The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-09-15
AitIlmunh pispattb.
SATURDAY MORNING. SEPT. is. isee
nancrof, at the Ferry Menumcn

Bancroft at the Perry Monument.
at the Inauguration OF the Perry monument
at Cleveland, yesterday, Hon. aeo. Bancroft
orator OF the day, delivered an eloquent ad-
dress, concluding as follows;
I'VE have met the enemy" were Perry's
words as he reported the result of the BATTLE
And who was that "enemy'' A nation speak
ing another tongue a state abandoned TO the
caprices OF despotism people inimical TO
human freedom No they were the nation
from whom most Of US sprung, using the same
cop.ous language herish ing after their fas hion
the love o! liberty, enjoying internally the
freeSt government mat the world had known
before cur own. But the external policy of
1heir government had been less outrolled by
regard for Tight Than their domes tic admins
upon US, useless to England, condemned now
by her own statesm men and Judges as violations
OF the law of nature and the law of nations,
forced into a conflict two peoples whose com
mon syrnpafhles should never have been dis
turbec Aud is this aggressive sys stem forever
to oe adventurea by her rulers How iong Is
The oyersh allowing aristocratc cement In Ter
government 10 stand between the natural al
tecuons of KinlTsd ,naiions
Even now British minister whose past ca
reer gave hope OF greater fairness Is renewing
the oid system of experiments on the posi- BILE
contingency of the pusillanimity, the lndlffer-
.uce OF the ignorance OF some future American
adlnlnis tTasion, and disputes our boundary In
The Northwest though the words OF the treaty
are TOO plain 10 be perverted, and though the
Uaited states claims no more than the British
Secretary Of State who offered the treaty
plaiged AS its meaning before IL was signed
Blush soldiers are now encamped on part OF
our territory which bears the name of Wash
inGIon.
VAN a moderation that should have COM
mauded respect, the United States waived their
better claim TO Vancouver, and even TO any
part OF IT; thinking II conducive TO peace 10
avoid two Jurisdictions on different parts OF
the same island; and an return Tor this tor bear
ance the British Minister, yielding perhaps 10
some selfish clamor of a trading company, as
much against British interests as against
American rights, reproduces on an American
siaud The Inconvenience of divided occ upa-
lion, wnich a. was The very purpcse of the tIea-
" ~ avoid. II The mum of the American sea-
board is an part the echo of sentiments from
abroad. here the unmixed voice OF America ma
be heard, as 1t pronounees that Is too late TO
wrest territory from the United States by pre-
yarieStUn, b. menace, or by force. From he
English dockyards il is long voyage TO San
Juan; the only good land route across the con-
tlnent lies South of Lake Superior; Ia few
wears there will be- three OH is on the shores of
The Pacific. It's England's interest as well as
duty give effect 10 the treaty as IL was In ter
preted by her own minister TO ours. Your
voices on this memorable day give the Instruc-
tlon 10 our own government to abide by the
treaty faithfully, on the condition that Britain
viii do The same; but the treaty must bind,
neither party or bJth-must be executed IN
good tsl,n or cancelled. The men who honor
tne memory of Perry will always know how
- defend the domain OF their country.
Has any European stStssm been miscount-
ing the strength of this nation by subs titutiug
4 "Reminiscences OF our old feeble confederation
for me present efficient and almost perfect or
cams n % the BODY polite Has any foreign
ruler been 50 foolish as 10 listen with creduIi-
" 20 tue tales OF impending dIsunionl Every
1aal of Ihe people OF ONO, This great central
highway OF national travei, Will, without one
exception. tell the caiumnlator or the unbe
lever that the voices OF discomfort among us
axe bat TIE evauescent vapors OF mems breath
that our little domestic strlfes are no more han
Inomel lary disturbances on the surface, cas- ~
settled among ourselves; that the love OF I MON
has wound It's cords lndissolubly round the
whole American people.
So then cur las. word shall be for THE
UNION. rhe Union will guard the tame of its
defenders and ever more project our entire
territory; 1t Will keep alive for mankind the
beacon lights Of popular liberty aud power
At Will dIssuade naIioLs In a state OF unrlpe-
ness from attempting TO found republican
governments before they spring up naturally
by inward law; and Its mighty heart will
Ihrob with delight III every true advance III
any part OF the world loWardIepu blican hap
pineSs and freedom.