Year: 1869

friendly sentiments which you manifest towards my
posing that it will he my object, so long as have
the honor OF holding the post OF envoy from
the United States TO her Majestys Govern
ment, TO do my best TO promote a good u%h- %
derstandlng between two nations essentially
OF one race, bound 70 each other more
closely, perhaps by the ties OF kindred and by com
munity of interests and pursuits than two leading
powers OF the world have ever before been connected
IN human history Cheers Certainly ,sst ~ Is suPer br
poses OF these two great commonweaths, the Brl-
tsh empire and the American republic are best iul-
filled when faithful friendship exists between then
(Hear) The American people and the eminent
Chief Magistrate whom they have so lately
chosen to be depOsiary of their confidence and their
power are, animated nOw always, by the hope and
desire OF maintaining sincere and amicable rela-
tons with her Majestys Government ana with the
people OF this empire, upon the basis OF entire justice
and dspassonate regard for the rights and duties OF
both countries That commerce between two such
vast communities can thrive only when perfect con-
1denCe exists is certain and it is earnestly the wish
OF the American people that our commerce with
Great Britain and with all the world should be in
telligently extended and sustained. / have listened
with attention to what you have said with regard to
the commercial systems Of Great Britain and Ame-
rica. You Will, however, pardon me II do not go
beyond the limit of my Official functions in order to
enter into discussion on fiscal policy; such inn
pOrtant matters being regulated by the American
people through their representatives in Congress, i'm
accordance with what they believe TO be required by
the interests OF the country. Mr. President and
gentlemen, thank you in the name OF the United
States Government. for the courteous and kindly
welcome you have given me its representative
ana also express my sincere appreciation OF the
Kindness Of the language which you have been
pleased to employ towards me personally.


The deputaton then withdrew.


English Press Comments ON Minister MotIey's


Entree.


The London Telegraph speaks in this Manner


II is matter for satisfaction, therefore, th9t Mr..
Motley comes rather 20 conduct the general relations
between Washington and the Court OF ST. James,
than to press any special and imperative negotiation
In his capacity OF American Minister, Mr. Motley Will
be all the more welcome to us from the fact that at
one time were forced to regard him as the poss-
BILE bearer of instructions which could not fail to lead
the way towards O diplomatic rupture. We have
had good deal too much recently OF amateur diplo-
macy; and are none the less satisfied with the
new American Minister because he did not volunteer
any explanation OF his own views or OF the prnci-
pies he was instructed to uphold when he met those
members of the Liverpool Chamber OF Commerce
who thought fit to wait upon him at the very hour
OF his landing on British soil. Our views may be
Od-ashOned, but after our late experience shall
much prefer to learn the intentions of the American
Government through accredited methods OF cOmmu-
niCation, rather than through casual talks with
sectaran deputaTtons or painfully Unstudied after
dinner etfusions- Meanwhile we note with satisfac-
ton that nothing can be more friendly or cordial
than the language in which Mr. Motley replied to the
deputation which met him at Liverpool. He assured
the delegates that it the most earnest hope and
wish OF the President and the people of the United
States to cultivate faithful and friendly relations be-
tween England and America


The London NecS alludes to the mission in the fol-
lowing terms:-


We are glad to be able to conclude from Mr.. Mot
ley's speech at Liverpool that he does not come to
London without instructions. Some of the Ameri-
can papers are already complaining OF the want OF
any definite policy by General Grants government,
and 1t is therefore satisfactory to find that on the
question of its relations with this country that gov
ernment not only has apolicy, but policy Of concii-
alton and OF peace 1t is useless to hide the
fact that Mr.. Motley comes at critical
period of international relations. De-
mandS utterly inconsistent with honor
have been advanced amid the sympathy, II not the
direct approval, OF the American people, and have
provoked on our side natural determination to re-
fuse, at all risks, to entertain them. We shall be
glad to be officially assured of that which Of
the American papers tell u.s. that Mr.. Motley's in
structons to reopen the case not the basis OF
Mr.. Summers speech, but on some more practical
and more sensible foundation. The Government and
people OF England will be curious, II we cannot say
anxious, to know what that basis is. Mr.. Motley,
at Liverpool spoke of the desire of his people to
found our international relations "a basis of
entire justice and dspassonate regard for the
honor and interest of each other" II Mr..
Motey's actual suggestions to Lord Clarendon
are fully pervaded by this spirit, we may hope for
his mission a success which was denied to that Of
his predecessor t is, however, far too early yet
to express any confident hope to his mission at
all. One clear gain comes from Mr. Motleys pre-
sence in London with some definite Instructions
from his government, and that is, the removal OF
the whole question from the region of unofficial de-
bate and rhetorical eXaggeratOn into that OF busi-
ness statement and diplomatic negotiation. We are
content to leave our side of the question in the
hands OF Lord Clarendon and the country will ac-
cept the settlement he and Mr. Motley arrange be-
tween them We should be glad to be equally sure
OF its acceptance by the Senate of the United States