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

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HER MAJES TY.

Her Majesty, since her arrival at Cliefdeu House,
has daily taken rides in the grounds to enjoy the
beautiful scenery, accompanied by the members of
the royal family who are staying at the Duchess of
Sutherland's celebrated seat. It is anticipated that
the Court will return to Windsor Castle at the end
of the week.

SOIMIA3IPTON, Thursday Morning.—The Duke
and Duchess of Saxe Coburg and their infant, who arrived
last night from the Brazils in the steamship Rhone, left
for London by special train at 10.15 a.m., accompanied by
the Duke de Nemours, the Prince de Joinville, and a dis-
tinguished party.

Visit of General Neal Dow to Liverpool.

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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 depu-
tation of members of the United Kingdom Alliance of
Liverpool and Manchester. Soon after landing he was
entertained to breakfast at Lawrence's Hotel, Clayton"
square. Mr. Lawrence Heyworth, president of the South
Lancashire and. North Cheshire Temperance Union, occu-
pied the chair, and about 50 gentlemen were
present.
Amongst the speakers were Genetal Dow, the Revs. Dr.
White, J. Jones, S. Steinthal, and other well-known,
friends of the temperance movement. A resolution Nog
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 DoW
will be present and speak, are in contemplation for various
towns. One of these is to be held in the Liverpool Amp
theatre.

The Hon. NEAL Dow, in acknowledging the very
marked compliment that had been paid him by the COra-
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 as
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 inte-
rests of the country as well as for the welfare and happiness
of the hundreds of thousands of families around them, now
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 in
whose interests were involved also the interests of civili-
sation and Christianity throughout the world. Upon his
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, (lilt
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 borne
war off their shoulders, they were bound to have a struggle
with Great Britain. He need scarcely say how greatly mis-
taken were those of the English people who
_thought so.
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 American
people greatly sympathised with the sentiment which bad
been already expressed in that assemblage, that henceforth
and for ever a union cordial and hearty, a friendship most
sincere, should exist between those two great nations.
(Cheers.) He would not, however, say that there was 0
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 stroll;
expression of sympathy on the part of the British public.
That contrary sentiment was confined entirely to the par/
connected with the Secession movement, the feeling of the
most intelligent and better portion of the people in the
North being to have a cordial union and sincere friendship
with Great Britain. (Hear, hear.) Not only were the
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people of the two nations one in common blood, but then
material interests were also intimately connected with
each other. The United States was the great market for
Great Britain, and had more commercial intercourse
with her than any other nation—he might say than allothers put together. Great Britain had also more WO-
.uate and extensive relations with the United States
than with any other country. Their interests were iden-
tical, and no misunderstanding, not to cay rupture, in their
peaceful relations could occur without causing the most
disastrous results to both. (Hear, hear.) The prevailing
sentiment, therefore, on the other side of the Atlantio wasone in favour of friendship the most sincere and hearty
between the United States and Great Britain, and they re-
joiced in everything that contributed to the honour of
Great Britain. (Cheers.) The maintenance of the great
principles of civil and religious liberty depended upon
England and the United States. (Hear, hear.) After re-
citing an anecdote of two ships meeting at sea, in reference
to the national song of which the chorus was " Britannia'
rules the waves," General Dow said no doubt it had been
the case hitherto that Britannia ruled the waves, but he
expressed a conviction that the time was very near at
hand, and those now living would see it, when she woula
cease to rule the waves, unless she struck down the trafda
in intoxicating drink. She was wasting £75,000,000 of
money, and sacrificing 60,000 of her subjects every 'Par
for the demon strong drink; and rich and powerful as she
was, it was not possible she could compete with the United
States if she suffered that tremendous drain of blood and
treasure. If Great Britain did not strike down that doll°
her song must be changed, audit must bo in future
,‘ Collllll'
bia rules the waves." He put this matter before them not
simply as philanthropists or Christian men desiring the
welfare of their fellow men, but he put it to them as Enq...
lishmen, and he said that they could not maintain their
position amongst the nations of the earth except upon th°
condition of putting down the traffic in intoxicating drinks.
(guar, hear.) During his stay in this count."' in 1'.11e,„
course of his tour he should have opportunities of rneetilia
both Englishmen, Scotchmen, and Irishmen in other places'
where he should be able to say what he thought and felt'
and what his countrymen thought and felt in relation t°
this matter. It had been a matter of absorbing interest to
them. They were Englishmen over there—sons of
same fathers, and the sentiment which characterised Bug'
lishmen more than any other was the love of country'. Itce
Englishman everywhere was thoroughly and heartily de_
voted to his country, and so it was with any of Oen:
(Americans). So that when the Southern rebellion en°_
menced the nation resolved, come what might, to preser:
their country from destruction. (Applause.) In coral
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across the country, associated as he was for some sass
with highly intelligent and educated Englishmen, he Nu_
not fail to learn that there was a strong impression
isting on the minds of many English people with 71i
ference to the character of the great struggle in which
the Americans had been engaged, and perhaP,s at
might be proper, entering upon his tour in ul° t
Britain, to say a few words in relation to t'itct
matter. It had been remarked by many intelligent
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highly educated Englishmen that the people of the l'O
the Federals as they were called, should have met they
Southern brethren with conciliatory words, and that nuti
ciliatory measures should have been adopted by the N°
the
instead of the words and measures which the people of
North had employed. He must be permitted to say, hey.
ever,. that the policy of the North had bean one of
ciliatory character. So long as slavery existed in
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Southern States, the interests of the North and S °;.,
seemed not to be harmonious with each other; their. leci
terests came into collision, and their conflicts were carne
on in the Senate, and the North always conciliated b'eir
South by yielding to them what they regarded as t ,ho
interests. From year to year demands were made by
South and concessions granted by the North. The Ain
end
cans had great national fertile territories, and a d'ra3tbe
was at length made by the South that the people a ha
North should not only recognise their declaration that
black man had not rights which the white man was °loci,
to respect, but that the immense territory to which 113. t bat
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alluded should be thrown open to the sles. lip to
to
point the North had yielded, and done everything for obit
purpose of conciliation ; but when it came to that to,
the people of the North resolved that, heaven helpinge
that immense territory should be consecrated to frevieuver,
and net to slavery. He was ashamed to say, 11°atter.
to them
;they
what the Northern people did in relation
They agreed, or at least proposed, that additional Parr,' hey
should be given to slavery in the Southern States.
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agreed that it should be perpetuated where it alreach- vier°
isted, and that any constitutional guarantees Wl"
Prop
desired should be given for the protection of theft'hart the
of the Southerners, but they would not censer'''. _pol-
this
system of slavery should be extended into thatfrreoi;
From this cause the war sprung. It was not.
but the/
war against slavery that they suffered so much
Was in is,
recognised from the beginning that God's band , and
and that it was only in that why that a kind, and for their
overruling Providence saw fit to punish the The result
complicity in the great sin of human slavery.
more
then's(' selves
than four millions of slaves, and they thought
an bleu,
of the great conflict had been the emancipahttion ni•
amply repaid f9r the great sacrifice of treasure djtatix"
which they had maie to accomplish that Q.
now that the cause df discord between
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in peace ivitu
had been removed, they hoped to live_eon _
lived in p
North and S°gSt
themselves and they felt sure the
bound thew t°
the
every year ties were multiplied which
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dear old happy land. bY ott,
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The meeting was afterwards addressed s.
Great Britain, because their interests were ideatle
RAPER, Dr. BURROWS, and Dr. Towisschll' 111 t C
thanks having been accorded to the aIFII.
pug separated.