The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-12-14

R F. -s, night regard " a. 'nc.o.oh@0nt upon
OF the new expedition against Mexico Lord
st inley eaid, that If the Allies could find any
responsible Government to treat with s1tisf,Ic.
fority they would do so; IL not, hey could
create a Government for The country.
CROWN OFFICER UroN THE AMERICAN
STRUGGLE.
Mr.. Layard, Under. Secretary Of State
Tor Foreign Affairs, lstely made a speech In
London In which he referred to the American
war, ard expressed his regret at our want Of
faith in British neutrality. lie said
ut Is sad TO think that our brethren on the
other side Of the Atlantic have not appreciated
our policy. They have mistaken US altogether;
they have thought that we have shown a want
OF sympathy with them. | do not believe H..
What has bccn the conduct Of the House Of
Commons1 Last session there was certainly no
lack Of SYMPATHY for America. Nobody ven
tured to byring the subject before the House
When Mr.. Gregory. the member for Galway
impolloil by sense of public duty, wished to
bringi on, he was imploTed by A member Of
: he Opposition not to do ~. EVERYBODY felt as
were domestic calamity, and people spok,
p.er at with hated breath. Il is to bc regretted
; .nat the thoughtless words OF a thou n 81
Young man, uttered in the heat OF de-
! bate should have led the American poodle to
'NDelicve that We do not symplthize with them.
Whyl Because we know that slavery is a. the
bottom Vt thettrugl IT,. and has led to 1t. Utsar
henr) ] think VIC err when We Judge the
American people by the fact that aboltion has
not been proclaimed. To proclaim abolition At
once would have been impossible You coild
not at Cnce release 1000. 600 OF slaves, and ii
you did 1t might lead to domestic catast rophes
too horrible TO be contemplated But what was
the ground uron which tho separation toik
placer II wa the wish OF the North to prohibit
the Introduction Of slavery into what are called
tho Territories, with the view Of leaiint TO its
gradual extinction in the southern states. That
was the question upon which the great contest
for the Presto ontshp took IlIco, upon which
Mr.. Lincoln was elected, and which has led to
the present lamentahlc war | au not here to
discuss whether North or South be right. We
have said we will not interfere. To say that
because We have recognized the SOU hcrn states
as belligerents, therefore We have rcco ,niIcd
them as an independent state is absurd. We
could not be,p recognizing them as bclliserents
How could We be prepared to treat 10000, 600
people as piratcsi Even the North has found
It impossible to do 60, and las been Obliged from
the very nature G. things to do as W. have d,ne
liiear, hear) Let the Americans settls their
own quarrels. AL we can hope is that when
this terrible contest has an eud, whatever that
end may be, tho liberty, happiness, and freedom
OF thtsr magnificent states may not be imp bred.
CLEAR, hear) We know that the interfiption
Of communication with the Southern States
may lead TO deIlorable results in this
country. Thousands millions-of our
people are anticipating; great misery and dis
tres and yet, vi h all that suffering in prospect,
not single petition has been addressed 10 any
member Of the government in favor II hreaking
the hlockace, or toing ah Illegal act. CCnsors)
gay, then, that the conduct Doth Of the people
of England ard the House OF Commons hi. been
noble conduct, ard that the inc will come when
the wise and ;ubi men Of Am rict-and th,rc
are many such in the states-wil Acknowledge
that in combining our elves to expressions OF
sympathy we have adopted the policy bes- cal
culatCd 10 assist them In their terrible struggle.
CLEAR hcar) But | wish you to understand
that, whilc We proclaim tho principle Of non.
Intervention, We are resolved to make the rights
OF Englishmen respected throughout the world,
ard TO IT mt outrages committed on the per-
sons Of English subjects"