buthewasafraidtomovewithoutEngland，towhomhemadeasuccessionofindirectapproaches。Thesenearlycametosomethingtowardsthecloseof1862。ItwasonOctober7ththatGladstonespokeatNewcastleaboutJeffersonDavishavingmadeanation。Yet，afterall，Englanddidn\'tbudge，andthusheldNapoleonback。FromFranceintheendtheSouthgotneithershipsnorrecognition，inspiteofhisdeceitfulconnivanceanddesire；NapoleonflirtedawhilewithSlidell，butgrewcoldwhenhesawnochanceofEnglishcooperation。
BesidesJohnBrightandCobden，wehadotherEnglishfriendsofinfluenceandcelebrity:JohnStuartMill，ThomasHughes，GoldwinSmith，LeslieStephen，RobertGladstone，FredericHarrisonaresomeofthem。Allfromthefirstsupportedus。Allfromthefirstworkedandspokeforus。TheUnionandEmancipationSocietywasfounded。\"YourCommittee，\"saysitsfinalreportwhenthewarwasended，\"haveissuedandcirculatedupwardsoffourhundredthousandbooks，pamphlets，andtracts……andnearlyfivehundredofficialandpublicmeetingshavebeenheld……\"ThepresidentofthisSociety，Mr。Potter，spentthirtythousanddollarsinthecause，andatatimewhentimeswerehardandfortunesaswellascotton-spinnersindistressthroughourblockade。AnothermemberoftheSociety，Mr。
Thompson，writesofoneofthepublicmeetings:\"……IaddressedacrowdedassemblyofunemployedoperativesinthetownofHeywood，nearManchester，andspoketothemfortwohoursabouttheSlaveholders\'
Rebellion。Theywereunitedandvociferousintheexpressionoftheirwillingnesstosufferallhardshipsconsequentuponawantofcotton，iftherebythelibertyofthevictimsofSoutherndespotismmightbepromoted。AllhonortothehalfmillionofourworkingpopulationinLancashire，Cheshire，andelsewhere，whoarebearingwithheroicfortitudetheprivationwhichyourwarhasentaileduponthem!……Theirsublimeresignation，theirself-forgetfulness，theirobservanceoflaw，theirwhole-souledloveofthecauseofhumanfreedom，theirquickandclearperceptionofthemeritsofthequestionbetweentheNorthandtheSouth……areextortingtheadmirationofallclassesofthecommunity……\"
HowmuchofallthisdoyoueverhearfromthepeoplewhoremembertheAlabama?