Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-01-16
The : ntland Aerala.
THURSDAY, JAN. 16, 1862,
JOHN BRIGHT ON AMERICAN AF-
FAIRS

OF the House OF Commons IN England, made
a speech to his constituents at RochdaIe. Dee.
4, to which alluson has heretofore been
made in our foreign news. We have nov
the speech in full, but its great l."s,h
prevents us from giving it to our reader, AID
tracts.
Speaking of the causes Of the war in this
country, Mr., Bright said
1t is the question Of Slavery. Hear,
hear. For thirty wears II las been
constantly coming to the surface, disturbing
social life, and overihrowug alm"s all roliti-
cal harmony in the working If ih" United
States. IL the North there i no secession,
there IS no collision; but thi, disturbance and
this insurrscnon was found wholly ia the
South and in the Slave States; Q crc' r.,
think the man who SAWS otherwis-, and who
conter ds that il i. the tariff or anything
Whatsoever other than slavery, is either i,im-
sell deceived, or he attempts to deceive 9TH
ers The object of the South is this To
escape from the majority which wishes to
limit the area of slavery Hear, hear =
They wish 10 found Slave State tree from
the influences and opinions of freedom. The
Free States in the North, therefore, now
stand before the world the advocates and de-
tenders of freedom and civilization. The
Slave States of the South offer themselves
foT the recognition of Christian nations, based
upon the foundation, the Interchangeable toun-
das5on in their eyes, of slavery and barbarr
ism. Hear, hear. | will not discuss the
guilt of the men who, ministers Of great
nation, only last year conspired 10 overthrow
III. will not point out or recaptulste the
statemens of the fraudulent manner in which
they disposed of the funds in the national
exchequer. | will not point out 10y name
any of the men in III conspiracy, whom his
tory will designate by titles that they wont
like to hear but | say that Slavery has
sought to break up the most free government
IN The world, and to found a new State in
this 9.ii OK century whose cornerstone is the
perpetual bondage OF millions of men. Hear,
hear.
He gives character to the London
Times IN the following sentence
We And thata journal which is -,,ureo
abroad, and has hitherto been ruputed at
home, as the most powerful representative of
English opinion, az ieast Of the richer classes
we ma ths'|, In that very newspaper there
has not ..een, since Mr.. Lincoln took office
II March last as President of the United
States, one fair, and honorable, and friendly
article on American affairs in its columns
fHear, hear Some of you, | dare say
read it-T laughter but, fortunately, now
every district is so admirably supplied with
local newspapers, that / trust in all time tc
conle the people of England will drink o.
purer streams nearer home - cheers anc
laughter and not of streams which art
muddleG by party feeling, political intrigue
and by many motives that tend to anything
rather than the enlightenment and advantage
OF the people"
The following argument against peaceabl
secession or against an acquiescence on th
part of the North in forcible separation i
very strongly put:
say that looking at the principles avowe'
in England, aud at all ils policy, there Is nj
man, that is not absolutely nonresident il
every sense, who can fairly challenge tn
conduct OF the American Government IL
this war. 1t is curious thing to find tha
the party in this country which on ever
public question is IN favor of war at an,
cost when it comes to speak of the duty c
the Government of the United States was i
favor of peace at any price. Hear, hear.
want to know whether it has ever been ad
mitted by politicians and Statesmen tha
great nations can be broken up at any tim
BY the will Of any particular section of thos
nations 1t has been tried occasionally i
Ireland-T laughter and if it had succeed
ed history would have said with very goo
cause. Hear, hear. But if any body trie
now to get up secession or insurrection /
Ireland, it would be less disturbing in every
thing than the secession in the United State
because there is a boundary which nobod
can dispute. ! am quite sure the Time
newspaper would have sent a special CORE:
lpondent who would have described glowingl
and exultantly the manner in which the Iris
instructions were cut down and made an en-
Of Let any man in this country try to re
store the Keptarchy. Do you think an
Minister in this country would think it
thing to be tolerated for a moment? But
you will look at the map of the United State
you will see that there is no country in th
world, probably, at this moment where an
plan of separation between North and Sout
- far as the question of boundary is col
cerned, is so surrounded with insurmount;
he difficulties. For example Maryland
slave State, but Maryland has, by yer
large majority, voted for the Union. Woul
Maryland go North or South? Kentucky
slave State, and one of the finest States
the Union, and containing a fine people
Kentucky has voted for the Union, and hs
been invaded from the South Missouri is
Slave State. Missouri has not seeded bu
has been invaded from the South, and ther
i secession party in that State. There ar
parts of Virginia which form themselves int
. new State, resolving to adhere to the Nortl
md there is no doubt considerable Nortl
ern and Union feeling in the State of Ter
nessee and have no doubt that there is
every other State-indeed, am not sure tn;
mere is not now within the sound ofmy voic
2 citizen Of the United States [hear], a cit
zen of the State of Alabama. who can te