The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-31
Arrival Of Ex.Pre.ident Pieye. il u.-..-

Ex-Presldent Pierce. who arrived In Boston
Saturday, was welcomed with a grand as.ev,-
olage and serenade OF welcome, at the Tre-
mont House. previous to his proceeding to his
home in New Hampshire After a sexy mo
ments, Gen. Pierce appeared at a window of
the hotel. and was greeted by the most earnest
tokens OF qualification at seeing him again In
his New England home. When the tumultu.
Gus applause had partially subsidized. Hon
j Parker, in few words introduced him To
the large audience, when he addressed them
substantially as follows:
/ thank you cordially, gentlemen. for the
manifestation Of yonr kindness which this cal
implies. After an absence from our shores
mncn more profracted than had anticipated
when left them, l found a degree Of satis-
Iacfion in again planting my foot upon New
England soil, quite unanticipated, often and
earnestly as my heart has yearned for home
Even In these past two years many changes
have occurred; some of them national in
character, and bearing sorrow and profound
sense of loss throughout the land. The death
of your neighbor and friend, the statesman,
limited to his own country, reached me
on the other side Of the atlantic but few
days previous to my embarkation. With
all my sympathy with those who are bound
to him by the dearest of earthly ties, and
whose loss is irreparable, with all my hon.
age for his genius that which l felt STIR
ring at my heart with n warmer and deeper
feeling than all besides that which will cause
his memory to be cherished by you as Ameri-
can citizens, beyond any mere Intellectual SUI
periority, is the fact that his patriotism was
as steady, broad and glowing Us his eloquence
was brilliant, and his learning varied and pro-
found. do not, of course, mean to speak the
language Of eulogy, but l cannot consent to
stand before you, in the pleasure which ex-
perience in your kind greeting, and In being
thus reminded that have place in your per-
t6a,t
are likely to shake, and seem for moment to
forget tie great loss which you especially. and
which the nation as whole, has sustained IN
the death of Mr.. Choate.
You do not, my friends, expect any thing like
speech from me tonight, and if you did, l
cannot fittingly respond to that expectation
You will be GLAD to know that the great
object of my voyage to Madeira, and thence to
southern Europe, has been partailly realized
For myself, have, during my absence, found
much to enjoy, and will add, much to admire
But after all, have come back more thorough
ly convinced than ever before of the wisdom,
strength and durability of these institutions
under which We live, and of the constitution
which uphoids them. We have no questions
of the balance of power to continually agitate
and disturb us. We need not give ourselves
one moments uneasinesS about armalnenfs
by sea or by land, on the part of any foreign
power. Whether these foreign arnlaments be
increased diminished-whether they be
strong or weak, Is to us, as nation, matter OF
With the great barrier of the Atlantic roll
ing between us and them, so long as we are
true to ourselves, true to our theory, trne TO
our honor and dignity, and just 10 them, they
will have no motive, and let me add, believe
they Will have no inclination, TO interfere, even
if they had the material might with our on
ward march of peaceful prosperity. We have
only TO cultivate the peerless Inheritance
which, through the interposition and blessing
of God, has descended to US, to recognize and
gratefully acknowledge His goodness, TO obey
the laws, and first OF all, the fundamental law,
of the land, and we cannot fail to secure an
unchecked career of peryading, united pros
perity and happiness. l can express no better
wish for you and for my country, than that
these may be your and her possession. Re-
newing to yon, gentlemen, my grateful ac-
acknowledgements, bid you good night.
AT the conclusion of his speech, fire. works
were let off from the portieo of the fremont
House, which revealed the assembled crowd
with grand effect. The President remains in
Boston till Wednesday, when he proceeds to
New Hampshire.