Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-14
England Concludes not to Interfere in our
Civil War.

We copy below an extract from tho speech Of
Earl Russell, the British Minister of Foreign
Affairs, in tho House OF Lords recently, il an
swer to an argument Of Lord Campbell in .ayor
Of the recognition Of the South. Russell. OF
course, speaks for hIs Government, and his
statement Of the position which England mus.
assume towards US, is authoritative, and aus,
set At rest apprehen'ions Of any immediate ia.
reference in favor Of the rebels We call attcn.
ton particularly to Russoll's remark, that En-.
gland has usually interviewed in favor OF tho e" in
dependence, freedom and welfare OF mankind 81
aud his very significant in,lmation that the
rec gnition of the Coniederaey would be an
Intervention on the part Of bus country which
could bear another character II, those who
have 50 denounced tbs Emancipation Proclama.
ton ponder these significant sentences IN the
Earle spseeh. Russell after quoting cases of
English intervention and refusal to intervene in
former times, aud stating the condition Of Affairs
in th, country, said
Well, then, in this state Of affairs, should
say that, looking to the question OF right, II
would not be u friendly act toward the United
States it would not be TO fulfill our obligations
to country with which we have lonr main
tanned relations Of peace aud amlty--A great
country which says 1t can still carry on the
war-it would, lsly, be a failure Of lriesdsbin
on our part II at this moment We were To inter.
pose and recognize the southern States have
endeayoted TO guard myself by saying that
speak now with reference to tie present aspect
OF Affairs. hardly know any moment IN wslch
my noble friend could have brought forward
his motion with less encouragement. from events
IL may turn out that those immense efforts
which ere being made shall be made in VAN
that the splt,t Of tho South is unconquurahle as
their determination never TO be uni,cd again
with the Northern States is final aud irrey0cl-
bic, and that a time may come when the dptv
OF tins country wall he totally d lrent from
What Il Is OF the prcSogt moment. All main
tain ls, that It is our duty at present 10 stand
stll and not proceed to an actso definite. 3,
p0sltlse-an act 80 uniriendy To the United
S,alos, US that Of the recognition of the South
(llear, hear.) Ally noble TREAD spole OF y,ri
GUS iugics-ot danger Of Canada beng ID
by The northern republic, an OF the West L..
dies being attacked by the Southern. Nv lords,
| cannot follow my nob'o iiicad into these sup.
posltIons do 10. venture to SAY VIA, .t,
be tho tu.ure course Of events | sOsGne myself
70 that which think to be our duty now
lhear, hear) which ] think is right, and If
that be 50 we mast Nv content in lu.uto da,s 10
meet with future dangers, and II will not enl,e
Die our arms II We have IL in our power to re.
haot that we have never failed in our ohlica.
tons to those which have been great states in
peace aud amlty with Us, and that il has not
been through any fault Of ours that great al.
hlcilon had fallen on them. (Choors
u re hare idk,n part IN inis,p,niion, il Ia,
been IA bthaI Of he indtdsnd,aoc. freedom and
irtildn q great portion q mankind should