The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-28
Mr.. Morton Peto's Speech at Hamilton.

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r NIAGARA FALLS, September 2.-ln
responding to the address, of the Board |
of Trade of Hamilton, presented at the
depot, where the train halted for short
time, Sir Morton Peto, after returning
thanks and adverting to the welcome
which he and his friends had every
where met throughout the country, con-
cluded with the following important
remarks: ...f- ... 5..s5. NO.. .
We have had the happiness OF beng
brought i'm contact with many Vi .iis
leading minds of the United states, ana
alsG With their greatest generals, and
we found on all sides the greatest desire
that America and Great Britain should
remain on terms of amity anu concord;
and II is universally the opinion that
any war between them would be most
disast rous in impeding the progress OF
civilization and liberty throughout the
world. | could not but feel, AS came
IN from Detroit this morning, now
doubly importantit is for your interests
| that The best feeling should exist be-
| tween yourselves and the United States.
| / believe, and desire to speak frankly,
that they have no'le5ire to interfere IN
the affairs Of Canada. q hey haveeipugh
territory for all tlAae suEplus population
Of the Yh9lle Of Epr9gf dSr another fh cen
IlIrXs 8efsiI,an e9Ii VI on ta sl NJ
that you should TfneAG 3you desire, as
an independent peonle- aud cultivate the
qaeAt ]! anais2ss n ii2sko aow c4 fhe noI-
EfeaSftf4fSH Siaa1si =, H tstally changed
].wfzhtag&fAalA nta4s1n xHnl3 both with re-
Igrr4ttafsnig AMI her colonies
s }Iss " Is st4sfest non u Rs
daEyf6IBtqTae1kfA ft4 afaET our colonies,
JMh 3midit Ah6aa unicsas eynedom Of trade
lwiAtseNssy AtlaeFtaa,lHtW, asking no All,
Xs9s SasH s SsrlRistaa Re greatest i,
yourJSwn 4aEhaasftM. ' You have the go
E ternmeilt ef1youg country as much 1
u your own. hands as ifno connection VII
u the mother country existed; but iet N
i ask YOU whether this should be reas'
for our not entertaining towards y'
70 the strongest possible, desire 10 $
=. you prosperous ahu happy.
~ the contrary, we could not give W
n greater evidence of that desire, ~
ot so long as you desire a connection vii
nc the mother country, and feel the san
y devoted loyalty to our Queen ana 90
IL eminent, as we do ourselves, it will m
be from the other side of the water thu
lany severing of the link which binds
H to each other will arise. 49, ss- ia
rs We have seen throughout our progre
IA in the United States, everywhere mari
Nv of rapid growth and increasing ,prospe
in ity and we cannot but desire for the
/: and for you continuance of this gre
an blessing. May no shadows cross t
ian path of either country in its progress
,ch Tie time has come when nations m
Tie. no longer be guided by the prejudi
,ot- of the pastor the passions of the prese
but you, in your own business alta
must be content to sit down and cain
tro- consider every matter and subject OF
ira ference, and when this is done, il
spirit of Cancellation and a desire
an. each others prosperity, you may dep'
no. that no difference will arise which
the call on the sword to arbitrate; but
orr will be blessed in consciously follow
the great precedent of each doing to
an other as he would desire to be done