Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-07-01

THE PRESIDENT AT NoRfUlk.
The Norfolk papers contain the fol)ov;,.
account Of the reception Of President nm
more at Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va
+ To an address Of welcome from tho nah.
tiles Of Portsmouth. President Filln.uss
turned his grateful thanks and acknoxlea..ss y
ments for the kind and cordial greeting wls'l
had been rendered to him By the c;tissr. y
Portsmouth, and remarked, that The ua,;, y y
those measures of pence which haa preyea,ss
the Acknowledgement of our glorious Ena'
and preserved our glorious Constitution =,
due. not to himself, but to those pat,; n.
members Of the National Legislative Com @
ellis of our country, by whom they were !.
cheived; and 10 them was due the honor Al
the reward Of a grateful people for their ma. \.
ent enjoyment Of the halcyon days Of b..
In conclusion, he again returned bis tL,.l.
for the generous warmth with which Ia ~
been welcomed on his arrival in The Old d. III
minion.
At 2 o'clock the President, the centIam..
Of his suite, the Committee, and a large nnr
Der of invited guests, partook Of an eler,,,
Soiasioh ~ suc Aoi Sc ushhS saloon ct The
Crawford House, at the conclusion Of shj1
the President aud the Secretary Of the Ipl.
rior being toasted responded in eloquent ,.a
appropriate terms. The President cxpressss
bis admiration Of the 6ne position and nums,
Gus natural advantages Of Norfolk aud pors.
mouth, and bis surprise that their courn
port bad not been chosen as the site Of 4 Nev
York instead OF that Of the CITY which hears
that name; but he hoped and could not Al.
vest himself ofthe belief that the time N.
not distant when it would rival the proude,.
cities of the Union. Mr., Stuart spoke As
Virginian to Virginians; and while he az.
pressed great pleasure in contemplating IL.
important advantages Of our position, be felt
panied at the reflection that SO little had
been done to avail Of those advantages, and
that Virginia had been so tardy in deyelopip,
her immense patural resources. Even ii Tia
Navy Yard through which he had just paa.
ed there was painful evidence Of this fact
Of the immense quantities Of timber, iron
hemp, &c. Virginia supplied comparatiyey
nothing-nearly all came from other States
or foreign countries. He said much to ava.
ken the enterprise, rouse the energies, stinu.
late the patriotism and unite and harmonies
| the jarring interest Of the people Of Virginia.
He was listened to with profound attention
and interest.
The reception of the President and suite .!
Norfolk is thus noted by the Herald:
The Engineer, with the President and bis
suite on board, reached the wharf at Norfolk
at 3 o'clock, when he was received by the
Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen and City Coun-
ellis, aud under military escort of the Artil.
lery Blues. Junior Voluot'rs and Academy
Cadets. proceeded to the National Hote,
whore the President and Secretary Of the u.
terror were introduced to as many Of the citi.
zcns as could find admittancc through tho
dense crowds which filed every avenue to tie
audience chamber. A generous flow Of feel
ing to honor President Of the United Statea
who. in trying crisis had maintained the
peace Of the country by his steady devotion
to the Constitution, regardless az sectional
influences, seemed to peryade al classes and
all parties, and indeed, it may 30 sid !,
least for this occasion, that the monster mar.
ty' was stranglud. AS it was known tn,
Mr.. Fillmore could only remain here two o.
three hours, the desire to shake bis hand and
share the good mans smile, bccsme % zen.
eral, and yet so impossible to be INDUCED r
the dense crowd in front Of the Hotel. tba.
their desire to see him. aud hear from him.
impelled a call to that efect--wlish 10
cheerfully complied with. and he sos q,
them accordingly from the psseeny ~
Stuart, the fame of whose eioquent ana s,H,
ring speeches in Portsmouth had prceeoea
him, was then called for, and graiifed them
with display Of bis fine oratorical powers
in an address in which the discussion OF tns
affairs Of Virginia was predominant
At o'clock the President and other as
tlnguished guests and citizens sat down ses
sumptuous collation. due justice to which bs
ing done Mr.. Fillmore was toasted and TO-
sponded with sentiment complimentary to
our goodly city; and to similar compliment
to Mr.. Stuart he replied with the following
admirable toast which was enthusiastically
applauded.
Virginia Patriotism-which like Tho
Christians faith, can move mountains
At 6 o'clock the President and suite took
their departure. The Hon. n. X Hail, Post
master General, joined the President at Nor.
folk and accompanied HIM to Old Point. wbcFs
a grand ball, given in honor Of the dstin-
guished visitors. closed the festivities Of tho
day.
The President and his suite arrived At
Richmond between and 8 o'clock on Thurs.
day night, and was received at the steamboat
landing with great cordially by the Mayor'l
the city, the military companies, and large
concourse of citizens, who formed process
sion and conducted the Presidential eorteg..
to the Powhatan House. In consequence
a heavy rain tho ceremony Of formally vel
coming the President was postponed I'LL the
following morning, when it was appointed %
take place in front Of the State Capitol
This being over. the President was to nse'
the people at the City Hail. and partaks o.
collation. He had been rendered publ"
dinner. to take place in the evening, which y
declined. lie has. accepted The invitation
his fellow citizens of Fredericksburg TO stop
there to- day, on his way to this city, and MAJ
be expected to arrive here about ii O'Clock
night in the steamer Mount Vernon. which
makes an extra trip to Aqua creek this eved
&c b~.r f<,nc him hnmo