Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-03
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TIE AMERICAN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF MEN
BERs OF PARLIAhENf-vIEWS or fHE
BRITISH PRESS.

| the leading statesmen Of England upon the Amsri'
| can question, and We now publish Soma extracts iron
| recent addresses Of two Of the members for Surry 70
| heir constituents:
Mr.. ALoocK, OF fHl LIBERAL PARTY.
Nj. Alcock, an old member Of tn. Liberal party, and
nov over sky years Of age, addressed his constituents
o. follows:
IL was impossible TO ccm, among them without as
1 certaiuing their views upon the leading questions OF the
| day, and probably upon no question did they feel a deep
er interest at the present moment than the great ques'
| lions involved in that disastrous var which was roW rsg.
| ing on the continent Of America between the Northern
and the Southern States. He could not avoid taking tbs
opportunity Of saying that when that terrible struggle
first broke out, be felt that as an enemy to the contnu'
ancs of slavery be could scarcely be otherwise than op
| posed TO what was termed the Southern interests III
| America, because he felt that inasmuch As they were
the oaIy parties In America who were the owners o.
/ slayes, to avoa oneself in favor Of thCss States would
be 70 support slavery. Ii was, however, Eil Russell,
Y Who, with that clearntss OF perception WHOM dislu.
+ SNshed him, first placed this matter In a clear light, aud
/ showed 10 the world that the struggle between the
| Northern and the Southern States was net a struggle
| which involved the question OF the continuance OF slave
nv at all, but that in point OF fact il was, on the part Of
| the Northern States, a war for power, and on that Of the
| southern a struggle for Independence. (0hsers)
Whsu that was made clear its eff cts soon became an
| parsut in enlis,ing the sympathies OF Eoglshmen on the
| eide Of the Southern States. In this happy country every
| body was in favor Of independence, add, therefore, al
| though properly enough thers had been 10 outward
| dsmoustrstion, all in this counuy s~ynpathiz ID with the
| neopls of the SOulheren States In their heroic struggle
l Tor ibsrty. (Uhsers) He had lately hsd much sati.fac-
| ton and hai been much edit ID by the study Of the work
| ot NJ. Spence on the Amerc IN Union. and he recon-
| nended lis psrusd to every one who felt intereste 10 this
| great question. IL Was . work written with much ability
/ and disol.yipR A vast amount of talent and Information on
| the mart Of ths writer, and be dehsd any one TO rise up,
sf.er a careful p,rasal Of II, without being In favor OF al
| almost immediate recognition Of the Southern SAt6s -
Ia VA oply 4 day or two ago that no lets an authority
han our own Adj, and eloquent Chancellor OF fhe Ex.
| cheQuer, whose voice upon public questions they we've
| alsa,s delighted to hear, said that iG Was almost imPos-
,,ble 10. 10 believe that Jefferson Davis had made OF tie
Southern States 3 great nation, and that sentiment was
| applaudsd by one Of the largest and most Influential
| bodies Of men In the kingdom. He (hr. Alcock) could
| not help feeling that the sympathy Of all EnglLnt, 10
whatever political party any section OF It's population
| might belong, was IN favor Of the Southern States.
Nc. AIcoek 10 described BY 4 London correspondent
Of q Northern paper, as "a moderate and not very ener.
gelio man, representing q certain olass."
sPEIos OF Nj. LOCKE KISG.
This gentleman was ore impulsive in bis remark.
BE said:
II We were to believe the reports brought over to this
| country, and Ihs brsggadOcio which, he vas sorry TO
say, Was prevalent among the people OF the Northern
| States OF America, thero could really be no end to this
| var until one or the other party Was entirely exterml'
/ natsd. (HsA) He must say that no thought the peo-
/ pie Of England had some reason to complain OF tbs pre-
| sent state OF things, because they had been most steadi-
| ' and mos. disgIaceiully abused. Hear Great credl!
wa due 10 tee pres Of this country. AT The very outset
| Of the war this counlry offered the very bSst and sound
| eat advice, aud he would undertake TO sAy that il that
i advice had been followed tho Nor;hern States woaii
| have found themselycs. in au Infinitely b,tEer position
| than they were AZ the present moment. (Har.) I'm
| fortunately that advice Was not f'lowed, aud the North
| persisted in a course which, as was now plain TO every
| 90 dy, coeld not be approved.
| In the fret place there vas that unfortunate Gaze OF
| IN. Trent, which was still irssh In QUE recJll .otion, aud
| which would certainly not rebound 10 tho credit OF
| the North, ELI er now or when that unfortunate business
| sAs written. Il Ws q studied insult TO our dag, aud they
we're exceedingly tardy in making tbs am,nL honorable,
| uhich WAS certainly expected By every ration OF Europe
| some Of which we're oy no N aus friendly 10 us-.o be
| Immediately made. Ii YES not, however, until We
| had made the most tremendous preparations for a
var. which, II entered into would p'obaby have
| a~nnihilated their DaVy. tina: they taodghs it ne.
| sesAry 70 make al apology 10 US. OonTas! tleit
| o ,uduct With our forbeGrAnCei They must reeclec.
| that II We had gone to war With them We should no. have
| ds.i,ted until We had obtained that which We had a right
10, namely, the s Ae OF Maine and the harbor Of Port
land. (Hsar) We shouli have gained considerably by
| tia, war. They should recolSc: VIA. their position was
| when they we're hyhdng fJr freedom and national tIs,-
.uce in 1914. They fostered the war between R.an;c
/ aud L lslAnd 10 divert a porliou Of our navy from them
| Ii had been ssit, but most wrongly, that In u 5cldi1g
| the Sub We should be supporting slavery We al
knew that waen the independence OF the Sou.h was &C
| kno.ledgtd slavery would die out. Bat simultaneously
with the desiIe OF the North that slavery should be
| Abolished, what had the North done : They had destroyed
| pallucL freedom, and 20 harsh were their proceedings
| that every man belonging TO the Northern States VAS
nov glad 70 All are his naionAity, aud claim 70 be al
Iushmau, al EaslishmAn, or a German, a native, "a point
| # fact, Of any other country but his own. .ar.)-
The UGited States should be the last to co nplaiu that Il
portion of It's territory wished TO sever Itself from them
| aud to assert lie independence, because az the lime they
we're vagiug thsir own War Of Independence they were,
in very deed, Rebels; aud in tleir memorable Doclara-
ton Of Independence what did they say! Why, they
admitted that the TIM, might come shen in the course
OF human events Il might be necessary fos the nation ~
dissolys those political bonds which united them to
gether.
Well, then, the time bad come, and the South In their
turn. no. liking the commercial oppression exercised by
thu North, fet tina: they were jIsiaed ia distciVing those
,oliicll bonds which uOitel mem. Waat n1hL then,
| had the Northern States TO complain oil thu dissolution
Of the UniouY II they hai watched he p;ogrsl Of tie
sar, they could not but be fnsd wi.h admiration at the
dAriug herolsm Of the South. looking a: the enormous
| diGlcnltifs they had had TO encounter. Their Cabinet
sss presided over by men who Sere really worthy OF tie
name Of statesmen, and their Gsnorals also had proved
thenselves distinguished in the field. The whole Of the
campaign, from the 6rst battle Of Bull Run down TO the
present ime, had beel dstn yuisaed by the greatest
bravery aud endurance, aud by q per.insoi!y which
cquAl,d, Il Il did not eurpAss, anything which they had
read OF either Ia ancient or modern iines. lie could
DOT help thinking that great good would result from this
sar. Nobody coulj doubt IhstiI must end In ths aeknoW.
!sdEment of the Independence OF thu South aud II so,
England would aud the ns~ republic one Of her bts
customers. and that her whole trade with America would
be vsIy Increased.
BJLwGR LYrToH AND oJLLBAdUf.
Sir Bulwer Lyuon wAa exceedingly rsii1ent in lis re-
marks, but as be vas addressing an agricultural assoei'-
ton, 1t was surmised that he WAS reserving great
speech for a future occasion. The only paragraph In
his address concerning American 81 airs, sai as iOLoaf;
MAY that terrible strife among our kinsmen OF Amer
lea he decided. then. 10 whatsoever way that may D.
most p~ropOious to the permanent welfare OF lhs people
vbIoh Provideues hath eDdo sed with so many noble
qualities. and placed in a region b vast and 80 safe
from all ambition except their own.