Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-01-10
AMERICAN MlNINfERIN LONDON.


Tie American Minister made his d,si SPEECH on En-
gs ground at the meeting a The G1gefuars II he -
ish Hospital. last Friday and sc have seldom had 10
REGARD an anbassaiorial orslan winch gave us mure
pleasure. whch = enrd genuine eNpesson of
kindly fe,ngs and minly largbs. The occasion isei
was happy one. ana fruitful u suggestions. The a.
semling hgcihff IA If beuev Oienrr Il
the ojrs, aud The yunugs OF IN Sc who pfah he
English ahauag intercourse between the very
snlpdes Of sooal poIIythe Gtgeilulness + national
distinctions tO the sake Of be Wldef brotherhood If hn
manily-,hee the maio characteristics Il Fddays
meeilag. and these wee the tb ughls which crowded
on Mr. Lawfencfs mind "lle itlt. he slid ia the
midst Of this ancient Scottish scety that he amongst
his brethren" And We ttnsl Americans will ever
feel. when British ground Aud not only Amcfi-
cans We would gladly see ali aatos Of every aud
Of every form OF goyrfnmeut. nouri>hiag lie feriup nf
universal brotherhood by way than the quarke-
~ If Arbitration the paling fy of Pesoe Canpress
e'by the frequency OF Intercourse Equeu on uute
sIfleied communication the absurd theory Of ply
steal Necessity lur moral enuy >a, be ISL ia the truths
which united interests aad dlIused civilization teach
IN its stead.
The taosl Interesting fact # which Nj Iawrooce
spike, and which had been alluded 10 by the Cbaltm1n
Or Char's Napier, the -tfuclian If railroad
scfos The shmus OF Panamaan ind. rtahing now in pro
gfess II is expected 10 be llshed IN about wear and
halt This has long been drsldeatnm IN the eumner-
cal worid-as the doubling Of Cape HON. IN the pass
age srom Eng land the Souih Seas is one af die most
dangerous points Ia "a havgatars coutsa though the
risks are now much Diminished by tie increased skill and
experience II our captains. The railroad across the
isthmus IS plan that presents all ho advantages and
none OF tue disadvantages of the canal which Was once
projected. Ihee cnn be 10 danger arising here from
The varying elevation ofthe two oceans aud mon rails
are Kept more easily III order than suoes dams, aud ca.
nal banks, ! s ems wonderful, now that il has been
larry begun, thai 1t WAS nut attempted earef-as early
as the capabilities Of anG rails were scaycred
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and the benefits which will accrue in p,iut At
safety speed, aud convenience, thai the rauad iinlno
The two great oceans viii be like many other ann lea
lions 81 science. almost the creation e new era The
Egyptian canal between the Nile and the Red Sea the
Egyitlan iTsn-Taad between Myushurms and Tn hes
and even the great Roman Roads rocks and wastes
Rome Ct these will Gil larger place in the worlds his
Tory hsa lhls steam communication between the Atlantic
and The Pacific We join with Nh Lawrence in an ear
nest poe a2ans, exelusiveness in the use of 50
magnificent a~ork. Ihings 50 grand and of SO much
Importance 10 the world large ought 10 be regarded
Ike The clemens which they control and The science
which they apply, as free 10 all alike. 1t would be too
pe"y Tor mighty nat0n like America seek monop-
oily OF public highway Of the world Yet this wonid
oy De Consistent with the system Of Protection hch
WOULD harlow human sympahies 10 one spot of earth
n' LAWRENCE Vouehed for the frank aud liberal policy
81 me L. ). IN This matter and If Britain and America
JPN ~ any resolve, II mns he larger counler-comblna
"'h wa" any nat mankind have yei seen which shall
o'o'o" II. ihe lime has passed Tor good aud all when
cd'pny gong out. as did that hopeful Scoits h band
under fatteson, to SGT in unknown but fertile conn
Try. c'u'd excite such trading Jealousy in companies
which gTsped at all the aud all the wealth of
the world, as TO cause their abandonment and their ruin
Ahe fnlure owes trir'bnilon tohe past Tie records
written The bloacbed homes Of The furnished sco,cben
ir' on 'he shores Of Panama must be eff iced by the
commercial prosperity and magnificent universally Of
'ns new enterpise tie beue Of which are 10 be free
70 ali men, IL VIII be great triumph Of liberal d lcy
when lie British trader, the East Indian merchantmen
ana The Spanish gaeon shall sail inio tue port together
together unload her sbils-and together ttsnspott
theii goods across The land which The seG-hness 81
csn'ne n'ohopo'y once closed against coonzing eius.
We thank America. in the name Of common hunani,y
if thus digging the grave Of bnd and suicidal sys,
TEN.
isco millions one hundred and seoeaty thousand three
td'ed aud my dollars are 10 be paid in Boston eli