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dial feeling of my people on the other side of the 

 Lakes, not only towards this Society, but for the 

 peace and prosperity of your common country. 

 We live, it is true, under different forms of gov- 

 ernment, but we speak a common language, and 

 are proud of a common ancestry ; and in fact we 

 have so much in common that we regard as good 

 and j)erraanent, as will, I most devoutly trust, 

 under the guidance and blessing of Divine Provi- 

 dence, lead to earnest and harmonious action in 

 promoting the material development of our res- 

 pective soils, and the peace, liberty, and happi- 

 ness of the toiling millions of this vast Continent. 



