Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-01
MR.. M'CUILOCH's SPEECH.


: States Treasury.
= MR.. M'CUILOCH's SPEECH
: The pilgrim fathers were in the habits
: considering all observances of all Saints
: days, as Instituted by the Prince d
T Darkness, and as they had control {
. the Institutions Of the country, they di
5 very little in the direction Of holidays
! There was a day, it was true, which wa
( sometimes called a holiday, or whicl
/ could be more properly called hol.
{ day, national fast-day, but as it wa
made day Of sermons and short com
: mons, its return was never hailed witt
J much satisfaction by that large portion
Of the community who had good appe
! tites, and who had very little faith il
the modification of the flesh as a mean
( of approaching the day and secur
: the United States they had
| therefore, two holidays-the Fourth o
. July and THANKSGIVING day. Tht
, Fourth of July was rather a pOlitica
than social holiday, a day on which
everybody was expected TO be especially
patriotic, and in which the younger
portion Of the community We're in the
habit of using powder very freely, no
matter how hot might be the day, and
singing hOsannas TO the goddess Of lib
erty, by whose intervention il was sup
posed the American eagle had escaped
the clutches of the British lion. Laugh
ter and cheers. But the day of Thanks
giving was one Of family reunion and
universal good feeling-a day on which
every board, however humble it might
be, was filed with all the good things
which the country could produce. II
was a day in which all New England
/ especially remembered with the liveliest
70 affection. He felt greatly indebted
Mr.. Field that they We're permanently
I together en- this occasion, which added
a new charm to that which the day al
/ ready possessed. 1t was day in which
/ England could heartily join with Amer
I lea in celebrating, for it must be remem-
( bered that the Thanksgiving day Of the
/ Pilgrims was an English day; was an
{ English institution, and was ordained
by Englishmen on American soil; by
Englishmen, Ii was true, who were thor
Oughly true TO the English throne, and
thoroughly imbued with that spirit Of
civil and religious liberty which, al
though it had been subject 10 lcnI-
pOrary obstruction, was the very
foundation of ecclesiastical and political
institutions in England. Cheers. The
day was a pleasant one in another re-
spect, and Englishmen and Americans
could join in the celebration, especially
at the present time; because there had
never been q period when such agencies
were at work to establish the best
relations between the two countries.
The influences Of common ancestry, of
common literature, aud, to a consider
able extent, of com moe isw and CONNER
cial relations Of the two countries, had of
late been vastly strengthened by the in
creased facilities of intercourse and con
gregation. 1t was 8 tribute true to remark
that steam and electricity had annihi-
lated distance; steamships were bringing
every year, from the United States 10
this country, those who had not thought
Of crossing the Atlantic, and returned
home with increased affection for their
mother country. LCheers. A small
number Of Englishmeu were constantly
visiting the United States, and were as
constantly returning, with similar SEN
timents with regard to the great Repub-
lie. Loud cheers. Not only so, but
two nations so strongly united a they
were destined to be thanks to Field, to
whose energy and faith we are all in
debted for the Atlantic cablel, these two
nations could now, as il were, speak face
TO face, and no doubt the elOquence Of
Gladstone had already been flashed 10
the United States, and would be read,
before the next sun had hid its head
on shores of the Pacific Ocean, by those
who speak our common language. This
was a day which belongs 10 all alike, be-
cause we had at last reached point in
which all differences between the two
nations have been definitely settled.
The Right Honorable and eloquent
statesman, who preceded him, had a
reputation which had placed him in the
first rank of the most distinguished OF
his cOuntrymen; but he lMcCullOchj
inclined to the opinion that, brilliant as
his career had been, there had been
no part of it that he would
reflect upon with more satisfaction than
upon his connection with the Alabama
Treaty. 1t would 30 the most lasting, most
honorable thing Of his day. Cheers
With regard to the Alabama Treaty., he
had very lsttle to say. The tres;y was
well understood aud told its own story
1t was simple agreement between two
great nations, by which they had come
to the conclusion that they would settle
their complications by arbitration in
stead of the appeal to swords. Ii settled
most important principles Of interna-
tsnnal law. 1t defined clearly the
duties and responsibilities OF neu-
trails: ana il was not too much
TO say the greatest achievement that
had been accomplished by tie Christian
OF the present century, was |
the ratification Of The Alabama Treaty .
and the arbitration which had been .
haeed ON IL. fI,oEd cheers
The Chairman then proposed" The (.
world system Of biography to which I.
Captain II. J. Hamilton, Mr.. Pender,
NJ. p. Sir J. Anderson and Captain /
Sherard Osborne, responded.
Captain Hamilton said that sinC1 the .
first cable across the Atlantic was laid, 1
the average number Of messages bad in /
creased twentV-f0ld, and the tariff had .
been reduced from twenty pounds per
message 10 four shillings a woad, while .
the average time of transmitting a I
message, Nhish used to be one or two .
days, was nov seveutsel minutes aud
seconds.
Pender considered the day red-letter
day in the history Of submarine tele-
graph.
Sir J, Anderson described the won
ders which the telegraph had accom-
plished, and Captain shsTaId Osborne
gave a history Of the struggles which
beset the promoters at first, aTia tthe
successful manner in which they had
overcome them.
The health of Field Was cordially
drank. The chairman made a feeling
response, in concluding speech, and
said: "As 10 sre about to break up, will
YOU Join with me Ia drinking a long,
happy and prosperous life to Right Hon.
William +. Gladstone% Loud cheers.
Mr. Gladstone aid: Mr.. Field, although
have not yet reached the extreme term
allotted by inspired authority 10 human
existence, YET ! have already had the
OF, at ali events, use Of
life that may be called long one, at
any rate you will EOt think q ebert
one when tell you | hope within a few
DAYS 70 commence the fortieth year since
entered parliament, and that the .
greater part Of those forty years have .
been spent IN periods OF considerable .
activity. If without much profit 10 my
/ have arrived al a I
time when a desire for rest begins 70 .
overpOWer every other sentiment, and .
as yOu have kindly wished me /
happy and prosperous life, may .
in my own mind be .
TO cOnstrue those words in a .
peculiar manner. LCres Of mo-" /
isNo."1 But whatever may be the true /
Of them, / am very sensi- .
BE OF the extreme kindness yghigu Fl.
prompted YOU to propose it, and the 4
gentlemen around the table 10 receive it I
wifi 40 much earnestness and warmth; 1
and / assure you that deem It great .
nrfvilaOe ~ have Hesn aliOWed 90 Wit
ness and Join in THIS celebration.
Cheers / have seen much ~ the |
course Of my life Of the commercial en- !
terprise Of my country, and OF the world;
and u has been my fortune-perhaps 1
very good tortune-ihat the grealef part
OF my political responsibility has been In
immediate connection With the COM
lilereial ana trading interests Of this
kisgdom, which are the focus of its en-
eFgy ano energy but do not think, IN
my recollection, ! conid point TO any ex-
ample OF novel enterprise 80 refnerkshia.
pursued under the influence Of q conf
oence which was not rash enthusiasm,
hui iTas scientific Inquiry, given
under circumstances Of the extremest
10 The pursuit Of electric
teleepaphy. iChseEs.
Ine pompeliy lhe9 separated.