Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-26
Fren. eur Forelgu File..

From the London Times, January 2Ll
List evening the Right Hon. T. NJ Gibson
addressed his constituents in the town hall,
Ashton. The large room was crowded to ex-
cess. Mr Alfred Raynor, in the absence Of the
mayor, presided
Mr. G bson, after refutng the statement that
the repeal of the paper duty would iniure the
paper makers, aud showing it had resulted in q
large increase in the manufacture of paper IN
the country, the honorable gentleman proceeded
/ TO say may perhaps be permitted to say a
word or two on the general trade Of the coun-
try, because It is well upon this occasion to take
the opportunity ef stating publicly what many
persons are no doubt aware Of, but perhaps may
/ not be so generally known as Is desirable. Now,
it is remarkable that during the last year, 1852
we imported no less than IL ,632 600 quarters Of
| foreign wheat and wheat -four. which was con-
sumed in England against 8 74S, 600 in 1861
| That importation was unprecedented, but that
of 1862 has exceeded it by 80 per cent The
quantity received from the United States in
1862 was exceedingly large, and was probably
about one-third of the total imports. The i'm
ports in 1862 of provisions, butter, bacon, hams
and eggs, the duties on which were repealed by
the present chancellor of the exchequer in 1850
were largely IN excess of the corresponding i'm
portstions in 1860 and 1861.
Now. these large importations of foreign
wheat and -four and other provisions into this
country must to some extent, have tended to
mitigate the distress sud have enabled many to
provide for the wants of others out of their own
| surplus means. But supposing that the gov
ernmeht of this country hed been induces, as
they were urged frequently, to involve them.
selves in nterference in the affairs Of the United
Siates-sUpposing by some r-sh and preeipisate
recognition Of those who are conducting hostili'
/ ties against the United States, called the Con
/ r g. I I,
ourselves into collision with the United States
where would have been this -four and ham, and
bacon aud eggsl I suppose if we had been
compelled to take up arms against the United
/ States, by any unfoTtunate policy, bloekading
would have bean Tesorted to, aud we should have
been Obliged to establish a blockade Of the eoas
Of America for the very purpose Of keeping oal
Of this country 81 this wheat, h3lr aud eggs
which have gone to mitigate the distress of th'
cotton industry ia the present alarming state Of
affairs. We have from the commencement car
ried out the doctrine Of non-intervention.
We have endea7ored to preserve q strici
| neutrality between the two contending parties
It was impossible to avoid recognizing the bel
hgerent rights Of the South At tho outset Of thl
| contest because it was contest of such mag
nftude, aud theinsurgents as they were called
were 50 numerous and so powerful that it wOult
have been impossible 20 recognizs them in am
I Ctlef capacity out as persons blIbl6u 70 yea
arms aud if we had not done so, aud if thsi
armed vessels found on the sess were treated q
pirates, it must be obvious to every one that thi
would have been an unparalleled course 0
action. We were compelled TO recognize tn
belli9erens tights Of the South, but there be
been no desire on the part of the government
favor either the one side or the other. My carr
est desire is to preserve strict neutrality, anC
whatever may be my individual feslings-fc
t wa must have our sympathies on the one side 6
the otber-Whatevsr may be my feelings as
N mber Of Parliament aud the executive sdmiT
Iistraton, I believe it to be for the interest {
: England that tais neutrality should be observed
and, therefore, making the interest of my couI
try paramount to ell other considerations
q should suppress mi feelings Of sympathy for Oh
{ side or the other, and endsavoT to pursue
r course Of strics neutrality.
III / have a return here Of various articles IN
e ported and exported, which is rather pregnan
: Daring the eleven months of last year, up
the Seth of November, there were import'
j, lS 064 tuns of rags against Is 305 tuns in lS6
& and the Quantity Of paper exported in the sau
l. year increased from 9327, 600 to G4lls0O
2 which proves that the paper industry of EnglaI
# must be on the increase. I find also that
u aggregate value Of British exports in 1862,
o far as ths returns are completed amount
,. some e233 600 900 against eI25 900 600
d 1851, and 9l36 600 in 1860 The quan
], ties Of the principal articles exported in l6