The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-04-19


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Al I've o'sloek yesterday aAsruosu, the ssvs.
q aompanlss ao0posisS The ash regiment
49, tesk elses aRieia, psrsasd It tho armovy
o. 0eule Division street, and marched to the
p!af9 RsTignsd them in the procession upon
seelorn serest the hft restiag on Exchange
The mayor and common council, with the
sommlttee o. cltizens, ex-mayors, members Of
she judiciary, and officers Of the general govern
ment, met 10 the council chamber, and proceed
I'd thence 70 the railroad depot In carriages.
A large collection Of people had gathered
about the corner Of Exchange and Michigan
streets, all eager to welcome to our city the
veteran whose prowess fills prominent page in
the history Of the Mexican war.
On the arrival of the ak o'clock train, the com
mttees waited on the general at the ca 8, and es-
corted him to the carriage which awaited him In
front Of the depot on Exchange street. A he
was passing from the door TO the carriage, he
was greeted by round of most enthusiastic
cheers, which he acknowledged on taking his
seat by removing his cap aud repeatedly bowling
10 the assembled crowd.
While the procession was being formed,
salute Of thirteen guns was fired by detachment
Of company D." Of the 65th, from the open
space north Of the depot
A the carriage which contained the general
approached the front of the regiment he was
saluted by ''present arms" and the regiment
wheeled into column by platoons, when the
whole procession took up its line Of march in
the following order:
MINOR Gener RANDALL and staff
Cavalry Company.
nwk A. - L. % II
proceeded by the regimental band
Gen. RILEY and His HoNoR, the MAYOR, in
Barouche.
Common Council and the Committees, &C., &c.
in carriages.
Citizens and strangers in carriages and on foot.
The column moved up Michigan street to
Swan, up Swan to Washington, up Washington
to Genesee, down Genesee to Min, and down
Main to the Mansion House, where the regiment
wheeled into line and presented arms AZ the
general rode along their front. They then or
dered arms while Mayor WADswoRTH, rising in
the carriage, addressed General RILEY, who sat
with his head uncovered. The mayor spoke as
follows:
GENERAL The common council and citi-
zens Of Buffalo, beg leave to offer you their cor
dial and respectful salutation upon your safe ar
rival in this city.
All hearts, sir, rejoice at your coming, and bid
you welcome. Many Of our inhabitants have
the most pleasing fecolections of your residence
and social intercourse among them, before your
public duties called you to other States and
climes, to vindicate the honor Of the American
arms. and achieve for yourself fresh reputation
by your administration of the government of n
newly acquired State on the shores of the Pa
ci6c.
The period Of your absence has been most
eventful in the history of our country. Within
that time the Mexican war has had its beginning
and its end, and who can forget it? Americans
would not forget it, il they could, and Mexicans
could not forget il, if they would. The history
of that invading column that paused not in its
series Of brilliant victories, till the flag of our
public foated from the walls of the Mexican
capital, is unequaled in military annals. The
pnrt you bore in that triumphal march is not I'M
known to u.s. Contrerns is not spoken Of by
Americans unconnected with your name. Never
shall we forget that yours was the first flag
which there foated on the battlements of the
enemy, that yours was the solicitude which cared
for the safety Of Your soldiers while personally
exposed to the direct FIRE of the foe, thereby in.
spring your troops with courage and confidence.
I'll their favorite watchword was our General
ID no yielder."
But, sir. fatigued as you are with your jour
ney. and coming a. you do among u. in pursuit
Of that needful repose, which your long and ar
duous labors justly entitle you to, it is not pro
per that we should longer expose you to thi,
chilling atmosphere, and we therefore conclude.
by unitedly welcoming you to the Inequalities
Of our city, to the confidence of our firesdes.
and what we believe is to the old soldier better
far than al the rest, we welcome you home to
the hearts Of 4 grateful people.
When the mayor had concluded, hearty cheers
for the hero Of Contreras burst from the vast
crowd who had listened to the speech. The
general then rising, made a few remarks in re-
DIV, but in 30 low tone We were unable to
hear them. As he sat down, the mayor re-
peated his closing words that he hoped to make
Buffalo his home" This was the signal for re-
newed and most enthusiastic cheering by the
multitude.