New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-11


this moment. IHearl They have their newspa.
peIs that are no wiser than ours. langhter.I iney
bAye there some newspapers-one ut least-which,
M TO he election Of Mr. Lincoln were bis bittereet
aud unrelening foes. When the war broke out, 1t
WAS not safe to take the line of Southern support
and thew were obliged to turn round IN support oil
the prevalent opinions of the country. But they
undertook to serve the South in another way, and
that WAS by exaQgeraiDg every Difficulty, ala mis.
STATING every fact if that could serve their Object OF
creating disrust between the people OF tne Northern
States and the people OF this oDiIeu hiuguoh' =
TO poison the minds OF the people OF England, and 20
irritate the minds Of the people OF America, re
~ Y. Herdld, l am sorry 10 say, has done, tniph'
all that it could, all that ii dared to provoke h
chief between the Government OF washington anu
the Government of London. fCheers.l There Is
one thing. which must state, where / think they
have solid reason to complain. am very sorry 10
have 10 mention it, because it blames our present
Foreign Minister against whom am not anxious 10
say word, and recollecing his speech 10 the House
Of Commons, | should be slow 10 conclude that ne
had any feelings hostile to the United States Gov
ernment. Hear, bear.l You recolect that, during
the session, on the l4th May, a proclamation Came
ont which acknowledged the South rs belhgerenL
Power, and proclaimed the neutrality OF Ehgiahu'
A little time before that forget how many days
Mr. Dallas, the last Minister from the Unted SIaes
had left London for Liverpool and America. lie ola
not wish TO undertake any affairs connected with tle
Government by which he had not been appointed-
the Government Of Mr. Lincoln-but TO leave "Iet
had TO be done to his successor, who was on MS
way and whose arrival was daily expected. Mr'
Adams the present Minister from the United States,
il man, If be lived ia England, you would Say was
OF one of the MODEST families of the country thlnk
that his father and bis grandfather were Presidents
OF the United States. His grandfather was one Of
the great men who achieved the indcl endence Oh the
United States There is family III the country nav
ipg more claims upon what / should call the vencra-
ton aud affection of the people than eiaIny OF nr
Adams Mr. Adams arrived in LOnson on the night
of the 18Th Of May. On the 18th, that prociamation
10 which have alluded was fsued. IL waa known
lie WAS coming; he was not consulted; II was not
DELAYED for day, though nothing pressed, that he
might he notified about II. II communications oil 4
friendly nature had taken place with HIN and VIII
the American Government, they could have found
no iaull with this because II was almost inevitable
before the struggle had proceeded lar that ms proc
amaiion would he issued. 1 have the best reasons
for knowing that there is single thing that has
happened during the Of these events that has
crea ed more surpIie, more lrrllal0n and more Cis
trust in the United STATES with respect 10 thls c0dn
try, than the fact that that proclamation dld not
wait even one angle day til the Minister from
America could come here and Ill 1t could nave been
done with his consent and concurrence, and In that
friendly manner that would have avoided oil the ul-
plea. altness that las occurred. lCheers. am
obliged 10 say--and say It with the utmost pail--
that without this country doing things which were
hostile 20 the North, and wltaout men expressing
affection for Slavery, and outward and open hatred
for the Union-I say there has no. been here that
cordial and friendly neutrality which, if had been
citizen Of the United States, should have expect
cd Hear, hear. And i say further, that II
there has existed considerable irritation az tAa',
hat must be taken "a measure 81 the high appre-
cilion which the people Of those States place upon
The opinion OF the people OF England Hear, hear.
Il had been addressing tn, audience ten days ago,
20 far "a know, should have SAID just what L
have said now. And, although there has been an
untoward event, and circumstances are newhat or
even considerably altered yet have thought 1t de-
sirbe 10 make this statement, wi tie view, az lar
AZ am able to do it, TO improve the opinion m In.
gland aud to assuage, If there be any, the ieehng OF
Irritation in America, so tba; no further dlcGlles
may arise in the progress Of this unhappy stIiie.
ICheers.l Bat there has occurred an event VIII n
has been announced 30 us only week ago, wllch ID
one OF great mlortance and may De, one Oh some
peil IL Is asserted that what Is called international
Law has been broken by the seizure Oh the Southern
Commissioners board an English trading steamer
by "A steamer OF war of the Uniled States. WIG. il
maritime law You have heard thai the opinion OF
the law officers Of the Crown 10 ia favor OF this view
~ he case-that The law has been broken. am not
at all going to say that IL has not IL would be I'm
prudent iD me TO state my opinion on legal qnes
lion that have only partially examined against their
opinion on a question which l presume theyhaye
"a. .ully examined; but this / cay, that maritime
ag II no. to be found in any act OF Parliament It Is
not ia 80 many clauses. You know II Il difficult TO
find the law. / can ark the Mayor ana other masls-
rates whether il is MOI difficult 10 find the law when
they have found the act Of Parliament, AMI found
the clause bu, when there is no act Of Parliament
and no iuse, you may imagine that the ae II sllil
more difficult. Laughter Now, maritime law,
international law, consists OF opinions ana prece
deuts. For the most part 1t Is very unsetIled-lhe
opinions are the opinions OF men OF different cOun-
tires, given at different tlmes-the precedenis are
not always like each oherthe law is very unsettled,
and for tie most part believe II 10 be exceedingly
bad Now, in past times, Gs yoi know from The
histories YOU read, this country has been lighting
country We have been bell gerents and az belli-
uer.nts, we nave carried maritime law, by our own
hand to pitch that BIAS been oppressive ~ foreign,
aud particularly TO neutral natiOns. Now, Tor tue
first lime in our history, almost for the iast two
hundred years we are not belhgerene, but neu.ral;
and therefore we are disposed, perhaps, To take
rather different view OF maritime aud International
law. The act which has been committed by tie
American steamer, ia my opinon, whetheri DC legal
or not, Is both impotic aud bad. Hear, hear
That ia my opinion. / think 10 will turn out, and Is
almost certain that far the taking VI those men
from that ship was concerned, n wac wholly un-
known 10 and unauthorized by TIE American Gov
eminent; and that If the American Government
baeves en- the opinion OF les Law officers that the
act is Illegal, have no doubt that they viii make
fitting reparation. Applause. For there is no
Government in the world that has 80 strouuously
iusised upon the modification Of international law,
and been 80 anxious 10 be guided always by the
nost Il oderate and merciful Interpretation oil that
Inv. Cheers Oar great adviser The Tunes news
pap.r has been persuading the people that th. il but
one of series OF acts which denote the determination
Of tie Washington Government TO pick quarrel
with tie people of England. Did you ever know
ANYBODY who was not very nearly dead drunk, who,
having rs much upon his bands us lie could manage,
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