Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-12-03
AMERICAN AFFAIRS IN ENGLAND.

We find in English files the speech of c. p. Vii
LIERs, member of Parliament the foreign policy of the
British Government, made the 9th Instant at Wover
hampton Mr. Viliers defended at length the policy Of
| non-intervention, and said in conclusion:
intervention the great household principle OF
mlndng your own business applied to nations at large
where 1t useful to be observed. He only wished
that forbearance could be carried still further and that
nations would be somewhat careful ia the language
they employ towards each other 1t frequently from
ignorance quite unwarrantble, and often
in those who cast them He thought hard
had been dealt both the Federas and the
Southerners in this country The most bitter reproaches
had been cast upon the President for desiring the
Union and against the Southerners for desiring
what they called their property. Yet he could help
remembering that for the first ten years that he
Parliament OF the prominent questions Of the day
the repeal o the Union with Ireland But he never re-
membered English member who was for it, or one
that would not have voted any to MAINTAIN it,
any Minister that would not have been called traitor Wko
had thought Of yielding 1T and he did not know what
length they would not have gone to retain the Union had
the eminent who sgitated that question perseve
ngy not died Again, for years before he went into
Parliament he remembered well the kind Of language that
used to be held towards Lord Brougha aud others who
sought to emancpate the negroes that belonged to Eng
ishmeD, and he doubted If it very different from that
which the Southeners addressed to the abotonsts
They however, Eng-hmen, would have been indignant
other nations had nter red with her internal disputes,
and not allowed them to settle those questions seemed
beet TO them to doand which, in fact, they did to their
entire satisfaction Why then should the Americans
not be allowed to settle their affairs in the way they think
right without being severely condemned by other
pie? lCheers.
LORD pALMgRsToN ON THE AMERICAN REBELLIoN
BY the Cape Race steamer we had lew lines of
speech made by the British Premier the Lord Mayors
Banquet in London the OH instant, in the of
which he alluded to American affairs The following is a
fuller report of his remarks:
There have been occasions when the lot OF those
who had to explain the state of affairs to congratulate you
on the tranquil condition of tho civ lized world l am
afraid cannot do that in The present instance; for al
though trust there nothing in HORIZON which
grow into cloud of war yet on all sides In the
far West and in the distant East, struggles going
the most amentahe character aud enacted wh ch
mske shudder for humanity, and excite deep con
pass on for the countries in which they occurring
[ Hear, hear
In the far West see nation of the same race the
same language the religion, the aud
m nature as ourselves. split into two, saughterng each
other by hundreds OF thousands and carrying contest
the result Of which 1t is Impossible to foesee and the end
OF which now, after thau two years Duration he
would be bold man indeed who ventured to predict
Hear, hear
Lamenting that state of things the Government of this
couttry have felt it their duty not yield either TO the
entreates the ohurgaons the party the other
Cheers Establishments on the side aud threats
the other have equally been fruess To affect
Renewed ch
We have felt duty to abstain from taking any part
IN that depoEabe conflict IT, indeed had thought it
had been n power put end to by friendly inter
veniou, effort would have been wanting To accomplish
so holy object. ICheer-l
But we felt that interference would have been vain
and We deemed 1t our duty and that am sure We but
followed the wishes Of the country, to maintain strict
watch End impartial neutrality. Loud cheers
In the East also Of lamentable character are
taking place We there the one side barbarous
system OF deliberate extermnaon carried out and on the
other side revenge venting itself In of murder and
ssssination We endeavored to enlist tae feelings aud
opinions OF civilized Europe in joint anst
that which we thought unjust These remonstrances have
iaed. We have done our duty and only hope
that those who have the conduct If affairs the Russian
Empire may at length to pursue that which
has drawn apon them the condemnation Of Europe and
that be restored upon terms Of equity JUS
tice in that unfortunate country. Hear.
While things abroad look i'll, and much misery and Ca
amy sustained this country forms happy exception
to that which be the prevailing condition OF ma
tions. We have been blessed by Proyidence with All
abundant have been preserved by the conduct
Of the Government and the Of the country from the
misfotunes OF our population contsued aud loyal
aHd they feel sat for long OF years the Lgsa
pre mas been occupied in remedyng grievances in
moving defects from laws sweeping away those OBJ
structlons which the less enlightened policy Of former
times had placed in the way of the productive industry of
the oation BY all these means happy to say be-
ieve that the commercial and materia prosperity of the
country has reached point which it never attained at any
former period. GHear, hear