Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-04-01
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4, From the London Times Of March the len.
| Last night the Lord Mayor aud Lady Mayor
ess entertained AIr. Buchanan, the American
Minister, and . select party At dinner in the
Egyptian hall of the Mansion House, as mark
ofrespect and consideration on 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 weredrank.
The Lord Mayor then said he had among his
visitors that evening distinguished gentleman
and an instrious statesman, the Minister of the
United States. (Gheers.) That gentlemen was
about to leave this country, his successor to
this Court having been appointed; and being dal.
! IL expected to arrive among MS. lie should
/ have felt it's great reflection on his MayoFatty
and a manifest dereliction of duty il he had o
United such an opportunity Of showing thatmark
of respect to the Minister Of the United States
which he had it in his power to bestoW as 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 pleasure the representative of the great
transatlantic Republic in this country; and It
was in that sense, and also because he was about
| to return to his native land, that Mr.. Buchanan
was peculiarly welcome to partake Of hisshos-
lpitalitv (Cheers) lie knew that no would
carry with him the best wishes of the people 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
1 had been SO long resident. He gavc them the
health Of Mr. Buchanan loud Checrs.1
| Mr. Buchanan responded to this compliment
| as follows:
/ Mr. LORD MAYOR, LADIES ASp GiESTJESES:
receive with profound and grateful feelings
this testimonial from the present company ofthe
/ regard in which they hold my country, for l do
not attribute it TO myself can say, however,
in all truth and sincerity, that shall ever pre-
serve grateful memory of the kindness which
IL have invariably received in England. ! have
| yet TO meet the first English gentleman who has
not treated meas if had been a countryman of
his own. (Cheers) say nothing of the ladies
! because ought not to speak OF them, although
the fairest part Of creation.
/ shall carry homo with me every sort off crate
! ful feeling towards the people of this country,
among whom have never felt myself stran-
/ ger. Speaking tie same language, having read
| the same books, having had intercourse with
kindred free people, have always spoken my
sentiments freely and respectfully in every soci-
ETY. in which have been. 1 have invariably
| found that an English gentleman treated me
kindly, and five differed in opinion VIC have had
n fair argument, and we always parted 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 be involved in war;
| How it would iniure and throw back the cause OF
civilization and human liberty! How it would
delight the dcspots of the earth to find those two
nations destroying themselves, and in that way
destroying every hoped progress TO mankind =
fCheers1 hold it that there can be no political
slavery where the English language is the Ian
guagc of the country. Renewed cheers It's
impossible; aud so Car from their being any jeal-
ouSly, so far from its being proper that there
shOmId bc any jealousy in either country Us TO
the honest and fair extension of the frontiers of
either, it ought TO he considered 8 blessing to
mankind that they should have the opportunity
Of extending their freedom and liberal institu-
tons over all the unsettled parts of the earth.
lfCheers
am sorry to say that, with all these feelings
and sentiments, from the first separation Of the
i two countries there has unfortunately always
been agroup Of unsettled questions. There is
a cloud now impending over their relations; but
II trusted in God and believe 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 all the
ldissensions which ever existed between them
shall have passed away, and shall only live in
history as record of the folly oftwo peoples who
lconld for moment suppose it possible to engage
lin fratricidaI war. cloud cheers.)
1 thank you again for the cordial manner in
which YOU have responded to the proposal ofmy
health, and beg to assure you that shall ever
regard my residence in England as one of the
bright periods ofmy life. (Chcers.)
Several appropriate civic and other toasts were
proposed from the Chair and responded TO III
the course Ofthe evening. Mr. BCCuAHAS, in a
! facetioms aud complimentary speech, gave 1.-THE
Ladies. and the company separated between 10
and II o'clock.