Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-11
SPEECH OF FIR LINDSAY, Mp,
England and France Advised to Recognize
the Independence of the South.

Mr. Lindsay N, P whose visit TO this country last
year ona commercial errand, attracted much no
tice from the press and mach interest IN mercan
ii circles. made speech recently 10 his consttu
ents at Sunderland on results OF his MISSION In re
gard to the American war, he took occasion to
say:
especially ship owners, were deeply Interested
Civil war had now broken out, and he depOred 1t
az much as any man. but IN travelling through the
States he saw that separation was mere question
of time II was clear 20 his mind that however well
| Republican form of Government might answer
with limited Territory, when nation amounting
to upwards of 30 900 OO0 people spread over thou
sand of miles consisting of thirtythree States, and
each Statea sefgoverning State, with interests OPP
pusite 20 each other, and with feelings in many re-
| spects totally differing, however well Republican
government might wer on limited scale. 1t was
impossible to guide vast country such as the Uni.
ted States by that form of government. As he said
before 10 his mind it 4 mere question of time
when the States should separate In this que ton
it was their duty to act upon the principles which
| he was clad to see were daily gaming ground in
this country those Of non-interventiOn. lCheers.
As Lord John Russell had made one step 70 a.
knowedging the Southern Co fed ration as bellig-
erents he felt that when the proper time arrived it
would be desirable that he should take another step
in iyance, and acknowledge the Southern Confed-
Grafton as an independent power. Hear 1t must
come TO this in time, and If England and France,
at the proper moment. acknowledged the Southern
Confederation as an independent power, it might
stsy the cry of revenge which he was sorry TO hear
coming from the North against the South-it might
stay the desire march vast armies into the South
ern States for the purpose Of sub1ung these States
and might tend to save much bloodShed. The adop-
zion of this course would prove OF great benefit.
NOT only to the people OF England and lbe pc pie of
Europe, but of great advantage IN time TO the peo-
lie of America themselves. Appiause.l
The movement for separation OF the states was
not the impulse OF the moment. Those who sup
pose this movement has arisen within the last SIX
or twelve months were under sad nilsapprehen-
sion He had many frieRds-many excellent trends
in the Northern States-but he was pound TO state
to this meeting that he conscent' uly believe that
the system of taxation which they had carried out
had been system great injustice TO the southern
States So far back as 1873, IN y commenced sysr
ron, or high tariffs In 1888 the tariff was increased
m sueh sn extent that Sou Ia CarogI entered her
pro,est and then threatened 10 DO what she as now
carried into eject. viz: 10 secede from the Union.
She said: I'VE are or ,und down with taxes which
the people cannot pay Upon that, me Northern
States entered into a ompromlse tarlH
That tariff subsisted 1tr the ten subsequent
wears the taxation or high duties upon imports be-
ing gradually reduced, untll. IN 1913 when protec-
ton it was agreed, should cease, and the duties to
be levied for revenue purposes only should after
that date not exceed twenty per cent But In 1876
Congress passed higher tariff higher, be believes,
than in 1925 in lS45 they increased that tariff and
thew had all heard of the Morrill, tariff passed in
the present year-passed at the time 700, whe1 the
Southern Senators were not in the House. On
many articles of that tariff they imposed duty of
not less than 200 per cent. When they Look u o
the exports of America, and where these exports
came from, they could not be surprised that the
southern States resisted what they considered to be
oppressinn Last year the exports amounted 10
$3.50 900 000 and if they anayzrd that account,
they would find that out of this S35O0OO 900 $780,
GOO 900 consisted of the produce Of the Southern
States and that upwards of $500 600 600 consisted
of cotton; while less than 500 600 600 comprised
the exports OF the North. What was the coDse-