The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-09


IS pirates, Il must be obvious to every one
that this wodld have been unparalleled course
OF action We were compelled 20 recognize the bel.
tgcent rights Of the South but there has been
on the part OF the to favor either the
side or the Other My desire
neutrality and whatever may be my ndvidua feelings
for must have sympathes the one side or the
lament aud he credice administration, believe 10 be
for the interest Of England that this neutrality should b. b
sertd and, therefore making the interest of my
paramount TO all other considerations, should suppress
any feelings OF sympathy for side the other aud
endeayr % pursue a course Of artt neutrality zap
plause) haze return here Of various articles IMPORT
ed and exported, which is rather pregnant During the
eleven months OF last year up to the 10th Ct November
there were imported Is 0s4 tons OF against l50S
tons IN 1861 and the quantity paper exported the
years Increased from f327 900 to SAL 900 which proves
that the paper industry Of England must be the increase
find also that the aggregate value OF British exports in
1862 as far as the returns completed amount TO some
f123 900 against sI25 900 goo 1861 and fl36 O0O
900 IN 1860 The quantities OF the principal articles ex
ported IN 1862 with scarcely an exception (besdes
cotton in excess OF Che guam exported in 1861 The
exports cotton warns 100000 pounds 1862
against It's 900 pounds in and 1917 900 600 pounds
1862 against nearly 900 1861 and co 900
1860. These figures show decrease exports of cotton
of ninety four per upon 1866; OF one hundred and
fifteen per cent upon 1860 and regards value sixty
four per upon 1861 and fifty eight cent upon
1860 mention this to show that the policy OF CONNER
ciai freedom pursued by the government has tend
Cd 70 increase our exports, and would have con
,ued 70 90 so there h has ron csen no civil h war
Tar 70 counterbalance the loss which has arisen
from the failure Of the cotton supply The exports .
other articles as would have been but for these
tunae events, would have amounted 70 900 ooo
sterling The exports to the United States in 1862 will
probably amount to fl3 500 900 against 60 900 1861
and Ell 900 coo in 1860. is remarkable that notuiu
Tinted States hare necesided of exports from
M'sc unIry in 1862 think have, therefore right
songatute ourselves upon the success of the
cia policy which the liberals supported the government
in carrying through Parliament the session before last
and II had not been for this sound commercial policy
the distress under which the country abors would
have been materially increased. We have almost
made this American question an English one, and
people discuss it with all the eagcrness Of those
who are parties in the conflict. think that to inter
fere BY the expression OF opinion TO this extent
would be wise and for one should not 60 far in
thai direction but don't feel myself precluded from
Verng to the past. Without undertaking to predict
what will be the termination of the war will state what
believe have been the and origin and ohd rs
lasting leace (lear hcar) / have often been aston.
ishcd o hear IL asserted that slavery had nothing
with this war for somehow slavery must have do with
it, because constitutes such great distinction in itself
between the two communities. have examined docu-
ments OF undoubed authority to ascertain what the
causes which the secessionst states themselves alleged
she grouod for taking up arms, in order to separate
themselves from fhe rect Of the Union The first state tina,
separated South Carolina. When they first seeded
they Dub he'd Ia The world Il ocma rcaraton of the |
ground o. then Secession, and the urs tales which fol.
lowed seeded eXacty upoh tie same st"lnGa Now what
these grounds Tho FIRST part II The south Caro-
lima declaration consists o. argument moving thc 10
gality OF secession that If they they have yht
20 sccecc and the latter pal TIE grounds
on which they think proper to that sion
These that geographical Inc has been drawn |
across the UDon and all the States nortns that |
line have united in the election OF the high Office
of President Of the United states whose opinions aud pur
pose hostile to slavery (Appausc.) nal that
President Lincoln had BEEN eetted contrary forms o
that there hal teen am rioaion Of he consiaon mi
was held opinions hosii 10 slavery, In another pat
Of this declaration they complain that the Northern states
domestic institution and have denied the right OF property
established in fifteen states and recognized by tho
constitution they have denounced as sinful lhs
waited the curse by investing great Official |
question with the sanction Of an erroneous re..g, ~
and IN fho
Southern States did nat sacsde The question Of slt.
verp. They stated that it was On accoan, IL
slavery and nothing else In fact out of the four gen
tcmcn who nominated to the office Of iresdcnt.
three held opinions favorable to slavery extension
distinguished from the rest by holding that Congress had
right TO prohibit the extension OF slavery
Slave law. These the opinions which he was |
elected and must confess they appear to to be very
consequence Of bsliesng that orey ,oould be safe
sndr Mr. Lincolns executive, and that the carrying out
United. II Mr.. Breckenridge had been elected,
ay would hare been NO secession, as he was the can
slave law. of opinion that Congress had right
TO prohibit the extension OF slavery Secession had taken
place and the consequent for the purpose perps
tuating chershing extending slavery. believe
that empire having slavery its basis be
porous happy aud enduring empire and therefore ednna
desire established in part Of te ,oord The
bishops Of the Episcopal church Of tho Confederate States
have said that the abolition Of slavery Is hateful inhdel
and pestent voice-"Thafs like rdrsons." Uaugh
ter) on the contrary, beee that s,arery HATEFUL, inf
del and peslen will not predict the course which the
events OF may take; but looking VI the map,
which did day. II appears to me that the geographical
position Of The North far territory concerned,
stronger thu. tlcsipe months They have suffer
ed great defeats, and they have had successes
but find that the North are now possessed Of larger
territory than they twelve months ago. Missouri
which was then debaieable ground, they now possess
also Kenucky and West Virginia, and portion Of
lana 1t therefore appears that the territory which the
North possessed the beginning Of last year has been
ssened but increased in ezten These are facts which all
may ascertain for themselves The right honorable gen
that the proposal from Franc for mediation hal been
respectfully declined that he should rejoice TO see the war
terminated but that thought should abstain from
interfering until the time Uen might lie asked 10
o,ve our good Offices T,ce inriied BY propa pa,
part any negotiations for peace then might do
So but undertook that Qgee ,cito beiag asked, and
before e proper time, Il ooud mot tend 10 the promotion of
eur ann,cable relations scih An,erca.
After a few other concluding observations the right
honorable gentleman resumed his scat amid loud cheers
The Duke OF Argyle ON American Slavery.
From the London Times Jan -.
the meeting Of the National Bible Society OF
Scotland held at Edinburg Tuesday the Duke Of Ar
gyle presided and made lengthy speech the subject
OF Bible circulation and Interpretation.
The Duke Tho Episcopal Church in America is
onshoot OF the Church OF England II Is very large
organization N that country. y Is very nourshins
especially In the Southern States That branch OF the
Episcopal Church as had an ecclesiastical meeting in re-
lation to the religious questions that being agtated
there included all the bishops OF the slave states,
and included in its ecclesiastical synods ON the Prcbyte
rsn principle, representation OF the laty They ad-
dressed themselves to the question OF slavery It has
existed In the southern States Of America am happy
70 say, and l glad 20 acknowledge that they
mend ameloration in the condition Of the slave.
Thoy have at last discovered-this great Christian
church, with its paraphcrnaia OF bishops, priests and
deacons-not think, before the tinc-that the laws
which denied the negro slave religious instruc-
tion and the blessings OF domestic life not laws which
can DO defended out Of the Word OF God Applause
They have discovered that, say, rather slowly
church had been discovered long before by individual
CHRISTIANS, and perhaps by individual phsnthropss who
were Christians am glad however, that they have
discovered AT last although II is under suspicious cir
Gums ont ard
ever, 10 which wish " direct your attention. This
great assembly u important church goes 10 declare
not that negro slavery evil OF which II Is dcu TO
get rid---for in that could heartily sympathze with
them-but that negro slavery Is system which they
are plant their national life Nor is that all They 20
declare that the opinion which seeks for ultimate
abolition Of slavery IS not only hateful opinion but
inadet opinion. Now thai u tho deliberate verdict OF
great Christian church with all the advantages Of know
ledge and OF light derived from tho Bible and OF what