The New York herald., 1863-11-24
An English Cabinet Minister for the
UAtOn.
SPEECH OF THE RIGHT HON. U. T. VILLiERs, PRES
DENT or THE POOR LAW BOARD.
from the London Times Nov. ILL

SPEECH OF THE RIGHT HON. O. p. vuLIERS PRESl-
DENT or THE POOR LAW BOARD.
from the London Times. Nov. H.
On Monday night Mr.. viiers and Mr.. Weguen ad'
dressed their constituents at dinner given in Woyer
hampton TO the retiring Msyos y Mr. r, n Fowler Minis
ters coupling the of Mr. vliers with tho toast
Mr.. vlIixRs responding to the toast, said a. one Of
the body the to be included the toast
they had drank he begged on his part and that
Of his colleagues. 10 tender TO them their best acknowl
edgemenis for the compliment they had paid them.
Great events had been passing in the world during the
last four years and the government had been frequently
required 10 decide upon their action with regard TO them
He should then enter into the precise adopted
by tho upon such but he thought
that be could point to some general results upon which
there question, aud which possibly might exer
else some influence upon opinion In the nrst place,
peace during that period had becp
not at the Of honor for when the privilege Of the
British flag was assaed-as Il was 10 great question o
maritime right by the Americansit was by universal
assent vindicated with spirit and success Choersl
Again. in the face Of me stron9ea fndscemets TO tak an
opposite course the pledge Of neutrality 70 each contend
Ing party the States Of America has been strictly and
trade tha, might be written in millions have been
moved and yet the revenue had been left uDimpared
(cheers) and lastly, there was then state OF CONNER
prosperity the country that equaled and presently
would exceed that extraordinary year whchpreceded the
in which the disasters OF America occasioned such
fearful disturbance In the great industry OF this country
(Cheers.J The consideration OF these circumstances
might possibly account in degree for what for fear
that political calm to which his friend had just Referred
and which certainly does pervade the country at
pr0Sent-(near, ncar)-anu winch also might nave
influence upon the minds Of Of experience and udg
ment thinking that it would be unwise this moment
to excite those feelings which IN party contentious for
power to be evoked. (Cheers.) Again, never
there greater desire TO promote the moral eleva
OF the people He would say also that though at
time the people Of this country more to war;
or more acuely alive to oil its misery and mischief yot
at no time had they been so propared-shoud that
SAD make the necessary or
any part Of the world cloud cheers And he would say
further that though England appeared 70 be more wed
kn,N anr mt thnHA had
the most perfect faith In liberal constitutional govern
ment being the best suited TO all the civilized communities
of the earth least OF the European race yet that
never was she satisfied that province OF hers
and the interest Of any other country that she should
by active intervention effect any changes In the form
Of government Of other countries Cheers) That prnc
pie of inepediCn he belieed, regarded sacred
In this country and for the peace OF the world he verify
believed It ought to be SO universally (Cheers) The dis
regard OF It had caused more misery diseppon and
bad government than any other known cause Of those
evils (Hear, hear) might be.tantalizing actively to
assist people struggling for freedom; but people
were be allowed to meddle with the affairs OF another
people, bad might assist another az bad to
Cypress lis the result must be iose
curty discomfort All history and might daily
experience tended confirm this opinion, TO show that
present should fall and there was one Of those
sketches given OF Its actions such as great men
tho newspapers IN justice they would have 70 DO com
they had resisted all Inducements intereore actively
with the internal affairs OF other countries. (Chesrs
Ne~inevetion uas the great household prinePs of nd
in0 your business applied nations large, where
was as usefui 70 bs observed. t"Hearn and augh)
He only wished that forbearance could be carried still
further and that nations would be somewhst
full in the language they employed towards each other
(Hear. hear) II arose frequently from IGNORANCE, quite
In those who cast them He thought bard measure had
been dealt out both 70 the ederas and tho Souherners
In this country The most bitter reproaches had been
cast upon the President for desiring 10 retain the Cnon
and against che Sousherne for desiring TO retain what
they called their property Yet he could not help re-
memberng that for the first ten years that he
In Parliament one OF the prominent questions
VI yhe day tho repcal OF tho union with Ire
land. (Hear) Yet he never remembered ono English
member Who was for Il, or one that would not have
voted any means TO maintain II, or any Minister who
would not have been called traitor who had thought Of
yielding -(hear. hear)-snd he did not know TO what
length they would not have retain tho union had
eminent who agtated that question persever
ingy died. (Hear) Again, for some years before
he went into Parliament he remembered veil the kind Of
language that used be held towards Lord Brougham
and others who sought 10 emancpato the negroes that
belonged TO Englishmeu and he doubted II very
different that which the Southernes addressed 10
the abotonists now (Hear, hear.) They, however,
EnRlishmen, would have been indignant other nations
had inerersd with their internal disputes and not al
lowed them to settle those questions az seemed best 10
them TO do-and which, In fact they did, to their own
entire satisfaction. Hear, hear) Why len should The
Americans not be alleced to settle their d6dirs the soay
thev think right. without being severely condemned
by other people (Chees) After some further remarks
local aAlrs, Mr. villiers concluded amid much cheer