Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-03-03

had received Col Sws address was brief hut in his
usually iccitous manner. Col. Groonc replied in an
address OF lew words, yet very appropriate.
Attwelvc O'Clock the train from Baltimore came up
to the depot in galan, style, with coos flying AT the
rear OF the train was large and splendid new car, spe
clally provided AT Baltimore, by the Phadcphia Will
inlngon and Baltimore Railroad Company, under the
direction OF the courteous President OF the company,
Fl. Z. Dale, Esq This was detached from the
regular train at Ekton and attached to the spcclal To-
conceive from Philadelphia. Mr.. Clay from Ba-
more, was accompanied by no one except Morton Nc
Michael, Esq. OF Philadelphia
At Elkton, he left the continuing him, to shake
hands with the patriotic people OF MAT ancltn town
On emerging from the car, the Philadelphia Conn
mtecs and Elkon folks loudly aud enthusiastically
chccred him The whole population OF this place men,
women and children of all classes, had collected at
the depot to the honorcd visitor Mr.. Clay spent
about halt an hour in exchanging salutatlJns and n
more beautiful sight than was tins scene we never
witI-sed. There was an evidence OF ulacctcd, SIN
ccrc and devoted rcpcc, and affection which the mon
arch OF the mlghtcs realm on ear'h might nave COW
Ibf special car, with Mr.. Clay and the Commit
took its departure from Elkton amid loud and OFT
repeated huzzas, at hall-pasi ~ o'clock and aicr
passage, the agrccabcness OF which was never exceed
ed, arrived in fifty minutes at the circular depot at
Wilmington, which gaIy dressed in flags;
The scene at Wilmington was one, the Ike OF
which was never witnessed in this or any other conn
try. The inhabitants of this patriotic metropolis Of
the glorious little Wing State OF Delaware, had pour
ed out, iadsSc and all distinctions being forgotten,
rich md ,oor ,,,I mi Gn,nir lacrr,iJ Iniuhond
md iuiancv iii %,cp,nnhnoJ and moIrn loyrlnrss
pressed with an cagcrncss that would take no refusal
had thns tn s,,rb an ytrnor1innrv and woudrri,I de-
rrce won ,h,r oii,riionotr md devoted re- rnrls-
Tho cnthusine,n ,,nilstoI cvrrrdrd the dc .rriny,
powers OF the most lraphc pen. 1t was beautiful
| a srrlng-a grand sublime spectacle The tllronE
extended n Glll sn1nrc ar moro
| Mr. Clay was so iatigucd and had become com
plctcy worn out by incrssant Misunderstanding that h,
was only able n pfatify n crw If, Mt first made hi,
appearance ON the platform Mt the hind pnt of the car
but so wild violent and unaovernabe was the excite
lmcnt TINT the Committee tenrinp thn, MIR Cha,
wonlj be drngrcd from the platform and the ear de
tanned for an unreasonable length of time pulled hin
) back into the car This though only increased tn
ennnrncss Of the rlamorous mnss who well nirh tro,
each other nnder foot in pressing for the windows o
the cor tbrouoh which hundreds were seen reaching
their hands We noticed ilnt mnuv of these arden
friends OF Mr.. Clay were composed Of the ndi-riou.
honest and hard operatives from the cntcrprls
, inr manulactories of Wilmington Mr. Clay nov
nearly exhausted continued TO shake the prolltrr,
hands until the car started when there arose shou
after shout, that must have rcvcrbcratcd for miles
; At Chester n scene of similar description was en-
acted The fair were here numerous The beau
~ of old Chester turned out largely and came nea
taking ly storm the heart ct every bachelor mcmbe
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