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Is anu the Union Jack, and over the presidents to
+ hung portraits of General and Lady WashinGto
o ana also an excellent likeness of Queen Victori
leht Dy Her Majesty for the occasion After va,
l hour. N' ~ up a' d III
: !, me Chairman gave as toast The President
t,. 1ne hited States, which followed bv "Tl
toaat ralt oi her Majesty Queen Victoria The ne,
stThn "TTmk m. IN solemn silence. The Chairman CAV
me health of Mr.. Dallas, and the diplomatic rc,
reSIGfint2tves Ifi of the United States"
tho toas nxcellency Mr. Dallas to acknowleda
said: " Win iouu eheers' II
mr. Chairman and Fellow Citizens. had nror
ised myself in consequence of continued III bnoIt
some Ilme past, to abstain from anything so e,
i'ing ~ as puonc speaking; but it is unforfnnateI
!he 4th OF July, daughter and cheers ! and fin
II nPosslDie to remain silent on such a dav alto
you nave received the mention of my humble nam
o,H5 w. hinuly ana so cordially. A few years ago
would nave been thought discourteous and intrnsiv
ad nad one or more American citizens yentnrnJ mno,
ne celebration of the 4th of July I77G in the orna
city OF London. The old wounds were still Eas%
it sun survived, and the citizens of th
u ohlteu states who were here, had the good fast,
| as wei as the forbearance not to do that ,vb;cI
nave been msconstrued so as to be disagree
"oIe De-. 20 those among whom they were residing.
! Th LUZ now, gentlemen, we feel much more at ease
! ~ ny principles OF the American Revolution have
| EIIne on conquering and to conquer (Cheers
nmey nave received the approbation cordially bnt
uaI a OF all the wise and good in England a,
wei as IN the United States They have honoraI
perfectly well understoOd-they have oeIoln. I
the impressions of hostility which, being msunder
STOOD they originally created The princinIas NJ
th the american Revolution acceptable here ms
they are at home. (Cheers) The men of orr
heroic days-Our Washingtons, our Jeffersons om,
Madlsons, and our heroes in the battle-felds are
known now in England almost as well as they arc
III tne ohted States, and are honored as much here
as there. CHEERS The progress, then. of tbp
principles of the Revolution of the United States
mas oeen striking, and has produced that to which
nave already adverted-the proprietv of onr
IN 10 celebrate the origin of those principles
III London as well as elsewhere. (TIear hear
DO not for moment suppose that 7 am avaiI;n,
myself OF detached part of the toast lust piyen in
order to draw the conclusion that the RECOGNITION If
those principles has been brought about in anv de-
gree by the diplomacy of the United States ITaor
and laugh The truth is-and perbans Won ara
not aware of the tact-that we have no American
diplomacy. "a laugh In England and on the
continent diplomacy is lifelong career With US it
Is nothing OF the sort. American diplomacy. com
pared to European diplomacy, may be Hkened to
the militia as contrasted with the regular armv.-
LLaughter.) To be sure in the United States
from the outset, we have always had partiality
ior the militia. (Hear, hearl Our first miIitaryy
achievements were gained by men among whom
were some OF the rawest possible militia. ITear
and laugh And it has so happened, probably
by accident that our militia has over and over
again proved equal to the best regulars of Europe
(Cheers) u 0Po'
It's IN that way, perhaps, that the diplomacy of
the united States has been able to do sometime to-
wards giving expansion and popularity to the prin
S,Ples Oh the American revolution. Although our
Ministers abroad have been drawn from the ranks
OF private and professional life, on very many oc-
caslons at the most distinguished Courts of Europe
and throughout the world, in conflict or rather in
argument W'th the most refined diplomatsts of
any country, those militiamen of diplomacy have
achleyed remarkable success (IIear hearl 7
might refer, if | were disposed to empty upon Won
the archives of the American Legation here or else
where, "a laugh to many striking instances NJ
this kind and as propose to conclude mvremarks
oy suggesting particular name to your approba-
toh, IL may be proper to say that the list of our
American diplomatists, beginning with BENJAMIN
IRAN TTanKiln, Thomas jefferson, James Munroe, and
iIllam hltney, includes long array of illustri
Gus ''mitiamen dipomatists," who have left be-
hlnd them record of the most glowing and Urati-
n ing character. (Cheers.)
y At this very Court some of my predecessors NAV
pe compared to the very best of the drilled cohorts
OF European diplomacy. There is one little com
ment, which Is TO a certain extent connected with
american diplomacy, on which will say a word
!, gu Know that we have recently had some difficult
Iies on the coasts OF the United States and in the
w est indian Sea (hear) "a matter with which as
one OF the mitiamen in the diplomacy of the United
States, was lately charged. Now, without refer
s 90 hat question more closely, it is point which
essentially connected with of the fundamental
principles OF the American revoution-that prn-
cipie oelng the necessity of maintaining on behalf
vi the great American people, great communi-
W, the independence of their har (Checrs y
ell, am not going to argue the question as to
rislt ana search. 1t has been over and over AGAIN.
@ Tor years back, argued and reargued. But should
IKE, on the 4th OF July to announce to my fellow
cOuntrymen that visit and search in reCard to
American vessels on the high seas in time Of neace
is frankly and finally ended Tremendous cheer
ing, the whole company arising and manifestipp
the hveliest enthusiasm.l
While, gentlemen, / am able to announce this
fact | Fols I,
MED by the assurance that the termination of that
lor which we have struggled for nearly half n cen
fury mas been brought about with degree of hon
orable candor and fair dealing on the part of the
British Government which is worthy of every oc
on our part. cloud cheersO With
view to draw these remarks to a close beg leave
10 oiier you as toast the name of one of the ear
lest representatives alike of the princnlns of the
American revolution and of the constitution of the
! United States-l mean Thomas Jefferson the au-
thor OF the Declaration of independence loud
The toast was drunk in solemn SILENCE
THE LONDON TIMES ON YOUNG AMERICA.
We have Young England and Young France.
anu anu oung Italy, ana other Youths of note and
pretenson in the Old World. They are, how
ever, but the bright hallucinations of old or
middle age. Young England is nothing more |
than the old buck who, with a wig and false |
teeth, with white trowsers, light coat and white /
hat dreams of perpetual youth, and, so dream /
ing, is knocked over by sudden return of his old
gout or rheumatism. There is only one really new
nationality the world, like young Greece or the
sturdy and mutinous rable that Romulus gathered |
round the Palatine. 1t is Young America 1t is /
the lions cub-strong, clumsy, playful and harm !
less till provoked when savage nature shows itself
rudely and unpleasantly. Young America is the
young gentleman just come to his property; with |
m abundance of animal spirits with health with
much money and credit; with all the elements for
good start. His future, on this side the grave
is infinite and inexhaustibe.
DO what you will, he can never get through his
money, his time his friends, his vipor-evcrv
hing. He may for the present do what he
oleases few years rotous indulgence, a few
nadcap adventures, any number of questionable
rlends OF all sorts, any rate of expenditure, viii
cave remainder ample for all the purposes of
ordinary life. 1t will be ti.no 10 pc wise ten
Years hence. nr twonty years hence. What, too,
E he has to pay for it at forty or fifty? That is
,ery remote. So, let the future take care of it
elf. This is is the calculation on which many
E0ung Lord commences that brilliant career which
orms so frequent and so prominent feature in
British social life How he bazes and flares for ten
ears! What jolly life he leads! How he rises
rom scrape to scrape still unscathed, exciting the
hopes of his friends and battling the auguries of the
cynical! He Is cat of nine lives. Nothing harms
lim, With what stamina he meets illness, loss,
hostility and even disgrace! But meanwhile he is
steadily and surely drawing upon his capital.
He is draining his stock of money, health, |
strength, credit, time and friends. This is his OPP
and this is his way of using it. In ten
,r fifteen years at the latest he awakes from his
lream to the sadest of certainties. He has wasted
he Spring of his life, and there remain barren
summer, aud Improbable autumn, and dreary
Winter, For fifty long years, if he haply live 50
Ong he will have to brood on the bitter recollec-
ions of wasted youth. This is the two common
areer of Young England in its personal and ind-
'idual sense. What if it should be the career of
hat Young England denomnated from its estate
I foung America?
We owe, indeed apology for this warning
We are told that England and America are no long
n mother and daughter, but sisters. Well, we are
1t least the elder sister, and, we can not give
ourselves all the airs of youth, we NAV as well
lain the benefit of seniority. So listen to u.s. Mr..
DALLAS. BE advised, Young America. We admit
hat your position and your prospects are splendid
We admit that for considerable time YOU are like
y to have it all your own way, and that you may
10 great deal without being called to account
or it,
You have now, it appears, got finally aid of
hat remnant of your tutelage the right OF visit,