Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-06-28

statss accompanied by the Secretary ofthe Interior
and the Post Master General.
The Convention received the President standing, when
Mr.. MILLER said Mr. President, have the honor
to introduce you the President OF the United Staes
The President of the Convention then said:
Mr. Presden-lt gives me great satisfaction, in obe
dience to the order OF the Convention, to bid you well
come TO the Hall OF its deliberations Virginia the
first Of the American States TO establish civil liberty by
the adoption OF written Constitution. She was one
OF the most earnest in securing to the States of the
Confedercy for the benefit Of all the same great prin
cple by means OF the Federal Constitution
Representing the people of the Commonwealth in
her sovereign capacity, her Delegates in Convention,
charged with the high duy of revising her undamen
tai law, have not hesated to avail themselves OF the
occasion your VISIT to testify their high appreciation
OF your personal WORTH and to evnce the respect justly
due to the exalted official station to which, under the
Federal Constitution, your countrymen have called
you.
As great confederacy increases in territorial ex-
tent population and in diversified interests the duties
of the Presidential office grow in Importance, and the
necessity becomes more manifest OF executing the law
OF the Constitution in the spirit of its adoption
In every patriotic endeavor to perform this momen-
tous duty, good citizens loving country, wish
you the most complete success.
| am gratied that you have found even brief in
tervai OF leisure to visit Virginia. Seeing her people,
and receiving, as am sure you will, everywhere at
their hands, the respect and hospitality due to so dis
tingulshed citizen, and to public servant charged
with such responsible dues, your association cannot
fail to exert beneficial influence for the public
good.
am happy receive you, and to present you to the
Convention of Virginia.
The President OF the United States replied:
Mr. PRESIDENT This reception is to me so unexpect-
ed and novel, that feel thatI have no adequate Ian
guage to express the emotions of my heart. To look
around upon the representatives of the sovereignty of
Virginia, congregaed for the purpose OF revising her
organic aws-of doing for that State what is done by
force in all other countries but America-sa gratifica
ton, is a satisfaction which have language to
press. To receive this honor in the capital OF Virgil
nia the birthplace OF Washington Jefferson and Mad
ison, and where their ashes still reposethe birth place
and residence Of Marshall where his ashes also repose,
is 10 me source of sincere qualification.
That shall receive from the inhabitants OF the Old
Dominion and those representing her, under all circum
stances, all needfu aid in the aithtel discharge of my
duty, can never for moment, doub:. The State that
first formed written Constitution, trust will be the
last to abandon it, The State which has at all times
given such generous support to the Unon trust will
be the last to abandon it. The State to which we have
all looked for the Interpretation OF The great charter OF
liberties, is the State certainly that should be the
last to abandon it,
1t is qualification to meet the representatives OF such
State upon occasion like this for which beg leave
TO return my hearul thanks. tremendous applause
On motion of Mr.. MILLER, THE chair then va
Gated the pleasure o! the President of the Conven
ton.
The President Of the Convention remarked that du-
ring the would give him great pleasure to into
duce members personally to the President of the United
Sta'es.
When the Psesdent again resumed the chair, on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Boris the Convention adjourned until to-
morrow ling at O'Clock.