The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-02
MIR. Gladstone Defines his Position.


The following letter from Hon. W. +.
GLADSTONE, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
to Professor NEWMAN, is published in the
London Star:
No. II CARLTON HOUSE TERRAcE,l
December 1862.
My DEAR SIR: / am sure you VIII receive lh-
dulgently a comment have to make on state
ment in recent letter on American ailairs,
published i'm the Star. touching on matter, not
IF on;niOn. but of facts. / have not, to my
Knowledge, expressed any sympathy with the
Southern cause in any speech, at Newcastle or
elsewhere. nor have passed any euloglum on
President Davis. In dealings, whether with
South or North, have thought it out of my
nroyince to touch in any way the complicated
anestion of praise or blame. Perhaps I should
end here: but l cannot avoid adding that l
think myself much better friend to the North
Americans-ifi it is not presumptuous to use the
phrase-than those who have encouraged and
are encouraging them to persevere in their
hopeless and destructive enterprise. Among
these. |. of course, assign to you the prominent
place, merited alike by your distinguished
powers and your undoubted sincerity.
Believe me, my dear sir, faithfully yours,
w. E. GLADSTONE.
To Professor NEWMAN.
Professor NEWMAN replies to Mr.. GLAD
STONE, lamenting that the policy OF the
English government appears to be the en-
couragement of rebellion, and to foster a
party of insurgents without moral claims;
and arguing that England has been actuated
by an intense desire to see the destruction
of the Union, and that every other pretext
is hypocrisy. The following extracts from
this letter are interesting:
December 4, 1862.
II is a terrible fact that that conduct OF Eng
fish statesmen, for which you have been repre-
sented as claiming high moral credit, is at this
moment goading both North and South into
hatred against us | see no chance OF alay-
inc the malignant elements which the upper
classes of England have stirred up, without
much plain speaking, with little care whom we
offend The seeds of an unnatural and dreadful
war have been sOwn. The plague Is not yet
STAYED Pirate ships are vet about to issue from
Liverpool The government which was so ac-
tive about Hale's rockets. and would not allow
arms to be sent to noble Hungary, shows no
signs OF activity, when succor in the most odlous
FORM and most damaging to the lar lame OF
ENGLAND is to be sent to that slave power IN
comparison with which the late tyranny OF Ma
pies was respectable and endurable. You first
earned honor with me by your denunciatlons OF
that tyranny when no other public man spoke.
Much should 1 have rejoiced to see in you a
strong heart of righteousness, able to stem the
tide of contemplate national jealousy.
read YOUR Newcastle speech With great pam
i win not say with SURPRISE for in previous
speech the papers had represented you as relt-
Grating. after six months, Earl Russells mon
srrouSly untrue epiTranl, that the North is
fighting for dominion, the South for indepen-
dence" This | supposed TO be meant rs an en-
y, n,,l IfS,Iys
display of sympathy with il. Your Newcastle
speech was. | believe universally understood as
intended TO feei the way towards the rccogni-
ton OF the South by England.
No one will believe that it is the
polcv of an English ministry to encourage in
surrecton. as such. They must have some ur-
cent reason for il. The party now toStcred ~
them mot, thankfully add at all TO the ex-
tent which the elite of London would have de-
sired but still as no insurrectionists IN the very
best cause were ever before tostered, this party
Of insurgents has 10 moral claim, even II there
We're no North.
All the world. therefore. inevitably believes
that England has been actuated by an intense
desire to see the destruction OF the Union and
that every other preteXt is hypocrisy. We have
10 clear ourselves OF the dreadful plausible in
putation OF having desired an opportunity OF
war at the outrage OF the Trent. In the letter
with which you now honor me you say That
than am, in that you do not encourage 1t to
4 hopeless and destructive enterprise. To pro-
nounce it hopeless aud destructiveis TO encour-
age and almost justify the rebels. On no pre-
vious occasion have English statesmen taken on
themselves TO PREJUDICE the ability of a friendly
government to put down Instruction. l am
in high hope that the righteous cause will be
blessed by righteous God, since It's upholders
are ut length iii earnest.
have the honor TO be, sincerely yours,
FRANCIS w. NEWMAN.
The London .NU says OF Mr.. Glad
stones letter
It is creditable to Mr.. Gladstone that he
refuses any longer to be associated with
pro-southerners The lanentable indis-
erection of his Newcastle speech is being
gradually atoned for. The note which we
publish to-day is his fourth or fifth effort
10 explain away phrase the most unlucky
and mischievous he ever uttered. lie does
not, We regret to say, do much to remove
the unhappy impression which he thereby
created but he shows at least an honora-
bic senstiveness to. the censures Of the ma
ny friends he has grieved.