, 1865-06-22
FROM BOSTON.
The National Congrega-
tional Council
ADDRESSES OF THE ENGLISH ASDFREXCu
DELEGATES. ~.


Correspondence of1he Chtcsgo Trtouue.l
BosTos, June 18. 1865. =.
4 goed1y sight It is to look on this great
Council and note the rise and fall Of the
tides Of feeling, the play Of varied emotions
CD this sen Of faces. Convened to delibe-
rate on subjects Of gravcst interest and OF
lasting Importance, ono Is struck with the
cheerful good humor characteristic OF the
Assembly.
again, to-day, the place Of meeting (uoE
The Mount Vernon church, was filled. A
long line Of reporters, on either side OF the
platform, disclosea the interest, and vigilance
OF the newspaper press In what's being done.
The Council occupies almost the entire Aoos
Of the house. The galleries are crowded with
spectators and attentivo listeners, many Of
whom have come from far. What solemnity
in the bElef devotional exercises What e1e-
valIon Of spirit In prayer! What tides Of
melody In the singing of a thousand men!
Conspicuous among the English delegation
is Dr.. Vaughan, the able and aged Editor Of
the British Quarterly; periodical, which for
the last four years knew no sympathy with
the North. On the contrary 1t his done
much to prejudice ENGLISH minds against the
Federal cause. Its Editor bears the saIuta.
tons Of his brethren here, not because Of his
antecedsuts hut chiefly because be was one
Of their ab1est men.
Dr. Vaughan Is not ignorant that bis tepu-
tation preceded him aud as may well be be-
heved, he did his best to gain 4 avorable
heasing md kind reception. The charm OF
Ills easy e1oquence WAS felt as be gave assur-
auce Of the flicntlJ thoughts and honcst
e,mpa,hits cherished By mulutudes In the
land he had left and 1t the interest felt In
our social and religious prospects. We had
sustained t1iaIs, but they were ncedful to
tho highest and noblest development OF
character. It Was our joy to know that our
institutions which deceived friends and false
prophets lad affirmed would snap at the
touch Of adycrsity, had borne the strain, and
the snap had not come Our struggle Tor
liberty bad taken place IN the sight Of all na-
nons. Our victories had given q neT song
Of hope to humanity, and seut a message Of
despair to tyrauts. Our t1iu1nphs were theirs,
Nanss fatn was bound mp With ours, Our
u1lte had gained victories thatI bad placed
Us In tic sront rank Of uatsous. sud Whist now
more fitting than that We should show our
atlvfs caruhle Of realizing the victories of
peaecl
| How striking to him the courteous re.ep-
] uon that greeted his reuarks when the body
from WHICH hc came, and controlled By those
nse n'mseI, two 5eass ago would not allow
| President StufdcSnnt to speak On its door
In behal Of our cause! His deprecation Of
the uas.sptis now, IL not On the key Of his
proposal lWo years ago to correct onr inso-
!,nes, tGt Trent atatr) With the paw Of
The Bfitiah ltcn. With the utmost Christian
conrtcsy, the Doctor will be taught that this
body will not overlook his swroug-heajcducSs,
Very different were the addresses Of the
other delegates from England, and still u, ,re
unlike those from the delegates from Wales
-you, tron the fsst md all the time, Man1
xMel4h mother in our homes across The sea