The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-12-28
Lord Ooleridse.

| Lord Chief Justice COleridge closed
his speech ut the dinner in Boston, Il
follows:
GENTLEMEN: Passing away from
the kindness. and cordially, and gener-
osity of Gen. Butler, how am to rise to
the heights which the recOllections of
Massachusetts, and of Boston would fain
invite me to aspire to? speak in the
neighborhood Of Bunker hill; in the
ueighborhoOd of I wharf. which friend
OF mine has told me since came into
this room has nothing to do with the
Boston tea fight. scorn such strictly
historic accuracy. l believe faithfully
that that admirable beverage which you
have brewed ever since. has been i'm
proved since the fight at 4 wharf. I
have seen your old state-house, with the
lion and unicorn upon il. have seen
your noble building in which your two
houses assemble, with Gen. B,,rg0yue's
cannon in the antc-chamber. | have
seen Faneuii hall. = plain but magniii-
cent building. ! have seen that most
magnificent building within few miles
OF this place--the Memorial hall of Har-
ward university. Gentlemen, these
things are full Of interest and history
and dom believe men who tell me yO,,
have no history. 1t may be you have
short history. because you can not help
it; but you have great history
You have history OF which any |
commonwealth may justly and rightly |
nc proud. You know-fOrgive my van.
ity II say know, too-that yOii bred |
Benjamin Franklin. and Daniel Web
stcr and Joseph Story. and Theodore
Parker. Daniel Webster. whose hand | |
was privileged ~ II boy 1T Eton to press
when he was IN England As your repre-
sentative, aud whose elOquence | lave
hnmbiy studied ever since; St0ry, a
household word with every English law
yer; Parker perhaps one of your high
est and greatest souls; Hawthorne, If !
You will forgive the expression OF q |
foreigner. is perhaps. taken altogether.
almost your foremost man Of letters;
Long:eiiOw. the dsiigh, and darling of
two hemisphercs; Holmes, the AutOcrat
ut the Breakfast Tablc--the autOcrat, if
he chose. of every dinner table. too;
but there am told he il content to play
the part Of q constitutional sovereign.
Emerson, a. broad. rs strong IA one Of
your long rivers. and rs pure; Lowell,
| am proud 10 say. my own honest
friend. your representative this mo-
ncui in my own country. Like Gar
rick in Joseph R.yno.d,' picture. be
exreis either IA tragedy or comedy. and
is delightful whether as Hosea B!"elow
or Jane. Russell Lowell. skilled with
quail genius Ia move line hearts of his
readers whether tn smiles or tears.
And liOwell-. the laSl vi your American
invaders vino nave taken England by
storm. These are yOnr gluries. these
are the men WHO make your history.
These are tho men forgive rue for say
ing i.--of whom you ought to be proud.
i fou are not heartily proud.
'.Gent!emen ia tho person OF every
hliinb.c Engiishman on one side, aud
,f this great company on the other. let
ne think that Engian! and America
nave mr, together. Grnriemen. we are
me. ~ Was iington Als,on said. and
most truly said--the great painter and
h. poet who worked ia this city, and
$ hn lies not far of in the Cambridge
.hureh yard we are enc in blood. we |
re ons in language. NE are one in law.
.c are one in hatred OF oppression and
ore Of liberty. Ne are b0un,i together.
l may reverenily say 60. hy God him i.
elf in golden chains VI mutual affection :
Ind mutual respect, and two nations SO
oin"d together. | am firmly convinced.
nan will never put asunler."