The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-23
AMERICAN AFFAIRS In ENGLAND.
Important Speech by Earl Russell.
Good Feeling towards the United
States.

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States.
BELLlGERENT RIGHTS AND
REBEL hams.
Charles Sumner and his SOphistry.
Onthe 26sh Of September, E,rl RUSSELL,
her Majesty's Minister of Foreign Rela-
lions, male a speech at Bairgowrie, in
which he discussed very fully the questions
issuing out of the American war. This
portion of his speech will he found full of
interest to all our readers:
SECESSION AND BEILlGERENT RIGHTS.
This was the state of affairs when that
which we certainly had no part in broke
out; when. ii remember rightly, nine OF
the Southern States of Amelica declared
that they would form an independent re-
public. Our course ON the subject has been
attacked and blamed in the bitterest t. rms
blamed sometimes by the Federals and
sometimes by the COnfederates The first
offence was felt hy the Federals. They
said we had no right to grant-sO far as
we were commemorative the Cnnfederates
the rights of belligerents. Well, now, gen.
tlemen, that question of the rights of BEL
llgerents is question of fact | put it to
you whether, with five millions of people
five millions, mean, of free men, de-
claring themselves in their several States
collectively an independent State we
could pass over that as petty rebellion.
Our admirals asked whether the slips they
met bearing the Confederate flag should he
treated as pirates or no. If we had treated
| them as pilates We should have been tax
ing part in that conte t. (Cheers. 1t y as
impossible to look on the uprising of a
community of 100000 people as mere
petty lnsurrect!on- (hear, heaD or as not
having the rights which at all times are
| given to those who, by their number and
Importance, or by the extent of the terri
tory they possess, are entitled to these
rights. (Cheers)
AN ALLIANCE WITH SLAVERY.
Well, it was said We ought not to have
done that, because they were a com nunity
of shareholders. Gentlemen, trust our
adherence Of slavery is not in the least
abated or diminished. Cloud and pro-
longed cheers.)' For my own part, l con-
slider it one of the most horrible crimes
that yet disgrace humanity. G heers.
| But then, when we are treating of the re-
latiOns which we bear to a community of
men, doubt whether it would be expedi-
ent or useful for humanity that we should
| introduce that new element of declaring
that we will have no relations with PEG.
pc who permit slavery to exist among
| them. We have never adopted it yet; we
| have not adopted it in the case of Spain or
Brazil, and do not believe that the cause
OF humanity would be served by our adop-
ton of it. (Hear, hear.)
| ARE THE CONFEDERATES REBELS-SENATOR
SUMMERS DOCTRINE AND DOGMAs.
Well, then, it was said that the Conted-
crate States were rebels--rebels against
the Union. Perhaps, gentlemen, 1 aim not
so nice as ought to be on the subject.
But | recOllect that we rebelled against
Charles Ga laugh), we rebelled against
James II, and the people of New England,
not content with these two rebellonS, re.
belled against George III. ('Hear," and
laughter.) l am not saying now whether
all these rebellions were justifable or
whether they were wrOng-I am not say
ing whether the present rebellion in the
Southern States is a justitiable insurrec
ton, or is great fault or ereat crime
But say that the mere fact of rebellion is
not in my eyes, crime of so deep dye
that we must renounce all fellowship and
and all relationship, with those who have
been guilty of rebellion. cloud cheering. }
But, certainly, if look to the declarations
OF those New England orators-and have
been read ng lately, if not the whole, yet
a very great part, of the very long speech
by Mr.. Sumner on the sujett, delivered at
New York; own l cannot but wonder to
see these men, the offspring, as it were,
of three rebellions, as we are the offspring
of two rebellions, really speaking like the
Car OF Russia, the Sultan of Turkey, or
Louis XIV himself of the dreadful crime
and guilt of rebellion. cloud laughter
and cheers
THE BLOCKADE-CoMPLAINT OF TIE CON-
FEDERATEs.
Well, gentlemen, there came another
complaint, and the complaint came this
time from those so called Confederate
: Sta'es, who said that we had, contrary to
tho declaration Of Paris, contrary to the
general international law, permitted a
blockade of three thousand miles of the
southern coast of America. 1t is quite
true we did so. 1t is quite true-and
here, perhaps, there seemed at least a
plausible reason for complaint though
this blockade was kept up by a sufficient
number Of ships, yet these ships-rnany
of them adopted into the United States
navy and sent to sea in hurry, and ILL.,
fitted for the purpose-did not keep up
that blockade as effectively and thoroughly
as it must have been held an effective
blockade requires. But still, locking to
the law of nations, it was blockade it
was blockade which we, as great bel
ligerent power, in former times s..ould
! have acknowledged. We ourselves had
, had blockade of upwards of two thou
i sand miles, and it did seem to me that we
were bound in justice to the Federal States
of America to acknowledge the blockade
But there was another reason, I confess
that weighed with me-our people were
! suffering, and suffering very greatly fol-
the want of material which was the great
support of thei.' industry. 1t was a ques