Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-02-13
Mr.. Golden on the American War.

MIR. COOden delivered MS annual a0OreSS
to his constituents on the oath of November
last, at Rochdale. England. He reviewed, of
course, the principal public events and ques-
tions that have interested the British public
during tho year. He noticed the fact that
the attention Of the public was very much
absorbed with other folks affairs, that con-
slant interference with foreign matters had
become its habit, while the present Parlia-
ment was " destitute Of principle and pur-
pose," and affairs at home were clamoring for
reform. He believed that a Divine Provi-
dencc ruled the world he did not think the
Divine power had deputized to England the
responsibility Of regulating the affairs or
remedying the evils of other countries.
"When," said he, 81 see that Russia is
burning Polish villages, l am restrained
from even reproaching them for it, because I
am afraid they will point Japan-wards and
scream in my car " kagosima y
"We all have our little projects Of inter-
vcntion. Some will manage the affairs Of
the Americans others will take in charge
the regulation of the affairs Of Poland 9TH
crs are interested in Italy; and SO it is that
we arc interfering more than ever in foreign
affairs"
He then takes up the case of those who in
England are urging the recognition, or some
thing that means that, of the Confcderacy.
The " Upper Ten Thousand" or, as they de-
light to call themselves, "Society.' and
nine-twentieths Of the ruling classes in
the cities, Mr.. Golden thinks have been
firmly convinced that the American civil war
can only end in separation. He says:
/ believe the conviction has been sincere
believe it has been founded on the belief
that, looking at the vast extent of territory
occupied by the insurgents in this war, it
was impossible that they could be subjugated
by any force that could be brought against
them by the North. But there has been
most lamentable display of ignorance amongst
those classes to which l refer, if we may
Judge by the conduct of the organs of the
press which may be considered the cxponents
of their views. There have been errors in
geography; mighty rivers, to which those in
England can bear no comparison, with hum
drcds of miles of steam navigation, have
been described in those leading organs as
running into one river and into another, in
utter disregard Of tho rules of geography.
There are number of great cities in Ameri-
ca-ctics of 100000 and 50,OOO inhab-
tants-which are among the largest shipping
ports for raw produce in the world, in the
interior of that country. In one OF them /
have seen mile of steamboats, moored side
by side, and yet of those great cities, and
that great commerce, forming part of tic
strength and resources Of North America,
the ruling classes in this country know moth
ing. You don't find them in Looks at Ok
ford and Cambridge, where your undergrad
yates are obliged to study before they can
pass their examinations. 1t is in utter ig-
norancc of those resources that the opinion
of the ruling classes in England has been
come to. But l, whom accident. perhaps
more than anything else, has made as well
acquainted with the politics and geography
of that country az with my own, hare nerer
bcliered-and bcliere nor less than ever
that / shall erer lire, or that any one here
scW lire, to see kyO nations aOiGhin tie con-
fines Of the present United States Of Ameri-
ca. Cheers. will tell you candidly. that
if it was not for one cause, should consider
as hopeless and as useless the attempt to sub
iugate the Southern States OF America as
the parties do upon whose views l have been
commenting. 1t is the object with which
the separation has been made that, in my
opinion, renders the SUCCESS Of the Scces-
sionists absolutely impossible; and if the
moral and Intellectual population Of this
country had not been Systematically misled
upon that question, they, would have been
unanimously Of that conviction.
He denied from personal observation the
truth of the ridiculous statement made in the
House of Commons that the war originated
in the wish of the South to establish free
trade principle, which the North would not
allow, and mentions as conclusive on that
point the following fact:
In December, 1860, when Congress was
sitting, and when the country was in the ag-
ony Of suspense, fearing this impending
rupture, Congress appointed committee,
consisting of SO members, being represent
atve from every State then is the Union,
and that Committee sat from December II,
1860, to January IA, 1861. 1t was> called
the Committee of Thirty three, and was in-
structed to inquire into the re:ilous state Of
the Union, and to try and devise some means
by which the catastrophe Of secession could
be avcrtcd. have report Of the proceed
ings of that Committee. l believe there is
not another report in 'sais country; s. have
reason to know so. Thers%xe 40 pages.
have read every line. The representatives of
the slave States were invited by the repre-
sentatives of the free States to state candldly
and frankly what were the terms which they
required in order that they might continue
peaceably in the Union. and in every page
you see their propositions brought forward.
From beginning to end of these 40 pages
there is not one syllable said about tariff or
taxation. Cheers. From beginning to
end their is not a grievance alleged but that
which is connected with the maintenance of