Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-17
Mr.. Motley i'm EngIand.-His Speeches
TO the Liverpool and TO American
Chambers of Commerce..

Mr.. Motley, the newly appointed Min
lister to England, recently received depu-
tations from the American and the Liv-
erpool Chambers of Commerce. After
the reading of an address by the Secre-
tary of the former, Mr.. Motley said:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen ofthe American
Chamber of Commerce in Liverpool:
| thank you very sincerely tor your
kindly words of welcome on my arrival
in England as the representative of the
United States. You may be assured that
it is the earnest hope and wish of the
Chief Magistrate of the Union, of his ad'
ministration, and, as | believe, OF the
American people, to cultivate faithful,
friendly, and equitable relations with Her
Msjesty's Government and with the Brit
ish people. Hear. hear The happi-
ness of the world, the advancement of
civilization, and the best hopes of hu-
mauity are dependent upon concord
among all the branches of the human
family, but more especially between two
such leading nations of the earth as the
British Empire and the American Repub-
lie, so nearly allied by blood, so closely
connected by SO many public and per-
sonal interests, so addicted to commerce,
and TO the cultivation of the arts OF
peace. Hear, hear. That my strenu
GUS efforts will be made towards the
furtherance, so far as in me lies, of the
most thorough and mutual good under
standing between the two nstions-the
only basis of an enduring friendship and
all kindly relations in accordance with
those great principles of reason, honor
and Justice which are immutable, and the
only safe aud uuerring guides for nations
and individnals, | beg you earnestly to
believe. In conclusion, have the honor
to thank you once more in the name of
the United States Government for the
courteous and coriisl address in which
you have expressed your friendly feel
ings, and for my own part | ask you to
beIieye that ! am Suly sensible ia the
very gratifying lsngHsse 10 which you
have been pleased to allude to myself.
10 reply to the address Of the liverpool
delegation be said
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the
Council Of the liverpool Chamber Of
Commerce | offer my respectful thanks
for the cordial language Of the address 70
which | have Just had tue hoaos Of listen.
ing. ! take pleasure 10 expressing my
appreciation of the friendly sentiments
which you manifest toward my country
and you do me no more than justice in
supposing that it will be my object, so
long as have the homer as hsiding tbe
post CT envoy iroul the United States to
Her Msjesiys Government, to do my
best to promote a good understanding be-
tween ito Nations Essentially of one race,
bound to each other more closely, per.
hsps, by the ties of kindred, and by COM
munity OF interests aud pursuits, thsn
two leading powers of the voTld have ever
before heea saRaeeted 10 human history.
fCheers. Certainly it is superauous for
me to say that the best and highes. pur-
poses Of these two great eomnonEeahhs,
the British Empire aud the American Re-
public, are best ful6llsd When faithful
friendship exists between them. Hear.
The American people, and the eminent
Chief Magistrate whom they have so
lately chosen to be the dspositary Of their
confidence and their power, are animated
now, as always, by the hope and the de,
sire Of maintaining sincere and ami-
cable relations with Her Asjestys Gov
ernment, and Viih tAe people Of this
Empire, upon The basis Of entire