Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-04-02
JOHN W. HA
From the London Times of March 1911

| From the London Times of March 12.
DINNER TO THE UNITED STATES MINISTER
Last night the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress
entertained Mr.. Buchanan, the American Minister,
and select party at dinner in the Egyptian hall of
the Mansion House, as mark of respect and con-
sderation the occasion of his leaving England as
the representative of the United States to return to
| his native country.
| On the removal of the cloth the usual loyal and
! patriotic toasts were drunk.
The LORD MAYOR then said he had among his Wis.
tiers that evening distinguished gentleman and an
illustrOus statesman, the Minister Of the United
States [Cheers] That gentleman about to
leave this country, his successor to this Court having
been appointed and being daily expected to arrive
among He should have felt it great reflection
on his mayoralty, and manifest derection of duty
if he had omitted such All opportunity of showing
that mark of respect to the Minister of the United
States which he had it in his power to bestow the
Chief Magistrate of the city of London. At all times
the citizens of London had received and he trusted
ever would receive, with more than ordinary plea
the representative of the great trans Re-
public in this country and it in that sense, and
also because he was about to return to his native
land, that Mr.. Buchanan was peculiarly welcome to
partakc of his Hospitality. CHEERS lie 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 recollection
Of the great people among whom he had been SO
Buchanan" Loud cheers. i
Mr. Buchanan responded to this compliment as
follows:
My LORD MAYOR, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: I re-
ceive with profound and grateful feelings this tcsti.
monial from the present company of the regard
in which they hold my country for do not attribute
it to myself can say, however, in all truth and
sincerity, that shall ever preserve grateful men,
ory of the kindness which have invariably received
in England. have yet to meet the first English
ho hocp tod had koo,,
a.countryman of his own. Cheers say nothing
of the ladies' because ought not to speak of thenl
although they are the fairest 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. Speak
ing the same language, having read the same books,
having had intercourse with kindred free people,
have always spoken my sentiments freely ana re-
specially in every society in which have been. l
have invariably found that an English gentleman
treated me kindly, and if differed in opinion we
have had fair argument, and we have always part
ed in peace and friendship.
With regard to the two countries, what dread
full misfortune it would be to the whole human race
If they should ever again be involved in war! How
it would lnjure and throw back the cause of civza-
ton and human liberty! How it would delight the
despots of the earth to find those two nations dcs
troying themselves, and in that way destroying
every hoped progress to mankind (Cheers) hold
it that there can be no political slavery where the
uy.5t
(Renewed cheers) 1t is impossble and so far
from there being any jealousy, far from its being
proper that there should be any jealousy in either
country to the honest and fair extension of the
frontiers of either it ought to be considered bless
ing to mankind that they should have the oppor:
tunity of extending their freedom and liberal inst.
tutions over all the unsettled parts of tho earth
(Cheers.)
am sorry to say that, with all these feelings and
sentiments from the first separation of the two coun
tries there has unfortunately always been group
OF unsettled questions There is q cloud now i'm
pending over their relations but trust in God, and
believe that that cloud will be speedily disspated
and that the sunshine of peace and friendship will
become more and more brgh. between the two |
countries, until all the dissensions which exist.
cd between them shall have passed away and shall
only live in history record of the folly of twoI
peoples who could for moment suppose it possible
to engage in . fratricidal war Loud cheers. st
thank you again for the cordial manner IN whicff
you have responded to the proposal Of my health,
and Ibeg to assure yop that shall ever regard my
residence in England one Of the bright periods Of
my life Gheers)
appropriate civic and other toasts were /
proposed from the Chair and responded to ii the
course of the evening. Mr.. Buchanan, in face
tious and complimentary speech, gave The Ladies"
and the company separated between ten and eleven
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