Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-25

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speech Of Mr: Mason, .1he Confederate
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F ,@a "Wednesday evening, this gentleman
made aspseck in public, alta. banaue: at Che
Mansion House, in reference to the, existing
relations betwees the-G Confederate States Of
america, of whichhe is: herethe;.. accredited
representative, and the English Government,
By whom lie is IS yet nnyecognized. LIE was
a guest with Lord Alfred Caurchill, Lord
George Leuuex, Lord. Golyilie, General Sir
Grorge'P Polock,,;Mr. Halliburton, Mrs; ]. c..
ESast, tie O. connor Don colonel! French;
-4c,, ata dnpar. al which The. Lord AIasnt aud
LeIg Mayoress4nte ertai6eIthe Aidef4t,eni and
the Essfembers Of the Totlrt.ot: 'ConmdIt Gofn-
rl.for the wards ot Castle Baynard, Cheap,
Coleman, street, Cnrdwainers, Cornhill, Grip,
plegase, (wilhin and Without Dowgate;;,a and
Farrngdon within. The banquet was setr-
ed in the Egyptian Hall.
Forwards the -cleset,of the entertainment,
tteLord Mayorproposel The toast OFFS The
Visitors, referring particularly to the Mayor
of Quebec aud. Mr.. Mason. The menton Of
! the latter 'gentleman's. name .elicted loud
cheers, His Iiordship proceeded to say, al
hiding; 10 Nfr...Hason, That although he could
not greet that gentleman. as "A recognized
plenipotentiary to this country, he was per
| fec:ly justified, by virtue of his position as
Chief Magistrate: of the City of London in
offering to him, and to all gentlemen who
came to this country on any important pub
lie business, q hearty, welcome i'll their official
residence. They; as citizens Of London, deep
ly deplorel the disastrous war which was
being waged on the American Continent, and
| longed, in common with the rest Of their
conntrymen and Of the civilized world to
see it brought to some satisfactory :termina-
; ton. lie gave ".The Visitors" coupling
with the toast the Mayor of Quebec.
MIR: Pope, Che Mayor, briefly acknowledged
the compliment in an animated speech, in
Which he dwelt on the strong attachment Of
the North American colonists to the mother
country, adding that they regarded it as
their highest privilege that they were tel
low subjects with the people ot England with
the same sovereign.
Mr. Mason, responding to an urgent inyi
ta,ion Of the company, presented himself tc
speak, anu was received with enthusiastic
cheers. lie said: My Lord Mayor, my La
dy Mayoress, my Lords, ladies and gentle
men, but thatI feel deeply the Obligations
am under to the honored Chief Magistrate Of
this city for permission to be present tonight
i should feel strongly disposed to pick quar-
rel. His lordship has pote chosen to! remeu.
Der that here, in Englanl, l am not consider
ed of ulr'age; that I aul yet in my minority
! The Government of England-we all know
honored from agesr and always wise Gov.
ernment in its generation-has declared thai
the country which 1 represent beyond thai
broad water he's not yet attained years Of dis
creton, and'is not capable of managing it:
own-afFairs Ia laush.l l say, therefore
that but for really being overwhelmed by the
kind and generous manner in which 1 have
been received by. this honcred company, ant
in the presence of your Chief Magistrate, ]
should have been disposed to say in the Ian
guage oi o poet:
K" You'd scarce expect one of my ago
To spoak. in.publio on the stage."
My-Lord Mayor. / am a stranger in Lon
donor rather, was stranger but have
Learned since / came to London that none o
English blood from my. own Southern lane
are strangers among yon.. (Cheers.1 speai
this from my hehrt, for have been made b
every class of. society, a welcomed and a,
honOfed guest tCh.ers.) return my sin
cere thanks to you for the kindness will
which you have listened 10 stranger. Tn
day vii! comet is not fur oll,--when th