The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-06-21
General Dow in England.

At the Liverpool breakfast party, given to
General Dow on his arrival in England, May
30th, the following resolution, having been
supported by several speakers, was adopted by
acclamation, the whole company rising:
Resolved, That this meeting desires to ex-
press most affectionate greeting to the Hon.
Neal Dow on his arrival in England, and to-
assure him that he will receive an equally cor
dial welcome from the friends of Temperance
and freedom in every part of the United King
dom that he may be able to visit during his
tour, and prays his valuable life may be long
spared to render distinguished service to the
cause of social and moral progress.
General Dow, in acknowledgment of the
commitment smoke a:ToHows, as reported in
the Liverpool Mercury:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen, I cannot un.
dertake to express to you the pleasure which
1 feel in being once more in dear old England,
and amongst SO large circle of our friends
! and brethren. (Applarsse.) You are here
not simply as phiianthfopists, not sinply as
men associated with the great body OF temper
ance men throughout the country, with the
view Of rescuing your iellow-men from the
| evils of intemperance, but you are here as pa
| triOts, to rescue your COUNT y from the terri
BILE evils resulting from the traffic in intoXicat
| ing drinks. (IIear.) You are here not simp-
! ly as Christian men and philanthropists, but
| you are here as politicians flear) You are
looking to the political interests of Great Brit
| ain, as well as to the welfare and happiness
| of the hundreds of thousands of families all
around you that are now terribly scourged by
| the evils of iitempeIance. Our honored
! chairman spoke of the effect Of Intoxicating
| liquors upon the animal economy, and he al
luded to the duty of every Christian man who
understands the influence of his example up
| on the community in'which he lives, and un-
| derstands isebligation to Almighty God, to
| see that the iuf1uence of his example shall al
| ways be fol the right and never for the wrong,
and to set ali example of abstinence from the
0se OF Intoxicating drinks. This movement
in which you are engaged, The United King
| dom Alliance, goes to that point, but it goes
| further; it not only seeks to rescue men who
live in the cutters, but it seeks to rescue Great
Britain from the tremendous evils resulting
from the traffic in Intoxicating drink
(Hear)
Dlverging from that matter for moment,
it seems proper to me that should speak OF
Great Britain and the United States as two
great nations related to each other by ties Of
blood, by common language, by common
religion, by common principles OF law, and by
common love of liberty. (Hear.) Not only
are the interests of these two great nations in
yOved in the maintenance ofthe most friend
ly mutual relations, but the interests of civil
zation and Christianity throughout the world
are involved. (Hear.1 Upon our side OF the
water we were not little surprised, not to say
amazed, al the conclusion of our great rebel
lion, to see by the papers and otherwise, that
the great men in the political world of Eng
land were anticipating that their brethren
/ across the Atlantic were desrous of picking a
quarrel with Great Britain. How greatly they
misunderstood us Did these men suppose
that we had been fighting for the love OF it
Did they suppose that, like wolves and hyenas
our thirst for blood was only whetted by the
deluge we had had on the other side of the At
lantic? How greatly they mistook us! We
on our side OF the water thoroughly sympa-
thize with that sentiment of our friend here,
that there is to be from henceforth and for ever
we trust, union cordial and hearty, and friend
ship most sincere between these two great ma
tions. tApplause.) willsiot say there is nc
sentiment upon our side of the water differ
ent from that to which l have given expires
sion; but that sentiment is confined entirely
to that party with which there has been some
strong expressions Of sympathy on the part
of the British public formerly; to that
; party connected with the secession movement
in the United States. But the universal sen
timent throughout the North, amongst all the
educated and intelligent and better part ofOui
people, is to have a union cordial and hearty
and friendship sincere, now and for ever, be-
tween the United States and Great Britain
(Applause.) Not only are we one in blood, as
L have said, but our material interests are in
timately blended. The United States is the
great market for Great Britain, and Great
Britain is the great market for the United
States. We have more commercial inter
course with Great Britain than with any 9TH
er power-I had almost said than with all 9TH.
er people In the world. Great Britain has
more intimate and extensive relations with us
than with any other power-I had almostsaid
with allother powers. Our interests are ilen
tical |; and there can never be any misunder
standing between us, not to say any rupture
of our peaceful relations, without the most
; disastrous results to both. / therefore say
, most unhesitatingly, that almost the uriver
sal sentiment upon our side OF the water is fol
. friendship most sincere and hearty between
the United States and Great Britain. (Hear
1 remember reading a little while ago a.
American book about the cruise OF the Unit
ed States frigate Constellation. About 1929
the writer said, the fiigate entered the roads
at Malta, and when the ship rounded ID ant
dropped anchor, her band struck up "God save
: the King" A British line-ofbattIeship 10y
near, and her band struck up, by way of re
sponse britannia rules the Sea- il
has been the pide and boast--ant
, Justly so-of Englishmen, for many years
That ''Britannia rules the sea-" She has beer