Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-11-17

LITTLE occasion 10 call me hefe--occupatlons nu-
nerous and oppressive made it 50 improbable I
that IL would ever be IN my power, that had al
ways believed should be able only to admire al
a distance, and not come to the enjoyment OF per
sonai observation.
In the course Of the last summer, being on an +
excursion some distance from my own Stale one /
of your immediate fellow citizens came 10 me-
with an invitation from Society formed ~ Inc
bosom Of your city, for the erection OF ouhdios' /.
IN bs dedicated and devoted TO The purpose Of hd-
man Improvement by the acquisition oil kno"i-
edge IN the firmarnen, over our heads the soci-
e,y Of which he q member having passed
resolutions inviting me TO come and take part
with them, in laying the foundation OF that build
ing which hoped would tend TO the improve.
ment of the condition Of man on earth. On re
ceiying that invitation all difficulties and obec-
tions vanished from my mind. ! could not possi>
bly, refuse Every obstruction IN the way van
ished before a hope that ! should be permitted to
take part in step which believed would tend
to the ads cement Of knowledge on earth, and
the glory OF my country. have come among
you, fellow citizens on that account, but IN com
ing here, liiiie did expect TO meet a multitude
like this now before me. Little did expect the
mark of respect which your Mayor has done me
the honor to show IN your name. The purpose
for which came among you Is not yet accom-
plIshed; but before the sun OF Tomorrow shall go
down in the West, hope it will be. And for
my SELF permit me to say, if should not live TO
see tho light Of another day, there would be mono
more glorious which TO die.
AIlusion has been made, fellow citizens, not
only to the services, which with good intentions,
it has been my fortune 10 bestow on you, as a
portion of the country, but also to those which
have been rendered TO the same country by my
father. In the act Of the Legislature OF terrific
ry north west of the river Ohio, they formally
and soIemnIy acknow lodged he services which he
had rendered to this Union and to them, by
fusing the proPosiion of the British Commission
ad tha nj tho al
upon the Ohio.
Fellow citizens, any testimony Of regard from
my countrymen, for any services ever rendered
by myself, touches my heart in q manner which
never can be forgotten Blu, TO that which re-
fers to the services Of my father, any thing
which regards myself is, in the comparison, as
the dust III the balance. know II is true--from
tho lips of my ather heard 1t moro than once
that the greatest enjoyment of his life, the
acknowledgement by Ohio Of the services he had
rendered on that occasion. With regard to my
services, trust, fellow citizens, that they are
not get entirely concluded. | still entertain a
hope, from the disposition which my fellow cit
zens Of the Congressional District to which | be-
long, have shown to place me their seutine ,
upon the waich-tower of the Constitution. that
1t may yet be in my power to render some slight
service TO them, and TO you. But whatever that
may be-wheher or not my services may here
after be Of any importance to them you--,he
remembrance of your kindness TO me, this day,
shall cease TO circulate in my heart. And with
this, trust you will permit me to add my pray
to Almighty God, for his blessing upon you
and your pos,erity so long as time shall last.
Warm the greeting of the people when
Mr.. Adams concluded! Hearty and enlhusias-
tic his reception! One deafening shout spoke
out their Joy, and the honesty Of their Welcome
From the Cincinnati Daily Herald
Last Evening.
1t is vain to attempt to describe the excite
ment last evening in our city. 1t alive
with sights and sounds, Carr,Ages ratified. peo-
Pile tramped torch-lIghts cleaned, and the streets
rung with the sounds of Martial music.
The torch light procession, formed by the
fire companies, with its innumerable fires,
grand affair.
Aud then the Ladies' temperance tea party. il
was enough to turn mans head to look a, the
mult,udes piled, Alps upon Alps, in Shires' Am
phitheatre. The array of beauty, the speaking
music, out side and in, the bursts of applause
altogether II was something the like of which
Cincinnati has never before witnessed.
All this in honor Of John Quincy Adams
When he appeared on the platform. and was in
troduced TO the ladies, there was deafning shouts
OF applause. He was addressed in their behalf
by MIR. Siorer, and he replied 10 a style peculiar
ly his own. He said he had seen the effects of
praise upon poor human nature: and if praise and
kindness could spoil him, he would have lay
the blame OF it upon the Ladies of Cincinnati.
Mr.. Adams seems amazed at the ovsrwhem.
ing demonstrations Of regard by which he is every
where met in Ohio. So used has he been to
cursng, that the blessings of a whole people
take him by surprise.
The tables spread for entertainment contained
variety and abundance beyond calculation,
but not the CAPACITY of the guests, thousands of
whom treated themselves TO coffee and tea, III
honor. we presume, of their total abstinence
principles. One hugo cake, from BIrnet's Con-
fectlonery, highly ornamented. with the inscrip
ton upon it, "JoAn Quincy Adams. the defender
of the Right of Petition" adorned the centre Of
the table.
We give below the speech of Mr., S,orer, and
reply of Mr.. Adams:
You have this day, at the call of scientific
body, performed for them. and | trust for the