The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1860-08-16
From the london Morning Chronicle, 2Ist ult
The-AmeriCan Delegate ana
Lord ,HrO,igha

|
LOrdlBrOugham
TO the Etiitor Of he 4Korn,ay .Chroaicle:
SIR: After what occurred ,at the first
meeting of the Statistical Congress. with
drew immediately from that body, intend
ing to offer no reasons here for my course.
because, from what L saw, Judged that
they would not ic worth the paper on which
they might be written. | reserved them
therefore, for my own Government. Alter
waiting awhile to see what comments the
! papers would make upon the opening sceues
OF the Congress, | commenced my despatch
to my Government; bat friend, in whose
! opinlons | have great co! fidence, sal hr
4 thought oaghht to address the peopl, here
IN vundication of myself. Upon this intim,-
ton Tor 1t was rather an intimaiun than.
counscD sat down, and, amidst a thousand
| doubts and interruptions, wrote the sub
Jomcd communication. ] was Just bring
ing 1t TO close for the press Yesterday
| CIhursday,) when | received the mtorma
tien that, at the opening of the meeting OIL
the day previous lord Brougham had cx.
| planned his remarks at the first meeting. 4,
would see in Il paper referred to- aud the
information came with the request ,hat
would return to the Congress. | read the
explanation in that lnpc- and two others
They only differ in their rcpor,s oi it. bu.
they all concur in making his losdshp dis
avow amy intention to show s,ny Gisrlspcc'
To the American Minister or the United
States; and they make him say that hc
IN rely meant to call to notice an interest,
! lnS or statistical fact. viz: thdt there was
negro IN the assembly.
Now, found myselfin very ticklish ,rc.
dicancnt. 1t WAS not his lordship's
| 20 much as the reception they met with J.,
all my 'sociates of the Congress, that dc
I ltcrmlned me to leave it, The Sims wcr,
intaIllbic that in that body could not b,
! received as an equal. either in country or
IN character, while the negro was received
with open arms. They und .r,tood hi, lord
snip as did. All the papers undcrstooJ
l.im III the same way, aud SOME al them
glory ia the exposure OF the American Min.
IAtcr, aud PROMISE themselves rich treat
when the President shan discover in wha,
cortcmpt his Minister is hcfl here. lIl
Ih!s remains precisely as it did before h>
lJrdshp's explanations OF course. there
foe, cannot return tpthcm. They would
! receive me courtcously na doubt-po>silv.
now, with plaudis; but why? Not from
personal respect To me or my conntry. but
tp'avold Schism in the sncictv-to preserve
its popularity am only three wears re-.
moved fro a al Ensli,hm,p, Il date from
the bnth OF my GOvcmment.) ana HAY,
too much English spirit in uc to thrust my
sell lnto any company .upou charity Had
the delegates received his or.lShip remark.
with silent snlc. Ill timed q, they were.
and pr. Dc!any response in the same wa.
| never should haze lett The Congress. But
the pmuJits came Ike tempest oi hail up-
OIL my ha.f English spirit: Np.hjug, thcn
ia the piece needs qualification but what
refers To his lnrdships intentions Learn
| thesc from lljs own lips, sat down to
correct 1t in all that imputed to hin,. direct
| ly or implicdly, wrong intentions and wron.
feelings; but found that tLry were So o.
ten referred to in II vast variety or ways. 20
often intcrningicd with sentiments, void
against the principal, but good against the
endorscrs, and III all respects good agail.s
the lending spirits OF Europe and the Con
greSH, ana 50 essential to tie harmony an.
grammatical construction, that i, under
| took 10 correct generally. / sAuuid hardly
! leave 1t rrlntlhlc or readable. Iud vet the
| piece must ROW appear; for II not, il viii go
! iorih 10 all Europe ihat the United states
delegate took offence, pro slavery like. at
an old man : playful remark, lc!t the Con.
| STess at ITS Lc-lnnIng, and that mo. her cX.
| pIanailons non cutr,atics could bring him
| back.
have neither time nor patience to =. mo
I del It, much less to rc-wr.ic H. am called
away today should have been oil from
London before. In my It, emma | have
concluded to publish the piece Just a.
wrote 1t; not now rs fairly repre-. ming III,
iord>hip, but as exactly representa-. my
understanding ot HIM whcu | lclt Ike Con
grcsS, and the rcasons | am at the bar
nov, and AIN 10 Ice Judged OF hy the rca-
sonabeness of my mtcrprctariuns and of
my conduct founded ON them | bcg hiS
lordshlp, IN consideration OF ny si,uatior.
to indulge me in this. In return be. the
reader t. treat Us revoked, ana utterly nu,l
an void, every reference to his lord.hip
that IS IN the slightest degree inconsistent
with his explanations. am not very tar
behind him IL years. | have long been bis
debtor, and ! esteem him almost revcrcn.
italy; and if he is not debtor for his Judi
cial Reform Bill 10 my patiye State. there
is the most remarkable coincidence between
the two systems that ever occurred since
the world began. If he i, he ought to cs-
tccm me for my States sake BE this Il,
it may, We are too old to quarrel
y. Is. LONGSTREET.
TO THE PUBLIC.
Before terminate my first and last visit
to Europe, deem it due to my country
and myself to leave behind me a word OF
pnmmpuf ulpp ., p,,ct rau,,,l.. 4. 4.