The New York herald., 1868-10-24
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY OCTOBER a. sarR1PLE SHEET

There has been no lack OF courtesy Kindness wis.,
sna OF ~, on s part
OF your guest. The esteem he earned depended not
only on the kindly spirit OF frendliness with which
all his duties were performed, but on the manly
spirit so universal In America-some portion. we
trust derived from the old stock OF Britain. Your
responsiblity-the weigntier as ne treads in the
steps OF men already SO eminent. But what we
haya heard from hIm and heard OF HIM has illeo us
with the sanguine belief that In cooperation with the
noble lord, or In cooperation with any VINO
may act upon the same principles, he may have IL
ment OF one Of the greatest marks that concern the
happiness OF England and America. 1t Is In the tnti-
mate knowledge OF all sitting here, and II is needless
to dwell on obligations binding the two coun,p'es 1t
Is not superhuous to hope the envoy viii succeed in
drawing closer and closer those ties, not merely of
formal amity but of brotherly friendship and aft c.
ton, which should unite Old England on this side
the Atlantic and younger England on the other
Mr.. Thomas b. Horsfal M. p. Dir, ", HI, Il. q.
.issHs.-.nn. NJ. r.. and the Mayor followed
Mr.. Johnson before proposing the health OF the
chairman said he would now say to the gentlemen
OF the Chamber OF Commerce what ne had forgotten
which enabled England to be successful was the
strict preservation of her credit. lie was struck,
OF the motto the Cutters Association had adopted
"To insure success preserve your credlt.n What
would England or the United States have been IL they
had not strictly observed i'll What would they now
be If they should disregard ita He forbore TO look
upon the dark picture which would then he present
ed. He did not desire to look upon It, and he could
not with propriey look uDon It because he was satis
fed that Ii was equally impossible for either England
or America to disregard their credit: but policy, JUS
tce and necessity require that Ii there be such a
doubt the benefit OF the doubt should be given TO the
creditors. (Cheers.) He concluded with compliment
tary illusions to the chairman, whose health he pro
posed.
At eleven O'Clock the party dspersea after re-
peated cheers and expressions OF satisfaction. Mr..
Laird was among the guests
The Builder ofthe Alabama Present. Minister
johnson in Friendly Embrace.
LONDON, Oct. %, 1863
In response to the invitation issued for the John
son-Stanley banquet In Liverpool yesterday, n num-
Der Of persons excused themselves to the committee
and did not attend on account Of the fact that Mr.
Laird M. p. one OF the firm which built the Alabama,
was asked to be present
1t said that considerable friendly pressure had
been exercised on Mr.. Laird, on account OF this OBJ
lection. requesting him to decline attendance, but
that he firmly refused
At the very height of the festive reJoicings, to-
wards the Close and apparently as a climax TO the
banqueting, the Chairman introduced Mr.. Laird
personally to Minister Johnson The two dslin-
guished personages on this grasped hands firmly
and shook hand cordially. In the embrace they
still retained hold one Of the hand. OF the other,
while exchanging some words which were evidently
intended to be private between them.