Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-11
IR RELAND D.

The papers by the last steamer from Liverpool
contain account of the visit of the United States
Minister, the Hon. ABBOTT LAwRENcE, to Ireland
1t is as follows:
ARRIVAL THE Hos. ABBOTT LAWRENCE IN GALwAY
Mr. LAWRENCE, the American Ambassador arrived in Gal
way Tuesday evening, in company with Mrs. and Miss
Lawrence, Alderman Boyce, Mr. Hemans, c. E. and Mr..
Perry special meeting Of the Habor Board conven-
ed at o'clock Wednesday, the Rev. Peter Daily, p p
in the chair, when congatuatory address presented
bis EIcesncy who in acknowledging the compliment said
We have in the United States very large Irish population
natives of the Emerald se and of the descendants Irish
men, now nhabtng the country which have the honor
represent and beg here to say that, generally speaking
they persons Of valuable and necessary class
Of institutions and the development Of the
great o the vast country which they nhabt
think know the character of the Irish nation, and have
sympathy whether n Ireland or the Untel States, for
Irishmen [Chees must say here, in justice to the Irish
population in the Unon that generally, always but ge-
nery they have made good and valuable citizens Cheers
have your country, believing to be my duty do
so, representing do very large body Of persons who
were bred and born in Ireland. Hear, heat came here
not from idle curiosity, but look the physical
formation of the country, and particularly at its people,
wanted to with my eyes what has often een repre-
sened by the press Of the condition Of Ireland and far
have travelled. which is very short space indeed,
nothing 10 the condition and appearance of the country that
uOeS not lDdlcao tn0I as well mere 0her
country. cannot, gentlemen, dscuss your political, el-
gious, social condition it would become touch
any Of these points, but have the greatest desire and
strongest wish to Ireland in that of prosperity
she retain her shores and maintain home her
people. without sending abroad large portion Of her
population [Appsuse.]
The United States open to the people Of all nations.
We have given all good hearty welcome and have
given Irishmen hearty welcome-and can tell you that
Irlshmen will continue to receive that welcome Hear,
hear To-day, gentlemen, have had the satisfaction Of
visiting your beautiful bay have been Mutton Island,
is called have had view of the ngress and egess
Of your townand must say that have rarely any
thing in any country that promises for the accommoda
ton Of ships than the bay Of Gsvsy Great cheering It
will give great satisfaction you able carry the
plan which you propose adopt, and which would bring you
and the United States together. from six
seven hundred miles my home to-day than have
been for very long time past oud and continued cheer
ing and ii any be devised shorten the distance
between this country and the Union, the we come
geher the greater will be friendship Geat cheering
Of those who believe that all nations require to be
let be family, nation-Ie maintain peace and
good will amongst each other, for believe the interest
of sl to maintain peace. do not believe in war or cru
Of war" believe that the interests of mankind
rest giving the gestes amount Of employment to the
greatest number Of people, believe in the utility unver
sal educaton Great cheerng And would teach every
man, woman, and child in Ireland read and wrie pos
sbe Give the people universal education-and beg to be
understood this pont-ivng in country, as do is
ruled by egovernment Government Of the people, and
from the people, only security lies in universal education
founded religion. Loud cheers] His Excelency sat
down amid loud and long g-contnue1 applause.