Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-10-17


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Communication between the United States and Ire-
land-The American Ambassador In Galway:
Mr. Lawrence the American Minister to Great
Britain, arrived in Galway lately, by special tfai
accompanied by his family, and some Of the direti
tors of the Galway Railway. On the day after his
arrival special meeting of the town and harbor
commissioners was held in the town hall. for the
purpose of presenting address to his Ekcelency;
to which MIR. Lawrence replied in eloquent and APP
proprate terms. After thanking the commissioner.
for the honor conferred on him-His Excellency sal.
1t is true that we have in the United States a very
large Irish population natives OF the Emerald Isle.
and of the descendants of Irshmen, now inhabiting
the country which have the honor to represent
hear, hear land beg here to say that generally
speaking they are persons of most valuable and
necessary class to the maintenance of institutions
and the development of the great resources of tho
vast country which they inhabit. Loud cheering.
think know the character of the Irish nation and
have sympathy, whether in Ireland or the United
States, for Irishmen. Cheers. We value the Irish
men who are settled in the United States, and who
have the rights the same privileges, native
born citizens. must say here, in justice to the Irish
population in the Unlon that generally, not always
but generally. they have made good and valuable cit
| lzens. Cheers. have come to your country, be-
lieying it to be my duty to do so representing as
do very large body, as before remarked, of per-
sons who were bred and born in Ireland. Hear,
hear. came here, not from idle curiosity, but
came to look at the physical formation Of the coun-
try and particularly at its people wanted to
with my own eyes, what has been often represented
by the press of the condition of Ireland and far
as have travelled, which is very short space in
deed | saw nothing in the condition and appearance
OF the country that should not Indicate does not
indicate, that man is well here as in any other
country.
| cannot, gentlemen. discuss your POLITICAL reli=
gious, or social condition it would not become nc
~
est desire and the strongest wish to Ireland III
that state OF prosperity that she retain her
own shores and maintain at home her own people.
without sending abroad so large portion of her pcn
ulation. Applause.] The United States are open
to the people of all nations We have given all good
men hearty welcome, and We have given Irishmen
a hearty welcome, and | Can tell you that Irshmen
will continue to receive that welcome. Cries Of
hear, hear" To-day, gentlemen, have had the
satisfaction of visiting your beautiful bay. | have
been Mutton island, as it is called have
had a view of the ingress and egress to your
town, and must say that | have rarely seen
anything in any country that promises more for
the accommodation of ships than the bay of Galway:
i Great cheering. | can only say in regard to tho
project in which you are interested, and which i4
interesting, not only to Galway but should think;
interesting to all Ireland-for, if Galway is benefit
ed by line of packets, all Ireland will feel it. be-
cause there is no such thing portion of the
country being benefited without the whole body po.
itic feeling it, I only say that wish, not only
to Galway, but to every town, village and hamlet in
Ireland, that degree of prosperity which it would
! seem from its position, from the charming climate
which it enjoys the richness of its soil and resour-
ces it ought to possess 1t will give great sats=
faction if you are able to cary out the plan which,
you propose to adopt, and which would bring you
and the United States nearer together Hear |
am from six to seven hundred miles nearer to my
home to-day than have been for long time past
cheering land if any means can be devised to
shorten the distance between this country and the
Union, the nearer we come together the greater will
be our friendship Great cheering.
am of those who believe that all that nations
require to be friends with each other is intercourse
| Hear, hear. Let come together-let us be one
family, one naton--let US maintain peace and good
will amongst each other, for believe it is the inter
est of all to maintain peace. Hear, hear. | do
not believe in rumors of war" believe
the true interest of mankind rests giving the
greatest amount of employment to the greatest num-
Der of people. believe in the utility of universal
education. Great cheering. And [ would teach
every man, woman and child in Ireland to read and
write, if possible. Hear, hear. Give the people
universal education n-and beg to be understood on
this point-livng in country, as do that is ruled
by government hear, hear Ia government
of the people, and from the people only security
lies in universal education, founded on religion
| Loud cheers. [ came here to-day without the
slightest idea of anything being said done; but
cannot pass this kind address that has been pre-
sented to me without returning my acknowedg
ments on the part of myself and my country. |
therefore beg again to thank you for the kind recep
ton you have given since my arrival in Galway.
| hope, gentlemen that all your useful projects may
be accomplished in accordance with your wishes
cheers and that you may have greater prosperi-
ty than you have enjoyed during the past years, is
my sincere wish.
His excellency sat down amid long and continued
applause
The chirman then showed NJ Lawrence a map
of the bay, and after further conversation he
withdrew, expressing WISH that "when he would
come aganto Galway, he would land on their quay"
The meeting then separated.
BEAUTIFUL ExTRAcr.-We possess genuine frag-
ment which Cicero has preserved to us from lost
work of Aristotle. 1t runs thus: :. If there were
beings who lived in the depths of the earth in DWELL
ings adorned with statues and paintings, and every
thing which is possessed in rich abundance by those
whom esteem fortunate: andi these beings could
receive tdinCs of the mower and might of the Gods