Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-07-15


: 1,,.rce,s Address ON his reception at Baltimore.
-, Mavof and Fellow Citizens of the city OF Bal
ore Ny heart is full, and it would be dncuI 70
r"rpss the depth of feeling with which inns co!oaa
%oTne has IMPRESSED me. (Cheers.) Your cItlzens
Ireadv by their partial friendship and more than
Da uarous confidence, previously imposed upon me
Gratitude which Years devoted to their service,
uJ the interests and honor OF our common country
anu scarcelv cancel (Cheers) To be thus surround
u nv population not less distinguished LOT us ln'el
Ence and tried patriotism is peculiarly gratItylng-
IA among the pleasant memories suggested BY the
A ion Who can fail TO be reminded where the ban
w of nnbrdled unqualified religious liberation was
Est freely given 10 the breeze You cannot ne IN
pb an atmosphere without feeling IFS vlvfylng IN
sonce Every man who has PATRIOTS lungs must
J Il. because VERY man knows that religious toll
,;on lies at the foundation of civil liberty. tCheers)
@ transient traveller can this city without be-
~ struck with the evidences of enterprise and hon
nst thrift which every where meet the eye.
baltimore has stood prominently forth IN that as
i;shing progress of country, which may be truly
o;J ia have outmarched prophecy. Her great advan-
jogps in a commercial point of view have, OF course
Iwavs been marked and apparent but her command
mo geographical position, so far AS internal commerce
i; Concerned forcbly alluded TO by Washington as
tarv as 1896. is only beginning 10 be appreciated
even by yourselves, the great West pours IN ITS
SoUndess resources at the bidding of your enterprise
and the iudicous application of your means to those
irprnal improvements which leave the destiny of Bal
Iimoe as one of Il great cities OF the world no mat
Ter of doubt. (Cheers.)
But after all it is not the increase of your popuia-
iion and wealth-the augmentation OF your shipping
nterest-your crowded depots and marts teemng with
the products agricultural and mineral of the interior
The erection OF splendid ed6ces, rising, it were,
bv magic-nor all these combined, which chiefly en-
gross the thoughts of the patriotic citizen, and give to
his pulse quicker and prouder throb, as he enters
YOUR environs and those monuments in the dis
lance. They may crumbe, that is their destiny nay
they will moulder and minge with the common EARTH
hui the inspiration of the deeds of valor they com.
memorafe, which saved you from the presence and
the shame of the tread of foreign soldery. will per.
ish never. (Applause) Who shall say what has
been the extent, the power, of the example of self
sacrificing heroism. which signased the defence Of
North Point and Fort McHenry in 1914? Applause.
It was a dark and trying hour in our hstory-we
were perpeXed, but not desroyed-when your exam
pie and prowPss terminated courage and commence
everywhere 1t was felt that the shield of protection
superior to all human power, always recognized by
our fathers during their great struggle, still over
US. Let remember il, and ever acknowledge 1t with
humble and grateful hearts! Who shall say, espe-
cay how much your monuments for those who fell,
and your and aectiOnate esteem for those
who survived the conflicts of the anxious days and
nights to which have adverted, have had 10 do with
free and gallant libaton of Maryland blood upon SO
many fields of Mexico. (AppIause.)
The fathers of the Revolution taught their sons that
they owed their first duty TO their country-a duty
not be avoided, but be cheeIfully fulfilled in the
face Of all consequences and every hazard. Has not
the Almighty blessed, to us their descendants, the
example, their experience, and their lesson Noble
praise cannot be bestowed, than to say that no State
in this confederacy has furnished more impressive
complication of the power of that teaching thar
that before whose people have the honor 10 stand
APpIause)
Mr. Mayor, pleasant incident at this momen
comes back to my memory, TO which may not b.
censured for adverting.
Soon after the Bark Kepler anchored with por
ton of the 9th Infantry near the Castle of San Jua
de UlIoa about the 3Oh of June 1877, anohe
transport came to anchor within a cables length
We could not discern the ship, but in few moment
We heard pealing forth from her deck the strrin
notes of " The Star Spanged Banner" The efec
was electrical. thought, probably from associatio
that the ship was from Baltimore, and the fact verie
the impression. Boats were lowered, and friendl
greeting commenced between the sons of MaryIan
and New England which trust may be inter
mFted. APPLAUSE But, borne on by my feelings
am OBTAINING you much too long [Cries of no! nj
90 onl If, already yours not designated through
out the land as the " Monumental City, | wouI
venture to Christen it pre- -emnently entitled TO tn
name, the City of the Star Spangled Banner
Applause While you will hail with Joy the al
pearance of every new STAR after another sha
be added TO the constellation, you will always prt
claim upon the honor and faith of Maryland that tt
number shall never be less. [Great cheerng.l Sir,
thank you most cordially. thank you all, gentleme
for your presence here to-day, and hope we ma
meet under agreeable circumstances long years
come.
During the delivery of his address, the Preside
was loudly and repeatedly appauded. On its CO..
CuSion he retired from the balcony, when reteratt
calls for Davis arose from the throng of citizens
Mr. Davis responded in few brief but pertine
remarks.