Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-07-23
THE QUESTION OF RECOGNITION.

tAouoo
of June
Mr.. RoEDUCK rose to move his motion with respect
recognition Of the Confederates He said he well knew
the importance of the motion and the obloquy to which
he exposing himself for he acting against those
who considered themselves the salt Of the EARTH and no
had right to discuss question their conduct la
spite of this he adopted this because he believed 1t
was for the honor and interest of this country and he
therefore appealed to the honor and impartay of the
House to support this motion for negotiations with view
the recognition Of the Confederate States He praised
highly the courage and virtue of the South and denounced
the antsavery of the North hypocrisy for they would
rvet slavery tomorrow the necks OF the blacks the
Southern States would back but they would not,
and he rejoced to think Their prosperity had been
such that if things had gone they they would
have been the DULLES of the world which they would have
bestrdden like Colossus whilst we petty crept be-
question was had the time arrvedi The South offered
boon such the word had never known, but 1T was
driven manufacture for ITSELF it would soon use
it's cotton and create interests which 1t would have to pro-
tsct when the war ceased He explained that with Mr.
Lindsay he had gone to the Emperor of the French to
clear up the reports spread by Government which would
the Emperor bad changed his mind but all he could say,
and he pledged his word for it, that the Emperor had
thorized him to say in the House of Commons that he
instructed Baron Gros to propose negotiations to the Eng
ish Government The Emperor also complained that his
Confederate commission to the English Government with
respect to mediation last autumn had been shown to Mr.
Seward but stated that be desired 70 act with England in
all things, and especially with respect to America The
Emperor also said that he feared for the state Of his manu-
featuring districts next winter and in his Mr Roebuck
opinion it was the duty of the English Gosernment to
show some consideration for the suffering districts of Eng
land. In conclusion he moved that an humble petition
presented to her Majesty praying that she will be gra
cousy pleased to enter into negotiations with the great
Powers of Europe for the purpose OF obtaining their CO.
operation in the recognition of the independence of the
Confederate States of America.
Lord r. MONTAGUE moved as an amendment that this
House earnestly desire that the impartial neutrality should
continue to be maintained by her Majesty Government
during the present unhappy contest in the States of North
America He yielded to no man in sympathy and admira-
ton for the South, but they the point Of
working this independence, and they ought not to be
nterfered with He also objected to any Intervention.
The offer of it not likely to be acceptable to either
sde and whilst it could lead to good might involve
| serious difficulties.
| Mr.. CLIFFORD seconded the amendment
The CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEoUER said it was the
duty of every responsible adviser of the Grown to dves
himself of Partially in considering such question as
this and to regard facts alone in forming calm and de-
berae Judgment. Few who observed the heroic deeds
of the South could withhold that sympathy but on the
other hand the noble lord conceived visions of extended
dominion to which they chung with pardonabe tenacity
Such question this must be argued not the basis of
British interests that British interests threatened
by the prospects of the American Union. BE believed
that the policy of strict neutrality and nonnterventon
the only that would have been approved by the
country, and in the spirit of that policy Government still
desired to act He did not believe that the restoration of
the MON attainabe and this the general opn
ion of the country Regarded in the light that there could
he doubt OF the ISSUE practical benefit could result
from recognition at present There case in which
such recognition had taken place without being followed
by war, and admitting the evils of the war; they must
take that in remedyng evil they did not fall into
greater. recognition would deprive this country Of
the character and weight of impartiality When time
for Intervention did this country had many traditional
relations and interests France, by her action in Mexico
had which prevented her recognition of the
South without mourning taunt OF partiaty or selfnte
fatal to their authority and influence. Traditionay
and naturally America affected to be Independent of Eu
ropean opinion They had faith in the gentle act Of
that drlo hpfao
destroyed by recognition of the South 1t would also
in the North that spirit of patriotic resistance which
had hitherto been the great secret OF Southern success
and Northern nferorty and would check any reaction
that night be going in the minds of American citizens
favor of peace For these he trusted the House
would support tie Government in resisting the motion.
Mr.. w. FORSTER referred to the declaration of Earl
Russell in another place contradctng the statements of
Mr. Roebuck With respect to the views Of the Emperor
of the French he believed that the country had
enough of diplomatic action such questions with the
Emperor OF the French In conjunction with the Empe
of the French had drifted into the Crmean
there serious fears abroad that might drift into
war in conjunction with him account of Poland but
there doubt if the House allowed the Emperor of
the French to Mr. Roebuck his second ambassador
to sound bis opinions against the Government of the day.
we should soon drift into with America. He
batted the opinions of Mr. Roebuck and showed that the
proposals for mediation last autumn had led to the
scrpon act and maintained that the motion, if carried
would render peace between the North and the South i'm
possible, and would inevitably involve us in the
u
would n his opinion, have great moral effect upon the
duration of the 1t in vain suppose the North
could conquer the South aud therefore the continuance of
hosties was gigantic crime. The English Government
was now the sole obstacle to the recognition Of the South
and as such responsible to England and to every
Mr. BRIGHT said that the honorable member from
Sheffield had left them in Of doubt as to his
object, which, when his recent character and recent
speeches were considered the if he had ask
ed the House to address the Crown and declare war
against the United States which would be q the
ocean, and every thing belonging to both countries would
be swept from the When the trouble in America
was over whether the Union restored not would
wound in the hearts of the most instructed and the
wealfhest people earth which a century would not
heal but he prayed the Great Arbitrator of events would
never permit this country to commit the most supendous
act OF guilt ever recorded in the annals of the world
Sir g. GREY said he would now notice the extraordi-
nary conduct OF Mr. Roebuck in constituting himself
envoy TO the Emperor of the French although such
duct was violation of all confidence aud official courtesy
de repeated the declarations of Earl Russell in the House
OF Lords, and expressed his inability to reconcile them
with the statement OF Mr.. Roebuck As to his personal
knowledge of the views of the Emperor of the French
they were totally at variance with the information pos
sessed by the Foreign Office. He utterly denied that
there the slightest ground for the complaint that con-
hdential communications Of the Emperor had been sub
mitted to the Federal Government such charge was
preposerous and Mr. Roebuck have misunderstood
the Emperor who has always expressed his satisfaction
at the manner in which his had been considered by
her Mejesy's Government
The debate was then adjourned.
OFFICIAL DENIAL OF NAPoLEoNs PROPOSAL
In the House Of Commons, the day, Mr.. w. +.