Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-02-20

ment having avOwedly originated in the da,...
naii"n NOT only TO maintain but to extend
and having been followed by the orVani,a,i'ryy
u contederaoy based upon the denial nj 'gu Isl OF
rights TO the negro race, this meeting ndi,ns.i
repels the assumption that the English na'
sympathize with u rebellion that Tins ,iop iF,ups
every principle Of political justice or viii 'a' ;
tutions framed in defiance of the moraI 'u''l
civilized mankind. aud which are an o,,,. ,s.s a
upon the religion whose sanction bss 's'
claimed in their support. psea
Rssoipsd, That in the election os p,,.j
Lincoln and in the principal acts of bis ,ol'n
tration-the abolition of slavery in the niD,'a
of Columbia, the prohibition Of slaver,, D''''e' is w.
Territories, the recognition Of the Rensh,i. A. ~,
Hsyii and Liberia, the concession uftbo ''s' s;ls
search for the suppression of the slave ME
scheme of compensated emancipation ANY, onG u a'
proclamation which inaugurated the ne,r As
this meeting recognizes the successive .yiru' Ssll
OF anti-slavery sentiment in the United ~" Slpp'
rejJioes in the prospect thus afforded of fsi's,
ship between England and America as wsn Y
liberation to the enslaved: offers to tho eoss.,
ment and Il. the people of the loyal sta,ss i
assurance of fraiernal sympathy in their n,si Ny
struggle, and requests the Chairman 10 comwn rvO'
nicate this resolution to his excellency ,l.
American Minister. "'
Amendments were proposed in eacb o,sa tu,
they were promptly negatved and after ,rJu' snrJ.'
speeches dtnunciatory Of the South and snl'st
tic Of the North. the resolutions wera cst,
with oil but entire uuanmNy Daring the na.
ting some speakers ridiculed the cauTse NJ ,L,
London Times and The mention of that i,nrn'i
was received with grOans and Kisses. ''''
Meeting of the Cotton Operatives-ao
acknowledgements of American Benevo.
lenoe.
AT n meeting of the distressed operativo. ,.
blackburn, an address was adopted 10 the N.s
York Relief Committee aud to the inhabitAn,. ,t
the United States generally, returning THANK
for the sympathy that has bVeu shown them Inn
pointing out that the benevolent object in ,isr
could be more eifectualy accomplished by afo,
ding to distressed operatives Tree or assistedp,,
sage to some part of the United States where an.
ployment could be Afforded them.
large meeting had been held at Bralforl d,
express sympathy with the emancipation poicy
Of President Lincoln. Mr.. w. II Foster M p
was the principal speaker, and his remarks wero
strongly In favor OF the North in the ant.sl,y,rg
crusade against the South.
Sir Robert Peel on the American Que,.
tion.
Sir Robert Peel had been speaking on III.
American question, and said that he was an,
who hoped, as an individual t. see the STATE.
ultimately become separated and Independent oi
each other. lie condemned Tint odious spl
abomiuable proclamation of President Lincon
which emancipated the slayes in the R.b
States only, aud said that il they followed ii,
course OF the battles which have taken place du.
ring this great conflict they might almost lanc,
that they saw the God of battles fighting for d,
South. He shOnld be glad to look Laca to 1861
aud say that be belonged to a Government, hoa
ded by the most popular statesman that eye
ruled the destnies of England, which, ty ae.
kuowledging the independence of the South, le,
also to the emancipation of the slave