The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-06
American Affairs i'm England.

Mr.. ADAMS lately attended the Lord
Mayors banquet and made speech that
attracted considerable attention. He vas
silent as to the war but very pacific tow
ards England. s'sa ta4af
The Daily News says it was frank, manly,
sensible and seasonable, and must be cor
daily welcomed by England at large, as a
small but active faction is doing its utmost
to misrepresent American diplomacy and
create bad feeling.
The Morning Post says the speech was
marked by the most friendly statements re-
specting the good feelings of the American
Government and people towards England,
to belle these statements.
The Times is Enthusiastically sarcastic,
but at the same time complimentary to
Mr.. Adams.
Mr.. ADAMS speech was quite long, and
as the above notices give its substance, we
refrain from copying it into our columns
Mr.. WIN. L YANcEY and DUDLEY MANN,
two of the Southern Commissioners now in
England, attended the dinner of the Fish
mongers Society, which took place on the
same day as the Mayors banquet. A
toast vas offered expressing wish for the
restoration of peace in America, and in re-
Spouse MIR. YANoEY said
Upon the part of Americans | sincerely
respond to the sentiment just expressed by
the Prince Warden for he restoration of
peace in America. Such wish proclaim
ed by company of intelligent Englisbmen
must klnde corresponding spirit in the DO
som OF every enlightened and impartial
American. The name American no longer
| represents a united people. There exist
now two American nationalities- Con-
Tolerate and the Federal Americans. |, as
you may perhaps be aware, am Coincide
rate, or, as the Federal American, unmind-
| ful of the character of our common forefa.
theirs, disdainfully terms me-a rebel. But
| the justice and the sense of right of this
great government, promptly coincided in
by France and Spain, speedily wiped out
| that stigma from our brOws, and nv cOun-
trymen are acknowledged here, at least, to
be belligerents. (Cheers) Though il
debted to an enlarged and enlightened view
| of public law, and not to the mere grace CT
favor OF England for this acknowledgement
| OF our uDquestionable rights and locus standd
l must freely express here to night that
| deep sense OF thankfuness which l am sure
all my countrymen feel for its early public
avowal-Bi dat qui cito dat prolonged
cheers.) From no otner Power could it
have come SO gracefully. In ths-tne old
country--th principle OF self government is
recognized and practised, however blended
with the pre.ogatives of the Grown and the
privileges of the aristocracy. To your in
situations Americans are indebted for the
chief of those vital principles which have
caused them to style the republic
The land of the free
And the home of the oppressed.
Such invaluable rights as the old English
writ of habeas corpus, OF speedy trial by
jury, of freedom of speech and freedom Of
the press, are the main pillars of American
constitutional liberty, and am happy and
proud to say are observed at least through
out the Confederate American States as vi
tai and practical rights, even during their
stern struggles to preserve their national
life" Hear, hear, and cheers.) feel
how unbec0ming it would be in me to in-
trude upon such an occasion as the present
any merely partisan views Of the causes
which have broken up the late federal Un-
ion. No matter what they may have been,
the thing is clear, and that is that the con-
test non going. on is upon The part Of the
people Of the Confederate States for The right