The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-22
,rovements of the President.


Movements of the President.
We learn from the Richmond Republican
that the chairman of the meeting at White
Sulphur Springs for the purpose of making
suitable arrangements to receive the PRESIDENT
of the United States filled the blank in the Sc
cond resolution adopted on that occasion (here-
tofore published in this paper) by the appoint
ment Of the following gentlemen as the com
mittee of reception:
Beverly r. Johnston of Va, Hon. G. r. Riddle
of Del, Hon. E. c. Cabell of Fla, Col Walter
Gwynn ofya., Col. A. C. Bullitt of La. Hon. John
Barney of Md, S. S. Baxter of Va, Captain Ben
Sheppard of Va, John Walker of Ala, J. L. Pey
ton of Va, o. Bowie of Md, J. B Dorman of Va,
DIR. T. Fern of Ala, p. Taylor of Va, b. Blake
of Miss, DIR. William G. Smith of Va, William
H. Miller of Ca, J. B. Calwen of Va, Thomas
Swami of Md, Hugh Lynch of La, DIR. E. It. Tay
lor of Ca, T P. Burgun of N. c.. A. b. Gordon
of Md, Col. J. II. Manly of N. c., B. Frank. Gal
laher of Va, L. Thompson of N. c., Col. w. w
Forbes of Va, Judge E. Turner of Miss, w. p
Stewart of Va, Charles Merriwether of Va, w. d
Gonter OF Pa, c. J. McHattan of La A. L. Con-
ner of Miss, Col. Joseph Kaufman of Mo-, John
Tabb Of Va, George Tucker of Va, R. Gwath
mey of Va, Col. II. H. Lee of Va.
A committee of gentlemen, consisting of
Colonel YELvERToN n. OLIVER of Virginia,
Hon. E. G. CABELL of Florida, and Is. f.
DENT at Callighan's, fifteen miles from the
Springs, and escorted him to his quarters at the
White Sulphur, whereupon, after resting him
self from the fatigue of the journey, he was
escorted by Hon. JOHN BARNEY of Maryland,
Hon. GEORGE READ RIDDLE of Delaware,
and Hon. E. C. CABELL, to the portico in front
of the ballroom and presented to Colonel GAM
BILE, the president of the meeting. Colonel g.
introduced him to Mr.. BEVERLY R. JOHNSTON
(who was selected as the orator on the occa-
stony in the following terms:
alt is, Mr.. President, high qualification to the
committee by whom am surrounded, representing
numerous visitors from very many States of our
happy Union, to welcome you among US. To Dir.
Johnston, OF Abingdon, Virginia, has been assigned
the pleasing part of conveying respect for you
as fellow citizen and the honored chief of our
glorioussAepublic."
Mr.. JOHNSTON then addressed the PRESIDENT
as follows:
"Mr. President: 1t is my pleasing duty, as the
organ of committee appointed at meeting Of
the visitors at this beautiful watering place, to
tender you, on their part, true and cordial wei
come. The meeting, embracing citizens Of almost
all the States OF our widely Confederacy,
was entirely without distinction of party, and al
most of section. 1t is not my purpose-it would be
at war with the true American feeling which
dictated this expression of sentiment-to intro
duce any topic of merely party character.
We but desired TO embrace the opportunity
afforded us OF. expressing high esteem for
your person and character-our high appre-
citation of the eminent services which, in your
administI alton of the Government during the
crisis through which the nation has just past has
been your good fortune to render to our coun-
try In that dark and perilous hour, when the ele-
ments of civil discord alike filed North and South
with the widest agitation, all who valued the
Union and the Constitution felt that both were
threatened with danger such as neither had en-
countered since the formation of our Government 1t
was, in TRUTH the severest ordeal to which our ins-
tutions could be subjected. For it was war Joplin
ion against Government founded on opinion and
opinion must be the sole arbiter. But that danger
the signal for the noblest efforts of patriotism
and of craftsmanship in the councils of the nation.
All that best and highest in the two great
parties, Webster, Clay, Case, Dickinson, Foote,
and host of worthy compeers in both Houses of
fare, and united in truly national spirit in avert
ing the shipwreck of institutions which was
impending. The measures of peace, OF harmony
and Of Cancellation passed The Legislature
OF the country had done its duty. Tho perilous
issue remained whether these laws could be exc
cuted. 1t remained to be seen whether the Chief
Magistrate had the power and the will to enforce
obedience.
"Happily no question remains as to either point.
The resistance in the North. The President
was northern man. Fortunately he was capable
OF looking to the Constitution and the law as of
higher and more binding obligation than party or
section The resistance was promptly met, was
hrmly quelied by the peaceful means of the law
To Congress belongs the honor Of devisiag and Of
passing this benehcent series Of laws. To the Elk
ecutive, that of their able and peaceful execution
But it ia not my purpose to infiict speech
upon you, nor TO shock your modesty or NV own
by an eulogy which it would be as embarrassing
20 you to suffer as TO me to pronounce Suffer me TO
conclude by repeating the assurance Of the plea
which experience in finding you amongst
and one of us. We hope that you will return
from the health bringing airs and waters of our
mountains with strength renovated for the tolls Of
your station. But don't be in a hurry, Mr.. Presi-
dent; give them fair trial, or you will give them
occasion for a murmur, which we have heard from
no other voice, against your justice. We hope
that with this reception all form and statc may
terminate We wish and here to take our
leave Of the President. But we indulge the anti
cipation Of bearing away to our widely separated
homes pleasant recollections Of social intercourse
with DIR. Fillmore, as equals with an equal, as