Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-04-29

d foreigner at all--of his ever being tho't
of Or spoken of in that character-was SO
incongruous and absurd to
INC that my gravity for the moment was
quite ovcrpowcred. As soon as it was re-
stored, said that for years and years
past | hoped | had had as many American
friends, that | had received as many
American visitors, as almost any Eng
lishman living, and that my unyaryiDg
fortified by thcils, was that
it was enough in England to be an Amer
lean to be received with the greatest re-
spect and recognition anywhere. There.
upon, out of half dozen people, suddenly
spoke out two--one an American gentle
man with cultivated taste for art, who,
finding himself on certain Sunday out
side the walls of a certain historical Eng
!ish castle, fathdus for its pictures, was
refused admission there, according to the
strict rule of the establishment Oh that
day, but who, merely representing that
be was sn American gentleman on his
travels. had not only the picture gallery
bat the whole castle placed at his imme-
diate disposal Uaughter,) The other
was lady, who, being in London and
having a great desire to see particular
museum, was asstrta by the English fa-
mily with whom she stayed that it was
impossible, because the place was closed
for week, and She had only three days
to stop there Upon that the lady, going
to the museum alone, introduced herself,
as she assured ine, as an American lady,
when the gate Ae" open, as it were ma
gcally. am unwilIingly bound to add
that the lady was young and extremely
pretty. (Laushter) Still the porter Of
that institution Is Of an obese habit, and
according to the best of nay observation
not very Impossible, Great laughter
aud cheering Now. gentlemen, refer
to these triGes as collateral assurance
TO you that the Englishman who shall
humbly strive. as hope to do. to be, in
England. as faithtG! to America as to
England herself, has no previous concep.
tious to contend against. GOOD. good }
Points of difference there have been,
points of difference there are, points OF
difference there probably always will be,
between the two great peoples; but broad.
cast in England is sown the sentimen,
that these two peoples are essentially one,
great applause) and that it rests with
them Jointly to uphold the great Anglo
Saxon race. which our President has re.
ferred to. and all its achievements before
the world. ("Bravo III know any.
thing Of my countrymen--And they give
me credit for knowing something; if
know anything Of my conntrymen. gen.
tlcmcn, the English heart is stirred by
the auttering of those stars and stripes
as it is stirred by no other flag except its
own. Great applausc) IL 1 know my
country men in any and every relation
toward America. they begin, not as Sii
Anthony Absolute recommended lovers to
begin, with "a little aversion" but with a
great liking and a profound respect and
whatever the little scn3itivoness Of the
moment, Of the little official passion. Of
the little official policy, now or then. OF
here or there, may be takcn--my word
for it-that II 6rst enduring, great, po.
pular consideration in England i. a gen.
erous construction of justice ("Bravo.')
Finally gentlemen, (und say this sub
jecs to your correction) | do believe thai
from the great majority of honest men or
both sides there cannot be absent the con,
Viction that it would be better for, this
globe to be riven by an earthquake, Gred
by comet, overrun by an iceberg and
abandoned TO the Arctic foxes aud bears
than that it should present the spectacle
of these two great nations each of WHOM
has in its own way and hour striyen SC
hard aud so successfully for freedom, evcl
again being arrayed the one against th'
other. (rremondoss applause, the whole
company standing up and cheering agar
and again,) Gentlemen, cannot thanh
your President enough. or you enough
for your kind reception of my health ant
of my poor remarks, but believe ne, ! d'
thank You with the utmost fervor 0
which my soul is capable" loud ap
plause)
The chairman said there is part o
our country which may be said to b
hanging Oh the verge 1t has been calle'
the "hub." Many Of you know it by de
scription, some by observation. regre
to say that Mr. Dickens, when he cam
to this country, had the bad taste tc lant
there. (Rcars of laughter) Well, j,
Difference to our friend give you anothe
tosst, ahd propose "1he Boston Press "
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