The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-27
speech Of the United States CONSUL ut Ii
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From the Igon5on Standard, April
TIE Lord Mayor and the Lady hsycress yesterday gave
splendid banquet the bers OF Common Council
ard their ladies, and among the distinguished company
present the occasion the Earl OF Albenare the
Earl ofGrsnsrd Lord Robert Clinton, NJ p, Sir Stafford
Norihcote Baronet, N. p, Mr. R. Hawthorne American
Consul Ger eral, liverpool, &c, h..
The usual loyal tossts Il her Majesty the Queen"
"Hs Royal HghnesPrnce Albert Albert Prince OF Wales
and the other members OF the Royal Family having been
given
The Lord Mayor next to propose the health Of
gentleman who represented the interesso what he must
tel kindred countryhe referred TO the represents
tive Of the United States in h capacity Of Consul Gene
raj at Liverpool The gentleman whose he had to
proIo,e Mr.. Nathaniel Hawthorne, whore
distinguished literary in the United States Of
America lie was the author of many popular tales, and
i there was anything in which n gland and America com
auctions OF each country sought after, and in the
tate which vas thereby reciprccaly created He pro
posed ne health o. The honorable gentleman vita every
Mr.. HAwraoRSn the American Consul General atIiver.
pool who received With very cordial cheers said
rose to express his deep Of the honor he
sitting at the hospitsple board Ct the Lord Mayor he
would say i left him to say anything, he YOU'D
thing that the oble lord had preceded him
said In reference to the great Office sh the Lord Mayor
held and there american who did as
az re (Mr Hswthorne) did in sitting e. the hospitsbe
bosrd Of this city which, the WORLDS metropolis tnes
were bold enough 70 regard as their chssrs With
he felt that the Americans would repay iartoing Of
| hat great national debt OF gra fade which they
| owed to this country, he should lei better ga
the sentiment which this assembly had evineed
that evening" though he had been aben. from
1 his native land. bis conptrymen must be greatly
chspged they cid not equally respond that feeling Ia
reference to this country. His counuymen were ready
at all times TO repcDd TO every friendly
the part OF England He believed there had never
| been kird VOID conveyed to America, but she
ready 70 respond with Kind Providence had
cemented tho two countries by lies Of the mos. ndisso
uble smity. Even on this rich old soil Of England
where his fore'stners were born they still might be said
TO tske an interesan interest which tended 10 the ad
Want &c Of both countries. But In America IL they
peasd the story Of Midas again. that they could change
barren lands into gold that gold came 10 found It's way
to our shores II he could put faith in what he had
heard passng among Englishnen and Americans land
teDg American himself, be woud ask who would dare
to say that Englfbmen cid not cay what hey felt p then
he when he thought Of there gs that the friendly
relations at present existing between the two countries
cou.d never Ne broken. Applause)
Irish Emigration 20 the Uaited states.
The Galway Qreland) papers complain that notvith.
standing the "disgrscefu and ungratsfnu treatment
TIE result Of the :hnaons Of the Know Nothing par