Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-02

Cutters hall, TO the members Of the corpora
ton and several distinguished strangers. Among
the guests were Lord Palmerstou, aud the bor-
ough members, Mr.. Roebuck and Mr.. Hatfield.
After the usual loyal toasts, the mayor pro
posed " the health Of Lord Palmer5ton, J" which
was responded to with enthusiasm.
Lord Pslmerston, in responding, said he felt
deeply the kind Manifestations ot welcome
which he had met with on entering the town.
In any case it would have been most qualifying
to him 10 experience such a testimony of good
will and approval from such q community, but
that testimony was doubly valuable when he
saw on each side Of him proofs of the sound
iudrment and discrimination o. the people Of
Sheffield in the persons of their representatives.,
Mr. Roobucls and Mr. Had6eld CCheers.
Nothing could be more interesting to those
who were charged with the conduct Of public sf
fairs than TO visit those greet seats Of industry,
to see in the FIRST place the men who by their en-
ergy, intelligence and integrity had amsssed
large fortunes, which exposed them not to the
jealousy or envy of their neighbors, but won for
them their universal appreciation and respect; 10
see also othegs who wore still struggling in the
same hou0rRbio puEsGt5s, and WHO were des-
tined, some day, TO oyertaEe those who had gone
before them; and not less gratifying was it to
see those steady and honest working classes,
the strength and stamina Of the country.
Cheers. Our manufacturing and commercial
prosperity was the result Of our free institutions
and it had Of late been peculiarly increased by
the practical application of the principles Of free
trade While however, they surveyed
with pride and qualification tho productive in
dustry Of the kingdom, the wealth which is ere
sted and the spirit of enterprise and intelligence
which everywhere appeared; on the other hand
they could not but feel deeply gTieYsd at the
sufferings unhsppily inflicted upon portion Of
the industrial classes by causes beyond our con-
troll. Hear, hear.
Yet, greatly IS they commiserated that dis
trcss. greatly as they admired the manly forte
tude with which it has been endured, anxious as
they must all be to relieve it, he wGs persuaded
that the good sense of the people OF England,
and the proper feelings OF the sui sreTs tnell-
selves, must acknowledge that the government
were wise in not endesvOIiHg to aim at the Te-
lief of that distress by measures Of war, which
50 far from mitigating, would only have aggra-
vatsd the evil. The government had before
thought it their duty TO advise that sovereign to
preserve a strict and rigid neutrality IN that
most unhappy conflict now raging in North
America. TCheers 1t was indeed painful to
witness the loss of hfe, the wasting OF treasure,
and other sad concOmitaDts Of that unfortunate
contest; but greatly as they might lament to see
their brethren on the other side of the Atlantic
suffering much wTetchedness, greatly IS we our
selves might feel the evils consequent upon It, he
was convinced that the course pursued was the
only course which became this country
and that it had received, and would continue to
receive TIE approval and sanction of the British
people. Cheers. All would hope that these
evils must have an end; all must hope that bet
ter feelings and more charitable sentiments might
make way on the other side Of the Atlantic, and,
although heretofore there had appeared DO re-
rF4 apf.y,DzTefo5 Cf r
parties, we might dsvouty pray that peace
would at length arise out Of this st1. citing war;
aud that another yeGr might not see the cOutinu-
snce Of that effdsiOn Of blood which now del
uged the American soil. Loud Cheers
ROEBUCK'S SPEECH.
Mr. Roebuck afterward addressed the assem-
bly,. Having paid tribute to the late prince
cOnsort, and diated upon the beneficial influence
OF the international Exhibition, the honorable
gentleman referred to the distress IN Lancashire
He ascribed the manly and peaceful attitude Of
the unemployed, under their sutferings, to the
effect Of eduesron, and deprecated any attempt
TO set class against class by in any way sttrib-
uting the n.isfortunes Of the operatives to their
employers. Touching upon the civil war in
America, he said he had at first looked at the
disruption Of the Union with grief, bat his pres
ent feeling was one Of rejoicing. An irreSpon-
blDGt pbJpl6s pDe6EbSCL VI pDAloADll dAu III
most OmnipOteut power, was a people that could
not be trusted; and he regarded the attempt of
the North, in endeavoring TO restore the Union
by force as an immortal proceeding, totally inca
pable Of success Cheers and No" Slave
~ was q mere pretence. In the North the feel
ing against the black man was stronger than in
! the South, and if the North and South were re-
united tomorrow, slavery would be more firmly
| fixed than ever.
| America had been intoleraut and overbearing
/ toward England, and we had on almost every
occasion given up to her. The consequence
was seen la the affair of the Trent, aud If there
was one bright spot on the noble lords es-
| cuteheon, il was his conduct in dealing with
| that difficulty. [Cheers He locked to Lsn-
/ csshire and would entrest the noble lord 20
/ weigh well the consequences Of what he called
perfect neutrality" There had not yet been
/ perfect neutrality. We were a. present sup.
! porting the North with every means Of offsnse
/ and injury to the South. He therefore begged
the noble lord deeply to consider whether the
time hsa not come for him 20 be the first in Eu-
/ rope to ask the great powers of Europe to re-
] cognize the Southern COnfsderacy. mo, no.
and cheers SIX months would not pass over
] before that was done. The Northerners W0uld
never bo cur friends. Of the Soutlerners we
could make friends They were not the scum
and refuse of Europe, but Englishmeu. A hand
held out from Europe would stop the effus0n o.
blood, and would make the hemes of our work
ing men happy again. He had not made these
remarks lightly or in haste and he submitted
them to his fellow countrymen, believing that il
acted upon they would rebound to our pTosper
tY and our honor.
HARD PUSH FOR RECOGNITION.
From the Pari, Cor. Of the London TimsI
The observations Of Earl Russell in the Housu
of Peers, on Wednesday evening, gave me al
| opportunity Of completing my statement, sever
| or eight days ago, with reference to the step
| lately taken for the recognition of the Conted
| crate States Of Americs. | may now mention
that Mr.. Slidell had an audience Of the EmpeTo
at Yichy some days back, and, by all accounts
was received very cOuTteously by his majesty
Il viii easily be believed that Mr.. Sidell set ford
| all the arguments which, in bis opinion, woulC
Justify the claim Of a State to have its independ
euca odmittad-s,.l. Fsro--od ability 10 defen(
Itself against INVASION decided advantages obtain
ed in the field since the commencement Of hostl
tiles, the constitutional conduct of its govern
ment amid the vicissitudes and severe trials Of ;
prOtTacted war; and, which is not the least i'm
portant, the determination Of the Confedersc,
never to submit, but to fight for independence &
the last, and at whatever cost. If private &C
counts from Nichy speak truly, the Empero
did lot feel disposed to eontrovert these argu
menis, but, on the contrary, to admit their co
geney. On this point, permit me to quote
passage from Earl Russell's reply to Lord Mains
bury:
With regard to France all can say is tha
hitherto there has been an intimate and unre
served communication between her majesty
government and that of the Emperor of tn
French, and / do not reoOllect any instance i
which difference of opinion has arisen bstwee
them on this subject"
That there has been an intimate and unre
served communication" though not strictl
official, between the governments is perfect
true but in certain (Irench) official quarter
here it is not merely doubted, but positively d.
: .-.,l H. tL,-o L.. In aiILarnrna Of onLE