Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-08-28

rorassion composed Of the military, several Dahus -
music from the city and surrounding towns anu "
-. co,cb.s wagons and horsemcn, forming an ap
,on,1v ;p,ermnabe linc proceeded TO meet the wee
President Of the l.. s, Col Richard NJ Johnson ahu
he other distn guisIcd guests
,ho wore met about mile and half from inc
c;,v IN the Lancaster road. The Vice President anu
no other GUESTS with large escort which had ac
commenced them in wagons, carriages and On horse
back, from Kingston and the intermediate COUNT
halted whilst The procession from thus CITY iorneo ~
avenue for :hcm 10 pass. ne carriages uro'e up
The Marshals of the day then brought up the horSemeh
in as compact line possible on the other SIDE, ia
inp the carriages, and forming an open avenue, whe
extended far beyond the sight, thronsh wh'ch u'e :"
liant Hero and the distinguished Statesmen who accom-
,,n;ed him proceeded 1t was alter II O'Clock before
HE PROCESSION arrived at the National Hotel, as mum
DELAY occurred in passing over the eci"lo oridSe.
c,n form no correct idea of how many thousands OF
fr,emen composed the imposing proce sion When the
Va. President arrived al the National Hotel, he was
,I.rc received by the President of the Day and me
Committee Of Arrangements; and before entering tnr
Hotel Mr. Allen G.. Thurman, IN behalf OF the GU
zens delivered the following address, IN an audioie'
feeling and impressive manner
Cot JoHNsoS:-The Democracy oil Ross and Inc n"'
i,cent counties bid you welcome. Mindful Of The ser
vices you have rendered our common country, OF Tue
sufernrs you have undergone 10 defence OF her hohor'
her territory and her fame; of the effective support 20"
h,ve ever given to the great cause OF Equal Rights
mindful in word of whole liie devoted to The pub
liz serv ce for the public edvantage-they have come
forth from hill and from plain, with one common &C
cord to rive You hearty aud heartfelt welcome ''
day YOU see assembled around you the aged, the m'ide
AGED and the young; all anxious to express Their gral'
ude for your services and manifest their regard To- your
character Men Of the revolution, forgetting their age
and their wounds are here TO greet you Men OF the ae
war Your compatriots arms, are mere 10 repeat Tue
,rnetur-the Young men OF the land their descendants,
are here 10 swell The Of appreciation into gorl,
ms shout oil applause the soldier, The Statesman
and the patriot, who helped to MI the measure ." ms
countrys glory They hd me assure y"u mat as io's
as val0r shall he cherished IN American lcarSas '''@
as public services shall command 40 american graft
,dc-ns Ioup as n maintenance OF freedom shall secure
The tribute OF freeman S affection, your name w'!l ne
remembered and cherished throughout the American
world Is citizens OF the United States whose inter
cs.s you have SO mach advanced, they BID you welcome
As citizens of One whose frontier you defended, Wien
defence was required they bid you doub'y wrlc"mc-ai
Democrats whose noble cause You have always NAM
tanned and among whose distinguished supporters
you have ever been a bright and shining star, they
bid YOU thrice welcome to Ch;llIcothe to-day.
To which Colonel Johnson made the following reply
~ should be wanting in scnstblity, sT, were | not
dccp!y afitcl by the kindness manifested towards me
81, this occasion. already greatly indebted TO tie
people of Chic for many acts o friendship, ana Pa'u
cuarv Tor those nave received al th" hands curing
my present visit their State. For this renewed -"
saucr or ,hcr good Will and hospitality beg ihcm L"
accept my ancC:cgt thanks. Living N IN al pining
and sister State, have known ONO long ana well and
have noticed her wonderful growth aud improvement,
with admiration and delight aud IN the course OF my
services on her frontier which you have been pleased
to aliude was witness the patriotism "i her people
in the hour of danger. thank you r, for the KIND
manner in which YOU have spoken OF my humble ser
vices and hea Won 10 convey 10 those who you repre-
sent my thanks for their la,terng attention, and best
wishes for their happiness and prosperity
As the venerable hero entered the hotel, the rush OF
the people which succeeded could not be restrained, SO
ger was each 10 be the first TO take by the hand one
Who by his signal services, bravery and lntrcpdy, as
well as by his patriotism, humanity and d;sin'eresed
services in the councils of the nation, has so complete
" entwincd himself in the affections Of the American
people That body which pierced By balls, the
relic of tie hand part OF which had been sacrificed 10
his country glory that connenance which was BEAM
Ing with intelligence and henevolencr; those locks
which were bleached III the service oil the Republic,
filed the breasts of all with emotions not to be de-
scrbcd but which will leave lasting impression on
each one who had the good fortune 10 be present 1t
became necessary, however, that the veteran hero
should retire. who had hccom" fatgued from the many
exciting scenes which hc had recently experienced
Il was after twelve, when the nncns" conc"ntsc OF
people again formed in procession. The Wee Presi-
dent, Governor Shannon Senator Allen, Col Alediil,
John Brough, Col Humphreys and other distinguished
quests accompanied hv the President Of the day, then
proceeded in front Of the procession, which formed SIX
or eight deep in addition those which lined the side
walks proceeded TO liarcys beautiful Sugar Grove al
the East end of the city, where sand and seats had
been prepared, in Il most delightful and cool shade.
II would be impossible to form any thing like a cor
rect estimate Of the numbers OF the Imnrnse assem-
blane Who scattered over the open plain. Those
who had been accustomed to large meetings, estimated
them from eight ten thousand. According 10 Wing
arithmetic, they would make twenty-five to thirty
thousand
The meeting having been called to order by Mr. John
A. Fulton President of the day, the distinguished Sc
nator from this place, William Allen, madc few re-
marks cauti"nng the meeting not 10 be disturbed by
few Wings who may happen 10 nc present. or the pro-
portion of them but small as they had been IN The
habit in other places, Of getting up sham fights for the
purpose n drawing the people away from listening TO
The speakers 1t was soon pcrccvabe that tins c''i-
ton wcll-timcd, IS some of the Wings were soon
afterwards running and exhibiting the appearance OF 4
rhi but the Democrats kept their places, nicn, on
listening an exposition of the great principles OF De-
mncracy these sham fights were of short duraton.-
Mr.. Allen then presented to the meeting the Vice Pre-
sdent who arose and made short address to the peo
pie.
As the veteran hero arose, an intense interest 'mmc
diatey pervaded the multitude who spread over
the shady grove Each seemed to regard him as Ia
ther; and as he commenced silence like The dead hnur
Of night pcrvad"d the vnst asscmbage We shalt only
rive brie outline Of the sentiments he expressed
lie commenced bv observing that the humble services
which he had rendered 10 his country, and for which
his counrymen had though; proper tn bcstow on i'R
80 much honor, were performed from a sense OF duty
He served not his country for money, for glory
lie appeared amongst his fellow ctzcns as the num-
blest amongst the humble; and il had been his constant
cndravor, through tho nng Of his public ser
vices TO serve them faithfully He did not appear be-
fore them, he Observed eloquent sp"aker-hr elt
able to work for them than to speak for them
He spoke in high terms Of the Constitution of the | D
That palladium OF liberties was intended 10 afford
equal protection oa!l lie regarded Tie gallant IRISH
and the rrsrluie German equal footing with
the native born American 1t source OF grici to
him. that societies forming IN different portions OF
the Union, intended 10 take away the rights oi, and to
d;franchisc foreigners These called "Na''rc
American Societies. The object Of which 10 pre-
vent any foreigners who were not already n@turaAcd
from the privilege of ever becoming citizens. They
were intended TO put stop to al naturalization awe,
and regard all those Who had already conc, should
fuirre 10 s:tic anougs: us, nat citizens bn;
oicasts from society lie strongly d2app!ovcd Of
such course. He in favor Of equal laws, that
should afford equal protection 10 all lie would not
give Washington, he now living, any privilege
which not granted to the poorest among lie
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