Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-11-10
JOHN O. ADAMS AT CLEAyELAND.


coming upset all the arrangements Of the Com
miitee. or The church bells would have rung out
their merry peals. and the oud-mouthed cannon
would have told the people round about US that
1.-THE old man eloquent" was here. As II was,
hand bills were circulated through The city, and
The news carried from house to house. that
Mr.. Adams would address the citizens at The
Congregational Church at i O'Clock.
A an early hour, Notwithstanding the storm,
from every direction the Young and the old, maie
and female, were seen vending Their wav 10 The
church. which, at the appointed hour, was hIed
to overfowing.
The Mayor Of the city, nccomp MED BY other
members Of the Committee, accompanied Mr..
Adams into the church, where he was received
with such heartfelt applause as the Buckeyes
know vol! how give.
The Hon J. S Andrews addressed Mr.. Al
ans 10 behalf Of the citizens IN a very happy
and appropriate manner. He alluded in eloquent
terms to the long and useful public life oil our
distinguished guest-to his transcendent abilities
his honesty OF purpOse-his support OF ali the
great measures Of public policy under which
our country has prospered, and said that II was
during the administration Of Mr.. Adams, that
the first appropriation for our harbor com
menced, TO which indebted for all the
commercial advantages we enjoy. Mr.. Andrews
alluded in iIst and appropriate manner to MIR.
Adams defence OF tho Right of Petition. The
sentiments uttered BY the speaker found warm
all present. Mr.. Andrews, concluded by giving
Mr.. Adams, heartfelt welcome to our young
CITY.
Mr.. Adams said, tha, no language 10 which he
could give utterance, wolld express his feelings
His reception and the manner IN which he had
been addressed by his friend, had overwhelmed
him with confusion. | could not, said he, If /
had command Of ell the languages that were CIV
to the Apos Ties tell YOU how feel IN stand
ine here before you. To speak of himself, he
said always awkward his public life and
services had been spoken of-and he could onlS
say that in the discharge of every pubic duty
and public trust, he had not been actlated by
party feeling, but by desire TO serve his conn
try, to do right. nd to gain the approval OF his
own conscience. Through all his life, he had
been governed by honesty and integrity Of par
pose. Ia the division OF parties 10 his country,
he said he thought one Of them was more gsner'
ally right than the others, and therefore he was
considered belonging to that one.
Mr.. Adams spoke IN eloquent md hapPy
manner of his tour through Western New York,
the last summer-spoke OF her rising cities, and
[enterprisng people, and contrasted most boauti
fully the condition of tho Empire State nOn, and
a, the time when Gen. Burgoyne said he could
march from one end of the British Colonies to
the other with three regiments of men. He start
ed from Canada, and had only advanced as far as
- s>,'.~ 49, .t- & - Id
SON. when he compelled 10 yield his sword
anu MS army 10 me paftOlic SeOmanry OF our
country. remember, he said at later period
when another British officer compelled 10
yield to tn veomanry at PIattsburgh-and
The name Of Piattsbnrgh, both on water and on
land, will ever be associated with glory, patriot
and honor.
As passed few months ago through Butfilo
Batavia, Rochester, Cana ndaigua, Geneva Sy-
racuse, Utica. Little Falls. Schenectady, and Al
bany-and saw the thousands of tho proud yeo-
many Of the land. | thought what figure
British General would mike, 10 endcavoring TO
march through this same country.
have seen the Hudson, the Mohawk, the
great Falls of Niagara, and have been for the first
tune IN my life upon your own beautiful Lake
Erie The Ono | have never secn hut am
Fastening to see it, with all possible speed.
remember the Ohlo long, long wears ago, when
Rev. Mr.. Cutler, my personal friend emlgrated
to it, and 1t was known only as the North West
Territory. A British poet of great abilities,
had condemned VIM. Pitt, when he betrayed the
liberties of his country, by accepting of Peer
age, to the land,
,where Ohio rolls her melancholy food"
But now how changed that Ohio Beauti
fu and en,erprIsng cities, the homes of freemen
scattered along It's borders; and they contrib
ute small degree to the wealth, reputa ton
and prosperity of the country.
Mr.. Adams spoke of the unparalleled growth
and prosperity OF The West. of the commerce OF
our mighty Inland seas--and said he could speak
of them until tomorrow morning, II he bad voice
and strength and The people patience. tie spoke
of the many and precious blessings enjoyed by
The people of this country, and concluded by
wishing all present, and their latest posieriy, ali
the blessings which a most fanciful ina ination
could conceive, secured to them under our happy
form of Government.
Mr.. Adams frequently interrupted during
his remarks, by the applause Of the audience,
aud when ne took his seat the people gave three
rounds of applause.
We have only given meagre uune OF his
remarks. Would that could have given them
TO our readers, in the sams words in which they
were uttered by the venerable and honored
speaker
His visit TO this city will be day long remem-
bered. Old age will love to speak Of 1t, Ind The
family circle viii repeat the story OF the visit OF
thl. great and good man, with feelings OF grat-
tude and pleasure one to the other. And those