The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-24

world had no monument in Florence But his monument
IS composed in the English literature which Roscoe gave
to the world which an Of have read and admired II
has been said by the chirnan that we speak Ian
guage tie scarcely be more extended than this BY
the socal intercourse which have by facilities In the
course OF busness-by all who make the same except
the distance Of place-by the frame OF our governments
founded alike on constitutional freedoyrone undivided
people. trust, in sentiment and heart we shall
tnue so to the end of time and whenever circumstances
and relief of the other, have done in those in
stances upon the ocean, at the savage bans of Congo
as we have seen them illustrated wherever occasion call
ed them forthsha them illustrated to the end of
tme-when you, j, and ALL will rejoice in flesh,
brotherhood and one friendship between Great Britain
The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of the Earl of
serton the Lord lieutenant of the county.
The Earl of SETON said in reply that he felt that no
thing would have kept him away when the object to
show tribute of respect to their great neshbors the
he himself had been capable of feeling such thing
as national prejudice Iiear There was fair rivalry
and which should exist between this country and Ameri
ca But the rivalry and emulation between the countries
should be, which could show the best and greatest
science which exhibited the greatest skill which had the
best manners and which taught the best morals Cheers
lie thought that fair rivalry and If they did 60
beyond that point he thought the Amigty would extend
his protection to the peace which existed between
the two countries and which he trusted would long exist
cloud cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN then to propose the ealth of the
Right Hon. the Earl of Derby toast which was re-
ceived with immense applause. In proposing the toast
the chair alluded to the transcenden oraory Of the
noble lord-to the high Offices he had held in this coun-
ry-and also to the fact that Lord Derby had visited
the United States many years ago order to make him
selfacquanted with the people and with the government
OF that country.
The Earl of Derby in responding. said-Gen.
few words upon the subject of that body
with which you have identified this evening" the
body OF which | have the honor of being unworthy
member, to say few words upon that body, which is
conceive an important and essential part of the
because fsay in the presence Of honorable gentle
man with whem am proud to acknowledge the friendly
relations which subsist between ourselves hope may
say, and ann sure may say between countries
with whose institutions that body would be highly in
congruous and in whose accordingly it finds
no place. Aud yet, gentlemen, in that country in that
great republican that rising and pdy increasing EN-
pire we may call it, but empire without an empe-
(hear)-in that growing that immense republic we
that the wisdom and the foresight Of the great and
lustrous founders OF that constitution greater and
wiser have seldom appeared upon the public stage of
history,) found it incumbent, in the first
barrier between immediate legislation and the direct
and they had 1t would have been wholly inconsistent
with their institutions hereditary chamber they
supplied in different manner wisely adapting it to their
own institutions and system barrier intsrposing be
tween the direct representative institution and the legs
ation Of the country founded upon the elective principle
wisely adapted to their institutions-founded al
though upon the elective principle yet with different
basis and representing different class of interests and
ii is singular enough that the two great counriesnow
may say almost the only homes and refuge of liberty
throughout the wordthese great countries under which
with dversitcs Of institutions and dversites of habits
there exists AT the same time great uniformity of prin
cple and great similarity and identity of laws Of Ian
guagetha these two great countries should have formed
their constitutions starting from precisely opposite points
of view In this country the rights Of the people and the
liberties of the people have been Of slow ardy growth
We started from the other end Of the SCALE with almost
unlimited power and arsocratic and eudal
power OF bonndess extent By slow degrees the rights
of the people, the enlightenment of the country pro
ceeded have risen their and acquired their due pre-
ponderance and they have attained in this country that
state in which will venture to state that not except the
great republic Of the United States there is no country
is wed
than that of which have the honor of being native
Applause.) We have reduced, in this country, the
power of the crown and the power of the mobiles to
amount which deprves the and the other of all
offensive power Of all offensive privilege (hear y and
leaves them only so much influence to steady and
balance the machine Of the constitution and prevent
the rapid and constant fluctuations that might arise from
the unchecked exercise of the immediate popular will
ApIlausc) Now, starting from the other and opposite
point let us look to the great example OF the republic
OF the United States. Injustice don't hesitate to
the wod-ed to resistance resistance led to revolution
revolution led to the full enjoyment and full success of
the popular principle and popular rights and yet the
very flush of triumph and success when some excuses
might have been pardoned in nduging spirit so con.
genial to the feelings of the country and which had
acquired so great triumph the far seeing statesmen Of
that day foresaw it would be necessary to certain
tent to check the predomnancc of that purely popular
influence and to nterpoe-not indeed, that they bor
rowed from the mother country-but interpose
check which would tend balance to the constitution
and counterpose and equivalent TO the House Of
can counterpoise Gentlemen much, no doubt, may be
said against the doctrine of hereditary succession and
more especially hereditary legislation. Yet let be
permitted to observe in reference to word two which
fell from the president this occasion he has quoted
one instance in which the example of the father is
wholly lost on the SON. and seven or eight and
twenty years ago was led-a much younger mAn--to
visit that republic which he has lkened to an infant
Hercules so my son. inhertng his fathers desire has
visited that matured republc-there the rapidty Of
the growth of the Institutions, and the moral and mate
rial prosperity of the country and been able to estimate
how rapid and great the growth Of country whose in
stitutons deeply interviewer in the hearts and aec
tiols OF the people of that country cloud applausc)
hope you will allow me- upon my own part upon the
part OF the government to which have lately had the
honor of belonging and also will venture to say upon
the part Of the present government and of every
ment which exist in this country, to express how
strongly ! feel and how strongly I sure they
viii all feel satisfaction at that friendly feeling
manifested and proved TO exist between this great
country and the hardly less country the residence OF
our brethren OF the United States Cheers Sir it af-
tesying under the presidency OF one to whom the
mcrce OF Liverpool greatly indebted for the efforts he
(ear to meet upon this occasion the distinguished rep
esenave of the United States (applaue) with the rep
preventative of that great country, with whom have
many ties 81 laws, oil language, and of liberty. with
which it is Of the utmost Importance to the interests of
the whole world that should maintain the friendly
relations which happily subsist at this moment and to
have an opportunity of assuring him that whatever
ministry hold the reins of government they unless
wholly blind to the interest of their country well
the world at large have other object than cu
yaing the friendship OF the United States (Appausc
Ny honorable friend, if may be allowed to call him,
the minister mas adyertcd TO differences
which have arisen between us, and some points which
have led TO controversy and remark ] will not, of
course, upon such occasion this, enter upon dis.
cusson OF the merits OF the question but Of which feel
convinced that the best mode of settling the differences
which may arise between hsscountry and the United
States especalybut will say, also this and any other
country, Is frank moderate communication OF mode.
rate views and claims, temperately put forward and
steadily enforced upon the part of the representatives of
those nations. Gpplause And am of this, that
while tame concession Of any important rights never
affords real satisfaction to either Of the parties that
hand the friendship OF nations is best manained by calm
and temperate assertion of that which they believe be
their rights, and the other hand by moderate and
liberal view Of those which the rights and privileges
OF Others And let me mention, especially with
gard to the United States there is their part all that
plain, straightforward habit honesty and fair dealing,
derived win venture to say from their English
tors which will induce them TO think the of
British minister who steadily maintains that which he
conceiyes to DO the interest OF his country and at the
same time does not desire TO push those interests beyond
what the limits Of friendship and good feeling between the