Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-04-06
The Canandalgua in ireland

containing interesting accounts OF the
receptions accorded the U. S. Iron-clad
Canandaigua, recently arrived at Bel
fast. We have not room to copy all the
particulars, interesting as they are.
Upon the arrival of the vessel at Bel
fast, her officers were waited upon BY
the city authorities and rendered the
Inequalities of the city. Accepting the
invitation, the officers visited different
places of public interest, including
some of the most extensive manufactu-
ring establishments, and the Belfast
Model School. We are gratifed to have
our officers IN European ports manifest
proper interest in schools. It becomes
them to do so If they would correctly
represent the people who have honored
them with commissions.
After the tssight-seeing," at half past
four, splendid "deeumer" 1--WE presume
our readers know what that is--we copy
from the News-Letter) was served up by
the Mayor. in the Town Hall. Various
toasts were drank and speeches made.
We have room for only one or two. The
Mayor in proposing the health Of the
President Of the United States, made
the following remarks:
The Mayor asked fhe company to
charge their glasses. He had o toast to
propose which be was sure would be well
received. He then proceeded to propose
"The President Of the United States
With pleasure give you the President
of the United States of America on the
present occasion, and it is only fitting
aud becoming that we should duly honor
| it. Applause. The President of the
United States is the head and represent
tative of great people, endeared to us
| By blood, by free institutions hear,
hear land By The strongest commercial
ties-ties which / need not describe
and therefore it is fitting, ON such an
occasion as the present, that we should
embrace the opportunity of showing our
respect to the American people by drink
ing the health oftheir President Hear,
hear, and applause Gentlemen, on
personal grounds, the President is en-
titled to the same manifestation OF teel-
| ing and respect. The course which the
President has pursued since he has been
called upon to fill the high position he
now occupies has been such as to ele~
,vate him in the estimation of every Brit
ish citizen. Hear, hear. The courtesy
svassa .AyAA@-----~-if~ppSd0 aar s-la =0U~ss-
sions, in the discharge Of his high fumes
tions in relation to our own country
and to other nations, eminently EN-
titles him to our respect, and to every
indication Of that respect ard approval
which we can bestow. Hear, hear
That he was placed in All unsought-for
place of distinction, and under most
! difficHlt circumstances-[h hear, hear1-
cannot be denied, and that he has. full
filed the high expectations Of his friends,
and disappointed not q few Of his ene-
mics, in the course he has pursued, will
be concurred in By every gentleman
present. Applause. His domestic
| policy, like his foreign policy, has been
characterized by the wisdom, BY the in.
telligence, and by the many high quail.
ties which entitle him to great distinc-
ton as the head of great and impor-
tant nation, and he has fulfilled, both in
his domestic and foreign policy, the high
expectations that were formed of him.
Since he assumed the rsins of power, be
has fulfilled the highest expectations of
his friends, and he is entitled to our af-
lection and gratitude for the manner in
which his duties have been discharged.
His reconstruction policy it is not for
j me to characterize We all know what
itE character has been-the difficult DO
sition in which he has been placed
how he has been pleased to deal with all
| parties fairly and impartially in country
ESQ recently and so greatly divided, and
now so likely to be again happily united
happily formed and prepared to main.
tain their own rights and liberties. and
commanding the respect Of the nations
of the world. Applause Gentlemen,
| know that IN the town of Belfast,
America and its citizens are held in
high respect. Hear, hear. I know
the worth Of it's eitizens-I know the
value that is placed upon its free insti-
tutions, and know the deep and last
ing interest that is felt by the people of
the North of Ireland, and of ireland
generally, and the whole of the United
Kingdom, in that great country, repre-
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fsels ana what1 arr s.ra .voseu mnsI :
man in This roor, conc,,-s =, "a $3.50
Won with the' grestast rlaasnsa stThe
Pras;dant az The ITr;sad Ssatas rp.oo
Iongaa annIanss -'s''
In response to toast in honor of the
officers of the Canandaigua, Captain
StembeI. who was rece,ved With ,ba
w.rmsst der,or.tra.;ons .a;a.
80 : -. s.-ss' a''oD0' s'iu
osns.smen, l regret exceedingly tEat
~ az u u":.s ~ enuoneu as your worthy
msyor WI ssesg'H OF speeen-maklngi
D11i n1ser.Aelsssi must express the
great p,easure %nicn II gives me to ac-
knoWiedge tne nign compliment that he
mas Deen pleased to pay to my
self and to the othcers OF the ship that !
have the nonor TO command, as well as
to my country and countrymen. lap
plause. 1 also take great pleasure in
acknowledging the Indebtedness We are
under to his Worship tbs Mayor and the
Council OF this good oity OF Belfast, for
the great courtesy ana kindness they
have done us, aud Tor tue enjoyment
when sney pave anordeo us-for the
enloymen1 81 peasant, prontaole,
ana "eh-spent day, Wnicn mas Deen de-