The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-13
DIONTP ELiER. w
England Concludes not to interfere IL our
Civil W..
MON DAY, APRIL 10. 1sG3.

" cory below an extract from the speech OF
Earl RUSSELL the British Minister OF Foreign
Affairs, N the House OF Lords recently, in an
sweI to an argument of Lord Campbtll in favor
of the r. cognition cf the South. Russell, of
course, speaks for his Government, aud his
statement Of the position which England must
assume towards us, is authoritative, and must
set at rest apprehensions of any immediate in
reference in favor Of the rebels. We call atten-
ton particularly to Russell's remark, that En-
gland has usually nteIvened in favor OF the :" in
dependence, freedom and welfare Of mankind"
and his very significant intmation that the
recognition of the Confederacy would be (" an
intervention on the part of his country which
could bear another character Let those who
have so denounced the Emancipat ion Proclama-
ton ponder these significant sentences in the
EArl's speech. Russell, after quoting cases OF
English intervention and refasa' to intervene in
former times, aud stating the condition Of affairs
in this country, said:
Well then, in this state of affairs, | should
say that, looking to the question OF right. it
S:aips it would not be to fulfill oar ob!irauons
to country with which we have long main
tanned relations Of peace aud amit7--4 gre.t
country which says it can still carry on The
war-lt would, say, be failure Of trieadshin
on our part it at this moment we were 20 inter,
pose and recognize the Southern States. hay
endeavored to guard myself By saving that I
speak now with reference to tie present aspect
OF affairs. hardly kuow any moment 10 which
my noble friend could hive brought forward
his motion with less ENCOURAGEMENT from events
LII may turn out that these immense eff,rts
which re being made shall be made in VAN
= hat the spirit OF the South is unconQuerable as
their determination never to be united acaio ]
with the Northern States is final and irrevnca-
BILE, and that time may come WHEN the duty
ot this country will be totally different from {
What it is at the present moment All main d
tain ls, that it is our duty at present to stand
still and not to proceed to an act so definite. 80
positive-an act go unlriendly to the United |
States as that of the recognition of the South. &
(Hear, hear) My noble friend spoke Of vari- I
GUS topicS-ot danger of Canada being attacked n
by the northern republic, ana of the West H. t
dies being attacked by the Southern. NY lords, t
| cannot lo.low my noble friend into these sup
POSITIONS. do not venture to say what may q
be the future course of events | confue myself G
to that which think to be our duty now u
(hear, hear)-whlch | think is right, and if
that be SO we must be content in future DAYS to p
meet with future dangers and it will not enfee- Il
BILE our arms if VIC have it in our power to re. n
q ct that we have never failed in our obIiga- q
lions to those which have been great states in p
peace and amity with US, and that it has not q
been through any fault of ours that great az a
Fiction had ia len on them. (Cheers.) Ii
jT To: hare taken part IN interUeations, 1t has al
,een IN behaB of The indedendeace, .freedom and I'll
ceL(dre OF g1fat portion IF Dnhktnd Sh0uH
,e sorry nieed, II there stodd be aay interUpn- .
ion on the part of tbs country Vhich could beur II
.no,h.r character. (Cheersr) / trust TINT this
nil not be the case and TINT no iniecest> deeply as
hey may affect ms-'nterests lcii h impiy lhe 'ceiI-
,eing Of great po ton Of our people, bit interests
ohich may Effect also The treetom md happiness Of
,ther parts 81 The gtobe-,OW indu US TO 81 an a,
raalp'e different from hat Of our ancestors, bm -,
h Il tolen zoe are tound 10 interfere il ,OW be an =,
at.rfer nee IN The couse Of liberty "1d 10 promote al
he freedom Of m1nkini, as zoe hare hitherto done IN
n so h c,Ses (u,4r.) IL is with this con. .z
fiction that have addressed these fsw remarks
IS to wha, has bsen done by this country in
orrner times, and trust thar with regard TO oil
he civil war in America we may be- able TO con-
,inms or impartial and neutrtl course De- hi
bend Don il, my lords, that If that war is to RI
,ease, il is f,r better that it should cease by b
conviction, bJth on the part Of the North and Il
the South, that they can never live happily as u
1ne community AID one republic, and tnat the
of hostilties can never be brought
about by the advice, tie mediation, or the in .
..r,yrence OF any European power. (Cheers.) IL
repeat have spoken only the duty OF the
government at the present time, and trust hat