The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-03-26
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Speech of Mr.. Mason, the conf..lie.
| ~ - rate Commfssioner. -rs'ssa ; Z
On Wednesdss .. e.sniays taiis gentle.
man l.pada y speech in public. nj u ban
quet; al the Mansion, House. in refer
ence to the existipg -reia.isl,s: hesween
tie Confederate Ststes of Ameliea. sf
which fie Il s1sese the accredited repre-.
sentative, aud the, English fiovarnrnent,
10y whom be j. as vet nnrecognised.-
He wss. a guest witIf Lord Alfred
Churchill Lord George Lennus. Lord
Cotviilc, General ssir, ,Georgc Pollock,
Nj. fl,iiib"ri6n. Mt. J.C. Ewart, the
Q'Couhor Dion. Col. French, dc, at n
dinner Al which tie Lord Mavor: and
Lady Maynrcss entertained tho. Alder
men sad The Members of the Court Of
Common Councii Tor the wards of Cas-
tie Barnard, Cireap. Coleman street =,
Cprdwnincrs,s- Corihill. C,ipplegaie
lSwithin and without,) D,wpate. and
Farringdon within. The i,arquet was
Served in The Egytian Hall. 49,
Towards the close Of ,l,e en:crtain.
men,, the I.wd Mayor. pro,,nsed The
toas; Of "The Yisiiors," referring mar.
,icuhrly To the Mayor nf QueI'ec and
Mr.: aa+on. '1liGmenlieu ot the latter
Ccntlemnn's name elected loud cheers.
His Lordship prrceedcd TO say, alludinp
TO Mr.. Mason, l'at ahhongh he could
no, greet that g'nthman as u recognised
plruipo,en'iaty 10 Ills CT 0utrv, Ne was
Perfectly justified, by virtue Of his 20.
siiion as Chi-f Magistrate of the City
"f Loudon, in Offering him, and to ail
gentlemen who came TO this country
on any important public business. n
hearty welcome in his ofIicial residence.
They, ~ citizens Of London. deeply de
fpl"rcd the disastrous war which was
being waged on tho American Conti-
nent, and longed, in common with the
rest OF theie countrvmca amlof the civil
lized word, 10 see it Lrought.to some
Satisfactory termination. lie gavc.' The
Visitors" coupling With the tuust the
Mayor of Quebec.
Mr.. Pope. h,e Mayor, briefly &C.
kn"wledged the compliment, in M ami
mattel speech, in which. he dwell, on The
st'ong atachmen: of the North Amer
lean c"l"nl>ts 10 the mother country, al.
Edh'g that they regarded it as their
highest pri>iI.ge that they were fellow
sntj Cts with the people of England
! viii, The sain0 So.ereigu.
Mr.. Mason rrSp"naing to nm urgent
invitation OF the company, presented
himself 10 speak, aud was received with
la.nihusiastic cheers r. He said My
Lord Mayor, 1y Lady Mayore>s. ,,ny
L"rl., la.iies anil gentlemen, bat chat
| feel deeply ,l.e olli.a,i"ns | am un>
der ";o7 the honored 'Clicf Magistrate Of
this city for penn; sr!n u be present
I" night.l should feel strongly disposed
I" pick a"quarrck Ills Lor,lship has
not chosen TO remember that here, in
England, ami not con.iderei Of fall
age; that | am We: in INV minoritv.-
The Government Of .Epgi4nl-we all
know, h"nored from ayes, and nlwxvss n
wise Government in lis gene, ,ation-has
Declared that the cou GiIy which rep
rssen, beyond that broad water has M,
yet attained years of discre,iop, anl i
no, capable Of managing IFS own af,
,faies, e. laugir.) say therefore. that
hut FIR really Icing overwhelmed hv
the kind sHd &c, er1us niaaHer in which
l. have been received hv this honored
company, and jn the pfesencs .rf your
Chief Magistrate, ~iionId have been
dispose'i 10 SAY, y,'in the language Of a
poet:
You would scarce expect ore Of my age
To speak IN Pabtic OH G's sago.
My Lord hayor am stranger IN
l,andon---or 'fariier. was 4 stranger;
hut haze learned since I came to
Innd"n -ihr none s.f English blood
horh my own S. ulIiern hand are tran.
gers among yom ("hccrs.J Ispesk li,is
from my heart, -f'rI have bern made
hy every cire!s III England and bv every
class ofsoclety n H-lc"ined and an hon.
iored. guest (eheers.) feturn my sin-,
cere thanks to Won FOR iIrs Kindness
fwfih which you have li,,pncd 10 a
stranger. Tie day will come (grcat
chcerinp) 1T j. not far off wh.il She
relationship, ,bctwerh that-Goreramem
which Is now in its infant fortune and
yoGfs viii be one Of ck,>e and intimate
reliance (cheers.) ] saw this more es
peclaiiy ~ regnrls the city Of London.
which Is the gresI ma,ke, for the. whole
world. My eoenIry is the untivailvl
rr"incer OF the great staples uf the
world, and | say the Relation. com.
'nrrci"l. donb.iess political, certainty
*oeiaI--hstween my rkonored country.
Wsn and the people u ton,ioa will be.
fde long be ef the most. intimate char
ae,sr (rIee's.) ...- -. .
tLtoyass Lmdon Nswspaprr, EsL. Is.
VtcroRIA Papers state Tint q thou,
sand Indians Iisve died Of sf all pox IN
ysncauver's lsinud this winter. II il
thought tiis disessc will soyn exlsr.
iDina,e ;the race on The island.