Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-17
Na, coppFy ON THE ANERioAY WAR.

his speech:
ADVOCATES OF INfERyEREEcr IN ANsRIcAH ArrAIss
At the present moment there party in this country
actively advocating interference In the affairs OF
America. Hear, hear) When say interference,
mean we have party here who are advocating either
recopnition or something which means interference
Il means ANYTHING. (Hear, hear) / have seen lately
report of two meetings OF constituencies In the west Oh
Rrpland-at Bristol and Piymouth-st which liberal
members representing popular nave neen
ending that the government should enter into
arrangements With soma foreign ~ in Europe In
order that they NAV recognise the South in America
and interfere to put end to the war 10 that country
('Very proper" and mo, no observe that the iaea
which has pervadsd those members and their consh'u
en,s was this that this affair Ia America was TO De
settled in peculiar way according to the dictates oil
those particular parties. ear hear) From the to-
ginning Of this American war, this lanentable con-
yuson from which you have suffered so much one great
ana fundamental in the conduct OF Statesmen and
governments and of large portion Of the Influential
classes in this country has been that they have made
up their minds that there be but one ISSUE to this
vii war ir Americs, aud that il separation cet"een
the North end South. (Uhesrs.) told you when l
here last when that spirit was, II possible, even
mere ripe than &c is nog, that did not relieve myse
tina, the war would s,ue in that way. have stated the
same opinion since in the House Of Commons yet
declare 10 you that, taking what Is called by cant
phrase in London society, which means ina' upper
ten thousand with which hemsers OF Parliament are la
BILE to come in contact ia the clubs and el,ewhers pne
teen tWentieths of the ruling classes f may e TIE
phrase thai you meet in those pureus IN London cave
been convinced from the first that the civil war could
only end in separation. Hear, hsar.) HOW lar the
wish was father to that point will not pretend TO say
(Cheersl believe the conviction has been sincere
believe it has been founded the fact tta looking at
the extent Of territory employed by the Insurgents
in this war 1t impossible that they couq De sn6u-
gated by forces that could De brought against tnem
by the North.
IGNORANCE OF AMERICAN AYRAIRs.
But there has been g most lamentabe display OF ig
ncrance among these classes to which refer II ve may
Judge BY the conduct OF the organs OF the pts which
may be considered the expsnents OF their view" There
have been errors in geography; mighty rivers, to which
those in England bear no comparison with hun
dreds of miles OF steam navigation have been described
in those leading organs as running into one river and
into another in utter disregard Of the rules Of geography
There are number of great cities in Amcrica-cides
of one hundred thousand and one hundred and nifty
| thousand inhabitants-which are among the largest
shipping ports for produce In the world in the in
terror OF that country In one OF them have seen
mile OF steamboats, moorod aide by SIDE 1ud yet OF those
great cites and tina. great commerce. forming part OF
the strength and OF North America, the ruling
i clarses in this country know nothing You don't
4 find them in books at Oxford and Cambridge, where
your uader graduates obliged 10 study before they
can pass their examinations
SUCCESS OF TIE REBELLION IMPOSSIBLE.
Hs in utter ignorance of those resources that the
opinion Of the ruling classes in England has been come
IT, But whom accident perhaps, more than anything
ese has made vel acquainted with the position and
geography Of that country IS with my own. have
never 6sieced and 6seUs less than ever-that
shall ever live or that any here ViI Hys 10 too
separate nations ,itn the Of the present United
States Of America. (Oheert. will tell you canddly
that if II not for one cause should conGder as
hopeless ami as useless the attempt TO subjugste the
Southern STATES of America as the parties do upon
whose views have been commenting. Il is the object
with which the separation has been made that, In my
opinion renders the of the secessonists abso-
lutely lmpossible-(hear hear)-and if the moral and
intelligent population of this country hid not been ys
tematcay misled upon that question, they would avs
| been unanimously Of that conviction. (Hear hear
We were told in the House of Commons by one from
whom it almost incredible that it could have come
once the great champion Of democracy once the great
advocate of all the rights and principles of the unso
phiscated millons-that this civil war originated be-
cause tie South wished establish free trade princi
| pies and the North would not allow it. (Laughter)
ARIsrcCRLcr AGAINST DEMOCRACY.
With such conflict going on, and with such q result
as feel doubt will follow is it fair 70 speak of such
contest that aud cay that it is struggle for
| pre side and independence on the othert say
il is an ariatocatic rebellion against Democratic Gov
eminent. Appause That is the title would give to
it. In all history, whsn you have the aristocracy pit
ted against the people in physical force conflict the
aristocracy has Always gone down under the heavy
1
thus let nobody cay therefore Indifferent to the
progress of misery ard devastation and ruin and Hood
shed that is now going on. No. my indignation against
the South Is that they fred the first shot, aud made
themselves responsible for these results, take, prob
ably, stronger view than most people Of this country
and certainly stronger view than any body in Amer.
ca-of the vast sacrifices of lie and of economical
comfort and resources which must follow TO the North
from this struggle They are mistaken II they think
| they cap carry civil war like this drawing mill
H.. Tod, ~.
the processes of desiructon-to spend two three
hundred millions serlng-ttey are deluded if they
think they carry on war like that without terri
bic collapse sooner later and dreadful prostrston
in every part of the community. (Hear, hsar) That
being So makes ttil more ntolerant Of the
But OF the result have more doubt than of any sub
ject which lies in the future.
TIE UNITED STATES AND EUROPEAN GovERSNxErs
Now | would ask you why do some people wish the
United Sates should be cut in Two? They think il de-
sirabe it should be weakened Will that view bear dis
cusson for moments hold no.. am of the opin-
len which our atesmen held in the time Of Canning,
who thought it desirable for Europe that Amsrica
should be srong because would thereby prevent Eu
ropean powers from in erte!ing in American iffiirs
at has been the hitherto Tbs country has pres
psred and il has never como to interfere with Europe
an psltcs, whilst it has Kept European governments
from interfering in other American states which have
been less prosperous less orderly than the United
Sta es. What has followed of this disruption! You
have France gong into ae1ico and Spain 10 s.. Dc
mngo because Spain has invaded that country-(hear,
hear)-Sith view to reconque,- And the French
Emperor has embarked on q career in Mexico which
will oaly characterize the greatest mistake be has
ever made. loud sppause.)
Thoas enterprises would have been undertaken
il Lhe United States mad not been in this difficulty, and
1t the eas credtabls par. Of tiee enterprises that
hey laws been undertaken because America weas
(aear hear) l. only required that the North should
people who going about the country to have car
rsd their prj'ct, aud 10 have induced England and
france to interfere to 10 the rebellion. (Hear Is
that desirable 2 ,(Cheerr) Dons you. think we have
enough to do at home! Do you suppose tha. Europe
has little to do tha, she sord 10 to
America TO Get thst county ia order
MAJ. GEs. HlsDxAS.-Gsn. Hnihsm ,ha, been rein