The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-25
PURIO WELSH ~ ENGLAND.
Ills Various speeches In Liverpool.

Mr.. MAYoR: 7 receive your kind salutatlons
ia the spirit in wh"h they are given; feel that
You have not misunderstood the lncinations OF
my own heart nor the character Of my mission.
! recognize in you a people worthy II our ad-
Inirailon and respect. with which we desire 70
live on terms Of kindncss-deep brOtherly kind
ness-and with which we wish 20 cultivate the
happlrst and freest Intercourse: and | trust
that whatever in me lies may he given toward
carrying out the great purpose Of tho nation
which ] rcQres"nt. Our people and our Gov
eminent VIII recosnize IN that spr, the true
spirit which animates the American people.
TO THE LIVERPOOL CHAMBER or COMMERCE.
GENTLEMEN: have listened 10 your address
with profound interest To be greeted on land
INK on the soil OF Great Britain. with SO cordial
need not regard myself rs stranger among
you. hut a. one already engraited on your con-
ildence and on your friendship. My mission II
the mission on my couniry-one OF peace and
good VIII toward mcn-and while | continue
among YOU il shall be my pleasure, as it will be
possible. the bonds oi kind feeling now so hap
ply existing between Great Britain and the
United States Of America Both Governments
are striving 10 loosen the hold which the ira
ditions Of the past have upon them. aud to re-
gard reason as superior to force in Leading to "A
just determination Of all questions which arise
between them. and a course which comments
itself SO strongly tQ the intelligence and to the
its influence On Other nations. Will COM COM
merce contributes largely toward producing n
! am glad that my. life has been devoted mainly
To Its pursuits, i am quite sensible that 1t is
but feeble Instrument toward affecting the
moral reformation which Is needed That lies
with the people who constitute the nations. who
bear the SORROWS and burdens incident to war
and for whose protection and welfare govern
m"nts exist. "a our respective countries this Is
beginning to be well understood. Maya like
cons 'lousnrss OF their responsibilities he soon
realized 10y all the people Of the world thank
you, gentlemen, Tor your courtesy and kind
ness.
TO THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF
LIVERPOOL.
n r. III .r-r, n
or COMMERCE OF LIVERPOOL: 4 greeting 80
cordial and 50 kind from your honorable body
lInlnsdlately on my arrival gives me assurance
that am among those whom can at once rank
among my friends. long commercial career
has taught me that without honor as n basis no
one Is worthy OF the calling. Is it not SO in all
the pursuits of life, and what is the rrputatfon
day Inns come, gentlemen when our aim must
De- ms high ms our nature is susceptible Of and
every year should be marked by IN advance
Your gracious Queen has always appeared TO
me To- hc striving toward the elevation of her
people, and in u like effort We of the New World
desire To emulat" her Whatever can bee done
tons shall be done; and toward this happy oul
my best efforts shall be given.
AT THE MAYORS HOUSE.
His EXcoloncy and number ~ other gontlo-
mon nitcrwnrd took luncheon with the Mayor. ut
which the Health Of the President Of tho
Majesty. and the health Of his Excclloncy was
proposed by the Mayor. who mentioned the fact
thW Mr. Welsh COMMERCIAL experience pecu-
larry l'lHd hlm lor t9e represcglalion Of a
reply. oppressed the hope that the cordial re-
ceptlOn which he met with on his first arrival
would he the harhlngcr OF like good feeling
throughout his residence in England, and that
the two great Anglo-SaNon races would pro-
mote in their common mission the progress Of
civilization aud freedom throughout tue world.