The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-09
rur p.Lnrnsros FOREIGN POLICY.


Ma,or on Iondon 10 members Of the diplomatic corps and
oher disuKulsed indiVdaals the 10th ultmo Ia
tyre Yesterday bot omitted for want contains
reports o. speeches made by Lords Pamerson and Caren
don defining the foreign policy Of the Pslmeton minis
m which Of deep interest Al The present crisis In Great
Britain
aThe party vas 90 large that but for the admirable
ranEeenis Mr. Catty his loships secretary u would
have been Impossible 70 accommodate half the company
who poured Va steadily ffsm an 70 haltpast O'Clock
IN The evening Ons 81 the greatest Hons Of the evening
MAS the Peslsn ambassador who, accompanied BY nu.
inerous suite was amongst The earlier arrivals Lord Pal
Insrson arrived al baipsss seven sad there some
slight demonstrations 81 applause bis lodsbip passed
through the vesiibals Hoe Mr. Dallas not present
Amer dinner the Lord Mayor In giving Of the ,oasis
said
We ace this day honoscd with the prsence o. the Prime
Minister Of this country end We the citizens Of London,
feel IL proud privilege 10 have the opportunity Of assem-
bling smbassadors, poblemsa and the great commercial
interests Of the country In this ball The occasion upon
which We have u 10 express ihc confidence have
In the nobemsn the head OF hsr Ma,esy government
who has upon 70 many oes~on, ~ ." .s o. srsa' an
brought affairs 20 snccsssin issue surr shall he
supported when assert Woe he 70 England when brave
soldiers and sailors thoroughly supported by tbs
government when unexpectedly called take decisive
any great emergency The noble Premier 10
about appeal 20 the nation TO espro their opinion on the
with confidence the result therefore propose 10 you
'The health OF yseount Palmersop, and may he long
be spared TO guide the councils Of our andr loud
cheers.l
In reply to this compliment Lord Palmsston aud
addressed the company as follows
Often as has been our good fortune paraks Of the
splendid hospitality OF tho citizens OF London certainly
these testimonies Of courtesy and good will upon
important and interesting occasion than the present We
not feel convinced decying ourselves when we In
terpret the manner In which my Lord Mayor has been
pleased propose health, and the mode Ia Which IL
has been drunk renewal OF that expression Of CONF
dence and good will towards her Mssiys ministers which
had he bono NJ iyinOn mt mi
ordshp among the feelings and opinions OF the citizens
Of this great metropolis lCheers.l
We were IL is well known, not long ago placed In
minority in the House of Commons question which
involved upon her Majestys government knew
very well that Of those who honored as with their
general support looked upon that question only sim
pie expression Of their judgment OF particular transactions
which had taken place at the anpodes three mouths
before and persuaded themseve, that in giving their votes
against the government that occasion they not
expressing upon the administration and some OF
those honorable gentlemen assured with the deepest
sincerity that they did not intend by that vote TO with
draw the government that general confidence which
they had hitherto con6ded to II. [Cheers.
But the great soriy Of those who voted on that
sion knew very well the full political effect OF the vote they
about give The resolution Was that the proceed
i1gs which the government bad approved In China were
unlsable the government had In this case approved
unusfable proceedings, they bad undoubtedly tol
lowed which deserved to incur the OF Par
lament aud Of the country. We were persuaded however
on contrary that those proceedings necessary and
vital We felt that great wrong had been inflicted on
country. We felt that felowcountrymen In dis
su ouragea and atrocities which could not be passed
in silence We felt that the treat rights of this coup
try bad been broken and that those locally charged with
the defence of in that quarter Of the world
only justified, but obliged to resent those out
RACES far the power ia their hands would enable
them to do So We felt that should be beraying the
trusts which the citizens the country had reposed In
five had approved proceedings which we thought
be right and which We II placed In the sans cirrnm-
Stances should have deemed II our duty TO have pursue
[Cheers]
Well my lord under ordinary circumstances when the
House OF Commons censures government that govern.
has but TO pursueto retire especially
it thinks that the country at large shares the opinion pro-
nounced by the House OF Commons its conduct and
policy But the present occasion conviction was
very different We did not believe that the country at
large shared the opinion of the majority OF the House OF
Commons took the liberty Of stating In the House q
fed by the opInion Of The country, and the result has
proved that predictions were well founded and that
we were justified in entertaining that opinion We have
now, before the constituencies OF the country
had opportunity OF recording their vots received
numerous expressions OF opinion coming from al parts Of
the United Kingdom addresses signed by of oil ranks
ia society and all shades of opinion by whgs by tories
and by radicals all thinking II right when the interests
of country affected that party differences should
be forgotten that the whole nation should be band
ed together in support Of its honor and OF s dignity
[Cheers.l
woad be the result of the appeal about to make
them and now, though the time when that appeal
would practically be answered has not yet arrived still
the heart of the country sound that It's udg
ID just and that they will not endorse such censure
been upon by the House OF Commons
[Cheers.]
am not allowed my Lord Mayor to talk of coalitions
of combinations because they have been distinctly repu
dated but there that accidental OF aders
of parties in that lobby and there in that lobby
the of which expected to succeed to
power by making humiliation aud degradation OF their
country the stepping to Office Loud and prolonged
cheers
We were told, and truly that party ties essential
Party ties and party spirit essential to the working Of
the British constitution There party ties which
remembered this OCCASION but there also party
ties which wholly forgotten And those ties which
forgotten the feelings which ought TO animate
all parties in supporting the dignity and honor OF their
country. tChsers
They agreed that the proceedings in China
ust6abe consequence Of that vote they must have
word TO that Chinese barbarian Yeb that they were
anxious apologize to him for the wrong which they had
done They would have had to send from Woowch some
fresh in lieu of those sailors had rendered
seryceable; they would have had TO restore the forts
which naval forces have destroyed and probably in
order complete their apology they would have repaid
the rewards given by the authorities of Canton for the
heads murdered Engshmen and the expenses Of the
which had been committed in the town by the Chi
nese Cheers and aughter
envy the feelings OF those men who could wit
with calmness rewards offered for the heads Of these
British merchants by the Chinese authorities for muir
ders assassnations and posonngs committed on our fell
low-subects and who instead of feeling their blood boil
ing with indignation at such proceedings would have
bent the knee in abjec submission the barbarian by
whom such atrocities ordered to be committed.
But told by others that guilty OF making
war; and that while continue to hold the direction Of
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