The sun., 1861-12-09

q eR vernu ent respecting vessels seeking an
. yiu n In our ports . stay unnecessarily pro-
IT, ctei. or for the purposes Of aggression, can
net Be encouraged. The OBsERvER thinks that
in SO Of any violation Of the laws Of stfict neu-
tial,ty by the Nashville while IN British ports,
our on "a will he moved 10 action on the rep
resei tation ofthe American Minis'er, as was the
case Of tho seizure Of the Sicilian ships by the
government Of Naples in 1853, and more recent
ly In respect TO the issue Of Kossu h notes
Par,s, 24h.-1he MoNIrEUR publishes de-
cree abolisling the en;ratoe fee TO the Bouse.
lord STANLEY on AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
Lord Stanley NJ. r., in . speech to his co 1sti-
tu,uts, November ~, aiter speaking of the I'M
p'opiety Of any English interference In Ital-
ian AFFAIR." said that England could not expect
the advantages of interference and non-intef-
f"rrce al the same time. lie thought that his
Government should even refrain ir m the ex-
preston Ot IN opIi ion until II was called fot-
He hen alluded 10 the United Sta
There is another Jart Of the world to which
that last remark Oi mine equally spplles. Of
course, mean the United States own /
10 no, NO, der a. the annoyance wtich Ameri-
oars sometimes feel and express at the sum
mary way in which we here undertake TO sottle
heir silairs for them. ] have had some lessons
~ 90 toe caution which should be exercised in
foi ming J 4 ment on The affairs Of other cOun-
irs | tiBv. lied IN America in the summer 1t
lF1N, nj llo lilllN O tnO7e ItOllNn Nv
tuhaucsS which were taking place in Ireland,
aud VIZ good dcl astonished. aud not a
little afrused, TO find that there were
many Ict.ons in the Unied States,
really well Informed upon most matters, who
't,ached yeiy serious in portsnce TO those dis
libsI,og. Who thought they were the begin
rirg ui a great movement for Irish intepon-
'er,c, and we'c even inclined to douut whether
our Guvernn ,ut VIA not doing foolish thing
in not fcco oiuizng the independence OF ireland
At once. Uaughter) know what thought
oi ihoso comments; and | dare say there are
'ranS int, Iii gent potsors in North America who
'hbs much the same O' some Of the criticisms
vh'Ch reach thu, from our side ~ the Atlantic.
| At A., iato do got tLiik II is -casona lie to
| blame ihe Federal Government for not having
zone th,t which A. tfusiecs for the people they
| harrly could do, aud which no government since
! the word began ever yet hiss Il nC-tOr not Civ
ng up nc-half # their territory without strik-
ing q blow in it, 5,fcnce, (Iloar, hear) They
| have met with armed instructions they have
| Ypposcd IL bv armed resistance. How long 1t is
Nisc ~ pcf.is' in that resistance Is a qucstion
| of policy, and n very difficult one but II seems
% NO absurd 20 blanc government for doing
that wh.cN c.ci. government Ia .he world Las
dJnc ami will c,,1 do
II "Irp.at, We s'c louno TO Use groat caution
! n jutrii < iha STAIR Of anv foreign country
ild there Is no country with regard to whose
i0airs that caution is mole necessary than IN tie
! tua" n' we I nli'O Nthic-s luefs bIo tNoihu7o'
| NhiCh inevitably tend tu bias our judgment in
-,gard 20 thcm There are many elias -cs in this
coun'rv wholly their hnlits, by their education,
hy their 'ociHl nui political position, AMI onc
may even say hy Tho personal interests which
.pI'ug out # 'h.t political ard social position,
are naturally rr'ispVsod tn Judge IN 81 unia'
J .oralle mar ucf " haicEbr affects tho great re-
publican Povur Of the World. Tlen agiiit
there i, az o'hcr f,,lifg quite As natural and
/ more in 'iiahle. There are many persons who
have Watched with urcasincss, and even with
Al xe'y, 'hc grow IA ui a Power whose incrcis'
IN wealth ana population has been more tapiC
han that Of an, European state who at the pre-
sent time. or / Clorc 'hc beginning Of this late
var, wire almost in Iott OF population thu
,puals of the United Kingdom, and who certain
| Is have shown stmc disposition TO use thcl
cover in an arrogant and in hostile spirit
Whatever Judgment we do form upon thes'
! Amer ican matters ! think We are bound TO us'
.Iecisl care that in forminRit we do not allow
DuselSc, 10 he biassed either by class feeling OF
| hv national jealousy
'"As 30 tho duty Of the Government, that Il
, obvious, ard do not suppose that there will b'
| ny departure from II. whatever Admnistra
| ,iCn u aN he in power. Ulear) The duty of on
, Government is 10 observe stric, neutrality il
| word and decd--nOt to show irritation at G lsua
,nnoN ances such as in the course Of such
| struggle o. this We must inevitably expect {
,n, a.y I"h,s s. e"-o ,N?', ',n9y be attacked
| ~. all
, 'akc no advantage and To - "'''
/, vantage Of the temporary weakness Of tn
, american power 10 effect any object which tina
i.N! Power might regard aS an encIoaehment apSl
OF the new expedition against Mexico Lor,
stanley 'nd that If the Allies could find an,
iopun,illc Government 10 treat with suiisf;ic
t1yiiy, they would do so; if not hcy troull
create n GotoEmem for he country
| 4
STRUGGLE.
Mr.. Layard, Under. Secretary of State
Tor Foreign Affairs, lately made "a speech In
London in which he referred to the American
war, ard expressed his regret at our want oI
ath in British neutrality. lie said
1t 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 VIC have shown a want
Of sympathy with them. | do not believe it..
What has been the conduct of the House OF
Commons! Last session there was certainly no
lack OF sympathy for America Nobody ven
turcd to bring the subject before the House.
When Mr.. Gregory, the member for Galway.
impcllod by sense of public duty, wished TO
bring II ON, he was impored by member of
| the Opposition not TO do 80. Everybody felt a.
| If u were domestic calamity, and people spoke
Of 1t with batod breath. II is to be regrette |
ihlt the ihoughtlcss words Of a thought ss
| Young man, uttered in the heat of de-
bate should have led the American people TO
believe that We do not symJathize with them.
England does symplthize with them, and
why5 Because we know that slavery is at the
bottom of the struggle and has led to il. (lIear,
| hear) | think we err when we Judge the
| American people by the fact that abolition has
not been proclaimed. To proclaim abolition at
once would have been impossible. You could
not at tnce release 1000, 900 Of slaves, and If
| you did it might lead to domestic catastrophes
| TOO horrible 10 be contemplated. But what was
| the ground upon which the separation took
| placer II was the wish OF the North to prohibit I
the Introduction Of slavery into what are called
| the Territories with the view of leading TO il 4
grsdual extinction in the southern states. That
| was the question upon which the great contest
for the PIesitentship took place, upon which
Mr. Lincoln was elected, and which has led 10
the prescnt 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 hern states
as heligercnis, therefore we have recognized
them as an independent state is absurd. We
could not help recognizing them as bclligerents.
How could We bc prepared To treat 1000 600
OF people ~ piTat's2 Even the North has found
II impossible to do so, and has been obliged from
The very nature Of things TO DO as we have done
| CLEAR, hear) Let the Americans settle their
own quarcls All we can hope Is that when
this terrible contest has an end, whatever that
end may be, the liberty, happiness, and freedom
oi these magnificent states may not be impaired.
Hear, hcar) We know that the interruption
of communication with the Southern States
may lead TO deplorable results In this