Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-08-03

the past, and the promise It gave Of the fu.
tlre, concluding his speech by bidding them
welcome to our shores, and proposing the
health of his Imperial Majesty, the Tenno of
Japan. He then introduced to the company
| the chief Embassy, Sionii Iwanka, jun
Prime Minister, who, speaking through az
| in prefer thanked the COMPANY. and through
them the whole people of the United Stat
| for the kind and Courteous welcome which
| they had everywh received and hoping for
the continuance of the friendly relations
which existed between his country and the
people of the United States. Closing with
c supplementary allusion to President Grant
who as the official representative of America,
lad extended welcome to the Embassy.
5 'ogrwoora, one of the embassy, who speaks
English, then made an address as follows on
behalf Of the embassy: have often heard
people say that Boston is the brain of Ameri-
can Union. BY this l understand that your
city is the point where the human mind has
received the greatest attention and culture in
the different departments of science and OF
learning. II is indeed great honor and ii
sincere pleasure for all connected with this
embassy to meet you here is the representa-
tiyes OF people whose fame has gone round
the world, everywhere known as a communi-
~ who have reached every high degree of
distinction in the literary, the scientific, tie
mechanic, and the educational branches of
CT u:ation. 1t seems needless TO renl I'd you
thai our country is much indebted To yours
Tor having induced Us to open our party 10
the external world, the result of which We
feared at first, but now we fully appreciate it
as blessing which has already brought u
much advantage, and from which we now
hope for greater good. Under otherwise adj
vice Of your country we now find ourselves
in tha IN Il; e.
| elevate and instruct our people, when other
wise we might have remained in ignorance OF
the actual condition of the world live In,
and never have realized the thousand good
things We are now acquainting. Since open
ing our country TO foreign nations commodi-
ties OF every variety have been exchanged in
the inter, st of commerce, and our people have
engaged in developing our Industrial re-
sources and mechanic arts. Prominent
among the benefits has been the commerce OF
ideas 10 longer inactive. New thoughts
heretofore unknown to our people are con-
stant;y impaired by our travellers and stu
dents who have been abroad. Our beloved
country, old in years, is now emerging with
all the freshness and ardor of youth. Old
systems OF administration and primitive modes
| oi education are gradually changing and be-
ing largely replaced by those adapted from
this noble land. A still more important re-
suit than any other is the steady removal of
prejudice which is feeding from the mind Of
the great masses of our people towards
foreigners, and which WAS formerly CHIEF
obstacle TO tree and friendly intercourse with
foreign nations. Ny best observation leads
NE to believe that to- day our people at large
are beginning to understand their relations to
the world, aud our greatest national wish is
to gain and preserve the sincere friendship
to yoar people and that of all progressive ma
lions. All this favorable change and pro-
gress is entirely due to what have called
commerce of ideas, to the development OF
which America has SO largely contributed.
The tEieDdy sentiments SO universally ex-
pressed in the codntry towards our people,
appears u US strong guarantee that oar
nations are designed to be the best friends
forever