Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1857-03-25
Reception of Mr.. Dobbin at Fayetteville.

81 NoCept1On
MIR. ,Dobbin arrived at Fayetteville, on Saturday
morning last, in the steamer Magnolia, from Will
mngton and was received by the citizens of his ma
tive town in a manner highly credtable to them,
and which must have been most gratifying to his
feelings meeting was held on Thursday to make
arrangements for his reception, and the following
gentlemen appointed committee to meet and well
come him home, to w.t. E. J. Hale, John McRae,
C. I. Haigh, E. L. Winslow, j. w. Pearce, S. W.
Tinghast, A. j. O'Hanlon, I. S. Lutteroh, j. W.
Sandtord c. B. Mactt, Maj W. Draughon, Capt
j. Cook, A. Mclean, and A. A. Mckethan. We
copy from the Observer the following account of the
reception, together with Mr. Dobbins touching and
most appropriate reply:
The heartincss with which all engaged in the
preparation for this grateful ceremony ind Gated that
it would be such demonstration as could not fail
to touch the heart of it's honnred object But on
Friday morning such information received as to
the state of MIR. Dobbin's health on his arrival at
Wilmington, as induced the Committee reluctantly
to change the mode of reception. 1t was deemed
the best act of kindness to him, to spare him the
excitement and fatigue necessarily attendant upon
such an OCCASION And at meeting of the Com.
mit,ee on Friday, it ordered that the Salute be
fired at the River; that The Marshal and Mr.. Hale
meet MIR. Dobbin on the boat, present him an Ad-
dress in writing, and furnish suitable conveyance
for himself and suite to his residence
Accordrg!y.oA Saturday morning. when the Mag
no,ia arrivel, Mr.. DO ,oin was received and
veyed in carriage drawn by four grays to his re-
sidcnce. He was materially bett.red by most com
Portable nj ght on the boat, and we were happy to
find him cheerful and hopeful; deeply impressed
with grateful feelings at the manifestations of affec
ton by his native State. He was accompanied by
DR.. Wheclan, Chief of the Medical and Surgical
Bureau of the Navy, who was kindly and thought.
fully directed by the new Secretary of the Navy,
Mr. Toucey, to accompany MIR. Dobhin to this place.
The Hon. Warren NinslOw was also pasSenge
| in the Magnolia having accompanied Mr.. Dobbin
+ from Washington. We glad to see him look.
| ing unusually well.
| The follow ing is the Address of the Committee
and the response of Mr.. Dobbn:
To tie Inn. jas. c. DoLbin:-
SIR:-Thc duty assigned us, by the citizens of
FIyetseville, Of rendering to you cordia welcome
t. your home in their midst. would indeed be most
agreeable one, if we could adequately express their
feelings ana own Of respect for the public
want, and of affection for the private individual,
whom proud to call our fellow citizen.
1t is meet that the people should honor those who
have faithfully discharged public duies who have
| used power without abusing it, who have sought to
ati ain mere private ends at the public expense
You, sir, have done more than this. You have so
tempered authority with kindness, so blended mod
Grafton with firmness, to have secured universal
respect among the gallant spirits whom YOU have
commanded during the past four years. You have
not only maintained your good name at home: in
your beloved No tn Carolina but have established
enviabIe reputation throughout this broad Union
and even in that part of Europe where American
superiority is most unwillingly acknowledged.
1t becomes us, therefore, to welcome the faithful
and efficient and selfsacriicng public servant who
surrenders the seals of Office with integrity as un-
Sued as his fame is brilliant and enduring
But you stand in nearer relation to If we
homer you pr bic man, we love you as friend.
Those among us whose heads have been touched by
abourding in all that is exemplary, rich in prom
Use of noble career Of honor and usefulness. The
Eoy Father to the Man" You have blighted
no hope then formed by your friends discarded no
right principle then nurured in your young mind.
| Political life. that rock which many reputa-
tons have foundered, has but illuminated an inte-
gritty which, however rare among political men in
other sections of the country, is characteristic OF
those of North Carolina, and warmly cherished by
her people.
With such recollections of your boyhood your
manhood. and your maturcr years, your fellow citi
of Fayetteville. with hcalt welcome you
Home! And with one voice implore the Disposer
of all events that it may bc You, for many. many
years, home of health ard happiness! We have
the honor to he, your friends and fellow citizens,
E. j. HALE.
JOHN MCRAF,
T. S. LUTTEkLOH,
JOHN II. COOK,
| j. W. PEARCE,
SAML w. TiLLINGHAST,
CHARLES T. IIAIGH,
W. DRAUGHON,
A. A. McKETHAN,
A. j. OHANLON,
G. B. MALLETT,
j. W. SANFORD,
EDW'D' LEE WINSLOW,
a. MCLEAN,
SATURDAY EVENING, March IA, 1857.
GENTLEMEN Your letter of "welcome hom
again" just handed to me- is cordial-clohed s,
richly in the glowing language, not of mere kind