Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-04-04
From the London Times, March II.
ENGLAND.

Dinner mt the Mansion House O United States
Minister.
Last night, the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress
entertained Mr.. Buchanan, the American Minister,
and select party at dinner at the Egyptian hall OF
the Mansion House, a mark of respect and con-
slderation on the occasion of his leaving England as
the representative of the United States, to return to
his native country. The company included, among
others, Admiral Lord and Lady Radstock, Lieuten-
ant General Sir Harry Jones, Viscount Chelsea, M.
P; Mr.. Miner Gibson, M. P, and Mrs. Miner Glib
son Lord James Stuart Sir W. Abby, Edward Deer
ing, NJ. p; Sir Walter B. Riddle, Sir T. H. Mad
dock, M. p; Mr.. Rice, NJ, P; Mr.. Whaman, M.
P; MIR. Lee, M. r.; Mr.. Lushington, M P; DR., w.
Mitchell. Nj. p; MIR. Mcnckon Mines, M, P; Mr.
J. Pilkington, M. P; Mr.. Kershaw, NJ. P; Mr.
Swift, M. P; Mr.. Christie, her Majesty's Minister
to the Argentine Confederation Mr. Wykeham Maj
tin, M p Bernal Osborne, M P; Mr. Henry Pow
nall, the Consul General for France, the Consuls
General Fletcher Wilson, Hebe1er, Heath and Mrs
Health Psichar and Ionides. &c.
On the removal of the cloth, the usual loyal and
patriotic toasts were drank, that of the Army and
Navy having been responded to respectively by Lieu
tenant General Sir Harry Jones and Lord RadstOck
The Lord Mayor then said, he had among his Wis
tiers that evening distinguished gentleman and an
lustrious statesman, the Minister of the United
States. [Cheers.l That gentleman was about to
cave this country, his successor to this court having
been appointed, and being daily expected to arrive
among He should have felt it a great reflection
on his mayoraltY, and manifest derelicon of duty
If he had omitted such opportunity of showing
that mark of respect to the Minister of the United
States which he had it in his power to besow as the
chief magistrate of the city of London At all times
ever would receive with more than ordinary pleas
ure the representative of the great transatlantic
public in this country and it in that sense and
also because he was about to return to his native
| land, that Mr.. Buchanan peculiarly welcome 10
partake of his hospitality [Cheers He knew that
he would carry with him the best wishes of the peo-
pie of this country for his happiness and prosperity
in his own land, and he hoped he would return there
with no other than kindly and abiding recolec-
ton of the great people among whom he had been so
long resident. He gave them &C the health of MI.
Buchanan" Loud cheers.
Mr.. BUCHANAN.-My Lord Mayor, ladies and gem
tlemen-I receive with profound and grateful feel
ings this testimony from the present company of the
regard in which they hold my country for do not
attribute ii to myself. ! can say, however, in all
truth and sincerity, that shall ever preserve CRATE
full memory of the kindness which have invariably
received in Eng gland | have yet to meet the first
English gentleman who has not treated me as if |
had been countryman of his own. Cheers |
say nothing of the ladies' because | ought not to
speak of them although they are the airest part of
creation. shall carry home with me every sort of
grateful feeling towards the people of this country,
among whom have never felt myself stranger
Speaking the same language, having read the same
books, having had intercourse with kindred free
people, have always spoken my sentiments freely
and respectfully in every society in which have
been; have invariably found that an English gen.
tleman treated me kindly and if we differed in opin-
ion we have had fair argument: and we have al
ways parted in peace and friendship With regard
to the two countries, what dreadful misfortune it
would be for the whole human race il they should
ever again he involved in war Hear, hear I How
it would injure and throw back the cause Of civili-
cation and of human liberty! [Hear, hear] How
it would delight the despos of the earth 10 find those
two nations destroying themselves, and in that way
destroying every hoped progress to mankind -
lCheers. | hold it that there can be no political
slavery where the English language is the language
OF the country [Cheers.l 1t is impossbe-and SO far
from there being any jealousy so far from its being
proper that there should be any jealousy in eth
e country as to the honest and fair extension of the
frontiers of either it ought to be considered bless
my that they should have the opportunity of extend
ing their freedom and liberal institutions over all
the unsettled parts of the earth [Cheers.7 | am
sorry TO say that, with these feelings and sentiments,
from the first separation Of the two countries there
has unfortunately always been group of unsettled
questions. There is now a cloud impending over
their relations but trust in God and believe that
that cloud will be speedily dissipated, and that the
sunshine OF peace and friendship will become more
and more bright between the two countries until ali
the dissensions which ever existed between them
shall have passed away, and shall only live in his
tory as record of the folly of two people who could
itor moment suppose it possible to engage in fra