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Show The best thing that wo have ever read from an American upon the ro lat -ona of the governments of the Uc ,ted Statesand Britain, was recently recent-ly uttered by Gen. Schenck, tho am-baesador am-baesador to the Court of St. Jamcd. In the closing portion of a speech at Dayton, Ohio, alluding to the treaty ol Washington, he aaid: We should have acjuietced in any wards that might have been made, as will they. Englandand tho United Stite, their governments and their people, are natural friends, in spite of what Uoldwin Smith or any one else may tench or soy. AJ1 they want, what they mot need, is to kicrease their acquaintance with each otr.-sr, otr.-sr, in rrder to c me to a closer, bettor and more perfect understanding, to the cultivation cul-tivation of that our countrymen arc in t lit lead, but we are quicker than (hay. John Eull is slow but euro, J.et him alone tc move in his own way. If ho id a little jealous and a little distrustful of ua, he i.-alfo i.-alfo at bottom not a little proud of us. ll he h'd much to do with sotting ua up nl the Btnrt, ho hns learned a great many things from us since. As the two nations gt better ac-cpuainted ac-cpuainted the caricatures will disappear of John Bull, with hia burly, bluster' ing face, top boots and hunting whip, and Jonathan with hia "tarnation" long swallow-tailed coat.grcat bell-tor beaver, brass buttons, striped pant and quid in his mouth. |