The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-01
the President Mt Lewisburg, Wa.
From tie Le.visb,lrg Chronicle, a


President FILLMORE, accompanied by the
Hon. A. II. H. Stuart, Secretary Of the Interior,
w. w. Corcoran, esq, Of Washington, and
Capt. Powell, of the United States Navy, paid
| our village visit ON Saturday last, the 23d
inst. From the arrival of the PRESIDENT until
his departure, at 5 o'clock, p. m, of the same
day, the citizens of our village and vicinity con-
tnued to call upon him, for, the purpose of hav-
ing the qualification Of seeing and becoming
personally acquainted with him whom they
have for some time so greatly admired for the
frmness and patriotism displayed by him in the
performance Of his executive duties. Wewere
pleased to see many of the ladies of our village
embracing the opportunity of being introduced
| to the Chief Magistrate of our country. They,
as was the case with all others, were very
much pleased with the fine personal appear
ance of the PRESIDENT, as well as with
his easy, pleasant, and affable manners. Be
| tween two and three O'Clock, p. m, the PREsI-
DENT and associates, the distinguished judges
composing the court of appeals of Virginia, and
about sixty of our county were conducted
| by the host, James Frazer. esq.,, to a most
bountiful and sumptuous table, supplied with
every thing which the most dainty could desire.
After doing the most ample justice to the rich
viands spread before them, and whilst in that
state of satisfied plentitude which prepares the
audience for g feast of reason and flow of
soul" John w. Mcpherson, esq, proposed the
| following sentiment:
| MILLARp FILLMORE, President of the United
States. He knows no North, he knows no South
he knows nothing but the Constitution"
! The PRESIDENT, with distinct enunciation,
and in dignified and graceful manner, replied
in substance as follows:
| The sentiment just proposed in reference to his
national feelings was true, that, in directing the
affairs Of the Republic, he knew North, nc
South no East, no West-he knew nothing but
his ,chole country. He experienced the greatest
| pleasure in having opportunity Of becoming
personally acquainted with many persons in this
| interesting section CT the State Of Virginia. Ht
learned from the perusal Of the early history of th
/ State that our village at time called Camp
| Union-he hoped we were for the Union still. He
was aware that il to the mountains of West Au
gusta that General Washington looked with mpli
cit confidence in the darkest epoch of our revolution
airy era. He believed, ifbuta single standard wer
left for him to plant upon the mountains of Yves
Augusta, that he would rally around it freemen VIII
would raise their bleeding country from the d1s
and set her Free He (the Presidency hoped tina
we, the posterity of those gallant heroes Of Yves
Augusta, would continue to hold with firm gras
.
emblazoned with it's glorious stars and stripes. AT
ter making several other happy historical alluson
in reference to this section of the State, he ex
pressed his great qualification at finding the per
formance of the plain duties devolving upon him
as the Executive of the nation, so cordially ap
proved by those who surrounded him. He con
cludcd his remarks by returning his thanks to tn
audience for the great kindness extended to him.
During the delivery of his remarks tn
PRESIDENT was frequently interrupted by lou
bursts of applause. At the conclusion of hi
address three loud and heartfelt cheers were Of
: fered for WILLARD FILLMORE:
SAMUEL PRICE, esq, then rose and offere
the following sentiment:
"Hon. A. II. II. STUART, Secretary Of The Int
2 rior-A western Virginian whom Virgiuians de
light TO honor. He, too, like the President, is
Union man.
The enunciation Of this sentiment ben
greeted with emphatic applause, the Hon.
II. III. STUART rose and spoke somewhat a
follows:
After a few Introductory remarks, be alluded I
the great change which had been wrought in pub
> lie feeling within the asttwelye months just on
year since he in the midst Of the same peo
; pie, and united with them in paying the lai