The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-30
UNION LEAGUE CLUB MEETING.

speech or the Rev. Newman Hall ON the
Origin and Causes Of the British Feeling
Towards America Daring tho War for the
Union.
Although the special meeting OF the members OF the
Union League Club summoned to take place eight
o'clock IL was nearly nine before the business Of the
evening actually commenced The President of the
Club made an Introductory speech, in which he re-
fered to the principles which the Club founded
and said that tho Rev Newman Hall had beon one OF
those Enalshmen who believed Ia the integrity OF the
Union and had bofricnded II in It's peril
The Reverend NEWMAN HALL then spoke a fol.
ows:-
Mr. PRxsrDRxT AND GESrIgasx-I feel proud OF the
distinguished honor which aud the members OF the
Union League Club have paid me tonight. know
what foundation that institution rests that is society
that formed OF the intellect and worth OF the country
at the moment Of that country's greatest peril
experienced such kindness IN my life as that have
ceived since have been In the United States but 40
not halter myself suiceny to take il ali 70 myself
know that Is meant towards the great body Of the
English people that espoused the cause Of American In
dependence against the entertainments OF faction; the
cause Of freedom and liberty against slavery and Its
downfall Mr. Hall then went on TO state that he
Thought the contest which had occurred in America
arose through the idea OF social sefeovsrnment from
whence, In fact, had arisen the American nationality
altogether The idsa o. sell government 10 America
be written out on paper and then virtually abandoned 10
part In government He remembered well all that had
occurred IN England during the civil war In the United
Statee The government might have appeared TO havo
been opposed to the OF the North but the whole
heart or the English people were identified with the
struggle which was then going on. Numbers or meet
ipcs held In behalf OF the Northern party but not
one public meeting held In behalf OF the south.
Slavery attempted TO DO upheld tone Of those
peculiar institutions indispensable for free Sate but
Wilberforce and others had shown better II blot
tho fame Of tho states, and II England had ~on bs m
tho sdo OF these uphoders OF slavery II would ~ ham
blot ." he. .-r sscu.caeon WHOA Time itself could
never eace Mr.. Hall entreatcd the members OF the
club 10 think gently OF those who IN England appeared
10 DO the side OF the southern Statos and slavery
Ho said that Mr. Does and others OF tho American rep.
ressnatvcs appointed by the Buchanan cabinet had ad
vocaed the Of Southern independence and com.
ing II did from these their representatives Il was no
wonder that certain portion OF tho arstocracy and 9TH
England advocated the claims Of the confederacy.
For months beforehand tho press Of London had been
weaned over 10 this way OF thinking, and II was no
wonder that the generality Of papers took the course
they did The speaker thcn mentioned what John
Bright Mr. Chisholm, OF the Morning Star, and others
bad done on behalf OF tho Northern people. ana con-
cudsd with hoping that the American and English ma.
tions would be united in heart they interests
and thanked the President and members OF the Union
League for the consideration and attention thoy had
bestowed on him.
The Rev. Or. THOMPSON then spoke At some length
upon tho unity OF interests between England and
America, and mentioned that he had heard Mr. Newman
Hall speak twice before on the subject OF America on
the other sde and in both he had expressed the
sentiments and spoken in the same fearless out
spoken manner he had done last night before the
Union League Club
some other gentlemen spoke at the conclusion OF Mr..
Thompson's address, and the meeting did not break up
until late hour, when supper and osher festivities
closed the proceedings