Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-01-16


or recognition Of her, or mediation. or iuteryen-
iiou, we should consider what is her aim. The
United States Government is on terms of amity
with our own. II is represented in London by
Ministsr-a man whose name, as you know,
is highly bOnored in America, his father and
grandfather having held the office Of President
Of the republic, Our Minister has only just re-
turned TO Washington, and that being 30, are
you, let me ask, because you may CIVIL at GER
tain things at home being done in the United
States, to throw the Influence Of your opinion
into The scale ia favor of movement the object
Of which is TO dismeniber that great republic
beyond the Atlantic. Is there man here who
doubts for moment that the aim Of the South
IN this contest is to maintain and perpetuate
the bondage Of four millions Of human he
ingsi [Cheers Yes, her object is to secure
her independence, that handful Of l0hite men on
that continent shall lord IL oUer millions Of men
nude black Jy Tie very hand that made as 0hfe
[Cheers Her object il to retain the power to
breed negroes, TO lash negroes, to chain then,
to buy aud sell negroes, to deny them the en-
ioyment ol the commOnest family ties, to break
their hearts by rending them at their pleasure,
to close their mental eye against glimpse Of
that knowledge that separates US from the brute
creation, for in accordance with their laws 1t is
a penal act to teach negro to read. Hear,
hear | | wish to know, then, whether this is
new slave empire, whether it ia intended that
on this nudacious and Internal basis new al.
lance tor England is to bo built up. Cheers
1t has been said that Greece was recognized by
this country, but not until she had fought Tur-
key tor six years, nor did France recognise the
Uuited States of America until five or six years
after the war of Independence and / want to
know who they are who speak in favor of Eng
land becoming 30 eagerly the ally of this great
fHpnp
| should have no objection to recognize "a
country simply because it was one that held
slRves II would he absufd TO refuse to hold
political relations with a State simply because
within il such au institution slavery happens
to exist but in the case of the South we have
new State, which purposes 10 set dse!f upon
The sole basis of Slavery, and Of ,Dhich Slavery is
said 10 BE- the chief corner stone | have heard
indeed, that there are Ministers of State who
are in ia, or of the South that there are mem
hers of the arstocracy who are terrified at the
shadow of the great Republic at the other side
OF the Atlantic that there arc rich men whose
views Of this question are based altogether upon
their selfish interests and that there are con-
duclors OF the public press who would barter
the rights of millions of their fellow creatures
that they might bask in the smiles of the great
But | know that there are Ministers Of State
who do not wish that this insurreoiion should
members of our aristOcracy who are not afraid
of the shadow of republic that there arc
many rich men who are not depraved by their
riches aud that there are public writer's Of
eminence and honor who will not barter HUI
man rights for the patronage Of the great;
but most of all and before, all, am sure that
in Lancashire, where the working men have
seen themselves going down from prosperity to
ruin, from independence to subsistence upon
sba fro D., a. Lnos mil
lions Of this country, will Heuer sympathize NTH
reUoA phch is intended 10 destroy the liberty Of
Continent and 10 build on its ruins mighty fabric
of human bondage. | hear it said the Republic
is too powerful, aud that it is better for US, or
rather for the governing class and governing
policy Of England, that it should be broken up.
But suppose We were in New York or Wash
ingtOn, discussing the case Of England, instead
of that of America, and some one were to say
that our empire is growing too big-surely an
American might soy that he has not covered
the ocean with his fleets, left the bones of his
citizens to bleach upon abundant European
battle fields lie could say thousand times
more truly than we can say Of his country, that
England is large and powerful, and, it is
thought, perilous .or 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
man who wished the Republic to be sneered
at on that ground is only doing what tends
to keep alive jealiousies, which, ns far ns he
is concerned will never die. But it is said the
Northerners do not like us at all. 1t is not at
all necessary they should like US. laugh.
Does anybody believe that the South likes us
We all know that when the South was in
power, as it has been for many years, in the
United States, hostility to this country was
oh rio hal Nil afi mi tod N tho laurpa
by some of the very leaders in the present in
surrecuon. With regard to the Alabama, in
America they say, know not how truly, that
she is ship Of war which was built by
member of the British Parliament, furnished
with guns and ammunition of English manu-
faoture, manned and sailed almost entirely by
Englishmen that the facts were represented to
the Collector of Customs in Liverpool, who
pooh-pood them; that he was requested to
send up the facls to the Customs in London,
whose solicitor was not very wise man, and
was probably in favor of breaking up the
Republic; that afterwards Mr.. Collier, counsel
for the Admiralty, Investigated the matter, and
distinctly stated his opinion that what was
done at Liverpool was direct infringement Of
the Foreign Enlistment act, and that the Gus
toms authorities at that port would be respon.
sible for the consequence When this opinion
was taken, the Foreign office there were rather
astonished; but their law officers opinion COIN
cided with Mr.. Collier's aud then, after those
delays which always take place when there is
anything to be done by Government Office, n
elegraphic message was sent to Liverpool to
stop the vessel, but ths message arrived too late
She has never been in Confederate port
She hoists the English flag when she wants
to come alongside any ship, sets the ship on fire
by night, and when any other vessel comes
down to help it she seizes il also, and after
wards rObs and burns IT, VeH II lDe 1pere citi-
zens of New York. IL tgoHld require d ltle more
calmness than Is shoVn in this country on foreign
questions 10 look upon that as matter lDhh 1Dhich
ipe have no concern. But there are Ministers in
our Cabinet as resolved against any treason TO
freedom on this question as | am, and there are
numbers of the English aristocraoy of the very
highest rank who hold the same opinion as
do but we have had every effort made that
money and malice could devise, to stimulate in
Lancashire, among the suffering population, an
opinion in favor of the slave States. They haze
not been able 10 get il, and honor that popula
ton for their fidelity to their principles and to
freedom and say the conduct they have pur-
sued ought to atone in the minds Of the people
of the United States for miles of leading articles
written by the London Press-by men who
would barter every human right to serve the
party with which they are associated. How,
ask, comes H., that on the Continent of Europe,
there s not a liberal newspaper nor liberal
politician, that burst say, or ever thought Of
saying one word in favor Of that portentOus and
momentous shape which now asks to be received
into the family of nations?
Mr.. Bright continued at some length to dis
cuss the question Of adaptation Of our form Of
government to the best interests of mankind, and
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