The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-04-12
Gbs fsIitiana Democrat.
From the London Times, March IL.
SPEECH BY MIR. BUCHANAN.

Last night the Lord Mayor and Lady
Mayoress entertained Mr.. Buchanan, the
American Minister, and select party at
dinner in the Egyptian hall of the Mansion
House, as mark of respect and considera-
ton on the occasion of his leaving England
as the representative Of the United States
to return to his native country.
On the removal of the cloth the usual
loyal and patriotic toasts were drank, that
Of the Army and Navy having been re.
sponded to respectively by Lieutenant Gen.
eral Sir Harry Jones and Lord Radstock.
The Lord Mayor then said, he had
among his visitors that evening distin.
guished gentleman and an illustrious states.
man, the Minister of the United States.
(Cheers.) That gentleman was about to
leave this country. his successor to this
court having been appointed, and being
daily expected among us. He should have
felt it great reflection on his mayoralty,
and manifest dereiction Of duty, if lie
had omitted such an opportunity Of show
Ing that mark Of respect to the Minister of
the United States which he had it in his
power to bestow as the chief magistrate of
the city Of London. At all times the citi-
zens Of London had received, and he trust
ed ever would receive, with more than or.
binary pleasure the representative Of the
great transatlantic republic in this country;
and it was in that sense, and also because
h. was about to return to his native
! nd, that Mr.. Buchanan was pecul . ~
welcome 10 partako Of his h, ,itality-
(Cheers.) He knew that he would carry
with him the best wishes Of the people Of
this country for his happiness and prosper.
ity in his own land and he hoped he would
return there with no other than kindly
and an abiding recollection of the great
people among whom he had been SO long a
resident. He gave them "thc health of
Mr.. Buchanan" loud cheers)
Mr. Buchanan-My Lord Mayor, ladies,
and gentlemen-l receive with profound and
grateful feelings this testimonial from the
present company Of the regard in which
they hold my country, for do not attri-
butte it to myself can say, however in all
truth and sincerity, that shall ever pre-
serve grateful memory Of the kindness
which | have invariably received in Eng
land. have veto meet the first English
gentleman who has not treated me as i'll
had been countryman Of his own
(Cheers.) say nothing of the ladies, be-
cause oughtnot to speak of them, although
they are the iairest part of the creation.
l shall carry home with me every sort of
grateful feeling towards the people of this
country, among whom have never felt
myself stranger. Speaking the same
language having read the same books
having Lad intercourse with kindred free
people, have always spoken my sentiments
freely and respectfully in every society in
which have been; | have invariably found
that an English gentleman treated me kind
ly, and if we differed in opinion we have
always parted in peace and friendship.
With regard to the two countries, what a
dreadful misfortune it would he to the
whole human race if they should ever
again be involved in wall Hear, hear.)
How it would in.urc and throw back the
cause of civilization and of human liberty
How it would delight the dcspots Of the
earth to find those two nations destroying
themselves, and in that way destroying
every hope of progress TO mankind!-I
(Cheers.) hold it that there can be no
political slavery where the English lam
guage is the language Of the country
renewed checrs.) 1t is impossiblc-and
SO far from there being any jealousy, so far
from its being proper that there should be
any jealousy in either country as to the
honest and fair extension of the frontiers of
either, it ought to be considered blessing
to mankind that they should have the OPP
portunity of extending their freedom and
liberal institutions over all the unsettled
parts of the earth. (Cheers.) am sorry
to say that, with all these feelings and sem
timents, from the first separation of the
two countries there has unfortunately al.
ways been a group of unsettled questions.
There is cloud now impending over their
relations; but trust God and | believe
that that cloud will be speedily dispersed,
and that the sunshine of peace and friend.
ship will become more and more bright
between the two countries until all the
disscnsions which ever existed between
them shall have passed away, and shall
only live in history as a record of the fol-
ly of two people who could for moment
suppose it possible to engage in fraricidal
war. loud cheers.) | flank Won aooin