Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-04
The President at Raleinh

A correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch fur
nishss account of the reception Of President
Buchanan at Raleigh, North Carolina, from which
We obtain the following particulars
The sOldierY were out in strong force there
being several companies from other towns As
as the President stepped from the car he was
Introduced to the multitude by Governor Ellis
and welcomed by the Hon. ID. NJ RarrinCcr
Both the President and Mr. Thompson briefly
addressed the people The procession was then
fOrmeti-the military Companies. seven in num-
Der, being At the head. AN escort the President
in an open carriage drawn by grays, and followed
by carriages containing the committees Tie
column soon reached Iarborough's hotel at wlIic b
the President was quartered. He held a recep-
ton at night and another the next morning before
LAYING for Chapel Hill.
ADDRESS THE HON. D. NJ gARRINGER
Mr.. President: I'm behalf OF the city of Rale gh,
i heartily welcome you To the capital Of North
Carolina. We otter YOU hospitality without vain
display, not only as due to the Chief Magistrate of
this great nation, but to who in a long Iif. of
public service has shown himself To be the warn,
and able defender Of the Consultation and tine
1aw-abiding people. She was one of the last To
come into the COnfederacy. and will be one of the
last TO abandon it, We are people who believe
that licentOusness is not liberty. and that liberty
can only be true liberty when governed by wise
laws Ii IS these people who are around YOU sir
and who have come from every portion Of the
state ~ welcome you. Not, sir. as a conOuerinD
hero. We cannot he Indifferent to the contiict
now going on in Europe, where kings are lead
ing eInbattled hosts against each other and we
cannot help rejoicing in the d tferent picture pre
scented here-a Republican people welcoming in
peace and prosperity Republican President
REPLY OF THE PRESIDENT.
Fellow-citiZens of North Carolina: Icannot fail
while gratitude is emotion of the heart to recoi
lect this reception from North Carolina NV pub-
lie life has been long one. and have beei en-
gagged in many political battles and they are now
rewarded by your smiles of approval
I am glad 10 be here, in the capital of North
Carolina, which You have rightly named Raleigh,
TINS aiding ia PerPetuating that great name. He
fell a victim TO 4 weak and pusiIlauifnous tvrant.
but, thank God. nothing Of that kind can occu,
h@re-no such injustice can be perpetrated ia this
land OF liberty. You, North Carolinians We're
great rebels during the Revolution. and very
roubleSoiiIe la Lord CORVALLIS, Of her Mai,s-
TVS Officers He used To say that Won rose i'm his
rear as fast rs he passed YOU and that he cor,II
never clSlm that he was master Of any ground in
North Carolina save that which his arnv stood
upon lOu first raised the flag of resistanc. IN
Great Britain In the western region of your State
and you have done better since-yOu have stood
by IT, And You will continue TO do so as lou0 as
yOur young men preserve the virtues of Mo-,
and Nash and CaswelI. You have scattered ma
triots throughoutthe United States, who, wherever
11nsy may DC d located aSye always given their fell
IL has become fashionable now-a-days TO discuss
The value Of the Union. IL was not fashionable
twenty wears ago. IL WAS not every transtory evil
,sas US 70 division OF the Union. Let the
nlehos OF separation Of the Union succeed and
,e cdhse OF civil and religious liberty throu0hot
, .I world will receive death blow NV friends
nav spoken OF Tie war Progressing in Europe in
80 :! SnSs are riId'avofing 10 overthrow dynas-
lies anu generals to win new pInrjes while tLa
Poor People, Wh" are really the sufferers. are not
Ih,nghs oI. This Spectacle oug ut to teach ms the
saiur ~ our institutions. Here, You are day a
body Of sOverrigns, Who have. .i.rt.I ~, -
E1ecutve-not your ruler-xhos. acts are 4, L.
Jealously watched and accounted for hesiJcs go
acts for which he is not guilty No'''e
Though the sun of my political liz g. ,
dim, shall never cease To refer wildly AMI "i,Sf
grateful emotion to this receptian from In. Oil
North State. Loud cheers vi"