The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-02-01
Lord DufTerin,s Speecb.

At a dinner Of the National Club at
Ottawa the Governor. General of the Do.
minion got off some very modest remarks,
from which the following extract is
taken:
AS for the United States, although
they may be too proud to own it, there is
not citizen of the neighboring Republic
who does not envy the smooth and har.
moniOus workings Of our we'll balanced
and happily adjusted institutions. or
one thing am quite sure, that there is
not an American politician between tho
Atlantic and the Pacific who would not
at the present moment be content to give
half his fortune, and perhaps q great deal
more, to possess that most serviceable
and most useful thing, q Governor.G Gen.
eral. Indeed the acquisition by the
United States of 80 valuable a parsonage
has Of late come TO appear Of such prime
neceesity-would prove such an obvious
mode of solving their personal difficulties
and of remedying the defects of ther gov
ernmental machine-that l have been
extremely nervous about passing 80 near
the border as l had 10 do on my way
hither. There is no knowing what might
happen in case of people under such @
stress of temptation. Raids have been
prompted sometimes by love az we'll as
hate. In fact, the tame ceremonies of
modern marriage are but the emascuiated
reproduction of the far more spirited
principle of capture by which brides in
less sophisticated ages we're obtained.-
Who knows to what lengths Mr.. TiIden
and MIR. Hayes, and the millions of their
respective adherents now drawn m in
hostile array against each other might
not be driven in the agony of their pres.
ent suspense. A British Governor. Cen
eral F! What cutting Of the Gordian
knoti And so near, too-just across the
water. a gunboat and sergeant's guard
and the thing is done. And then think
what they got in him. A person dislo-
Gated from all sectional Interests, preju.
dices, and passions who can never be-
come stronger than the peoples Parlis-
ment or divide the national vote. A
representative of all that is august, stable
and sedate in the government, the histo.
ry, and the traditions of the country /;
inacapaoio of partissnsiip, and lifted far
above the atmosphere of faction; with.
out adherents to reward Or opponents to
oust from Office; docile to the sugges-
tions of his Ministers. and yet securing
to the people the certainty of being able
&c &c: rid OF iii administration or PaFlia-
ment the moment either had forfeited
their confidence. Really, gentlemen, I
think / had better remove nearer :h..s
North Pole. for am sure you will be-
lieve me when say that after having
been made to feel for SO many years how
good aud kind are the people Gf Canada,
having had an opportunity of apprecia.
ting how high an honor il is to be con-
nected with 81 Dominion SO full of hope.
with such glorious prospect before her,
] shall never be induced, even under the
stress of violence ard threat of being
"bull.dozed," to sit for one moment
longer than oan hoiP iii the PFesiden-
tial chair of the United States. Should
&c ycn may expect me back by the
underground railway. Nay, more, 90
deeply attached am to our Canada that
the Pashslik of Bulgaria, shall not tempt
me away, even though full domestic
establishment, such as are customary in
that country, should be provided for me
out of the taxes of the people, and Lady
DuHeIi1 gave her consent, which is
doubtful.