New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-30
TEE HON. sCMUYLE8 COLFAx AT
VICTORIA, ". I.
Hais Exception by the Mayor and governor
-Spccchcs Of Var. Coifax, Gov hen'
uedy md Mr. Richardson.

The British COiOHtSt OF Nlctorla, Ndncou'ci
langyes an account OF the visit there on the @ih u
Of tie Hon. Schuyler Colfax and party They were cor
daily received in an address by the Mayor and Council
,o-s Of Victoria read by tie Town Clerk, and In the
evening were invited to a grand dinner, Mr. Cofax'
having previously visited Admiral Denman, OF Her Ma
iestys slip sutle Following the oasts THE President
OF the United States and "Our Guests, MI. CoiiaN
rose and said
MR President AND GEsrLEaES no one can nc
HAMMER than myself meet such reception, fdy- i've
hundred miles from NY Nations Capital, on ioresn
sol. and under foreign Gag; You nave snordden n e os
oay American citizens bu the officials civil and MI MI
ry, and lie subjects 81 may gooa %oa lave ever re-
ccycd, ! confess the one which came rom we hIett
Gca. ION Although 1t was the intention Of myself ana
friends lave extended our Journey TO Ehnsouscl 49,
ever Welcome rcsoiyed before left home to Wit
these colonies the Pacific and am glad uis hl7n.
Your noble queen. (Cnccrs) Although am republi,
in every sinew and hber Cheers never INN IN, III
Queen Victoria without my heart warming WIN graz
tutc When our country was IN Imminent peFil, ahS
when Great Britain and Amerca-thc ~ sb ~
can be called. common regionmwere almost emp9ied
dcnarc 81 hcr ministers that the character OF TIER
mssycs should be concatoy that II should no' ,S u.s.
American people comply with ihe request without eS
any sacrifice o. honor; tChecrs On t,at oce,lor s'
iCheeIsJ You All know that there very many peo
pie In the unlted states In nyor OF ue next great war
H., voY viii hear me witness that on both sides
Sierra Neyadas have sposen IN deprecati9n sI
nation the globe am one Of those men WHO Delelc
A9ni,g AHhSl, he POSITION Of countries Is often
t.rt ~ amt sonisn / do nor believe in drawing the red
tonal homer. Cheers am now aud ever nave OeeH
In favor Of peace. Il is only by peace That ne great
ct Is handmade believe IN HE words Of our SAVIOR
, sermon on the Mount Bis e cs, ARE o, 9d
know there are difficulties between we ohte1, S'ne ,
and The nations on TIE S', sug o s, s and wisdom
of the respective Governments. OF all things Gepre-
enc ,ny's e HE sep-esented at this table to ni
Americans should never forget 80 long Is We syeiS ~
rntsh liesn science and art in history ana leFi
lie hiae of saLe.,are and Milton Newton and Rose;
W. TO ,he scientific mind OF England NOR t9an
upon or earth her pale and varying face al genera,
tons lave looked upon her es size iVII'H IN '''.
cotse around our plnct but 1t was reserved 10 the
Ihcr hidden problems TO examine her nm ~" nal'o
they o. on in their eternal course through time ]'u
Then we come to that rail bqt mighty wire which en-
laid beneath The deptis OF ocean, 70 Drl.s; msl e,o
ITO great nations ia closer proximity ana hrner Trent
plsnseJ Know came here m an auspicions pero1 OF
= have passed The eteirai snow crowned nona.ch, :"
tie mos niains Shasta, Hood lcgner, ana b.AeI az.
friends they are 60 happy and ~ radiant. They have
scen the great country which ha, conferred upon them
n a2a nj sr. %i,hoat Jar AMI emerge after an the
darkness. into tie bright caugcncc OF noon. Win no
stain upon rs csCuich,On no slave WITHIN Us ppruers
her de,ti gei Nih Ter sands 81 lie chbing quickly
l. ,nere pcron here whose child stretched on
bed - pain. Saytrs In the scales OF life and death
BIT II Providence gives health and yigor to the child,
~ love II Ten times more through the perils II has pass
ed sowlth Our cOuntry-1e never knew how much we
p elcs. was her citizenship until the sins sroye to
,nd her ssundsr A. T TPon u sad s new
eem let ne hope Of pe,Retua a" nce more rSe n he
ser on day Oh" o bcpe famed by the gentle leph
OF ., ace tChcersO | had always an abiding hth Ia
corner based broken oaths and the shackles OF
slavery could never meet with the APPROPRIATION OF COO
our land would give way the sunshine OF prosperity
l.ppnuse.l AZ last We have triumphed ~ what m
ordeal We lad hoped with an unrestricted freedom
with open ballot box. 10 change at VIII the rulers o
the couatfy we ere safe from ne horrors OF lnerha
stnie but tie historic page should have taught Us uai
o - e,'.rlece ~ tr AZ Ertaln France Spain
through his ordeal rust III pass. But this Rebellion
The world began. While members u our Cabinet, with
IN or Legislature while Representatives., with The
oahs fresh upon their lps-these men turned thelr par
rcds hand. against the nation they had sworn before
has been born agaln purgci OF its original sinpnrgcc
Of that foul stain on 10 fair escutcheon-uhtll no."
e sum docs not either of these great countries
america and England), over single master, nor set
9yera single slave Great appaise nhe people 81 GTeat
IL was Macauey who siid " that great man when he
csggTigl
his hands me shacke Of hundred Thousand of his fell
low hoiags We had another name hall0sed In all our
nenog7 anu meyer 70 We c name Of Or,
and good. and Kind hearted man. Abraham Llncoin,
despaircd ~ great Eepublic-pro himself the
faithful and indomtaOle pil.t steering ,Mougn sd Hs
Il. helm lac was the greatest uii purCst, and ltst IA
the land and when De went above he TOOK WIN nm We
power on Gods oOis.ooi could ever again place on hei
suffering limbs. Great applausel. 1he Woe chlLti
world now sees that when ingr1t,s ahd iypes III Me
torch Of civil war they asl liz the funeral pyre OF the
Institution OF slavery. CHEERS. Let ne NOT he mis-.
s@ia ss& s5s is@S f ne s si@sc Ian
guagc tie peculiar advantages OF the SOUTH sNlg mat
Il held thlte great keys 81 H., country Hampton to2ds.
The kcys ~ Florida ana New Orleans. and With fee
and Maid labor 10 replace that enforced system ~ labor
which had been blight 70 mankind-for. with Lamer-
line he believed that God never allowed chain to ,e
hound round the lluus Of the slave without foghf The
other end round the neck OF te oPpressor tr FORTUNES
OF the country would again be In TIE ascendant.
The honorable gentleman proceeded TO paint In elo.
on.nt language tie magnificent uture OF the niiei
dS gplO h S5 were only ihfal 70 cm,sycs 10 eh
Institutions 10 their country, they would merit and At
tine Tor any na.ion Use globe instead u uily ~
stVs whole g,ia1y ot bimnE oros oAsa sia,ss ~
ngton Territory nm, only territory Nat has been named
there Of Idaho Of Montana, OF Coio.mo, OF
All the Territories would shine on that glorious hE IRE
mendous arphuse. aud all those noble STATES would re-
yoye round the central uoNcrnmeh! a. one ctl,M SUI
distinct the pillows. but one AS tile sea! IAlpase)'
His Excellency, Governor Kennedy, Of NancouyeTs'
Judge Cameron. Chief Justice OF the Island, Lieut.
Governor Evans, and the Hon. Mr. Bross OF Illinois,
made brief speeches In reply TO the ruling oas's vi
"ILc Press" We have the following account;
Albert II RIcharlson ESQ, correspondent OF tnf NV
York TRIBUNE responded. alluding humorolsy TO u,
visit OF Mr. COlhX End party 20 Utah. ald go some g
the pocuari,cs of the people there, wheI' All '' s.'
were sinners and nil the Jews Genies. tLa' "a
teri lie pleasantly alluded to the habit OF ~
men IN forming new settlement OF say aM,i,s ~
ala
dates for the Honse Of Representatives uauktvl az.
sud he saw some resemblance 30 thAt ptcullh.x ~.
country az he learned from His EAcellcncy that Hm az