, 1861-05-17


THE SUBJECT IN TIE HOUSE OF LORDS.
In the House Of Lords, on the % b u!t' mo,
Earl OF III 4lmestu1y, adTer: II G to the ttate o1
If airs in America, said: I beg Naye to p1t to
my noble friend, the Unoer-St crttary OF For
eign Affairs, question of which haVe gwen
him private notice, In reference TO sutj Jet
which deeply interests this country. and, !
may eay, the whole Of Europe. Almost all
your lordnhips have, no couht, read the
accounts which arrived this morniI 6 from
Americs, and must have learned with l.nin, ~
we'll as some aetonishment, that civil war
hsd broken cut between the seceftiopists OF
that country and the other States Of the Union,
Fortuta ely, up to the cate of those accoants+
hardy any bloud hsd betn shed, and too much
praise cannot, thick, be bestowed upon tie
commander OF the aeet engaged IN the trans
actiou to which I refer for AEstainipg from
enttr!rg CD useless contest. II Is in p 7ssl-
bic, however, that struggle such as that
which seems now Impending in America-2
struggle 80 unnatural, and calculated, may
ado, to prove 80 fatal to the parties concerned
in it-stould not produce reVeEbsratlo
throughout the rest OF the world. may
further observe that no country on this side
of the Atlantic is, perhaps, more likely to
sutfcr from the civil var which threats ns the
United States than our own; for, altogether
apart from hose feelings Of regret with which
we must witness the bre aking out Of strife
between persons belonging to the same family
~ ourselves, a1d kindred to us in lareusge
Is well as ln blood, our polaical and n1dtt17dl
Interests are DEEPLY inIotsAad IN Thu unhappy
schisa That belng 60, cannot but believe
tost Her Msjesty's Mipi.t+rf, fet ling upon
this question with all hsr Nj stJ's subj ~cte.
have already done their utn ost, by tfdclous
meaps, to bring about some arrangement by
which so dreadful calamity as thst Ct which
an speaking, may be averted. l therefore
wish to aak my noble ftiena whnt steps the
government have taken with ttat ctject;
,c14ethe, they haze made any att npt to prtre,t&e
quar7e! tetree,s The different Stats Of The dnaesi
can Union from coming to hooiy issue; sch"t
ca eadeaaor, and tcd<thtr they haze in'iftd or
ars in correspondence NTH, any European Coz
rY7,7.e4t ruth the ricao Of obtaining their assist
anee In seeking to put stop at the outset to civl
var, of which y, once fairy commenced, Il utl
| Be impossible T. Joresse tie end. [Htsr, Lear
Loid Woo olLoufe-1 need scarcely assure
! nv noble TREND IL at he Government, in COM
[ of Her Msiesty's subjects have learnt, with
| the deepest regret the intelligence OF the dis
| sensions which hare taken place in the United
| States. We have alto received, with the ut
| most concern, theaccouL Is to which ny noble
: friend has allnded, informing us that these
| ds5ensionB have brought that country to the
brink OF civil wa1,-if, indeed, civil var may
hot be said to have 'reacy broken ont within
! her territories; and in alt wer to the question,
| what Bteps have been ta6cn by Her Msj=ssy'e
| Ministers to avert this great tca!amtfy--for tuch
great calamity it undoubtedly must prove ia
| to England, which is go closely connecttd d
| with then BY the tics OF kindred, - hare to
| state that alter the most mature dellbsr&tion,
! tbs Goye7sn1<at cdnae to the conclusion thai
It 4oas not desirable that This country Sho1ad
t intrude her ddyics or counsel on the Government
-.
! ever great the interest which we may teel IL
the Welfare of her people, and however anx
: ious we might be to res:ue them from the
| misfortune which appears to be 1mpeI dung
! over their head, We yet thought that = grea
! snd indepenoeLt nation might not Welcome
fairs, f that advice were prof: red Hithou
being solicited. The iIstruct1ona, therefore
gwen to Lord Lyons were, that he should o.
every f1ttlpg occasion, express the earnest de
sire Entertained by Her Msjesty's Gcvtrnnen
that the differences which prevail betH cen tn
Northern and Southern Stats Of Amefjc
should be arranged He has not, hos, yer
been instructed to give, either " "officious:y
OF officially, any rucn cou, Sci or ADVICE to tn
American Government, nb1ess such COus C
any1ce should be asked fer by the conttncin
narties themselves. That is the answer hav
give to the qaestion OF ny nooie TREND:
naturally follows that Her MsjsetJ'e Minister
l,ava not been in communication WITH az
tortipn Government as to any steps bei1
&. t.te,. Of the na1ur of those to which be ha
alluded {Hear, Aear
ENGLAND CAEEor RECOGNIZE TEE SOUTH.
From the London Economttt.1
A p1emature recognition the Of Souther
Confederation would be departure from th
recognized courre Of England, and could nc
therefore but express political bias In fave
n! the eeceders. Nov, it il suc,1 decent to ask a
Enqlih House Of Comane1as to cypress such a BIT
in taror Of such q posn4 as 1hat srhiea has i
: raj Of Government at 3lonfgone4y-a pow
: which is basea On elsyeFy as ane It # princip
nf its incigidusl existence, and which, thong
It professes for the moment to have aoolisbt
the slave trade, IL worked BY men, many
, whom have openly assailed the laws again
, that traffic Is q gru4s violation CT the rights
he sonth. The ,ad Of TIE commission q
. | pointed 10 negotiate with th. European pn1
tra for the recognition Of the Southern Fe
eration. Hon. ". L. YanceJ, cf Alabams, b
d, voted great portion OF his publ lille
deuopncipg the obsolete views Of WasbiDet Il
4ud the other great American stateEmen o! Il
lis. century On this subj Ct The men a,
the tourEa lists who chiefly insttgased sece
. sion were, ro ost OF thtm, Geepl3 pledged
rereal Of the e}hve II ade laws.
! Uadsr these circumstances, We earnestly
' ! ice to see'tha Mr.. n, E. F1rste1 has giv
a notice OF an amenument 10 ar. Gregory'e n
ton to the tdsct that the house does not
a present deslre to e1prt IS as ; otinton In fav
: of such recognition, and 'rasts that the &C
errment Will at no time make 1t without {
d | tainirg due security afa:nst the renewal
: tie African Slave trade" Such an amendme
viii come with the greatest weight from /
Representative Of Bzaoford-s town Ehit
though identified more With the worste. th
the cotton trade, still represents fairly I
public spirit Of our Nolther1 ma1ufacturi
: Interest,". 7he determination Of Eng[nnd MOI
Et Interested .aotiscs interfere aeah 0e hiqa ris
M 4ctich she h III ai,cavs Aoaa1 on the question
b{atxru and The Slasr trade could not be e1pr
I'd uort jattsnqly tAan By ths naemd<rJor Bfad1d
/. 10 SYMPATHY WITH TEE AECEDERs.