Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-11-18
From the Boston Commercial BulletIn.)
Grand " Alabama" Banquet.


mics Of his Country-4 Cierer Satire
We have with our usual enterprise again
distanced all our contemporaries in procuring
the exclusive report Of this important ban
quet. which we hasten to lay before our
readers 1t will be seen that the English
are already showing their hands, and that
there is some shaking among them
The hall that was occupied for the Occa-
sion was elegantly draped with the Confed-
crate and British flags, beneath which the
United States flag occasionally peeped out.
At the head of the hall appeared the follow
ing motto. a gratifying evidence % 81 gland :
honest professions TO Us
G-A-M-M-O-N,
signifying-'. Great American may Mould
our Nation.
The chair was occupied by Lord John
Russell. who, after shaking hands with Mr..
Johnson said he acknowledged the compli-
ment: the people of the United States would
recollect him for acknowledging
a voice The Contederates in 1901.
Here he shook hands with the [. ) Min
lister and sat down.
The following gentlemen had been elected
Vice Presidents for the occasion Hon. JEFF
ferson Davis, Admiral Raphael Semmes, MIR.
Lindsay. Bull Run Russell, LII, d. and A.
: ) Messrs Mason. Slidell and 4. johnson
of [. :.
Among the invited guests we noticed the
following friends and admirers of our gov
eminent Editor of the London Times. Cap
tain of the British yacht Deerhound. Mr..
Roebuck. NJ P, Lord Stanley, subscribers
to Confederate Cotton Loan, and 800 British
Merchants.
The tables were decorated with appropri-
ate ornaments
No. l-Represented the Alabama receiv-
ing a salute on entering British port
10. 2-Pvramid Of forty-two chronometers
belonging to whaleships
No. 3-W haleship on fire.
No THE ocean covered with British
flags = Britannia Rules and Waves"
No 5-Cruiser with confederate flag at
mast head and crew on board dressed in
British uniforms.
After the band had played - Dixie and
- The King and the Countryman, the
chairman rose. and, after shaking hands
with the United States Minister. said he
would commence by reading letters received
He then read one from Admiral Semmes, re-
gretting that the state of the exchequer pre-
vented his being present Nothing would be
more agreeable than t. have shaken hands
with Mr.. Johnson. and he sent a vol
ume from which he had obtained many
points of Internal law. The chairman pro-
y
- Pirates Own Book
Letter from Hon F. Wood, United States,
said he was prevented from shaking hands
with Hon. Il. Johnson, as he was obliged to
look after his business engagements, which,
owing to the present state of affairs, seemed
a perfect lottery Tie regarded Hon. r. j.
as one of the props of the nit cd States, and,
as such, every one should take his hand and
shake it.
4 lib
ING the chair of President of the United
States ut Washington, said he could not
come out now, but excepted to 90 out most
unanimously the 4th of next March. after
which time he should be glad to be taken by
( the hand
At this point Hon. Mr.. Lindsay shook
hands with Hon. Reyerdy johnson. Cap
plause)
The chairman proposed the following SEN
timent :. The pen and the Tyre
Bull Run Russell and the editor of the
London Times both rose to respond to this
sentiment and after some discussion. in
which both parties shook hands with the
United States Minister, Mr. Russell decln-
ing to respond for the pen, the editor of the
Tines responded to calls for the Tyre. He
made a spirited speech. deprecating war, and
expressing his friendship to the United
States and said he relied on public opinion.
I (Ifear, hear.)
/ Mr.. Russell was now writing from Spain
for the Times and since his American expe-
rience it was not necessary for him to leave
England to write from foreign countries he
lies comfortably at home after many trials
and will, after his eventfuI career, lie in his
grave hear)- without a rival. The
speaker after shaking hands with Mr.. John
son. sat down.
Hon. jefferson Davis being called upon
bad but word to say, - lie desired to take
Reverdy johnson by the hand.
He then shook hands with Mr.. johnson
(Applause.)
Air by the band" We are band o.
Brothers.
Mr.. Laird, on rising, said he had ALREADY
shaken hands with Mr.. johnson. The Amer.
lean shipbuilders owed him much-so die
the confederate bondholders. (Hear, hear.
! (Here, too.-from Russell and editor o
Times. J
He had 800 contributors to his enterprise
it had pushed American commerce as il
had never been pushed before. (Applaus.
from the Liverpool delegation. during which
Hon. Reverdy johnson shook hands with
the speaker and he sat DOWN.
MIR. Roebuck here entered the hall anC
was cordially greeted by Mr.. Johnson, whc
shook hands with him.
In response to a loud call, Mr.. Roebucl
said he was glad to find the American Min
lister so ready to establish the old friendly
relations between the two countries. Eng
land had the deepest interest in America
the graduates of some of the largest public