The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-31 00:00:00

Visit of General Neal Dow to Liverpool.

General Neal Dow, who is on a visit to Europe for the
benefit of his health, arrived in Liverpool by the Peruvian
yesterday morning, and was warmly welcomed by a de,pu
tation of members of the United Kingdom Alliance of
Liverpool and Manchester. Soon after landing he Wag
entertained to breakfast at Lawrence's Hotel, Clayton-
square. Mr. Lawrence Hey worth, president of the Souttt
Lancashire and North Cheshire Temperance Union, occu-
pied the chair, and about 50 gentlemen were present'
Amongst the speakers were General Dow, the Revs. Pr'
White, J. Jones, S. Steinthal, and other well-known
friends of the temperance movement. A resolution Nos
adopted expressive of the most friendly wishes for General
Dow, and hopes that his visit would greatly stimulate the
temperance reform throughout the country. We under-
stand that several mass meetings, at which General DO/
will be present and speak, are in contemplation for various
towns. One of these is to be held in the Liverpool
theatre.

The Hon. NEAL Dow, in acknowledging the very
marked compliment that had been paid him by the collie
pany, said he could scarcely express his feelings of grati-
fication at the welcome he had received on his landing
in England. He went on to remark that they were
assembled not simply as philanthropists, not simply as men
associated with the great movement which was now being
made throughout the country with the view of rescuing
their fellowmen from the evils of intemperance, but also es
patriots, to rescue their country from the terrible evils re-
sulting from the traffic in intoxicating drinks. They were
assembled not merely as Christian men and philanthropists,
but also as politicians, having regard to the political bite-
rests of the country as well as for the welfare and happiness
of the hundreds of thousands of families around them, nevi
terribly scourged by the evils of intemperance. On that
occasion it might seem appropriate that he should speak of
Great Britain and the United States as two great king'
doms united to each other by common ties of language,
blood, and love of religious liberty—(hear, hear) - and ill
whose interests were involved also the interests of civili-
sation and Christianity throughout the world. Upon hie
side of the Atlantic they were not a little surprised, not to
say amazed, when, at the close of their great rebellion, they
heard it said, through the newspapers and otherwise, the,
men of great importance in the political world were of opinion
that the Americans were turning round from quarrelling
amongst themselves, and that now they had got their ho"le
war off their shoulders, they were bound to have a struggle
with Great Britain. He need scarcely say how greatly inis-
- were those of the English people who thought s°'
Did they suppose that the Americans fought for the love
of fighting ? Did they suppose that their taste for blood
was only whetted by the deluge of blood spilt on the other
side of the Atlantic ? On the contrary, the Anierie3el/
people greatly sympathised with the sentiment which 113'
been already expressed in that assemblage, that henceforth
and for ever a union cordial and hearty, a friendship meat
sincere, should exist between those two great nations'
(Cheers.) He would not, however, say that there Was
other sentiment than that on the other side of the water:
but any different sentiment was confined entirely to that
party for whom there had formerly been a very strong
expression of sympathy on the part of the British lenbl'f;
That contrary sentiment was confined entirely to the
connected with the Secession movement, the feeling of te'-
t
most intelligent and better portion of the people in "
North being to have a cordial union and sincere friendship
with Groat Britain. (Hear, hear.) Not only were tke
.
people of the two nations one in common blood, but their
material interests wore also intimately connected with
each other. The United States was the great market fe!e
Great Britain, and had more commercial intercoluel
with her than any other nation—he might say than fie
others put together. Groat Britain had also more in
ti'
mate and extensive relations with the United States
than with any other country. Their interests were idell„,
tical, and no misunderstanding, not to say rupture, in the",
peaceful relations could occur without causing the ee°s"-
disastrous results to both. (Hear, hoar.) The prevaill°l3;
sentiment, therefore, on the other side of the Atlantic sc:1;
one in fevuur of feiteidship the most sincere and hearty
between the United States and Great Britain, and they r(-1
joiced in everything that contributed to the honour 0
Great Britain. (Cheers.) The maintenance of the great
principles of civil and religious liberty depended eVo.
Britain
rules and the United States. (Hear, hear.) After r°;
citing ananecdosotengofotfwwohsileihipsthmeeecthiourguast
was
, refereel3
to
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hse national
the waves," General Dow said no doubt it bad b
the case hitherto that Britannia ruled the waves, but ho
expressed a conviction that the time was very nearegle
hand, and those now living would see it, when she 1V.,41"-,
cease to rule the waves, unless she struck down the ir3j-f
in intoxicating drink. She was wasting £75,000,000 er
money, and sacrificing 60,000 of her subjects every 10
for the demon strong drink; and, rich and powerful ass
was, it was not possible she could compete with the 11.elitte
States if she suffered that tremendous drain of blood 5-
treasure, If Great Britain did not strike down that dein°o
her song must be changed, audit must be in future "Colanlot
bia rules the waves." He put this matter before there lie
simply as philanthropists or Christian men desiring t
welfare of their fellow men, but he put it to them as 1,%3t
lishmen, and ho said that they could not maintain 011ie
position amongst the nations of the earth except upon teo,
condition of putting down the traffic in intoxicating (161;0
(Hear, hear.) During his stay in this county
sties
course of his tour he should have opportunities of nil 3;
both Englishmen, Scotchmen, and Irishmen in other plafeit,
where he should be able to say what ho thought and to
and what his countrymen thought and felt in relation
to
this matter. It had been a matter of absorbing interestiv
them. They were Englishmen over there—sons of,
same fathers, and the sentiment which characterised 1-41',Ze
lishmen more than any other was the love of country..
Englishman everywhere was thoroughly and heartilYucie
voted to his country, and so it was with any cf t lee
(Americans). So that when the Southern rebellion °vie
mencod the nation resolved, come what might, to ereseittfe
their country from destruction. (Applause.) In c°ll ye
ld
across the country, associated as he was for seers
with highly intelligent and educated Englishmen, h° c°,e,
not fail to learn that there was a strong impressioe
re,
isting on the minds of many English people eviteeieli
ference to the character of the great struggle in 9 it
the Americans had been engaged, and Perilreat
might be proper, entering upon his tour in that
Britain, to say a few words in relation tot
eaa
matter, It had been remarked by many intelligen!orte,
highly educated Englishmen that the people of the Tr
their
the Federals as they were called, should have met co'
Southern brethren with conciliatory words, and th3t
Lode
ciliatory measures should have been adopted by the e` the
instead of the words and measures which the people belly
North had employed. Ho must be permitted to sat, cell'
ever, that the policy of the North had bean one Of the
ciliatory character. So long as slavery existed %-outli
Southern States, the interests of the North and "c.
seemed not to be harmonious with each other; tbegli3-103
terests came into collision, and their conflicts wer° c‘a-
file
on in the Senate, and the North always conciliate 00
South by yielding to them what they regarded gt,3,,, the
interests. From year to year demands were made ;;'3OOO
South and concessions granted by the North. The 004
cans had great national fertile territories, and 6, of thewas at length made by the South that the peoleice t the
North should not only recognise their declaration titLoitecl
black man had not rights which the white man Was ue had
to respect, but that the immense territory to Whielito that
alluded should be thrown open to the slaves. Up for ohe
point the North had yielded, and done everything
purpose of conciliation; but when it came to 013" Joe,
the people of the North resolved that, heaven helPiJegeoe.eve
that immense territory should be consecrated to eLo'sveeeie
and not to slavery. He was ashamed to san h
leatter;
what the Northern people did in relation to the
e,.rettte
They agreed, or at least proposed, that additional gn' Tile!
should be given to slavery in the Southern State:.
_dy, O.(
agreed that it should be perpetuated where it tel:e.% ever
isted, and that any constitutional guarantees eviell,„copeeoro
desired should be given for the protection of tllltrteet 111,
of the Southerners, but they would not
c°nso territere;
system of slavery should be extended into that ,e 0„. tneee
From this cause the war sprung. It was 11; ne.ut
war against slavery that they suffered so much' p.n.s ill d
recognised from the beginning that God's hatte, streee,e
and that it was only in that way that a kinall
d,_ ahem
for their
overruling Providence saw fit to, punish. w,vie
complicity in the great sin of human slavery'._ of /11,0(.0
of the great conflict had been the emancipate_oomeeco'a
than four millions of slaves, and they thottilete Laid 0,,,a
amply repaid for the great sacrifice of treg.
__Ltvedid.
which they had made to accomplish that
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now that the cause of discord between the.. 040
Ice 0, 0,4
live in Pe,- 10 Y
had been removed, they hoped to . )
;ciente,' ever
Great Britain, because their intereste_ theta to
every year ties were multiplied which b uu
gr. -
themselTes, and they felt sure they bervic,eo.re
dear old happy land.
RAPER, Dr. Bunatows, and
.lattirreale
thanks having been n,corded tho c
The meeting was afterwardsipr address Vote, Joct:10,
piny separated.