Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-19
Ar. MeHen.y,. Compliments to

Il america
At e meeting held in London of the
members of the. party of Englishmen who
lately visited the United States, Mr.. Nc
Henry made a very neat speech, in the
course of which he spoke in eulogistic
terms of the United States, and of the men
who have distinguished themselves in her
railway, commerce and military circles,
taking occasion in his remarks to. compli-
ment General Burnside and our new rail-
road, We quote as follows -
@Nons of US, gentlemen, can ever forget
the courtesies rendered to Vi from all the
railway and telegraph companies in the
United States.
"Where in the whole world could we
have found hospitality so unbounded and
so magnificent Not alone from railways
with which the Atlantic & Great Western
was in allisnce-from the Erie, whose e1e-
CANT hberalty was so lavishly displayed
from the moment of our arrival until the
day of our departure, from its directors
and officers, as individuals, and as repre-
senting that great corporation; from the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton and
from the Ohio and Mississippi but from
the Terre Haute and Alton, and Illinois
Central, whose unparalleled comforts and
splendid train, with their attendants in
velvet and gold, increasingly supplying all
antsw with ~extravagant luxuriance; Mich
igan Southern, with its accomplished su-
perintendent, Mr.. Porter; the Great West
ern, Of Canada, the superb condition of
whose road and equipments called forth all
our praise; the New York Central, always
ready to meet our wishes for special trains
or carriages; the Pennsylvania Central
and Reading Railway, whose kind offices
our time prevented accepting; the Balti-
more and Ohio, and Camden and Ambov,
by whose great lines we were SO comfort
ably carried to and from Philadelphia and
Washington city, and on that memorable
expedition to Harper's Ferry. Cheers.
The spontaneous cordially. evfnced to-
wards us by the Boards of Trade and the
authorities of the numerous public institu-
tions on our route, must ever live in CRATE
full remembrance; especially, 1 have great
pride in naming the Union League of
Philadelphia and New York, those fotmid-
able bodies which concentrated and made
formidable the Titanic strength of the
North in crushing the rebellion. Cheers.
1t was also a proud satisfaction to intro
duce to you so many of the great men who
have made history for four or five years
past-Robert j. Walker, who so frequent
ly honored US with his company and his
counsels, and who led successfully the free
trade party when even in England free
trade was not popular, and who, commence
ing his career in Mississippi in opposing
the scheme of Jefferson Davis for the de-
moralization of his country, was the most
p~ertinacious and powerful of his oppo-
nents in this foul rebellion. General John
A. Logan, who, an humble lawyer in
a country town, met the threats of closing
the Mississippi by an emphatic expression,
which drew all eyes on him, 'and If you
do, we viii hew it open with our swords y
and CALAMITY did his deeds support his
words; he became a soldier by intuition,
and seven times at Corinth, his first great
battle, did he repulse the charges
of the enemy-he was always Sher-
mans favorite, was with him to the
last, and now he is once more the country
CHEERS. General Burnside, the
man to lead an expedition against
the South, who fastened himself with the
skill of an able General, on the coast of
North Carolina, within a few weeks of
the fall of Sumter. So well did he main
tain his hold that his occupation was never
and he is now, with that versatile
ty so common TO and SO universal with
my countrymen, engaged in forming a
to connect Pithole with the At
and Great Western Railway. Gen
eral McCallam, who, when administrator
If the military railway system, was so
eulogized by the honorable baronet,
he member for Bristol, in his excellent
Ipeech on Monday night; General Meigs
If the Commissaria Department through
tut the war; General Meade, who at
gettysburg met Lees invasion of the
North, and hurting him back to his de- I
ense fairly broke the neck of thetl@nssl- l
ion; General Hazen, the hero of Fort 1
dcAlllster, carrying it by assault, and I
hus opening the port of Savannah and
Sherman's marUh- W rnu 5Ua :
he gallant Hooker, whose battle above
he cloud at Chattanooga will always
i've a romantic lustre to his name; Sher- i
nan, brilliant in action, eloquent in t
peech, whose grand march has secured
i'm a soldiers name second to none; and t
frant who has captured in fair and ter
ible fight more armed men and more can d
on than any other commander on record. o
.heers.)
So much for the United States army. Ii
# the navy I will only name n whom C
re all eagerly looked for, Admiral Farra-
ut, who, dashed to the ~foretOpmast, led Il
is forces to victory as calmly and assur- IL
lily as an experienced pilot brings his il
lip to port. l will not attempt to'enu- tC
perate the civilians who received us so p
but must mention Chief Justice I
base, the Moses of America, who struck al
le rock Of concealed but disappointment
ealth, by offering to the people security :
its use, which caused it to flow in an :
stream to this hour, blessing I
ose who give and who receive it, and
freshing and re-invigorating the whole
tCheers.) Our own Direct
, the Hon. John Sherman, Sena-
r for Ohio, all the members of the N
lbinet, and above all, the most ex- y
Ilent President, all these brilliant names
ii recall to you scenes and incidents
lich, in. connection with our travels, i
ust remain in your memories forever, y
d I have a feeling of personal pride in 10
US recalling that which you can readily 10
d heartily appreciate. [Cheers. ~ 3
But above and beyond these, l have just Is,
ide in having been the leader ofaparty SO 20
socially politically and finan- ~ Z
lily to the great Republic, the great per- Il
ption of which people at once appre- Sc
tied the cause and compliment of your an
lit, and lavishly placed its resources at m D
ur disposal. The men who 1 have Ne
med, and the country which we saw, Fa
worthy of each other; aud your ex- NJ Z
of them will tell you they are ma
Il friends, devoted friends of English
N and England % u. fs-srr ef4 s4-l .
First Massachusetts Man in the ~
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