, 1860-09-22

Agreeable to ordere, the several Wide. Awake
Companies Of tho city assembled last night on
Wasai:s:or =tzee:, :or t.. parpose OF Attend
ing serenade 10 The Hon. y. P. Banks. at the
Tfeuons House. Forming on Washington
street, the procession as il started, consisted Of
the Lincoln Rangcrs, South Side, South Chica-
go, Central, North and West Side Wide.Awakes,
in all amounting to nearly o-accompanied
by the Light Guard and Union Bands-and pre-
ssnt.ug an appearance at once imposing and
cheering as they na:ched down Washington
street into Michigan avenue, thence to Lake
and down Lake street to the fremont House,
where the several companies drew up In lice.
the bands meanwhile discourslag most excel
lent music.
Very eoon after their arrival slr. Banks made
bis appearance upon the balcony, and being iu-
troduced by George ". Gage, wss received
with enthusiastic aud long continued cheering.
IA soon as It WAS possible for him to be heard,
he sa:d:
Fellow CITIZENS: | am deeply grateful to
Tou tor The hupur you tave conferred upon me,
and tor tbs kind reception which has been given
me in the words Of Jour leader. came 10
your city without any expectation OF being vel
CO ned in this maantr by 81 ke an ASSEMBLY,
sad without tha slightest x2ectation Of bting
calleo upon to MAKE any suggestions to Iou IN
any way whatever.
t came ra:ber to plant myself home.
ICneers] And a!tbough under other circum-
stances such au Assembly as | see before NE,
with such taces, might fire my enthusiasm aud
iesd me irio the dtscussion OF topics which
do not choose to enier upon to-piRht, 1 can
now bu. shank you from my heart for tie kind
ues5oi your unexpected welcome.
The personal arrangements aud relations
which draw the 10 your city, forbid me to enter
into any consideration Of The public questions
which now aeitate the people of the country,
Yet it is not because ! hare not formed ny oTn
opiEion as to what tie destiny Of this country
and the prosperity Of 'ts people demand. Mr.
have any n'i*g'rings IS u tho result o! the
already determined. Great applauee.]
But have come 1a:ner TO take part with
9cu il the Development al the material inter-
eats Of the Great Hest, aud 10 secure, not oniy
for myself, but for my children, heritage in
the freedom and glorious prosperity which di~-
mon country larp'ause.l And in this most
,mpor.ant act perhaps Of ny life, but follow
the ex ample cf many others from my ern sec.
tion, young and old, for tile last twenty years,
aye, for the last forty years, they have been the
pioneers and settless Of every part Of the
American continent. Ttere Is pot church.
yard Or hesrth stone in all New England that
has not sympathy with the living and the
dead in every par: Of this Western Continent.
We look upon the great power that las been
erirced By its people-the marvellous prospect
ty that has followed the psth Of thtir
| industry-their great achievements in the
foundation Of States and also in the
promo,i, N Of cisii zItlon, and shess that re-
main, as those that have parted from our own
| distant portion Of the couliaett teel that it
would be go1d 10 have ehare in its homer, aud
Also part in its prosperity.
And trust, that wnh whit ll!tie industry I
may bring, and With the tirmsst and strongest
| desiIe to deport myself as a good citizen Of
! your part Of the couptFF, that shall receive
| the welcome that has been extended to those
| Who have preceded ma; and also take plea
| 5ure in assuring you that whatever can do 10
| MAINTAIN the hunor Of its cit z.ns, or promote
| the industrial s2e1ty Of the country will be
| rendered with cheerful heart, and with H.
asegir 4 viii a1d industry. lCheers.
| canno, bat feel that whaseser is done to
| proro,e the interests Of ohe part OF our cam.
mou Country, is tor the benefit Of all; AID thas
by this inisrchtr e. Ct idear, moving about
among the people oi the different parts Of the
continent, We are siding TO pfant irrevocably
| upon their broad foundations, the institution
| OF freedom witch have beel 10 successful aud
which hare secured to US 20 much Of the pros.
| perity and happ1nets with which Provideuca
| has favored us AID trust that the Union ol
these States. a. well as the prosperity of the
! p.cple, may bs as enduring ~ the frnameus
above us. aad forever throw its brosd protect.
ing e rs over our people and over their descaad
EelIox cit xsin, thank Jou for the k,ndnes.
and the couraesy with which have been hon.
ored, and trust that with these few words you
will allow me to take my 1eare Of you On hi,
occasion. [Grtas applause