The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-02-27
THE. p.aeE~~e
CONNIE III Advertiser,
Leaders oftEc Manchester .c,i"9i'
on american ifaiTs.

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20 gentlemen present, among whom were Mr..
B-zeiy. VI. p, George W Iron and tbe Mayor of
Manchester. The galleries were occupied by
ladies. The Mayor OF ROchdale presided. and
gave in succession the toasts Of The Queen, "
The Houses of Parliament and The Health
Of Mr.. Golden, NJ. p" all Of which were cor
daily received.
LETTER BY RICHARD Golden.
In the course of his address, in proposing Mr..
Cobden's health, he read a long letter received
from that gentleman, in which, after expressing
regret at his unavoidable absence, he proceeded
TO discuss the present state of our relations with
America. As regards the seizure of Alessrs.
Slideli and Mason, he urged the propriety of SUE
pending q final judgment on the subject until We
had had time to hear whether the American
G-overnment had authorized the act of their naval
officer and III 80, on what ground they justified
the proceeding. IL had been assumed in certain
quarters that when our legal authorities have
given their opinion On the point at Issue, the
question was settled, and that we have only 10
proceed q enforce the arard- But the matter in
dispute mus: be decided, not BY British, but in
ternatiDnal iaE and IL the Presidents GosHn-
ment should assume the responsibility Of the act
Of iheir naval officer, they will claim for the
reasoning and precedents OF their legal advisers
the same consideration which they are bound TO
give to the arguments ut the British law officers.
Whatever the issue of the legal controversy, how
ever, we cannot toPe to bring the question to a
more satisfactory issue by an appeal TO arms.
Mr.. Golden then argues Tor d complete revision
Ut the International maritime code, specially as
regards merchant vessels in time OF war, and con-
Guides by expressing the belief that any Interior
ence by England or France in the affairs of
Apsrica, whether by breaking the blockade or
ptspaturay acknowledging the independence of
ne South, vii only aggravate and protraet the
quarrel. A servile war might be kindled in the
South, adingultimately, perhaps. to the destruc-
ton OF the cotton plant itself throughout the
SouthsSu States Of America. 1-.-
= sPEua OF JOHN. BRIGHT. Efae
The -heaith-of Mr.. Bright was received with
great enthusiasm. His speech in reply, after a
brief AnovIsdgsme of their Kindness TO him
self, was entirely devoted to the subject of the
war in America. That struggle was one of the
highest interest to England and to humanity at
large. Eighty-fve years ago they were colonies
spfusg from tbis country, and already member
ing q population of3 800 600 souls. Z year ago
they were the United States of America, and
comprised 30, ZOO, 600 Ut people. In agriculture
and manufactures no country in the world, ex-
cept eur own couidbe placed in comparison with
them. They we're equally dis inguished for their
Inventions, their enterprises, their schools, their
prisons, and their religious establishments. The
public expenditures of these United States was
E23, 0OO, 900 a year and they were able to boast
an amount of comfort, prosperity and Astounding
plenty such as no other COUNTRY in any age has
displayed. But there was another side. While
this country secured >fhe utmost liberty for the
Wuitc pOpulaliOn, IL nelu the Dlick pODulatlOn IN
bondage and degradation. England sowed the
seeds of the slavery system. Jefferson, two years
before the Declaration of Independence, issued a
protest against the conduct and policy of the
English Government in preventing the colonists
from forbidding the importation of fresh negroes
from Africa. Ultimately every state was left to
legisiate on slavery for itself. But the growth of
cotton has Increased since that time, and become
an article of value to an extent which no man
dreaMt of when Jefferson wrote. And this cot
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threatened the overthrow Of that which is n mil
lion times more valuable-the great Republic of
tha United States. 4arrE ae-Ht
Mr.. Bright then referred to the act of secession
on the part of the South. Newspapers say this
question Of secession was IN .ch like that which
occurred when the colonies revolted against the
mother country. The question IN 1850 was
whether a corrupt ministry in Downing street
and a boroughmongering Parliament in, West
minister should tax three millions unrepresented
colonists without their consent Now the repre-
sentation of the South in the American legisla-
ture was not only complete but in excess. Three
out OF every five slaves are counted as white
men, and che consequence Is that the South has
returned about twenty more members than it had
q natural right to do. This shows that there was
No similarity between the two cases. Another
reason for the secession alleged ON this side is the
protective tariff. No American, however, attri-
butes the dissolution of the Union to that cause.
The South has been dominant during the whole
pcflDu Slncc the DccitfallOh VI AlnucptIueUce,
and the tariff has existed during that time.
There have no doubt been occasional symptoms
of dissatisfaction but when Congress met n twelve
month ago to discover how tue Union could be
maintained, among all the compromises suggested
the question of the tariff was never referred 20.
Whatever the influence of the tariff may be, il
must also be remembered that it is rs pernicious
To the West as to the South but the West has
not exceeded
Tine e~sesrion is not one of protection or free
trade. Ii is of a different and graver character.
hSt 3 ss. Thy s ssass s y re tha dis sssa s0P IF anst asn,
politicians. The object of the South in seeding
Is to escape from the votes of those who wish to
limit the area of slave territory What course,
asked Mr.. Bright, should England pursue? We
should be neutral. We were neutral in Italy,
but were not neutral in sympathy and, although
no English ships or soldiers appeared on tie shores
Of that country, the sympathy of England was
spoken of in Europe, and did much to aid the
establishment Of the free Italian kingdom. Mr..
Bright then argued that we had not given a SINH
lar cordial sympathy 70 the people OF the North
ern States of America, although one or two states
men, as, for instance, the Duke of Argyll and
Lord Stanley, had spoken with liberality, fair
ness and friendliness of the United States. Earl
Russell, however, at Newcastle, had misrepresent-
ed the question when he said the North were con-
tending for empire and the South for independ-
ence and the leading Journal, since Lincoln took
Office, had not publshed one fair. honorable and
friendly article on American affairs. Ii was ask
ed, 80. Thy. should there be war? Why this
fratricidal strife? Why should the North and
South not separate peaceably ?"
Mr.. Bright throughout thought there were in
surmountablc geographical obstacles to a separa-
ton. as well as strong political objections. If
the Northern States had done what some news
paper writers advised, and had allowed the South
TO withdraw from the Union without making
any effort TO retain them, we should have been
told that democracy was n failure, that the
Northern government was guilty of cowardiee,
and worthy only of unmeasured contempt.
These candid friends tell US American freedom is