Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-15

Receptions Of Bx-President Buchanan Mt
LanoRsteF-FIis Reply on the Occasion.
The Baltimore Sun gives a full account Of
the reception Of Mr.. Buchanan at Lancaster,
on his return from Washington. On arriv-
ing at Lancaster, the Mayor made q speech,
from which we extract the closing portion;
Your fellow-ciiizens of Lancaster County,
sir, have differed in opinion as TO the propri-
ETY. or policy of some of the measures Of
your Administration. This, of course, was
TO have been expected, as no previous Ad-
ministration had been exempt from passing
through the same ordeal; but we are all
willing to believe that your intentions were
pure-that you were honest and patriotic in
what you did-and that the welfare, the
glory and the perpetuity Of the Union were
near and dear to your heart, all the time
Believing this, sir, Thousands of your old
neighboTs and acquaintance have assembled
here to-day for the purpose of bidding you
welcome; at the same time, trusting, in your
retirement you may long live to enjoy the
confidence and esteem of those to whom you
are endeared by thousand reeollectlons,
not only from your eminent public services
in the councils Of the nation, but also from
pure, private benefactionsin this community.
1t only remains for me, sir, on behalf Of
the people Of Lancaster County, to- bid you
q hearty welcome to your old home. per-
form the task with pleasure, and extend TO
you the hand of friendship and fraternal
greeting there the Mayor took hold Of Mr..
Buchanan's hapd], invoking on you Heavens
choicest blessings in time and eternity.
Mr.. Buchanan then rose to reply, and was
welcomed with round after round of hearty
applause. He addressed the assemblage
mainly as follows;
My old Neighbors, Friends and FelIo,D-
citizens have not language TO express the
feelings which swell in my heart on this
occasion. do most cordially thank you for
this demonstration of your personal kind
ness to an old man who comes back to you,
ere long to lay his bones at rest with your
fathers. And here let me say that, having
visited almost every cline under the sun,
my heart has ever turned to Lancaster as the
spot where should wish to live and die and
be buried. When yet a young man, in far
remote Russia, my heart was still with your
fathers-my friends and neighbors in good
old Lancaster. [Applause.1 And although
have been always true to you, have not
| been half so true to you as you have been to
me. Your fathers took me up when young
man and fostered and cherished me through
| many long years. All these have passed
away, and l stand before you to- day as a
man living in second generation. "a
voice, 81 saw you mount your horse when
you marched to Baltimore in 1927 l feel
| with all my heart, though in the midst of
posterity, that these sons are manifesting
the same kindness which their fathers would
have done, had they lived to this day. Gen
erations of mortal men rise and sink and are
forgotten but the kindness of the past gen.
GRAFTON to me, now conspicuous in their sons,
can never be forgotten.
come home, fellow. citizens, to pass the
remainder Of my days among you, as good
citizen, faithful friend, an adviser to those
who need advice, and a benefactor of the
widows and fatherless. Loud applause.l
l do not intend referring to the political
affairs of our country. My public acts have
been committed to the pages of history, anC
time alone can decide whether they havt
been right or wrong; if, however, any o
these have been displeasing to the resident
of Lancaster, respectfully ask your pardon
In 1909, now more than fifty years ago,
made this city my home, and, as / remarked
to the President Mr.. Lincoln( upon leaving
House, you are as happy as feel in leaving
it and returning to iWheatland, then, sir
you are the happiest man in the world"
God grant that the Union and the Con
stitution may be preserved, and that tn
troubles which now surround US may pas
away as the early dew before the rising sun
close by repeating the sentiment dea
to my heart: God grant the Constitution
and the Union may be perpetual, and con
tinue shield of protection to ourselves AM
rc hildren f1rever.
Mr.. Buchanan retired amid enthusiast
applause. After general interchange o
congratulations, the military and Comnitte
of Reception, accompanied by large crow
of citizens in carriages and on foot, took vi
the line of march for Wheatland. Upol
reaching his residence, the Elk; President, i
a brief speech, thanked the military for thei
polite escort, and his friends and neighboI
for their hearty and enthusiastic welcom
Mr.. Preston, on behalf of the Baltimor
Guards, responded.