Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-02-04

mode Of settling the question between the North
AMI South, 20 that the lisuniau might not 20 On;
but though read carefully everything that was
published in the English newspapers from the
United States on that side, | do not reeollect
that iu any single instance the question of tho
tariff was referred to, or that any change was
proposed or suggested in that matter as likely 10
have any effect upon the question Of secession
Now, there is another point, too That whatever
be the influence Of tariffs upon the United States,
it is as perncious TO the West as to the South
and further, Louisiana, which is q Southern
State, and a seeded State, has always voted
along with Pennsylvania and, until last year, in
favor Of protection for its sugar; whilst Penn
sylyania wished protection for its coal and iron.
II the tariff vas onerous and grievous, was that
n reason for this great iusurrection Has there
ever n country had tarh-espeei0lly in the
article of food-more onerous and more cruel
than that which we had in this country twenty
years ago. (Cheers.) We did not secede. We
did not rebel. What we did was to raise muney
for the purpose of distributing to all the people
of this country perfect information upon that
question; and many mon, ms you know. devoted
all their llhdrs for several years to teach the
great and wise doctrines of free trade 10 the
peopls of England. Why, the price OF Il single
gunboat, the keep of a single regiment, the
garrison Of single fort, the cessation
than ii would have cost them to spread
all over among the intelligent people OF the Tai
ted States the most complete statement of the
whole question and West and South, having
no interest in protection, could unitedly have
revised, or ii need have been cnnld have repeal
cd the tariff altogether; MOI The question is a
very different nihir-a moro grave question
For thirty years il has heru constantly coming
TO the surface, disturbing social life, and osrr-
Al.
working Of the United States. I'm thr n Hh
there is M secession, there s no collision; Int
this disturbance nn1 this insurrcction was f,uuA
wholly in the South, and in the Save States
therefore, | think tho man who Hays 0therwse,
and who contends that it ia the tRrlii, anything
whatsoever other than qluvcry, is either him ,lf
deceived or he enlpavnrA To deceive others The
object Of the South is this 70 escape from the
minority which wishes TO limit the area al sla-
very. (lIear, hear They wish t. found Slave
State. free from the influences and the opinions
Of freedom. Tho Ftce Stites in ihn North. there
fore, now atanl hcforo the world the advocates
and defenders Of freedom anl civilization. THE
Slave States Of tho South cl'F Themselves for the
recognition ol thri1tinn nltioua hnsrd unon the
foundation, the unchHngeahle foundation in their
eyes, of slavery and harhltism. (icar hcAf)
will not discuss tho guilt Of men who. ministers
Of grent nation only last yenr, cqnspirrd to
overthrow IT, will moi point ou or recnpitunte
the statcncnta Of the fraudulent mannef in which
they disposed Of tho tnnlaiu the national exohe-
huer. | will not point nut hg name any ot the
men in this conspiracy, whom history will lcsig-
nate by titles hut they won't like n hear; but
| gay that slavery has sought 70 hreak M the
most free government IN tir world, and To nnud
new State in this lgh century, whose conner
stone is tho perpetual hon,lnoo ulmilons of men
(IIear, henr)
Having thus described what appears to me
briefly the little truth OF this matter, what is the
course that England would be expected to pure
sue We shnul he neutral 20 far as rcgards
mingng in the strife Wo we're neutral in III
strife in Italy lint We were not neutral in opinion,
OF in sympathy Cllear, hear) But YOU
know perfectly well that throughout the
whole of Italy, at this moment, Gere
is a feeling that, though no shot was fired from
an English ship though no English soldier trod
their SOIL the opinion of England was potent in
Europe, and did much for the creation Of the
Italian kingdom. (llear, hear) With regard to
the United States, you know how much we hate
slavery-that is awhile ago you thought you
knew that we had given e20O00,00 TINT is
million a year nearly 10 taxes, to free 100000
slaves in the English colonies You know, or
you thought you knew, how much you were in
love with free government everywhere, although
it might not take precisely the form of cur
government-frec government in ttnly, free
government in Switzerland, free government
under republican ferns, IN the United States or
America /; and with all this every man would
have said that England would wish the American
Union to be prosperous and eternal. Now, sup
pose we turn cur eyes to the East, the Empire Of
Russia for u moment. In Russia, ns You know /
there has been one of the most important and
magnificent changes Of policy ever seen in any
country within the last year OF two, The pre-
sent Emperor of Russia, following the wishes of
his father, has insisted upon the abolition Of
serldom in that empire-(hear, hear)-and
twenty-three millions of human beings, lately |
serfs, little better than real slaves, have been put
in an elevation to the rank of freedom. (Cheers.)
Now, suppose that the millions of serfs OF Russia
had been chiefly in the south Of Russia. We
hear that the mobiles Of Russia, to whom these
seris belong in n great measure, have teen very
hostile to this change and that there has even |
been some danger that the peace Of this empire
might be disturbed during these changes. Sup |
pose these mobiles for the purpose, OF maintaining
in perpctuty the serfdom Of Russia and barring |.
out twenty-three millions Of their rtcllow creatures
from the rights Of freedom, had established a
great md secret conspiracy, and had risen in
great and dangerous insurreetion against the |
Russian Government, l sny that the people Of
England, although but eeyen years ngo they |
were in mortal eomhat with Russia, in the sonth
of Europe believe Mt this moment they would
have prayed Heaven in NIL sincerity and tervor to
give strength tn the arm and success to the great
wishes of the Emperor, mud that that vile aud |
perniciOus nsurrection might be suppressed. |
(Applause.)
Now let us look and see what hns been said
and done in this country since the period when
Parliament rose in tho heqinning Of August
There have becu two speeches to which wish
to refer in terma OF appreciation The Duke of
Argyle, n member Of the prcacnt government
and though have not the smallest personal NO.
qualntancc with him, am free Ia say believe
him TO he one Of the most mlclligeut and liberal
of his order thear, hem) -hS Duke ~ Argyle
delivered speech which was fair and friendly
to the Government oi The United States. Lord
(hear) -only fortnight ago Lade
speech which il is impossible to read without
remarking the thought the libclNliiy, and the
wisdom by which il IA distinguished. lie doubt
ed, il ID true, whether ihe Union could be re-
Il man need not be hostile, and must
not necessarily be iutndlg, TO Doubt that or the
oonTary-hut he sp,ke that with fairness and
iricndliness of tic Government OF the United
States, and he said they were right and iuslil-
able in the course they tuok- (hear)-And he
gave a piece Of advice, now more important than
at the nement when he gave il, that in the
various incidents and accidents Of a struggle of
this nature, it becomes people like this to be
very moderate aud calm aud to avoid getting
into that feeling Of irritation which sometimes
arises and sometimes leads to danger. (Hear,
hear.) mention these two speeches us from
noblemen Of grcnt distinction in this country
speeches which believe would have beneficial
effect on the other side Of the Atlantic. Lord
John Russell, in the House Of commons, during
the lHte session, made speech, too, in which he
rebuked the impertiueuce Of Il young member Of
the House of Commons, who spoke about the
bursting of hubblerepublic. (ilear, hear, and
i II nf n, b,a