Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-01

(prolop gsd Oh xhrg) bu. il is because i an certain that
this great event viii arise, ard the North VIII have to
suffer this modification, that l earnestly hcps that EnS-
land viii do nothing to itAct additional shame, sorrow
or pain upon those who have ALREADY suffered muck, and
will probably have to suffer more. (Chesr)
All things considered, adds the correspondent this
70 the most important and significant speech that has
yet been made In England, Lot because It was made by
NJ. Gladstone, the great orator, but because It was made
BY the Chancellor Of the Erchsquer, as the mouth piece
Of the Government, after due delibsrtion and pre-
psIa1cn, the even! having been announced for many
Wesks.
WINS OF FIR JOIN PAKISaroH.
The inevitable comment upon this speech was made,
better than I can do II, . day or two later, BY Sir John
Patirgton, the late First Lord OF the Admiralty under
Lord Dsrby's administration, who said to his coz situ-
ants % follows:
II he was not mistaken, be thought that ct the pre-.
sent moment there was q subj ,et upon the minds of al
most every ore in this oouotry which had notbirg to do
With party, and which touched sl-he meant the horrt-
| be war which Was raging in the United States Of Amefi.
o. at that moment (hesr, hear). He did not think that
there was In Europe q man With Q head 10 think or O
| heart to feel that was not filed With horror At the man.
nsr in which human blood was shed, human misery ere
| ated, and every material element Of prosperity was being
~disipsted In that purposelsas war, which was carried
on with q recklessnesi perfectly shocking. and which
had excited the deep eisapprobation Of Europe (hsAr,
| hear)
A an svowed opponsnt Of the Liberal Government,
| he gave the Government credit for the caution with
| which they Fad acted. Hs imputed no blame to
| them. He tckuowled yed the difi cult questions they had
to decide; but, on tho other hand, they had all a right
10 thirk for themselves; and, he spoks now only for
| himself, he thought the time was now come when some
| efost ought TO be made by the great Powers Of Europe
tn put an end to this frightfui struggle. He though,
| the time was come when not Eogand alone, but England
In copj Ipclion with France, and possibly with Rlssia,
ought TO ofsr msdiatisn, ofeoHrss on the basis # stpa
| ration, aud on the clear Hndrstanding that. 1msdiIt ~
va, not accepted, yseogai.ion mast JoIov. he could no.
help expressing 4 hope, after reading what was reporhd
70 have fallen IRON from Nj. Gladstone ut Newcastle on
the preceding evening, that Mr.. Jefferson Davis had
| created G nation In the Southern States Of Ameries.
| Those words, as coming from the lips Of q 0abi let Min
ister, p.n r5rGs Of grove significance, and he did hope
| that he wGs not too ~sanguine In drawing from them the
| ~iuferencs that tho present feeling Of Her Nj Nty's Gov
ernment did not difrr very widely from that feeling
which he had taken ths liberty Of expressing.
Thus (says the ~Inquirer's correfpondent) We have the
| opinions Of the lea ,rs Of the two grea! parties in Eag
land, showing that, however they may dff,r on other
sutj sets, they are united Ia reference to the policy to
be pursued towards our country.
We have some further extracts, giving the views Of
other prominent members OF the Liberal party, all tend.
ing the sluie way, which will be laid before our readers
on the fret opportunity.