Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-08-08

An ENGLtsH CONSERVATIVE on AMARI-
CAN ArFNRs.-The reason given by Lord
Palmerston for the postponement of the reso-
luton in parliament calling Tor mediation in
American afars, was that the time IS unl4v-
orable for such mediation. that the South has
not yet proved It's ability to maintain It's in
del endenco, and that the whole matter had
better be left with the government. The de-
bate in parliament was very animated, and on
the whole better disposition towards the
United States was manifested than IN previous
debates. The best speech on our side was
made by Mr.. Taylor, conservative member
Mr. TAILOR said he was not permitted 10y the rules of
the House 10 move another amendment upon the ques
tiou that the speaker leave the chair he hoped the
House would allow him To give the why in his
pniOu, the amendment OF The honorable gentleman
should De ucgatyed. The amendment had been before
the House for some time and there seemed some proh
bly that the aessou would close without it. being for
maly moved And now that It had been moved he vent
ured to say that IL not at auspicious moment
Checrsl There was saying, not very rcyereniia that
Providence fought the side Uf the strongest baaons
down hy 00l no 00l 900 Of the South, enclmbeT
ed by 30l0OOO or 100000 slaves lHear hear.l lie
regretted that the honorable gentleman had not accepted
the advice 10 withdraw motion which was without any
possible advantage aud without any po ohlc object eN-
cept adding TO the irritation and bitterness fclf with ie
gard 20 our position upon thus question lhe honurAle
gcntls said that from reading the papers hc vas il
oned 10 think those feelings could not ue worse But
he differed rom himi and, although he admitted that
exaggerated and mistaken opinions prevailed ia the
North there was great deal OF ground for their bitter
and irritation. loud aud repeated cries Of "No
America had right 10 expect that, with antslavery
opinions, should have looked with calmer eyes upon
the struggle between the North and South. certain
portion aud not uniuduenal portion, Of the English
press had Dc AT anything tui ialfy with the Northern
stnes II hardly knew whether upon the merits demer
u, o. hs Ng'ec[n ,, go%yfnmGnt % me p9o o, ,9e pss
s>icnt first, t said 70 be ridiculous ur republic
10 utempt go 20 and that % could not have That
individuality Of power necessary tn enable u % stke
"a w w effect but when the Nufthcru states showed
that they would put down faction and give up
d.,dua liberty and the liberty of the press, lhearD they
told that they could not carry the war because
ihoJ could raise the money, and the next they
were told that they were exitav'sart and lhness in
their ,Npondituc Hear, htur They we're denounc-
I'd because they did not pass bills 90 raise revenue,
and when the tax bills were passtd, aud he tsrh inc
ed they blamed for their bad policy, Hear hear
fight for The slaves aud ser soon they had shown
distinctly the d eclon Of their wishes BY prohibiting sav
cry tu the etutfa state 0f Ciumh they told that
they not dealing justly with the safe rights Of the
South The amendment they were now discussing bad
diluted than hef3ei but ru doubt, The honorable gentle
man meant, by mediation, recognition OF the South
(aear, rafl-aud Intervention IN the North (No n"D
Intervention was only longer word for Never
tremendous an issue su easily, lightly, aud
with sli.l recognition Of It's importance, raised a.
had been this issue by the honorable member (iIeEr)
which being fought between the south aud Noflh-a
which would strike terror into all tue ends pt pro-
gfcss aud liberty aud be rruioed AZ by all who were
their foes Cheers H. denicd that the working class
Of This country ertained The opinions whu ih'
honorable gcutloman imputed tu them, A. metNN2 a
Blackburn resolution boz the opposite sense was rAHrd
by the working men almau unanimously lheaf' hear
He thought ne attitude of The working cate,s IN lanca
shire nur OF the finest chaa0tcrs tYtf cNinted iu ihr
histpr, II This county tuearl u was said that the
northern Americans cared nothing about slavery, and
thar the present did not originate ou u amy feeling
on that subject This was tue, (hcarl but the issue
depending Il not the less slavery up SLAVERY
fiear, heaTl Under these circumstances he thought
that Intervention would be simply useless II by ther
own power or by from this country the south
ernes should be made independent there would hcu be
merely armed truce, and each dc would wait for
favorable opportunity for renewing the war The quos
ton Que in which this country had right 10 in't
orr and appeared 10 be Inconsistency that nation
which had spent millions to emanopae her own slaves
should be discussing In Parliament whether an endeA''
should not be- made establish The Independence OF
of based solely the principle Of human seHi
tudo In conclusion, he expressed hope that tue mo.
ton Of the honorable member for sunderland, which II
successful would do credit 10 England and could not
bli b. consdered nsul by America would be met BY
AZ indignant and almost unanimous rejection (HeaTD