Washington telegraph., 1851-06-18
TuF PRESIDENT AT BUFFALO.


1.,o svas very brilliant and enthusiastic.
I've select the Herald s report, commenc.
;no with the moment al which the boat
which bore him came in sight to the as
.ombled thousands who waited to wei
.ome him, Oh the Buffalo wharves:
"He stood on the fore part of the deck,
,,;th his hat off, and as soon as he was
,scognized he was cheered vehemently.
national salute was then fired in his
honor. and i'm the midst of scene of ex-
c;tement, which Buffalo has but seldom
witnessed, he aud hls cabinet disembark,
ed.
He was escorted to barouche drawn
NV four horses, and was accompanied by
The Mayor, the Cabinet. the Governor,
State officers, etc., who followed in car
Iiages. M
The procession was very long and very
imposing. 1t moved in the order marked
n the programe When it reached the
Park Mr.. Fillmore alighted. and leaning
on the arm of the Mayor. walked to the
nla;form erected for his reception, follow
ed by the Cabinet.
The Park was filled, at least 10000
-
,ersons being present. As soon as order
mas restored. the Mayor introduced Mr.
Fillmore. aud addressed him in some
we'll considered and eulogistic remarks.
MIR. Fillmore responded:
Mr.. Mayor and Fetiow- Citizens, I
need not say that am oppressed with
this reception. I am very much over
whelmed with it, 1t is one which
Roman General, in the proudest days of
the Eternal City. might be proud of.
EAppause can hardly believe that the
scene is real It seems to me as if it was
an hallucnaiion. Mr.. Mayor and fellow
citizens, it appears TO me as if it were but
a few days since [ tfaversed your city as
friendless, helpless boy, and for all that
am, aud for all that hope to be, and
for all that / can do for my country, 1t is
TO you that | am mainly indebted. 10
come back under such circumstances as
these 10 my felIow-cirizens, with whom
hope to spend the remainder of my days,
forces on my mind recollections that are
overpoweriug. Applause Ihope fellow
citizens, and it is the last hope of my
heart, that | may lay my bones in yonder
graveyard. with yours, and be permitted
by Providence to mingle my dust with
yours. Like the tempest tossed sailor,
who roams 10 foreign lands in search Of
wealh-like the merchant who visits
every sea and every clime-like the Cali
iolnia gold digger who endures every
hardship, while all these hope to return
to the places of their birth, aud to spend
their money among their old ASSOCIATES,
SO dc hope TO return again once more
among you, aud to spend the remainder
of my days ln peace and quietness among
YOU feel tl.at all the honors conferred
upon me are comparatively valueless, un-
less my conduct has the appreciation OF
those among whom my life has been
spent. [Applause. But, fellow-citizens. l
know that the honors of this reception
are not intended for me personally; far
hom it; they come from all classes of my
fellow-citizens; from all parties, Wing and
Democratic, from every grade, as it were,
from every color. and from the welcome
that was extended to me across Main
street, (alluding to flag on which was in
scrlbed "Welcome, our own MilIard Fill
more. TO the little flowers that were
thrown into the carriage to me, all are
equally felt and acknowledged. | know
that all this was intended as tribute to
the high Office which have the honor to
fill. Your Mayor, alIuding to this sub
lect, was much pleased to express ap-
probation of the course which l felt it
my duty to pursue in administering the
affairs of the government. know well.
teow-citizens, that painful bereavement
Of the nation brought me to the head of
the administration at time OF great peril
and anxiety TO the country. l know full
well that in performing what | considered
to be my duty, | have wounded the feel
ings aud lost the confidence of many in
this vast assemblage, whom | loved and
esteemed, and whose confidence would
be the highest object of my ambition.
But, fellow citizens, it is gratifying to
know that in the main my course is ap-
proved, aud 1t is pleasing to reflect that
this approval is not confined to my own
political party. Fellow-citizens, as parti-
zans, We must differ as to the modes of
administering the affairs of the govern
meut; bat when the government itself is
In leopardy-when treason stalks abroad
at the South, and shows it's snsky he..u !
at The North. then I hope to see the
aDoidonment of all party feeling, and to
witness rally of patriots of all parties,
to the support of our own common gov
ernment. [Great outbursts of applause.
ow-citizens, most of what has been
attributed to me, is due to those distin-
guished gentlemen who are associated
with me III the administration of the gov
erEment. But we do not claim all the
honor of having done something towards
auietlng the agitations of the country.
large portion is also due to those dis
tlngulshed Democrats-in Congress and