New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-31


| speech OF Mr.. Dallas Mt the Royal Literary
E'ra4d Dinner.
| At the Anniversary Dinner Of the Royal Literary
| Fund Association held in London on the evening OF
| the 7th Of Way, the Dnke of Cambridge in the
charafte numerous sentiments had been responded
to-
The Chairman gave The literature and science OF
the United States ana Ills eEtelteney the American
Minister dwelling with much force the union that
ought to and must exist between the two nations, and
expressed his belief that nothing was so much calcua-
ted TO promote the aypathy and Of the TWO
countries as common literasnre in the same Ian
gaage The toast vas received W@lthgspeateo VIII eAseF
Mr. Dallas the American Minister, then rose and
was received with most emphatic and long continued
applause. He said after thanking, now do his
Royal Highneas for recognizing By this toast fhe ny
eratare and science of my country, and after fhank-
ing this company for having received the toast with
impressive cordially, would perhaps he most pru
dent for me resume my seat and 70 avoid the risks
necessarily incident te handling of asabiect which
cannot pretend TO be master Of
g.ssth sa.s
There are, however IeV recollections which stfmu-
late me to do somewhat more. Les remind you Of
historical fact particularly 20 me at this
moment, that over small and hesItatng meeting IN
E73 which constituted the germ Of this noW -four
ishing and brilliant tuition there presided coun-
tryman Of mine. Hear, hear, and cheersl And
it be true, as doubtless il that the severe and prc
teal character Of his mind refused 70 entertain the
sanguine hopes of its subsequent founder, still
min Franklin, the american sage, philosopher and
statesman, lent from the chair his grave sanction to
the purposes which, having been subsequently most
zealousfy sperseVegsd IN, have obtained the trumphs
which i now witness. Nor am altogether insen-
sibe to the fact that relation of own was the
great grandson of yogr ftrst AeaT near,
tics Of his ancestor, he acting in official 0ecT-
patton in the United States and amidst the Ioftiest
spheres Of science he has displayed AZ least
equal. Hear. hear, and cheers.l Perhaps, too,
enthusiastically his representative n this country,
bound to cooperate in the expression Of all honor to,
and To give my adhesion W, corporation whose
generous and sustaining hand unstraghtened by in
Yidious limits 1T was my lot, abont ten years ago.
TO act the presiding chancellor Of an institution
for promoting the diffusion Of knowledge among
namong all men without distinction OF elaas, or
party or faith or country Iacted IN that capacity in
an institution founded on and slsstIng by the bOun
ty of d wise and benevolent EngHshlnan. In accept
ing the mnnifcent bequestE of Smithson TO found
Institution bearing his name, and now being in
successful operation in the city OF Washington, in
the United States and giving it direction analogous
to your own the Government of tile United States
ss paid sss homage St. e pTlns,hes a,d ga
will afford me great pleasure. and perhaps, might
cater to my national pride, il admitted Sbelong
to band by which the Literature OF the
United States has been advanced and Illustrated They
owe heavy debt payable in the coin Of the brain, to
the genius Of this Island But let say, that they
labor indefahgably to reduce that debit and already
/ they cease to regard as hopeless achievement
the payment of the debt in full Hear, hearl
i Since my arrival, and during the last seven weeks
thatI have been your great capital Ihave been de-
lighted to listen to ealogie on American Judicial
science coming from the lips of these who are the
i most exalted and lear ed IN Westminster Hall.
have been delighted TO hear interminged the names
4 of Afson Bancroft, Macaulay, Preseatt Grote, and
q Irving 4 have been delighted to remark thasno ex
cuson from the almost geal precincts of Waverly
and Vanity Fair, and My Nuvel IS harshly pronounced
against the Indian ronances and the sea stories Of
Cooper, or against The House with Seven Cables
or The scarlet letter, Hear, hear. And, in fine,
Ihaye been delighted to perceive as having grown
obsolete and permanently banished the sarcastic crt
cism used to hear in my youth Tho ever reads
an American book Y [Hear, hear. It is from this
harmony of scientific and literary expression between
the two countries that draw the best hope of har
mny in the general intercourse between them Loud
cheers.] The influence Of authors over communities
were neither obe doubted or exaggerated. Let US,
then, trust that the copous, stong and polished lam
guage which is common to England and America,
may cease to be the medium Of Iloud eheersl
but on the contrary, become the instrument of mu-
tual instruction, Of conciliaton and peace. loud
and continued cheering 5