Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-29
NUMBER "A.

American people gslan, peope) should vi.i, her do
miuons In canada and return home through e United
states ths' The royal Progress would b. hailed
s"n as much respect and as much enthusiasm would
be shown by her loyal subects fCheer- Th-rei. n
the United States large Conservative cla- ~ho ar. .c
ureiy removed from the of potics: and can
uHt These good p"ooe think that the public pr-~s In
America ana the public in England can ~l az I'd
to consult the national p-cuse- Of each oth-~ Auo
me- sir, to propose the have in NV h.pd.t,rc.t
Britain and the United States frank intercourse cords.
friendship and perpetual peace between them ID,uuk
with Immense cheering
Mr. John NcGr~gor NJ. p, as the r~pre.euts,,,. oa .
great constituency which had considerable is.rcoar..
With America proposed the health OF his friend Nr ~orr,
Peabody, who most sctive promoter that .ulty
which ought sways to exist between the two nations
speaking the same language and dcsc-ndsd ro,n common
ancestors
The toast received ~itb loud snd pr,.oor-d
cheers.
Mr. Peabody in returning thanks for the vcty kind re-
eepuon given "a the toast, sAd tina. he sxe-e,uxiy
sratited at being surrounded glorious dnv by :,
large number of his counrynen and his English f.nd.
'hat he wss most happy 10 witness the perfect harmony
-hch had prevailed throughout the proceedings OF the ven
Ing and he trusted that il would De- and that his M
might be spared TO his friends on many sal.r osr..
sloos lCheers He had no difficulty in providing fos
their ply cal zpp-tte but they look 10 tho. nor
capable ot making speeches than himself 20 cater for r
intellectual eroyment- lie felt his heart va. right bpt
he wanted the power 10 express in suitable ngusg. ia
feelings During his long absence from hs native eoantr,
he had formed many aitzehments but the aud cf hi. hr,
vas d~ays upprrmost in his affections. and be would ~
sr reoce TO call it his home Again thanking them f
their kindness he down amid renewed aoplau. the
baud playing Home, sweet home"
Me- Coobin, with few appropriate remarks then gas.
Our English guests which drunk -ith all the boa.
ors, Mr.. y C. Hall replying
The next toast, "Profe--or Morse" whose name "a. .
sociA,ed With the ~onderul improvements In tb. ec,c
Telegraph, having been responded to-
Mr. Peabody proposed Hon Mr. Csneroo Of Cana
Ga"
Mr.. Cameron, in returning thank. observed ,b., =.
vas happy, as colonst OF Great Britain In the Ne-
World To tell them how proud the Canadians fet of Old
Enssu, ana nov attached they their sovereign
-'eShngs "hich aros from the kind and fostering hard
which England extended TO them In the management f
their affairs Cheers To the old colo,,ie. sh id
acted the part oi harsh tspmother she had co.rced
and chained her children down until the iron had eni.r
INTO their souls anu ia their anger aud spar tbay had
broken the letters that CALLED them and severed the chain
that bound them. To the new colonies she had be.n
senue and nursing mother assisting them to d-veop their
resources directing their energies aiding their enter
ses anu conrFiing upon them the uestinable boon of
sehgovernment. Cheers And mark what had been
the results with nearly million Of people mon than b,
old colonies possessed at the the Revolution t.,,
attachment England was sieadfst and stropV nd
while the Americans alNays spoke when ,bout so v;
he od orid OF going out to Europe it was still ~th
the coonisis, when they crossed the seas comnp ho-
10 England, lCheers War had been spoken of he
tween these Islands and the Continent of the West and
none could think of such q CALAMITY without sbndI,r
but men must not shut their eyes the possibility of such
an event, and considerations OF humanity and religion
must be invoked aud concessions made to avert the
tastrophe tCheers. England could afford 10 couced.
and the world would be spared the spectacle of the
great Protestant nations Of the earth working against
each Gher and wasting the battle field those precious
lives that in peace might extend religion and civilization
TO the ends Of the earth. Cheers
The concluding toast of The Ladies" having BEEN Civ
en- by Mr. Peabody, the company separated shortly he
lore IL o'clock, all OF them highly grstifed With he
evenings entertainment.
The national airs OF the countries were PLAYED Al
intervals du''ng tue evening BY very efficient band.