The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-07

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WELCOME TO THE PRESIDENT
WRITTEN ron THE KEYSTONE MISsTRELs, NEWPORT.
Air-"New England"
o, welcome-weoome home again!
To neighbors, friends, and kin
We've held thee in our heart OF hearts
Wherever thou hast been.
o, welcome to our Granite Hills,
Our bounding streams and free
> From lavish hearts and eager hands,
Our welcome come 10 thee.
Cbo~-s And joyous voices send their songs
OF gladness DER the lea.
0, weloome-welcou,e home again
As Germans love the Rhine,
Thy native State, thy honored State
The Granite State is thine;
Shrined in the honest yeoman's heart,
Thy memory sumbers still,
Glad welcomes greet thee home again
From every Granite HILL
Cbo-,. And many heart beats Joyous now
While envious tongues still.
Then welcome home the PRESIDENT
What though our noble State
Yields not the orange the lime,
The bread-fruit or the date
We've noble hearts and daring hands,
In many mountain home,
And Ger our heads clearer sky
Has stretched its lordy dome.
f,,,. And true hearts welcome, welcome thee
To this our mountain home.
The following is the Presidents speech entire made
shortly after the singing Of the welcome:
SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT
have already spoken 10 the gentlemen; allow me now
to express my qualification meeting many of nv f
male friends and extend to them my sincere and CRATE
ul Acknowledgements for the honor they have done me- 1t
always gives great pleasure like those
have addressed to-day but appreciate and rejoice in the
fact that the deeacy and dignity Of woman forbid her
acting sometimes compelled TO do in the stirring
scenes Of life One thing, however, all know-husbands
brothers who listened To his wife astray
[cheers and young brother gave q listening ear
to his sisters words Of counsel without being the better
for IT, Renewed applause In every stage Of our lives
feel the influence Of In early youth through
all the struggles Of manhood and in the decline OF years
there is no good man who does not feel his heart made
stronger through their influence.
thank you cordially heartily for this kind reception
Ii is likely nor probable that shall see you again
bere but have strong and abiding conviction that |
shall return TO you, and live hope, many years among
you. Loud cheers
Col John II. George then rose and said
SPEECH H GEORGE
desire, in behalf Of the committee Of the democracy Of
Concord, and in behalf Of all those who respect the
office the position, and the TO return 10 you from
other sections Of the State heartfelt thanks desire
TO say that in honorng distinguished guest you
honored your State your country and yourselves Loud
cbeers desire 10 say, further that New Hampshire has
the proudes day in Der civil history Renewed cheers
New Hampshire to-day has sght which in all proba-
biity will not be seen again BY you by your children
every hamlet every school district within her borders
represented BY her hardy yeomanry offer honor and
sPect TO her own son both and the Chief Nsgs
trate Of the nation [Cbeers
desire again in behalf Of the citizens 81 the capital to
return to you, gentlemen from abroad most sincere
hank and 10 say that whoever bonors the President
the United States in the person Of Franklin Pierce honors
New Hampshire. Loud applause On Tuesday morning
last the President Of the United States left the capital or
the nation and his march however private be might have
desired IL has been continual ovation. AT Baltimore
the mayor with the entire military turned ont 10 escort
him and by doing that they paid the highest honor our
State propose here three cheers for the mayor OF
Baltimore and the Maryland militia Three cheers
The President passed on he went to Philadelphia
where be received distinguished reception from the
mayor Of the City Of Brotherly Love Let us remember
hat ms IN Wtv Tnrere oh A.
Springfield he met with another cordial welcome from the
mayor Of that business city and move that give three
cheers for the mayor and those who welcomed the Pres
dent in the city Of Springfield Three cheers lie passed
TO Concord You, gentlemen, have the reception
which he met with here You have the distinguished
hoDo the cordially the affection with which be has been
received by the great Of the people here assembled
move that We wind mp this meeting by giving three cheers
Voices mine ninsI)
have forgotten one thing At the starting point the
mayor Of Washington the Et TO show the Prssi-
dent honor in his trumpbal march Let give him three
cheers Three cheers Before we give nine cheers for
distinguished guest give three cheers for
the gee club Of young ladies and gentlemen who sang the
welcome song tonight Three cheers And now fellow
citizens participants in the distinguished reception be has
here received before depart from this hall to witness
nine such rousing cheers the yeomanry Of New Hamp
shire alone give for citizen the President Of
the United States Nine tremendous cheers followed by
tumultuous applause
Three times three cheers given and the band played
Home Sweet Home" Rer which the President and the
company retired from the hall
An illumination, and the fireworks, with torch-ght
procession, closed the proceedings Of the evening