New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-07
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the United States, neither either country
accepted them or not.
The Duke of Richmond objected. not TO
yhe spirit OF the mprOulse. but TO the
fact il had been one sided. He observed
:Aat the speech from the throne made no
reiarrurt to the army. This omission Wa
especial Y 10 be regretted at this time, when
.IaaaItioIs were more frequent than ever.
Tar motion for the address to the Queen
-...s adopted, aud their lordships arose.
IN the House OF Commons the address IN
.oulv - the Queens speech was moved by
Hon. Charles LittlctOn, member for + ist
Worcestershire. who III his speech cUngrat-
J!11cd the House and country on the settle
meat Of the disputes with the United
States. Although the decision was unfavora-
Bile 0 England, there was not the slightest
ground tor impugn!ng the Judgment ct the
.t1eueVa arbitration or the German Emperor
No nation should be slow TO follow Eng-
linr'S example.
William Stone, member for Portsmouth.
seconded the motion.
Mr.. Disracli rose and was loudly cheercd.
He laid he had heard with alarm many
bhirgs in the royal speech. He would not
IN the slightest degree critIclse the s"Ne-
ypiyu or the arOItTatOra who had gwen
awards adverse to EGgland. lie had APP
proved OF the negotiations at Washington
hut could not but condemn the present
nFDgJTIDflNe rules d.DpLfil. Ht -"'ti u
spant pretended that il had followed Palmer
sion. but that statesman never would nave
njared England in such a dangerous ana
unidentified position. The judgment showed
2be government was totally wrong what
ayn,ild be its effect on tho future position OF
the country What was the scope OF the
Germ .'due diligence p Was 1t IN accord
with our municipal law, or, as the afDllra
1ors said. such as to totally prohlot the
aviI complained of! Was England abs0
frfeIv bouud to stop vessels Vlolat-
;n, neutrality laws whether suspected
.,r mott In the case of com mlssloned
,gesaals that would be an act OF war
involving the United States III hostlltles.
The Washington treaty bound the govern
nlent TO adopt new laws and urge them on
other countries. Did the government IN
aend to adopt its own Interpretation or that
of the Geneva board These were most i'm
D0rtant questions. They involved the high
eat interests and honor of England. He did
not question the crowns prerogatIve to ne
rotate treaties, but ne objected to the
ministry entering upon treaty when com
aelled the alteration of our municipal law.
Mr.. Dlsrael next turned his attention
"a the paragraph in the Queens speech
concerning negotiations with Russia for the
nreaeryatlon of peace in Central sia. lie
houcd the papers on this subject, which the
Government had promised To lay before the
Uouse. Eould be- full and salts
factory. should Russia attempt 10
seize Gonstantinupie and conquer India,
she would and must be resisted. He
aooe6 diplomacy would settle the
,tuestion, but war must, if necessary. Mr..
Huramau severely criticised the govern
mcuts foreign policy. which was involving
the country in new and serious cOmpllca-
Mons. The Geneva decision was One-sided
and humiIiating. He hoped the case was
an exceptional one. and as such was 20 be
accepted by force OF necessity.
Mr. Bernal Osborne condemned the arbi
.gation, but believed the less said about it
the better. Anv outlay which secured the
good W II of America was profitable
Investment. He thought that the result
might have been attained without sacrifice
and humiliation.
Mr. Charles White upheld the govern
mcnt and denounced certain Liverpool par
ties who preferred private gain to public
honor.
Mr.. John Laird, member for Burken-
head warmly protested against such re-
marks His aim had always been deslrous
OF the fullest inquiry during the building OF
the Alabama, but their requests tOr invest!-
CATION were neglected.
Mr.. Gladstone followed with a general
defense of the royal speech. Replying to
criticisms on the manner in which the dis
Dutes with America had been settled, he
declared if similar case should arise, arbi
tratiOn would again be resOrted to. Eng.
lands honor was not sacrificed. and the
fearful horrors of war had been averted.
No alteration Of the municipal law was re.
Iuired
The debate was continued by Hon. Ga
thorre Hardy. Mr.. Vernon HarcOurt. and
others.
PARIS, February 6, NoOn.-TrOuble arises
from the negotiation of the Memphis and
FL Paso bonds in European markets.
A courier of BayOnre says That no sub
stantial advantage has been gained by the
Spanish forces over the insurgents IN the
northern provinces
LIE Bicn Public says that d compromise
has been effected between President Theirs
and the committee of thirty. The latter
agrees to modify its constitutional project
nv extending the veto power of the eXecu-
.ivp; to allow the President to suspend the
operatiou OF law, by his veto, for two
months after its passage by the Assembly,
and by giving the President the right TO
participate personally in the debates in the
chamber on interpretations and all the gueso
lions Of general policy.
ghe legitimate and clerical Journals are
indignant at the concession of such uncon.
iroilcd powers. as they term them. 10 the
executive.
The deputies belonging to The conserva.
tive and moderate sections of the lett III the
Assembly refuse to sign their names to the
address of sympathy to General Garibaldi,
adopted at the last meeting of the extreme
ie!t.
LIVERPOOL. February Arrived -
> Gamers Colinthian and Franco!i from New
Orleans.
BERLIN, February 6.-The editor Of a
PoRen newspaper has been sentenced to
four months Imprisonment for publishing