The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-03
Movements OF NIiilard Fillmore.
BANQUET TO THE Ex-pREsIDKsr IN cHARL xsros

low traveller John p Kennedy at the Charleston Hotel
Thursday evening" requires fulfil the pledge we
made yesterday of offering more detailed account II
is difficult indeed to reproduce paper and in the cold
medium Of written language the full spirit and effect Of
festive OCCASION and this difficulty is greater with
spect TO banquet entirely informal
as that which drew together the delighted assembage
this case.
As to the mael of the banquet we need scarcely say
anything Those who have sstouched toes' under the
mahogsny OF the Charleston Hotel know full well how
these Things are there managed and to that Mixer
furnished dainty, appezng and magnificent spread is
only to repeat what readers would readily take for
granted The tables in the ladies' ordinary on the even
ing here referred to, showed his wonted taste skill
and the whole affair although gotten up very short
notice. was worthy of the hotel and OF the host This
is saying much and yet only enough to do Justice
may parcularse two ornaments, which were specially
attractive from their elegance and In
front the President who held the post Of honor on
the right OF the President, tasteful
Of the White House while before Mr.. kennedy, who
on the left OF the President full rugged shipthese
sugared emblems delicately recalling the poss which
had been filed with credit and success by the dstin
we believe ian old Bay state democrat party
go but he showed this OCCASION that politics have
never invaded his pantry or corrupted his usine.
After the edibes luxaries had been discussed for
time amid general and ceaseess flow of sparkling
the that had been hastily pre-
pared for the exigencies Of the occasion They
follows
Party Divisions the United stateTheir best
social relations are derived.
s spn on sasa m Sgss. Of tho city
doe honor to The honesty with which e the
Obligations of his high once. 'A'
This sentiment was warmly received and the comnanv
spontaneously and greeted with hearty round
OF cheers which were given with emphatic good will.
The Ex-PRrsnEST arose. and responded in a most cha
racterstc manner showing that he deeply felt the
ions he was endeavorng to express and making good
speech because he did notify to make speech at all
He had been taken by surprise entirely he had not
expected to be called out by such demonstration
as had followed the sentiment just proposed. In
his necessarily limited visit, he had been compelled
to Decline formal public festival; and, in accepting
the banquet eoureons rendered he had not anticipated
such result he had just Witnessed II became him
not said Mr. Fimore to alude particularly the SER
vices he had been called to render country that he
could not love or serve too much He had been called
which he had received the atterng approval OF the
timent propose and he could claim merit praise
Tor having discharged duties that could not have
avoided He nd not and could not apologize however
for actions prompted by his rmest convictions of duty
deeply and painfully felt the sacrifices he making at
the time. He knew that the course he felt constrained
sections, well TO many in the South particularly,
whom he could not then call friends for the want
he considered the best possible of policy and to
carry out irrespective of personal party considera
tons he may have erred in constituting applying the
constitution but he was conscientiously assured by
Prospect that he had not perverted it to sectional nus
tce or oppression The citizen in the widest frontier of
Texas had in his sight constitutional claims to
protection and recognition equal to those of the citizens
in the Empire City Of the Empire State Of which he
proud to acknowledge himself a son and a citizen.
Mr. Fillmore concluded by referring particularly to his
present tour. On two occasions eviousy he had
ranged such visit but had been unayoidaby prevented
and he had now realized long cherished wish In APP
preaching the city OF Charleston where he had received
such an unexpected welcome he was forcibly struck
mnding him, in many points, of the bay which gave
access to the great Empire City OF the prosperity,
city he could feel jealousy He could see in the stu
alton of Charleston nothing to bar her progress pre-
vent her from claiming position as the New York of the
South; and he hailed all proper efforts to extend her
prosperity and enlarge her interests He regretted that
circumstances had prevented him from visiting the city
during the session Of the late commercial convention
Mr. Fillmore concluded his most appropriate response
which was frequently interrupted by hearty applause
with the following sentiment
The City of alike for refined and ee
CANT hospitality and literary and scientific intelligence
The PRESIDENT then announced the next toast as fol-
lows
binds heI children around her.
This sentiment, need not say was cordially re-
ceived.
in introducing the fourth sentiment Mr. PORTER made
lew eloquent and appropriate remarks in allusion to
and friend of oxPresident Fillmore. The sentiment
was:-
The Hon John p Esnnedy-The honors he has received
the public character of his country and preserved
incidents of the most glorious period Of history
This sentiment received with a hearty round of
cheers, which were prolonged and continued until Mr.
erestng speech which unclaimed the assembled auditory
or nearly an hour, and which, of course, cannot
ieraLe to report in full He alluded feelingly and
.oquenty to the many ties which connected him with
'outh Carolna-ties of personal social and literary
cot tell how long ago. but it before the Mills House.
Ind the Charleston Hotel, and before such things
Jays of an hotel kept by Jones' and he was then
deeply and favorably impressed with his visit He
dtions of our interior and backwoods before Charles
tonians even knew much Of that section. He
felt himself associated with the State, as one of the d.
visions was named after honored maternal ancestor
whose name was part of his (Mr Kennedy's name
John Pendeton denotes his consanguinity with Judge
Fendleton, from whom our northwestern district
named In the backwoods Of also found
of those heroes of humble life that country has
produced in such numbers who unfortunately have
not all received their due reward the hands OF the
He had found in Carolina such hero in the
person Of him who was known by the sorquet OF orse
Shoe Robinson whose exploits and merits he had en-
deavored TO pepetuate He had heard the story of this
humble but deserving hero from his lips and had
since received confirmation Of its leading particulars from
many sources Of undoubted credit He had also formed
and established acquaintance in this State which he
cherished with peculiar pleasure On his first visit years
he formed the acquaintance Of the late VIM Crafts
who was away in the midst of his bright promise
of the gifted and amented Legare who like Crafts
had died too soon for his country and he ranked
among his cherished friends and intimate acquaintance
the Carolina novelist and poet W. Gilmore Simms Whe
ther the State fully appreciated her literary trea-
sures not he knew that these not only val
ued but enved abroad lie had often thought and said
that the American Union presented distinct and dis
tant centres of original opinion and mental radiation
These Boston and Charleston giving tone and com
pcxon respectively to the opinions and thought of the
North and South OF these two he regarded Charles
ton not the least important II had been his lot to
differ important opinions with this State but he had
ceased to honor those who freely and boldly
pressed their opinions, while admitting the like
privilege in others. The State had been marked by
yiyacity in politics. that distinguished her above all
others but in those manifestations Of opinion which
be regarded most incorporate he had much TO
force respect With mutual unreserved intercourse
between all sections he apprehended danger from the
salient characteristic OF Carolina pocs-he could not
indeed fear hostility permanent sectional animosity
when the festive and hosptable board before him
he saw Injuries that had been supplied by the extreme
corner of the Empire State This was an intercourse
obstructed by tariffs custom house regulations.
Mr. Kennedy alluded most pleasantly and happily TO
some pecuiarities he had noticed in Charleston He
thought It city unlike all Others and had been struck by
its differences In the first place the remen here
INDUCED in hghting-a striking anomaly, which was
no rela ala