Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-04-21
LORD rALnEnroN AND mn. BUCHANAN.


At recent celebration Of the London
Scamen's Society Lord Palmerston was in
the chair, and while toasting those sovereigns
who had contributed 70 the society, he drew
the attention Of the company to Mr.. Buchan-
an. the American Minister, who was present.
"We cannot" said his lordship, "claim him
as an Englishmap, but we will not acknowl-
edge him wholly to be G foreigner; he rep
resents, indeed, only another member Of our
own family trust that the identity which
prevails between us in that medium Of ideas
which is called language may long continue
to imply an identity Of sentiment and feel
ing, and that when he returns to his native
land, he will be able to bear with him the
expression of esteem and admiration and
friendship which the people Of this country
entertain towards his countrymen, and that
he will diffuse among them those sentiments
which, am confident, they entertain for
u.s." Loud cheers.l Mr.. Buchanan rose in
reply, and said, / can truly say do not find
myself stranger in strange land. We
speak the same language we read the same
books; in both countries we worship the
same God, according TO the dictates Of our
conscience. and there is none to make us
afraid. [Cheers.] Life, liberty, and proper
ty are equally protected in both countries
both have free press; pnblic opinion has
full away, and we speak a language which can
never be spoken in any country in which
slavery practically exists. Loud cheers. ]
A stranger coming to. England must be great
| ly struck with your noble charities, which are
of the most magnificent character-Provi-
dence has blessed you with boundless wealth
and has inspired the hearts of the posessors
of that wealth with the desire to remember
their poorer neighbors, to relieve poverty
and distress in every form, and in what more
benevolent form could such desire De man.
Tested than in support Of this institution
know Of no country which ought to be
more careful Of their seamen than the mother
country and ourselves. We are certainly
more extensively engaged in commerce thar
any two countries in the world, and ] hope
while there must necessarily be competition
between us, that it will be an honorable ant
a friendly one. God knows the world is wid'
enough for the commerce of both countries
Let US, therefore, encourage each other, in
stead Of evincing a narrow and jealous spirit
(Cheers. No other two nations enjoy hsl
so much commercial intercourse, and if eve
there should be war between these kindre'
nations, which God in his mercy forbid l.ou'
Cheers, the suspension ofcommerce betweel
them for one year, would injure both to
greater extent than war ever inflicted on an
other nations. We have, therefore, ever.
interest, every inclination and every feeling
to remain friends, and to preserve amicabl
relations forever. We sometimes complain
of each other we are, in fact, both complain
ing nations occasionally, Laughter; !; but
can say, with the mostperfect truth that ther
exists in my own country an under-current
kindly and gracious feeling towards the moth
er country, and fever the time should arriv
when it shall become necessary to develop
that feeling it would exhibit itself to tn
astonishment even of the people Of England
Loud cheers followed Mr.. Buchanan to hi
seat.