Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-08-19
SPEECH OF MIR. EVERETT.

SPEECH OF MIR. EVERETT.
The Hon. EDWARD EVERETT, our Minister
| at the Court Of st. James, was a guest at the
annual dinner of the Royal Agricultural Soci.
ety. at Derby, on the lith of July.-IIs health
being proposed by the chairman, Earl SPENCER,
he made speech, a report of which we annex:
Mr. EVERETT, upon rising TO return thanks,
was received with loud and long continued
cheering lie said-My lord and gentlemen,
Iassurc you, without atl6ctation, that when
consider the kind manner in which you my
lord, have spoken of me and my country, am
almost oycrpowcrcd by my feelings, and want
words to express thcm-(chccrs.)
| Such notice, from such company, from
this intelligent assembly of English nobcmen,
and gentlemen, and ycomon--'rom you my
lord, who have borne the flag ofyour country
with honor on the sea-(chccrs,) and who sus-
tain position of such Importance and rcspecta-
| blity on shorc-sir, want words to thank YOU
rs ought. You have done me no more than
| Justice, | assure you, in ascribing to me the
thers-(cheers) My lord, am great be-
lever in the efficacy ofrace and of blood. do
not think it is confined TO question of short
horns and llerctords, and South Downs and Lei.
| ccsters.
believe in the race Of men as well as octhc
inferior animals-(checrs) Attracted as am
ardcnt)y, passionatcly, to my own country, dcs-
rous to strain every nerve in her service, and if
need be to shed every drop of blood in her de-
fence-(chcers,) yet l rejoice that my ances-
tors were the countrymen of your ancestors
My lord, the sound of my native language be-
yond the sea is music to my cars-(cheers.) |
do rejoice that when speak my own mother
tongue speak in the mother tongue also of a
kindred people like that Of yourselves
(chccrs y and my lord, if there is any occasion
it there is any meeting that ought to bring us
together as brethren, is it not at meeting Of
those devoted to the great parent art, the COM
mon interest OF civilized nations !--(chccrs)
Oh, my lord, believe that if one thousandth
part otihc energy, of the skill, of the treasure
tha, have been expended by rival nations in the
deadly struggle Of what is called "thc field" had
been employed in a generous emulation to sec
who could excel the other in the arts of peace,
(cEcers) believe, my lord, if this had been
2, done, your farmers would have driven us dpo,
matists ont Of tho field; (chccrs > Mt any rate
you would leave us very little to do in carrying
on angry international discussion. You have
been pleased toallude to the important, com,
mcrcial connection between our two countries
it is important, and most earnestly and heartily
do | wish that it might become more So
(chccrs) But there is thought on this sub
jcct which has struck me, since | listened tC
your lordShPs instructive speech last evening
Illustrating the ncalculable importance Of az
rcultural pursuits.
The commerce between our two countries i.
the largest that is carried on between any two
countries on the face OF the globe The anna
al commerce between Great Britain and the L
nited States is nearly twooid that which yor
carry on with any other people. The enrr,
annual moyealcnt Of this commerce both ways
your exports 10 the United States-your i'm
ports from the United Satcs-either of then
singIy being twice as great as your commerc,
with any other nation. And yet what think yor
J it amounts 10? About as much as the an
! nual crop Of oats and beans in Great Britain
t (chcers.) ! take the fact from the insrruc
5 tive essay of your worthy co'aboratcur, Mr.
puscy
: One more fact to show the Importance O
/, your agriculture. The whole foreign com
n merce Of Great Britain, in pursuit of which yor
] oyershadow the ocean with your fleets and plan
c your colonies in the farthest islands, is actual
r less in value than the annual grass crop Of uhes
Q islands. Cheers. SO truly was it said lha
/ he was the greatest beneIactor who could max
, two blades of grass grow where only one grew
: before. Cheers. 1t does not become me- m
/. iurd-I will not say as stranger-by you
n kindness you allow me 10 throw OIL that nam
II Cheers but as your guest it does not becom
&c me to enter into great details on this occasion
l. but il struck me, in gowng over your lmpl'
l. ment yard this morning, that however neglee