Year: 1862

- Aoeea. Their intsrfsrsnce N this would only
% harm and in the end yoa would get your cotton
know something Of the way in which money voted
the House OF Commons for warke armamenis, even in
time Of peace, and venture to that osd b. eecp
turs-dv, 70 keep sm turtle champagne and psiscn
than 10 s<d TO Arrica 70 obtain a cotton By force Of
,car and r months Of tconh cost NOR money than
posh Be required to eaiaian me ppaiaton comfort
We should endeavor 10 do the result OF this
war is to put an end to that system OF warfare
which brings this calamity home TO door, By
making such alterations in the maritime law of nations,
which Affect the rights Of beigerens and neat; ais as
will render II impossible in future for innocent
as those c-rrying on the war there. (Cheers,) will
not enter into this subject because have entered
into at length elsewhere and shall have to deal with
Il again in the House OF Commons. All wish to say Is
this that It Is in the power OF England 10 adopt such
system OF maritime law with the ready assent Of all the
other Powers will prevent such state Of things being
brought in future will add this that doubt the
wisdOn-l certainly doubt the prudenceof great BODY
OF industrious people allowing themselves 70 continue 70
grow ia dependence upon foreign Power for supply ot
To- aud Of raw material knowing that 81 stem II war
fare exists BY which. without notice at any moment,
they liable to have that food material cut
OF from them, without having It in their power to resist
prevent (Hear, hear That the only good that


can can do FOR ourselves In this matter There
is perhaps another good We might do. We have
great country in the very pride OF its power ieeog


itself exempt from the ordinary caamtes of older ma.
tions suddenly prostrated, and become cause Of sor
rather than Of envy and admiration TO its friends
elsewhere What should be the monition us' We
should ask ourselves whether there any kind Of nus
tce unredresssd in this country we should ask II there
any flaw in institutions thing requiring adjust
ment which, II not dealt with IN time, may lead ~ gisat
disaster like that which has occurred in America II is
not by strokDg boards or turning eyes ike
the Pharsee and thanking Heaven that we ara mol like
other that avert calamity but by protecting
ourselves by asking ourselves If there anything in our
dealings with ireland, anything in India, anything With
regard to the franchise OF the people, (cheers) (which
require dealing with, and So let us deal with 1t al
aud not be is 10 md II out in the hour OF our ad
versty II is impossible to talk to you tonight without
dealing with the subject ;hu, uppermost IN all our
anything eLe.


We ses-to use the language OF pugilists-a
cross being fought the leader Of party Par


ameut the part oil The party opposite in which
victmized and ysu betrayed To continue TO
witness that would be 10 betray our trust. We must
separate ourselves from that state Of things It Is TO SO
longer We cannot expect that our constituents
will nght the battle or reform they see that the chief
Who represents them In h House OF Commons Ia handing
them their enemies. How would General McCle
Ian Army Of the Potomac hght ii they knew that Nc
Clean had secret understanding with jefferson Davis
and General Beauregard' Next session we shall see
whether the good the evil principle triumphant in the
Cabinet. II will hc evinced By the measures can only
say for myself II II is 10 be anything like the last my
will be raised against such atate OF thags will
DO my hest put end to Il and will not forget the
resolution you have passed that they do not carry out
their pledges and principles the best thing s for them 10
60 into opposition. (rhsers) am OF opinion that tho
true solution of difficulties will only be found 10 re-
form Of Parliament. Cloud shesis)