The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-26

Ano americans together on such an occasion, but
the acceptance of the Duke of Wellington put An
end to my doubts, and n thousand happy faces at
Aimack's. on the 4sh of July, 1851, sealed my
snccess-( -(cbeers)-and, trust, broke down the
assumed barrier to the union of Englishmen and
Americans In celebrating this glorious anniversa-
ry, never again to be erected. (Cheers) But
~ return, gentlemen, to the cups these cups of
love and peace, the one of British fabric, the
ether of our American oak, filled with the same
fountain OF good cheer, send one to the East and
the other to the West, and when they meet in
the circling bound may, they pass with the touch
Of friendship (Cheers)
The two cups were then passed round, Mr. Pea.
BODY drinking to the guests from each State of the
Union, separately, and afterwards to those from
"Old England and her Colonies
Mr. Peabody, after proposing the first toast ''The
day we celebrate, called upon all who wers friend.
iy 10 the sacred cause of liberty and civilization to
do honor to the memories of those great men who
had pledged their fortunes, their honor and their
lives to support that cause; which was received
with loud acclamation.
MI Peabody claimed bumper for the next
toast, which, he was sure, needed no speech from
him 10 recommend it. The toast he had Just pro.
posed was the only one to which he would have
given precedence over the present. He had new
er yet known an American who would not drink
the toast of her Her Majesty the Queen with
a. much enthusiasm az the most loyal of her sub
jects.
The tosst was drunk with enthusiastic cheering.
Mr. Peabody said he should next have the plea
sure of proposing toast in honor of the Chief Ma.
gstrate of the land of bis birth 1.-The President of
the United States" which was received with great
applause
Captain Mackinnon r. q, in proposing the next
toast, thanked their host, the merchant prince who
had entertained them in so princely manner for
the efforts be had made TO cultivate relations Of
friendship between John Bull and Brother Jona-
tnan. lCheers In the course of three years q
country as large as England had been occupied and
cultivated. Capt Mackinnon concluded BY propos-
ing The Memory of Washington" which was
drunk standing aud in silence.
Mr.. w. Brown, A F., said-Before proposing
the toast which has been placed in any hands, per-
NIT me to congratulate you tneeting you to eel
ebrate day which will ever be remembered in
the history of the world-a day from which We
the subjects of her Majesty, have derived as much
as you the citizens of the United States
ICheers. We are not answ erable for the sins of
for the grieyous errors Of our fore
fathers; and your iilustrous Washp gton-wise in
the Senate, skilful in the feld-who must ever live
in your hearts, Is also remembered with profound
respect by England as well as by the whole of the
civilized world [Cheers] How rejoiced would
he be- were he living at this moment, to see the
of the country which he may be said to
have brought into existence, to see the entsrpris
ing spirit Of his countrymen leading them, now to
make a communication between two great oceans
the Pacific and the Atlsntic-now TO bridge over
lofty rocks and now to explore the perious Arctic
seas. ICheers deny that England feels any
JodlOuby tOWdTu6 tue OulteQ States we rejoice IN
your prosperity; we have wisdom enough to know
that by the Prosperity of other nations, particular
ly as regards the United States we are as much
benefited as they are tCheers The notion that
the fortunes of enc country arise from the mis-
fortunes of another is trust by this time explo.
ded True someslight differences exist now be
tween us but when we find gentlemen like his
Excslency, for whom we all feel the deepest re-
spect, and the Minister with whom he has to nego
tate, anxious to get rid OF those differences there
ea hp hI1f hos
caby adjusted, [Cheers l beg to propose "ths
health OF his Exceiiency the American Minister"
whose character stands 80 pre-eminently high both
in his own and this country.
The 10 lst was drank with loud cheers,
Mr.. Dallas-It is extremely difficult, amid ex-
presstons OF So much personal Kindness not to lose
signt Tor moment of the great national demonstra
uon on account Of which we assembled, and
return you my most hearty thanks for the person.
a compliment you have paid to me. l rejoice to
nnd in this land many ardent and patriotic
americans meet to celebrate the anniversary OF
our Independence. Loud cheers We are, as q
country, out eighty years of age; we are at this
moment honored by the presence of one of the
lesding men Of America who ia onlv one wear
younger than his own country-General Mercer.
lCheers;I but notwithstanding the youth of our
country now justly proud may we be Of her.
ny creature sickly, feeble, diminutiye LOOK At
her now. She then contained but 2,5O0,OO0. Her
population 10 now q, ,000,000 Her territory was
then margin of the Atlantic 1t is now an i'm,
mense continent. Her wealth was then comnar..
tive poverty. Her resources are now actually az.
haustless. lCheers. Her greatness too, bears
fair proportion to her ply steal development There
ID in her physical conisnration everything to de-
light the eye and exalt the imagination she has
the nobest mountains, the most extended lakes the
widest rivers the richest prairies And In harmo-
ny with this il the progress Of her genius and her
moral principles and thegreat elevation Of her po-
liticai maxinls. tChesrs
When Americans look back at the short period
during which their country has existed upon the
theatre Of the world they have. therefore, some
reason to be proud-fc fcheers may, l 80 further.
T his great country, whence sprang the chief stock
of the United States, has reason to be proud
Cheers] In all opr great characteristics We may
be said to resemble the people Of Great Britain
We are -lcheersl- I'VE are commerciai; We
are free; aud perhaps, in some respects We trsns.
cend them In having carefully separated civil ana
religious liberty. tCheers But resemblance sl
harmony and union are often the cause Of dfhcul-
~ and dispute. Two brave men are equally fear
less Of each other will never yield 70 the other
On point Of hsnor, and therefore they sometimes
coue into collision. Two merchants pursuing the
same course Of adventure will sometinea nno
their interests claah,
The spirit OF the press, too which, In free eoun-
tries should ever be free, often brings on state
Of feeling which requires TO be dealt with hy the
wisest And most conciliatory measures. loud
cheers) u IL matter OF sincere regret, but |
perhaps Il y ln tho order Of Providence that the
freest nations not always the sincerest fienda
(Hear. hear cordially concurrad In tbs hrst,
second and tnird tossts that were proposed With
regard 70 the second. permit me to observe that,
II there y one feature Of the Amartcan character
more psosnInent than another, IL Il the heeEiness
with which they receive the toast cf tbs ledy
whose name u almost foremost In the hearts 0f
Enslishmen loud cheers ! ask my coun.
tryihen who Are acquainted with the nniveysai
splrit u America, who know the extent 70 which
~ carry our civilization, uhether ws do net
ltways drink double bumper 70 ths ladies' 10
pssfsrspcs 70 The gsntismsps sChsers and iaagh