The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-12
BALTIMORE, October ll-5 D. IN

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BALTIMORE, October lis p. IN.
President Taylor is still in city. He received
his friends this morning at Barnums hotel between
the hours of ten and twelve o'clock. very large
number of citizens assembled to exchange con-
gratulations with the old Hero remark which
he made during this interview with the public is
worthy of note, and shows, not only quckness Of
thought but benevolence of heart worthy Of all
praise. plainly clad, honest looking countryman
was advancing To shake hands with the President,
who pretty closely pressed on all sides by the
crowd. General, observed the stranger, ''you APP
pear to be in almost as tight place you at
Buena Vista" "Oh no % very promptly remarked
the General here have dead and wounded
behind me-" The reply was observed by all pres
ent, and won high admiration.
The following are the remarks Of General Thigh
man, chairman of the Maryland State Agric ulturnl
Society, inviting the President to attend the
hibition, and the Presidents reply.
Mr.. PRESIDENT: We have been deputed by the
Maryland State Agricultural Society to express to
you the qualification which the announcement of
your arrival has afforded them.
As citizens of the United States we feel a just
pride in paying every mark of respect to one who
occupies the exalted position of President OF the
whole Union
AS Marylanders, take peculiar pleasure in
extending welcome to one whose closest family
relations have been formed within the limits Of
own State.
AS farmers, desire to offer cordial greeting
to one who amid the arduous duties of long and
distinguished military career, has maintained un-
impaired his early predictions for the unostenta-
tous pursuits of agriculture.
In the performance of the further duties which
have been assigned To us by the society, we shall
be happy to accompany you to the ground selected
for the cattle show and to afford every facility for
examining the various articles which have been
collected there for exhibition
To which address Gen. Taylor replied:
| MIR. Chairman and gentlemen of the Committee
| Of the Maryland Agricultural Society receive
with much sensiblity your cordial welcome to the
Maryland Agricultural Fair.
II presents to me scenes and associations denti-
cal with the best interests and permanent prospect
ty of your distinguished State and Of common
country, and is much more consonant TO my feel
ings than the recollection Of those military events
| in which it was my lot to participate, and to which
you have been pleased to refer
For the kind manner in which you allude to ties
which connect me so closely to Maryland, receive
my warmest Acknowledgements.
During my stay in Baltimore it will afford me
much pleasure to examine the various objects of in
terest which your Fair presents, combining, as
| they do, qualification and Improvement.
| Accept for yourself, and extend to the Maryland
Agricultural Society, my best wishes for their sue
| cess and prosperity, and assurances of my great
| respect.
The President, after receiving his friends to- day,
| accompanied by the members of the committee,
visited the cattle show and fair, where he spent
| several hours examining the various articles
| hibition. He was highly pleased
| While the ground, he was waited upon by
| committee appointed by the Maryland Institute,
| and through the chairman, Joshua Vansant, esq,
invited to visit the fair of the Institute at Washing
ton Hall The President accepted the invitation,
| and said that it would give him pleasure to visit
the fair of the Institute Tomorrow afternoon
and evening.
| He appears TO be in excellent health and spirits
and has made most favorable impression on all
| who have had an opportunity OF seeing him.
heard one man in the crowd remark, and believe
he was a Democrat-"How the Union perpe-
| trate many falsehoods and deal out such base
| ISLANDERS against man like that, whose every lin
| eament is the index of honestly
The Baltimore clipper bark w ii. D. c. Wright,
Capt. Joel w. Mcdonald, arrived at this port this
morning from Rio de Janeiro, August 10, having
had only thirty nine days to the Capes Of Virginia
| The Merchants Exchange Reading Rooms furnish
US with the following:
She brings passengers John S. Wright, eco.
| of Rio and Thos. c. Mcdowell, ESQ.,. United States
consul at ST. Catharnes who is bearer of dispatches
/ from the American Legation at Rio de Janeiro TO
our Government at Washington: also, from the
Brazilian government TO the Brazilian Minister
| siding near the Government of the United States
/ All was quiet at Rio when the Wright left. The
elections which took place throughout the empire
| in August passed off without the slightest disturb
| ance.
| The stock of -four in first hands about 5000
barrels, but the bakers were we'll supplied, it
| moved slowly at ST. SIS for Richmond city
| mills, and I5n500 a $40 for Baltimore. Hold
ers were anxious TO realize, knowing the to be
| near at hand. No export acknowledgements and
| teas abundant. Coffee scarce-stock only 10000
bags; 81 an arroba has been refused for a lot Of
25OO bags SUPERIOR the day previous 10 the Wrghts
| sailing.
The crop Of coffee this season will be short from
| five 10 seven hundred thousand bags. Exchange
on England steady at BOD. No freight offered on
account of high cost OF produce.
| The Board of Trade for Baltimore has been organ
lied by appointing the following officers:
| President-JoHs c. BRUsE.
| Vice Presidents:
| William McKim, Henry Tiffany,
Herman II. Perry, Nathan Rogers.
| Treasurer-E. b. Dallam.
| Secretary-G. U. Porter
| Directors:
| I. C. Jenkins, ID. S. Wilson,
| w. p Lennon, Josiah Lee,
| Jos. G. Wilson, Thomas Wilson,
| p II. Sullivan, William Bose,
James George, b. C. Buck,
| Enoch Pratt, Henry s. Garrett
| Daniel Warhcld, Il. w. Levering
| G.. w. Lurman, c. Il. Hoffman,
| w. G.. Harrison, J. j. Abrahams
| w r. Travers, Hugh Jenkins
| A. Schumacher, y ). Courtney,
| Alex Ricman, G. X Walter
| HEaorsn IN A BoY.--A few days ago am incident
| occurred at Biloxi, in which a boy named Joseph
| Garabeau, between ten and eleven years of age
evinced extraordinary intrepidity and presence of
mind. Two little fellows, about ten yea rs old one
! Of them the of Captain Samuel Griffin, of the
steamboat California, fishing the edge of
| the wharf, when, oyerreaching themselves, they