The Memphis union appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-07-03
EUROPEAN NEWS.
Cen. Butiesss Proclamatfon In the House
OF Observation-Disclosures.

OF LorHs-zselia
In the HOUSE of Lords, on the 1865 Instant,
the Earl Of Carnovan said:
ISwish TO put question to the noble, Esrl,
thesecEetary Of foraign affairs, ia reference to
the proclamation said 70 have been issued By
Gen. Butler, the commander Of the Federal
forees at New Orleans. The prociaEaatf1n
staEes that any woman who shall by VOID,
look or gesture, insult any officer os soldier,
shall be treated as woman OF the tawf, and
dealt with accordingly | viii net insult the
House BY eomne enting hpon such proclama-
ton as this, but it must be perfectly obvious
70 your ordships that enc Of TIVE thinrs must
be mesn. Either it is intended as reality or
a nenace. Ii it was q menace it-Has one Of
the grossest, most brutal, and most tlnrnanis
insults to every woman IN New Orleans, since
Il was notorious that there was not woman
10 the city who was not dArosed to the Con-
federate cause On The other hand n tbs
proclanatien be intended 10 have practical
kffec&, beg your iordships to observe that lsy
ahe terms in which IS il cDuehed it giyee
more unlimited powera 10 ssle Federal soldiers
fban have ever been given 10 any soldiers up e
on the earth. The proclamation il absolutely
without precedent We have heard Of towns
taken by storm. and sthjscted 10 ail the vio-
Ience Of thestro9ps who have taken algeEla but
that sucha proclamation rs this slloala be issued
in large and prosperous commercial town
which has capitnlsted, and Of which4hey have
been for sonietima IN peaceful occupation, has
uevef bsssre come to my knowledge. ] viii
do the Northern States the justice 70 say that
Ldo noE believe they are in any sense indenfi-
fed with tkis procianla tion Of Gen. Buffers,
and tfnst that they viii repudate it. If,
howeycrg this h u be the principle upon which
the war in America is to be carried on It will.
Be war Of extermination. The question ]
wish to ask Is, whether her majesty govern
ment have received any information as to tho
authentieity of this proelaraation. I wish
salsa 10 put another question to the noble lords
THERE has been for senle days "a report cur
rent of the proposal made BY the government
Of France b her majestys goveraaent for
eonceytiBg jointly tar ms Of mediation between
Gus that the value of any such mediation must
depend on the terms III which it is concerted,
on its general character, aAd on thtt spirit In
which II is received. But assuming that the
mediation is such as Is consistent with our SELF
respect and with the material interests Of this
country trust thai 1eg majtktys govern
ment will give the propositions their most
earnest and favorable consideration.
Earl Rassell-The only informoton which
we have received upon ahss subject is contained
in dispatch from Lord Lyons IN which he
ineloses newspar,er containing the proclama.
ton in question, and after abiding 10 its p1r-
port, he said that they might infer that it was
authentic. l have, however no- information
whatever to give the House With respect to
any action or any expression Of disapproyal
or approval bg he American government.
Lord Lyons does not appear to have raised
any question with the American government
on the subject, nor has there been any Dablic
act approving of the proelamatios. N eifi sr
do / find that the United States Minister in
this city has received any dispatch with refer
ence to this proclamation. For my own part,
I trnst that The American goverpment will
lose no time in disavowing IL il it has not
already refused to sanction it. It is Of great
| Importance to the character of the American
government that it should DO so at once; and,
| In fact, it is of importance 10 ths whole world
that the usages of war should not be aggra.
waited BY proclamations Of this character
/ War, of itself, is quite horrible enough, and
| surely it is unnecessary to add its horrors b
/ such proclamatiens; and this is grave Of
/ tense, not only against this particular popula
+ fion subject TO hostiiities, but to mankind il
general, whose interest it is that the usages d
! war should be less rigorous and crael. Hear
With respect to this procl clamation have beer
1t9sd that the words WiIh which the noble Ear
has read 70 the House arn susceptible Of sons
/ explanation. Those words were 10 the eifec
/ that if any woman shall show contempt o
lazy holdiag of officer Of the Feder4l States sh
! shall be liable TO be treated as woman Of sla
ktown plying her vocation. have been t5sl
that the meaning of those words is that thes
beingin New Orleans . local regulation thA
women OF the town creating disturbance i
the streets shall be liable to be sent to prison
all women who shall treat the Americ n off
GERS and soldiers with contnmely In the publ
! streets shall be held to be women guilty of
disturbance in the town, and be sent to prisol
i cannot answer fer that interpretation bein
the correct one, and / quite agree with tt
noble Earl that even If the proclamation s
not intended to be put into force, itis likely
give TO the soldier license which may lead /
great brutalities, and, therefore, must sa
that can discover no real defeF.se foreth8 /
sue of such 3 proclamation as this ICheers
T. therefore, most sincerely hope that q
Us Usi.ed States government wiz st once al
avou it, ana not only that, but express the
. marked disapproval Of it. Hear, hear
|. / With reference % the next questIgA which Il
+ noble Earl has put 10 me, nan1elY whether
: report, which has sbtained c;srreney tnkt 4
: governments of France and England inssndl
d to offer their mediation betwean the orshe
J, and Southern States is true, ail can say
i that inasmueh as The spreading of these !
naoFs may do q great deal of mischief .
glad the nobse Earl has given me the eppl
kanity Of informing the House that no prop
sails Of the Kind hare bean made either On {