Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-12-10
The ,outnern Club An L,v.rpooI,

On the l6h ult. q magnificent batqret, SAYS the
Liverpool Post, was given by the Southern club in
that city, to large number OF CONSPICUOUS gentlemen
among whom were Mr.. Beresford HoJe, NJ. P and
Mr.. Spence. The presi lent OF the club ia Victor
PoItz. After tie first toasts TO the Queen end mem.
bers OF the Royal Family, the main business OF the
evening began Oar readers will be interested in the
extracts which We give below
Mr.. BerestoGd Hope said II am not sentimental,
l am going to give you toast net sentiment.
Laughter Gentlemen, th're is such thing as an.
Gent history and ancient history involves records of
the Modes, Assy ians and the United States Laugh.
ter Now, the leaves Of this ancient history there
thing used TO com9 over The ocean, waited by the
zephyrs the leaves OF the hHickerbOckey and her
Journals, which was, that ard tie people ou the
ether side Of the ocean ard the people,
speaking the same language, having the same iera-
tuTe, the Traditions baYirg the Stakes
peares, the same Newons, the Plus, aud tne Washing
tons all OF which felt c be the common property
OF the Englsh-spla akiDg people. That Thought has
deeply penetrated M and when Sc man Dora IN
any the four quarters Of the where EUgllsh
language IS spoken-~here the E'Sish pedlg
be traCed-wheIe EuElioh jnsilig iJL. rlgu--w1. |
see such tha. ssr3 cut tey> nd b- rlows say
God speed cur BROKER ); auo Ii / can sce man who
lives i'll so many lines wi5dom great many signs of
WlsdGm-great as a s0iuler = modest 10 thrusy his
greaptss tOr"ardSreat III the cuuuyil--gr,a IA de-
oatc-great with hls fe0-- ,e4!esC Of al with that
Calm and supreme wl.d tlat su0! IN COu'rmpt for
passLg Pupuiarlty lca,e's gu winch grcal,es4 d..
peLdswhIch tbG tl1cr ot lbe county must put ON il
l
such -wb l know such ii MA born o. ol
E. gsh race-Nhtl I sec that such IA speDks the
Euglsh langur ge-wheu | see the euumgut tn wh'ch
gives tXpfessI,D, | Say hail h man, II
man there hv,Ug The face oI thus earth )ueers
Aud say all gI,shmen here must haH hin 90 tut
speaking IN III Xed assembly OI Gu common
people, whp son~how potLca ly divided Iu,o wo
ua tlons-ani l lleVe that that man is, E, gland
IL, only fellow cuiIzen OF great Anglo SIX
on race, the repIest1t 1talive of supreme uu hCr.
| ity--the idea OF law aud order, Oi Gov,rrm Ut ,
aud the centre OF Cont dera9 loyalty. say, tlea that
that man The whom could all IectIve With ali
the love and hOuOr and r,sp,cr. Therefore, without
further prelude, give you health of whom this
loom, we all recOgn!z5 cneer one whom we hope ,
ere many months over, VIII exchange activo
OF authority and OF dpomacy which heads Of great
States must exchange with each Oher. Cheers L
give you The heaLn OF His Exceiency the Presdent
OF the Confederate States OF America" Loud cheer
ing.l
he toas. was drank amid every demonstration OF
enthusiasm.
Then followed toast to the memory of Stonewal
Jackson which was Cf.red by the President of the
CLUB, accom- panied by bc,et and touching speech
| 1t drunk standing and in solemn silence"
The next toast was 10 the Army Ill d Navy OF the
| United Nations OF the Southern States aud Great
! Britain" This responded to Tor the Amy by
| Capt. Bullock.
| The Chairman proposed The health OF the guest
| of the evening, MIR. BereSford Hope" llud cnecrs,
whose praise too much could net DE SAID tor The IN
he had taken in he Confederate cause, when it
was not smued upon By other men,
Mr.. Beresford Hope, 10 rrapoudiGg said he took up
the cause OF Confederate tdtes because hs tOuud
among other thugs goUt, devotional God tearlug
honest people, bo,b and womcn while 10 the
North he Saw greed, averiee, ambition, AID unpruc
pied lust OF empire Gaeat cheering He bad made
Ills choice, and by bis elecIlon he would sand Ns-
newed cheering The cause mad often set IN d u losing
one, buI be huG lost heat and ii be might people
sy as Tar as man could be allowed prophecy, be world
venture to say Dat tie cause ct the South would be
crowned with glorious SUCCESS. l4reaC cheering
| The Chairman gave " i he health OF tue herOcs-ths
brave defenders OF tie ciy Of Charls on"
1 he toast wa druIk amid r9piurOus applause
Mr. PfiUieau, of Charles on, respJud,d, in eTvant
and patriotic speecG the course OF whlch he declared
that il ught b. the designs oil Providence that the
loot OF The aukee should poiue the cy Ut Charleston;
cut that il IL did it wi,hIn hls knOwledse that
lneVer-never-Dever would city yield untll every
man in it laid dOwn his life bluUd the ditch, aud
every woman driven from the place al tue point OF
The bayOrat.
| tremendous cheering