Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-01
AMERICAN AFFAIRS I'm EUROPE,
THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION PR0sPEc3
TIVE RECOGNITION OF TEE CONFEDER A0Y-
IyPoRrANr SPEECHES OF ENGLI5H srATEs-
MEN,

IMPORTANT SPEECHES OF ENGLI5H srATEs-
MEN.
The London correspondent Of the Philadelphia Inqui.
rr writes under date Of October llth, as follows:
Tie Emancipation Proclamation Of hr. Lircoln, II de.
dgned TO produce . favorable enect upon public senI.
ment In this coautry, has utterly failed In It's object IL
IL discurs,d both seriously and saresstieslly, ridicuied
and secuted 1t. know 6f 40 one throughout England,
not eEen Lord Shaftesbury, who does not aorst sneef,
or shake their heads at Il. One would suppose that the
entire Eogish nation had suddenly veered round from
The extreme of radical Abolitionism 70 become the sup
por'ers and defenders Of the system OF American siA'
very.
Several diff rent views are expressed concerning the
intentions and probable eject OF this proclamation.
Some pronounce it . violation OF the CONSTITUTION, AND
whine plteously over the treason Of which the Pfe'ident
has been guilty. Others regard it "a designed 10 insu'
sura.s a series Of horrible. outbreak and m.ssacre',
to which those of Dahl and CaSnpcrs bear no compsri-
son. Others, still, content themselves with declaring IL
utterly imperative, and q mare piscs OF waste paper, %
tia attachment Of the slaves TO tier masters is src1
that no seton on the part Of the former will follow, sx'
cep. such az will DO hosul, to the North. And Others,
again, regard Ii solely as IN evidences that the Govern
ment has given up all hops Of maintaining ITSELF sghnss
the South, aad nov IA taatic desperation, resorts 70 an
iKosdient worthy Of the most intunan monsters In his
tory.
Al agree, however, in condemnation Of the policy.
and, If po5s:ble, the North (or 1t is impossible to avoid
speaking ssc,iOnAlly) Is more roundly abused than evss
while expressions Of sympathy Tor the South are more
ear iest and enthusiastic.
L told YOU soma time ago that English abolitionism
vas one Of tie grandeet humbugs of the age, and the
present c,nauct Of tho patton proves that was right. Z
rHs EKcoaxITroS OF THE cosyEDERioY-vIws CT TEI
LEADING nsuSa srArisxsN.
During the recess Of Parliament the members OF that
body have been addressing their constituents, and max
ing speeches elsewhere throughout the Kingdom.
The I~ngEirers correspondent says;
From The fact thu. the burden Of these speeches is
the American Diff ,ulty, Il is evident that the object Is
10 prepare the public mind for q recognition Of the in-
dependence Of the South by this government early in
the next session Of Parliament, II the Ministry DOES not
axe the responsibility Of doing it before. l do not
know that l can bstter occupy the most Of this letter
than by quoting the precise Language usld on this sub.
leo. by the mos: distip guished speakers, for from it you
viii obtain their views, and those with which they seek
to impress the people. Iccmusncs With III. Gladstone,
the Chancellor Of the Exc heqaer, who, as the great ora
tor, not only Of the Mini stry, but Of Easlaut, was pu:
forward q. NeWoa,tls to eaunciate the sentiments Of the
government. The quotation is long, but highly import
AIT, by reason Of tue sour;e whence it sLiAnates. He
said, Tor rather the hinistry through him As follows:
Il ia not very usual for q minister holding my Office to
ie.ail a public assembly uron subjects Of foreign policy;
ou. there Is one question possessing paramount and ab
sosblog importance AZ this moment, and so deeply ard
Intimately connected wi b that touching matter 10 which
| have hst referred, that l cannot avoid sayicg e few
words upon il; / mean t1t depiorable, though, in ny
opinion, not doub frl, o. tuESle which Is now proceeding
n America. | for one, exercising my own poor faeul-
ties as best I can, have never tsls that Elglind has any
reason, connected with their Own p,csl interests, for
desiring The disruption Of the American Union. i can
understand thoee who ray the: il Is for the general in.
teres. Of the nation tn ~ no State should tXrel any other
nations OF the continent Loan understand those Who
sAy-snd | confess IL 10 bs my own opinion-that II 10
greatly for he Interests OF the nfgro race that they
snoulc have 20 do with their own masters alone, and
lot. as Ia hitherto been the Gaze, with their own mas
tsrs backed b. the whole power Of the Federal Govera.
ment Of the L lifted States. (Ohee:s) This has b,en
the s.Ase o. tailss lha; hlI suoslsteo heretofore. aud
Which some, ! think, nislaktsS the interests Of the ne.
FRO, have thought II desirable moi 10 rsp'al.
But the laws by which tbs llaves have boon governed
have been lave 10: mad1 by the Federal Government,
but made BY the owners OF thoss slaves. But tie en-
f,rcsuent Of Ihese lava hae lot rested in the hands OF
tho owners Of slAFoI alone; they have had q right, a
constitutional r'gst, By the Constitution oil the uai:ed
States, 10 be supported agSinst their owl slaves ia the
execution OF the Lss that they (the slave o-ners) had
made, by toe whole power ct toe Uditsd States; aud ]
can. therefore, very well understand the Ssgpmsnt that
|. is 10. particularly 10 be os ed. IN the Int r. t. OF tie
negro race, that ths American U ion Ehou!d b) reeonsti.
suited but | must coniess hat, for reasons that / need
no. now explain, | do no. SniDk that E1glaod has any
in.ers in he disruption :: tsat U-iuu, sud thai my
OWE priVEte opioitu IA, thai /: was rather Tor TIE inter
ea.s Of Z lglAad tina; tho Union should continue. | kuoN
shat this Is rot tto general opinion entertained: but
whatever yiLW you make tAks, | thi1k We feel that the
clurse which her Asj,s y Ministers have endsayorei to
pursue, va: that OF maintain IL ctr c! reutrsli y under
al The circumstances thA, hsv, heretofore pas Ell, he's
been Il nIh' course. and has been the expression Of the
gem al sense OF tho community.
There ia, and there eau be, no doubt that where two
,.-,;. n. in orast eraanAFatinu IL ia not A. all nkply
Tia: he who IN intsiOs a s,ric. neutrality will satisfy both,
because IA point OF fact the etiie CT mind In which Liza
corduc; is liable to be jl6gsd OF By the daputsnts Is
NOT A safe OF mni in VII Oh l. II fair that We should eI
nee. from them a perfectly impartial eonolusion; but
what We may, | think, expect is, that au honest course
of neutrality will he recoGn'z'd-that course, ! msan,
which We hay5 prrsusd up 10 that oale--atter 'hls IN
happy sraEglo shall have passed away. and when The
circumstances shGll b. calmly considered. Bl' | must
confess il appears % me that If either party hes a night
20 sud faux With us, 1t is the Confederate rather than the
federal G~overnmsnt. (ApplAuse.) | mean that If We
hive deyia'ei q. all fion neutrality our deviation has
bstn against them ard not Ia th " favor. We have
n oclAIned neutrality aud W. have endeavored TO pre-
serve neutrality; but We have permitted the export oil
arms sud WaIlks store; We have permitted 1t 10 two
p,rtips-:o the Oonfeder1tes whose ports were block
add BIZ the Northern f.e'; and we have permitted Il! TO
the North ,rners, who have had perfect freedom to i'm.
port al the arms aud stores they Ilaased. (AppAuse J
I believe that course on on, part has boen a right a1d
n inst course, aud ] thiak the very stat D OF the TACT
proye, that, a, any rate, We have not hid a biased i hu
e9c, in the policy of this country uufavorablo to any tai'
claim that they had upon us. (Oheers.) We'll, row, |
gill Tor a momsn: M / , an srpsal 10 you on behalt OF
the people OF the Northern Satfs-l mean 80 far as re.
CARDS our appreciation Of their position. Greater al
Or .a,er sliosanc,s are 10 be msds fT ~ IN -
,osances srs TO BE- mode io' eIagssraton in the s,a'e OF
public opinion in tbs; county under present circum
stances than could ever before be clearly claimed for
auy other nation. 0ily consider what their previous
Ill.,. h. ham Thsv haNa n sver drank tia hitter Gun
OF misfortune, disappointment, and MGR d,sion. Tbey
have bad bat TO will that a thing shouli DO done, and Il
was doue. Tneir course has boon q course Of prosperity
and advancement silhou. eIlmpla aud without 9 single
check. They are cur own kindred; they w.rc, at any
rate. II they are no; nJW, our custom VA, and We hcqo
they will b. one cu-tom'rs again; bu' b, R's1rs1. also,
fbat, under all thu circumstances, when their GOOD feel
ipgs caq have fair play, they haas a wIen at c.ioa TO