The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-11
MOVEMENTS OF THE CHINESE EMBASSY.

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Arrival OF the Embassy nj Niagara Fuils-A
Large Crowd Greets Them-Mr. Burlin.
game Meets Committee of the Board of
Trade Of BunaI0-Speeches ON the Occasion.
NIAGARA FALLS, August s, 1865
Leaving Auburn at quarter 20 eight A. M. to-day
In a special car, the different members OF the En-
bassy accompanied by Christopher Morgan and
Mr. Osborn, OF Auburn, passed their time during the
journey their tastes inclinatlons suited read
ing, smoking or doing. At every point on the road
large crowds assembled to see the members OF the
Embassy and pay their respects to Mr.. Burlingame.
At Rochester and Lockport there were immense
gatherings, and cheering and cries for Burlingame,
Burlingame speech, Speech" greeted the ears of
the distinguished travellers The feeling exhibited
everywhere was most gratifying to the Embassy.
1t was nearly four O'Clock when the train arrived
at It's destination. number OF carriages were In
waiting The crowd which had assembled TO greet
the party was very large and exhibited the custom
airy curiosity. The members OF the Embassy, how
ever, made their way through the crowd and drove
to the International, where the nag OF China was
thrown to the breeze. AS the carriage OF Mr.. Burn-
game drove up the band on the porch OF the hotel
played "IIail to the Chief" Shortly after the ar
rival OF the Embassy Mr.. Hatch Of Buffalo, chairman
OF committee OF forty five gentlemen representing
the Board OF Trade met Mr.. Burlingame and stated
the objects and presence Of the committee. At half
past eight, in the parlors OF the hotel Mr.. Burlin-
game and his associates met the committee in the
presence OF large assembage Of ladies and gentle
men. After shaking hands with the members OF the
Embassy Mr.. Hatch delivered the following ad-
dress:-
Mr. BURLINaAME AND YOUR ASSOCIATES OF THE
CHINESE EMBAssY-With feelings Of profound salts
faction l. citizen OF Buffalo and OF this great
State, welcome you here, to whom H. conhded the
the three most important events in the history OF
this nation. We regard the three greatest events
In the annals of this continent its discovery by Co.
umbus and its consequent colonization, our national
independence through the great American RevOlu-
tion and though last not least, the advent here OF
| yourselves as heralds OF the great movement by
| the most numerous people on the face Of the
| globe TO strike Off the shackles from trade
sphere Of human brotherhood. These constitute
| important epochs in the history OF mankind. We
have seen with lively Interest that yon have honored
| of the imperial will from the Oldest nation OF the
| world to the youngest When few years ago 1t be-
came generally known that the Chinese migrat-
ing TO the shores OF our possessions on the Pacific
! public attention was not forcibly arrested by the
| home for emigrants from the nations OF Western
| Europe. For q long time previous the most saga
cious statesmen among US had foreseen migration
problem it would present. Now when, instead
OF few solitary emgrants from China hun
dreds of thousands are laboring in our Mines
making our railways, and are engaged in
many other departments Of industry as well as ac-
curing wealth by commerce, so that not less than
! million OF dollars are said to be monthly trans
united to China as the result OF their savings, a
strong public interest has arisen towards the govern
ment and people OF your country, and there Is gen.
era desire to carry out the objects OF this embassy
especially In that great practical test-the extension
OF our commercial relations. You have visited our
Atlantic cities proongng your stay at the maritime
| merce of the nation. We have come here as COM
mittee Of the Board Of Trade OF Buffalo, OF which
am an honorary member, with his Honor the Mayor
OF the inland commerce OF the nation, one OF series
Of cities extending westward along the great lakes for
distance Of 900 miles, and practcallyto the centre
Of the continent. We wish TO give you at least q
glimpse Of Of those inland seas whose original
sources are to be found in the plateaus and noun
| tains OF the West, and whose accumulated waters
are madly foaming and laundering In the cataracts
at our feet presenting the most sublime spectacle IN
road across our continent will have been completed.
With steam navigation across the Pacific to your
| country from ours, not only shall We be brought
practically near to you but the nations Of western
Europe will also find the continent which with its
vast and solitary wilds was barrier to intercourse
between you and them, has become so far changed
that 1t affords the most expeditions well as the
out that along these great lakes and the cana
to the Hudson river, and thence to New
York, we have now line Of water com
| municatiOn towards Asia no less than fifteen hun
dred miles in length. BY completing steam com
munication from the head OF Lake Superior to one Of
our rivers-the misunderstanding ourselves OF Its
navigation and going down the Columbia river a
line Of transit across the continent can be estab-
| lished with only about six hundred miles OF railroad,
or one third more than you have traversed since you
left the city Of New York. Along this line OF transit,
when once established, all bulky and priced
the course Of exchanges between the people OF
Southern ASIA with those OF our Northern and
Mr. Hatch alluded to the canal OF Languedoc, by
which two centuries ago Louis XIV. con
tic ocean. The policy adopted by the en-.
ghtened statesmen who projected both these
great works was alike. Our statesmen did
| work means OF International communication
the continent but they recognized the wisdom
OF Louis XIV. through Colbert his profound and
sagacous Finance Minister in relation to the tolls
| on public canals or national highways lie said in
the same spirit OF true union the national character
! Of our canal was fully recognized from the begin.
| ming and our State declining to tax inland com
merce Never used the tolls levied upon transit ex.
| maintaining them. In twenty years Buffalo had in
creased nearly tenfold and bids fair to reach
81. 900 600 900 In 1871. More than eighteen hundred
vessels are employed in the commerce Of the lakes,
| and than two thousand steamers on the
rivers of the West Our international fraternity Is now
recognized and we offer our conRr9tulation that the
equality of your people and our own has been placed
| on the same footing as that OF the most favored
nations OF the earth by the treaty recently ratified
| An undeveoped empire invites the cooperation OF
your surplus millions eager for employment, and n-
vtes That cooperation through the fundamentally
ments which facilitates modern progress. The CEN
tral portion Of this continent midway between
Europe and Asia renders our own territory not only
the highway for own trade, but the great
thoroughfare for the world. We bid your people
welcome to a participation with US in the ma ural
advantages ready referred TO, and TO share with US
the full benefits which will he derived from the de-
vel0pment of these resources by human industry.
MH. BURLINGAME's REPLY.
Mr.. Burlingame then said
Mr.. HATCH, Mr.. MAYOR AND GEvTLEMrN OF THE
Committee OF THE BOARD or TRADE OF BUFFALO
on behalf Of myself and associates thank you this
invitation to visit the great city OF Buffalo thank
you for the manner In which 1t Is expressed. appre
ciate the statements which you have made relating
to trade myself can bear witness TO their truth rs
far as they relate 10 the trade of the lakes have