New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-13
Earl Russell OH the Foreign Policy Of
England.

Earl Russell was entertained at dinner Oh
Saturday Sept &C. in tie town-hall Of Bai1go~re
by the tenantry on the Mcikoaur estate and then
friends Uc made on this o,cason the following speech
on the Foreign Relations of England;
Earl Russell who WAS received with loud cheersing,
sad-Gentlemen nm deeply grateful 10 You Tor the IN
y,ation YOU have given 10 he present here to-day,
and for the manner in which yonhaye received the toast
which has been proposed, aia 90 tie hoDe .oia m the
chair FOR the manner N which De has proposed H. Gen.
TINT fo ssVgP .hnd.Psiie I'm A-s Nei! iiris so''i'eu
interest 10 which he nudet yet TIC contest D.ins Over
there Is no longer mnch excitement about them ano
dat for some time tie siHto 81 irien ah'iis haa
greatly occupied tie aitent on Of me country con
fr.s do not wonder thai should be the case for
Tho state of foreign afrs hn, been very Gnxois one
On he s,nte II foreign affairs depend in great part the
commerce and manufactures oi the country. Every
rumor or alarm tend, 10 dep eclle or TO improve the
proucrfy OF thousands Of pcs L. ID this COUNTY, ana the
apprehension Of war may cause burdens 10 De paced on
tie people Of this county "a AsLt orihs On st,nReie
in which every mother would have to cefor the Danger
of her sou. who m the rmy or navy might nave 20 en-
counter the enemy oi lis country lliearI But be-
yond all IN the danger Of war IN averRg 1t II II can
be prevented and honorably aielted, Of meeting it
couragcousy and with consistency II II must De met-on
these depend the character oi tins country and It's high
place among the nations cheers Its fame TO iuture
ages is very existence great country. lCheessJ
have therefore, partaken IN a more than ordinary
degree of the anxiety during the period that nav" held
the seals of Secretary for foieen Affairs lhefe nave
been important events during the comparatively short
| period IN which | have h, III Tint Office When Lord
fnmcrston last to Office there WAS war In Italy
still depending. though Il Nry soon closed. Then
there the question whether the Italians shtid DO
allowed without Interference. 20 throw of then Gov
eminent most Of then corrupt and efee Governments
hear" and cheeis and attempt 10 create freedom
and unity for themselves whether France or Austria,
or any other Power should interfere 10 direct and turn
aside the destiny 10 which HAY would aspire In these
circumstances the Government Of Lord Palmerson did
not hesitate say that the pie Of ly should choose
for themselves their future destiny that they should
choose their form of government and that with tho
capacity they had and with the courage they had shown.
il was our belief that they were t 10 take their place
among the great nations OF the world Cheers Gentle
men, il so happened that expressed that opinion as an
organ of Lord Palmcrston Government at one Of your
own Scottish citos--at the CITY OF Aberdeen-and
found must say thrt the whole country responded 10
the opinion then expressed eheers and, supported
erful in preventing Intervention with the interests u
the italian people. Cheers Well, gentlemen, there
occurred other OF anxiey There occurred that
which Is So often giving painful feelings-l mean
the civil war that has taken place IN Poland For my
own part prepared 10 defend. II need shah be- tho
course which her MafsN's Government inyconjuntion
with France and Aus.ra, have taken on that question:
But gentlemen hayesttigdl III my place In Parliament,
and hold the opinion SUI That neither the oDstohs
the honor the Interest OF England require that we
opinion and think IL wogld be unbecoming 70 rail- at
Russia when are not prepared iorcioly 10 resist
her assertions hear hearl-though however, II has
astonished me TO lind that ut the end OF several
months OF spondence Russia has taken the Ina
that she has done. Tho partition Of Poland was an
event which the sandal Of Europe in the last GEN.
tury hear hear" and oheeIs aud which is the re-
proach of the three Powers who parties 10 it.
lRenewed cheers But at the treaty OF Vienna II was
thought ft-and circumstances Of eNpcdency perhapa
Justified what was done-to admit rs II were, into the
law Of nations the State of Poland divided between
those three Powers and 10 give kind OF retrospective
sanction, as it were. 10 the partition OF Poland Tho
Powers of Europe became 10 use legal pm ase actes-
series after the fact. t Hear and a laugh. Austria
and Prussia complied with the conditions oil the treaty.
Russia has not complied with them IL seems 70 mo
Shat il act OF great mprudence on TIE part "
Russia, when she h- HAT great adlaEagc-whsa sh0
had the act of spolsou and partition c;ndonea AZ it
werc by Europc--to reject the terms OF which that
sanction Was given 10 !ei as she nov rests The o
OF the original partition on the title OF conquest reloet
inc an those conditions b. which Al the treaty of Vienna
that title was, werc accepted by Europe Cheersl
hat may be tie COZ uences of that act what con-
duct tho different Powers Of Europe may Follow
Is not a question on which can properly enter. L
merely wished you to ~mark the iuct that hese con.
dtons which are contained in the treaty OF vienna
by which Russia obtained the kingdom Of Poland
have not been complied with and that without the
conditions Of the tenure the title itself can hardly "
upheld lCheeis, ] Gentlemen there is another ques.
ton concerning our foreign relations On which greas
deal OF Misrepresentation has at various timcs ana 'sry
lately preVae,-I pean the question OF McKee, A. has
been said that thefc has been Intervention III Moo'
and that vein some degree took part Ia ING Msvn
ton Now that wthd Intervention IL uniucHly enl'
ployed with great deal OF license ana confusion 70 OK.
press gleat many different klais u Tscceeyss the!e
isan ntervcntioh ostiiiN when rover. LUG SUBJECTS
OF xlch have been wronged asks REDRESS Lof THESE
subjects. When their property has been unasty taken