The true Democrat., 1856-10-21
President Pierce at Home
His Reception by the Democracy of inc Granite S;ate-.-The Presidents Sneecb.
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Concord, N H, Thursday Oct, ?.
 The reception of President Pierce here. to. day, was an imposing and brilliant affair. Many buildings on Maln-street were decorated. and numerous flags tloated in the breeze. The principal decorative feature was au arch trim med with evergreens, bearing on one side the motto, "New Hampshire welcomes home her favorlte son,' and on the reverse, "We well come the President of thirty-one States"
 President Pierce stopped at the house of a inend last night where he was met by General Peaslee and few other select friends. He came to this city from Nashua, under the escort of the Amoskeag veterans of Manchester
 de arrived shortly before noon, and was re- celved with immense cheering He was met at the depot by committee of arrangements when he mounted handsome horse, in readi- ness, and was escorted by a numerous caval- cade of horsemen. He rode bareheaded, and bowed his acknowledgements to the cheers which greeted him on every side. Probably the procession and crowd, lining the streets, would number over twelve thousand. Large delegations from Portsmouth, Man. chester, Nashua, Cheshire county, Bristol. Clare mont and other parts of the State, came to at tend his reception Delegations from Boston. also, and its vicinity, were present, numbering from two to three thousand. Several of the delegations were escorted by the military, with bands of music. The display of banners, flags, notices, etc., was brilliant and imposing.
 About two o'clock the procession and crowd assembled in the square in front of the State House, when the President was welcomed by cordial and welcome address by John Ii. George.
 The President, on rising to respond, was hail. bn at. l.
 The following are the Presidents remarks:
 Mr. Chairman, and Fello,o- Citizens: I beg you to accept my grateful acknowledgments for this gracious and agreeable reception.- That my neighbors should gather around me on my return was to be expected, but that such an assembage should come from all parts of the State to bid me welcome, did not antici pate. One feels painfully on an occasion like this the poverty of language Indeed know not how to respond to such greeting
 Friends of my youth and of my mature years, you may be sure that 1 appreciate this evidence ot your unalienated and true regard and that shall cherish it while live as a tri bute dear to my heart.
 Your allusions,m my true and cherished friend, (addrcsSlng Mr. George) to the past are full of sadness. left this State bowed by the ire parable loss and sorrow of my life Since that time the dear friends to whom you have so touchin9ly adverted, while in the vigor of man. hood and at the height of their usefulness, have passed from the scenes of time But these sad memories gather too fast, and my emotions are too strong to trust myself in this direction.
 am glad to be surrounded by personal friends of different political parties, who have for ma- ny years commanded my confidence and re gard. But if it were otherwise. 1 should not offend your sense of propricty or my own, by mIngllng with what have to sav a single sen tence which might not well be addressed at any time or place to all men who love their country and revere the constitution. Indeed returning to you as do with no new sentiments or opinions upon leading political topics, have nothing to justify or explain. Wherever, iu pubic action, principles firmly established and well dehned Tn my own mind have led have unhestatingly followed, relying for the appro- val oi my policy and acts upon the jud gment otmy coantrylnen. When the asccrbty and dis tnr0hS influences of present party strife shall have passed away, whether this expectation shall be fully realized or not, am quite sure that no honest and intelligent citizen of New Hampshire will doubt that my public conduct has been controlled by none other than high and patriotic motives
 While, my fellow-citizeus it is a great ulea- sure to meet you, 1t Is d pleasure, the realiza- ton ol which might have deferred, but the necessity of my presence here before the 4th of March was such that could not disrerard it. and was compelled to consult in relation to the tune ot my visit, not my own convenience but the obligations of my duty which you, iu conjunction with the mass of my couutrymeu. had imposed upon me But why should 1 speak oi this? Are comparative strangers t. the people of New Hamp pshire-men who have not personal acquaintance with one hundred of the asSemDlage now present-men who have never sacrificed for their country in their whole lives one hour of casc--who have never en- countered and who never expect to encounter the slightest of danger lorils honor or it's rights to dictate when and under what circumstances 1t IS proper for me to breathe my native air and tread my native soil; have answered this ques- ton to-day by my presence, and you have an swered 1t by meeting me here.
 At time when our relations with all foreign powers are essentially pacific, and when our domestic and internal advancement and pros perlty Is regarded by other nations as almost fabulous, It IS lamentable to see and be compel- led to admit that there is a sectional spirit in this land, counseng hatred and all uncharta- DlChNoor anu II at lIllS moment 10 reck the Union to the center If have given countenance to any extent or in any degree at any time, l have unquestionabiy made broad departure from the lessons of that venerated parent te whose revolutionary services and sub sequent career you have been pie Aed to advert. But to such charge 1 have no occasion to an swer, and shall never have by the entire record of my public life. With reference to any change Tn my sentiments or opinions, l ought, perhaps to make single qualification. It has been said that the universal tendency of the age IS to conservatism. 1 believe 1t to be so- It Is certainly true that l regard with less and less compIacency all extremes of opinions and all raShneSS in action.
 1 deprecate more and more whatever Is call culated to excite contention between our own government and forelgn powers, or to provoke alienation between the people of different States or different sections of this confederation, and 1 desire, with daily increasing earnestnesS, to see passion and prejudice, and all partisan emo ton, give place to calm judgment, to patriotism, and to fraternity and regard among the citi- zens of the Republic which shall acknowledge no limits less comprehensive than the country To this kind of conservatism 1 invite you. 1 am no aarmlSt. am not here to proclaim dan ger. My hope and faith in the constitution and m the permanence of the institutions which it upholds is strong but with knowledge of the weakness of poor human nature, and with the light of history cast upon our path, 1 certainly need not warn you that the loss of the great blessing which you now enjoy is not impossible
 conJure you, citizens of New Hampshire while you dwell with grateful emotion upon your present privileges and upon your great prosperity, to remember the great obligations which rest upon you, so far as the interests of your country are concerned Never allow your minds to be diverted from the fact that this is the great experiment in modern times, at mans capacity Tor self-government and that if the experiment cannot succeed under this constitu- ton and this Union of the American States, it's success on this continent under any new ar rangement Is hopeless. Such is my conviction Let no man delude you with the idea that our Union has any intrinsic strength independent