Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-04-17
App1rIoNAL FROM EUROPE.
IYTER EsJING' DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT
ON AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
rspecIal to the Richmond Daily whigI
FREDERICKSBURG, April
, Markham n,ners contain the following;

FREDERICKSBURG, April 10
Late Northern papers contain the following
p.;,,, tho debate in the British Parliament, on lne
97tb ult In relation to the Alabama, Ihe Son0tor
General said he could easily show that the cnarse
American government against her Majesty Sossas5n,
-, Svs. most unfounded and when the honoraoie
,btor reCarred 10 the complaints OF the Ameuc5h
government It was desirable to see what lney se,e
Sinca the first Mr. Seward complained not only OF we
Alabama but also, in the same comu " "
export of arms &c. to the Confederate states. ~ Wa
certainly astonishing the American oJ -
prefer such complaints; butt had all along utneu ~
Et Ri,.ir the RIGHT of neutrals allowed by interna-
tioual law of VIII ch they had been tnenselo s.o
strongest asserters. He quoted at iengt' ene
of American iurists and OF the rules VI P"VSe 80
down by Mr. Madison and Mr, Webster, 10 mo enec.
hat tbIs American government did not and could not
probibit its subjects ffom selling conHaoahu 9oou
beuVerents but that they did 90 only al inc rlsA vi
capture and confscation by either betigetent;
1.-The Government would Go all 1t coula 90 10 carry
IN. the law. The foreign enspen act was passed ior
80 Dn dsfense and not by au obligation oil nterna-.
tional law LIS violation not oreacn OIL ln'e'ha
l1iopal law but of municipal law ana as tnere was 10
offence on the showing Of the American uvselr.I'
itself against international law, their only lgu1 Vi co
plant from tile act. Ibe 1ue ., ~ a.r o.,
was only entitled to ask this Government 70 carry oI'
.be law as it would do, if concerned tsel anu " l
minister the law as English law was always aumlns
tered not on suspicion but on evidence IVnee's
Government had directly or indrectyI @uea N h.s
ont hostile ships the Americans would have GROUND OF
oonDIent hut NOT if private individuals did 50, and
tbeir ofence would be against the law OF the country
and not against international law, which DID ne. pro-
hbit them from dealing with either belgerent SUBJECT
to the penalty Of capture and eonhscaNon. Il
t,Tbe Government would carry cur tue law honesty
and fairly. He could not but attribute the erroneons
GIir in America 10 the assertions Of the American
Government although aware of their inaccuraey. nc
denied there had been any delay on the part 81 tne
Governments the law officers we're consulteu a1u tIc
order to stop the Alabama sent down 70 LverPooi WIN
in three DAYS after the evidence was laid before Earl
Russell aud showed that in SINH ar case Tue AhFil'
cans had taken much longer time Both Governments
had acted with reasonable Dispatch and no one III the
House believed the Government had acted inv Tthy;
and although he could make great allowances LOT Tue
irritation Of the Americans be trusted they "ouio DC
convinced the Government had acted honestly aho h-
partially although they had not always respected our
neutrality when their own interests were concerned
Mr.. Barring and Mr.. Bright followed, demonstrating
against the speech OF the Solicitor General as offensive
to the Americans
tbe Alabama was most open and legitimate. hlaes
were as deadly as vessels without guns aud be haa
= an maniless at the cusomhou;e OF rifles shipped to
ibe Northern States by the celebrated firms oil the
BEARINGS aud Brown 4 Co of Liverpool Loud eheersS
He found also that than 5fl 900 rifles oVO GUT
ants and 40 900 of caps had been shipped TO the
He had also been asked to build ships complete with
runs for the FedeEal Government itself and he read
letters 10 proye this with loud cheers. lie was, there
fore asGonished at the outcry in America, and com
claimed of the espionage of the Federal Government
and its aeens here and said he would rather be banded
down 10 1oserlty as the builder OF dozen Alsbamas,
than IS man who class against class aud cried up
the institutions of another country, which we're found
TO be of no value when tested, and has reduced liberty
isclg to mockery. (Cheers)
LORD JOHN RUssnLs SPEECH.
In the House of Lords on the 2Sd of March, Lord
John Russell after rccounting the nstaneef in which
he British Government had iuterered between other
nations aud stating these had always been in behalf
of freedom independence and welfare OF mankind"
aid Wei then in this state of sffIrs should say
tbat looking 10 the question OF rght,it could not be
endlv aotto the United States IL would be fulfill
our obligations TO the country with which we have long
maintained relations Of peaceful amlya great country
which saws il can still carey on the war-it would say
be failure Of friendship our part it. ct this Sreat
e we're to interfere aud recognize the Southern States
have endeayOred to guard myself by saying that
neak now with reference TO the present aspect affairs
hardly know any moment in which my noble friend
old have brought forward his motion with less en-
from events. II may turn that these
immense efforts now being made shall be made in van
hat the shirt of the South is unconquerable their
determination never TO be united again with the North
arm States il fral and irreyocable and tina. time may
son
Garant from what it is at the present moment. Al
maintain is that ia duty at present to stand still
nd NOT IN uroceed to an act definite, positiyean
act 50 uniendly to the United States as that Of the
RECOGNITION of the South. Hear, hear.) NV noble
riard snoLe of various tOpiCs-of danger Of Canada
cling attacked nv Northern Republic, aud of the West
indies being attacked by the Southern. Ny Lords |
cannot follow my noble friend into these suppositons
do not venture TO say what may be the course of
vents conhne myself to what | think to be
- l. al.
duty now which think il right and IL that be so we
muit be CONTEXT in future days TO meet with future dam
GERS and will not enieebe arms If We have it in
onr mower TO reflect that we have never failed
in our obligations TO those which have been
great States in peace and amy with Us, and that it
las not been through any fault of ours that great af
aiction has befslen them. (CheeSs wei, my Lords,
know not that there anything in what noble friend
has sad tonight which would make it necessary for
~ 90 upch further into this question; but the same
time there we're parts of his speech in which he refer
rcd 10 former occasions and former instances Of inter-
gerence ON our part IL my noble friend and Of
hose who looked forward to his motion night ex-
oected there should be interference part in
ihis war Now wish TO say few words on that
bich In former days we have done towards interven
ion. We too, like other States, have at times taken
mon US to intervene. We interfered in the Gaze Of
Hospd TO save her FROM the religious tyranny and po
itc Jssnosm of Sir Philip III. That contest was hal
lowed by the blood OF Sir Philip Sydney, and by the
oart we took contributed to her independence. In
other cAse-the ofPortugawe interiered Charles
Cromwell Charles H. all agreed in that Interference
We declared ourselves ready to send 10000 to the
aid of the new government of Portugal, and we helped
.he Portuguese to relieve themselves from the Spanish
tyranny under which they groaned aad establish their
Independence
In more recent times when Greece ehdesvored to estab
sh her independence aided her in her contest with
Turkey, we rescued her from the destruction which
threatened her. and helped her to found independent
monarchy Take the case Of Belgiu again. When
the BeEsns declared they unable TO remain under
the government of Holland, In accordance with the
Treaty of Vienna nterfered by force in conjunction
with France and the wise and happy arrangement was