The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-08-10
Recognition of the SOufh-The
Commissioner Mason Has an
Interview with Lord Palmer

Recognition of the SOufh-The
Commissioner Mason Has an
Interview with Lord Palmer
sfOn. -"
TFrom the London Morning Post, Iuly 49,
We understand that the Hon. j. NJ.
Mason -had-an official interview with
Lord Palmerston at Cambridge house, on
the introduction of Mr.. Lindsay, and
that the meeting was satisfactory to all
parties. The withdrawal of Mr.. Lind
says motion that for the recognition of
the S Iuth -ED. was, it was said, the re-
suit of the interview-the Premier hav.
ing given a sort Of implied promise to
support it at a more opportune moment
that is to say, when Grant aud Sherman
have been defeated and the confederacy
stands in no aid of recognition.
HosTILITIES IN AMERICA.
From the London Times, July 15-
An influential deputation from the So
ciety for Obtaining Cessation of Hostili-
ties in America waited on the Premier
Majesty's Government to take steps to
bring about peace between the belligc-
rents.
The deputation consisted of the follow
ing noblemen and gentlemen: The Mar
quis of Clanricarde, the Bishop of Chi
ches er, Lord Alfred Churchill, NJ. 2.
Mr.. Yorke, NJ. p, Mr.. Reptcn, Nj. P,
Col. Grey, NJ. P, Mr.. Dandy Seymour,
NJ. p, Mr. Spence of Liverpool, Admiral
Arson, Col. Halpin, the Rev. +. w.
Tremlett, Mr.. j. r. Ferncyhcugh, Mr..
C: Shand, Sir Henry de Hoghton, Bart
Mr.. Bramley Moore, NJ. P, Mr.. T. D.
Tremlett, the Rev. w. w. Malet, Mr.. t.
Ray, and DIR. Skey, f. r. S., President of
the Royal College of Surgeons.
The deputation having been introduced
by the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Rev.
F. W. Tremblett, honorable Secretary, at
the request of the Chairman, Admiral
Anson, submitted to the Premier, that
from a very large number Of letters
which the Society had received-especi
ally from the rec;ors Of parishes and other
persons-rehecting the state of feeling i'll
the country districts; also from the pre-
sentation to Parlisment of petitions from
the clergy and laity of various parishes in
the counties of Yorkshire, Staffordshire,
Cum berland, Lancashire, Sussex, Somer-
setshire, Warwickshire, Norfolk, Berk-
shire, Shropshire, Nottinghamshire, Kent,
Wiltshire, Lincolnshire, Cornwall, Dew
onshire, Oxfordshire, and Middlesex;
from the counties of Meath, Gavin, Lei
trim, Roscommon, Antrim, Longford,
Sligo, Queens County, Waterford, Gal
way, Tipperary, Cork and Dublin; and
further, from the general tone of feeling
and conversation in all social circles,
meetings and the public press, there
dc for fofi hot
strong and increasing feeling exists in
the country that Her Majesty's Govern
nent should, if possible, avail itself of its
friendly relations with the Federal au
thorities to bring about cessation of
hostjlities in America; that, looking upon
the restoration of the Union as impossible
and the independence of the Southern
Confederacy as virtually fdit accompA,
any rolongation of the war could only
result in mutual slaughter, and in debt
and weakness to both belligerents; and
that, boundSs both are to us by ties of
blood and interest, and impressed as they
must be after three years experience with
the futility of any advantage from the
continuance of so gigantic and sangulna-
ry contest, it was reasonable to nope
that such a proposal, made bona Jide,
would not only stimulate and embolden
the large Peace Party in existence in the
North, but would be generally acceptable
to the majority of the people of both
sections. The deputation would further
represent that, besides the saving OF
many thousands of valuable lives, the ad-
vantages of peace to the people of this
country would be great. While the di-
rect sufferings of the operatives in the
manufacturing districts for the last three
years--though borne with heroic forti-
tude, and met with most Christian libe-
rality-have been of heartrending char
acter, and, though niitigated in intensity.
still continued to be deeply felt by this
deserving and industrious class, the con-
tinuance of the war was practically levy
ing a tax in all Gin the increased price OF
cotton and woolen goods), equal in
amount to the interest on the National
debt.
This war tax was oppressive to all fam
lilies of small means, and was especially
hard upon the poor. While wages had
not increased in the rural districts, the
prices of clothing of the poor had doubled
and trebled, wool having risen from Is.
4d to Is 4. per pound, and cotton from
turned to France the war tax was equally
oppressive there. From statements which
had lately been obtained from that coun-
try, it was estimated that the people of
France would have to pay this year for
their cotton jackets, &c, something like
LOCO, 100000 francs, or nearly treble the
usual peace prices.
Other countries, also, had an interest in
the establishment of peace, correspon-
dent to the amount of cotton clothing
consumed by their respective populations,
which was in Belgium, as in France, 4
pounds per head. in Spain p pounds per
| head, while in Russia and Italy together
the consumption scarcely exceeded IL
pounds per mead. In the United King
dom the consumption was 9 pounds per
head. The deputation would therefore
submit that the Governments of France,
Belgium, and Spain, had special inter-
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