The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-05-29
The American Crisis in the British
House of Lords.

April, the Earl Of Malmesbury, advert;ng
to tue stale Of affairs in America, said.
beg leave TO put to my noble friend,
the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
question Of which | have given him
private notice, in reference to a subject
which deeply interests this country, and |
may say, the whole of Europe. Almost
all your lordships have, no doubt read
the accounts which arrived this morning
from An, rca, and must have learnt
with pain, as we'll as some astonishment,
that civil war had broken out between
the sece siouists in that country and the
other States of the Union. Fortunately
up to the date Of hose accounts, hardly
any blood had been shed, and-,oo
much praise caunot, | think, he bestowed
upon the commander Of the feet engaged
III ihe transaction TO which | refer, for
atsta'uing from entering on useless
contest II is impossible, however, that a
struggle such as that which seems now
impending in America--a Struggle so
unnatural and calculated, may sdd, to
prove so fatal TO the parties concerned in
ii-should not produce a reverteration
throughout the rest Of the world
may further observe that no country
on this side OF the Atlantic is perhaps
more likely to suffer from the civil war
which threatens the United States than
our own; for altogether apart from
those feelings Of regret with which We
must witness The breaking out Of strife
between persons belonging to the same
family as ourselves, and kindred 10 us
IN language AS we'll as in blood, our po
llticai and material interests ATE deeply
involved in this unhappy schism. That
being so, | cannot but believe that Her
Majesty's Ministers, feeling upoa this
question with all Her Majesty's subjects.
have already done their utmost by Off.
cious means to bring about some ar
rangement by which so dreadful ca
lamity as that Of which am speaking
may be averted. therefore wish to asl:
my hob'e friend what steps the Govern
ment have taken with that object !;
whether they have made any attempt TO
prevent The quarrel between the different
States Of the American Union from com
ing to bloody issue What hopes they
entertain OF succeeding in so lsuJabie AN
endesvor. and whether they have invi.
ted, or are in correspondence with any
other European Government with The
view OF obtaining their assistance in SEEK
ing to put stop at the on,set to civil
war, Of which, il once fairly commenced,
It will be impossible 10 foresee the end
Lord Wodvnouse.-I need scarcely as
sure my noble friend that the Govern.
ment, in common with him, and feel
confident every one Of Her Mayesty's
subjects, have learnt with the deepest ie
gret the intelligence Of tho disse,rsohs
which have taken place in the United
States. We have also received with the
utmost concern the accounts to which
my noble friend has alluded, informing
Us that these dissensions have brought
that country 10 the brink Of civil war, il,
indeed, civil war may not be said to
have already broken out within her ter
riIories aud in answer to the question,
what steps have been taken by Her Maj.
esty's Ministers to avert this calamity-
for great calamity i. undoubtedly must
prove 10 DC not only to the Americans
themselves, but to England, which is so
cteary connected with them by the ties
oi kindfrd-I have to stale that after the
most mature deIiberation the Govern,
ment came To the conclusion tha: il was
not desirable that this country should in.
trude her advice or counsel on the Gov
ernment Of the United STATES. Hear,
heat. .
However great the iOtereset which we
may feel in the welfare Of her people.
and however anxious we might DC to res
cue them from the misfortune which ap
pears 10 be impending over their heads,
we yet ihought great and independent,
n"tion mIeht not welcome advice given
With respect TO her internal affairs, if that
advice were profiered without being so
!icited. The Instructions, therefore, given
To Lord Lyons were, that he should, on
every lifting occasion, express the earn
est desire entertained by Her Maiesiy's
Government that the differences which
prevail between tie Northern and South.
ern Stntes Of America should be ar
ranged, He has not, however, been in
structed to give either "ofiiciousiy" or of
!ic,aliy, any counsel or advice TO the
American Government, unless such coun
sci or advice should be asked for by the
contsndiny parties themselves. That is
the answer ! have TO give to the aues
tion Of my noble friend. II na,ura,l fol.
lows that Her Majestyt Ministers have
not been in communication with any foi.
eigo Government as to any stops beirg
taken Of the nature OF those to which be
has alluded. Hear, bear
THE CosPgDERATE PosrAaE SrAnPs.
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