The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-07-05
From the New York Express OF Wednesday,
The Fillmore Reception at New
York.

On Tuesday morning Mr.. Fillmore was
called upon by large number Of stran.
gers and citizens, including many of his
old associates in Congress from this and
neighboring States, and many distin.
guishcd and official persons at home and
abroad. Among the members of the pre-.
sent Congress we observe Messrs Ed.
wards, Haven Of New York, Eustis of
La, and among the late members, Messrs.
Moore of Pa, Randolph of N. j., and
others; also, Mr.. Hodge, Of Pennsylva.
MIA, late Consul to Marselles, Luther
Bradish, Mayor Hall, Of Brooklyn, Col
onel Anderson, and several officers of
the army end navy, who bear pleasant
remembrance Of Mr.. Fillmore urbanity.
Several committees have also been re.
ceved. Delegations are in town all
along the Central road, from Albany to
Buffalo, and on the Erie road from Pied
ment to Dunkirk, asking his acceptance
of invitation to stop by the way.
Hotel Scenes.-Strangers have been
pouring into the city ever since Mr.. Fill
more's arival--lrom the surrounding
cities, counties, and States-to witness
| New York's ovation to her honored son.
New Jersey was well represented, and
even Massachusetts sent US no nconsid-
cradle number to testify TO the kindly
feelings of the people there for the can.
didate of the people. Pennsylvania was
in quite full force, most of the large dele,
CATION of one hundred citizens, appoint.
ed at the Philadel phia meeting to wei.
come the ex.President and invite him to
visit the city of Brotherly Love--having
arrived.
Every thing, and almost every body in
the city wore a holiday experimentation.
ncrs were Aying, and flags are waving
from the Exchange and all the public
places-while even the water added its
mite to the general joy--the shipping in
the harbor all testifying the appreciation
of those who man them, Of the cx.Presi
dent, by a general display of their bunt,
ing.
From Academy Hall, No. 663 Broad
way, was suspended a magnificent ban.
ner, with the following appropriate in
scription:
1" Willard Fillmore:
Statesman, yet friend to truth! with soul sin
cerc,
In action faithful and inhonor clear.
| Andrcw ]. DonelsOn:
He knows the right, and dares the right pur'
sue.
The " stars and stripes" noated proud
ly from the prominent buildings along
the road.
From a private dwelling along the
Bowery, near Houston. street. was sus.
pended small banner with the following
Latin inscription;
James Buchaman. Esq.,:
Rusus I'D ingenium rodit,
Translation
He is as bad as ever.
About hundred gentlemen from Phil
adelphia, delegates authorized to invite
Mr. Fillmore to visit Philadelphia, Were
received by him this morning III the par
lors of the St. Nicholas, where the Hon
Mr.. Moore, late member of Congress:
from the city addressed mimi
Mr.. Fllmo,e's Reply.
Mr.. Chairman, this unexpected wei
come from the city Of Independence ant
f of the Constitution, calls forth feeling
of gratitude which | have not words tt
express. If there be any place outside
of my native State which | respect mor'
than another, that place is Philadelphia
Its history, its sacred associations, all in
spire me with respect and admiration
and look up to it as the birthplace o
our Liberty and our laws, and as bein2
the home Of the great and good man whc
7 bequeathed to us the peace and order, thu
unity, the blessings, and the prosperity
we all enjoy, and when | see here to
day the number of your delegation, ant
know the intelligence they represent, thi
kindness gives me pleasure have no
the power adequately to express. You
have, sir, in your remarks, seen fit tt
alude to my travels and receptions ii
foreign countries. 1t is true, that from TIT
crowned head to the peasant, have re
ceived marked attention and courtesy
but do not attribute this to any meri
Of my own, but to that power which Gle
waited me to the Office of Chief Magis
trate of a great and free Republic. But
often, sir, while have received sucf
kindness abroad, | must own that | have
heard, with the most painful solicitude
Of events and scenes which have trans
PRED at home. Not often, in many parts
| Of Europe, have | been able to see ar
American paper, but extracts of them
have seen every where copied into foreign
| journals, which showed that alarming dis
sentions and turmoils existed in my own
country-such as excited in my mind the
liveliest solictude, and which have given
me the greatest pain. And when it is
known thatforeign monarchists are watch
ing with deep feelings of satisfaction,
every new cause Of internal discord, and
expecting therefrom speedy dissolution Of
this great and free Republic, is to be
wondered at, that such should be my feel.
ings.