The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-23

fore all, i am sure that in Lancashire, |
where the working men have seen them |
selves going down from prosperity TO
ruin, from independence 20 subsistence
upon charity, the unenfranchised but not
hopeless millions of the country will
never sympathizes with a revolt which
is intended to destroy the liberty Of
continent and to build on its ruins
mighty fabric of human bondage. /
hear il said the republic is too powerful,
and that IL is better for us, or rather for
the governing class and The governing
policy of England, that it should be
broken up. gs 't.
But suppose we were in New York or
Washington, discussing the case OF Eng
land instead of that of America, and
some one were to'say that our empire is
growing 10 big-surely an American
might say that he has not covered the
ocean with his fleets, or left the bones of
his citizens 10 bleech upon abundant
European battle-fleldS He could say
q thousand times more truly than we can
say Of his country that England is large
and powerful, and it is thought peril
GUS for the nations that she should be so
great. But all this language, whether
from an Englishman on the one side, or
from an American on the other, is TO be
condemned as neither patriotic, rational,
nor moral
The man who wished the Republic to
be severed on that ground is only doing
what tends to keep alive jealousies
which, as far as he is concerned, will
I never die. Bue it is said the North
erners do not like us at ALL Ii is
, not at all necessary they should like
US. "a laugh.) Does anybody be-
lieve that the South likes us? We all
| know that when the South was in power
T as il had been for many years, in the
Z United States, hostility to this country
r was cherished and stimulated TO the ut
8 most degree by some of the very leaders
in the present insurreetiOn. With regard
1; to the Alabama, in America they say, |
4 know not how truly, that she is a ship OF
n war which was built by a member OF
Q the British Parliament, furnished with
( guns and ammunition of English manu-
( facture manned and sailed almost entire
d ly by Englishmen that the facts were
e represented to the Collector Of Customs
n in Liverpool, who poohpooh'd them tina
: he was requested to send up the facts &
e the Customs in London, whose solicitor
was not very wise man, and was prob
10 ably in favor of breaking up the Repub
u lie ); that afterwards Mr.. Collier, counse
At for the Admiralty, investigated the mar
lie ter, and distinctly stated his opinion
of that what was done at Liverpool was
a direct infringement of the Foreign En-
s. listment Act, and that the Customs au
ne thorities at that point would be respon
10 slble for the consequence. When. thi
he opinion was taken to the Foieign OfIic
I'd they were rather astOnished but thei
rs law officers opinion coincided with Nj
er Golfers, and then, after those delay
tie which always take place when there j
at anything TO be done by q Governmer
office, Geographic message was sent
to Liverpool to stop the vessel, but the me.
in sage arrived too late.
ny She has never been in a Confederat
st port, She hoists the English flag whe
d. she wants to come alongside any shi
cir sets the ship on fire by night and whe
at any other vessel comes down to help
he she seizes it also, and afterwards burr
tn aud robs it. Well, if we were citizens
e. New York, it would require little MOI
TO calmness than is shown in this countr
de on which we have no concern. But thei
w are Ministers in our Cabinet as resolve
ed against any treason TO freedom on th
sis question as / am, and there are number
be of the English aristocracy of the yer
highest rank who hold the same opinio
e as | do; but we have had every etfO
til made that money and malice could de-
rs, wise to imulate in Lancashire, anon
ed the suffering population, an opinion
'rs favor of the Slave States.
They have not been able to get il, an
ak honor that population for their fidelit
'ly to their principles and to freedom, and
lst say the conduct they have pursued ougI
We TO atone, in the minds of the people
N the United States, for miles Of leadi1
es. articles, written by the London press
10 by men who would barter every hums
Sc right TO serve the party with which the
ny are associated. How, ask, comes il tn
he on the continent of Europe there is not
lr- liberal newspaper nor liberal politicia
OF that burst say, or ever thought of say
to ing, one word in favor of that portentol
and momentOus shape which now asks
re be received into the family of nation
he The late Count CavOur had no difficult
is in deciding on this point, Ask Gariba
Nv di [cheers ask KOssuth, whether sli
Of very has nothing 10 do with this strife
en- Ask Victor Hugo, the poet Of freedo
ed and exponent Of the yearnings of a
nd mankind for the better time-ask an
b. man in Europe who opens his lips or il
Of dites a sentence for freedom, on whic
lat side your sympathies should lie. (Hear
he Why, in all parts of the world exec
IS this island, famed for its freedom, va
lis do not find one man speaking in favor
ii the South and why is that done here
OF I'll tell you the reason. Oar Londo
he press is mainly in the hands Of cerlai
re ruling West End classes. II acts in fav,
by OF those classes.
lie ana az tbe ,nost eminent statcsmen