Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-21
VOLUME LN.---NUMBER IS.
Europe. The Persia left Queenstown ca the
evening Of the 5th just, and arrived i'll New
York On the l4'h


the 18th, unless any question OF public import
ancc should intervene. for the resumption %!
the debate on the motion Tor the rccU ,:I.ton Ct
the Southern States ct America.
Nr. W. +. Forster asked the Cn!rr S2aCr-
tary Tor Foreign Affairs il. he could .uorln the
House whether It's WAS true that = prGru-r.uu
WAS made some time M" for IL io;nt meditation
between the Federal and C"nErl"?at. States IN
the part Of the English and French Govern
ments.
Mr.. Lavard, after consiicrabi. Interruption
from Mr. Roebnck. denied the truth oi s'a,r-
mcnts made by Mr. Roebuck on III" evening
when he made his motion. and said thaJ since
November last no communication had been
received from the French Government p.oi'u>-
Ing mediation between North and South. L"
also denied the truth OF; Nlr. Rnchiick' ; a>>cr-
ton, on the authority. rs Mr.. Rocbuck alleged.
of the Emperor Of the French, the last year
Lord Lyons committed breach Of confidence
by taking TO Mr.. Seward Il copy Of Il despatch
addressed to Her Maiestys GSTernmcmtNyt
Government OF France relative 10 tie affairs
of America.
MR.. ROEEuCK'S STATEMENT IN FULL.
was met in the lobby outside some days
since by an honorable and learned friend Of
mine wAp said TO me, "lou propose thar thc
House should address the Queen. 10 aSk hcrtp
enter into negotiation with the great powers
of Europe Now, | have heard today On
very good authority, that the mind "f the
French ruler has changed. and if Lord Pal
merston can come down 10 the House IN! SLY
50, what becomes Of Your motion for the -
nv honorable and learned friend thr :"rrr 81
I, 81.
about the fish. doubted the fact Il Iaugh
therefore, wrote 10 my honorable friend.
the member for Sunlcr land. knowing thar he
had obtained authority To write to the French
Emperor whenever he wanted 10 >r" him =
laugh and said To him in effect. 'SHr-
pose, for the purpose OF a>ccrtainiH& whether
this rumOr be true We 90 across and AK Il;
once l6r an audience" \ laugh. For. Cir.
| know the Treasury Bench right we'll.
know they are Wonderfully rXpcr; At rIrcuIat-
ing rumorS: indeed, when they have IN "b-
icct in view, there is hardly any rUm"r they
won't circulate. 4 laugh. My letter toih"
honorable member for Sunderland gotto Pa
rS. and subsequently, we had the audience
asked for. am now going to make stale
mcnt which the Under Secretary ;or Foreign
Affairs may think somewhat surprising. hut
it is true for all that. The Emperor Of the
French said. and hr gave mo aUtEr"rIt" :" re-
peat it here. As soon rs learned that that
rumor was circulating in England. :%,vc III
To my Ambassador 10 deny the n'!h
Of it, Nav more, instructed |im Ia -iy that
my tcelin+: was not, indeed, exactly tAr -1'r"
rs il was, because it was stronger tia" ever III
favor of recognizing the South. It'd him
also To lay before the British tiovcrnmcni my
and my wishes "n this fn"s.
ton. and to ask still again whether t!irr would
be wllln. t. Join me in thar rcc"@uiu y
APPLAUSE Now, sir. there is nn miS'ak"
about this matter. And to tell ne t'"i he
British Government does not knu# that t'lat
has occurred must mean some diplomatic eva
sion. 1t can't be the truth. Hear. hear. =
And il there be contradiction. - tho Judges
say. between the witnesses, rIeIS my We
racitv for what state. And what Is more,
| laid before His Majesty two 1o;:rSrS ot con-
duet, said, Your Majesty mnv make Il
formal application to England" He stopped
me, and said: mo, | can't DO that,
and l will tell You why. some months
ago l did make 4 formal application to
England. England sent my despatch 10
America. Hear hear. That despatch
getting into Mr.. Seward hand, was shUwn +"
my .Amba>sadorat Washington. itcam" back
To me: and feel that was ii-trcate'l by sW"t
conduct Loud cheers form tn" Oppo>iton.
| won't (he n,lded,( l can't subject my~"ii
again to the danger of similar tr"aimrm,.-
| Hear, hear. But will do everything short
Oft. give you full liberty tn stat" Ia the
English House Of Commons this my wish. ard
to say 10 them that | have determined in all
will quote his worlS--''l have
in all things 10 act with England;
and more than all things have determined ro
act with her as regards America" Hear,
hear. 4 large portion Of our manufacturing
popula,ion have been for some months living
unon CHARITY Now, there is very soon
ouircd habit Of illenc-s, and hav,. learned
from Lancashire that at the present time an
unwillngness to labor is ;r""ping upon the
people, and five carry them through the
coming winter in idrncSS, we don't ku"w what
NAV be the consequence to our manufacturing
ponulation. Again, sir, will quote the
words of His Majesty the Emperor Of tn"
French, and they are very remarkable words.
He said Il am afraid Of the coming winter
with respect TO my manufacturing popuIa-
ton" Hear. And my honorable friend.
the member for Sunderland. said: "Sirc. we
don't dread the winter, although wc know that
great misery must Of necessity be cmtai!cd
upon our manufacturing population il the cot
ton famine continue: but we, Sire. desire {"
avert from our counaymcn the c"la"t''T that
must arise from the continuation Of that fam
inc"
Mr.. George Gray made the following reply
to this statement:
can only say that am utterly unable to
explain the discrepancy between the honoTi-
BILE and learned member for Sheffield state
ment and the fact that Ter .NijeS'yS G"'''"-
,pspt received no Such c1ninlunicGtiDH. IL has
been stated that the communication which WAS
we'll known to have been made last yer &"
Her MaieSty,s Government, On the part "i ihG
Emperor of the French, proposing q mediation
between the contending parties in America,
was transmitted bv Earl Russell 10 LorI I.y-
ons. and by Lord Lyons handed to Mr. Sew
ard by which means Mr.. Seward received IN
formation which would otherwise have been
withheld from him respecting the tmr"Tgr's
proposal to Her Majc-ty's Government. Vow
know that no secret was made a. thr tiin"
that such Il proposal had been made ~ III"
Emperor of the French 10 Her Majesty Hw:-
eminent. il was announced by the h"wsra-
pcrs that that despatch had been taken 'ni"
consideration bv Her Maie-ty's Gov"rnm"m,'
and answered in terms Of c"ur:csy "t whIe!!
am sure the Emperor Of the French 'aa
no reason 10 complain. and never has com pam
al have no doubt that that CORES ponh"n"c,
that despatch in fact. was communicated hy
Earl Rnssel 70 Lord LYONS III order thar. re-
presenting this country a he did at Washing
Ton, he might know what was going On IN
Europe upon matter in which this country
was concerned So far from a secret existing
in regard 10 that despatch, upon tie very Day
that Parliament met the cOrr">nonIenca was
laid on the table Of the House Staling'he terms
in which the proposal of the Emperor Of ;hG
French was c6uched and that Her Maie-ty,,S
Government was unable /" acc"e! tc IL lt
was eiven 70 the newspapers and laid h"!"r:
Parliament. and therefore ii is rrcpo-terous 20
talk now of any secrc>y in copn""t!on ~'';h Il.
Hear. hear must say thar Lord Ions -
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