Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-22

OF falr ana friendly CUmm6rclhi uoai-
ings between the two countries, and
he was glad to think and to aay that
the traditions Of that Office were, IN the |
year Of grace 1896 honorably continued
by the present officer who represents
them. He WAS persuaded that the COM
mission that was handed by George
Washington to James Maury in l7S9
was honorably held by James II. Neal
calm and tranquil period. JAMES
Maury was an honored, citizen of the
United States, anc chosen because OF
his integrity and commercial knowl-
edge to assist tho good commercial re-
lations between the young Republic and
what he was always glad to speak OF as
the mother country (applause). SO
James Maury came here, and he stayed
bere (appause). He was the ratified
and confirmed appointment OF seven
consecutive Presidents OF the United
States. What did that meHnY 1t meant
that their commerce ought not to be
the sport of party (applause); that
their commerce ought not to be d.
yerted in the stability Of it's relations
by the chance and the change of the
shifting sands of popular politics.
Those seven Presidents confirmed
| James Maury in his place. lntelli-
| gence, personal rectitude, clean handed
| ness, and consideration for the welfare
not OF one country, but of two coun-
| tries, were the proper qualities to con
| stitute the commercial intermediary
between two great com nercial nations
(applause). james Maury lived here
for we'll nigh half century, and, when
| full of years and honors, he retired TO
| his native country covered with the
appreciation of every honest man on
both sides of the Atlantic II was not
in those days at least thought matter
of disrepute that commercial, or
might he say diplomatic agent, should
be friendly to the country to which he
was sent (hear, hear and loud ap'
plausel. There was variety of SER
vices which one could perform. Some
times they were brilliant and short.
and sometimes as quiet and long
Claughterl. The qualities of Mr..
Maury were not of noisy or sensa-
tional character, but solid, quiot and
substantial. In illustration, he added,
that there WIS once a most excellent
! friend of his own who was devoteo OF
the engaging game Of whist, and some
thing as far removed as cards might be
from mere speculation Oh the epirit oil
gaming. After long visit to this
country and to the clubs in London.
this friend said to him: 'D0 you
know that think my whist is a point
or point and half better than it wat
in American" Qanghter.) In a moment
of incautiousness ne 1.-THE Ambassador
replied: "Yes; and suppose. dear ole
fellow. you found out that man in
,,rh, ~ t,las f,r trto hp
, thear, hear and loud applause). Il
was true, but rather cruel, point; i
offended his friend. but it was true
! They might depend upon it that j
commerce was to be reduced to gam
2 between two countries the man VIII,
= directed it must remember that b.
T. played for two hands. There was tn
, plain rule Of give and the equally plail
one of take. Give and take was th
: rule of commerce. and the man VIII
: did not consider his correspondent di
!. not consider himself. The man O
:. nation who continuously played th
!. game of beggar your neighbor woul
i never be, and frankly ought never
4 be, a successful player in the affair
of commerce (hear, hear and loud az
! plause). He hesitated to liken huma
= exchanges to the simile Of mere gam
, of pleasure, but there was no reaso
>, why human Intercourse should not
= made profitable to both parties engage
- in it. Otherwise they reduced it I
= selfish, poor mercenary, narrow Hcran
q BILE. 1t never could be suppose
y that human nature should not az
/, upon the principles of human natur,
. upon the feelings implanted on th
: human heart, of good relations betwee
ID man and man. Surely no generous ma
i could without conjunction consid
ar that his bushes in life should be ca
a. ried on at the expense, happiness an
ar welfare Of somebody else, and of d
IN people in the world the man wit
al whom he was in daily intercours
IA Therefore. he believed it would
n. found that the moral ideas of the wor
a were its true ideas, and that the rel
an tions of mankind would inevitably
lv controlled by their moral relation
\. Gould any man doubt the course of Il
IL currents Of human relations to-da.
i'd How could they look at all the trump
n. of steam, electricity and the spread
n English laws which had created an i
of ternational system OF copyright al
er patent, and doubt that there W
ch something great and overpowering
d. devices that brought men into bette
ad kinder and more just relations wi
Ief one another (hear, hear. and loud a
he plause). Speaking of james Maur
Of he would be ungrateful IL he did n
as mention his kinsman, Matthew
ID. Maury of the u. s. Navy, who, q
sr. voting his fine powers TO the develo
of ment Of the laws Of navigation, b
1T, shortened the voyage to the Indies
W, one-t third by the way in which he C,
to lated a knowledge of the tides and CT
he rents Of the sea, Of the Gulf Strea
IL and the physical geography Of t
ay ocean (applause). They bad tariff la
he and regulations of more liberal oh;
ir. acter, but Matthew Maury's demo
t 4 STATIONS of the powers of the sea q
in more to spread abroad the light of Co
est merce over the world than any ott
est man (applause). But the gifts We
Gre not all on one side, and he had be
ID. greatly impressed by the visit of {
,ot Lord Chief Justice OF England to /
nat United States upon the invitation
of the Bar Association. His errand v
cal to show that the brutal arbitration
lgs force in settling international questic
de- could be better supplied by the laws
of reason, justice and international |
of (hear, hear and applause that whe
,as ever they differed from man tt
APP should not take his scalp or cut
md throat, but that they should persua
the that man that it WAS his interest
mil | rattIe THAR RI ffarencaR amicahly nv