, 1863-11-06
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Henri Ward Rcccher Mt Exeter-Ha11,
ReS. Henry Ward Beecher delivered q leo
'n-e Oh 'tle Am.t:csn questton, at Exetas
! Ball, London, on the Goth Of O:tober. The
ball was crammed to overno wing, and outaide
meetings. <cre 'e1tetnporized. There. were
some few expressions Of dissent from Mr.
Beecher'e EieWe. but they were scarcely audi.
bic amid the general planaits. -: >,
The Daily Neus says the meeting was, per
! haps, one Of the most enthusiastic ever held
In London, and 1t looks upon It as eyfdsnce
that tie s3mpathies and moral support Of the
great body Of the English people areas
Es1l Russell recently declared - with the
Month. 1t thiuks that H.. Bsecaer must
have found out the truth Of Lord Russe|rs
dec)aratlon, and that he will 60 back to Amer
lea al neeseDger of peace aud good will be-
tween the two countries.
We lake the following tntere1tlpg extract
from the speech:
~, A Gentleman a1ks me to eay word about
the kus. ia.s In New York larbor A. this Ia
= little Private corfldsutial meeting, f1augh.
tsr,l ! will tell YOU the fact tb 5ut them.
lLaugAtIr.1 The fact is tnis-it ia = little
piece Of coquet1y. laughter Don't you
Know that when woman thinSs her suItor
l. not quite affective enough, sh4 takes an
otter ttau, a1d 1irte With hlm In the face Of
tut o:d ore? iLangLttr.] New York is dirt-
ing with Russia, but she has got he- ere on
Elgland. [Chse1a] We'll, l hear men say
Ibis is Iieca cf 1aEional folly tuat Is no: be.
conti 6 On tte part OF the people 60 reputed.
y Wise, and In such solemn aod Important
circums,ances. It Is said that when Russia
sfr4tr BAL ~
Poland, u ID IN indecent thing for America to
make believe to f1irt with her. Think so too
Loud cheere.] Nov yon know what we telt
nhen Jon xure flirting with Mr.. Mason, At
dies. .nd gentlemen, i did not al, n :,
hurt 70 Rare yeu E4s1'fa}ot@a;s 2s fa}ota;s DO son yon az
H.ss "A laogh Let me tell you my
honest sentiments. England, because she Is
Christian ratton. btcause the has the guar.
dianthip Of the dearest principles Of civil and
religious liberty. ought to be fciendly with
when England looks ont for an ally She ought
to ind her own blood, her oNn language, her
o"n childrea. lcheers.J America Is the
proper AID natural allI OF Great Britain.
lCteere 1tec1are that all sorts Of alliances
with Continental nations as against Auerica,
monst1ous, and that ali filtration Of America
rith pan6ered and whiskered foreigners are
the future, when civilization Is to be extend
I'd, WEen commerce is to ba free round the
globe, aud TO carry with it religion and civil
zation, then tive flags should De flying from
every man. Of war md every ship, and they
should be the fag NTH the croEs ofSt. George
Of hope. [Cheers:l Now, ladies' and gentle.
men, when anybody tells you that Mr.: Beech
er Is In favor OF war, Fou may ask: "1n
what way Is he in favor Of war? And If
ary man says be seeks to EoE discord between
falher and son, and mother md daughter, you
ing diecord " Il had anything grieyous to
say Of England I would tooner lay 1t be-
fore her f.cu than behiad her back. 1 would
ctnonIce Epglishmen if they were mntutatu.
era Of tie policy Of the South. However,
tiuce have come over to this country YOU
bear back IN as.nrance TO our people Of the
Enthusiasm you feel for the caufe Of lie
North And then there Is the very slgnin can't
act Of 5cnr Goyernment-the seizure Of the
rams il Liverpool. loud cheers.l Then
Russell 1T Glasgow, and The words spoken bT
the Attorney General. [Cheers.] These acts
and declarations Of policy, coupled With ali I
tave seen and the feeling Of enthusiasm Of
teis Enellsh people. VIII warm the hearts Of
the Auesicaua in the North. Il We are one
tal1y in faith, let Us be one In national policy.
Gle Ia eyerJ enterprise for the furtherancs of
the Gospel and for the happiness Of marktud,
(Cheers. thank you tor your long patience
Nith me- lGo onsl Ahi when / vas boy
they ueed to tell me never to eat enough: bat
always to get mp being Jet little huog.y.
spoken longer, than to go away ssSing "Hf,st
a1edl0uA fellow he Was!'' 4 langb1 And,
therefore, If you will not permit me 70 close
and 90, big you to reeollect that this Is the
that have spoken, on sorae occaaions under
dincu1a.es, within seven or eight da5s, aud
am 80 exhausted that ask you to permit 1ae
to stop. TG1eat cheering.j
At tie close Of the speech, Prof Newman
ode1ed the following resolution:
Reeo!tsd. That this meeting present. its 1nost
cordial t5s,ks IT, t. ths Rey usn Ward gseceer
this evening. md Expresses Hs hesrty sympathy
lion. Els v'odi,a1ion Of the rights Of ffee Cor
ea,o tctxeen he Eaglish pcopla and theil Amcst.
ean brethren and as this meeting recognizes ID
S1s +. 9 %s r. &c e1 ea 81 ss 9s
ard successful champions Of that great cause, It
rejoIcee IN this opportunity Of conErato1ating Elm
and his asfoclatea have been crowned ia tho Anti.
Slavery Eolics OF President Lincoln and his Cabi-
The resolution was supported by Prof.
Hall AID Mr. George Thompson, and WAS
arally carried with but three dissenting
yctss.
The London Star describes the ecenes out
eide Of the ball, which were of the most er-
citing description. The throng was 80 dense
that Mr. Beecter WIS himself unable to gain
admlttnncs to the hall until quarter Of an
hour af1er the time appointed for the com.
nencement of his address. The reverend
gentleman bora his dstention in the crowd
With great coed huuor, and "as rewarded
With perfect oSatlon, the crowd pressing
forward In Ill directions to shake hands with
him. he ras ut last fairly carried Into the
hall en- the shoulders Of the policemen, and
the doors # the hall were Ut once closed. and
guasdea BY body of police, who distinctly
announced that no more persons would be
admitted, whether holding tickets or not.
THIS had the effect Of thinning to some extent
tie crowd outside; but some two thousand
or nore people still remained. eager to selzs
on any chance Of admission that might arise.
At ~ o'clock tremendous burst Of cheers
from within the building announced that Mr..
Beeeher Lad made his appearance on the
p!atfo:m. The cheering WAS taken up By the
outxide:s, ard re echoed again aad again.