Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-02-05
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yCsRIEs II. Foster one &c our Warmsst
friends in the British Parliament, address;
ed his constituents at Bradford Bnglandl1
on the BIB instant, ard in the course of
his remarks alluded TO American affairs
first, however, declaring his, conviction
that q member observation-disclosures usually
to confne himself on, such occasions to
subjects Immediately affecting England.
Still, as there are Englishmen who wish
to interfere in American affairs, he had
deemed it proper to uphold the cause of
non-intervention, both in Parliment and
outside off Headed:
s'He believed that they need not do that
now, as the fear Of Intervention was re-
moved Certainly they had heard lately
of spasmodic and conclusive efforts made
by southern clubs to cause England to in
terfere in American affilirs; but thanks TO
the success Of the federals, and the COM
paratiYe non-success of the GOpfederaLes,
there was no reason TO believe that Parlia-
ment in tho next session would depart
from the opinion they had already ex-
pressed that any intervention would in
vOlye war, and that premature recogni-
ton of the Confederate States would be
intervention. =" Applause.
Mr.. Foster then congratulated the peO-
pie of England upon the preservation Of
peace:
"The more the people of England look
ed at the matter, the more clearly they
saw the war was begun on behalf of sla-
very, and that when it ended, in the mer-
cy of Gods Providence, it would end an
the utter destruction of slavery, and that
destruction would so alter the state of the
South, that that would become possible
which would otherwise not have been pos.
sible-that the Union which had been
broken up by. slavery might be restored
by emancipation. 81 Applause9 That
being theTeal -Rieanfng OF the struggle,
they might be thankful that they had
been preserved from any interference on
behalf of the STAKEHOLDER, He should
almost have despaired Of a Providence
guiding the affairs of men if it was possi-
BILE that such cause e0Hld hgye succeeded.
There had been no such attempt in
history to put back the progress Of Givili-
cation as this attempt in the nineteenth
century to found an oiigarcbical govern,
ment, with some of the virtues he gran.
q ted but with al the worst faults of Feud-
alism, and to fasten upon u Christian
state the worst social evils Of paga1ism.
T. Applause. ID
Though they had tried to do this they
had failed, notwithstanding their military
virtue and courage. But they bad sue.
ceeded in striking a, death. blow 10 slavery.
for the maintenance of which.ihey uhder
stoOkithe war. AT any, fate they,6ad done
this, which, TO us, three or four years ago,
would have nr-considered miracle
they had succeeded in making a great
majority of tie northern people abolition.
lists, because they had convinced them that
they must choose between the integrity of
the country and the preservation Of this
system. lnsomuCh as the South com
/ mepced the war forslaYery, twas clear. Il TO
every one, especially attet che last brocla.
nation of President Lincoln, that the North
was now lighting, against slsvery., BE
therefore thaAked tie government and the
constituencies of the country Who had
strengthened the hapdgof the government.
for preserving them from Intervention! and
he thanked the brave people Of Lancashire,
that, under greatpriVRtton and proyoeation,
they bad done more than any other EuER
lishmen to keep on the right side of the
question" Applause. .si,a.i u (. = =