Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-10-25
A Speech by Lord Brougham-His Views
y on the American War and on the French
Occupation Of Mexico.

Lord BRoUaHAM delivered an elaborate ad-
dress st the opening Of the Seventh Annual
Meeting Of the National Association for the
promotion Of Social Science at Edinburgh, or
October 8, 10 the course of his speech he made
the following reference to the Mexican exreil
ton, and American topics In general.
A great, and but for its success, q very IN,
popular expedition has resulted In the occupa.
| tion OF Mexico by the French Government, and
the foundation Of monsrchicsl regime, nearly
upon the principles adopted 10 France, both as
regards the power Of the Grown and the rights
1 Of the people. Il is impossible to question the
advantages deFivable from the change by the
Mexicans, who for 80 many years had suffered
oil the evils Of alternate anarchy aud the vic.
/ Ience and plumber of petty tyrants. Nor can
any friend Of humanity and Of peace begrudge
| the influence acquired by France, or cavil OF
| the use made OF 70 In favor of Austria. Tho
Ipeace of the Continent is furthered by whatever
brlngs these two great powers into friendly
enfinbction af g.a .g-
| But the establishments Of French influence in
Mexico 10 likely to produce an uneasy feeling
/ In the now unhappily dis-United States Of
America, and may by no remote possibility lead
| 10 an anicabie istsrcouYse toith the South, not
psshsps against the North, but in formal secosni.
ton Of tho secession, and in breach Of the block
ade, The friends Of humanity would have good
cause for lamentlng anything so manlfestly
ltendIpg 10 promote The continuance Of the war
and extend its mIschiefs. The term civil wal
ID nov hardly applicable to thls miserable con-
test. The eopeople of the South are banded
| against those of the North exactly as
any two European nations, differing In all re-.
specis save language, have been banded against
each othefz-the Austfians and Prusians, for ey-
ample. But giveit what name We may, no one
osn doubt thst Il Is q cruel calamiy to the
Americans themselves, and, though In much
lees degree, to the rest Of the world, which
With one accord, joins 10 reprobating their
conduct while lamentlng ite effects. Each
tpaity, Of course, seeks TO cast on the other the
Jhesyy blame Of breaking the peace. On one
aide is the wicked allegation Of property ir
Human beings; on the other, the hollow pre-
Y text OF making war to free American slavery
-1hsF shame aud her curse, aH all except
islaveovners admit Il to be, Hollow we may
call II, for those who proclaimed emanSipa,
Ition confess that 10 was q measure Of hostili
nv 10 the whites, and designed to produce elay,
Iinsurrection, from which the mnch- h-endurins
Il nature Of the unhappy negro saved the coun-
try. NV esteemed friend, the prelste who
eSalts by his elcquence and bis virtues th,
name Of Wllberforce which he inherits, de-
Iclesed that the authors Of the measure oases
ss little for the blacks freedom az for th,
lwhites'; and now they call for exterminatioI
of the One race to libeIate the other. Bot
whatever may have been the proximate caue
OF the contest, ,its continuance 10 the result Q
national vanity without example and with
out bounds. Individuals subject to this fallip
iare despised, not hated; and itIls an ordInar
,texpresslon respecting him who 10 without th
i tweabneas, that he ID too proud to be yaIn.-
u Bat when a people ere seized with 1t, the
Change the name, aud call 10 love Of alor,
n or the individual We often hear the remaf
4 lthat, dsspicable as the weakness Ia, IL leads
. oin6 bad actions. Nothing can bo more falls,
IIt leads to- many crimes, and to that dis
regard Of truth which is the root Of all offence
! Certainly itpEoduees none Of the worst crimes
u Tho man Who Ia prey TO vanity thIrsts not "a
Che bloodof hislnelghbor. How feaEfulIy OIL
j. -lerWjse 10 10 when nation 10 its slave! Mag
lnlfying itself beyond oil measure, and despIsIn
the rest Of mankind-blinded and lntoxIcate
II With that their yer
. crimes are proofs Of greatness, and belevin
'lthat they are both admired end spyJed, th