Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-10-25
Boston Correspondence.
BosroN. Oct. q. 1867.
W. ii ;.

MR. EDIroG.-Hev. Newman Hall. pas
tor Of Oh Independent chur ch at Surrey
Chapel. London. where the eccentric and
famous Rowland lIll once mini>icyed.
arrived in Boston about Il fortnight ago,
and since then has been constantly adj
dressing large and Interested audiences.
He has occupied the pnlpi's OF various
denominations, and Wherever announced
has been followed by an eager multitude.
Perhaps his greatest effort was at Music
tiall last week, when he spoke for two
hours in explanation OF the attitude Of
Great Britain during the recent war
Probably there are few mcn 10 whom the
American people would listen more readi-
L. than to him. For d,uin. the whole of
our civil troubles. Mr.. Hall has shown
who have made our history study. and
who thoroughly acquainted with our liz
stitutons has laborcd steadfa>tly 90 remove
those preiudice' against us. so common to
his couutrymcn. which are to great cx-
tent the result of ignorance.
Asa bold and earnest advocate of the
Union cause. he ha, a right to the warm
and earnest greetings which Boston gave
MIN.
lie has visited this country, that he may
see for himself what the nation is, and al
so in the hope OF being Instrumental in
removing the i'll feelin. and dislrust, ell
gendcred during the war. by the apparent
hostility of Great Britain. to the North
In this great and good work he will receive
the encouragement and support of all who
love peace rather than war. And though
the American people have much laid up
against the English Nation. which it has
10 forge; or forgive, yet when we remem-
Der that a war between these two leading
christian Nations OF the world, would
strengthen the cilctc and decayiug despo-
tisms of Europe. and entail untold suffer
ing upon lhe working classes in England,
who have always been our staunohest
friends, we should at least abstain from
fomenting so dire Il strife. Earl Russell
at the late banquet given to William Lloyd
Garrison, frankly owned that he had
misunderstood the character of Mr.. Lin
coln- and on many points Inexperienced
the causes and objects of the war of the
rebellion.
1t is trne that the Enslishman appre-
ciates success. but think in all candor it
must be confessed that British hostility
was more in appearance than i'll reality
A fact that goes for to establish this j.. that
throughout the war. there was not a sim
gle public meeting in behalf of the south
ern cause held in Great Britain. Doubt
less the reason Why we were so much mole
offended with England than with France.
is that We loved England better. Slow as
the English Nation is to yield 10 the march
of progress, yet when the crisis comes.
she does yield, and all quiet measures OF
reform in her Government have been the
result of years of agitation and discussion.
The America aud English Nation are al
lied 10 each other in all moral and mate
rial interests and more than that by a com
mon ancestry who laid the foundation OF
all existing civil and rciigiou liberty.
jump from this fruitful topic to the
weather, which has smiled so lovingly up
on us for fortnight past. The summer
still fingers reluctant to depart and leave
rs to the remorselcss embrace of Winters
ehills. While these bright sunny days
are the harvest season for retail dealers
whose trade is brisk, the wholesale houses
are complaining of duh sales and stag
nant market. The dry goods trade is es,
lpecially dull and the large aact.oi aies ~