Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-05-27
LORD ASHBURTON.

In the British House of Lords, on the
18th of last month, Lord Ashburton adj
dressed the House as follows:
Nv Lords, before your lordships proceed
to the business of the day, hope may
be permitted to take this, the earliest OPP
portunity, of making my most earnest.ac-
acknowledgements to your lordships, and ex-
pressing my deep sense of gratitude for
the resolution which | perceive by the
votes Of the proceedings of this House was
passed on Friday last. Hear, hear This
resolution, however grateful and gratifying
to myself personally, is rendered in my
mind infinitely more valuable by the opin-
ion which accom- panied it, expressed by
your lordships, viz: "the expression of the
satisfaction Of your lordships at the restor-
alton Of the good understanding with the
United States, which it is alike the duty and
interest of both countries to maintain un-
broken" An expression so full of wisdom
and sound policy, delivered by such body
as the peers of this kingdom, cannot fail
to have the most valuable effect in produc-
ing that contamination which is in itself so
much desired by your lordships. My lords,
the overwhelming importance in my mind
of the settlement of those differences which
had unfortunately grown up between the
two countries was my great inducement
to undertake the task hear, hear and
probably in doing so did not sufficiently
estimate my own deficiency for its e1ecu-
ton.
have had, however, the good fortune
to perform that duty in manner which has
been approved of by my Sovereign, by her
Ministers, and, l have now to add, by the
almost unprecedented honor, the approba-
ton of your lordships' House. 1t is quite
impossible for me to express to your lord
ships how greatly sensible | am of this
honor. My lords, in countries under free
Governments, such as we have the happi-
ness to live under, and in America, it is
natural that a question Of this Importance
should be discussed with great freedom;
and that has been the case in relation TO
the treaty which it has been my business TO
negotiate, although l trust that the condi.
tons are such as are likely TO be conducive
to the future maintenance of peace be-
tween this country and America, and that
they have fairly and honorably settled the
questions which were in dispute.
may fairly assure your lordships that
the more minute question of more or less
boundary, which has been the subject OF
so much discussion both on this and the
other side of the water, weighs, in my esti
nation, very little in comparison with the
larger question of settlement, which should
be satisfactory to men of honorable minds
in both countries; for if it were not salts
factory to men of honorable minds in botI
countries, it would not be likely TO have
any permanency. Hear, hear.l My lords
il is not my intention TO 60 at all into any
questions connected with the subject oil
these transactions. | have only finally
again to express TO your lordships the deer
sense entertain of that appreciation which
you have been pleased to express, which is
the highest reward | can receive for the
humble efforts l have made in what con.
ceive to be good cause. Hear, hear]
This is the speech, the substance OF
which was. on motion of the Duke of Wei
lington, ordered to be entered on the Jour.
nal of the House Of Lords.
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