Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-03-08

stated that that was the allegation, and that
II was with regard to the truth or erroneousness
OF that assertion that further information was
required. Hear, hear
Mr. Disraeli: ! beg the noble lord 10 believe
that have no desire to misinterpret him.
Hear, hear. speak with the hope and wish
OF elcitng from the Government satisfactory
expression OF feeling on subject of the deepest
interest. IL is by no motion of mine, but rather
to my great regret, that this question has been
brought forward; but since it has been intro.
duced, venture to speak on ii lest my silence
might be msconstrued, and because / wish il
to be understood that do not approve of the
tone adopted by the noble lord. / will not
revert to the point he has just noticed, further
than TO say that an apology founded on an
equlvocation is the most dangerous instrument
that any Government can use. Hear, hear,
and when the promised papers are produced
/ hope that we shall not find the conduct Of
her Majesty's Government impugned in that
respect. ! cordially concur in the hope ex
pressed by the honorable and learned member
from Sheffield, that in this house there will be
such an expression of opinion on the part oil
the representatives of the British people as will
assure the subjects Of the American Govern
ment that here the question will be discussed
without prejudice and without passion, Cheers
and that we will not willingly defer TO the
rumors--on whatever authority founded in
either country-that these questions are pre-.
texts, and not causes for misunderstanding be
tween the two countries, which, if persisted in
cannot but regard as one Of the most Gala
mitous events that could possibly occur.
trust that the honorable and learned mem
Der will not proceed with his motion, for diyi
sion under the circumstances in which the
house now finds itself, might lead to much mis-
conception. Hear, hear For my part,
think that if he honorable and learned gentle
man believed that there was an inconsistency
and most important one, between the state
ment OF the noble lord the other night and
certain documents in his own possession, be
did nothing more than his duty as an indie
| pendent member of Parliament in bringing tbs
question before the House. Cheers. He
has done SO, and he will stand clear before
the House and the course he has adopted
Should he, however, press his motion to u divi
sion, shall vote against him-no, to impl,
approval of the government, but because
think 1t would be injudicous 10 proceed further
| In this business until we shall have received
the papers which have been promised. and 70,
which ] wait with great anxiety. [Cheers
Mr.. Roebuck.-My object is sufficiently at
| tanned. | withdraw the motion. Cheers.
My. Gibson wish to put question to the
noble lord at the head of the government. HI
| stated the other evening that formal offer 0
| arbitration had been made to the government
| OF the United States with regard to the Contra
American question. Would the noble lore
have the goodness to say when that offer wal
| made?
Lord Palmerston.-I will not trust my mem
DRY as to dates; but all the papers are in pro
cess of preparation. They will be before tn,
House in very short time, and will be founc
| to contain the whole of the details.
The motion was then withdrawn