Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-02-24

American Affairs In Ensland-The
Queens SPeeeh--Debase I'm Parlia-
ment.
The late Queens Speech contained the toll
lowing allusion to American affairs:
Serious differences have arisen among the
States Of the North American Union. It Is
impossible for me to look without great con-
Germ upon any events which can affect the
happiness and welfare of people purely al
lied to my subjects by descent. and closely
connected with them by the most intimate
and friendly relations. Ny heartfelt wish is
that these differences may be susceptible of
satisfactory adjustment. The interests which
/ take in the well being of the people of the
United States. cannot but be increased by
the kind and cordial reception given by them
to the Prince of Wales during his recent visit
to the Continent of America. rt<#
The Earl of SEFToS, who moved the adj
dress in the House of Lords, in reply to the
Queens speech, showed in his speech how
secession is cutting its own throat.
Her majesty had expressed her concern at
the serious differences that had arisen ameng
the States of the American Union. While
all must regret to see SO large and prosper
Jus community, which was SO closely.
bound by every tie to ourselves, almost upon
the verge of civil war, they could not help
feeling some alarm as to the effect which those
events might have upon the importation of
cotton into the manufacturingd istricts of the
north of England but at the same time IL
should Be remembered that cotton could Be Obtained
from other countries besides America and he was
happy to say that the subject was creating
the deepest interest in Manchester, and he
trusted in Liverpool also. Increased facility
of communication and better modes of pre-
pairing cotton and bringing it to market
would, he hoped, shortly place US in a posi-
ton to obtain large supplies from our Indi-
an possessions. There were also active ef-
forts being made upon the coast Of Africa. in
nope ofscreating wide field of commercial
operations in that quarter of the globe. e
Lord LIsNoRE, who seconded the address
of the lords, regretted secession as deeply,
but, with the same clear sense urged that
England should look hereafter for her cotton
supply to quarters where the political suicide
of foreign nation would not endanger their
own prosperity: E9
knowing the extent to which we were de-
pendent on America for the raw material of
our greatest manufacture. he would urge on
their lordships the necessity of taking such
measures in our colonial dependencies as
would insure US q constant and ample supply
of cotton"
And the Earl of DERBY from the other side
of the house accepts the same alternative:
" 1t is impossible not to feel the deepest
concern at the threatened disruption of that
great Union, as it must affect the happiness
and welfare of that country. (Hear, hear.)
There is no man in this country who would
not view with the deepest anxiety and regret
the disruption of a community which with
out claiming perfection for its institutions,
and certainly under various disadvantages,
has yet procured for its people an amount of
prosperity almost unparalleled in the world,
and an amount of personal freedom only in
feriOr-and / think il is inferior (hear, bear,)
to that enjoyed in this country (Hear,
bedr.) But it is impossible 10 look at that
threatened disruption-only possible to be
effected at the cost of the horrors of civil
war-withort looking also at the effects it
would produce on the manufactures of this
country. lis first effects, at all events, would
be most disastrous to one great branch of our
industry. Unfortunately it does so happen
i trust it will not be long so-that we have
been almost exclusively dependent on the
cotton of America. 1t will be of the highest
advantage if the threatened disruption should
lead those who are most deeply Interested
l do not think the Government can interfere
with their Individual exertions--to turn their
serious consideration to the best means of
ayerting the danger involved in failure of
the supply of cotton from the United States
by promoting an increased supply from other
sources. Such a supply can be had in many
parts of the world, provided means be taken
for encouraging its growth and import.