Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-06-08

.h.r hs conld Sec foresh.dowed the happiness Of tie
u.orl. and the grandeur Of the republic; beyond
them great as his sagacity, he had no power 10 oox
and beyond them, in the name Of the people On
North Carolina, say, God forbid that any ssa'"'
man should ever dare to look.
And now. AFTER near half century's labor IN the
line marked out by the fathers Of the Republic DC
hold the results upon which this faithful servant OF
the people may congratulate himself ana you sno
his countrvmen every whcrc-rcsults now w'oc'y n
contrast with those that mark the abors Of states
men IN other countries.
This day, while all Europe IL IN arms ana one mn-
lion Of men are 6ercely rushing 10 the deatn MIus
rla .,d a, sor causes that the most intelligent
AMONGST ms arc unable clearly to discern, We, happy
hannv people are assembled to offer the homage Of
o,tei,i hearts TO faithful statesman. and to thank
him for ourselves and our children who hall come
amer ms for that labor Of his hands which has 10
powerfully contributed to achieve for us domestic
tranquility most pleasing n the sight Of Heaven an
individual prosperity and happiness nncxamp'ea ~
the history of peoples. and national greatness OF
power which commands respect for our flag 9pe"
the land and upon the sea- in every quarter o. inc
globe.
We will show our appreciation Of the public ser
vices Of our guest. by giving him cordial welcome
upon the soil Of North Carolina. Though We have
no Respondent pageant with which to honor the oc-
casion we have that to offer which he Of oil men
knows how to value. an honest greeting ?roccc!,ns
directly from the hearts Of grateful people. Wcl'
come illnstrious countryman. to the land Of Macon
To which the President replied.
reciprocate with all my heart the cordial vel
come have Just received from the citizens OF North
Carolina Ihave long contemplated visit To- your
great and fruitful State but have never been able TO
do so until now. I must come now, or not at all:
for the age will have attained when my term shall
have enti,d. and when shall 60 into retirement Is
that at which man Is warned to remain at rest and
prepare for that great event which must ovcrtakc us
ALL have always admired this State. II Il truly
conservative and while the fire Of liberty burns AZ
brightly in the bosoms Of North Carolinians rs in
the hearts Of any Of the inhabitants Of this Union
the love of law and order are equally prevalent.
Liberty. as cherished Nv all parties in NorthC aro
na becomes great civil blessing unmxed, as Il is
with lawlessness, which would make Il q curse
The Governor has spoken of me as = supporter 1T
the constitution and the Union, and he has spoken
truly I ever expect to be. As long rs this crcat
charter Of liberty remains unimpaircd We sh'n he
the greatest and the happicst people in the worsl
But let it be battered and VIC become the scnrn II
the world and the hope of tyrants. Thank Col
there is no danger to it from Carolina. for
while she NAV have had her differences in politics.
she has never wavered the great question Of tho
constitution. loud and prolonged chccrs.) God
bless the Old North State! tCheers.)
At the close Of the Presidents address,
Ex-GovERxoR BRAGG came forward and said:-t
have now the honor - well the pleasure TO intro
duce to YOU the Hon. Jacob Thompson, Secretary Of
the Interior who accompanies the President on his
visit to this State. Distinguished in every position
which he has filed equal to every one he has been
active faithful diligent and competent in ALL lie
returns to North Carolina, after having spent nearly
q quarter of century in other States tn visit his
native land; and ! am sure. without sayin: any
more. that you will give him q cordial and hearty
welcome
Mr. TnoxpsoS came forward and sad:-Fcl,ow
citizens. this reception fills my heart with grateful
emotions. But it j. not rs stranger that am viii
ling to accept it. Though am personally unknown
to those before me now. yet feel that avn entitled
to claim myself to be "of the manor born" You
are the individuals who keeping vigil over the
ashes Of my ancestors for mere than one hundred
and fifty years; and when return to the State
feel that am at home. (Applausc.) 1spcnt my
early youth and formed my manhood here. Il was
here that learned the principles which have been
taught by your and my own great mcn-hv your
: Caswrll, your Macon. your Yanccy and your Nash
that illustrious class Of men whose virtues have.
with many shortcomings, cndcavored to illustrate.
1t is trne. It was my fortune To spend my manhood
under the light Of another star in this coaie eracy
That light has shone kirdly upon me- but whercvc,
I have gone have carried with the my North. Caro-
lima heart and my North Carolina principles zap
must take me as am. (Applausc.) Now, a. an
| among you rs your visitor il would do me good q
sneak to you Of your material progress Of your rar
id development and Of the virtues of the mighty
dead as well as Of the living; but these subjects
. in which cannot now indulge myself There |
! another aspect in which this visit is agreeable 4
, me, and that is that am accompanied by the Pres
| ident with whom am associated in the adminiStra
! ton Of the federal government He brings alon;
! with him warm, generous, honest North Carolin
| heart. His mind and his grasp embrace the inter
| ests of this whole nation, and under such captain
I am willing in labor Of love, to spend my bcs
excrtions. loud applause)
We copy ss follows from the report in the Ne,
York Herald, by Mr. Kane, the accomplished n
porter for that Journal:
AT the close Of these addresses, the Govcrno
Ellis) proceeded to introduce Mr. Buchanan to scv'
raj Of his friends who were assembled OH the pia11s
This ceremony occupied the brief interval whic
transpired until the starting Of the train. I'll
number present could not he less than . thousant
and the enthusiasm which prevailed during III
Presidents stay was intense. Many rushed up I
him, and, without the fnrmalty Of an introduction
took his hand and shook il warmly. A special tai
was in waiting for the accommodation Of the Pres
dent, committees, invited guests and the member
OF the volunteer companies; and il was with cpu<i
cradle difficulty that Gov. Ellis who acted chicii
the rart Of escort to the President was enabled I
Ct him away from the crowd Ata quarter past I
o'clock the train started for Raleigh. hut PR
ceeded not more than sixteen miles when Il haltc
to enable large crowd Of ladies and gentlemen q,
sembled at the station to pay their respects to Ii
President At CASTOR he was welcomed by not lcs
than two hundred OF both sexes, who greeted biz
blythe waving Of handkerchief and other tokens
respect He mixed freely with the crowd at ever
point receiving their greetings with cordiali'
which seemed to arouse their enthusiasm to dcgr,
seldom manifested. The pleasure which . shall
hands with the President seemed to afford to q
was plainly attcsted in the joyous countenaness q
appreciative smiles which hailed his presence.
every intervening station from Weldon TO frankli
ton. the dining place, the President descended fro
the train and renewed the same fatiguing operate
, Of shake hands with the crowd L MAS amusi,
to see the large number Of ladies assembled at eve,
point. was struck with their neat, ladylike q
pearancc. and the tasteful manner In which III,
were attired. They evidently put on their best
honor Of the President; and 10 him, indeed Il mu
have been an agreeable task. - Il would Be to
men. to receive and acknowledge the greetings