The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-11-07
Later from Europe...Speeches Of English
Statesmen.

Statesmen.
The Northern papers contain later European
news. The speech Of the British Secretary of War
on the state of affairs In America is interesting
The War he said, which wss now going en- in
the United S. stes and the blockade of the South
ern States. which revented the cotton from com.
ing to that country. would before long come to an
end. That was subject on which many different
opinions were and had been entertained. The
Government Of that country was placed in the po-
sition Of having to ehoose between two opposite
courses, Wig recognition of the Southern stat. D
on the one hand, and sympathy or alliance with
the States of the Federal ,ection of the Union On
the other. Vel, the Government AVOIDED beth those
sztrenes They had consistently and strenuousy
pursued midils course of strict neutrality, and
had abstained from eviag direct or indirect coun-
tenancs assistance either of the beljg rent par
ties. Hear. hear Ithad been said that great cola
plants had been made by the Government at
Washington that the Government of England had
not maintained this at let neutrality. because t had
recognized the South bel.igerent power, and it
had been said that by recognizing the South as a
bellgerent power we had departed from a strict
line Of neutrality. Now he (Sir G. g. aewii could
not but think that If any impartial person reflected
on the course of this unhappy contest he would
come to the conclusion that word of the English
language would Apply with greater aptitude to the
Southern States than the word 'belligerent.' Here
parties had combined for the purpose Of c.rryinx
on war, and when they looked to the number of
armed men they had rail- ed when they looked to
q
the ability Of the Generals by whom those armies
were commanded, and to the perilnaci'y with which
the contest on taeir part had been wsged, it could
not surely be denied that they deserved the name
OF "belgerents" In difference to the manner in
which they had carried on the war against the u
States. Everybody who read the accounts in the
newspapers of what was doing in America, could
see thst, alth ugh there was a wRr there between
these two contending powers, it was war
which was ss yet undecided-a wa. which
was waged, on the Part of the Nor hern
States. for the purpose OF restoring the States to
{ condition of Union they were in before the war
began; and on the part of .he Southern States, it
was war to establish their independence Butthe
war must be admitted to be undecided. Its battle.
fields still reeking with The blood of thousands
of soldiers killed on both sldes and until the war
had been decided on one side or the other, or un
til 1t had been decided far In favor Of the South
ern States to induce the Northern States to 70.
cognize their independence or to prove to foreign
States that the contest was exhausted and that the
Northern States were incapable of continuing the
contest-until that moment arrived it could not be
said, In accordance with the established doctrines
Of international law. that the independence Of the
Southern States had been established. Hear,
hear He believed 1t was the general opinion OF
the people of this country that the contest would
issue In the establishment of the independence Of
the South He himself did not express that opin.
ion he did not say ths. he Gssented from that opin
ion but that was the general opinion In this couu
try.
At a dinner given to viscount Palmerston to
ton, the Earl of Hsrdwicke, returning thanks for
the House of Lords said re had been much inter.
ested as he had doubt ali in that room had been,
by the late exhibitions Of one (Mr Gladstone) Of
her Majesty's Ministers in the North. Hear He
had read the speeches delivered by that right hon.
orable gentleman with great attention and he saw
In them undoubtedly . very laudab.e desiie TO be
extremely popular with the inhabitants Of the
towns There was one expression used for which
be thanked that right honorable gentleman. That
expression was this that Mr. Jeferson Davis had
made nation. [Chseral AL he would say with
reference to that nation was, God speed them -
!Cheers The question at issue was not that of
slavery. but of the despotSm of the North.
The Paris correspondents say that the American
question was said to have formed au important
part of the d. cuSSion at the last Ministerial COun
ell st St. Cloud. n. do Persigny, 1t is reported.
pressed the claims OF the Southern States to recog
niticn, and that tho Emperor OveTuled the portion
of the Ministry favorable to immediate recsgni-
tion, by expressing bis determination to await the
proclamation n. de Persgny Ii the earnest friend
Of Mr.. 6ide, who still continues TO represent the
interests Of the Confederate States In Paris and to
urge their recognition - An independent nationali
The London Herald and London Post both Or
gans Of the extreme srtstocrets still write the
subject Of Intervention with favor.
The Frankfort Journal paper usually we'll post.
cd in diplomatic affairs asserts that dispatch from
Secretary seward (not TO be confounSed with the
circular Of the 22d ut has been transmitted to the
representatives Of the United States In xurope
which they are instructed to communicate to the
courts ut which they are accredited 1t 10 sad to
contain NO less than thirty closely written pages
and commences by stating that the President has
ct no tiwe received direct offers Of mediation from
any European Government. II sEch had been made
they could haVs been met otth "cassSortcoi rsfa-
sal"
The European papers contain notice Of very
remarkable speech OF ex0ov. xorehead. Of Ken
tucky, delivered TO Southern Secession club at Lv
erpool Hngland on the causes and Qualifications Of
the South Nh. Norehesd, 1t appears, during the
last week % Of Mr. Buchanan'g admiuistrati0n ~
Q member OF the Border States Peace Conference at
Washington, and With some other Southern mem-
beFs OF that body, had . very interesting confer
ence OF two with Hr. Seward and Ms Lincoln, CON
cssning their proposed policy towards the South
eru Confederacy, which had then already been cot
up ~ Montgomery. Ala under JET Davis - Pro
visionA President. 1t further appears, from Nr.
1osshsads disclosures Of these conferences, that
Mr.. seward declared, III don't settle this matter
to the entire sa&eeeton Of the ooush In sixty DAYS
(mssning after the eth Of March, lt6l,) Wil eive
you my head fer football Next, Il ssens that
aftsr long conversation bstWeen Mr. Norshsed
and As. Wn 0. Rivss, Of Virgins, With Mr.. Lin
c0n gasulshoa with SONS Of the Presideut'O most
pointed sueedotee, hs aal4 70 The gentlsmha from
ths Old Dominioa, Or Rtvss1 M 1ivss. n VIZ.
rnis wnl stay n ] wnl withdraw The troops fron
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