Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-16
SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT AT BALTIMORE.

SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT AT BALTIMORE.
The Baltimore papers furnish the following re-
port of the Address of the President of the United
States, delivered in that city on Monday evening,
in reply TO the cordial welcome extended to him by
the Mayor of Baltimore in behalf of its citizens
Mr. Mayor and Feow-Citizens of the city of Baltimore
My heart is full and it would be difficult to express the
depth Of feeling with which this cordial welcome has inn
pressed me- CHEERS Your citizens had already by
their partial friendship and more than generous conf
dence, previously imposed upon debt of gratitude
which years devoted to their service and the interests
and honor of our common country can scarcely cancel
[Cheers. To be thus surrounded by population not
less distinguished for its intelligence and tried patriotism
is peculiarly gratifying And, among the pleasant memo
res suggested by the OCCASION who fail to be remind
ed where the banner of unbridled unqualified religious
liberation first freely given to the breeze You can
not be in such atmosphere without feeling its vyiyng
influence Every man who has patriots lungs must
feel it; because every knows that religious tolera
ton lies at the foundation of civil liberty. [Cheers
No transient traveller enter this city without being
struck with the evidences of enterprise and honest thrift
which every where meet the eye. Baltimore has stood
prominently forth in that astonishing progress of
try which may be truly said to have outmarched pro-
phecy Her great advantages in a commercial point of
view have Of course always been marked and apparent
but her commanding geographical position, SO far rs in
ernal commerce is concerned forcbly alluded to by
Washington early 1896, is only beginning to be APP
precated by yourselves the great West pours in
its boundess resources at the bidding of your enterprise
and the udcious application Of your means to those in
ernal improvements which leave the destiny of Balti
more Of the great cities Of the world matter
Of doubt [Cheers.
But after ALL it is not the increase Of your population
and wealth--the augmentation Of your shipping in
erestsyour crowded depots and marts teeming with
the products agricultural and mineral of the inte-
riorthe erection of splendid edifces rising, itwere
by magicnor all these combined, which chiefly engross
the thoughts of the patriotic citizen and give his pulse
quicker and prouder throb he your envrons
and sees those monuments in the distance They may
crumbe, that is their destiny nay, they will moulder
and minge with the earth but the inspiration
Of the deeds of valor they commemorate which saved
you from the presence and the shame of the tread of
foreign soldiery, will perish [Applause Who
shall say what has been the extent the power of the
example of sefsacrifcing heroism which sgnazed the
defence Of North Point and Fort McHenry in 1914? APP
pause 1t was dark and trying hour in our history
we were perplexed, but not destroyed when your ex
ample and proves terminated courage and confidence
every where 1t felt that the shield of protection
superior to all human power always recognised by our
fathers during their great struggle, still over u.s.
Let remember it, and acknowledge it with hum
bic and grateful hearts. Who shall say especially how
much your monuments for those who FELL and your
and aectonae esteem for those who survived the
conflicts of the anxious days and nights which have
adverte have had to do with free and gallant baons Of
Maryland blood upon many fields of Mexico?
The of the Revolution taught their they
owed their first duty their country-a duty not to be
avoided but to be carefully fulfilled in the face of all
sequences and every hazard Has not the Almighty
blessed to their descendants their example, their
than to say that State in this Conederacy has
furnished impressive exempifcaton of the power
of that teaching than that before whose people have the
honor to stand. Applause
Mr.. Mayor, pleasant incident at this moment comes
back to my memory, to which may not be censured for
adyerting Soon after the barque Kepler anchored with
portion Of the 9th Infantry the Castle of San Juan
Uloa about the Both Of june 1s4 another transport
came to anchor within We could not dis
Germ the ship, but in few moments heard pealing
forth from her deck the stirring notes Of The StarSpan
gled Banner" The effect electrical. thought,
probably from association that the ship was from Balt
more and the fact verified the impression Boats were
lowered, and friendly greeting commenced between the
sons of Maryland and New England, which trust may
never be interrupted Applause. But borne on by my
feelings, am OBTAINING you much too long. [Cres Of
throughout the land the Monumental City," would
name the " City Of the Star-Spangled Banner" Zap
plause While you will hail with Joy the appearance OF
after snail be added to the
constellation you will always proclaim, upon the honor
and faith of Maryland that the number shall be
less GGreat cheering
4 Sir, thank you most cordially, thank you ALL gen.
temen for your presence here to-day and hope may
meet under agreeable circumstances long years
i During the delivery of the above address the
President was loudly and repeatedly applauded
When he retired the several members of his Cabinet
having been called for by the people, brief addresses
were made by Secretaries DAVIS, GUTHRIE, and
CUSHING, all of which were happily expressed and
well received.