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

THE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA ON THE
GREATNESS AND PROSPERITY OF THE NORTH
AMERICAN coLoNY-ITs RELATIONS TO THE
UNITED sTATEs-A GRAND COMPLIMENT TO
THE FRENCH HABITANs AND THE FRENCH
REPUBLIC.
From TIE London Times, July 81
The Canada CluD en- Etertalned the Earl OF Du-
ferin, Governor General OF Canada, and a select
party OF her guests at dinner in the Albion yes
te day evening. MIR. @. T. Brooking was Chair
man and MIR. Charies Churchill Vice President,
and the company incuded the Duke OF Manches-
ter the Earl OF Kimberley, Lord Llsgar, Mr.. Cos
chen, M. p; Mr.. Chllders, NJ. p; Sir Clinton
Murdoch, K. G. N. c.; Lieutenant General Sir
Hastings Doyle ana many other distinguished
personages
La proposing the toast OF the evening, "Tne
Health OF the Governor General Of Canada and
Prosperity to the Dominion" the Chairman ex.
pressed the opinion that more successful ad-
mInIstratiOn than his Excenency's had seldom
been witnessed n that part o. the Empire.
LORD DUFFERIN'S SPEECH.
The Earl OF Dufferin DIN rising to return
thanks or the honor winch has been done me BY
this splendld ente talnmeht. and for the kind aud
cordial man er Ia whlcn my nealth mas been re-
ceived, hope IL " Ill be Understood that however
deeply may ieel tue compliment thus paid me
and words would lail TO express all that expert
ence on that score-my personal gratItude and
satisfaction IS aDsorOed anu LOST ia tine prouder
Consciousness tnat tnls brilliant assembly and
the distinguished men | see around are met
not so mu h lor the purpose OF extending vel
come to a mere individual Ike IN, sell, out that
they have been brought together by the desire TO
pay tribute OF respect to the great DOMINION
over whcn have tue nonOr to preside, aud to
testify tner sympathy In the most marked and
generous manner with that noble community,
their Klusmen and fellow citizens, VINO the
otner side o. the Atlantic are engaged In building
up NATIONALITY coguate to their own, instinct
with tue same nlEh spirit OF constitutional lree-
DON, anv Determined 10 prove ltself powerful
worthy member OF The British Empire.
(Cheers.) My lords and gentlemen, IL Is this
consideration alone nlch can give Importance
ana 10 proceedings wnicn will Ue scanned and
discussed with unspedkaOle pride and peasure by
thousands Of your fellow subjects in their distant
Canadian somes- Hear, nearl'l -ior II there Is
one production more marked tnan another in the
Canadian people, II there is one passi0n-if may
80 cdh tt-whch preuomtnates over every other
feeling In tnelr breasts, Ii there Is one special
message when person In my situation IS bound
70 transmit rom them 70 you, 1t IS TINS: tnat they
connection Win ths conntryi mat they
cnerIsn an ineradlcaOle conviction OF the
pre-eninent value Oh the pOntlcal system
under which tney live, and tnat theg
are determined 70 preserve pure and uncontdmi-
nate 9li The Irrational cuarac erlstcs OF Eng
land's prosperous polty. (Uneersl But. my
lords ana gentlemen, ! sh ulu Ue conveying 10
you very wrong impression If gave you TO un-
derstand that the enthusiastic loyalty OF the
Canadian people TO the crown aud person OF our
gracious Sovereign, their tender and almost
yearnng love for the mother country their de-
to clam their part In the iuture iOrtunes OF
the Brit,sn Empire, ana 10 sustain all the oDiga-
tIOus aucn a position may implj, was born Of any
weak or unworthy spirit Of desendence. ('Ilcar.
hearu) so lar NON tnat benz the case no charac-
tcrlstiC OF the national feeling rs more strongly
marked tnan tue eXuberant confidence IN JHelr
allltty 10 sndpe their own destInies TO their ap-
pOlnte issues, Their Jealous PRIDE Of the legislative
autonomy Wltn which theI nave been endowed.