The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-18
THOMAS BAYLEY POTTER, N. ?.
Citizens Reception to the Distin-
guished English Free Trader.
THE TOASTS AND SPEECHES.

cate of free trade The invitation extended by
Mr.. Cyrus W. Field behalf of the sgners to let
ter which was received by Mr.. Potter ut
Washington on the Slst ult. Secretary Evsrts
presided ut tho banquet. and among the
distinguished guests were:-Hon. Levi p. Nor
ton, Hon. William E. Dodge. Hon. s. b.
Chittenden. Hon. John Jay, Hon. William NJ
Evarts J. s. Morgan. Rev. DIR. II. c. Potter. Samuel
D. Babcock. John Bigelow. Samuel B. Ruggles
Frederick H. Cossitt. Joseph Seigman. Theodore b.
Musgrave. Judge Noah Davis. Seth Low. Charles H.
Marshall. Brayton Ives. John A. Stewart, Samuel
Sloan. Benjamin B. Sherman. Jackson 3. Schultz
Howard Potter. James NJ. Brown. John I.
Agnew. J. Pierpont Morgan. Charles Lanier,
Hon. F. A. Walker, Franklin Edison. Judge Fancher.
Charles L. Tiffany. Daniel r. Appleton. James Tai
colt. Joseph w. Harper Jr. Frederick d. Tappan.
Sinclair Tousey Salem H. Wales, Charles Mali. Fred
erick 6. Winston, Henry NJ. Taber. James
N. Constable, Josiah M. Fiske, Cyrus W. Field.
Elliott G. Cowdin. Marshall .. Roberts, William H.
Guion, d. Dudley Field William b. Webb David
A. Wells Alfred Bierstadt and Charles Butler.
SECRETARY EvARTs' SPEECH.
Mr.. Potter intends to sail for England tomorrow.
10 that last nights banquet stood in lieu of fare
well reception. After the bountfu repast had been
enjoyed Secretary Evarts introduced the speakers.
II rise gentlemen" he said. "to take the initiative
In this somewhat sad ceremonial of speeding
In coming to this country. the ultimate object
Of his visit to be that he may return
Some friends the two countries thought it
would be good thing to give Mr.. Potter represen
tative American dinner-represeutative IA to its
guests its viands and its wine-by company
gathered rs this has been from the highways and
the hedges and with viands and with wines such as
every day furnished in this country to every
immigrant that does us the honor to
give you. sir. opportunity OF estimating the
American constitution and its checks and balances
You have learned what they are. Oysters and ter
rapins green turtle and canvas backs-these the
checks and balances OF the American constitution.
It necessary for you to come to this country
to learn the great conceit of Americans to tell
that Englishmen think themseve above the rest
Of the human race. While we are satisfied with the
incompatible excellence Of our people, Englishmen
are gratifed with the inapproachable superiority
OF theirs. We have been greatly gratifed by your
visit and We should have thought better of you II
you had concluded to stay. The number of immi-
grants to this country that ever return is almost in
appreciable. You had better think twice even
:, At the sacrifice Of your passage money be-
aespised category Of returned emigrants. Great
augher) shall not think it necessary to refer to
war It is very difficult for talk in this
try about the civil war without being more or less
And talk about the attitude of England in
1t without being positively offensive to Enghshmen;
RESULTS OF THE WAR;
The war produced q very great result In this
sonntry in the way OF peace: BY our Inventions we
agriculture which had never before been known, SO
that our broad fields are organized upon the same
principles that your great cotton factories We
have the large expanse of vast crops and the
busy implements of agriculture manned by horse
and steam accomplishing the objects which manu-
featuring By power does in the skilfnl methods Of
industry. The old system which require men for
people learn to eat In prop ortion to this
productive power-an effort which viii say for
in n BE-
surplus. which will be absorbed by the vacuum
While that flow continues it must necessarily occur
that the only things we do not keep out by protec
have not kept out gold and silver by q tariff.
when we produce SO much OF 1t here.
OF sssns Healthy DO @ psssd
upon the importation OF gold and silver CON-. This
is sef-deniai on our part this prohibiting Of your
would not rather have $1,000 worth Of English or
French products than $50 worth Of American.
inherit from our British ancestors. Al
though you complain that pushing |
did you ever hear that our mother country Great
Britain, got out of anybodys way? give you. gem
had the pleasure of making in London, in 1s6s-in
the very DARKEST period of civil struggle. At that
Bright-tappiausej- strenuous active. per.
sstent and effective in our behalf. and the or
government could not have been carried out
fully believe 1t to have been but for the service
which these men and their adherents put forth and
exerted upon the ruling classes of England. / ask
you then to NIL your glasses and respond to the rst
toast. which is 'Our Distinguished Guest-a true
and loyal Englishman whose sense OF justice and
love OF liberty made him the friend OF America In
her war against slavery
To this toast Mr.. Potter responded amid great
spplause:-"I regret much that cannot follow in
rather a more serious vein have not words to ex-
press the gratitude feel for the honor you have
which have received i've since since I came to
America. Any service which may have rendered
prosperity OF that great nation which we ali strove
10 maintain and which and is the guarantee Of
world Had the Union been severed the peoples
cause everywhere would have suffered severe blow.
America might now have been struggling against
militarism, which is the curse and tho
profoand danger of Europe. The most satisfactory
feature OF to-dayais tho evident understanding be-
tween North and South. E(Applause.) No one re-
joices more at the Independence calamity
achieved 100 years ago than the best and truest Of
living Englishmen Your Independence is now and
will DO the blessing of the world and secur-
ity that despotism and imperialism will be
curbed. and that all governments shall ere
long be conducted ON the principle OF
the greatest happiness of the greatest number. 1
venture to hope that the not distant future there
may DO alliance. perhaps confederation. OF
the English speaking races, which may have power
mon sense and humanity to prevail among the ma
lions and put an effective check upon aggressive
wars, from whatever cause they may arise.
lis the nineteenth century 20 pass away in hur-
rcane OF war and deluge of blood more fearful
than at its commencement? The armies Of Europe
are said now to number some eight millions OF men
ready to ny to arms. Nothing can check this |
except the good sense and moral influence
OF the English people here and in the old country.
appeal to you In America to consider well these |
serious matters The world is your customer and |
II It suffers so do you. shall very leave these
hospitabe Shores and shall rejoice at your pros
perity. knowing that English hearts true those
ON the other side OF the Atlantic beat here in |
communion with everything good and great and |
true for the advancement OF peoples and the |
development Of those grand principles to which We
all devoted. will conclude with the hope that
the glorious flags OF England and America may float |
aide by side on every sea the omblems Of liberty,
peace and good will among nations, carving the |
blessings OF commerce oil tho world" TAP |
plause.)