The Washington union., 1857-04-25
LORD NApIERs SPEECH AT NEW YORK.


prehension; qualification, in consequence of the
evidence it afforded Of renewal of friendly
and diplomatic relations between The United States
and England and apprehension, because Of the
wide circulation which had been given TO the
statements of several leading English, journals that
the new minister from nature, education, and long
residence at The most despoc courts of Europe was
an important mission TO government which owed its
existence 10, aud derived its power from, The suf
frages Of free people. Happily, these apprehen-
sions have been efectuay dispelled by Lord Napier
himself; and il is not too much 10 add that he has
secured the confidence and esteem of our own gov
ernment and the respectful regard of ali who have
been brought into personal contact with him. with
out compromising on his part The dignity and honor
Of his own country, and without resoring TO those
petty arts by which fictitious popularity is often
acquired.
We make these hasty remarks by way Of intro
ducing the subjoined speech delivered by Lord Ma
pier Thursday evening last in New York at the
dinner given by the ST. Georges Society of that city
and in response TO complimentary toast. Tie
speech which is model Of its kind, abounds in sem
timenis which will cordially be responded TO by the
government and people Of the United States.
GENTLEMEN: beg to offer You my very sincere and
cordial thanks for the honor which YOU have done in
associang my with the toast and with the health
of her Majesty ministers Her Majesty ministers will
be highly graed when they learn that their and
their offices held in such esteem, regard and
by their fellow counymen residing in the United States
! myself gentlemen, in my personal capacity,
sensible that undeservng Of the accamations which
you have deigned to bestow upon my but see in
the manner in which yon have received II warm evu
sion of those feelings of sympathy and regard which may
be suspended oscured for time and BY accident be
tween America and England, but which ever deeply
founded the affections and the interests of the two
countries Loud cheers.
Gentlemen, the Office which have the happiness to
fill, and in which you have done the honor TO wish
me well, is one which has been familiar to my hopes
and wishes from very early period of my life and
vices.
Gentlemen, may still maintain that there Is not a
more grateful or more glorious and more useful
ployment than this employment which share with my
venerable friend, the United States minister In London
the employment Of holding alo the ensigns of peace and
friendship between the two great branches of the English
Loud cheers.
Gentlemen feel that entered upon that employment
here at most anspcious period assure yon that
have met upon the part of the President of the United
States, upon the part Of General Cass upon the part of
all the ministers and nnconaes OF the United States with
whom have been brought into contact every manifesto
ton of that cordial and friendly disposition which ami
mates the government and the community Of Great Brit
ain. Cheers
There are questions involving any degree OF anxiety
or apprehension pending between the two countries.
[Cheers And am sometimes disposed to hope that the
time when there will scarcely be any sub
Jects of official correspondence at all. Cheers Ii
may not ater myself with this agreeable prospect of
fetal yacuity [laughterl f must look forward to my
fair and natural share of discussions and debates surely
we have in the experience OF the past the
finn he a
tion difficult complicated that it may not meet
with prompt with peaceful, and with honorable
solution. Loud cheers
There many questions at once enyenomed and
alarming which have been settled in pacific manner in
recent negotiations. Our eastern boundaries have
been defined by one treaty Our western boundaries have
been settled by another The disputed fisheries which
at timo threatened to embro us have been convert
ed by the sautary engagements OF reciprocity into
source of mutual wealth. Finally, gentlcpen the cues
tion OF the privileges Of neutral trade in time OF war
that question which, for SO long the constant cause
of complaint and recrimlnaions now obtained by
the spontaneous declarations Of her Majesty ministers
during the late hostlties that liberal Interpretation SO
often desired by the United States and which no govern
ment of England hereafter will ever be inclined to re-
yoke or to repeal (Cheers
GenemsH apa justified, then, in saying that by an
easy exercise Of iankness of mutual forbearancc and in
dugence, no question arise between our countries
which will moi admit OF an easy and amicle settle
ment. But, gentlemen desire more than cordjatyJ
desire cooperation. [Chees.
Now. gentlemen, do not wish 10 alarm ihe 9tisans OF
the United States who are here present BY raising before
their avcrted eyes the phantom Of tenangng alli-
ances." Laughter and cheers Eniangllng alliances
gentlcmen, are kind of political spectre which seems
to have descended with undminshed tcrrors from the
period of the revolution to the present day Cheers and
laughter.
There may be mutual cooperation Nisra there are no
written engagements; and, gentlemen where the heart
Is wanting, there may be written engagements without
mutual cooperation. Cheers All then, gentlemen |
that wish to say b. that respective governments
should perpetnaly make early and sincere declaration
and avowa 10 each other OF their views and intentions
With respect to all subjects which involve the common
interests OF the two Countries cheersl whereby they
will have the benefit Of mutual good Offices aud mutual
COUNSEL and whereby they will lie able IL avoid those
sided resolutions and those startling announcements
which apt to disturb the confidence Of commerce and
calculated to excite the sensbtics and enlouses OF too
hgh-sprited nations (Cheersl Gentlemen the only
alliance which shall venture 10 recommend
to your adoption is the sub marine cable between M
country and England. Great laughter and cheering
My friend, the honorable chairman has been so Kind
as TO aude IN terms of glowing eulogy and enoomium
10 the services which members OF my amy have been
enabled in former times and generations 20 offer 10 the
sovereign and thsir country vitrsrtnen az
science or in those Of war The sincerity eentiemeu in
ehch that ene0miun was pronop1eed and the manner /
IN which those observations We're received are certainly
exceedingly gratifying to my own pride And all this Is
certainly additional incentive to me 10 endeayor 10
render myself not unworthy of those services which ho
been performed by members of my family upon
occasions [Cheers.
lcannot fiattcr myself that possess any peculiar 6t
ness OF any local experience which eop.l e,abe me to
ero,m ne duties or her Alestys minister In distin-
snished manner But gentlemen this can assure Won
that undertake those duties with tbe b;s,o., 80