The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-16
THE REPUBLIC.



The Prestdcnt's Progress.
We resume our account of the PRESIDENTS
tour at his reception at Castle Garden, in New
York, where, after he had addressed the assem-
bly,, the protracted cheering with which his
speech was received having subsidized, vocifer-
Gus calls were made for Mr.. WEBSTER, and
that distinguished statesman approached the
front of the stage, and said, in substance:
Fellow citizens of New York: Under the cir
cumstances it will be proper for me to detain you
bu. for a few moments. You are collected here to
give, a. you have indeed given, cordial welcome
visits your noble city; and you have been pleased
to extend your invitation to those who have assist
ed him in the administration of affairs at Wash
ington. Il would not be graceful decorous in
us on the present occasion to speak az they merit
of his deserts of his devotion to the Union cheers,
and Of that single heart with which he has pur-
sued whatever in his view tended to the honor,
interests, and renown of the country. lCheer-
ing.l And for those who have been his assist
ants 1 may venture to say that, on all great ma
tional questions, and in every thing concerning the
stability of the Union and the Constitution, there
has never been the slightest difference between him
cheering. Fellow citizens, in making progress
TO Lake Erie from the South, We come, as every
body must come. to your city. For it is impossi-
BILE for one leaving Mason and Dixon's line, and
coming north to the shores Of your great lakes to
to be moved. She lies in our way. and We must
come TO her, and through her. [Cheers.l We
must breathe her air; and ! must acknowledge
that, for few months last past, it has been to me
delightful air to breathe! [Great cheeringl A
patriotic atmosphere, famed constantly by good
constitutional breezes, and hghtened up by the
warm and glorious sun Of the Union and the
glow OF common hopes and patriotic sentiments
gives it fragrance; and everybody who loves the
n N xuh nv IN Ia n low IN
come here. [Cheers Your city is a load star, and
her breath sweet air. So may she ever be. ICheers
Mr.. Webster then went on to express the wish that
those unhappy spirits who are discontented
with the Government and institutions under which
they live, could but como here and the patriotic
glow which lighted up the scene-a scene, he said,
to excommunicate the spleen Laughter and APP
piause.1 He thought that they who thought, or
who presumed to think the country is not worth
living In, were they to come here, would have
smile of content pass over their visages, however
sour they might be. Laughter He closed by
saying that he felt he could not thank his fellow
citizens they ought to be thanked, not only for
the warmth and courtesy of this reception, but for
the frequently repeated of kindness
and respect which he had upon % many former
occasions had TO acknowledge at the hands of the
people of the city of New York, and not only to
them but through them to the people of their pros
porous and powerful State-countrymen all
friends to the Union, to the laws and their coun-
try-al alike entitled to what they fully receive,
retired amidst the warmest demonstrations of ap-
plause from the crowded assembage.
Mr.. Attorney General CRIrTENDEN was then
called for, and evidently unexpectant of the
call, came forward at last, and was received
with great warmth by all present.
Mr.. Crittenden said, in substance that he did
not doubt the kindness and the courtesy of his
friends who had fatteringly called him out; evil
dences OF kindness and courtesy had met him every
step since he left the seat of Government, and no
where more forcibly than here in the Empire city of
tho Union but still he must say that call him out
under these circumstances was a sort of cruelty
Laughter and applause.l After they had been 90
eloquenty addressed by those who had 90 ably pre-.
coded him, what was left for him to say? Only
ths-that he rejoiced to Observe at very step made
in this progress, he had seen the President of the
United States saluted and cheered, not with the
personal adulation which attends the progress OF
those who administer the other coun
tries, but with patriotic demonstrations of attach
msnt him for his public coursc the which
patriot may be proud to receive, and freeman to
feel that he deserves, GLong protracted cheering ]
That Che sadly IL, fellow citizens the sentiment OF
which have witnessed the enthusiastic expression
from one end to the other of this progress; the sen
timent that your Chief Magistrate has done his
duty, and that his policy is approved Cheering. ]
Inc policy that Is based upon the principle that
Not the means merely, but the thing itself; ire
ncwed cheering;l and that without this there is
no liberty. Your noble city-the Empire city, as
you are right in calling it-what, INV friends.
would it be without that union-thc union law and
liberty? ICbeers.] You are the living Representa-
tive Of the blessings Of that union. There il not a
tree which falls in the "backwoods" from which I
came which does not drop some of its fruitage Il
your doors. You are the witness to all the world
what country, controlled by these principles, is
capable of doing. What man s there who would
90 willing to abandon thems IA voice, Bill
Seward!' Laughter, and cries of q Hush ,''l What
bio mt
eye of contemplation! When the sun first ro,c
upon chaos it could not have presented a more
glorious sight. And here the eloquent speaker
proceeded TO contrast the peaceful triumphs
principles TO which he had been alluding and those
attained BY the sword. BY the silent example thus
shown BY this country to the world. and already
teit IN Europe, no represented our country, which,
little while ago, was the least among the nations.
a. now commanding the highest respect and infiu
ence all over the world In this connexion he ma de
felicitous alluson to Mr. Webster's letter to the
Chcvalier Hulsemann, and the principles laid down
cheering, Casting his eye forward half century
ne spoke oil what, at its present rate Of
this country must become, and forciply depictc cd
me national glory and political influence that mus,
turned apology for OBTAINING his audience SO muct
longer than he intended, he retired. amidst warn
demonstrations Of applause.
Gen. SANFORD, of the First Division of the
New York Militia, then rose in the body of the
large area, and in neat terms invited the PREs-
rpENT and suite to review@nd receive march
ing salute from the troops under his command
who were waiting to do them honor on the Bat
terry; and thereupon the whole body of those
present left the Garden.
THE REVIEW AND PARADE.
AT three O'Clock precisely Major General
SANDroRD and staff entered the Garden with
the National Guard troop and the Washington
Grey troop as guard of honor. The PREsrpENT
then mounted horse and rode by the side OF
General SANDFoRD, followed by the Major Gen
erals staff, and the escort Passing up the Bat
terry towards Battery Place, the PRESIDENT frs,
reviewed the sixth regiment, Governors Guard
Colonel PEERS, and the seventh regiment, Ma
tional Guard, Colonel DuRYEE, as the PREsI-
DENT approached each regiment presenting arms,
and each regimental band striking up the Pres
ident's March. In this manner he passed along
the whole line amidst the shouts nj tho NOM