Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-12-12
5000 American Revolution, as NfeNeo Dy I"
The SeNC I|,hsr Of the British Parliament

a.. tho 25th October, Capt Jeryis, member OF me
- of Commons for the borough OF Har"ich' rs
~ Enolaud delivered lecture to large auoiehce az
Iorwich on American affairs. The lacC mas oten al
aodv noticed from Northern Journal IN Inc Lon
5on Times OF the 25th October we mao captain y S.
oach reported and copy it below IL is eVlHentiy not
SP Gv rpnorted and certainly does not do the speak
~ instice 1t is plain from the points touched upon,
bt there is much OF bis anlmadVef8ons omitted IN the
Inns It is gratifying to see this one of the many
oof If the manner the English mind is being educa-
"a On the subect of our national difficulties:
Uo ~ snpciaI request, Captain Jervs A. one OF the
nTs for the borough of Harwich, delivered lee
| ~ the TOWN Hall yesterday evening" on American
gjro to a numerous audience comprising many OF the
aI 9.an,+ioI inhabitants of the borough.
luz Wavor Mr. Brownies, presided and having brie-
Nv introduced the su0JGC'- =.
ny Tantoin Jervis NJ. p, who on rising met with
"Pt;on eod Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen -
qla Ln r9ouested ard have thought it right that
n"'0 onnpar before you and address to you a few
SUI" 9th reference to the question which think at
resent day. is likely to become OF the prOm-
Ut questions of this country and having devoted
o time TO that question, aud being ia the habit of
ing an independent vote when it is necessary have
onsd expedeut that should tell you the basis upon
which have come to the conclusion which entertain
d nnon the subject We in the Eastern counties hav
ing had one of the most bountul harvests which have
been known for many years. aud locking forward to
other year of plenty for every to depend upon it
Is but right that should consider what is the cOnd
ton of fellow subjects in different parts of England
You must remember that some years ago there was
very extensive famine in Ireland which caused not only
great distress 10 that but in other provinces of this
Dire for it is impossible that any number OF fellow
countrymen should feel distress without it being fully
participated in throughout the length and breadth of
the land
We may not perhaps be called upon to expect def
cheney of wheat any other description Of agrcutu
raj produce but there is another crop upon which it is
cd of ic GlyplU
to fail them in the ensuing WINTER and know time
more Opporune to think what will in the ensuing
season and to consider this question than while the
Their is still warm and the shining. Many of you
must know, well as myself, that the bread Of life
not be taken from the large population OF the manuac
turing districts without causing some of the most dis
tressing scenes that human nature witness and
when we to consider that throughout Lancashire
the people working haltimethat is, three days in
stead Of sx-and if that is the in September,
what they likely to DO in December? We can ina
CINE what likely to be the distress in that part of the
country 1t may be asked, as l have seen it 10 some
newspapers Of the day. What has that to do with Els.
sez?" Now say the people cannot suffer in Lancash-
ire without you feeling it in Essex and | will endeavor
by few figures to show you why say
The traffic between this country and the United
States where the Cotton is produced, and by the
aCture of which large class is fed amounted during
the past year to Eel 634 $685. that is to say that there
was over 944 100000 OF imports from America, and
over tLZ,UUU,UUU IN ana you cannot suddenly
put an end to such portion as 967 100000 sterling
worth of without deeply affecting this coun-
try. When | tell yOu too, that out of that portion
there in the shape Of Cotton alone something like
E30000,000 worth Of material to be manufactured
that out of the vast quantity of Cotton pro luce
which from the manufacturing districts, besides
what purchased in this country there are ESP 900 600
worth exported, making difference between the raw
material exported and imported, without calculating
what we consume ourselves, of over 922G00,O0O, you
will be able to form idea of the amount lost to the
manufacturing population OF this country. (bear
hearO | wish to be clear the point of figures be-
cause there have been doubts thrown upon them
but they have been collected from the returns of the
Board of Trade. 1t will give you, perhaps clearer
idea of the vast amount of the produce exported when
tell you that simply regards plain calico, G28 900 00O
worth alone is exported and of plain sewing Cotton
100000 produce affecting only Lancashire, but
other districts, such as Lanarkshre.
1t has been said by people holding strong notions
that operatives ought to starve all the winter, rath
than that we should interfere in the quarrel that is
now taking place. | the last person to ask this
country to interfere in any quarrel in which the United
States are engaged but cannot view it in that light
Il merely look to what will be the suferings OF the
manufacturing population, and ask you to give YOU
confidence to that Government which will mitigate the
evil arising from it. t. as humble member of The
House of Commons am not going to place my opinion
against that of Earl Russell whose Judgment muci
thought of by all Europe but must say that if it il
necessary for the Government to interfere in the
Tor alternating the distress of the population at home,
shall certainly give them my best support.
1t is said should not interfere because the orth
States against slavery, but that is question
imported into the matter by interested parties, which
shall be able to show you is not only gross error bu
that they ought to know that it is 1t is very tru
that slavery exists only in the Southern States but th
North has ever fully recognized it institution ant
has never entertained any idea OF putting end to ii
The question of slavery In the United States is
labor and though having great horror of slavery my
SELF must admit that it is backed up by men of tn
Northern States because if it abolished they couI
not profit by it. The question of slavery brough
prominently forward in the Congress of America in tn
year $780, when at that time tw0-thirds of the Con
gresS were Northerners and will read you resolution
passed by that body which was first of all, submite
to committee of seven, six of whom were Northerner
and only one Southerner. That resolution was subst
quenty passed unanimously by the whole Congress.
was thus:
That Congress have no authority to interfere in h
emancipation of slaves in the treatment of them
any of the States it remaining with the several State
alone to provide rules and regulations therein whic
humanity and true policy may require"
1t is true that it after that date that in Ems
land took so prominent part in the emanc patton
slavery but alter the whole matter had been almost
complished by u.s. what was the feeling of North Amer
ca {? Why, find that that most distinguished MAJ
Daniel Webster, who represented Massachusetts as
Senator said in 1885, with regard to this very reso
ton which have quoted
The House agreed to insert these resolutions in i
journal, and from that day to this it has never bee
maintained or conended that Congress had any author
y regulate interfere with the condition OF slaves
the several States"
He was at that time contending against eelir
which the South expressed, that they thought there
wish on the part of the Northern States to abol
slavery, and he, as the leading man of the Northel
States, and speaking in their name, so far from CO
Jopiod hot uiSh +
their part to abolish it. 1t not till the year l8s
that slavery was abolished in colonies, and son