Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-07-20
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING
JITY OF RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA,
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 20, 1853.
PRESIDENT PIERCE IN BALTIMORE.

PRESIDENT PIERCE IN BALTIMORE.
President Pierce reached Baltimore on Monday
Chrystal Palace, New York. He was received in
a manner which must have been most gratifying
to his feelings. The following is his response to the
welcoming speech Of the Mayor of Baltimore:
"Mr. Mayor, and Fellow -cizens of the city of Bal
timore, my heart is full, and it would be difficult
express the depth of feeling with which this cordial
welcome has impressed me. (APpause:,) Your c'i-
zens, by their partial friendship, and mcre than
generous confidence, had previously imposed upon
me debt Of gratitude which years devoted to their
SERVICE and the interests and honor of our common
country can scarcely cancel. (APplause.) To be
thus surrounded by population not less distinguish
ed for its chivary than for its intelligence and tried
patriotism, is peculiarly gratifying. And among the
pleasant memories suggested by the occasion, who
can fail to be reminded where the banner of unbr-
died, unqualified religious toleraton first freely
| given to the breeze. Great applause.) You can
not be in such atmosphere without feeling its viv.
| flying influence. Every who has partiot's
lungs must feel it, because every man knows that
religious federation lies the foundation Of civil
liberty. (Appiause.)
| No transient traveller can enter this city without,
being struck with the evidences Of enterprise and
honest thrift which everywhere meet the eye. Bal
| tmore has stood prominently forth in that aston
ishing progress OF our country which may be truly
said to have outmarched Prophesy. Her great ad-
vanages in a commercial point Of view have OF course
always been marked and apparent but her comman.
ding geographical position, so far internal com.
merce is concerned, forcibly alluded to by Washing
ton early 1876, is only beginning to be appre-
claed even by yourselves, as the great West Pours
in lis boundless resources at the bidding of your
enterprise, and the judicous application of your
means to those internal Improvements which leave
the destiny of Baltimore of the great cities Of
the world matter of doubt.
But, after ALL it is the increase of your popu-
la.ion and weath-,he augmentation of your ship
ping interest, your crowded depots and markets, teen
ing with the products agricultural and mineral of the
nterior-ihe erection Of splendid edfces, rising
it were by magc.-nor all these combined, which
chiefly engross the thoughts Of the patriotic citizen,
and give to his pulse quicker and prouder throb
as he enters your environs and these monuments
in the distance. They may crumbe-that is their
destny-nay, they will moulder and mingls with
the common earth, but the inspiration Of the deeds
OF valor which they commemorate, which saved you
from the shame OF the presence and tread Of foreign
soldery, vii. never perish. [Applause.
/ " no shall say what has been the extent or the
power OF the example of self-sacri6cing herosm
which sIgnalzed the deferce of North Point and
Fort McHenry in 1914! II was a dark and trying
hour in our history. We were perplexed but not in
despair; cast down but not destroyed-when your
example and prowsss re.animated courage and con-
6dence every where. 1t was felt that the shield Of
protection, superior to all human power, always re-
cognized by foreathers during their great strug
gle, still over Let US remember il and ever
acknowledge it with humble and grateful hearts.
) (Applause.) Who shall say especially how much
your monuments Tor those who fell, and your reve.
renee and afeconate esteem for those who sur
vived the conflicts of the anxious days and nights
to which have adverted, have had TO do with the
free and gallant libations of Maryland blood upon
many fields of Mexico! (AppIause.)
The fathers OF the revolution taught their sons tha,
they owed their first duty to their country-a duty
not to be avoided, but to be cheeIfully fulfilled in
the face of all consequences and Of every hazard.
Cheers. Has not the Almighty blessed 10 us
(he: descendents) their example. their experience
and their LESSONS Nobler praise cannot be bestowed
than to say that State in this conedeacy has fur
uished mere impressive exemp!ifcason OF the pow;
er OF that teaching than that before whose people
have now the honor 10 stand. (APplause.
Mr.. Mayor, pleasant incident comes at this mo
ment back 10 my memory, to which l may be pardon
cd for advertng. Soon after the barque kepier an
chored, with portion Of the ninth infantry, The
castle Of San Juan de Uloa about the 30ih Of June
lS47 another transport came 10 anchor within ca
ble's length Of her, We could not discern the ship
but in few moments We heard pealing forth from
her deck the stirring notes Of" the Star-Spanget
Banner" The effect was electrical. though
probably, from association, that the ship was iron
Baltimore, and the fact verified :he impression. Boat
were lowered, and friendly greetings commenced be
tween the sons of MARYLAND and those of New Eng
land, which trust may never be interrupted. zap
plause.
!. But, borne on by my feelings, have detained 20
y much too long. lCries of mo, no! 60 on!"l
already yours not designated throughout th
d land as " the Monumental Guy" would ven,ur
to chrsten il, as pre-eminently entitled to The name
- the City of the Star-Spanged Banner" Will
you will hail with JOY the appearance Of every ne,
star as one after another shall be added to the cor
, slelIation you will always proclaim, upon the homo
and faith of Maryland, that the number shall nevt
It be less. Great applause.l
Sir: thank you most cordially. thank you al
gentlemen, for your presence here to-day, and hop
e we may meet under agreeable circumstances Ion
J. years 10 come"
r The President was accompanied by Messrs. Ds
Wis, Guthrie, and Cushing. lie left Baltimore o
Tuesday morning for Philadelphia.
At New York, where the President was to a
J. rive Thursday, he was to be received by tf
e entire military at the Battery, and escorted to ii
n Chrystal Palace where the formal welcoming W:
D, to take place, and the ceremonies of the open
of the exhibition were to be Immediately procce,
ed with.
A CRY WITH TWELVE THoUsAND INHABITAN7
DESTROYED. In the foreign news by the Atlanli
of published yesterday, it is stated that, the lst
May, the City Of Shraz, in Persia, destroye
,e with twelve thousand cf It's Inhabitants by the sho
d, Of an earthquakes This is the second city in Pers
I'd and in former years had population of 10000 pc
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