The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-21

almost pause for q reply-are now at an end.
cloud and protrscted cheeriHg) What that end
is, and how that end has been brought about,
forbear to say "a lsughl-except that It has been
brought about without touching In the esightesJ
T,6nd ebeersS And n in the future. dIoIo
matte negotiations should he conducted In the
same spirit with which the noble lord and my
self have carried on our negotiations say, in
presence of you all, and in the presence OF the
world, that in the future wars will be next to
impossible.
ADDRESS BY PREMIER DIsRAELI
Mr.. Disraeli, responding to the toast of "IIer
Majestys Minister'S" thus expressed himself
l know very well that those who can throw
their eyes over all the possible causes of inter
national misconception may give "a very long
catalogue of causes of immediate danger; but
those apprehensions are not shared by her Ma.
jesty's Government (Cheers) They do not be.
lieve that there Is any cause for war, or that
there is any pretext for war. They believe, on
the contrary, that IL is the conviction of all
those soveregns and ministers who influence
the destiny of nations and the course of events
tina IL is for the advantage of their countries
and subjects that peace should be maint al o ed.
(Cheers) / admit-because on occasions like
the present IL Is unwise to conceal any cause
OF anxiety which we may feel-l ad-
NIT that in the relative position of France
and Prussia-twoo of the most eminent among
the civilized and leading countries of Europe
there is apparently cause for anxiety In the
great armaments which they now promote.
But, as in private life we sometimes find that
between two hl1 b. spirited individuals, without
sufficient cause, there are yet some misconcep.
lions which they themselves believe there is no
sufficient foundation for, and under these cir
cumstances what occurs but that those VINO are
their equals in rank their friends whose mo.
tives cannot be misconceived, feel it their
duty 10 interfere, and by promoting mu-
tuaI explanations lead to a more salutary
state of sentiment; SO / think that in the
present state of the affairs of Europe. my
noble friend who has so successfully, according
to the statement of the Minister of the United
States, terminated those ditficult.and, in some
sense, long enduring MISUNDERSTANDING with
that country, cen do no better than confer with
the other great Powers of Europe, and stepping
between the two great countries, who are anil
mated, as believe, by the aggressive feeling,
but occupy the position they do from peculiar
causes that could not be anticipated,
and which seldom have occurred before
by the wise and generous mediation OF
the other equal powers of Europe, L
have myself the conviction that as happy
termination will be brought to these misunder-
standings as has been brought to the miscou-
ceptions between the United States and our
own country. (Cheers.) And hope, when this
time next year / have the honor of acknow-
lodging this toast loud cheers and laughter)-
! may be permitted to remind you of these oo-
servatiOns, and that the Ambassadors of Prussia
and France who may be present. will rise aud
impart that peculiar Interest to the proceedings
which his Excellency the American Minister
has given by his important speech on the
present occasion,