American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-06-24
very andibly given. In fact they were
we'll nigh ear splitting

very andibly given. Iu fact they wsr'
we'll nigh ear splitting
NR cHrFTEEpxE.
Mr.. Criltenden who stood in the earrisQ.
during the delivery OF the Wolceme ed
dTess, was visibly agit,tsd. His noble
features setmea working with intense feel
ing. HE eyes sparkled vMidly. and his lip,
quivsred with irrepressihe emo ion. H.
is much more youthful looking person
than We had imagined. He is above sew
enty years old. hut does not look il. His
form is erect and spare. well formed and
vigorous. his dark grey eyes CLAN vivid
y be- meath heavy grey eyebrows. and are
caropi-d By long lashes; his no>e is acqui
line; is mouth and all hls features large;
lip. firmly rel. chin square: forehead broad
high aud massive; head long, splendid,
developed and covered with grey-.-but moi
white IS il has leen descrihed-hsir, and
his complexion 10 dark-pot quite 20 darE
as that Of the distinguished gentleman, to
whom he extended / is hand With generous
lvigor aud greeted in loyal fashion, "Hsw
are you Tom. my old f,iend, am glad to
see you, are you WELT" And his height
is about Eve feet ten inches.
| HIS REsPoNsE.
Dir. Critenden nomentaIily survey ed
the crowd, and with deep earnes;nsss
said:
Mr.. Corwin, my old and respected friend,
| had not expected this cordial and unpx.
prcted reception until last evening. Ihad
not anticipated anything but the Hospitality
welcome that is always extended TO any
stranger arriving in your beautiful city,
and l must confess that after being SC
warmly greeted aud honorsd by 20 many
Of my fellow citizens. ! feel almost asham
cd that have done so littls to deserve il
all. Ard l feel how little I deserve it,
because am the more thankful TO you all
hecause Of your appreciation of il.
thank you fellow citizens. from the fullness
Of my heart.
hbve always been devoted to the Tn.
ion. 1t was horn in me, and I c, c,uld moi
help it. Win | was last, and for the sixth
time elected to the Srnsre by my honorsd
old State OF kenIurky. then Determined
to he more OF 4 patriot and less OF a politi
oian. l said tu myself. "You have now
run the heated carer Of a politician; you
h"ve loved the strife: you have sou. ht, il
you have not delighted in the combat, but
now you have arrived vt an age when you
ought TO 10 desert VII these things, and de
vote yourself to your county; what may
have been excusShle in youth. is not so
now; you have arrived at that age when
you sh uld lay aside party strife. b. less
y parIizan and more Of a palriot. With
this feeling went to finish my public ser.
vices. II / h w failed in any respect il
must be attributed 10 the uncona ausred
hailties Of human nature. (Laughter and
cheers. l divested myself, as far as pos
sibls, OF parliz,n feeling. and earnestly
ruheavored to do my duty to my country.
| was adjusted by just motives. and did
not ask for popular opinion. and sought
10 do what was just and right.
Though not now in my native St4te, l
am among NV countrympn. and at home.
claim you as my countrymen,. This
whole vast ccntedeIacy. feel is not too
great Tor me to comprehend it in my af.
fecIion'. | feel that wherever 90, /, il the
people are my fellow conntrymen. This is
my O. untry, my naive land; all, all, and
thrse are my brethren. wto have place in
my heart. Wherever, within these mill tv
bounds. | set my foot, can proudly claim
this nv own. my native land. (Chp.rs. J
But have done nothing to merit ali
tins honor you put upon me. l have
done nothing but my plain dury, like a
plain man. II in thu zeal of parli-
zan spirit l hav. ever done aupht t. the
injury Of my country, | pray God to for.
give m-; hut il have ever 80, done I can
say justly ! did so errinv in houest con.
vi"tions. But l thank Col I can now di.
vest myself Of partisan spirit. l sp.Sk TO
no party; ave none to speak to. l am
not one Of that sort OF political spectators
who. forgetting the present. 'an,a,izs them.
selves by locking into the distant future
to discover Prtgn'nt evils, but do the du-
ties that are before me. confident that what
is done right now cannot result in evil
hereafter.
IcanRot enter into any discussion before
this meeting, npon political themes; this is
not the lime and place, and it is not ex.
pertrd. In thr late struggles in Congress
had but one duty to perform. did not
knew, did not ask. what might be the
judgment OF my f-llowmen, hut I knew
what WAS Iigh, and did not choose anolh.
tr course. thank you therefore, fellow
ciiis-ns. that my course meets your appro-
baIion, L. is tribute which l shall ca,rv
home with me- with unspsakabl- gratitude.
Mr.. criltenden then procpeded to ex.
press the conviction that the dlscordant el.
em"uls which have no lately warred ,hro'-
out the county are Subsiding into peace.
and that the great commonwealth, is again
moving forward in the career of prosperity.
He thought there is hut one imp+risl able
foundation for government to stand upon;
truth and justice. Trickery and political
dishonesty may serve their inventors a.
while. hut ttir consequence eventually
will be like burnt grass--will turn to ashes
and b. nothing. With truth and Justice
tor our guides, the future destiny Of this
Union must bs bright and glorious.
Hs then discussed the extravagapce of
the present admiD isIration briefly, and in,i-
mated that the question Of proiectlon to A.
mrrican labor and American manufactur-
ing interests must again loom up into i'm.
porl"nce. With -x'rnvagant government
the result must inevitably be enorn GUS pub. |