Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-11-08

II, 49, iaAssss.ise Aldssssas a ssaesal
4 lissspsel.

rUrRroof. Nov. THE lord mayor
..vr ! hanaues at the town hsti isss
evening" in honor Of Thomas = hsyafc.
,he american ambassador. Responding
10 = toast to his health, Mr.. BAyafu 80
chat be was proud Of .hs eourtesy extsnaea
10 him by the lord mayor and tas moha6
psl offisSrs Of Liverpool, because on sns
rrprrs-nta,ire Office he held.
Cemixy WAS now Recognised to soc *
srus that civilxsd pafians agreed 70 eAr
rute the laws Of friendly nations WITHIN
their own teniers when this could Dc ooae
wi.haut injury to tLcir own interests
rne ssropyr., fes ling that be expected on
coming 10 Enghui WAS thst every sosAh-
,~ce should scesue 10 this country tnat WAS
nat nreiudicia! to his own, 1.-THE deesrine
az comfy wese properly eypoanded IN suc
b,nd of union between oil msnknu "
,~ould cause the extension Of ths tes1
nrinciples Of Chr stisn civilization. He
Knew Of no eountry with which DO was -
.nxious To sre the principle oil comfy
established add applied in every possio'o
kind OF contact rs with England
Mr.. Coli.n.' Sentiment.
General Patrick Collins, the oniteu
STATES consul general, responded 70 tug
toast. THE commercial interests Oh wv.
countries" General Collins mennoasu
he fact that trade had improvet IN .ne
United States, and said its renewal woa'u
be felt here il Englishmen showed saen
selves to be a, wise AS their Ahet'eSn
Cousins The aetsoa OF congress Ia rePeS.
iuy the silver purchasing law hst sinip''
sea The situal lou. Manufacturing houses
we're ROPE. lug aud buying and selling IN
The Unirei States. aud WIRE beginning
again in the II fashioned way
The speaker said that he noticed On
This side u mist AIKEN opinion was held As To
what the future legi lation ia the tniteu
states WAS likely to he. lie wouio ~s
,,armission to say, as n man, that what
ever tariff legislation might be prolectea,
IL world no, lie in the interest OF Europe
bar of the AuS-ricaa people. Their hrs'
sentiment was PATRIOTISM. Nationai pa
,,iotis,n WAS selfish If they pleased; they
had not been without it in England, and
nobody found fault
Free Trade.
II had some times been charged on tins
side of the water that the legislation TO De
enacted by congress would be free trade.
Well. it costs something 20 support the
government and even the little states Oh
the government Whatever. in its Wis.
dom. congress might see fit to do, 1t would
be that which would produces the best
effect ON commerce., the least arrangement
of political industries and the greatest
happi aess to the people of America.
General Collins said he believed that III
his country customs duties and import
duties would b. levied for II much longer
period than theic gran iehildren woutd
live. and he b,lievetsthat when only one
man WAS left ia America he would be
found near III, custom house IN New
York, binoculdr in hand. searching the
barbor aud wondering what ship was con-
ing in and Specializing in regard to tn
duiy tn be levied on the goods aboard, nut
Till that time his country would be con
nected with Liverpool. The motto OF the
United States was Peace aud commerce
with all nations, good will towards all, ALI
ances with none"