The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-10-20 00:00:00

DINNER TO SIR CHARLES R. VAUGHAN,

From a Washington Paper of the 23d of September.
A number of the citizens of Washington, desiring to testify
their high personal respect for Sir Charles R. Vaughan', prier
to his final departure from the city, deputed several gentlemen
to tender to him the compliment of a public dinner.
The company sat down at six o'clock, the Mayor of the cite
presiding, assisted by Mr. Maxey and other members of the
committee. Mr. Pageot, the respected Ghargt; d'Affaires of
France, (the only other member of the diplomatic corps then
in the city,) accepted the invitation of the committee, and
favoured the party with his company,
After the cloth was removed, the President of the table rose
and said he begged leave to propose a sentiment, which he well
knew every individual present would most cordially respond to.
It was—
Our distinguished guest, the representative of Great Britain.
Our social i elations with him during his long residence amongst
us have been as agreeable as our national relations with his
government have been satisfactory.
The toast was received with the greatest enthusiasm ; and,
after it had been drank, Sir Charles R. Vaughan rose and ad-
dressed the company as follows :
Gentlemen—The complimentary language in which the
Mayor has been pleased to call upon you to drink to my health,
and the cordial manner in which you have attended to that
call, makes it difficult for me to find suitable terms in which to
acknowledge the honour which has been conferred upon me. 1
feel myself entitled to derive from it the highest personal grati-
fication, while as his Britannic Majesty's Minister, I had the
kind feelings which you have manifested with delight, as fur-
nishing a fresh proof that the friendly relations between our
kindred countries are not easily to be disturbed. Whatever
differences some travellers may have amused themselves with
attempting to discover in our habits, our manners, or cur
politics, the elements of our social condition have one and the
same origin. Wherever Igo in the United States, I meet with
of 115“. three atsiiass pot:_ple uosistitittiug
British nation. I find every where happi:y anialsa mated the
sincerity and independence of the Anglo-Saxon, with the in-
telligence and sagacity of the Scotch; and the gay and gallant
spirit of the Irish. May .I not then safely prophecy that we
shall continue to appreciate the blessings of peace, that what-
ever temporary differences may at any time arise between our
respective governments, our connexion cannot be dissolved. It
is a connexion founded on a community of language and liter-
ature, and on a commercial intercourse vast and mutually bene-
ficial. It is now more than ten. years since I first arrived at
Washington as his Majesty's Minister, and nothing can ever
efface the impression which has been made upon use by the
courtesy and kindness which I have experienced from every
member of the government from first to last, and from all per-
sons with whom I have had the pleasure of being connected.
May the city of Washington, in which probably the interests of
many valued friends are involved, rise to its just eminence
amongst the great cities of the union. The spirit of enterprise
and the industry of its people must sooner or later accomplish
that object. I can never allow myself to doubt of the high des-
tinies of a city founded ty Washington, and bearing his
honoured, his revered name. Rely upon it, gentlemen, that
wherever duty or inclination may hereafter lead me, I shall
pray for your happiness and prosperity, as I am convinced that
it is closely interwoven with the happiness and prosperity of
my own beloved country. I thank you for the generous and
kind-hearted manner in which you have come forward this
day to bid me farewell. May it please God to prosper you and
yours.
There were no set toasts provided, but, on cars from the
chair, various gentlemen gave sentiments, which, however,
being in a few cases reduced to writing, only the following were
preserved :
By the Secretary of the Treasury.—England and America—
the mother and daughter. As each possesses so many real
charms, may each hereafter, in all respects, cease to be jealous
of the other.
By the Secretary of War.—The land of our forefathers, and
thelanguage of nor forefathers. Wherever the one is spoken,
may the other be kindly remembered.
After' eeveral other toasts had been given the company se-
parated.