, 1863-10-16

munitions OF TAf, the penEetent mad right |
to stop that vessel on the high seas. said
snd other great English authorities, and that
now we rs1e neutfa!e, did not think II At
We should depast from Law We 'faa laid
dorm as belige1cnts. [Cheers;l l eald
that IN Ame1ics, although there y Wsrs .s
sone ef the local courts which haa bag aos aqshn We
ard Sir William Grant yet there
was Court Of Appeal, there was Supreme
Court in the U1ittd States which eonsatneo, |
ar lad for many years contained men a.
les1ned and Of as high reputation In the LW,
aa Is any thas T. have sat IL our EpRsh Courts
justice, and that re ought to val: patiently
for The decIsion Ct those tribunals, Now,
what is my surprise to find, and what would
be your surprise to find, that Iii. Sumner Is
so p.ejudiced that he briggs these declara,
dininished The reputation Of The American
Courts, ard that I showed myself biased
sgatDtt the Federal States BY the declaration
! Then made In Parliament? Ia gentle
man from the Southern States among the
company he1e etac1}ated. "He ia rot to
On tese subjects; bnt oUe remark I must
make on the general tendency Of these
spt eches and writings In America. The GOV.
e1pment Of America DISCUSSES these matters
very fairly With the English Government.
Eomeume0 We lA1ah taeM 4u!te ~ tu1 "1onEs
sometimes they say We srs quite in the wrong;
but We dlecuss Them fairlg, and with regard
to the Secretary Of 6tate, zee no complalat
to make. think be Teigls the dtEadVanta.
ge6 and difficulties Of our situation In very
iair and equal balance. Bat there are others,
and Mr.. Sumner is one Of them, his
of al that ha4 been contained In the
American Press By whom our conduct is
very differently Judged. With regard to all
these matters there arc difficult Questions;
We may have reak on to complain tn some in
star ces, and the Federa1 Republic Of America
mss have reason to complain also. Bat let
us recollect that we are, as I hare sald, De.
Ecerded from the came ancestors, that In the
courts Of Justice in AMericath8 common Ian
Of gland is constantly studied, and the de-
cieioEs Of cur great Judges constantly referred
to as decisions to be there respected; that
our Shakespeare and our Milton are to then,
classical books 10 they arc to US; that We
have the sazne inhe1itance Of freedom, that
mapy Of cur Institutions, as you may sea by
residing that excellent work Of II. De Tocqus-
yile on A1ne1lcs, are Identical; That
the came spirit Of 1basty animatss
us both; that We, aftfr our 1eyo.
the bett form Of Government, and they, after
their revolutions, chose Republic; but that
thus united, havtDg the same spirit of law,
hael1g the sa1ne spirit Of literature, having
| the sane spirit Of freedom, We ought, wnen
this unhnppy contest Is oIer to embrace zee o1s %3s
World and they in the New onght to be the
| light to promote tic civilization cf mankind.
| loud chce1s.l Now, gentlemen, with tAeee
| ftelirge, I own I almost lose my patience
| when see meD, In what Is called an ora.ioU,
teapirg up accusation after accu ation Ind
| INTERPRETATION after misrepresentation, all
terdipg to the bloody end Of war between
] these two na,ions. ! cannot but aay, ere they
! not satisfied With the blood that has been
/ tht d In the last two years, with that field ot
Gettysburg, where 10000 corp.es Of men,
most Of them ia the prime Of manhood, were
not tatfsfied with that bloodsted, but would
they seek 10 extend to the nations OF Europe
| new contest In which fresh sacrifices are to
| he made Of human life, Of human interest
AID If human happiness? [Chesrs.1 Gen
tlemep, trust thar That will not be the Gaze
know, at Least. that my en,rts; i; suea - they
hope they vlll not be-Hil ba direct
cd to keep peace between these two
| nations, and to do every thing
which / think is Just and right towards thest
| people ;~ and ready to meet attack If nc aft
npJust1y attacked, ready to bear cur pe:s II
the contest, If ccntest there must b., but yeI
believing that We ought to make every etforl
| that all theee various conflicts may end Il
peace, in union md in friendship, I shall at al
| erents have the consciousness TINT I hayt
done my best to preserve peace between tfest
mighty nations Loud cheers,] Gentlemen
Ii Is great subject; 1t effects the people O
! this part of the world and Of America; it at
Il cts the future stage OF civilization, 1t afectf
the well-htlrg Of the black race, whom Il
l. Fas the crima Ct our ancestors to In
trcduce to Amefica, and who, it there
matters end well, viii be, rs I belieTs
they are fitted to be, pcscs able and intelligent
menbers Of free couatr7, [chcers,l Oh be
balf Of whose welfare we have bean ready
to make great efforts, and to sacrifice
much. Bnt We will not sacrifice any o
those views Of ours to mera pretence. w
have as strong feelings for the, good Of man
kind as sny people csn hare; We must main
tsfn our own pos1tlou; and my belle
Is that the people Of what were the Uni
ted States, whether they are called Federal
CT Ccnfede1ates, Hi1l finally do us Justice, aut
that they will cbserVe-as iodeed they canno
help obse1yipg-that in this free country
vheEe there Is 50 much discussion and 81
much difference Of opi2ion, there ar
Tasiles very corsIde1ab1e In number
who sympathize with the Conteder
ates, and other large massesI be
live superior In numbers who sym
ratiza With the Fede1als +; but whether sym
path1ziDg with the oEe or the other, ne hay
Ill embraced in our hearts thas sentiment o
iuetice-iuhtfce We will do to otheTF, justlc
We expect fer ou1selyes, SID hcpe an in
seS efeeuagRs % q 53SH s sAsA
TIE noble Earl sat down amid pEolonge'
cheErfLr.