Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-07-15
The Prestd ema ia Baltimore.


New York, to be present at the inauguration
of the Worlds Fair, yesterday. An immense
crowd of persons. estimated blythe Sun 100,
900. were gathered about the depot in Bali.
more, fall of whom it is safe to sup pose were
applicants for office.) eager 10 catch glimpse
of the President Having arrived, he was taken
possession of by committee, and. in reckless
disregard OF his safety and total oblivion of his
past experience, SEATED ON HORSE although
there was much "noise and confusion" in the
crowd and All occasional discharge Of artillery
nearby But the Presidents protecting gent
us did not this time desert him, aud he reach
ed Barnum's Hotel without accident when.
after parlaking Of Refreshments" he made his
appearance before the crowd aud deliveredthe
following speech:
"Mr Mayor, and Felow-ciiizens Of the city
OF Baltimore, my heart is full. and 1t would be
difficult to express the depth Of feeling with
which this cordial welcome has impressed me.
(Applause.) Your citizens, 10y their partial
friendship, and more than generous confidence,
had previously imposed upon me debt of graf.
ilude which years devoed TO their service, and
10 the interests and honor ofour common coun-
try can scarcely cancel. (Applause) To be
thus surrounded by population not less dis
tinguished for its chlvalry ;han for lis lnelli.
gence and tried patriotism, is peculiarly graft.
flying. And among the pleasant memories sug
gesied by the occasion, who can iail to be re
minded where the banner OF unbridled, un
qualified religious federation was first freely
given to the breeze. (Great Applause.) You
cannot be in such an atmosphere without feel
ing its vivifylng influence. Every man who
has patriots lungs must feel it, because every
mao knows that religious liberation lies at the
foundation of civil liberty. (Applause)
No transient traveller can enter This city.
without being struck with the evidences of en-
terprise and honest thrift which everywhere
meet the eye. Baltimore has stood prominent
ly forth in that astonishing progress of our
country which may be truly said to have on,
marched prophecy. Her great advantages in
a commercial point of view have of course al
ways been marked and apparent; but her
commanding geographical position, SO far as
internal commerce IS concerned, forcibly allu-
ded to hy Washington as early as 1896, is only
beginning to be appreciated even by your
selves, as the great West pours in its boundess
resources at the bidding of your enterprise, and
the judicious application of your means 10
those internal Improvements which leave the
destiny Of Baltimore as one of the great cities
ofthe world no matter of doubt.
But, after all, it is not the increase Of your
population and wralth-the augmentation of
your shipping interest. your crowded depots
and marts, teomlng wirh the products, agri-
cultural and mineral, of the iuerior-the cree
tion of splendid edhces, rising as il were by
magc,-nor all these Combined, which chiefly
engross the though hts Of the patriotic citizen, and
give to his pulse quicker aud prosder ,hrob,
as he enters your environs and sees these mon
uments in the distance. They may crumble
that is their destiny nay, they will moul-
der and mlngle with the common earth, but
the inspiration of the deeds of yalor which they
commemorate, which saved you from the
shame OF the presence aad tread OF a foreign
soldiery, will perish never. Applause.
Who shall say what has been the extent OF
the power ofthe example of If sacrificing he
roism which signaized the defence of North
Point and Fort McHenry in 1914! 1t was a
dark and trying hour in cur history. We were
perplexed but not in despair; cast down bat
not destroyed-w hen your example and
proves terminated courage and confidence
every where, 1t was felt that the shield Of
protection superior 10 all human power, always
recognized by our forelathers during their great
struggle, was still over US. Let US remember
it and ever acknowledge it with humble and
grateful hearts. {applause.) Who shall say
especially how much your monuments for those
who Tell, and your reverence and afectionate
esteem for those ho survived the conflicts OF
the anxious days and nights to which have
adyerted have had to do with the free and gal
liant libations Of Maryland blood upon SO many
fields of Mexico? (Applause.)
The fathers of the Revolution taught Their
sons that they owed their first duty to their
country-a duty not TO be avoided, but to be
cheerfully fulfilled in the face ofaIl consequen
IS and of every hazard. Cheers. Has not
the Almighty blessed to US (their descendauts)
their example, their ex perience, and their les
ont Nobler praise cannot be bestowed than
10 say that no State in this confederacy has fur
nlshed more impressive exempifcalion of
the power of that teaching than that before
whose people have now the honor to stand
Applause.
MIR. Mayor. pleasant incident comes at
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