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The Daily Dispatch: October 13, 1863., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: October 13, 1863., [Electronic resource], Still later from Europe. (search)
Still later from Europe. The steamer Columbia, with Liverpool advices to the 29th ult., arrived at St. John's on the 9th inst. She brings the following news: Earl Russell made an important speech on foreign affairs, at Blair Gourie, Scotland, and referred at considerable length to the American question. He justified England in recognizing the Confederates as belligerents, and answered some imputations brought by the people of the North, particularly the speech of Senator Sumner. He also replied to the complaint of the South in regard to the recognition of the blockade, and asserted that although self-interest demanded that England should break it she prefers the course of honor, as it would have been infamous to break it. He showed that the Government had not sufficient evidence against the Alabama to detain her until after she had sailed, and explained the difficulties in the way of interference in such cases. He drew a line between ordinary vessels equipped for war
The Daily Dispatch: October 15, 1863., [Electronic resource], Two hundred Dollars reward. (search)
Russell's late speech. --We published yesterday a sketch of the speech of Lord Russell at Blair Gourie, in Scotland. Let us take "a woodpeckers tap at this hollow beech tree." "He replied," so the report says, "to the complaints of the South in regard to the recognition of the blockade, and asserted that although self-interest demanded that England should break it, she prefers the course of honor, as it would be infamous to break it." Now, by the treaty of Paris, a blockade, to be respected, must be effectual. That this blockade has not been effectual, according to Russell's own interpretation, is evident enough. If the treaty had been followed out, the blockade would have been broken long since. If there be any infamy in the matter, then it is the treaty which is infamous. A very pretty Government that which forms a treaty which it is infamous to observe. It may be doubted whether, in the opinion at least of Lord Russell, interest (that is, the interest of the Bri