Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-02

The President said they had gentleman pres
ent who had contended that Vanity, which they
had all been taught was an evil, wasn virtue ana
he should like TO hear an exposition of MS PM
lnzophY upon that subject lie proposed tue
health Of NJ Thaekeray. Loud cheers
Mr.. Thackeray arose amid loud applause and
s.id. do not know. Mr. Fowler, from which OF
the work. If William Makepeace Thackcray
inst mentioned you have derived the sentiment
which you have uttered. Forif have said any
thing about vanity, il was not altogether vanity
mir 10 introduce it at this moment laughter Tor
upon my cons science do not know the sentiment,
and am perfectly prepared Ia approve or con
iradici IT, as you may say Laughter IKE
better the poem which my friends at the piano
sang lust now. in compliment to the good lasses
Of England and America some OF the latter OF
whom now see peepng from behind that door
laughter. II was in consequence OF the eAis
fence oftw good asses in my own county
and God bless ihem-tha ever came into this
No.. laughter and thank God that IN coming
here | have found some %! the kindest friends
and some of the best company and some OF the
very nobIest and proudest and most honest people
| eyer saw in any country in Christcndom. APP
planse So much allow me TO say at the com
mencenent Of this lecture. Laughter. was
pning to say lecture; but the one which was
going to make have forgotten all about. Tor |
left it in nv hat, think, down stairs, laughter
and | have only the heads of little lecture
which have gathered around about, and about
which, if you think best. will make few com
mrnts which will not last above two hours.
On the announcement Of the first toast which
Mr. Fowler gave u, he was to me an expresslhle
relief: he said that politics were t" be intro
,luced into this assembly. Laughter.l Zen
tempn Mr. Fowler, aud ladies', laughter this
wn- 10 me a grea: satisfaction. because was
told by Mr.. Young in terms Of great earncsness'
a little time since that my own politics were
looked upon with great reprohaion by many OF
the Englishmen present IN regard 90 som" mem
bers Of the house of Hanover mentioned to night.
| never had progressed. aud do not now profess,
any speeinl degree of reverence and esteem
With respect to one Of thcm-the blind, the
brave, the obstinate, the good old man whose
memory and whose sad fate | am sur" no Eng
lish heat can remember without the sincerest
loynlty md affection, | have spoken always
believe, in terms Of due and proper feeling -
With respect to his granddaughter, the Sovereign
who nj present rules over ns-h"w could how
could any how could any gentleman speak
except with honor, regard, and affection Loud
cheers What | said abont the Queen. wish
10 rrcall and those words of lecture. which
hnye no doubt will never lac heard again. said
| honered her, because she was II good wife.
good mother. an accomplished lady. an enlight-
cned friend. and tender sympathizrr IN her
peoples sorrows and glories. Applause. 1t
Wa pleasant to me- n an Epgllshman, in making
my Tour through tbs great country. and III re
peaiing these words. to find the universal and
cordial response with which they were received
by the inntitndrS whom have had the luck TO
address Applause If the words had not
been true, these people would not have SO receiv-
ed them with honor aud love; aud for one.
whatever | may think about the soverci gus of old
times. will yield to no oue-not t. the oldest
Tory terc prcScnt-in my admiration and res
peet for that lady. loud cheers
The second toast which our President gave us
was the President of the United States, aud allow
me To say TINT cordially drank that toast for
reasons personal to mv-rlf laughter, because
the President of the United States when last
visited This country was kind enough to come to
my lectures Loud laughter Then we came to
thu Emperor of the French, and drank his health
with eordaity because among other titles of re-
gard he wears the eagle of ST George. Applause
We then heard our President toast the sister SO.
cieties, aud it seemed to me that all the seven
champions of Chrl>tcndom started up Mt once and
began To do honor to this toast At least heard
St. Andrew of Scotland, st. David of Wales,
and st. Nicholas. though don't remember him
in the old legends we'll as ST. Patrick, of Ire.
land. Applause was reading ia paper only
this morning-a n. York pnper-an article which
seemed to cast some doubt over the history of
St. George. and to express skcptcal opinions as
regards his sanship. Why, gentlemen, have
not Numbers of yon got his badge now wearing up
your hearts Have we not seen in early times
upon the sovereigns Of the lamentcd George "
that great st. George engaged with prodigi"us
great dragon, in light costume and with n smal
sword x nothing else. remember, two years ngc
of seeing the hill of Beyrout, the very hin where
they say the battle came off, when St. George
rescued the lovely lady Sabras and married he,
afterward, as ! understand, to the happiness OF
both parties. Laughter.
Gentlemen, ST. Denis. ct France. whom | sa
Lutte in the presence of my friends opposite to me
and St George OF England, have been engaged
for nearly three years with II certain dragoon OF
great valor, and il must be confessed that at the
end of an immensely long battle, ST. George has
not Az utterly thrashed that dragon perhap.
| his sons expected he would do. daughter. y
| In the old country we are perhaps a little proud
of our national elory-a little vain of our n
! chievemeni s-hrag somewhat of our vaur and
assert that il Is superior to all the rest of the
world QLaughtpr) In this are quite differ
ent from our children of St. Jonathan, cloud
laughter) who it is known never brag (laughtcr);
who quite unassumng in their department.
and who do not think "strong beer" of them
selves at all. (Renewcd laughter. - But though
We did not literally overcome that dragon, il
must be remembered that at Alma hit him Il
terrific clip on the head; that at Inkermann We
delivered Ia hun some terrible lance hrusts.whlch
sent him tumhling down hill; and that at Balak
lava rode in and out of his very jaws loud
cheers l. and if at the Redan received such a
bite from that dragon us caused us to hold and
and come back to prepare for another round.
| flaughter.) for one, do not much regret the cir
cnms'ance ct the pause. | am glad that the
round never came off. Applause. hold to
the pacific Christian name which my godfather
and godmohers gave me | would rather have
| peace than victory. | would rather have love
than rancor, and am pleased to think that the
struggle is ended with the mutual esteem it
must have ended on both sides. with a gallant