Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-02-09
A PIrHY SPEECH.

Mr, ". f. Forster, one of our warmest friends
in the British Parliament addressed his consti.
III, ats at Bradford England on the Sth instant.
ami iu tie course Of bis remarks alluded to Am
erioan affairs; first, however, declaring his CON
viSton that member of Parliament ought
usually to confine himself on such occasions TO
subjects Immediately aifeCting 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 ia
Pa lament aud outside OF it. lie added.
H. believed that they need not do that now.
as the fear Of Intervention was removed Ger.
tainly they had heard lately Of spasmodic and
eonvul.lve efforts made by Southern clubs to
cause England to interfere in American affairs;
but thanks to the success of the Federals, and
tna comparative non-success Of the Confederates
there was no reason to believe that Parliament
in the next session would depart from the opinion
thoy had already expressed, that any interven-
ton would involve war, aud that premature
recog iton Of the Contederatg States would be
intervention" LApplause.1
Mr. Forster thea congratulated the people Of
England upon the preservation of peace;
"Fne more the people of England looked at
the matter, the more clearly they saw the war
was begun on behalf of slavery, and tbnt when it
ended, in tue mercy OF Gods providence, it would
end IN 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 possibe-bat the Uaion
which had been broken up by slavery might be
restored by emancipation. [Applau3e. That
beilg the real meaning OF The struggle, they
might be thankful that they had been preserved
from any Interference on behnlf of the slave
holder. He should almost have despaired Of q
Providence guiding the affairs Of men, il it was
possible that such a cause could have succeeded.
There had been no such attempt in history to
put back the progress Of ciyz ltion as this at
tempt IN the 18Th ceutury to found an oligarchi-
cal government with some Of the virtues he
granted, but with 81 tue worst faults Of feudal-
sni, and to fasten upon Christi, n State the
worst social evils Of paganism. TApplause l.
Though they had tried to do this, they h4d
iaed Notwithstanding their military virtue aud
courage. But they had succeeded in striking
death blow to slavery for the maintenance Of
which they undertook the war At any rate
they had done this. which, to US, three or four
years ago, would have been considered miracle
they had succeeded in making n great maiori-
ty of the Northern people abolitonists because
they had convinced them that they must choose
between the integrity Of the country and the
| preservation of this eystem. Insomuch as the
south commenced tke war for slavery, it was
! clear to every one, especially after the last proc
] lametlon Of President Lincoln, that the N rth
was now fighting against slavery. He therefore
| thanked the Government and the constituencies
| Of the country who had strengthened the hands
OF the Government, for preserving them from
Intervention; and he thanked the brave people II
Lancashire that under great temptation and
proyoeatiou, they had done more than any other
Eaglishman to keep US on the right side Of this
question" Applause.