Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-06-28
BY YESTERDAYS NAILS.
Mr.. Fillmore I'm New YorL.

| admiring countrymen devoted the day TO the
| most enthusiastic demonstrations of regard for
him. Wehave not space for anything like full
report. After being conducted through the prin-
cipal streets, attended by an immense procession
civic and military, Mr.. Fillmore was received at
the City Hall by the Mayor, in speech ofhearty
congratula,on and welcome.
MR.. FILIMoRE's REPLY.
Mr.. MAYOR This unexpected and cordial
welcome to the great commercial emporium of
the United States leaves me without language to
express the illusions of my heart. had hoped
to have arranged my ideas, but not only you.sr,
but all who within the sound of my voice,a are
aware that since my landing on the shores of my
native soil have not had single moment to
myself. Preparation, however. is not necessary
when one may thus free ones mind before ones
friends. Until left home for Europe, must
confess l was not aware of the great improve
ments that had been made in my own land-and
it required the contrast to show to me, how
much in material prosperity even, we have been
indebted TO the constitutional liberty, and noble
principles of peace, and concord, and union and
harmony our fathers left us as their legacy. 1t
has been my aim through life to preserve and
conserve those principles and lessons they have
left us, indispensable to material. as to our
moral prosperity. To be great people, | now
more than ever.a people must be free. Hence
the Constitution our Fathers left us is not only
above all price, as bequest for law and liberty,
and union, and harmony, but as the indspensa.
BILE bond of our material prosperity (Great APP
rlause.) When you, sir. became the Chief Mag
istrate of this great city, looked with pleasure
on your attempts at unfolding the laws, for no
true liberty can exist without obedience to the
law, and yet government that depends for its
power alone upon standing armies, or the gems
darmes, is no good government. Governments
to be strong must be strong in the hearts and
heads of the people that governed,and as long
maintain such forms of government found
ed upon the affections of all our people,
here alone, but everywhere, throughout the
broad extent of the Union,-the laws will vindi-
cate themselves tits the beauty of our Amer
lean stem, left freely to represent the whole
People, that we have, must have, such laws
founded upon such afections.-and that then we
can pass from State to another, though all
under different Governments, without any of the
vexatious Passports, or gems darmes. or any OF
those restraints upon personal liberty which re-
duce the subject to slavery as severe as that of
the master over the slave. Every little petty
Kingdom or Dukedom in Europe demands your
Passport but when | stepped once more on the
shores ofmy own native land could not but
draw the contrast, and thank my God | was
free man once more, with need no longer of any
such companion as Passport. tremendous
cheers.)
Your beautiful bay, Mr. Mayor,h has oftentimes
been compared to the bay of Naples. | have
seen something Of both. Italy. with her sunny
and cloudless skies. is most beautiful country
to look upon, and alas only to look upon!
would to God she had a government like ours,
Applause. The bay of Naples, as I said, is
compared to your own beautiful bay, but there is
this striking difference. When | stepped on
shore at Naples was surrounded by hundreds
of beggars; but when stepped on the shores of
New York was surrounded by thousands of
Freemcn, [great and prolonged cheering NOT
only earning their own livelihood, but-as con
trnsted with other laborers-a livelihood of luxu-
ry Great cheering.) That point of difference.
Sir, is most agreeable TO an American eye, and
felt it and felt proud of it, and prouder than ev-
er. not only of your bay, but of the thrifty popu
lation that surround it. Venice was once
prouder city than New York ,but-amid intestine
and foreign wars, and under harsh governments
she has been crushed The Constitution of
the United States has brought New York into
greatness by concentrating here the commerce
and exchanges of all our confederated States.
To preserve that concentration, and that great
ness, there must be absence of all internal strife
- there must be peace, and friendship for, and
confidence in, New York, from all the parts of
these confederated States. But deprive your
great and growing city of them, and of the pro
lection the Constitution gives its trade and com
whose deserted streets and canals have but so
recently surveyed. England has now the con
troll of the commerce of the world through Lon
don her great commercial city. | now venture
to prophesy that many years elapse, those
who are now within the sound of my voice will,
under the protection Of the Constitution, see that
New York will be to the world what London is
(Applanse.) .; ,,o
| Nayor nnon the honor of being the Chief Mag
istrate of such city as New York went on to
| say, his remarks were necessarily desultory,
and he trusted they would be SO considered,-
and he concluded amid prolonged and enthuslas-
tic applause.
The Mayor then stepped forward and shook
! hands with him. after which three cheers were
proposed and heartily responded to for Mlllard
| Fillmore.
After Mr.. Fillmore had finished his remarks,
the Mayor and Councilman Van Ripper took their
stations b, his side, and proceeded to introduce
| the eager assemblage to him which continued TO r
| about one hour.
| A SUMMONS FROM WITHOUT.
The congratulations of Mr.. Fillmore's FRIENDS
| had now been but half paid before he received
| note from the great crowd, which anxlousiy ana
impatiently awaited his appearance. The note
read rs follows:-
ALDERMAN BRrGGs, DEAR SIR.-The ,hrou e
outside are impatient to welcome Hon. Millal d
Fillmore on the Balcony. Will you not urge up
on him to appear forthwith, and delivern few re-
marks to them!
AIR. Fillmore, after reading the above, express
ed his Willingness to CRAFTY the immense throhS
and accordingly the Mayor gave orders to have
the balcony cleared for Mr. Fillmores aec'mh"
dation, which was punctual'y done.
Upon Mr. Fillmores appearing on the balcony
he was greeted with the most enthusiastic ana
! nrolonoed applause by the immense assembly