New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-17

/ could not bear Ms Peech mere " - a- re-
ported IN tie morning journals:
Us bs accent. lie nviia;i5n 70 nee. the oGIsas
AZ Nor,rro on this occasion with feelings Of peculiar
s,,;.f. on beca,se he knew that this day was grst
eo.cb in the history OF Canads lie 'elf assured u
ves ore upon which the future h-i "'sn son's iook
back with sa,isscron-:haI !. soui maze us,
psce in Csnaoan history. II " l. IN 49, toa' Isri
burhsrn made his report on Canada; and how d'i ne
describe IL He stated that except IN ie" sPo's tns
country WIS all Wild ard dcso late; an only
about Is niles Of railway between IKE I" 'lS W
ana Larrairie. But nov what was me SondiI'on %
Cansdal Pm. tie traveller down at - ln)rlas ana
let bin 60 through b Stafford By railro.d-see me
condition q III courtry end pr1n vince II II : w.
ard desola.e. The country p0iuc"d NJ; only enoos5
70 supply ts own needs bu, exported 20 we c9iIe1
States and to Europe. Ard all this progress hai 6een
made in the brief soa.e of L. yesrs-snce L1rd Dlr
ham wrote hi' report Instead Of the 10 miles OF rs
way that then existed, there were nearly l,1o open.
The whole country opened up, and tne msrAe's
Of Europe rendered accessible 20 rs peps M'n'rch
the celter of that commerce scd this, railway sys
tn, anc Tia, Position assured commercial greatness;
The former tedious journey from Quebec % Moh'rrh,
performed in five or SIX hours snd
the traveller misht 60 from one end OF the
Provir ce 70 the other in "a hours. The Nctons
Bridge would render Montreal famous for one OF
the most wonderful works OF the world. II was great
work, which would connect the Gros; West with the
South and The seaboard At period when masses of ice
INSTRUCTED navigation, creating distractions which
required genius TO overcome. Thst work would also
Southern neghbors, with whom he hoped they would
ever remain fast friends Loud chseripg. lie alluded
the great valley of the Ottawa, and stated that he
knew the citizens Of Montreal looked with peculiar in
teest 10 its development The settlement OF that great
tract of territory he considered of Importance
10 TIE whole country. Canada wanted breadth, and
this the settlement of the Ottawa region would afford.
He knew The people OF Montreal looked with peculiar
interest on the prosperity of the Ottawa country; with
which they rightly believed that Of their own city was
In ked. Tue Ottawa further of interest as atsrd-
ing Ink betw cen the Great West and the ST. Law
renee Montreal Ii was not for him TO decide which
was the best means of opening up that route That
would properly be deciced by the civil engineers who
were now surveying il. Montreal would receive the
traffic OF the Ottawa, which alone afforded assurance
Of It's commercial greatness The Wet ria bridge would
also connect that region with our brethren on 0esouth
and he considered it right before he sat down to AJAX
erisson Of the chairman tn propose the healih OF the
Chief Magistrate of the United ) ates.
His Excellency is said to have ended his remarks
an id a prolonged burst of applause His concluding
sentiment was responded to by Mr. Wilson a. follows
Mr.. MAYOR AND FELLow-CITIzEss; L thank you
in beba of Il citizens of the United Ststss who have
jon,y this great festival for the sentiment
ven have given in honor of the Chief Magistrate OF the
United States lCheSrsl. l am sure ST. express the
feeling OF every American here to-day, when say ina.
we thank Won Tor proposing sentiment to the C1let
Magistrate of our country but thank You for saying
thar you that the people NJ the Uced States aud The
people OF Brth America will always meet as trends
Il beer.l Difficulties have arisen have reqnehtly
arisen between Great Britain and the United States
There difficulties, Sir, between our Governments, we
all trust in process of settlement so that peace,
perpetual peace, may be preserved between Great
b itain and America Great sppausel. Let me say
here teddy what know every son OF Ne"-Epglanu,
New-York and 10 an especial manner the sonsof inc
mighty West, will sustain me IN saylng-tn,t we VII
ness the development and the prosperity Of the briush
Colonies in North America lcheersl not only without
ealousv but we witness it with pride and admiration
ICheersl. Go on brethren, improve and develop all
the mighty resources OF British America. Tour
prt sperty is our prosperity lApplauseI we
are bound together by thousand assoc ators Oh Diood
and of kindred. We connected together by those
mighty improvements which We are met here to-day 10
O. emorate. We are bound together oy lrta'y o.
Reciprocity mutually beneficial TO You and to u.s. we
are beginning TO understand each other TO vane each
other TO be proud of each otnets success, ana may
God grant thet the Sons of British America and the
sons OF the North American Republic may never meet
again on the banks OF the ST. Lawrence, on rver, on
lake on land in any other way than that IN wien we
aie ell net tOday-to grasp esch otner haauS m
friendship and 10 aid, to encourage each oter III lhe
d. yelopms Mt of the of the North American
Coutin, mt Great applsnsel SIR, the Governof-ien
ersl has alluded TO Lord Durham, statesman In whose
premature grave were buried many If the high hopes
OF the Reormeis of England lie uttered a sentiment
that every statesman whether in the service OF En-
Gland or America, should respond TO, and fhst vas
tbs: That he never saw Autumn pass over unrecoS-
nized and unreC rmed abuses without pfoiouid TO
"sret" [Cheers Gentlemen, give you IN conciu'
zion this sentmebtPrOspery to The people OF CdnSda,
and success TO their Government.
Speeches in response to various sentiments were
made by Gen. Sir William Eyre, ExGov Kent,
Judge Day. Col. Toche the Hon. John ROss MI.
Robinson Mayor OF Toronto, Mr.. Bross, editor of The
Democratic Press of Chicago, and Others. OF these
can ouly find room for that of Gov. Kent, who re-
ponded in behalf Of the guests of the OCCASION 1t
was as fOlows:
CEyrLEnEs: remember whea / Was a boy, / used
10 hear the people talk about taking Canada; and th
morning when walked through your Streets aud saw
the numbers of my own country men, began at first to
think that the old prophecy might have been true
But soon found ont that instead Of our akiog
Canada might take US great applause had taken Us,
not ss prisoners OF war, but IS Ilends, and ha the
only danger of our suffering was in the warmth Of that
strong q asp Of friendship given to us. remember
that for many years there was source OF dncuy and
alarm between u.. ! remember we had difficult
boundary line to settle; but, happily, Il was settled
and settled very happily too. Alter the line Was liked
il struck the brain vi one of our men TO run ins
across ,ha. bourdary-a bond which would INK the
countries and be rveted at both ends 50 that no
storm which might hereafter beat against should be
able 10 shake IL /. is not OILY m)ral, but railway
and other grea. material improvements that we find
sbadowed forth in these two great works-the Bio
and Shakespeare. | have sometimes thought the
latter great master mind must have had IN
view the future railroads OF the world, when be
.pcke OF that friendship which grapped WIN hooks
of steel. The metal OF which be speaks migh' De
more hted 10 receive his"'i PVi'"I a"SA - -
sdsp'ed TO The use of the poet tu. We have drop
ped l. for that other metal Steel If too brittle to rep
resent friendship but we hsve found out iron, which
will pot break / am called upon TO speak In behalf OF
the people OF the United Slater, J " gue'A on this
OCCASION, or nigh, but alude 10 those mghtg results
of his iron line which binds US together. We have
witnessed ts effects, and whoever We may think or
say of the Industrial snd conneral interests h.t have
been fosered it still pleasant 70 think that 1t
binds ne together friends. IL brings u together as
men Of the same cont pent, who united together IN
the sane work which IS nov bringing US daily ioto
olcaax oom,upion I have eDOken al this great bond