Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-10-15


ner, and nearly in the following words:
"SIR,CThe sentiment which you have
conveyed to me on behalf Of your fellow cit
liens, and the kind manner in which YOU
have communicated them, have only added |
to the debt Of gratitude l already owed to /
the city Of New York. This is not the first
occasion upon which l have received the I
generous tender of the hospitality of the city ;;
and the emotions which former manifesto tons (
of their good will excited in my bosom, can
never be effaced to the latest hour of nv ex-I
istence.
cannot recollect, sir, without the liveliestl
sensibility, that upon my return through this
city from most arduous campaign-when
was most anxious to know the views which,
my fellow citizens might entertain Of the va.
lue of my best services in the cause of mvl
country on the frontier-that it was my for
tune to meet, in your city, with q welcome
which at once relieved me from all anxiety
and left an impression on my memory which
no lapse Of time can destroy. 1t was here,
SIR, that received the most gratifying testi-
mony Of the generous regard Of my country
men. for my exertions in the campaign which,
closed with the battle Of the Thames.
With regard to my exertions in behalf of
my country to which you have done me the
honor to allude, know and feel that it does
not belong to me to estimate them. CAM
only say, that in every situation in which II
have been placed, military or civil, as l have
never shrunk from performing my duty, so II
have never abused the powers con6ded to|
me, to Cypress or wrong any individual; and
that in the most delicate and trying circum-
my most ANXIOUS solicitude TO reconcile my
duty to my country with the respect due to-
the rights of the humblest citizen"
After being introduced to many Of our fel-
low citizens, during viii IN time he exhibited
more Of the appearance of a man of forty
than of sixty three-he was conducted to the
dining room prepared for the occasion, where
he with the committee Of this city, Balti-
more, Philadelphia, and New Jersey, and a.
few invited guests, sat down to an entertain
ment prepared in Milford's best style.
| 1t is well known to all our readers, that Mr..
Webster was our first choice for the Presi-
dency. and that we only united in the sup
port of Gen. Harrison because we had conf
dence in his principles, and believed, that
while his great military and civil services
entitled him to our gratitude, his devotion to
the constitution and the laws would render
his election not only safe, but a national
distinguishing US from the misrule of the
present most oppressive and tyrannica! dy-
nasty. We never claimed for him high or
der Of talents, but that we did not do so
, was the result Of ignorance. We have seen
: conversed with, and heard him, on the s2ul
: of the occasion. make public speeches, ir
: reply to subjects of which, in their very ma
: ture. he could not be prepared; and W.
would be wanting to our duty to the public
and regardless of what is due to TRUTH, if W.
). did net say, that in the whole course Of on
public life-and it has not been limited in ex
f per;ence-we have never met with a solitar,
O Indiv ldual-we except no one-who possess
/. es such happy faculty of conveying to hi
a hearers IN the most chaste and classical style
his firm devotion to the constitution, his Ia
S tired of tyranny, his attachment to republican
r institutions, and his grateful appreciation g
e the attentions which his fellow citizens ar
d everywhere bestowing upon him. In tn
r course of last nights entertainment he wa
&c four times compelled to address the assen
It bled strdngers-for such, to him, most
v these were-and there lives not the man VII
=. could, unprepared, have made such eminent
IL successful harangues.
e. While his mind is imbued with devoted
j. ness to republican principles which cannt
j. fail TO call forth the best feelings Of the pa
riot, 1t is stored with rich deposit Of liter:
ry lore which irresistably challenges the a
mira,ion Of the scholar. His warmest friend
his greatest admirers, and his most devote
political advocates, were alike astonished :
the tact ard patriotism which his sPeecht
displayed, and the learning with which the
!, were embelished. He is indeed worthy Il
: support Of an intelligent people for the FIR
ID station in the world.
re 1t affords US unfeigned pleasure to add, tn;
Of our Mayor, Cornelius w. Lawrence, promp
a ed by conviction Of what was due by Il
r people Of this city and Of the union, to
IS distinguished an individual and great publ
>. benefactor0s Gen. Harrison, and regasdle.
g rs he always is, of party considerations
Is the discharge Of his public duties, waited u
lie on the General while engaged at dinner vii
II his friends. When about retiring, q GENT,
n man proposed rs a toast, s4Cornelius w. Law
Vel renee the able and >fscsenf M>vor rs ~t