Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-13
From The Washington Uaion.1


VISIT OF TENNESSEEANS TO GENERAL PIERCE.
number or the citizens of Tennessee now in
the city, ladies and gentlemen paid visit to Gen
eral Pierce on yesterday OF the residence Of Gov.
Marcy. Il was a visit for the purpose of tender
ing the retiring eX.President the assurances of the
high regard aud the ardent admiration tor bis
puUlic services felt by the people of Tennessee.
After being introduced 10 each one Of the com.
p4ny, and giving to them all a cordial welcome,
NJ srcus J. Wright, ESQ of Memphis, Tenn, on
behalf of the company, made the following sppro-
pirate address:
" Gen. Pierce The citizens Of Tennessee now
in this city have done me the honor to assign me
the pleasant duty OF expressing to you their entire
aud hearty approval Of your course ss Chief Mag
istrate OF the United States during the time you
have held that Office; and although it bas fallen to
your lot to have the most trying and momentous
questions to settle questions which have looked
to the very existence Of the government itself
you nave discharged those duties with irmness
and mptitude-hsviug for your guide only the
constitution and the rights Of the States
Permit mgl then, sir in behalf Of those whom l
have the hgogr to represent to express the hope
that a. constant day the people Of Tenn ssec
may have s5GRtoppOrtunity OF manite7tiug to you
personality y high appreciation of your services
while CHEZ Executive of the United States and
their high regard for you as a man, and to tender
to you, on behalf Of those whom l now represent,
their warmest feelings OF gratitude and affection,
and to add to theirs my own personal wishes for
your future happiness aud prosperity in whatever
sphere Of lie your lot may be cast"
To this address Ger. Pierce responded with
much feeling and animation. He expressed him
self greatly gratisded by the visit of so many Of
the aides aud gentlemen OF Tennessee, and was
profoundly grateful for their commentator of his
public course. He said be bad long believed that
the hig. est reward that faithful public officer
could receive was the hearty approval of those
competent to appreciate his motives and TO decide
upon his sctioLs. He felt specially gratfed By
the approval of Tennessesns, having always
cherished warm regard tor the people Of Tonnes
see. He said that he had frequently sought for an
explanation of the elevated character which the
citizens Of Tennessee had always borne. He had
attributed it, ia part at least to the fact that so
many Of them we've emgrants from the noble Old
North State where public and private virtues are
proYerbial. he alluded eloquently to the chsrac-
ters les Of energy, enterprise, and chivslry which
have always distinguished Tsnnessesns, and exc
pressed the opinion that the hardy ponners who
first settled in the Territory had infused their noble
qualities Of daring of integrity and of energy into
the whole population. Gee. Pierce spoke feel
ugly sd eoquenty OF bis intimate acquaintance
with Gen. Jackson and Co. Polk and expressed
in glowing language his exalted admiration for
both of them. he ssid Tennessee had enjoyed
distinguished bOOOr in givng to the nation two
such statesmen and two such Presidents. He
closed by assuring the company that it was his
purpose, at as esrIy time as practicable, to visit
the South, and that be should certainly make it
his business to form the personal acquaintance of
the people Of Tennessee.
The company retired with sentiments of warm
regard for Gen. Pierce, and were much grstiied
that he will soon pay their State a visit
EY- The following measures failed to pass be-
fore toe adjournment of Congress- and will there
fore be deferred to the new Congress: "River and