, 1863-11-08

L Farewell Breakfast to Mr,
Reecher.
Mr, Laird on the Building Of the
Alabama and Florida. ;.
TIE DISASTER TO MR.. kA0aR'S
BALLOON.

On the 2Sd u1t., farewell broakfa.t Was
given to Rsy. Henry Ward Beecher, at RAd-
lsy'a Hotel In London. Rev, D.p!,st ". Noel
preaidil g.. The proceedings are thus To-,
ported:
press their sympathy with the country Of which
their guest phH a citizen. With the Government
which he supported, and With tho great movement
o. o. bad b en for msny years ! brsse adsocate OF
the oppressed. Z manly patriot, 81 hc hsd shown
curing hts stay IN England bolduess Lot easily
dann'ta. and good temper thst no pfogosasioa?
eo9e Dr. +. Topkius. tho secreta.y Of the Commit
tee Of Co'ntpohdence, read several Letters: ffom
wifhed 10 express their sympathy win the OBJ
Jects Of the Mtet!ng. ,~k..s = ~
Rev. DR.. Waod,ngton read IN address to Mr.
mar and patriot and full OF ftnternai ptesstoas
sid good Witbee fur hls welfa1e.> ':.'
"Rev. e. ". Beeclef, who was received with
great sppiauBc, responded 1t considerable length.
he SAID he Il 1t that b. could speak with psyfsct
f1eccom in that a eembly as to hashe believed to
since 10 baa bseu in This country. When he came
from tic ct1tineEt he had been for more than
twenty weeks without speaking. and was quite
EainboIe a a.seow o aa and his voiee con-
plctcly fatied h,m. He*wae afraid he would not
be able TO speak in Exeter Hall. When. however.
bis voice u clsar d whistle. Some might say
that his recovery MAS owing to the rsms1les 10
aoopted. but he was dtposd to think that n their
naq the dsset nts p q tue Mnh
very important documents from America, which
threw considerable light on the state Of public
fstling in New York, IA regard 70 tae nesto: 9st,
k1 Bcecher then read numerous extracts from
tho report Of the committee appointed to relieyo
The the neeross nsa ENDURED Al he hands d the mob,
and the energy with which the merchants aud re-.
l,Eious Congregations were setting themselves to
their snht rinsa. Tas reply t. this report docu-
ment admirable for excellent composition aud
poble eentimcnte, WAS signed BY twelve o. fifteen
% Ghisti.ns. It was eaid list tie soiosed man was was
| Worse OF In New York than in South Carolina;
but having been In the latter State he coald bear
drcds and thousand OF enaancipatcd negroes were
befrg educated By white people, who asked for no
other 1etu,n but bosId and Lodging. rhe Chris.
| duty In rtgard to the black man.
$. He read other extracts from reports and other
documents to show lha: in 1871 and subsequently
ut.!]y all the Christian churches IN Ame.ie. hid
declared againet slavery: In the North and West
all the NOS! intelligent layu,en and ministers Of
religion bad. as BODY, settled down in tbs in; 4;
the rebellion was c1uehef and slavery destroyed.
Let England give them credit fos having Sufficient
reason Tor tnat Determination and for differing
enee Of Eociand Vss trlt on the other sds Of sha
Atlantic, II had been all against libe:ty and Tor
elasr'y, tLopsh he did not mean 70 say that Was
consider 1t IN unreasonable requett II he asked
nno so o to aipw 9hs@aexea t s
trcsa Il c1mmeTc1sl fnteresis nor hT unnrIncinI u
ncwtplpe1e.
Mr.. George Thompson moved . resolution
teftitying tie respect AID admiration OF thu
bis abls ssr7ics M in he cause, snd wishiog him lin
Gcd fpeed IN lis return 10 America. It wal
sccorded by The Rev. John Graham. and car.
1ifd upa1iE ouelv.
o,ntton mfast ~, transmtteS 10 ' his conqp,
o.t;e4, - ~ Saw yn,E vhc ,,sd ns,a-at5sfr
ttta.5 III, at;,a ahraaa "1 T,;s eao..es
.Iat a".a5ea w. 49,. n,,d .ftsr v,,a nr ,Ha'nf
~ 80 ehos,,ns,n ia 1,oceea}noa ta~m;na
- ~ .Ae e4lAA1 'NA"' 'a' fA'~~So Ne'4AA1'A
~: 1,rsa.- a-a-,rr f,o+,h.~ a., ~
~ 1no,tS .,s srte'r ~ IL so,,ea % 49,; NJ
-ttI. mIs a., .da]ess hv ne stSarts ~ l.:
ssn1o ~ ~ 49, ~ .uu - ia'.
~ ths 1ndaIsna.n+ nni,a1a. -
r. :iohn,s Tnei .nd nd HsefneV' s the Is ronntes 81
NJ Hnnifrpton Collepe. at Chestnut. The Ban
usi nosss Hau ~. % anss snn.]a ~
leIlau 1neologAcA aaa.; QaTe9 . eI9a1e' ~ ~
place o1 Meeut was tHe 1n9epTnaeut Co4
aud The number Of students assembled VA
tro bur dred and fifty.
After lea and. coffee Ind been served tn
GomRany & 1pntea t,ec ~ .ne apo s un r. r.
nessne3T eta' n' 1seo1n T.11,s npan,eu g. - =
Haley, II. spence. ~. 5omK1ps, hev. !
hy es q Naet r. N.Y. Nsnner tSs fs4s ~
E;I,hv Innss ~ .ar's othar 1antf1sroso +
% Fas neettd With loud and md 6ro1onrsd az r.
ffent II EeT collere % Who tnok the ecb,ir sai
he va. ~ sn1e It affsFtisd ali nyesaot tha liphes
5 n1atfficsfinn and Sa1iohf r. reca3ra H. fEeT
: miest fiom The other siie ct the Atlantic sue
man as the Rev: Henry Ward Beecher-no
| only % tho son of DR.. Beecher, whose writing
' were well known In ibis ceuntry, and great
vniueo, or ~ tne otoluel .at o1 Mis 91"t, ~ ~
uTInc1e af Tnmss ceh,n y hnt n1ao ana cbiea XIII
, "a n man who was himself b3th well kuoH =
i, nrsachSr 1r md a n,atform orator AID nna vi
4 t,aJ sar5s-a5 | ro9s+ {,nno-ta~t sarvIcs ~ Z ~ +
q nsn.a u ~ hnman frsetit;m in "A Amer;ce 1one h.
|. fara ia eyitiinr 1Enr f,rote ont An a,I7,es
.oae was thsn @ 11e.s;,ed ~ 10 p r. Esscher he n
nne. .nsn .tndsnt " ~ New re11eee gh,ct
auoDs o.ae. .e' e@.u
"Ne tcto9nlse N 5ou nne Mno naa ues9teu n
endnxed a 1nn to the canea a. eis md rsg3nr Hg
freedom. I'D the moral and eociai elevation 9f Ii
Z degraded and oppressed: During the whole coa7f
Of Tour public liis ysa have @ eyss indignantly cor
n,tintsined viii sli vnnr cioonence and At nnnr
cost. he Common rickts and heritage Of humauit
TIC reward Of your isbor in fhe abolition Of t
9 social dtst,nctfons Of color and In he renewe
i nposn.,;tv Of the American rennbiie.' A-'""'
- PsTp'5 ~ ~. ~,
The address IVES signed ~ the senior ST.
9 dent Of each college on behalf Of the whol
body, Mr.. Beecher, in his reply, which WI
e a1rnost entirely Of n religions cbarsctsr. d;
= cfsimea "a idao ~ hav3nr sniTa-sd inss.a ~.
nan.st.s - ~ r., ~ .E 1aets"s ts ossI ~
opstlIus loas ~ uao neset touAeo 4of II
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