Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-11-23
Compliment to Willard Fillmore.

Mr.. Fillmore visited New York last week
and the Wing General Committee of the city
called on him in body. Mr.. Hone, Chairman
addressed him in the name of the committee
We give the gist of his address, and Mr.. Fill.
more'S reply.
q" Sir, in rendering to you our congratulations
we may add that we look to you TO contribute
your part, aud we know we look now with no
prospect of disappointment from you, to a sound
healthy, and patriotic administration of the Gov.
eminent. You will DO all you can to put the
Ship Of State on the right track. You will en-
gage in no intrigues and no corruptons, that
think only OF party and nothing of the Rcpub-
lie. You will exercise what influence you have
TO protect Commerce, Agriculture and Manufac-
lures to save the country from Foreign Wars,
when wars a;n unnecessary, and to preserve the
Public Peace, when with honor peace can be
preserved. Indeed, we may say we look to you
and to the illustrlous man corrected with YOU
to undo much of shat has been done, or if not
able TO effect all that, certainly to do little or
nothing The like or which has been done for four
years past We want patriotic honest Gov
eminent. We want a Government for the good
Of the people, not the good of party ony-and
we are sure that in looking to you, we look to
one who will ever maintain and never desert the
right.
Mr.. Fillmore replied in the following words
Mr.. CHAIRMAN: A compliment from CITY
like yours, the Empire City, not only of The En-
piro Ste,e, Lt ,,n s...,.,eroial Eupv, urn OF our
whole common country could never be properl Y
replied 10 by me, even If had time to PREPARE
but the suddenness of your announc ement and
the warmth and heartlness with which you have
welcomed ne, quite unfit me to make any reply
at all. | can only thank you in my enbarrass.
ment-but | am sure 1t Is not to me this tribute
is rendered, but 10 the lustrious man und {
whose name and whose principles we have n.
chieved the brilliant civil victory that the Tele
graph Tor the week past has been sending to us
In that man, and his. simplicity, energy and
ghtforwardness, lrtRve the highest conf
dence. | have never.hRd the honor of taking
hun by the hand, or of meeting him face to face
but have studied well his character, and | fee
therefore, that know him well for it is char
acer plain and open, to be read by every body
and not OF that complex nature that deludes ant
puzzles the observer.
| have no doubt that under his administration
you will realize all the high and patriotic expec
tatlons that you enterain and that the country
will receive AN impetus and a direction, unde
his honest hands, that will 20 far, not only tt
make it flourish, but to make its institutions en-
dure. l look to him with confidence for u resto
ration OF sound republican principles, and for al
administration OF honest men and with him
aln sure, we shall have the government of the
popular volce-not the expression of the arbitra
ry will of one man. Whit the people demand
the people will have, and upon them will depend
the success of the administration of Zachar,
Taylor. iCheers.
Gentlemen, thank you heartily for the kind
ness with which you have welcomed me, and
wish you all happiness and prosperity. Pro
longed cheering