Mr. Choate's speech at the farewell banquet given in his
honour at the Mansion House on Friday week was worthy of himself and of the occasion. Though torn asunder by con- flicting emotions, he was really suffering from home-sickness : not that he loved England less, but that he loved America more; and, besides, there was the danger of his contracting the disease of Anglomania, the result of being spoiled by his English friends. He then recounted the memories and im- pressions he should carry home with him,—above all, his appreciation of the finest English traits : the reign of law, the perfection of individual liberty, self-sacrificing patriotism, the instinct for public life, and the purity of public service. Mr. Choate, in conclusion, reminded his hearers of Lord Salis- bury's weighty words, "Take care of the unofficial people, and I will see that the official people never make any war " ; and appealed to the Press on both sides in any moment of friction to exert a cooling rather than an inflaming influence on public opinion.
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