The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-27

self and for Kentucky He thanked his hear
ers.
FELLOW CITIZENS: For this most undeserved de,
monstration ofregard and rcspect will pay you the
compliment though you may not appreciate it as
highly do, TO say that feel that stand almost
IN the midst OF Kentucky and Kentucky friends.
loud cheers.
trust that this travel has been to me source not
only of pleasure, but of instruction. II has in
creased my attachment more and more to the coun-
try of which we occupy different parts. / had al
ways before claimed that it my own, now
feel that it is my own, and that the provision of
the Constitution that the citizen Of State shall
enjoy the immunities of every other State, is not
an idle provision.
/ am a Kentuckian. and that is name near to
my heart, and TO which it pays cordial allegiance;
but am not less true and faithful to Kentucky
when add the browning title that am an Amsri-
can citizen. Immense applause;J and far as de-
ponds upon me intend to be citizen of the whole
United States to the last hour OF my life; and
hope speak the sentiment OF every OF you, that
whatsoever shall raise his hand against this sacred
bond of Union shall find in you an enemy. In
creased applause
1t is by that name we have our national exist
ence, and our title to national glory, and of
our own national hopes for the future.
kind and Almighty Providence seems to have
done for all that could have been done, and what
does she ask to do in return? She has enabled
to form this Government out of widely situated and
discordant materials, and to unite them into one
great national compact-one Union. We have
lived and prospered under it. The mamma that
came down to the children Of Israel seems not to
have been more unsought than the glorious bless-
ings receive. She seems to ask nothing more
Of US than that we should not mar the good things
she has provided for US. The question is whether
we will do 30. whether like mndmen we will
tear to pieces that great charter by which our
fathers made US free. [Cries Of never, never
The truth is, we are of one common blood and
one common kindred and we were 80 in the Revolu-
tionary and when the Declaration Of Indepen-
dence was made. The Declaration was not made
by State, but by the United States by all of
And now shall one party and one section say l
will exact from all the rest the performance Of the
obligations which agreeable to my interests,
and discard all that disagree Herewith! 1t is the
work of virtue and patriotism to make sacrifices Of
our feelings for the good of the whole There's but
little virtue in doing what is agreeable. Our Consti
tuition is the greatest possible boon to the whole
country, and gives the promise to be the might
lest and freest people that ever lived. Let us
then adhere to this glorious Union. was man
grown before / ever heard the question of dis
union made subject Of conversations; it was not
before thought Of or even admitted into the hearts
of men. This Union is the ark Of our safety, in
which is garnered up and stored away not only our
hopes, but the hopes of all the world. see here
the native born and. the foreign born all mingled
in one fraternal mass standing together as fellow
citizens upon the equal footing OF law, and with
equal rights through the broad expanse of this land
from the Atlantic to the bay Of San Francis
co. We are made up of the most glorious people
of the whole earth. The energetic OF all lands
come to our shores and are brought to the same
mould and fashion, and become the most energetic
of all mankind 1t is that which has given the
wonderful impulse to our country, and carried it
forward beyond the calculations OF the whole
world
shall long remember my visit here. have
viewed the beautiful eninences around you, have
looked abroad upon the means which surround
you of increasing prosperity and see the days of
increased wealth and increased prosperity coming
to your borders. The great highways Of railroads
and canals identify you with the great sources Of
commercial wealth, and you have those Of agricul-
ture at your hands; and when you shall have COM
plcted the one remaining link, the railroad from
this point to Binghampton, you will then seem to
me TO have secured your prosperity beyond
doubt.
beg you to believe it will BIO very long before
forget your hospitality; and with this expression
of my feelings allow me to take my leave. Three
cheers.
The manner of these two speeches was, if
possible, more charming than their matter. We
could not think that there were hundreds, yes,
thousands, of good men and true in old Onon-
daga, as we saw the hon0rs which were lite
rally heaped upon the President, and heard
the warm and earnest responses to the Consti-
tuition as whole, and to that Union which
can only be maintained by obedience to the
whole Constitution.
The Syracusans have done themselves the
highest honor. Some few spirits there, how
ever, are disturbed, and some few more have
added additional infamy to past disgrace; but
the Mayor and Common Council, and the great
body of citizens, deserve enduring praise.
RECEPTION AT UTICA.
There was grand military parade here, a
speech from the Mayor, a reply from the Presi-
dent, procession through the town, hand
some supper at Bagg's hotel, a military guard
Of honor for the President an elegant private
entertainment at the residence of MIR. Williams,
the ex-Mayor, and the visit | have named to
the asylum.
The best of the people there joined cordially in
paying all due honor to the Chief Magistrate
of the nation. The Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil and committees were ready with their con-
slant attention and their warmest inequalities,
and, had the President consented to receive any
more honors by allowing more time to prepare
them, they would have been gratefully ten
dered.
The PRESIDENT was received on the steps
by Mayor HUMAN, who made the following
address!
Mr.. PRESIDENT It ia with no small degree OF
pride to myself that have the agreeable duty OF
welcoming you and your friends to our city. I'm
provcments in domestic manufacture have taken
place since you lett u5. MANY Oh our near Hlenu5
have gone to their long homes, yet a kind Provi-
dcnce seen fit to permit us once more to meet;
and Ihow repeat, we welcome you once more TO
the valley of the Mohawk, where you will find the
same old fashioned law and order people you left,
always ready to support the Constitution, indepen-
dent State rights. and free soil, when fairly obtain
cd, and such thing in the book as secession or
resistance to law +; the attempt is rebellion.
Sir, have with me the Common Council OF our
city, and the committee of arrangements, who
stand ready TO wait you to your old and favorte
quarters, (the Bagg House.) provided it lie agree
able to you, where you will find refreshments and
bed Of down suitable for the President OF the
United States.
To which President FILLMORE replied:
Mr.. MAYOR: return you my sincere thanks for
your tender Of the generous Inequalities Of your
beautiful city. In making my present visit to the
central and western part of the State, am sur
priced and delighted at the evidences of improve
ment everywhere presented, and the changes
which few years have wrought; such changes
that hardly recognises the familiar places OF
few years since. And nowhere do these appear
anccs present themselves more pleasantly than IN
your beautiful city.
4xF -.z IL l-~A us.s