The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-09

FAR az the faTthest in promoting what deem 10 be-
the great interest OF mankind; and feel that it is
important 10 all the nations of the earth III Great
Britain should hold that place in the family Of
ma lions which she holds now. | would rather have
her influence as she is iu Europe, than have 10
Place il in the hahds of an influence that does not
understand human liberty as you understand il
here, (Applause) Hence say that deem il
would De misfortune, not only TO my couatry, but
10 The world, that you should lose one iota of the
power that you exercise in the family OF all nations
and that the great sun Of civilization will have Get
for a Time whenever you shall come uuder the
bonds Of the despotic powers OF Europe. Gap
plause Sir, we have learned great deal from
you, and we may learn great deal more. We
should teach each other. (lIear, hear.) There are
some things TO which will allude in reference
TO this am here in tho midst Of, probably, a
population Of four hundred thousand people, the
wealthiest city that exists perhaps in the world;
and amidst all your property, amidst all your wealth,
amidst the increase of population here, hope you
will not deem It impairment 1t say toyou, remem
from day to day, whether your exertions in the
cause OF education (hear, hear,) and the inculca-
ton of sound morals and religion keep pace with
this prosperity. (Appause.) | did not rise, gen
the human hear. so we'll that In reaching on fro n
tune 10 tirEc, from day to day, and from hour to
no.i, for something which perhaps does not always
do us good mean, great masses Of money,-we
forget,-( you are not alole)-we all forget the
higher dulles that we have TO perform; and one
great point on which hope you may obtain some
thing from us is that of the universal education of
the people of Great Britain. cloud applause.) I
| do not know whether il is proper for me or not;
but shall take the liberty to say here, that in con-
nection with Great Britain's Influence aud power
in the scale of nations, hold it to be one of the
essential conditions upon which, half a century
hence, you are to maintain that position among
the nations, that you should edu,at your peo-
pie. clear, hear, hear) You should now set
about it this day tit is every mans business
the hu Sinrsa 0f the on nrelafe w n
Is before me, any more than il is yours, Mr.. Mayor,
and any more than it is every mans that hears
II IS the duty OF every Christian man to educate the
whole people and if the whole people are eda-
Gated in England, you may bid defiance to all the
tyrants in the world. cloud applause) Mr.. Mayor,
respond to every kind feeling and sentiment that
has been expressed here to-day towards the United
States. know how the people Of the United
States feel towards this country; and stated on
former occasion, day or two ago, in neighb0r.
ing city, that ia my judgment, the feeling that
exists between the two countries never was in my
time so fraternal, so nearly alike, as it is now.
Applause | am perfectly aware that the stroRg-
est bonds OF smiy frequently and generally exist
through the fundamentally OF commerce, that
glorious pioneer In civillsaton and Christianity. |
am aware of that; but we need that the American
people and the British people should have some
thing between US stronger than the ties OF COM
merce. We have the tie of blood, we have legis-
lature and laws and religion, as have stated be-
fore, the same and why should we have-wha.
reason is there that there should be-any misun-
derstanding between these two great nations ? We
are the two greatest commercial nations in the
world. You wilt find the Cross of st. Geory e and
the Stars and Stripes on every ocean. You will
hnd them in every nook and corner of the world
and should feel myself TOO happy il ANYTHING
can do in England would bind those two flags
together (hear, hear)--that they might wave tied
together in harmony, as testimony of the unity of
the Anglo Saxon race. Cloud apPlause) know
the intimate relations that subsist commercially
between Manchester and the United States. /
know you are the largest, by far the largest, and
the best customer we have for great staple.
We are fully aware of that, and we appreciate it
highly and when you come 70 exchan ges-l say
this in answer TO the gentleman near me who
was speaking of our all becoming farmers
(aughter); will inform that gentleman that we
like the farm exceedingly; we are very fond Of
ships, as you know; but we Ike spindles, too.
(Lasghter) We don't see anything at all incon-
sis,eRt in the relations thar exist between ag-
nculture, commerce, and manufactures; we be-
lieve they go together; and We have made some
advances, in the arts, moderately;-we are making
more; and believe that the whole farming popu-
ation of the United States, which constitutes a
great proportion OF the people, are clothed at his
mcment,-the laboriug man Is clothed from the
crown OF his head To the sole Of his foot in Amer-
can fabrics Yet We are the best customers Of
England; and see no reason why we should not
continue the best customers OF Euglsni. We
have desire Ia break oil any portion of our CON-
merce with you,-uot the slightest; we are increl.-
ing at The rate of nearly million year; aad
can tell you this, that we shall always purchase
from you rs much "a we can pay fer (iaughter);
and know you do not want TO sell any more than
you ale paid for. (LaDghter) Mr. Mayor, you are
all business men; and SO am ! when am at home;
but here have nothing 10 do nut to speak, and
am very much afraid OF taking up your time. |
want to say one word upoa another point, and that
is,-the great industrial exhibition of 1851 hap
pen 10 be one of those who were consulted early
in London, AS the minister Of the United States,
upon that subject; and il struck me very remlraa-
by, and believe a. the very first, more a moral
question than any other; and | embraced il with
considerable zeal, and attended the FIRST public
meeting upon that subject. have been engaged
~ promoting the success OF the exhibition from
hiatt time 10 lhis and beg leave to say. that upon
mature reflection, having seen great many OF
my country men, and great many persons from
the continent, do believe that, speaking Of
peace and fraternal feeling between nations. and
especially between the United States and Great
Britain, this exhibition is 10 do more for the oeneh
cent cause OF harmony OF feeling AMI good will
between the nations, than anything that has been
adopted in modern times Great fears were ex-
pressed in some quarters in Great Britain, that II
WA TO be an injury to England, that you would
be be iten on, Of sight;-this was an after-hought
for when II began there were no such fears; bu.
The newspapers were erswded with articles upon
that subject. Well nov, ] look at i, in this p1int
Of view.-how are you To be beateal By whom are
YOU TO be beatenl In design, IN works Of taste,
think you viii be beaten, and think you ought 10
be, because think you are behind your nsighbors
CLEAR, hear) Yes; but when you come 10 the
great articles Of necessity, that the world must
have,-ihat you must sead to every one OF your
cvlonies,-ihat you must have here among your
selyts,-take the manufacture OF wool generally,
the mixed articles OF wool and corou, and espe-
cally all cotton manufactures,-io short, all
the great articles with which the world must be
supplied, there IS nobody can come near you;
nation can come near you, | am quite sure of that
Now my idea Is, in regard 20 my own country, we
have made some progress, as before rem ,rked, in
the arts, and 10 the application OF science tn art
am aware we can learn OF you more than IN
leach nj The me- \ IhfnL ~ theuo
out here with all their Yankee notions, aud the
great variety of articles produced IN the United
States, you may get hint that may be useful
We expect 10 learn something from you but
hoge there is no other feeling on the part of the
British people than ksndaess, and desire tO teach
us on the other side OF the Atlantic. (Hear, hear)
l will not take up your time further, EXCEPT 70 *
press the strong sense Of qualification feel th.
occasion ; and soy to you nov, that its sudden
ness, and the not expecting ~, makes II perhaps 10
me more agreeable than ID would have been Il |