The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-26
Mr.. Adams at the Lord Mayors Banquet in
London

the health of the diplomatic body present said
50 am about to associate with this toast the
name of gentleman whose mind must necessa-
rily, under the circumstances, be occupied much
with the affairs of his own country, which, I'M
happily, is at this moment IN condition to re-
qulre the sympathies of the world. In no coun-
try a0iV those sympathie, be yielded more readily
than IN this. (Cheers) | need not say allude
to America. will associate with this toast the
name of the American Minister, and l can as
sure him taking Oh myself for the moment to
be the exponent Of the feelings and sentiments
of this great city, over which have the honor
to preside-I can assure him of the entire synpa-
thy of the citizens Of London, and l think l may
say of the whole British people. | can assure
him that our most earnest desire is to see the
day when those difficulties, which we hope are
only temporary, shall be entirely eradicated
from the soil Of that great and free country.
Loud cheers
Mr.. Adams in the course of his reply, said
g Permit me, then, to assure you that my main
object has been, and is, TO endcavor to continue
and perpetuate Q friendly relations that have
so long existed between the two countries.-
(Cheers.) Indeed, l see the strongest reasons
,chy they shou'a nerer be changed 10 be sure
there are many points in which we materially
disagree, and there will be people on both sides
whose disposition will be to magnify them. YOU
do not approve our democracy; we do not ap.
preciate your distinctions OF rank You think
US altogether too free and easy in our ways {; we
consider you as lar too stiff and stately. All
this may DO SO, and yet So long as there is a
broad ocean between us | sec no reason why we
may not indulge our respective tastes without
risk Of difGnulty. On the other hand, per-
..lo
which We haimonizc. (Cheers.) Surely it
must be remembered that, with onI y the excep-
ton of the last 80 years, we claim to be Joint
heritors with you in all that is great and noble
in your past history Every bold stroke for lib.
erty, whether civil or religious, is a matter of
pride for us as it is for you Magma Charta is
common landmark for us all. And if from
this turn TO the field Of literature or science,
where, ask, is there great name in England
which is not equally venerated in Amer lea? 1t
was but the other day that l took little trip
to the banks Of your little river Avon, to visit
the birthplace and the last resting-pIace of YOUR
great poet, and there found on the record of
the pilgrims who 20 to that shrine that a great
proportion are from America. (Cheers)
So, among philosophers, we know no greater
guide than Bacon in science no higher author
lty than Newton and if | may be permitted to
come down to the limits of your own municip.
atty OF London, there is not a street. nor an
alley, nor lane which is not scrutlnized with
eagerness by my countrymen, on account of
their associations with persons and events of
which they have read at home in the historical
or the literary productions of the mother coun-
try. (Cheers.) Neither is there a deed of hero
Ism recorded here that does not elicit its tribute
OF az pIause in the remotest hamlet of the ives
TERN hemisphere | have myself met with the
story OF Grace Darling courage stuck up in the
small public room of an inn in an obscure
American town; 50 the example of self devotion
OF your Florence Nightingale (cheers) has
raised the admiration and stimulated the ardor
OF imitation OF quite us many of my fair coun-
tryWOmen as 1t has done Of her own.
And perhaps may be permitted here to make
an al!uslon to higher character, 50 far as to
say that through the bre .dth of the United
States, from sea to sea, the name of her Males
ty the Queen Is held in the highest honor
(cheers)-not because she is a Queen-no. that's
not the reason, for there have been MANY Queens
whom we do not admire at all ; but because.
while pattern OF IL daughter, and an examule
OF VILE and mother, she yet rules like n
Christian Sovereign over IA noble people. cloud
cheers) Ii Is then, a community of descent.
of language, of literature, of sympathy in ali
that is good and noble and true, that teaches
the lesson OF harmony between our respective
peoples. therefore cannot but echo the =, n
timent with which my Lord Mayor did me the
honor to accompany the mention of Inv name :.
and, CHANGING around to the various noip,s
where see the word inscribed along these walls
| say also-peace here, peace there, and peace
everywhere. cloud cheers.)
Lord PalmeTston, in the course of speech m
the same occasion. uttered the following senti-
mcnts:
" On the Other side of the Atlantic we wit.
ness with the deepcs, affection (cheers)-with
an afiliction which 90 words can express (cheer.>
differences of the most hmentablo kind among
those whom we call our cousins and our rela.
tions. (Cheers.) IL is not for us To pass iud1-
nent upon these disputes it Is enough for us to
offer fervent prayer that such differences NAV
not De Il long continuance, and that they my
speedily be succeeded by the restoration Of har-
mony and OF peace (Cheers,l
The temper of tho entire occasion was friend
~ to this Government, so much 80 as to pro-
woke a sarcastic leader in the Times. The reo
pie of England, have no purpose of going to
war with this country, whatever may be the
wishes of those who only desire to sec free in
situations prove an entire failure; and our Gov.
eminent IS very fortunate in having at this mo-
ment at the Court of 81. James, such minis
ter as Mr. Adams who evidently regards i, as
his duty to do and say those things that make
for peace with the Mother Country.
Gen. Mansfield, we notice, has been assigned
70 tho nni mind .,c iLu