Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-05
The FrIeEda of the Csafederaey Iz EnE-
laHd,

From the London IndexI
an assembly was held on Friday evening lsss
under the auspices Of the Southern Injepend-
enee association, in the salon Of the ClaIenee
hotel At Msnehss ter. Numerous and iniReutial
representatives Of the branch societies in many
of the towns in Lancashire, Cheshire and York.
shire, were present The Right Hon. Lord
Wharnelffs occupied the chair Lord Camp
bell, and T. B. BHley T. Briggs, c. Policy
James S9suce, and j. ii. Cisrke, Esq5, were
present There WsTs slso present some officers
in the army, eleTgymen aud many ladies'. lie
tors were read from Beresford Hope Esq and
Sir ]. BoEring, expressing their inability 20 a.
tend. The secretary thsn read the report, which
stated that during tie fsw months that the Ass0-
cistion had existed, it had acted upon pablo
opinion ia Lancashire, Yorkshire and Cheshire,
BY means Of the platform and the press. pa
pers fer the Peopls' conveying Arguments lively
Ihe fullest information in regard 70 the origin Of
the war and the rights On which secession was
based, had been issusd to the number of IS 000i
q. leSst 100 900 hsndbills hsd been eiTenlsted,
and 10 900 pAeards and reports of speeches. Lcc-
tures had been delivered 10 niRoseen towns Of
importance, and Others were in actiys prepara-
ton. Iu twenty seven Of the great towns
branch associations hsd been formed.
A London association bad been Termed under
the presidency Of E-f. BsTesford Hope, and
Of Parliament. Public meetings hsd been held
with success a. Oldham, Stockport, Ashton,
Bollington, Burnley, PrsstoH, Glasgow and
GlosseP, and IA each case the chairman tad bean
au.hOIizld 10 sign s memsrial to the Foreign
Secretary, or petitions to Patliamsnt Lord
WhaIRelife frat addressed the messing, and
dgelt oa the bosshUlnsss aad mendaeity of tho
Northern character, ard iho Identification OF The
feelings and qualities Of the Southern and the
English people. The courage Of the North con
sisted in destroying Whtre there was no fear Of
resistance their conduct was savage and vim
dictive beyond al precedent TIE object Of the
North was to retain great nzms by extent Of
territory, at the cost Of ne subjuesticn Of the
South. He believed the best thing for the peace
Of the wOrld would be the establishment Of two
well-oTtered Governments on the American con-
tinent
Lord Wbsrnelifa was succeeded by Lord
Campbell. After few words from Mr. Birley
in favor Of immediate recognition, Mr.. J. Spence
made en- address 70 the meeting. He exposed
the mistakes and fallscies contained in Mr. Nil
ner Gibsoh's speech At Ashton under-Lyne, at
considerable length. He then referred to The
cruel manner in which the North wsgei war,
sinking stone fleets, cor rfIcatiGg al rights
shooting men ia eold blood, insulting ard ca
lumnis'iDg the best of the nation. Public Opin-
ion IN ElglsBd was f0r the SJuth, and the
South itself could not have mAiHtsined tie
ssfuggls against the North unless she had been
supported By the e5n TictiOn that her cause was
Just. The result Of the reconstruction Of the
Union would bo 4 war with Esgland. The as
socislion desired peace, bn. permanent psscs,
and peseo could only be psrmanen: when based
on the iudepsndouce Of the South