The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-27
MINISTER scHENCA AND TIE WASHINGTON
| TREiTE.
The Annual Banquet of the Merchant Taylors'
Compauy--Minister Sehcnch's speech.
IFrOm the LONDON Standard, july To-

From the London Standard, July 15l
Last evening, IN accordance with annual custom:
Instituted In the year 1883 the Merchant Taylors
Company entertained at a banquet served IN their
ancient nall with their usual completeness and
splcndor, the Master ana Wardens OF the Skllners
Company.
Mr.. W. I. Elliot the master of the company, pre-
sided and was supported by the master and wardens
OF the SINNERS Company his EXcellency the Amerl'
can Minister General Schenck. SIR massey L0pe,'
Bart, NJ. p, MIR. S. X. Graves, NJ P SIR H. Holland,
Sir T. Fremantle, Admiral Sir A. Milne. Sir H. Mont
|. gomeTy, Vice Admiral SIR Spencer Robinson d.
easra enrGe 10 wne MAJOR General Bcae
Nj. NJ. X. Baden Moon secretary 10 ms h'JesV lhe
KING Of Burmah NJ NJ x; ;, Waw4e PSoo assEant
Faithful, W. F. WHITE p. Twells, Alderman cotton,
At the conclusion OF the dinner grace having
been sung loyal and patriotic toasts were
proposed ana received with great corliality. The
chairman in appropriate and wei chosen terms,
proposed the tlme-lonOred toast-yiZ.. 'rhe Master
and Wardens OF the Worshipiul Company of Mer-
Worsnipiul Company OF SSlnners- SINNERS and
Merchant Tayors. Merchant Taylors and SINNERS,
root ana branch-and may they nourisn forever"
The toast was enthusiastically drunk, ana
The Master of tue Skinners having proposed
similar compliment, couched in similar terms, TO
ne health OF the Merchant Tayors, which was re-
lno hartman proposed ''The Health OF HIS Ex
Is nct,6e American minlster.n loud cheers)
nmon@ NJ vie were perfectly assured that he came
hshman would rlendshp IN his heart. Every Eng,
RrosPerT .. psacl settlement OF all questions
| rhenrs oe'"eoN -lerica and tins country.
, General Schenck, on rislh. to ror,v wos cro,toa
with loud and prolonged appaS-, 70 VIZ wa W
snipful Master aud Gentemen-l s.ond ceriainiv no
devoid Of all sensibiiy II were notu Ghanr yo ~
as do most heartily for this ana tlanA ,Uu,
with which II has been received. and If az e1
press to you, not Tor myself but for my coul. ~
| which have the honor to represent the proper ex
! preston OF appreciation for your kindness, you
| must attribute II to our youth in the presence OF
your age. Even youth may sometimes have It's sat
siactons. You talk Of dates and refer TO the time
when the Aldermen OF the city OF London headed by
the Lord Mayor. IN the year 1888, brought about a
.tnl Itnn hptyy mi
IL is matter OF great satisfaction to tnat at
| much later Gate 1T has been my good fortune,
! although not an alderman nor lord mayor 10
| have proposed an arbitration, which, trust, Is TO
Settle all differences between Us. esteem it OF
the proudest incidents OF my life that was one Of
the JONI Commission appointed to establish basis
Tor ratification and TO afterwards see 1t ratified by
lCheersl 40 not ant 10 say much about 1t now tut
after we signed IL was asked by Senator give a
! sueclnct explanation OF IT. ano said to HIM what
wi say TO you now. that 1t seemed to me that we were
standing upon TWO SIDES OF line which was separat-
ing ana that without denomination We had sue
ceeded IN drawing tue line up TO which we thought
we had right 10 20. beyond which we thought I'm.
! reasonable 10 demand anything more, and within
/ which we thought that We could make no conccs-
! sion, ana that this was the case on both sides.
What We have done Is liable to criticism, and II has
been criticised on both sides OF the line and VIII
undertake to say that OF its merits is that while
ii has not satisfied everybody, yet upon The VIII ole
everybody is content to ACCEPT it, ulear hear, THIS
! country and America. as the Chairman has OBJ
/ served, nave one common ancestry. one common
law, out OF which nave sprdug own Institutions
| When landed at Liverpool said. IN reply to
! address OF welcome which was presented me-
! that thought if these Two nations TO be
! involved III war, which could in any be honor
/ ably avoided. II would be crime against cvlliZa-
tion, ana yet was afterwards struck by friendly
comment winch appeared IN one OF the leading
| journals to the effect that the very fact OF our
! beng two English-speaklng nations was OF
the very reasons why we should be apt
to disagree, because speaking the same
| language could thoroughly understand
! one another, and every nippanJ remark that was
made upon our side was thoroughly understood and
appreciated 10y the other. But, gentlemen, having
now struck hands together, and, as trust forever
hereafter. let US make use OF 1t not taunt each
other. but to join in friendly expressions and senti-
meDts. loud cheers.) II we both do this. and act
towards each In this friendly spiris is hard
10 tell TO what degree OF influence, morally, socially
and politically, we may arrive lCheers.l God for
! bll mat should ever combine for other
| purposes, but IL 1t should come TO the physical
/ Then by leaning upon anu supporting each other
7 the two nations would make combination which
would be irresistible. (Cheersl And now, gentle
men, VIII you permit me TO steal a toast from the
mouth OF tue Worshpiul Master. Allow me TO give
You England and AInerlca-Amerlca and England.
root ana branch aud may they flourish for ever.r
ll4ouG ana enthusiastic appause.)
The :oasJ was drank with three times three, and
extra cheers for America ana England.