Year: 1868




essential TO the preservation OF human liberty.
The great rights guaranteed by Magma Charta, the


an Sy wa "
by jury, satisfy US that through all tme II we are
true to ourselves, our respective governments will
last. They may for time be interrupted In their
actual operation; there NAV be some error in some
portion Of the structures Of each; but tnat we win
correct. We will be able to remove the nuisance
without deiacng the shrine To the end-I speak IL
with all due confidence with which men speak
to the end we win remain n unity The unity Of my
Las been seriously threatened, and God grant


1t never may. conclude therefore, in the words of
my American poet:-


White the manners and the arts


sd Thai q, mould the nalions soul


Our joint comm lnon breaking with the sun,


me ss sa @oce 'o% Of baoa ea'ass rhs Ds1Ss reach.


More andable than speech,


Mr.. Johnson was heard throughout with frequent
and hearty applause, ana was vehementy cheered
at the close.


LORD STANLEY's spEseH.


To the toast. "Her Majcstys Minister'S Lord STAN
ley said


Accept my warmest thanks for the high honor you
nave paiu me personally and my colleagues carving
ON the executive business OF the country. assure
You the value of the compliment il not diminished
by the TACT that 1t Is on this occasion and in this
room necessarily divested of all partisan signil-
cance. We have all Of us seen, fancy, within
the last few weeks and shall have in the few weeks
coming, rough party politics Indeed, If everybody
were to speak their minds earnestly dare say many
would say they have had already more than they care
Ior. Inc general principles on which the external
relations OF the country carried no longer fall
within the limit OF political discussion II Is the
puousy the rights of every nation, the
weakest as well as the strongest, and scru-


IN the se qs usaace tho 10 peacs rs
OF England, and, next to. that. as for as
lies In our power, the peace OF Europe and the
Civilized world; to seek no narrow, no selfish no
elusive object but to consider that even our mate
rial interests arc ndssoluby connected with those
neighborine nations who are at once our neighbors
and our customers, and in points OF honor not too
hastily or impetuously resent any real or imagined
wrong, put rather to willingly submit to the dis.
passionate arbltrati0n OF some competent tribunal
whatever claims we think we may have upon Others
OF OF the claims others may think they have upon u.s.
accepted by both great political parties dividing this
country. which are equally certain to be carried out
mains In my hands passes into those of the follow
efs anu coileague OF the eminent statesman who ls
entertalned with me as your guest tonight 1t would
tie world when those ideas ana feelings which in


s country peryadc every class Of society that desire
and respect OF nationa! rghti when / say these
shall be equally diffused among the populations OF
those great neighboring nations OF the Continent
with whom we have SO many ties; and not till then
shall we see an end put to that greatest drawback
upon the material progress, that spot Of scandal
upon the civilization Of continental Europe. mean
the necessity, real or imagined, for those enormous
military preparations which have attained proper





taxation depress the industry and draw heavily
upon the resources OF the future; which introduce in
moved from war, and which, II the system is to last
for two or three generations, only end In
two results, either equally unsatsfactory-f
rum or those who are III debt must continue to pay.
What Is to be done to supply that which to be
the great want Of the tme-namely, greater degree
of mutual confidence between the various great
Powerss must say frankly it Is question can
not answer. He who solves the problem will be the
greatest benefactor Of humanity this generation has
4 Ia tn int ont vbara
the evil lies even Il yoa SGdSt cnR Rg t. s remnedy
though it Is perfectly absurd to suppose that II two
vented by the interposition Of any one else; yet in
nine qua,Tels out OF ten, II dealt with early much
may be done toward stopping them by the frank In
except to preserve the peace. We have lately
been disturbed BY rumors Of European war.
or justification IN fact but will say that since have
had to do with foreign affairs there has been tend
exaggcrate tho danger Of the and to take
the gloomlest view possible OF things. This is "a
cause 1t is apt to bring about the evil apprehended
cannot predict The same facts are before US all.
cannot say the future Is without canse OF unoasl-
means OF knowing do not believe there states
men in any Cabinet of Europe who view the pros
Some OF them may think that result inevitable or
probable but without being sanguine there Is some
not happen. Some of you may think ] have said
enough or too much OF European anairs-may ask
Tn say rSSa no Ny y
my hands. Dur esteemed guest, who has. It seems
to me, on q hasty computation made good many
more personal friends in England than he has passed
days, and with whom, II may say It TO his face,
1t is pleasure to do business, has told you clearly
and infinitely the relations between England and
America. lie has stated with perfect accuracy that
two at least Of the impending questions have been
VIII not say absolutely and fully disposed or be-
cause that would, under the circumstances be i'm
possible but $50 far as dealt with by mutual agree
ment that if the American government should
there can be no reasonable doubt there Is hardly any
possibility OF diiculty arising upon them With re-
gard to the last and no doubt the greatest question
position to say anything1 more than that have on
both sides approached the subject with an earnest
desire TO find satisfactory solution; and think
there Ia on both Sides will not say confident ex-
pectation, but very decided hope, tina solution
may not be very ar on am gUsg hot 20 orS
exist between the two countries. say nothing OF
our common language literature and origin, which
nj this time Of day, take them for granted. This,
also, take for granted-that as Civilized men on
both Sides OF the Atlantic u i our duty ss irienus
to be friends. As two commercial countries con-
ducting a gigantic business with each other and
meaning to make that business greater before we
are done, IL Is very decidedly our interest TO be
friends. That Is strong combination OF motives.
the one way it would take o very strong disturbing
adverse influence to overcome such inducements TO
remain on good terms For % mysef 90 not M thinS l
civil In the United states there did exist consi-
derable irritation againss England, whether reason
able or not 1t is not our business to discuss may
afilrm with certainty two things-iirst, that that
feeling whatever its amount may have been never
was reciprocated on this side OF the water next It
IL yearly, | may say almost monthly and weekly,
diminishing In America. | never ike to look Tor
ward confidently to the future but II t should hap
pen within the next few weeks that the American
Minister and should have an opportunity OF settling
those questions which still pending between the
two countries thereby removing the last pretext for
quarrel can only say for one shall feel that the
result il ample compensation for oil the labor, re-
sponsibilty ana anxiety attached 10 the conspicuous
and not always envlable position Of the English
Foreign Secretary OF State. (scpeated cheers.)


MIR. GrADsroNE's SPEECH.


Mr.. w. II. Gladstone, In reply TO the toast, 'ffhe
House Of Commons after the usual preface, said:-I
need not refer in detail To the subject matter of the
greatcontroversles by which these three yeats have
been marked but topic may mention, rs II ena-
bes me on my part and on that OF my country to
acknowledge n debt owe for a lesson learned
f.r,a naiinn 1xhich Ia Xnrfhily In