New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-27
rated. Does not this Copperhead mean to
justify and approve it
MN. ROEHUCK's MOTION.


House of Commons q vote in favor of an off.
cial recognition Of the CoDfederates, has sig-
nally failed. Mr.. Roebuck at the instance Of
Lord Palmerston, has Withdrawn motion to
that end. as Mr. Gregory, the member for
Galway had done before him. 1t is noteworthy,
that not only has Mr.. Roebuck's motion been
withdrawn, but that the day fixed for it-July
(which has been awaited with so great i'm
patience by public opinion in England, hardly
elected any speech on the relatioa of England
to the Rebels, the debate combining itself
almost entirely to spcculations Of and comments
upon the interviews of Messrs. Roebuck and
Lindsay with the French Emperor. The
friends Of the South were OmnlOusy
silent as to the prospective downfall Of
the Union and the glorious triumph
of the Confederates. The great news, which,
according to Mr.. Roebuck's prophetic an
nouncement only three days before, was to re-
move Lord Palmerston's last doubt as to the
expediency of recognition, had not come. Pres
ident Davis had not yet, according is the pre-
dcton of The Times, dispatched his first meg
cage from Washington but, instead, the first
account of the serious repulse of the great
Confederate army in Pennsy lvania had just
reached England, and to ireshen up the droop-
ing spirits of the Rebels and their friends,
The Times had to point them consolingy to
the inyincibls strongholds Of Vicksnurg and
Port Hudson, which the Coniederates still
held on the Mississippi. and which made their
prospects 60 much better than those OF the
Federals.
After the insorious fate Of Mr.. Roebuek's
motion, it may be regarded Us settled that no
similar motion will have any chance of success
in the Heusc of Commons. The Ministry,
however widely its members may differ in their
views of the American war and their sympa-
thies, shows itself very determined in opposing
any action Of Parliament that may be intended
to push the Government to openly hostile
demonstrations The Ministers mean TO be
cautious, to refrain from establishing any bad
presidents and, at all events, to take the inl-
,iation in anything that in their opinion ought
TO be done. They will, therefore, oppose any
motion tending to Recognition, and the House
of Commons has clearly in,imated that it will
support this policy of the Ministry by an I'M
menso majority. Mr.. Gregory, himself, the
frat mover OF resolution in favor Of recogni-
ton in the House of Commons, admitted, in q
speech on July 10th, that, although the great
majority of the members of the House were
cordially in favor Of the success Of the
South, they would give very decided vote
against recognition. The eyes OF Air. Roebuck
himself seem to have at length been opened on
this point, and although his own feelings, as
he remarked, ever "against the withdrawal
Of the subject ut the present time from the
consideration Of the House," he declared his
willingness to withdraw his motion "under q
feeling Of great respect for Lord Palmerston. u"
, In conclusion Mr. Roebuck was frank enough.
to tell us plainly, that what he cared for first
was the destruction Of the Union and he
begged leave to tell the noble lord at the head
of the Government, that Il" there IS great
danger for England in the possibility of a
restoration of the Union upon a Southern
basis" Mr.. Roebuck is not particularly aces
sible TO information, but we cannot but think
that By this time tho news from the Mississippi
may have suggested even to him the possibility
of a different reconstruction OF the Union.
A prominent member of the small National
Irish party in the House OF Commons The
ODonoghue, desired TO enter au emphatic
protest against the spirit of hostility which The
English members displayed toward America.
His feelings toward America, both North aud
South, were those Of unbounded gratitude and
affection, aud similar feelings, he yentured 10
say, were entertained by majority Of his
countrymen. lie wanted reconstruction OF
the Union, so much so that he would equally
rejoice whether the Union should be restored
by the North or by the South. IL Will be
,eeu that tho value of The O'DOnohue's sym.
patty with our cause is of very questionable
character. About all the great questions at
issue. he does not care straw
whether the Confederates may extermlnate
tho Unionists in East Tennessee and other
parts of their States, whether they may shock
the civilized world by their treatment of the
captured negroes, whether they might nnnl-
hilate our armies. and sack all our principal
cites-all these would not in the least grieye
the O'Donoghue; but he would rejoice if the
I'nion would thereby BE- restored Similar
only little worse--is the sympathy OF his
countryme. We have seen few Irish Catho-
lie papers, which have yet preserved something
of the spirit of O'Conneil and heartily dcnouncc
Slavery, but the majority OF this class-and
among them tho leading ones-do not conceal