Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-26
MORNING. APRIL e6, 1866.
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Banquet at the 3iansion House i'm London
Speech by the American Minister.


Speech by the American MiSsfsier.
The civic state banquet, usually given on Easter
Monday by the Lord Mayor of London, was held at
the Mansion House on the 9th inst, very distin-
gulshed company being present. After toastins the
Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Army and Navy,
the Lord Mayer proposed s5 follows the health of the
American Minister who was present.
Mc are h9nored tonight with the presence of a
0iStnsalshcd American citizen and statesn an, the
lCheers. His Excellency Mr.. Adams has for some
years resided among us, and has by his urbaniy and
courtesy won our esteem and respect. Cheers L
had hoped and expected that another distinguished
citscn of those States-my revered and hOnored
iriend, Mr.. Peabody Leheers would have honored
always accompanies real merit rather deferred him
from meeting what may tahe the liberty to call his
fellow citizens in this ancient and honorable hall
The name Of Mr.. George Peabody will always live in
the aheettonate remembrance of the people of Eng
land lCheers.l 1t is name that will ever be hon
ored and respected His life never can be forgotten,
for it is sublime in its simplicity in its energy in its
4onor and IN its affections. lCheers.l We were all
eloquent letter w6icn Her Most Gracious Majesty
condescended to write to him. expressing. as it did,
f6f f6e sentiments and the feelings nf The people.
Gearer to him than all The titles of nObility-that he
shoud treasure 1t the latest hour of his life and that
ne should eaveit us proud and priceless inheritance
lllustrlous men to the great American Republic, /
need scarcely say in the Presence of its distinguished
iSplCSeHldllNe poN ueeply ana with what emotion
the people OF England watched the struggles Of the
past and how they hailed with JOY and gadncss the
glorious return OF peace and happiness. LCheers.I
v deploredl not alone in this country, but the
civilized world, the amented death OF tIat able and
distinguished sta esman, Mr.. LineolG; but believe
Providence watches over the Government of Ameri-
ca, Tor in his place there has been raised un one
whose moral worth, whose courage, whose forbear-
ance, and whose honesty must be the means of e.
storing to his country and his countrymen tue bless
ngs f1gs OF peace, OF prosperity, and OF happiness.
lCheers.I NO one could have read the past without
feeling deep regard for the President OF the United
StateS-wlthout seeing in him the of all others
suited to TIE momeIt, and blessed with powers of
mind, with a snirit of Cancellation, with love of
justice with admiration ior truth-that combina-
tlOn OF mercy, of charity and of the truRst phlan-
throPy which statesman can show, namely: to Sc
cure the happiness and to consolidate all those
ErlncpeS which give security to State and happi-
ness to people. tCheerS. Let hope that the
happiness and prosperity of the United States may
continue unimpared. and that The friendly feeling
Lhe cordlaltty that has ever existed between the
States Of America and this country may be pre-
served un;nterrup.sedlyr to improve our commerce.
to strengthen friendships 10 bless US with peace
and prosperity. and shed the 4stre of hope through
ou. the civilized world. | have great pleasure in
giving you The health of his Exceilenoy, the Amer
The toast was drunk with great oo-diality.
lis Excellency the American Minister said:
Ny Lord Mayor, nip A9.rfs Lddies aud Gentlemen:--
1t has been sOmew here said by author in regard
to person in my situation that is his duty keep
his eye: open and his open, but his mouth shut
should desire to do if it were possible under the
very kind and eloquent and feeling manifestations Of
good will, as well to myself as to my country, which
have been made by my Lord Mayor. lCheers.l l
desire to thank you and to thank him most earnestly
ior the complimentary manner IN which he has al
lcdeq to myself, but still more for the manner in
which he has done what seems to me justice to my
country and to the person whom ! represent
lCheers.l have also to thank him and thank you
1or the need which has been paid to an individual
who though he is an American by birth, |
think may now be claimed as common property
by Englishmen. iCheers.l Mr. Peabody is gem
;enan of whom, ii he were present, as my Lord
afnh ho ha no
to say what propose to say Of him now-he is an
individual who has the whole of the republican spirit
OF his own country and yet he feels honored by the
tatterlng notice that he has received from the Sow
erelgn Of this country. Chcersl He is a man Of
remarkable character, being, | might almost say,
species by himself for he has large ambition. aud
yet 1t Is an ambition which. in all my acquaintance
with the history of man in the past, l have never
known to be entertained by anybody but him The
common custom with regard to persons who have
passed their lives in accumuating property is to hold
on to 1t to the end, and when it is more of any
those they choose. But Mr. Peabody. having passed
ms life In accumulating money, being man of
sort OF feeling or affection for all the ordinary toys
which please and tickle most who arrive
at Wealths; having accumulated a large fortune,
1t is now the sole business and main end Of
his life that it is properly distributed to
others. Cheers.l In this distribution, so, his
ambition is peculiar He distributes large sum
here In London, where he has resided and where he
mas made considerable portion of his fortune; and
he resolves to himself to distribute equally large
sum On Ine Otner sldc oil the Atlantic, where he
born and spent the earlier part of.his life. And thus
ne proposes to himself to obtain that fame which
comes from the tribute of gratitude of millions of the
human race equally on both sides of the Atlantic to
the latest end of time. [Cheers. As an American,
viii say that it has given mo the utmost possible
pleasure to the magnificent tribute which has
been paid to him by II Her Majesty [cheers tribute
which it was as becoming in her to pay the part
OF her subjects as it was in hi to receive repub
lcan citizen of the United States [Cheers.J And
here. sir, beg leave to close. Without going into
any further examination of the question which you
have orened in regard to the condition of the United
States, will end by merely expressing a hope that
the country which represent viii speedily reassume
that position of peaceful and prosperous nation that
1t has had for many years. and that will be ready
to meet in its march in the spirit of perfect recipro-
city every kind and generous manifestation on the
cheers