The New York herald., 1875-07-20
DUFFERIN ON THE DOMINION.

THE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA ON THE
AMERICAN coLoNY-ITs RELATIONS TO THE
UNITED sTATEs-A GRAND COMPLIMENT TO
THE FRENCH HABITANs AND THE FRENCH
REPUBLIC
From the London Times, July 81
The Canada CluD entertained the Earl OF Dut-
ferin, Governor General OF Canada, and select
party OF o her guests at dinner In the Albion yes
te day evening. Mr.. @. T. Brookng was Chair
man and MIR. Charles Churchill Vice President
and the company included the Duke OF Manches-
ter, the Earl OF .Kimberley, Lord Llsgar Mr.. Cos
chen, M. p; Mr. Chllders, M. p; Sir Clinton
Murdoch, K. Q. N. c.; Lieutenant General Sir
Hastings Doyle and many other distinguished
personages.
In proposing the toast OF the evening, "Tne
Health OF the Governor General Of Canada and
Prosperity to the Dominion" lhe Chairman ex.
pressed the opinion that a more successful ad-
mnstration than Ills Excelency's had seldom
LORD DUFFERIE's SPEECH.
The Earl OF Dufferin SAID lin rising to return
thanks Tor the honor winch has been done me by
this splendld ente taInmeht, aud for the kind and
cordial man er Ia whlcn my nealth mas been re-
ceived, hope IL viii be UNDERSTOOD that, however
deeply may feel tue compliment thus paid me =
and words would laIl TO express all that expert
ence that scOre-my personal gratitude and
satisfaction is ABSORBED anu lost In the prouder
Consciousness tnat tnis brilliant assembly and
the distinguished men 1 see around me are met,
not so mu n lor the purpose Of extending vel
come TO mere Individual Ike nv SELL out that
they have been brought together by the desire TO
pay tribute OF respect to the great DOMINION
over wnicn l have the nonor TO preside, and TO
testify tber sympathy In the most marked and
generous manner with that nvble community,
their kinsmen and fellow citizens, VINO on the
otner side "a the Atlantic are engaged In building
up a NATIONALITY cOgnate to their own, instinct
with tue same nlEh spirit OF constitutional iree.
dom. ans Determined 70 prove Itseli q powerful
ana worthy member OF the British Empire.
(Cheers) My lords and gentlemen it Is this
consideration alone which can give importance
ana sIgnlnrance to the demonstration OF Tonight,
and 70 proceedings wnicn will De scanned and
discussed with unspedkaDle pride and pleasure by
thousands OF your fellow subjects in their distant
Canadian aomes-( Hear, near"l-lOr II there Is
one production more marked than another In the
Canadian people, II there is one passlOn-if / may
30 Cali it--Whch preuomtnates over every other
feeling In tneIr breasts, II there Is one special
message whicn a person In my situation ls bound
70 transmit rom them 70 you II IS TINS: tnat they
desire to MAINTAIN Intact and unimpalred their
connection Win this country; that they
cnerIsn an ineradlcaDe conviction OF the
pre,eminent value OF the political system
are determined 10 preserve pure and uncontaml-
nate ell the traditional cuarac erstics of Eng
lanu's prosperous polty (Uneers) But. my
you a very wrong impression If gave you TO un-
derstand that the enthusiastic loyalty OF the
I Canadian people TO the crown aud person OF our
gracious Sovereign their tender and almost
yearn.ng love Tor the mother country, their de-
sire TO clam their part In the future iOrtunes or
the Bntisn Empire, and 10 sustain all the ODliga-
! tOnB bucn position may impb, was born Il any
weak or unworthy spirit OF dependence. (''Ilear,
hear.u) so lar RON tnat benz the case charac-
terIstic OF the national feeling ~ more strongly
marked than the r exuberant confidence Ia tneIr
abIlity to shape their own 0estlnIes TO their ap-
/ polnte ssues their Jealous PRIDE OF the egislauve
| autonomy wltn which theT nave been endowed.