Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-08-16
THE PRESIDENT AT sTAUNroN. ev..)

THE PRESIDENT AT sTAUNToN, (vA.)
The reception Of the PREsIDENT Of the United
States at Staunton, Virginia, while on his way to
the Mineral Springs Of that State, was such as
might have been expected from the character Of the
country and the intelligence ofits people. Accom-
panied by Mr.. Secretary STUART, the PREsrDENT
arrived there on Saturday last. When amile from
the town ne was met by large number of citizens
with band Of music, who escorted him to the
Virginia Hotel, where Judge L. p. THOMPSON well
coined him in the following eloquent address:
Mr.. PRrsrDEsr: In the name and on behalf Of the ci
zens Of Augusta and OF Saun.on without distinction Of
party have the honor bid you Welcomes cordial well
comeand 70 tender you the inequalities Of town and
county.
We bail your arrival with delight and gladly embrace
and Just appreciation of the virtues private and public which
adorn your character and magistrate, by public
manifestation Of our Difference and respect. Ri
We tender you the homage Of profound respect the
spontaneous tribute due from grateful eemen TO merilo
rious and faithful public servant for tender
for you to receive. kssx .fss
We acknowledge title Of honor distinction but
that which merit coner We recognise patent of nobi
y but that bestowed by God and Nature upon the wise and
good and vrtuous beneactos Of their country and mankind
We are ready render honor whom honor Il due.
With no purpose TO do this occaon and least Of al
% indulge IN the language Of fAtery exaggerated euo,
but utter the unfesned sentiments Of my own heart and
those in whose name speak, when you, in all sim
csriy and truth, that delight to honor the man who,
without the accidents the advenous aids Of wealth. for
tune or patronage has been the unasted architect Of bis
own fortune whose rise proes and present elevation and
proud distinction skingly illustrate the beauty and bene
6csnce Of free and noble institutions and whose bright
example teaches American youth the instructive Lesson hs
merit makes the man. and speaks to them In the cheering
and inspiring words Of promise and Of hope, Ququts sus
jfuns fa6er ? that every one subject only to the over
ruling providence Of God be the art6cer Of his
fortune and fashioner Of his own destiny. 3 n
We desire to honor you the Chief Magistrate Of more
than twenty millions of eemen who has borne his honors
meekIy and demeaned himself worthiy and blame
sssy n his high Office, as 10 challenge our love- sdmiraon
and respect for the less than veneraon for the
upright magstatehe President who has surpassed the
most sanguine antcipaons of his ardent friends and
whose Administration has extoed the praise and almost
senced the cavs and censorous criticisms OF political adj
yersaries
We honor you for your foreign policythe asduous cu
vation Of peace, amity and goodwill with all nations, BY
the exemplary practice justice and good faith and the scru-
pulous observance of treaty obligations which has marked
your foreign intercourse, and which has redounded much
to peace, welfare. and happiness home and our ho-
nor true glory and elevated national character abroad.
We honor you still for the attributes Of your domes
tic pocyamong which, and the least conspicuous and
worthy Of special commendaion, for that moderation and
forbearance important to the character Of republican
magistrate, the ruler of free people, President Of the Uni
ted States, which has scrupuouay absaned from the
sumption exercise of all powers egmatey appertainng
the coordinate Departments Of the Government reserved
to the peoples and for that fearless independence and self
sacrificing spirit which has shunk from the performances Of
duty enoined however disagreeabe delicate or nvdous
But above a most honor you for your mistaken 10y
atty and uwavering devotion to the Constitution and the
Unon and for that bread and expansive patriotism which,
rising above the petty and ephemera ses of section and Of
party, knows no North. South no East no West but
embraces the whole Union, and regards with just socude
the rights, the interest the welfare, and happiness OF the
whole Confederacy which ready to stand for the
preservation and perpeuty Of glorious Union and de-
fend at all hazards and against all opposers, whether in the
shape Of foreign enemy, Northern fanatics, Southern
uraists.
You find here, like your fellow-czens every where,
divided into parties and distinguished by the appelaons Of
Wing and Democrat. We differ, and doubt not honestly
and periodically differ about the administrative policy Of the
Government We all claim be devoted partisans
party faith and party Standards but partsans who, whilst
we love not party lees love country more We know
that party spirit inseparabe FROM and if unalloyed
gooda necessary evil nherentn the very nature Of free nsu
Like the liberty the press whose abuses must be
aed BY attempting ocicumscbe and regulate destroy;
growth indigenous the soil Of freedom whose redundant
shoots, if removed at all be pruned with caution and
crcumspecon, lest by too rudey handling endanger the
vitality Of the parent stem the Of party must
be looked on with indulgence in Difference to the spirit Of
liberty. But when the landmarks transcribed which
separate faction from party and party from patriotism instead
Of conservative principle, vital spark imparng light
genial heat and energy to the body polite becomes
Stunning fire, devouring confagration.
With us allegiance country is paramount to ealty to
party When the Republic in danger its integrity threat
ened and it's very existence mpered, it has recently
BEEN by faction, reckless fanaicsm and mad ambition,
forthwith and for the OCCASION disbsnd the cohorts Of party
and call out the national militia composed Of the whole peo
ple We merge the partisan in the patriot and forget
party struggles and party issues and remember only the
Constitution, the Country, and the Union. We unfurl the
flag Of the Union, and rally in solid phalanx under the
dard inscribed with the notices, united stand divided
we fall, "he Unon it must be preserved" "Lbe-ty and
Union, now and forever, one and inseparable."
This time, this OCCASION for any aluson to topics
Of merely party character Our purpose to welcome and
to honor you, the chief Of party Wing President
but the Chief Magistrate Of the Nation who has signal
lied his love and devotion the Union and successfully
employed his high powers in its defence and preservation
to have for himself the respect goodwill and gratitude
Of the wise the good, and patriotic Of all parties.
Persevere in auspcousy begun Continue to
walk in the paths Of duty and patriotism successfully rod
den BY you during the brief period Of your past glorious and
brilliant be just and fear not seeking noble ends by
noble and then, if in the chapter Of contingencies
which all things human subject you be destined to fall
you'll fall noble martyr, glorious in your fall than the
conquens hero, the victor Of unnumbered bae6eds
meserving statesman willy politician who should achieve
success by unworthy MEANS "owe bis greatness to his
country 8 ruin
:" More true joy Mareellus exlet feels,