Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-09
LOAD pALpsasioS on FOREIGN RELATIONS.

LOdD PALhshS1Oh On fOkklGh RELAIIOaS.
On the 18th ult the Lord Mayor of London gave
banquet to her mssstys mi4isters at which Lord Pal
merson responded to toast saying in the course Of
his remarks:
In human affairs there are d.ficulteI which appesr
greater at distance than when taey boldly faced,
and when we approach to meet them. For many
years il was supposed that if any event. p liticil or
phyfical should deprive this country of that Hap. Cf
It's industry cotton-ruin, bankruptcy, desolaton
would be the inevitable consequence. That difficulty
has ZONE. That calamity has fallen upon u.s. We have
survived it. aud although do not 10 deny that in
paris Of the couny, and with regard to large portions
OF our manufacturing anu commercial in6osHy it has
been accompanied by great and severe distress, ye',
taiing.the natior at large are happy Co find that
our general industry and commerce have not sui.
fered, that our commerce has sustained scarcely
any dminuton, aud that in spite Of that calamity
the revenue OF the country has been in prosper
Gus and healthy cSgdon, enabling the government to
propose impor ant aid great reductions of tsxation.-
tCheers) Vita til emark that all this prosperity de-
pended on the Of peace the noble lord said
that though auessEs of grave character pending
be trusted they were susceptible friendly, satisfactory
and peaceful solution. (Cheers Ths country may
boast that its relations with all the other na1sns Of E
rope and will say too Of America in spiH' of little
outpourings of sentiment not 80 frendy-(cheers I'VE
may boast that relations With the other nations OF
the world are friendly and there are two powers upon
whose friendship and understanding, or upon whose
erences and enmities mainly depend the questions
of peace or of disturbance in EUROPE mean England
and Fence (CDeers) am happy 10 say that on all
those great questions upon which the issues Of peace
and war depend whethsr in the far West in the dis
taut East there exists between the governments Of
Eugand ard France the most frank and honorable con-
cert loud cheers) The great interests Of these
nuortant countries must be Identical and the govern
ments of both are sufficiently enlightened to know that
those interests lie in the direction. And if any
pledge sefe required Of the friendly deposition which
anirnates the Emperor of the French, would point to
NV honorable and distinguished friend on my left Baron
Gros the French Ambassadcr-( Ia man who has
had much in many parts Of the world with Brit
ish dplomatist and whose intercourse has invariably
of the most friendly character honorable to bis country
and courteous and friendly TO lis ales loud cheers
1 hold NY lords and genteme that the presence of
Baron ios as representing the Emperor OF the French
In London, is pledge of the sincerity of the alliance
between the two countries. (Cheers) / trust that
there are no clouds the horizon which MAY van.
sh and melt away into thin air and whatever questions
NAV still be pendng-and don't disguise thas there are
questions OF great importance pendngI hope negota-
TONS Conducted upon the principles ofjutce aud Of
right may lead those questions 70 happy solution and
that noth may to retard that progress of civil
zaon ofndustry, Of art, and Of intelligence which,
trust the nations of the earth destined uninterrupt.
edly 70 follow (Chsers) Ny Lord Mayor, again beg
TO re,urn yo on behalf Of myself and my colleagues,
our most sncsre and heartfelt Acknowledgements Uoud
cheers)