Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-05-25
Earl RusseII ana EarI Dsrby.

tFrom IInrper's weoklyl
If any eminent American statesman
should be guilty of the public ignorance Of
current affairs which Earl Russell displays
in his speech, moving an address of sym.
pathy to the Government of the United
States, he would be universally ridicued.--
Earl Russell coolly says: Upon another
question the United States and the Con-
federates will have a most difficult task to
perform"
The fall of Richmond, the surrender of
lee, the fight of Davis the general crash
of the rebellion had not yet cleared his
/ idea that Jefferson Davis had 'created a
nation" He speaks of vanquished and
! scattered rebels as Of power with which
/ the United States were to conclude treaty
! for the settlement of difficulties as if there
were portion of the citizens of this coun-
try who were to be known as 'Conieder
ates." 1t is as il he should say that, after
the coronation OF William ILL., his Majesty
and james III. had most difficult task to
perform. The Confederate" have per-
formed their task as James did his. In
England then, as now in this country, there
were the Government and its enemies, and
no other parties or powers a.
His Lordship proceeds to speak of the
proclamation OF President Lincoln in these
words "At later period he made com
munication to the Commaader-in Chief Of
the United States forces in which, he pro-
posed that in certain States the slaves
should be entirely free; but at later
period he proposed, what he had con,
d stitutional qualification to propose, that
there should be an alteration in the Con
stitution Of the United States by which
compulsory labor should hereafter be for
bidden." 1t is incredible that the man in
it is to know better should make such
all England whose peculiar business
statement The President was him
self the Commander-in-Chief, and by his
order directly emancipated the slaves and
the later period" to which Earl Russell
alludes was the occasion Of the call upon
Mr.. Lincoln last june of the Committee te
inform him of his nomination, when he ex
pressed his especial satisfaction with the
resolution of the Convention which approx
, ed constitutional amendment Of emanc
, , patton. a ,a. .....,.....
No honorable Engli>hman can expect III
to forget what Earl Russell said OF our lat,
war while it was in progress. If we were
likely to forget. Earl Derby, the Tory lead
: er OF the Lords, has reminded US. With
all the instructive hostility OF aristocracy t,
hIluupbdHI uomOSldSy, dUu WIN 'euNWbu
glee at the chance of contrasting Earl Rus
! sell s words of to day with those of yester
day, Lord Derby says: There may be dii
terences OF opinion as to the merits of tn
r two parties who are csntending. the one fo
empire and the other for Independence, in tn
United States. follow the words of tn
c noble Lord opposite"
, 1t was a splendid sneer; nor was it unde
served by Lord Russell, who, while tha
famous phrase of bis was still perfect
i fresh in public memory, had the temerit
= 20 say that at the commencement of tn
: contest he had declared that he did not be
! lieve ''the great republic of the Unite
= = States would perish in this war;"
= y 1t is not of the neutrality, it is of tn
. hypocrisy of the British Government tina
{ the loyal citizens of this country have CON
planned. lfLord Russelsa,d that he did no
believe our Government would be destroy
r ed, he virtually said that he thought
: ought to be. And the very House of Lord
!. to which ho proposed the address OF cor
I doIence cheered Lord Derby's remark tha
y the assassination was wholly alien to tn
. courageous" manly" and "forhearing
y y spirit in which the rebels had made va
y upon loyal citizens.
u We beg our real English friends not
! suppose that we are deceived. We est
i mate at their exact value Lord Russell
" delight in our success and Lord Derby
II sympathy for our sorrow.