Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-09-01
From the London Morning Chronicle, 2lst July.l
THE AMERICAN DELEGATE AND LORD
BROUGHAM

BkOlGHAM.
TO the Editor Of the Morning CRroRicle:
SR:-After what occurred at the first meeting Of
the Statistical Congress, ! withdrew Immediately
from that body, intending to offer no reasons here
for my course, because, from what ! saw, Judged
that they would not he worth the paper on which
they might be written. reserved them, therefore,
for my own government. Aier waiting awhile to
what comments the papers would make upon
the opening scenes Of the Congress, ! commenced
my despatch to my government; but a friend, in
whose opinions ! have great confidence, said he
thought ought to address the people here in yind.
cation oC myself Upon this ntmation (for il was
rather an intimation than counsel) sat down, and
amidst thousand doubts and Interruptions wrote
the suhjoined communication | was Just bringing
II 10 a close for the press yesterday Thursday
when received the information that at the opening
Of the meeting on the day previous Lord Brougham
had explained his remarks at the first meeting. as
would see in a paper referred to- and the iniorma-
ton came with the request that would return TO
the Congress. read the explanation in that paper
and two others They only differ in their reports
Of it. but they all concur in making his lordship
disavow any intention to show any disrespect TO the
American Minister or the United States and they
make him say that he merely meant TO call To notice
interesting statistical fact viz: that there was
n negro in the assembly.
Now, found myself in very ticklish predica.
ment. II not his lOrdshp's remarks so much
the reception they met with by all my associates
Of the Congress- that determined the 10 leave it
The signs were iniallible that IN that body could
not be received as equal, either IN country in
character while the negro received with open
arms. They understood his lordship as I did An
the papers understood him in the same way and
some Of them glory in the exposure Of the Amcri
can Minister and promise themselves n rich treat
when the President shall discover in what contempt
his Minister is held here. All this remains precise
ly as il did before his lordship's explanation Or
course, therefore, ! cannot return to them. They
would receive me cOurteously no doubt-possibly
now, with plhudits; but wbyi Not from personal
respect TO me or my country, but TO avoid schism
in the society-to preserve It's popularity. ! am
only three years removed from an Englishnan Il
date from the birth Of my goycrnhcnt,) and have
too much English spirit in me to thrust myself into
any company upon charity. Had the delegates re-.
ceived his lordship's remarks with a silent smile
Outlined as they wcre) and Dr. Dclany's response
in the same way never should have left the Con.
gress. But the plaudits like n tempest Of hail
upon my half English spirit. Nothing. then, IN the
piece needs qualification but what refers to his lord.
ships Intentions Learning these from his own
lips, sat down TO correct II in all that imputed to
him, directly or implicitly, wrong intentions and
wrong feelings but found that they were 80 Of.
ten referred TO in vast variety Of ways so often
interminglcd with sentiments void against the prin-
cral, but good against the cndorscrs, and in all
spccts good against the leading spirits Of Europe
and tho Congress, and essential TO the harmony
and grammatical construction, that IL | undertook
to correct generally should hardly leave il printa-
bic or readable. And yet the piece must now ap.
pear for IL not il will go forth to all Europe that
the United States delegate took offence proslavery
like, at an old mans playful remark, len the Con.
gress at It's beginning and that neither explanations
nor entreaties could bring him back.
have neither time nor patience to remodel t..
much less TO re-wrte L. ! am called away to-day ;
] should have been of from London before In my
dilemma have concluded to publish the piece lust
as ! wrote Il; not now fairly representing his
lordship, but exactly representing my under.
standing of him when | leil the Congress, and the
reasons, am at the bar now, and am to be udg.
ed Of by the reasonabeness Of my interpretations
and OF my conduct founded on them. / beg his
lordship, in consideration Of my situation 10 in.
dulge me in this. In return beg the reader to
treat as revoked, and utterly null and void every
reference to his ordship that is in the slightest de-
gree inconsistent with his explanations. / am not
very fat behind him in years. have long been his
debtor, and esteem him almost reyerentially; and
IL he is not debtor for his Judicial Reform Bill to
my native State there is the most remarkable coin.
cidence between the two systems that ever occurred
since the world began. II he is he ought TO esteem
me for my States sake. BE this as il may, we arc
too old TO quarrel
A. b. L0NGSTREET.