, 1863-02-27

No Intervention.


It has been most gratifying to her Majesty
to witness the abundant generosity with which
all classes Of her subjects in all parts Of her
empire have contributed to relieve the wants
Of their suffering gfellow-countrymen, and the
nberality with which her Majesty's colonial
eubjects have, on this occasion, given their
aid, has proved TINT, although their dwelling
with unabated affection for the land Of their
fathers The relief committees hare supcrin-
tended with constant and laborious attendance
the distribution Of the funds entrusted to their
charge. ...-
M LORDS AND GENTLEMEN: We are COM
notwithstanding the continuance Of civil war
In America, tho general commerce Of the
country, during the past year, has not sensibly
diminished. The treaty Of commerce which
hor Majesty concluded with the Emperor Of
the French has already been productive of re-
suits highly advantageous to both the nations
to which It applies; and the general state Of
the revenue, notwithstanding many unflvora-
able circumstances, have not been unsatisfac-
tory, Her Majesty trusts that these results
may be taken as proofs that the productiVere-
sources Of the-country are unimpaired-
It has been gratifying to her Majesty to OBJ
walls throughout her domlnions, and which Is
so essential an element in the well. being and
prosperity Of nation.
THE AMERICAN WAR N THE ESGLI9u PARLIA-
MEET.
In the debate on the Queens speech, and
the replies Of the two houses Of Parliament
to It, some of the orators spoke at length on
the American war. We give the following
extracts from the most important speeches:
The Earl Derby-I must turn to another
OF al her Majesty's subjects ind I would say
that have no cause to find fault with the
manner in which her Majesty's Government
has acted In the desolating wartaro that is
being carried on in the States Of America I
may regret that her Maiesty's Government
OF the French, and endeayor to use such good
offices rs mig hit lead to the two parties them
selves rejecting on the effects Of the war in
which they are engaged; but before venture
to ccnsure, I must say that her MaJesty's
Government were in possession Of better in
formation as to what would be the conse-,
auences Of such step, and prefer to abide
until the information received from her Mai
estyfs Minister abroad is before me.
But your 1ordships must recollect that be-
fore any mediation could be effected on the
I part Of the neutral powers, they must be sat
| is1ed that the parties between whom media
| tion was proposed were satisfied with the
| question III the present instance is not of de-
! gree, but Of fundamental principle. On one
| Side the struggle is for union, on the other
| side for separation: consequently, any nation
offering to mediate must decide whether they
| will proceed on the principle Of union or sep
! the outae.. It had been said BY many that
the time had arrived when Great Britain ought
| to recognize the Southern States.
cannot bring my mind to the conclusion
| that it was wise or polite to recognize the
South. In all precedents there is one or two
| oir oc}a - SuSff ho
milton Of struggling State; Either, although
the recognition Of tic reyolted State has not
been recognized by the parent as IN ,tdi. &C.
| cotnpl, yet the war was ut IN end, as IN the
c:nc Of tue South American colonies
reyolted from. Spain; OF, where. in
determined to put an end to d dcsola-
ting war, the recognition was followed by an
iptery ention, as In the case Of Belgium sepa.
rating from Holland, and Greece from Tur-
key. / believe that the restoration Of the
States to their former position is absolutely
impossible. Even ut m early period Of the
war it was felt that if the North separated
from the South, any cordial reconciliatio1
was impossible; but as events proceeded this
feeling became stronger.
It Is my firm conviction that there Is nc
possibility TO re.establish the Union At the
eame time they must rccollect that the entire
Southern seaboard is in the hands Of the
North, aud while that Is 60, it is not possible
to say that Great Britain ought to interfere
BY force of arms, and dictate the terms Of
entire neutrality which her Majesty's Gov
crn1nent has carried out. 1t is Impossible fol
any man not to desire that this desolatint
warfare may be brought to close, and all
SIRE that any government would take til.
sasat pos:fRe R opRonnt2n ns1s to tender IT.
| rcct but that the war must 50 on till eithe
party shall be exhausted. At the same tim,
cannot entertain the opinion that the cessa
tion Of the war would restore Great Britain
TO the position in which we have been will
respce: to the supply OF cotton before til
war broke out.
Earl Russcll-1 believe her Majestys GOV
ernncnt have exercised a wise discretion IL
not giving that advice which the Emperor 0
the French proposed We should give to on
Of the bclligerents; and for this rcason, tha
n time may come when those belligercnts, ex
hausted BY the struggle, may wish to refer t
some other powers to assist them in procur
ing that peace which is SO desirable As Il
the question Of recognition, the noble Earl !
aware that there are two kinds OF recognition
one in which you assist power against It
adversary. Such were in old times the case
Of Holland and Portugal, and in modern time
Belgium and Greece. No one, believe, /
this country, desires forcible }nteryentio
on behalf Of either Of the parties to th
American struggle. The questions Of Ho
land and Portugal, and Belgium and Greece
! we're manageable matters compared to th
= dreadful importance Of attempting to gi,
= victory to one Of the parties to the struggl
in America
But recognition takes place under otht
( circumstances, namely. when 1t Is obyiot
that one ofthe parties has been exhausted
!. war, and when the nttempt to make the otht
submit to its authority has failed. The Amer
5 can struggle has not nearly reached that stai
Y Of things; that struggle In different parts
:. America is kept up, will not say with und
!. Mtpished, but with increased power aad il
creased rancour. Therefore nothing could
+ more unwise than at present to have recours
= to the plan recommended. One thing mig,
be the result Of this strusgle-namely, tt
suhjugation Of the South by the North; IN
!, in that event the Union might be reformed
S If feelings Of attachment could be reyive'
aud the North and the South were asgai
united in one, no one would rejoice more tha
myself II on the other hand, the North wei
i to fail, and separation were finally decrccd b
4 events, should be glad to see peace estal
! lished on those terms
But there would be one erent which woul
= be 4 calamity to the world, and more espe'
tally to the negro race, and that would be II
subJngation Of the North by the South. Or
Of the first consequences Of such subjugatio
must be, that the North must renounce a
her former policy, must put down 4 free pre-:
and free discussion. That would produt
| hHu LII cAuHE VI uQETLS WOulQ Eu
fer in America for century to come. I Ihor
that whatever may be the end Of this coutes
such may not be the result. trust we shil
see Mt the end Of this struggle: the people
q America erjoying-whether in one Of tw
great republics Independence and powe
For my own part, before this contest bega,
Il l rejoiced in the progress Of the United State
Of America. The hourishing state Of PEI
pie descended from the same ancestors
ourselves, and possessing laws Of person
liberty similar to our own, IVES sight
which Englishmen might rejoice. shoul
indeed, lament If at the end Of the strngg
= NE should find that people deprived Of tho
)" benefits and privileges which dignity al
J. | adorn mankind.
The noT E Pf 9s11 M%euHs 5g1s5ea agfsa tSe G
j. crnment with regard to American affair
= though he regretted that the Government b.
r. not Joined the Emperor Of the French In
. offers Of mediation. By not doing so,
0 thought we had lost an opportunity Of doi1
l. honor to our principles and showing our got
= feeling toward nation Of common blood Al
- language with ourselves. There were prob
' ably thousands in America who would ha,
4 gladly hailed such an attempt to mediat
;s fHear.l But though he did not advocate
Is policy Of interference, he did hope that
- Government would be able to show they b:
~ striyen to mitigate some Of the horrors wi
8 which the war had been characterized. An i
il stance OF diaholica1 cruelty had recently be'
perpetratcd by The United States Goyernmer
In having, contrary to all the common laws
Il war, publicly declared medicines and surgic
l. | instruments contraband of war, thereby d
.. cla.ing In plain English that the wounded al
dying enemy should be deprived of I'LL ASST:
g ance and chance of life. Hear, hear. Tn