The Van Buren press., 1859-09-21

ray of citizen soldiery the lively and pat
riotic strains from the different Bands. an;
to crown the whole, thousands of happy
men, women and children joy yously await-
ing to congratulate one Of their towns -peo-
pie and fellow citizens on his safe arrival
home. and to give him glad welcome to
the place of his nativity. And there were
aged men there, whose hairs were whitened
before the name of THOMAS II. SEYMOUR was
known in the land and there. too. were
children who have yet to learn for whose
honor those streets and that enclosure were
throngcd on the 30th Of August last Yes !
in the place where he first learned to shoot
his marble and trundlc his hoop. did his
neighbors gather together to extend to Col
SEYxouR . cordial welcome hons. And
who is this man whom young AMI old love
to honor
Goa what meat hath this our Caesar fed
That he hath grown SO great %
He is man that has won this respect and
secured the esteem Of the whole people by
the exercise of unselfsh qualities, and the
patriotic discharge of his duty in all. posi-
tions that he has been called to, whether in
legislative halls. on the battle fields of Mex
leo, in the gubernatorial chair. or as Am
bassador at foreign court This sponta-
neous outburst of praise on the part of tho
people of all classes and political views, is
the reward that free people give to sincere
patriotirm and devotion to ones country
Is it not enough to make every man of US
more earnest in laboring for oar country's
welfare Hon. Isaac w. STEWART, the
eloquent speaker and accomplished scholar.
was the ona to deliver the welcoming ad-
dress. make an extract or two from his
speech
"Six years have rolled away since you left youI
hcme-inost of them passed in the service of your
country as Minister to of the lofties Courts of
Europe. There you have not only won respect by
faithful discharge Of your official duties, but you
have, by prudence of conduct and arnenity of man
ners. won the friendship of the Court Of the Gar.
You have managed the diplomacy Of your country
so as to gain honor. and to unite Russia and the
United States in the brotherhood Of Nations. But
you have not only done this; you have endeered
your name to your countrymen in every land, by
your kind conduct in aiding unfortunate Americans
abroad. You have extended to your countrymen
the grateful consultations of hospitality and soothed
their stay IN strange land by the sweet law Of
sympathy and kindness. And, while you have
thus remembered your countrymen abroad, you
have not forgotten your friends at home. Many
and many can attest that you have remembered them
in souvenirs and the Historical Rooms enrich
ed with works of art which, car say it from my
heart, they owe to you. Conduct ike this. added
70 that which was known of YOU before you wen.
abroad-your unselfsh affection and your uniuc-
tuating benevoleAce--have won for you this dem
onstration-the presence of this multitude which
surrounds you to-day"
You, sir, come back loyal to the land of your
birth-.o all your civil social and domestic ties
above all. sir. loyal to those gorgeous Stars and
Stripes whose loving folds have softly embraced
you while away-which continue, like a guardian
Angels wings, still softly to embrace you when
now at hone-and which, thank God still stream
ing IN their original lustre and wa fled by the song
breath of thirty millions Of the free foat-in the
language Of an immortal statesman, now more
cover the sea, and the land and in every wind
under the whole heavens" spreading into every
gion upon earth, Gin characters of living light"
that sentiment which should be dear to every Amer
lean heart-"Liberty and Union, now and forever.
one and inseparable."
Mr.. SEYMOUR replied briefly and feeling
ly, exhibiting great emotion at the scene
around him. / send couple of extracts
as follows:
81 was led to expect reception. but this is some.
thing more! cannot say what. for words cannot
describe it: To tell you that am grateful for all
this, is too poor and common place to satisfy the
impulses Of my heart. If could throw myself in
70 these ranks, and pour out amongst them the feel
ings that are struggling in me for utterance,
should be satisfied. But I cannot. Let me say
what can in acknowledgment Of these honors.
though should fail to say anything WELL or to the
purpose. If. in my absence, I have felt myself
drawn towards you by the cords of love-if have
sometimes turned away from all that Europe can
boast Of, to these green fields and neverto-bc-f
gotten friends-desring ever the prosperity of this
city and the well being Of its ctizens-I have but
obeyed natural instinct, the roots Of which are
too deeply implanted in my bosom ever to be Grad
icated The renewal Of your welcome home. in
connection with what you have had to say of the
organization and purposes of the Putnam Pha,snx.
touches me deeply. That this fine body Of citizen
soldiers, bearing time honored name, in whose
ranks recognize 80 many familiar faces-.hat this
corps should have been raised with the slightest
reference to my return home. is an honor of which
shall never cease TO be proud"
After the closing of the addresses tho
procession formed. and moved of the Park
amid the enthusiastic cheering of the peo-
pie and the booming of cannon.
The noise of this celebration has hardly
died away ere we are called to attend anoth-
er, none less than huge, grand BIZ Centen.
nial celebration by the people Of the city of
Norwich, who are now having (to-dav and
to morrow a boisterous time" l am
unable to attend but will endeavor to
send you in my next succiact account of
what the Norwichians do, gathered from
the Press. / have by me the Hartford
Times of this evening. which contains
sort Of Introductory letter from it's reporter.
from which learn that ex- President FILL
NONE, Prof. SILLINAN, ERAsrus CoRx1Se,
Capt. HUDSON, Of the Navy, and several
other distinguished gentlemen are present.
Norwich is the place of residence Of Gov.
-BUcKINGHAM, over whose Hand, by the way.
the invitations to public dighitaries and the
editorial fraternity were sent forth. The
genial and pleasant author of the Reveries
of a Bachelor. TX MARVEL, will deliver an
address tomorrow magnificent dinner
will be eaten, and the whole will close with
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