Daily Republican., 1879-08-08
COMING TO AMExlCA.
A Membor OF the Golden Club to
study Cur Institutions The An.
Klo.saxon COnfeaeratfOn-Fr
els vlncenl's Nc h eme Recoxntxed

ktudy Cur Institutions The An
KlO.saxon COnfeaeratfOn-Fran
els Vincent's kch eme Recognfxe0
The Hon. Thomas Bailey Potter, mem
Der of the English Parliament and Sec
retary of the celebrated London Colder
Club, 1t is stated in the public press
will make visit to the United States
He was to have left on the Sd of Au
gust.
The Golden Club, as We have bpfor.
stated, is composed of the most eminent
men of the world, who are in favor O.
human progress, and who have been
celebrated for some distinguished act.
Mr.. Potter 1t is said will visit the vari-
GUS members of this organization in the
United States. Mr.. Potter i, a great
friend of the United States and a stu.
dent Of our institutions.
Sometime since. whilst giving xpres.
sion to his admiration for this govern
ment in the tea room of the House OF
Commons, he said to Mr.. Bright, &C.
would give anything to be able to visit
America in hundred years from now!"
'hs 10 alsAan extremely inst man.
The credit Of the plan Of an
Anglo Saxon Confederation laid
BY Francis Vincent, was by some
papers in England given to Mr.. Foster,
the gentleman who will hereafter more
than probable be the Premier Of Great
Britain. Mr.. Potter in an address be-
slowing the prizes at one of the colleges
immediately stated that the originator
Of the plan was Francis Vincent, of
Wilmington, Delaware, in the United
States, and that Mr.. Foster was but a
convert. He also at once sent to Mr..
Vincent the following letter:
REFaRM CLuB, Nov. 7, 1875.
MY DEAR Mr.. VINCE Il send you the
"Iimes" Of November 9th; / want you to see
Mr. Fosters speech and tho leading articles
y erein You who are the father OF this grand
scheme OF the federation o. the English a ,eak.
Ing races, VIII be gratifed to find that o man
IKE roster takes similar views with your
own. The great scheme he has in his mind
must De worked out by good men In England
and IN the nited STATES OF America, and in
our Colonies. II this idea taxes root in the
United States 1t will grow, and years hence
the world will reap the bensht OF your teach
inxs But England and her Colonies could
do little Y they object. 1t is we'll to look for
ward te the future, and Mr.. Foster liz doing
IN England what YOU have labored to accom-.
Fl1Sh In the United States. / want YOU to
send me copies Of all the documents and lec-
lures you have on hand, In order that may
lay them before Mr.. Foster. know that you
had scheme for confederation cut and dried,
ana although 1t may not as whole be ap-
proved OF here, 1t VIII serve as guiding star
70 those who are taking up your work.
With best regards,
THOMAS b. POTTER,
The promptitnde Of Mr.. Potter doing
public justice in this manner is the
more gratifying as so many have ne.
elected it toward our City Treasurer. His
plan of railroad to London by way of
Behring's Strait, months after it was
published in the REPUBLICAN,, and COP
ed into the English and French papers,
was part of it (the route through Brit.
sh India) recommended by Mr.. Lesssps,
The French Engineer, as his own, aud
The whole of the ideas, published in the
Weekly Courier and Journal of Lou
sville, KY, by person named S. A.
D. Graves on the 3lst of July, as if it
vas just new, when nine years ago it
vas inserted in the REPUBLICAN, and
most OF the leading English aud French
oapers. The Rev. Mr.. Cook who lee
ured here in January last in the Opera
louise also gave the credit of the An
,lo Saxon Confederation to Mr.. Foster.
ir. Cook has been doing this all over
he United States. The Treasurer has
lever taken the trouble to correct any
# these statements.
hiod n thu