The republic., 1850-12-04
st. Andrews Festivsl-spsseh or Sir Henry
Bulwer.

"cic ueilFeIeu Oy inc ooHS VI CColid- OH
HENRY LyrToN BULwER was present, and :,
having been toasted, replied in speech, Of
which we find the following report in the New
York Courier aud Enquirer:
Sir IL. BULwER said thst, after returning thanks
| to the President who had proposed, and the COM
pany who had so kindly welcomed, the toast which
had just been given. his first duty was To paw just
compliment TO the noble purpose which Inspired
the institution Of which they were then celebrating
the anniversary. II convinced him that if Scottish
charity began at home, it did not end there;
[cheers,l or, perhaps, it convinced him more
clearly that wherever the Scotchman went he car
ried his home with him. Hear, hear ] Yes, that
fact, and if he had doubted IT for an instant.
| the banners which confronted him, the patron
| saint under whose auspices the present company
had assembled, and. above all, the eloquent and
patriotic speech OF his friend the left, Mr. Ir-
| VIM the President OF the Socety,) were sufficient
| to show that most of those whom he now saw COLI
ected around him were at that very moment, in
Imagination at least, in bonnie Scotland" tAP-
| plause.
| Ay, gentlemen Continued Sir II. Bulwer,)
"Your hearts in the Highlands, your heart is no t
Your hearts in the Highlands Chasing the deer,
A 'chasr q the deer and following the roe,
Your hearts in the Highlands wherever you 60"
| (Appause.
But th.re is one thing which Scotchman priced
even than his country. What was that' His
indepe ndence. But that spirit of independence
which the national poet of Scotland had described
SO magnihcently as
'.Lord of the lion heart and eagle eye,'
had, in these very unpoetoal days of gold and Cali
orna, very vulgar appetite, a very mercantile d.
| gcstion-it required to be fed from the pocket.
aughtorl As The empty sack found 1t difficult 10
stand upright, so the neeCy man found it difficult TO
be independent; and henccit was that on every sea
and every shore found the hardy and adven-
| turous sons of Caledonia, each struggling for his
own independence, with the same undying courage
and indoniable perseverance, that his ancestors OF
old displayed in common when fghtng-under
that Rruce Wallace hose had
hunored-for the independence OF their native
mountains. [Grcat applause.l Nor were the pro-
ducts of Scotland untranspantable. On the CON
trary, two of them might be aaid to adapt them
selves to the two characteristic conditions OF the
earth with remarkable peculiarly Wherever the
soil was barren, there would grow the Scotch
tr-wherever the soil fertile, there would
be sure to thrive the Scotch man Applause
and laughter.l There seemed, indeed, between
his (the Scotchman's) nature and that OF pros
perity sort of mesmerc affinity. tLaughter]
Often in travelling over the old Continent of Eu-
rope snid Sir Henry Bulwer, (he dared say that the
sa me thing would occur the other side OF the
Atlantc) he had been struck by the aspect of some
town more hourishing and busy than any in its vi
cnty; and it's outskiu he had ked on gen
tie euipcnces some two or three very hne houses
with very fine gardens conservatories, hot houses,
and those signs which be,oken the happy union
of wealth and comfort, and he had asked, pray,
whose house is that" 20, that house." was the
| reply, SIS Mr.. John Anderson's, Scotch gen
tenan, the proprietor OF the great iron four.
dry" "And whose is that other fine house,
80, that is Mr.. Donald Maclean's, another Scotch
gentleman, who has the great cotton mill down
the town there" [Great applause and laugh
teri He had never received these answers
without being strongly impressed with the idea,
that the spot which Messrs. John Anderson and
Donald Macesn had fixed upon for their resi-
dences under the especial protec tion Of Provi
dence, laughter, and if any one were TO ask HIM
then what he thought of the condition and pros
poets of New York, he should deem the question
pretty satisfactorily answered by the observation
that il contained two hundred members OF the So
ciety Of ST. Andrew. [Cheers and laughter Ot
these MEMBERS some owed allegiance TO the Queen
and obedience TO the laws and constitution ot Great
Britain; others had their fates indissolubly con
nected with the fortunes OF the great Rcpuolc oil
the United States; but all were chldren oil ST An
drew, and, to say the least nephews OF st. George
| All were birds OF the same feather, though they
| might roost different trees-meInbers oi tie
same family, though they might be adopted by diff.
ierent lands. lApplause.l Even their national
! Who was the first martyr TO religious liberty IN
scotland2 One Patrick Hamilton, Of We mistake
not,) who burnt in front Of the College OF ST
Salvador, in Edinburgh, by the archbishop OF 81.
Andrews. Laughter and applause] Who was
! the foremost and wisest, because the most mode
rate, of the early champions OF cvu liberty In
| America, Alexander Hamilton, who perlshed un-
der the cliffs of Wehawkeu, also a victim 10 a bar
barous custom, and TO the courage with which he
vindicated his opinions. [Great applause.l Nor
this all. Passing from the royal house OF Ham
ilton to the prncely family Of Buccleugh, might he
say, in these later and more recent times, that
I. Wsverly and Guy Manering had made the name
Of Scott immortal on side Of the Atlantic, CeTo-
Gordo and Chrrtbusco had equally iInmortalized 1t
the other.
Ii the novelist had given the garb Of truth to fic
ton, had not the warrior gwen 10 truth the air OF
romance Euglishmen, Scotchmcn, and Ameri-
cans could hardly, he thought, be proud of them
selves without being proud Of each other. lie
could not understand those who, to crafty pslry
vanity, 10 pamper the appetite OF noisy ambition,
were at times willing create dscord, and jealou
sy, and hostility between nations which we're
bound by every parental, hlial, and fraternal SEN
timent 10 dwell terms Of harmony and unity
together [Cheers How different was the en-
ample Of which nc night be reminded by the gen
leuan him. MIR Draper, President OF the
New England Society," Every one there present
knew the melancholy tate OF one OF bis most gallant
countrymen, too bold in the pursuit ofscience. His
friends his countrynen, deplored BIZ loss all, save
sGecu nate and ever hope-conhding wife, oes
p,rcd of his return. Who in that hour OF need
came to his rescue If any one doubted the
feelings which ought TO animate sud did animate
JoHS Bull and BROTHER JosATHAS, be felt that
lac had merely To pronounce the names VI GRIs-
SELL and FRkSKLiN.-[Prolonged cheering
Gentlemen, (sir Henry continued,) kno~ that
! need not remind you Of the most glorious feat OF
arms the British troops ever p'riorned ON the
American continent, because sInOngst the most
daring and dashing in that famous fight were the
Master Of Lovat's kiitsd Highiand.rs. tAppauso
but may call to your recollection that ON those
lofty ks where the chiyary oi France aud Britain
that day met, may nov be seen a noDum'n mt,
which, looking down on the mighty rivtr that bears
Sle bold ma RI ner the vast Atlantic. commentaries
10 one oonvn cpitaph the death and glory Of Wolfe
! and Monicalm. Often, when envyng the rnsn who II,
erected this monument his noble thoughts, had
deemed there idea noblor still, that Of unit.
ing IN some great and common cause the fame Of
aud name Of those two rival States, which have so
long contended for European supremacy, and
which still, in spite Of all the blood and treasure
prodiRay lavished in their conflicts, stand side
by side, CO equal in power aud rcnown. But IT
this be the sentiment which. as an Englishman,
sincerely, warmly, and cordially entertain to-
wards France, can !, as an Englshman feel IL less
warmly, lees sincerely, lees cordially, towards the
United States Of America? tCheers.l W II lot
speak Of the obligations of interest the ties Of
blood, because between England and the United
States there s cause such es | have Just de-
scribed, which ought to bind, which must bind them
indissOlubly together cause more noble than the
obligations of interest, more sacred than the ties Oi
blood-the cause ofa common creed, common Ian
guage, n common literature, common religion.
Tremendous cheers. Often has my heartswelled
the eloqucncc Of that great orator and statesman,
the pride and ornament OF Massachusetts, when, in
laueua ge too marnh ent for me 10 attempt q imi-