Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-30


a nesting Of the friends Of the Co1fedsF.sa
cause was held in Manchester England, on the
2ssh of February. We tsks from the Iadsr the
following summary Of this meeting:
Tbs Right Hon Lord Wharnoliffs occupied
the chair. Lord Campbell and I. 3. Birisy, T.
Briggs, c.. Poolsy, James Spence and J. II.
Clarke, Esq, were present. There were also
present sorns officers in the army, elerRymsn
and many ladies. Letters were read from
Berssford Hope. Esq, and Sir J. BOWTing, eK-
pressing their inability to s.iend. The seere-
tsTy then read the report. which stated that
during the few months thai the association had
existed, it had acted upon public opinion in
Lancashire, Yorkshire aud Chsshiro, by means
of .hs platform and pTess. "PaBeFs for The
People" conveying sTgumensGtively the fullest
information IN regard to the origin Of the war
and the rights on which secession was based,
had been issued 10 ths number Of five thousand.
AT least enc hundred and sixty thouEsnd hand
bills bad been circulated, and zen thousand
plEeArds and reports of speeches.
Lectures had bean delivered in nineteen towns
of importance, and others that were IN active
preparation. Iu tWeaty-seTen OF the great
lawns branch associations hsd bean faIusd. "A
LoEdon association had been foIned under the
presidency Of Mr. BsFeafoTd Hope, ard would
take vigorous action during the session of PAT.
ismeus. Publie meetings hsd been hsld with
success al. t.Oidbsn, Stockport, Ashton, BolinE-
ton, BGTnIey, PfsstoD, Glasgow and COssoP,
and in each case the chairman had been sufh0f-
lied to sign memorial to lhs Foreign Ssc-eta-
n, or Positions 20 Parliament.
Lord WhATnclifs first EddTesssd .hs meeting,
aud dHeh on the boasslulLs5s and msn5scity Of
the Northern character, and the Identification
Of the feelings and qualities Of the SoutheIn
aud English people. The courage Of the North
consisted In destroying wheIe there vas 20
fear Of resistance, Their conduct was savage
and vindietive beyond all precedent. Tho OBJ
iscs Ct the North ERs to retain great name By
extent Of territory, at the cost Of the sUbiuga-
tien Of tbs Sealhs Hs believed the best thing
for the pe2es Of the world would bs tbs es.zb-
lishmenl Of two well ordered Governments On
the American continent.
Lord WhsTucliffs. Wss succeeded By Lard
/ Campbell, who also made q speech. After
fow words from Mr.. Birley, in favor Of imusdi-
ate recognition, Mr.. J. Spence made an address
to the meeting. He exposed the mistakes and
fsllscies contained in Mr.. Miner Gibsou's
speech at Ashton under Lyns, IS eousidsrsbs
leGgth. he then referred to the cruel manner
in whieh the North had Hsged war, siHkirg
stone fleets, coHfScsting Rll rights, shooting
men in cold blood, insulting and eliminating z
the best Of the nation. Public opinion IN Eng
land was for the South, snd the South itself
could not have maintained tho struggle azsi1st
The ps6er of the North, unless Bhe had been
supported by the conviction that her cause was
Just. The result Of The reconstruction Of the
Union would be a war with England. The as
soeiAtion desired peace, but permanent peace,
and peace could only be permanent when based
| On the independence Of The South.