Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-24
HON. REvERDY JOHNSON AT LIVER.
POOL.
Speeches by Minister Johnson and Lord
Stanley-AmericanC Claims to be Amic:.
bly, Settled.

Speeches by Minister johnson and Lord
Stanley-American Claims to be Amic:-
bly, settled.
Mr.. johnson, the American Minister to Eng.
land, visited Liverpool on Thursday, and was
formally welcomed py the city AUTHORITIES IT
reply TO an ADDRESS by the Chamber of Com.
merce he responded briefly, declining to dis.
cuss the estion of free trade. In the eyening y
he par took OF a dinner at the rooms OF the Ia "
association, and afterwards DELI ivered a long
aud significant speech, in which after referring
TO the enthusiastic kindness with which he
had been welcomed everywhere, he spoke OF
the warnings he had received that IL would not
be so In Liverpool On that point hs said:
"When remember the war through which
our Government passed unharmeG, 50 far as ic
unity Is concerned, was satisfied that you
would see that the Union still stands on FUN
datiOns never TO be shaken. However some of
you may have differed as TO the cause aud
probable results of the war, thought knew,
and now l realize here, ana find friends as sin-
made the nation. We have shown our will and
abillty 10 maintain IL as long as Providence
Will sufer human society - eadure."
MIR. johnson then complimented the Amer.
lcan Chamber OF Commerce Oh its his tory and
usefulness and dilated on the expansion OF
Liverpool; and speaking of the differences be-
tween the two nations, said go Nothing but
absolute insanity on the part of either nation
can in volve us in a conflict. This say for
the future-not tor the present-for nothing is
further from my thoughts than that should
De insane or that the Government that is turn
ing 10 Lord Stanley, or that which may be
turning to Mr.. Gladstonel, shall become So.
whenever party may prevail, peace will be
IN no peril as long rs Lord Stanley represents
the foreign relations Of England, and l, or any
one OF my sentiments, those of America here.
Peace is beyond the possibility OF doubt. We
nave discarded the mysteries Of diplomacy
and frankly sand what we wanted and asked
hothlng not right to ask, and may say, tar
as we nave gone, that all has gone merrily, aud
we nave every reason to think all will 60 mer-
rily to the erd.'
Mr.. Jobpson was heard throughout with
deep ana earnest attention, and his remarks
elected frequent and hearty applause, and he
was Nehemently cheered al the close.
LORD Stanley in his speech referred at length
10 the probabilities OF war in Europe, and
said - do not believe there are statesmen in
any Cabinet of Europe who view the prospect
OF general war otherwise than with aversion
some OF them may think tnat ult inevitable
or probable; but without being sanguine, there
IS some reason TO hope that what every body
dePrecates Will not happen. Some OF you
may think have said enough or too mucn OF
European affairs, and NAV ask why l say
nothing about America. NV answer is, that
SUBJECT has been pretty well taken out of my
hands by our ests emed guest, who has, it seems
10 me on nasty computation, IT ade good many
more personal friends IN England tnan he has
passed days, and with whom, l may say il to
LIS face II Il n pleasure TO do business. He
has told you clearly and minutaly of the rela-
Tons between England and America. He has
stated with perfect accuracy that two, at least,
Of the impending questions have bren-I viii
not say absolutely and fully disposed Of be-
cause that would, under circumstances. bp
lmposSIoie-but so far dealt with bv mutual
agreement that If the American IioyarnmenJ
should Iatfy The acts OF ITS envoy-of when
there can be no reasonable douDt-tLers is
hardly any possibility OF difficulty arising
upon them. With regard TO the last and no
doubt greatest QuestOn-the claims arising on,
OF the late wal am not in position To say
anything more than tina. We have on both s!drs
approached the subject with an earnest o. Slre'
10 fiDd a satisfactory solution, aud l mink
there Is on both sides, L will not say Il confident
expectation, but a very decided hope that u So
Iutlon may not be very far Off,"
Mr.. Gladstone, Mr.. Thomas y. HorsfaI, "
+, Mr.. w II. l.. G. L.angton, NJ. + aad the
Mayer followed.
mr. johnson, before proposing the health OF
the chairman, said Ee would now say 10 the
gentlemen of the Chamber OF Commerce that
which he had forgotten To say befOre-namely.
THAI one of the causes which enabled England
to he successful was the strict preservation @!
her credit. He was struck wnsn az Sheffield
with the wisdom and goCd sense of the motto
the Cutters Association had adopted: 40 en-
sure success, preserve your credit What
would England and the United States have
been II they had not strictly preserved il, What
would the y now be If they should disregard II!
lie torhoro 10 look uron the dark picture which
would then be presented. He Gii not desire t.
look upon i. and he could not with propriety
look upon IL, because he was satisfied that n
was equally impossible for either England or
America 10 disrt gard their credit; hat poIicv,
justice. and necessity require. that II there b.
such doubt, the benefit of the doubt should BE-
gwen to the creditors. ICheers.l