, 1862-08-02
VOLUME XVI.
MIR, fINDsaY'S MOTION TN TIE
H0UsE OF COMMONS
Eloquent Speech Of Mr.. Taylor,
M. r. for Leicester.
THEISsuE III AMERICA, SLAVERY
OR FREEDOM.
in the House Of Commons, July IS.

Ill kut u0Qtt VI tVtRaaOnS, Jul 1os
HI. ?. Taylor wished to state the reasons
Fhy he thought the House ought not to agree
% The motion Of the honorable member for |
Sunderland {Hear, hear.] The honorable
gentleman had kept his motion dangling be-
lore the Honse for some time, and what had
{Mr: Tayior) could not say He'veutured to
think that the Honorable gentleman had se-
lecIed ye1y inauspicious time for bringing l.
forward his long deferred motion. The hon
orsb1e gentleman should recollect the
maxim that ProVldencs hghtss +6st on the
&C. .000, COO of the North are nos likely to be
put down by the 100000 OF {, 6,000, 600 Of the
South, incumbered as the latter were with
1 ,o0o. .60O or 5 5,0o0 900 Of slaves. He thought
distinguished foF her ant1-Elagery principles,
would have acted very differently io the strug-
gle between the North and the South. (Hear, |
hear Certsin portions Of the press OF this
country hsd' hs thGught, dealt anythipg Ita.ss
had Ia ' the e3'9sss sword T. S bsen dra@n at by tue
South than thst portion Of the press came |
out with denunclations against the Nortn |
from tie opposi1ionl All that indignation.
which at one time 1en toward the Washing |
ion government when We thought 1t was |
more or less Influenced by Southern councils,
was suddenly transferred to the North when
the late disunion took place between the
States. Attacke OF the most Inconsistent and
contradictory character were kept up against
the North with the utmost perseverance and
auimosity. They were denounced for not
doing that, which, when done, was deemed
equally deserving OF the eensure Of the sa,ne
and dictatorial We we're told they could not
carry Oh war because they could no. raise the
money; and as soon as the money was
raised, We were then told that they
we're extravagant and spendthrift- The
critical in protesting to fight for the free
dom Of the slaves {Opposition cheers:] But
as soon as the United States OF America had
freed IRON the stain Of alaveEy the central
District Of Columbia, they were accused then
! South. [Ironical cheers-l Judging from the
speech Of the honorable member for sauder-
/: land, and the progressive steps be had taken
! On this question, it Was evident that, when he
: spoke OF mediation, he meant the recognition
! OF the Independence Of the South, and inter-
, v.ntian on the part Of this country with th It
] oh1+ct mo, no. Intervention meant nothing
, but var with the United States. {aesr, hear,
aid cries Of ''No, no."] Nov, be {Mr. Tay-
l4,r) c.;pftssed that he never heard such tre-
: little CONSCIOUSNESS Of the Importance Of the
motion which he had made as had been dis.
! played by the honorable gentleman that
| Light He {Mr, Taylof} had never yet heard
; Of war in which there was not bloodshed
and suffering felt, but was that I reason why
this country should rush into the asruggie
Low gong on in America? Why, our war
With Russia in the Crimea-thRt with the CHI
nese-our Intervention in Mexico aud the
nany osher difficulties we had created bY our
Interference in tue affairs Of other states,
Nere but chips in the poTridge as comp ired
with the tremendous results which d war be-
, tween this country and the United Statef
would occasion [aear, hear1 Modern his
ftr} could show nothing that would b:
at Ill comparable to it. It would be ja-1
tn between the Northern aud Southern States
} 1t wuulG be q war which would strike t=rrol
| into the hearts of all the friends of progress
al d liberty, but would be rtjoiced at by tnos:
eho were the foes Of freedom. [H-ar, hear
He denied that the working classes hslc
, those opinions which the honorable gentle
nan seemed to think they ente fta1ned upoE
this QUESTION. ASH instance Of the coptra
C!!<fy he Would remind the H1use that meeting
= held at Bluck 1urn the other day, wAe1-
proposition similar in spirit to the one suh
{ ! nt1tted By the honorable member tor Suader
land was moved, q RESOLUTION Of precisely op
! posite character was put to the meeting AM
} almost carried unanimously. H. (Mr. Taylor
thought the attitude assumed at the pressn
!" moment by the 6ufferiag people of Laucashtr
G was one Of the finest that the history of on
{ country presen! I'd to our adniration LCheeFs.
j.. Tnat people we're exposed to pFlV4t1ons trot
) ceuees hey yopd their own action and control
r nevertheless they exhibited an attitude {
a manly patience and resignation which Ws
most praiseworthy. They regarded with th
g utmoft patience their little sarings daily d
:, crvasirg and with no hope in the future; br
- In the Justice and benevoltnce Of their MOI
9 worldly favored countryme to stand betWse
o tim and actual want. Hear, hearl II
, attitude Of that prop{e WAS truly mA
@ n,Gcent, when, amid all their suffering
;" they refused to assent to an futerst
i. tion in America, from feeling n
=. such IN interference would briug sta
II upon the anti-e!avery flag Of England. (H-a
- hear,1 The preeent strife in America Waa I
~ casual one which had suddenly broken on
le It had betn long expected. Il was The Mem
as Sis Of 1hs1 system Ut slavery which condemn
~ as chattx1 property four millions Of hum
10, beings, because they were guilty of: SIX
r.. not colorvd like our OWL" Tue war bet ~e
-. the North and the South was then iueyltab
" I, WAS eaid thAt North America cared no1hi
GREETED to esy that nothing could be M
tue. The issue, hortuer, sras not The tesS-s'a
~ Or no s1usrry. The Northern Sra'es b
"- not ytrtne enough to care for the slavery Of t
A b1acke, and only rose to sense Of its o~n
be fanny when they found that their freedom a
~ Independence were closely bound up vi
thvif own immediate interest. Tney b
10 placed upon their s:atute book ore OF
he mnst infamous laws that ever degraded ci,
lied state-namely, the fugl'ive SLAVE Il
a.: that it was possible tnr them to give up
cunciliate the slaveholding States of the Sou
, : but they would not al1ow the curse of s1aF
to bt extended over the new States Of Ameri
I1Iear, hear But suppo.tny the auth, eli
~. I By thtir own prowess or our assistance,
no, cume eindependept,ft it would be merely eu arsl
en @ unce-a pos 'pouement Of the VAT. WI
,n1rSI, e:ahsr perty felt strong enough, they vi,
9sh renew The. contest Two things were rtqu'
90 so- b. the system Of slavery OF any commu5
:aT- law ard continual extension uf territs
sgl- These the Northern States would not all
y and the consequence was that every yart
ma- deha1able ground would be the nucieu
+h,+ future war: We bad neither right nor il,
;n,t est to Interfere, and il we had 1t would na
III in the interest ef humanity to do so, un
s1n, we could help the North and the Sou
aua solve the question Of e1avery. To inter
CAP would be but giving fallaclous encour ageu
ana to the South and Stimulating the Norsl
og, . ipcrcastd bitterness and antagonism a5a
any this country. It was enough to I1f
smy. the North against us that the hi
E % which had sptnt twenty millions
Les euapc1pate its OWL slaves should be dist
lilies oDin1 The establishment Of a State based ,
until esrst.ro of human eervitude. The opi
Tered Of Mr John Stuart Mtll-a name enti1e
-, great weight in that Ho1se-was
als- Il we drove the free states Of the Nor
iask submit to peace founded Oh the separ'
st9ry Of the Union, We should have to fight
aat.y s1sve ttates themselves at great disa'
duct; tage, no longer with the North as an ally
f.pel hoped that The House would give a de
'Al1n negative to the proposition Of the homo
'oofly Ut inter for Sunderland, aud that such a
some, tiur would not again be submitted to
e the volvfpg discussion which was not cred
to be to England, and could not fail to be req;
are as an insult to America- [Cheers-l
It fur A New Apostle in the Shenand'
~ The Wanenton correspondent Of the
,a;;inp He4a1d sends the following amusing
a de. phrase Of part Of the third chap
'nles Matthew, written By soldier in G
1 n Pope's army:
i dutV i. In those DAYS came John the 6
hen it preaching IN lne Valley 81 ~ th armv
: force 171icn ~ T. at Hnndd
int for 8. For this il he that vas spoken Of
signal Prophet stanton, saving. The volcs OF on'
honor Pope; make his pa'ts sttai .ht. .,>o
kAmple T. Ano me eane 5nnn r. ~ ~ ~ 3esaTnart
RS and arg mcSe!ian ha.aI ~ ~ ~ tha foId. ~ xh
IL. s. TbeS went out to him Fauquier and
Stat: s9a sD1tnes. aa Tue '''n'''' '0A'1 1''a' ~
6. Aid were sworn Of him upon the c
tion, confeasing their sins Of secession
=, But when he saw many OF the 6lan'
i've the =: es93e, on.e M ,a ~ hafi var
nd their to fee from the wrath to comef'
al Resi- tence.
:nee., 9. And think rot, to say within youzsel
Auxueta. bsve taken the oath Of allegiance and =
Concord pies OF Abraham, therefore not subject
Boston tr1cute to .ne slofes q the 1edetal com
Isrtford. |, to raise up children unto Abraham,