Daily gazette and comet., 1860-09-21
George Bancroft and the English

The following we take from the Grafton
of the Hon. George Bancroft, delivered IN
Cleveland. Ohio, on Monday. on the cccs-
sion Of the Inauguration vf the Ferry stat
ne:
uws have met the enemy" were Petty's
-,.I. a. bs ,eportei the result uf the bat
,ls Ard Who was that "enemyW A ma
tjr, snesking smother tonguet a state
abandoned 10 the captiees ofdespotisml A
peoplp inincal TO human freedom No
fhey were the nation from whom most OF
~ sprung. using the same copious Ian
Vusgs. eberishing after their fashion the
love ~ Liberty enjoying internally the ire
est government that the world had known
before our own But the external policy
of their government has been less con
trulled ~ regard for right than thelt dc.
,restie administration aud seties ~
wanton nggressiUns upon us. useless 70
Fngtand condemned now hy her own
statesmen and judges a. violations oi we
Law pf nature and the law ~ nations,
eo,rad into a conflict two peoples whose
nnpmon svnpathes should never have
bean djstn,heA Ard is this aggressive
sysles fo,evet 10 he ndventuted by her
,nie,sl How long IL the OvershadOving
s,istoerstie element In her government 10
stsnd between the natural affections cf
kindred nationsi
Even NOW British Minister, whose past
cateet gave hope of greater fairness, ~
renewing the old system ofeSpefiments on
the possible contingency uf the pusilani-
unity. the indifference, or the Ignorance oi
.rme future American administration,
aud disputes our boundary IN the north
west. though the words pi the treaty ave
,oa rleie tp be perverted, and though the
Jfnited States claims no more Than the
ptitish Secretary of State who offered the
treaty explained No its meaning befote "
was signed British soldiers are now en-
ramred on part Of our territory winch
hears the name ~ Washington Win
moderation that should have commanded
respect the United States waived theit
better clsim 30 Vancouver, aud even tc
any part uf Is. thinbihg " conducive to
peace 20 avoid two jurisdictions cfditferent
rsrta pf the same island, and IN return fcr
tbis rntbestance. the British Minister.
Welding. perhaps, TO some selfish clamcr
of a trading company. ss much against
pritish interests ne against American
rights, reptuduees on an American island
the inconvenience Of divided occupation,
which n was the very purpose of the tren-
W ~ avoid
If the hum Of the American seshoard is
IN part the echo Of sentiments from abroad
here the unmixed voice cf America may
be heard "a II ptonUunces that W is too
late tu wrest territory rom the United
States by ptevatiration, by menace, or by
force. From the English doekyatd e II is a
long voyage to San Juan the only good
land route across the continent lies south
of Lake Superior, IN Few yests there will
he three Ohius on the shores II the Pacific.
II IL highlands interest ne we'll az duty 10
rive effect to the treaty ss ie was inte,Ffe-
ted hy her own minister 10 ours. Your
voices on this memorable day give the in
stsaetion 60 our own government to abide
bv the treaty faithfully, on the condition
that Britain will do the same, but the
treaty must bind neither party or both
must I've executed In good faith or cancel
led. The men who honor the memory "
Perry will always know how to defend the
domain OF their country.