The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-24
The DAILY DISPATCH.
TharsaayssIorniux, April "a. 1850.
An Enslish Enforcement Of Young Ame-

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IasrsdaysSiornius, April "a, 1856.
An Ensiish Endorsemeut Of Young Ame-
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At the Inauguration Of the Royal Exchange as
Dundee, Scotland, Mr.. Henry e. Baxter. M. p,
was called upon to propose the toast Of "The Pre-
sident and People of the United States of Anne.
merics,' which he introduced with the following
speech:
The duty assigned to me on this occasion IA one
wnicn AZ an times should perform with satisfac.
tion and pleasure, but TO my mind II Is especially
sratiying under present circumstances when the
oiunoers OF diplomatists and the uncaled for sar
casms OF newspaper writers have for a moment
cast q cloud over the relations of two countries
separated from each other by 5000 miles of ocean:
put, nevertheless peopled by the same race, re-
peating the same language, and both enjoying that
civil and religious freedom which never fails 10
make nation great | have been asked to pro.
pose as toast, ''The President and People of the
United States of America" and look upon this
request as a straw, showing the direction of the
current In an important commercial communitv
as an indication that Dundee looks with no un.
friendly eye on the rising star of Empire in the
West-(cheers)-as token that neither politicians
nor journalists have succeeded in so mappjfyiuo
the points of difference between the two govern
ments as to endanger that concord upon which the
happiness of half the human race and the nro
gress OF civilization depend Great cheerinc5
1t is to me matter of constant wonder. NOT that
that great republic has many faults: not that fha
machinery of government ever and anon creaks
and works uupleasantly not that filibu sters and
repudiators sometimes obtain an undne nrom;
nence for their reckless deeds; not that foreign re
fugees and emigrants now and then contnue to
speak SO loudly that their voice is mistaken for
.nat OF the country at large not that uncouth
manners and wild theories and uprincinled cbar
acters, should be met with in land so vast so re-
Gently settled, and SO overrun with the Gains and
Judases of European socety-but that in the
snort space OF 90 years, by the unaided energy
sho enterprise OF their own people, the United
States should have risen to the position of first
rate Power, developed their agricultural, mineral
and commercial resources with rapidity urex.
ampled in history, and without a monarch, an
army, or an aristocracy. afforded an instance of
selfgovernment and obedience to law which can.
not fail, whatever be our political sentiment, to
command our respect-(Great cheering)
But America, it may be said shows an inordi-
nate desire for territorial aggrandisement True:
but if this be meant for railing accusation. does
II come from good grace from Power on whose
dominions the sun never sets-a Power which
has appropriated South Africa, Australia. and
New Zealand-a power which step by STEP has
possessed herself of India from the Himalays
Mountains TO Cape Comorin (hear hear) John
Bull, however, uses more gentemanly express.
sions while Jonathan talks vulgarly of annerin1
Cuba, ne with marvellous quiet dignity seqnes-
trates Oude-(hGar, hear)
Now of course there is no one in this assembly
there is no true born Briton-who would sub
NIT to national indignity, who would not back
Lord Palmerston in defending rights secured by
treaty, and maintaining violate his country's hon
of-(cheers) But confess that do not in the
least sympathise-nor, 1 think do the commercial
classes generally-with that unnatural jealousy of
the United States which exists in several intiuen.
ta quarters, which has its foundation in dislike to
republican institutions, and which, if we do not
look sharp are after our rulers, may yet lead to
consequences disastrous to us all-(hear and ap-
plause)
care nothing about what is called the Monroe
doctrine. America for the Americans" is no cher
ished maxim of mine; but this do say, nothing is
more likely, nothing more natural nothing is more
desirable, than that people so industrious and SO
well fitted for selfgovernment as our trans-Atlan.
tic cousins, should gradually extend their insttu.
tions over the entire continent of North America;
and that, NO matter what we do, or think or say,
whether Lord Palmerston for the nonce stands by
his friend the King of the Mosquitoes or like wise
man, abandon that mighty potentate to his fate,
both Mexico and Central America will sooner or
later be peopled and civilized by the American
branch of the Anglo Saxon race. ICheers
We, at all events, have irons enough in the fire;
without multiplying them in quarter where we
cannot N the nature of things maintain a foot
ing long; and for one hope that the people of
both countries, tired of this diplomatic fnessing
and laundering will take the matter ihto their own
hands, and give their respective governments dis
tinctly to understand that war as to the terms of
an apology, or the protectorate over few sava-
yes, would be a fratrcidal and sinful war-that
they wish an end put to this squabble about mere
trifes, when tremendous interests are at stake
and that the only contest which they will tolerate
between Great Britain and America is, as to which
can do the most for the civilization and evangeii
zation of the world. l beg to give as toast, 1.-THE
President and People of the United States of Ame-
rica-"-[Applause