Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-07-04
MIR. FILLMORE IN ALBANY.

The reception of the Hon. Willard Fillmore
at Albany was enthusiastic in the extreme, and
we regret that the crowded state of our col
umns utterly preclude the possibility of giving
even few of the many interesting Incidents
connected with the occasion.-The "model
President"-for so our Democratic friends
were once pleased to term him-repied to the
address of welcome of the Mayor, and it is so
purely American in its tone, so highly finished
in its style, that we cannot refrain from laying
it before our readers to the exclusion of other
interesting matter already in type.-After the
cheers which succeeded the Mayors address
had somewhat subsidized, Mr.. Fillmore replied.
as follows:
Mr.. Mayor, and Fellow Citizens: This over
whelming demonstration of congratuation and
welcome almost deprives me of the power of
| speech. Here nearly thirty years ago com
nenced my political career. In thi, building
first saw Legislative body in session, (cheers)
but OF that time it never entered into the as
| piratOus Of my heart that should ever re-
ceive such welcome as this, in the capital OF
my native Stste.-(Cheers.l
You have beer pleased, sir, to allude to my
| former services and my probable course, if ]
should be again called to the position of Chief
Magistrate of the nation (Applause) 1t is
not pleasant to speak of ones self vet | trust
that the occasion will justify me in briefly al.
| luding to one or two events connected with my
last administration. (Cheers) You all know
that when | was called to the executive chair
| by bereavement which overwhelmed the ma
ton with grief, that the country WAS unfortu-
natey agtated from one end to the other upon
the all-excitng subject of Slavery. 1t was
| then, sir, that felt ii my duty To rise above
every sectional prejudice and look to the wei.
fare Of the whole nation. (Applause.) was
compelled, to a certain extent, 10 overcome
long cherished prejudices, and disregard party
claims. (Grest and prolonged appause) 6ul
in doing this, sir, did no more than was done
by many ADLER and better men than myself.
was by no means the sole instrument, under
Providence, in harnonizng those difficulties.
(Applasue.D There were at that time noble, in
dependent, high soued men, in both Houses OF
Congress, belonging to both the great political
parties OF the couutry-Whigs aud Democrats,
who spurned the character of selfish part,
leaders CHEERS and rallied around my admin
istration, in support of the great measures
which restored peace to an agitsted and dis
tracted country. BY the blessings Of Divine
Providence, our efforts were crowned with
signal success, Cheers and when left the Pre-
sdsntial chair, the whole nation was prosper
Gus and contented, and our relations with ali
foreign nations were of the most Rmicable
kind. (Cheers. The cloud that hung upon
the horizon was disspatea but where arewe no vi
Ala! Threatened at home with civil war, and
FROM abroad with rupture Of our peaceful
relations. | shall not seek 10 trace the causes
of this change. These are the facts, and IL is
for you 10 ponder upon them. on the present
administration have nothing 10 say, and can
appreciate the difficulties Of administering this
government, and if the present executive and
his supporters have with good intention aud
honest hearts, made mistake, hope God may
forgive them as do. cloud and prolonged sP-
plause.) But il there be those who have brought
these calamities upon the country, for selfish or
ambitious objects, il is your duty, fellow .eiti-
zens, to hold them 10 3 strict responsibility.
(Cheers)
The agitation which disturbed the peace Of
The country In 1850 was unavoidable. IL was