrid condition II Britain has been made to expe
rience in s commerce and industry, all the calames OF
al unfavorabe war for than year, without being
really at war; consequently without any advance or
mOrs or political compensation IN RETURN AL last war
been carried on, much by as by diplomacy, III
such way that the small advantage gained not by British
French aid, but simply and exclusively ny lurklsh
bravery having been by Great Britain and France, given
over in keeping perfous Ausria-that Is, in keeping
to one Of the two hereditary and rreconcleabe enemies
of Turkey the British nation is az this very moment not
hair s.breadth nearer the deinye solution of the
Oriental question than baG been fifteen months ago thas
perfectly ustyn ing my bitter but true words, that Great
Brtans tate carriage, tossed to and fro by the waving
attitude of political eXI edency did not move forward one
wards length in than year. And would to heaven
II had but remained stationary Yet not even that is the
casC-it went backward. The deinve solution Of the
Oriental question has been complicated instead Of
becoming simplifed Cheers You stand further OF
from the original aim than you were standing fifteen
months ago. The British nation, which, with generous
impulse TO take up her arms aud to unite her purse
for the sake OF the freedom of Europe sees Great Britain
drifted to the humiang position, to have to give AS
surances through her Westmoreands TO Austria-on,y
think gentlemen, Aust ial-hat the British Govern
ment will oppose freedom, should it endeayor to profit
by the war. Woeful, gentlemen, woeirl Really twill
be strange sight 10 hear the Scotch bug sounding under
the walls of Rome, exciting the Cameronans 10 light
for the Pope against Italian liberty 10 see the British
bpyones at Peste, Lcnbardy Posen, or perhaps even
Warsaw opposed TO the resurrection OF Poland aud Hun
gary Your noble hearts feel revol,ed at the idea; you
say will not 20 far But say unto you, let matters
lust 20 ON vet while as they are going and il must it
will come that. There may be still in your Gov
who did not yet mean to 90 so far however,
they have already pledged Great Britain to oppose any at
tempt Of national freedom, and it will not be IN their
power to stop half way. Expeeency' thou false wisdom
OF tie blind and of the weak thou specter reekng with
the blood of murdered nations thou VINO never wegues
the consequence- but dost always sacrifice to moments
fear the iutic of eternity and to moments rest the
peace and security OF centuries thou who has been al
WAYS found reaGy to purchase tyrant smile by the groan
ing OF millions. lCheers Expedency! Thine pathway
is like the pathway Of sinone step upon It's glossy slope
ard there is stopping any more; 1t is Millions bridge
smooth easy noasnsive, down to he'll.
Yes in the way see Great Britain engaged in this
Great Britain viii needs 80 far 10 fight against
freedom on tie continent. This being the position az to
the intentions ~ the Government the logic OF consttu
tiona institutions would advise 10 request the British
people that while the Government declares that the East
an Question shall be made subseryent to Polish
Hungarian and Italian freedom the British people should
declare that il viii consent to let the question be made
subseryert TO Austrian GespO;lsm Such declaration
implies the ps-sing of resolutions and presenting petit
lions; and such understand rs the object oil The present
meeting; however the Duke OF Newcastle tells me that
tie British people has night thus to nedile with the
matter; therefore gentlemen. YOU WILL agree with Ihe,
tust that II bat proper and due on my part TO have re-
sc;ed myself 20 TIC statement OF fac:s as they are ana
leave the rect entirely to Your own discretion can do
much with the case because learn with satssc
tion that the arguments / told before this subject
familiar with the citizens of Glasgow eight hundred
COPIES OF my Sheffield Nottingham speeches being
ia their hands and know that with intelligent and patr
otto Bralns II IS not the sound OF the voice, but the merit
OF rue argument which makes truth believed. am glad
to have opportunity to make this remark the more
because ! Lave been hOlored by invitations from
Leicester. Newcastle, Liverpool Preston Paisley,
ktighly Sunderland and Ednbughyet il is evidentthat
! can not 60 everywhere free word. spoken in
free British meeting If there be truth in the word should
be carried the thousand wings OF free press and thus
carried should tell, and should bear and have it. effect
everywhere. so requesting you take these my humble
remarks for Introduction 10 what have to Say this
ening and 20 read my evening speech, will beg to
c0nclud. by saying hat have reported that Lord
Nesn Oreand gave satisfactory explanations 20 Austria
about the Iece pOn OF What he calls my renewed agita
"ton in Erg land THANK respectfully the citizens
OF Glasgow for the noble Scottish which they have
sven 10 DIS. to the explanations of Lord Westmoreana
Cheers.