, 1862-11-20
ENGLISH Views OF the war
M AMERICA,
Important Speech OF Mr,
Cobden.
Significant Article in the West
minister Review,

dressed 1argI meeting of his constituents st
Rochdale. The room, which will hold about
5000 was crowded. TIE aIayor Of Rochdale
presided, and the mayors from several uolgh.
boring towns, a.laFge proportion Of the prln-
cipat manufacturers, and mass Of operatives
were present. In the course Of his speech.
Mr. Golden referred as follows to The Amer
fcan war:
We are p1sced in this tremendous embar.
Iass1nen5 IA consequence Of tile GIRL war in
to venture upon ground which other po!i.
fjc7ans have troaden with, think, douhtfa!
success or advantage to themselves; do n0t
lhinA am going TO predict Ehat il going to
happen N america, or to set myssH up as
judge Of TIE Americans. What wish to say
is few words to threw light on oar relations
Is u nation with the American people, nave
10 donbt whatever that If I had been an
American I should have been tru3 to nv
peace principles, and that ! should have be.n
an.on5 pr erhaps Ee:y small number who had
voted or raifcd their protest in some shape
or Other against this civil war in Amer
lea. There is nothing IN the course OF
that az war which rec9dciles nc to tho bru-
talitIes end havoc Of such a mode OF settling
human disputes; but the question We have to
ask ourselves is this: What is tie position
which, - q natlon, re ought to take il regard
to the Amctlcans in reference to tl.is disp,itaa
1t is 10 use arguing what Vas the ORIGIN Of the
var. cr to advlse its d;scontinuauce. We all
regret 1hls dreadful and sa5guinary war, but
to attempt to ecold the Americans Tor 1ight-
ing, or to $n'Ek CT r2aching them viii, n@:r1.
men1s "hsn they are standing IN 1ot,rtal con-
BAT, million OF men arnled, arm t;-,,t;or -
the death, would be the e.aatest Wsste "a
.n'' slece *s could co1nrs,Il, Bat it ia said hv
sopze 'i.'s ttis Wa-- will soon be brought to ali
~, s9o Drought TO IN eEd Ia ccr:ain w.y.
[ fa1 4rrS.,
every t:es State in America. zn5w most Of
tHe nI:nclEai ptr6rIa engaged in tic c2ntl5t
cn roth Eijes. 1 bare Kept ny=eIf orstty
well Informed Of all that has l;aen going On il
Tat country, aid though I think I ought 10
count1;,nen, cabinet ministers includeJ, vet
| II lo4 we're to ask NE how this ccatt at IS tn
end, 1 confess that should in41. tnta,1v at a
| .ess g ouef an op:nian that would be worth
lne sllghEest at1eutlcn on tho pa:t Of
c'Y hearets;, but this will say, that it were
put to the torture and compelled 10 ,1fer q
saesF. . should not make the guess which BIT.
Gladstone and Earl Russell haVe made On the
:unjset. Hear don't believe, it TIC var
in America Is 10 De s3an brought to q terni-
tlcp, that it will be brought to an end By .
separation OF tie South from The North.
there are grtat motives at work anlo;:g The
larse majority OF the people il Aalerl.a 95ich
eecm to me TO drive them to this dreadful
contest rather than see their country broken
lilo 100 nat:1ns. Leaving the dreams aside
'FLat :p;:eass to be l.; It's present day she p:r..
I.arsn: l'sttrchaEge anao-t;; The races Of MAJ
tttF1alnIT Ect desire TO separate, but 70 ag-
s:t.lels:c. 70 nsang toscsher in grza5sr con
ttl!1ia;lcn sitit7enI races spee!zlEg TIE so:s.a
2s.Guaee and protesting tie saale r:l::: ;on.
Wis. is goicg On in ItaI.9 What is il 5Eat
stirs t}: heart of Germany? What il it thai
moves Hapgary? J. is The na.ioas Wishing
10 come to.'1 her: Yea !1se in Eurape no in
HfY1fr ri
them to separation FOG each ether: t,ut tarrc
Is powerful COreIntnt aif through EuroDe
toward Tue agglon-ration OF the r4sv5 Of M
ttoas- IL Il very odd iAat sta.esuaen here
who havc ,Eroforad sympathy with the
moyEln:E,t in Italy ia favor Of unity. c..not
ar:,ree1ats the force OF t1as r;o:ige in
1iie present contest in Al,srica Tnrse-
5cs1rtlls OF the whole poPniatlon in Amer
ica arc row ccn1ef;ding s:,&i.st d;suui3u;
ti'eS afe 1o;.o9sng tue Instinct which is ina-
Psl!'Eg The Italian, the German, and the Other
poluiati0nb OF Europe; aid 1 hav. no tlo1pt
1hat ont great and dnlni1asrt ,intive ~ tilair
past is that they are afraid tn.t If 1hey be.
come Glsus'ited they will DC rreat.d as the
l1aia,::s sF@fe treH1ed When they wore dis.
unites, vlz, 1llat Inc foreigner wll come and
Gil one against the other, II the desred11io
End possible suhjecLion Of fhe Hnolc Tnes.
Gre EoNerinl 11c1iTes; aud il they ar2 OPERA
ing as they appear % operate, t:lsy may Lead
70 i 1anch mofe prnsracted contest than has
het1i predicted by enue. ct sur etates!u=o:
but Inc business which VIC really have here as
Eng1saAnvn IS not 20 speculate Gu E.la5 tna
Ann:1icaas will do, ior Cney viii act :oial;y
independent o. us- let us gi71 thei4 cur
sympathy while VIC jaMIGt over great mis-
tor1urs, but do net Jet Us attempt to sco1d,
ard wor1y, aud dictate to them, OF even pre-
diet for them what will happen. But what is
our duty toward them in this matter? We
| h;:ve talked o. strict Mentality. I wish our
statesmen, and particularly our cabinet MID
| is1era. wcnld enforce 1pou their own tongues
| little OF that principle Of non-inteTyantion
| which they profess toupply to their diplomacy.
| Laughter and cheers, We are told veFy ire
| qnen7i5 at public meetings that We must r2coz-
| 1;ize the South; b1.t that recognition Of the
| 5cutl is always coupled with another object,
| viz: to obtain the cotton you waat, because
| it it VS;c not Tor the distress brought on US
by the c1vil war in America don't think hu.
| manly would induce US to interfere a;,y more
| thap 1t does in any other war in Other parts Of
| tic world. Ard now let us try to dispe :llis
Heating 4allscy which las been spread rhroHga
tue country By Interested persons. Your
recognition Of tie South would not give yoa
| cotton; nut the recognition Of the South in
| the minds OF PARTIES wi;u use that term is
| coupled with something more. There is IN
icos Of going and interfering By ior-e to put
| an tEu to that contest in order that the cotton
nay be SET free. II were President Lincoln
| and fou::d myself rather in d difficulty oa ac-
| cGAn1 OF tic pressure Of taxation, or On &C.
count Of q lisco1d of parties ia Sae Tnioa
| ranks, and if wanted to see the whole po2u-
luiior united as one ms: ready to make me- q
s!=sIs':, should wish nothing better than for
Ersi:.rt, Fr2ucc, or beth together, to attempt
to lnt:r'tEc By force il The quarrel. Y1u read
nt.w ot ihe ci:cticns which arc going on in
! AMe7tca, and look to those clect!ors with
:ne greatest interest, rs the orly iudica'
s':z: l., guide me IN forming a judgnlant Of the
tuiSrc. You see it stated Thus ID thosc elcc.
:ions there is soEse disnnioa Of palt;es, au,
let the foreigner interfere il tnat snar7c'
ana all tie old lines eE dcmarc.tio1
viii h. ci.seed forever, and y:a @il! hive 4
Euise3 I'e.,rlc joiEcd t13cttc7 .o repcl iii: in.
tzusion. {H"a:, hesE1 l. was Sd ia Fr.sck
il tic grit revolutionary .Sar- A'nit Gts II
that caused the reign Of terror but TIC CT: o
aihr:u Tint tie foreigner was coming 10 invade
TEEN :-aud the arlstoera.s we're gui1io:inei
SIS fr5i:uis 10 their c-unfry because they wc.t
f,ierds al the foreigner. Aud LIT NE rc:niut
you that Your interference would not oatsi1
cotton. It would have, in the present stat.
Of armauients, very little effect on the c::a
bat:nts. people were generally better &c
4u:inted with the geography ot -ataefica aut
; the state Of its population, they would se
! how much we arc apt to exagecra:e even GU
power TO Interfere 10 produce any rssn1t Q;
!. ttis contest. The policy to be pursued byssh
North will he decided BY tla elections IN th
| great Western SFates-l mean the gTe:1 grow
; ! ing Tcgicn o} the mississippi E.li:s, ii
States Of Ohio. Michigan, Iadan7, Illinois
lows, Wisconsin and Minnesota Ii ih43 ae
. fcrinicc 10 carry OF the war, and say, ss5T
| will never make peace while tine mouths 1
the Mississippi, ~l;:cE drain 27.o00 miles {
!, 1avigael: water into tae ocean, remain ia til
lands Of . foreign power,' We could never cS
= = | pect to pnt period to it. You must r=ale.r
her that yeu hare 10 so 1000 miles M II,
Missis:iFt'i before yen get TO tia: ysat rrsl2l
: peor1ed by eight Or ten millions Of sous, :h1
. will be the future depository Of the wca!t
= and numbers ot that great continent; an
: whatever the s5ll Of that people is, New Yoi
+ is hut the broker Of their opinion. aud Ne
Il Isrs, Pennsylvania and New Ecg!snd nu:
n 10 with item. It is us idle, then, IS the tal
:, ci ct.;!lrea ics France and England to pre1cn
= tli:t tEey caE go there aud reach ta3t ropuI
:, tiaa- Fur III; part, think :ne lspsuoEa whic
= is used sometimes in certain quarters with r.
i gard te the power of this country to 20 III
= impose its will upon the population OF Amer
: ca almost esvors Of the ludicrous- Whs
:, america bad but 2,500, ,0(D Of population u
y could not enforce our will upon it. Ana whe
- you consider the tendency Of ,noiIsra arna
l. 11e1its, ard when you have to deal with ciyi
=. =. lied people having the same mechanical ap2'
!: ances as yourselves. and when that peop
= nauloer tea OF twenty millions, it is next
- 6cToss the Atlantic which will effect q co
= quest Engltshmen are very apt to think Ii
=. !. thcy can do any thing By force. Let them b \
- ish tbst idea; their Interference in this cs
= would only do harm, ,aed in the end yoa wou
"a not get your cotton. Even lfyou could, wh
rs Something Of the way in which money is yot
10 ~ in the House Of Commons tor warlike arr
~ 80 menfs, even In time Of pence, and Yentu
10 10 10 say that it would be cheaper to keep all
- ~ population engaged in the cotton mantfactu
e. -by, to keep them on turtle, champagne, o