The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-27
From The Richmond qua9, Of yesterday.
The President drederick.bur

We mentioned yesteb the fact of General
Taylor's having stopped fredericksburg, and his
reception in that hospita town,
We give below the marks made by him
there on the several occaAs. Hereafter. we hope
TO give a sketch of the says and doings at the
festive board.
| Upon the arrival OF the BIN at Fredericksburg,
! Mr.. Syme, on behalf. of tltommittee, addressed
the authorities of the towrtnd placed the Presi-
dent in their charge.
John M Forbes, esq, oIfhalf of the council,
then addressed the Presiden a neat and appro-
pirate speech. General Tbr replied follows:
| "FELLow-cITIzENs: Upon occasion like the pre-
sent, md II dlfhcult to dotice TO my own feel
ings. The complimentary INNER in which your
orator has alluded 10 my patcrviccs has created
| IN my bosom feelings whicltannot find words 10
express II will be recollect that forty years OF
my life were spent in the cal remote from civil
| cation. have been engageh its active duties,
and therefore am not able TO tak to you as could
wish. This is my native Sta and though have
4 been wanderer from il for Ire than sixty years,
! return with pride to her boA have been re-
ceived friend, not as an bhan cast off, but
| as first or last born child. Is to the military
| achievements, OF which youfrat tor has spoken,
| hope it will be recolected Ill the brave yolun-
| teers under my command identified to full
| share of credit As TO the Institution and the
| Union have taken an oathk support the one
and cannot do so without hserving the other
| unless commit perjury, Will certainly don't
| intend to do. [I.aughter.] Wmust cherish the
Constitution to the last, Therday be- and will
be, local questions to disturb oubeace but after
all, we must fall back upon thetewell address o.
| the Father Of his Country. Nedhis spot he spent
| a large portion of his youngetays and much
time IN after life, and near I'VE his parents liz
buried. Let us remember his faweli advice, ano
| let us, in all time, preserve he Union AT al
| hazards
"I return you and the body represent my
| sincere thanks for the manner (which you hav,
received me I; and also thank thlommittee of tn,
| legislature who have accompant me, for thei
kindness and attention to me te and in Rich
| inond.'
AT the dinner the mayor, k. . Semple esq.
presided, assisted by number OF te presidents.
When General Taylor was toastS he said
"GENTLEMEN will not inhctbad speech OF
you, for If make speech at all, must be n bac
one. must say that as to the bates in Mexico
as much credit is due TO my assocAes and more
than to me. Ii was sufficient honnior me to eac
such men into action. We are a nf,,n of soldiers
from Maine to Texas; and will ga What on both o
those lines of our operations in Mel co the SONS o
Virginia did their duty, and they wi do il again
and again, 80 long az Washington Same shall b
remembered among them. [Chcers
Z" With regard to the Constitution Id the Union
hope TO stand by both so long as helre ,rorM pre-
seping. will give you a toast
"The friend, companion, apd BROTH soldier VIII
fell by the side of Wsshington-9nera Hugl
Mercer"
Drank standing and in silence.)
General Mercer, a descendant, rose ind acsnow
lodged the compliment.
Subsequently, in reply to the toast compliment
ing the county-of Orange, General Taylor rosean'
said he could not permit the occasion to pas b.
without making mention of the brave men sh
went from this locality long since, and fought vt
him against the Indians on our frontier. They b
now left us to join an army above, where lac trust
he should meet them again. The compliment
the county Of Orange suggested sentiment whi'
he begged 10 offer:
"The memory Of the late President Madison, wi
acted such conspicuous part in drafting our Co
stitution and putting it in operation"
Drank standing, and in silence.)
At Aqua Creek, leave was taken of the Presidel
by Mr. Conway, in neat speech, on behalf Of Il
Legislative Committee