Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-07-02

stood beside Mr.. Fillmore, each individual salu
ting as he came up, which courtesy Mr.. F. re
turned by bowling politely to all the throng.
AT this time the crowd was most dense
thousands upon thousands appearing as far a
the eye could reach. The balconies and roof q
the City Hall were covered with people, as wer
trees, pillars, posts and every other place wher
q foothold could be obtained. The cheerin.
was incessant and hearty, from the moment .
his arrival.
The various Fillmore and Donelson Clubs
and chapters of the order of United Americans
then filed past, in the above order. headed b,
their officers, and rs each came up three heart
cheers were given for Willard Fillmore, whici
Mr.. F. politely acknowledged.
After all had passed. Mr.. Fillmore. accompa
MED by the various Committees, entered tn
Governors room, which was soon filled to over
flowing When silence was restored. Mayo
Wood came forward and welcomed Mr.. Fillmor
home in brief and appropriate speech. He al
so presented to Mr.. Fillmore the resolutions O
the City Councils, under authority of which tn
Mayor acted, handsomely engrossed -
Mr. Fillmore replied making no allusion tt
politics.
The official reception being over, the door
were opened and the people introduced and pre-
sented to Mr.. Fillmore The handshaking con
tinued for several hours, when Mr.. Fillmore re
entered his carriage and was escorted by TIN
committee back to the hotel.
In the former part of the day Mr.. Fillmor
was waited upon by numerous committees from
Philadelphia, who invited him to visit that city
He replied at some length politely declining thu
invitation.
At half past o'clock, in tho evening, the
Wig General Committee, numbering more
than a hundred, presented themselves, and made
aispeech, through their chairman, declaring that
they were ready to do battle in his cause Mr..
Fillmore's reply was received with great APP
plause, lie said, ifhe had been able to accom-.
plish any good during his administration it was
attributable to the fact that he had gone into Of
flee with no pledges which presented him from
discharging his duty. If elected again ne hoped
he might rely upon the support of conservatives
of all parties.
After the noise had subsidized, Mr.. Fillmore
was introduced to the members of the commit
tee and after that he was again called upon to
make another speech from the balcony to a
large crowd, who had just come from the meet
ing of the National Club.
Mr.. Fillmore, after visiting Brooklyn, left
New York city for his home in Buffalo, on
Thursday morning. The steamer was gaily dec
orated with flags, and had band of music on
board. The crowd on the wharf gave the distin-
pushed visitor three cheers as the boat pushed
IF, while at Che same time parting salute OF 20
guns was given him from Jersey City. AT eve
y landing he was greeted with the enthusiastic
of tile people. Statutes were
ired at every dock, and at Newburg, Poughkeep-
lie, Hudson, Catskill and other large towns,
he house-tops were crowded with citizens, flags
lying from the public buildings and steamers,
md from many private houses. The New York
express informs us that the news that he was
.oing up the river appeared to fly with the We
ocity Of lightning, for at every little path that
ed from the back country to the river banks,
rroups of enthusiastic men, women, and chill
lren appeared, cheering and waving their hand
,erchiefs From every workshop, also, on both
ides of the; eiyer,sthe workmen poured out in
warns, and saluted the Aida and her passen-
.ers with the most cordial greeting, such as
lone but the hard-fisted mechanic can give.
At Newburg there was formal reception,
Mr.. Chandler delivering an address, to which
Ir. Fillmore replied
The steamer reached Albany about five o.
lock and the people turned out en- masse to re-
,eive the distinguished passenger. He was con-
lucted from the landing to the State Capitol by
, procession numbering from 10000 to 10000
persons. At the Capitol, Mayor Perry deliver
ID an address. and from Mr.. Fillmores reply we
extract the following:
Sir, you have been pleased to say, that have
he union of these States at heart. This, sir, is
most true, for if there be one object dearer to
ne than any other, it is the unity, prosperity.
ind glory of this great Republic; and confess
rankly, sir, that fear it is in danger | say
nothing of any particular section, much less of
he several candidates before the people.
presume they are all honorable men. But, sir,
what do we see9 An exasperated feeling be-
;ween the North and the South, on the most ex.
,iting of all topics, resulting in bloodshed and
organized military array.
But this is not all, sir. We see political
,artv presenting candidates for the Presidency,
selected for the first time from the free States a.
one. with the avowed purpose of electing these
by suffrages of one part of the Union
,nly. to rule over the whole United States
Can it be possible that those who are engaged
n such measure can have seriously reflected
lpon the consequences which must inevitably
ollow, in case of success? Cheers. Can they
lave the madness and folly TO believe that our
Southern brethren would submit to be governed
" such a Chief Magistrate2 [Cheers. Would
lie be required to follow the same rule prescrlb-
ID by those who elected him, in making his APP
,ointments9 If man living south of Mason
ind Dixon's Line be not worthy to be Presl-
lent or Vice President, would it be proper to
select one from the same quarter as one OF his
Cabinet Council, or to represent the nation III
oreign country9 or. indeed, to collect the reve-
iue, or administer the laws OF the United
States2 If not, what new rule is the President
o adopt in selecting men for office that the peo-
Die themselves discard in selecting him!
These are serious, but practical questions, and
n order to appreciate them fully, it is only ne
,essary to turn the tables upon ourselves. sup
,ose that the South, having majority OF the e.
ectoral votes, should declare that they would
,nly have shareholders for President and Vice
President; and should select such by their ex-
,lusive suffrages to rule over us at the North
10 YOU think we would submit to iti No, not
or moment. Applause. And do you
believe that your Southern brethren are less
sensitive on this subject than you are, or less
ealous of their rights9 Tremendous cheer
ne.1 If You do, let me tell you that you are
and, therefore, you must see that if
his sectional party succeeds, it leads inevitably
o the destruction OF this beautiful fabric, rear
I'd by our forefathers, cemented by their blood,
md bequeathed to us as priceless inheritance.
l tell you, my friends, that speak warmly
IN this subject, for feel that we are in danger.
am determined to make clean breast of it.
will wash my hands of the consequences,
whatever they may be; and tell you that we
re treading upon the brink of volcano, that
$ liable at any moment to burst forth and over
yhelm the nation. might, by soft words, hold
,ut delusive hopes, and thereby win votes. But
can never consent to be one thing to the North
md another to the South. should despise my
elf if | could be guilty of such evasion. Tu-
nultuous applausel For my conscience would