The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-15

| FRIEND BENNETT
You may fee som interest, and have curiosity
to learn the particulars relation to The reception of
our distinguished counryman, General Cass. at Gin
| cinnati; you will therefore allow me to draw an
imperfect outline Tor your perusal. On the even
ing OF tina first, learning that he was to be in
town the next day at O'Clock, there was a
numerous and spontaneous meeting of our citizens
at the Court House, for the purpose of making the
necessary arrangements for giving him an appropr
ate reception. AT that meeting, a reception COM
mttee of thirty was appointed, OF our most distin
guIshed citizens; headed by the Hon. Jacob Bur.
nett, late Senator in Congress; Hon. NJ c. Read
one Of our Supreme Judges; Hon; David T. Disney,
| late Speaker OF the Senate of Ohio, &c &c The
next morning, al 8 o'clock, the committee met at
| Col Mobiles Hotel, and made the necessary prepa
rations.
AL IL o'clock, number of the committee proceed.
ed TO the four mile House. on the Columbus Road
in carriages and escorted him TO the Corporation
Line, one mile north Of the city; where he was met
by the independent military OF the city, and host
OF musln, together with a numerous cavalcade Of
citizens, who escorted him into town, and to his
lodgings prepared at Nobe's Hotel, where the streets
were literally crowded to ''perect JAM" with CT
teens and strangers anxiously, though patiently,
10 srees mis- arrival snd thst TO- although
| in Cincinnati this season! On his way he passed
through Nam street, in beautiful black baroucne
drawn by four fine bays; and received the undi.
vided attention ana greetings from the shops and
windows, as he passed uncovered, respectfully bow
ing at appropriate intervals, to the admirng multi
ude. On bis arrival at his hotel he was met by the
| committee of reception, and handed upon the ros-
trum, where the chairman of The committee Hon
ID. T. Disney, welcomed him, on behalfO those as
sembled to greet his arrival, and of The citizens ge-
nerally; by the following lsconic, wei! timed ad.
dress, nearly as could lake IT down being one OF
the auditors In The crowd =
GrNERAL CAss-srR: My fellow citizens have assigned
me the agreeable duty Of welcoming you your arrival
and Of proferng to you in their name the Inequalities
unteiG ned satisfaction, feeling as do in with
them, that in doing only discharge duty which
owe in common with sister cities of the east (who
have set tho audabe example,) to one of Americas
most distinguished citizens But particularly sir
do we greet your arrival among Of Oho's pr
mve pioneers who helped to reclaim her oress-plant
the tree Of cvizatonand cultivate the germs of urs
As an integral Of shs oeons , Of ant
citizens OF this place have not forgotten that it under
the auspices Of this State that first your
public fe and they believe that in your history GU
afford nap illustration of her Arriving at the
age of manhood about tho time when she her place
among her sister States Ct the Confederacy her
march to greatness fairly your own sue
Your discharge of the duties Of American Mi
though they have no stars and garers to coner we, thew
offer higher reward in the appreciation of free and
pride and boast Of the State Of your .ncs
while you have been engaged in earning and gathering
the un.adng surels, that compose civic wreath
and contemplated your successful career with feelings
pride, our common countryman, and still So as
fellow citizen OF Ohio The honor, independence and
integrity Of the American Flag the people Of the United
States determined to uphold at all times and under
interest while the Of France causes them to Re-
cognze the true American CITIZEN and the faith
full representative of the feelings Of the American people
As the organ Of the citizens Of this place. therefore bid
you welcome
To which Gen. CAss replied -
was not prepared, sir for the kind reception have
this day met wh and do little than thank you
for the manner in which have been pleased aude
and to thank my fellow citizens for the distinguish
ed honor Of regard which this occasion has furnish
ed me- It ID about forty years lnce first visited your
city. was then resident OF Ohio just commencing my
active life aud depending my success only upon
my industry and the public avos aud confidence.
one Of those pioneers before whose exerons the TO-
rest began to disappear and the circle OF civilization
advance. Thanks to the admirable nature Of our nsu
TONS which hold cut equal inducements all whatever
may be their condition In liie found my share of encou.
ragemen and shall never cease to cherish agreeable
State the state Of my early adoption of much Of edu
cation and Of my entrance upon the career of manhood
Of that brave youth who at the commencement Of
the last fastened to place themselves between their
again find self among you changed indeed by the du
ties and progress OF busy life now vcrgng towards its
sdence in the state and full of thanks for the Kindness of
which was the object And find every thing around
me even more changed than ! am myself When first
the aboriginal savage had been hut recently expelled
Again found but small town. giving promise the
wonderful advancement which has since taken place.
You have become large city, great emporium OF
trade and business, having commercial relations well
OF the world Human sagacity can neither esms ate YOUR
progress fix the limit will attain. The region of
which you are the great mart is unsurpassed in climate
valuable results Of human labor always in demand and
capable Of almost indefinite extension Every nhabitant
with great pleasure and for SELF if may per-
med to express my individual sentiments shall
to watch with interes, your growing prosperity
Alter which. he threw all loose, and received
his friends with all the kindness, and familiarity OF
a father. Ii truly affecting to witness some of
the meetings between him, and some of his old
soldiers and companions in arms, many of whom
still live here, and hereabouts and on hearing
that he coming to the city, gathered in from all
quarters. / shall never forget the language, and
looks of many Of them, on making themselves
had closed his response, to Mr.. Disney, and before
he had time to descend from the rostrum, was that
Of an old totlering veteran, who had reached up,
and caught him by his cloak, and who cried out,
NV Dear General. we were once prisoners war
together; victims Of the perfdy OF the treacherous
Hull - On the othersde OF him, another cried cut,
after getting him by the hand, Yes, General, and
ttoo was there with you, and well do remember OF
seeing Won shed tears, the next morning. DO you
not remember, General, the next morning, when
we were gathered around you, as our hope, that
James SAID to yona G ha: O OassS 40 b you really
with usP To which you answered, i know he
has Jimmy, land then you wept and so did many Of
usl" To which the General nodded in the affirma-
tive, and with aquivering chm, and moist eye, an
swered, " let Us thank heaven that are not pri-
soners at this day There were scores of scenes
of hskind, at the Generals meeting with vete-
ran pioneers, who thirty years ago, took their lives
in their hands, and marched with him to the battle
field
One more of which, beg leave to relate. An
old Captain, who had served through the Indian
wars under General Wayne, and was likewise out
with General Cass at the surrender Ct Hull, still
lives among U.S. though now more than seventy five,
and for some twenty years has been nearly blind and
a cripple; on hearing that the General was coming,
hehobbled his way into town upon cruches, and was
present; but had not the power to elbow his way
through the crowd he at last sent to him, that his
cold friend, Capt. -, was present, and wished
the pleasure of taking his commander by the hand,
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