The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-07-12
Wlistsuansous.
Speech OF Col. Fremont.

At q breakssst party Of American citizen,
in Paris. on the 29th of May. in response tC
q com olimentaIy remark. Colonel FremOn,
ross and aid:
"MR. PKKsIDrsr, LADIES AND GKNrInnN
I an dseply sensible to the warm and fat
tering expressions Of confidence and regard
with which have been honored, and
still more deeply sensible to your kind ap
proual Of them. Thew are very grateful to
me, md I thank you sincerely. But you
will /, worry true that do not receive them
rs dus to myself; | am conscious that owe
them 20 partiality Of friendship and to
that sort of attachment which q soldier al
ways fosls for the banner under which he
has fought. (Hear, hear.) To him (Slr.
BurlinganC) and the other friends around
me who have spoken to-day, l represent the
standard on which old watchwords were
inscribed. II Is themselves who were the
leaders, themselves who bore with you the
heat of tho day. and who have Won their
battle gloriously. And they have come a.
mong US mere, with their habitual cloquence,
to ccnvey to our true hearted countrymen
a. homo the assurance of our unalterable de
vJteda.ss to the country, and our uabOund-
Cd ad.DirAtion OF the generous loyalty with
which they rallied tn its calls. (Cheers.)
A fos days back our honored dag was trail
ing ia the dust at The feet of an insolent
foo; at present its stars are refilsent from a
thousand heights, swarmin; with brave
hearts and strong arms in its defence. ZAP
plause) We drink to them to-day, our
brave and loyal cOuntrymen. (Rencwed
cheers.) Faithfully, too, have our scatter
cd people responded to them, from Italy,
from England. and from France. Well have
they shown they, too, can cross the seas and
change their skies, and never change their
hearts. (Lond chesring.) am glad that a
happy chance has brought me to participate
with you here on this occasion. Here in
this splendid capital Of a great nation. where
near by Us the same tombstone records the
blended names Of Washington and Lafay-
stte, I feel tha, breathe sympathetic air,
QIear. hear.)
France is progressing, and l am happy to
helieve that here we shall>not see people
false to their traditionary policy. cloud
applsuse.) From here we shall see no strong
hand stretched out to arrest the march OF
civilization. and aid ID throwing back con-
tinep, into oarbarism. We expect nowhere
active corporation, but we look for the
sympathy which the world give to a good
cause. We are willing to work out our
owp destiny, and make our own history
Before This struggle closes, the world will
rooogaiss that enlightened liberty is self
sastai a!ng. and that people who have once
fully enjoyed its blessings will never consent
to part with chem. We have deprecated
this wa, fratriJidal and abOminable most
gladly would we welcome back our people,
if they would return to Iheir allegiance.
We would bury, deep Us the ocean, the has
ty anger which their parricidal conduct pro-
voked. But they must return at once to
their allegiance. We shall not permit them
to dis OnOr our fsg, and desecra,s our sacred
grave. (IIear, hesr.) They cannot be per-
mite 70 dismeInber our country and destroy
our rsti,nality. Hear. hear We shall
main ain these in their fullest integrity, in
the C. . Of every evil, and at every hazard.
AboS. every consideration is our country
as ", bsVe learned to love it-and indivisi-
Bile laud aeclsmatiousl NOW and forever,
and 8, w will maintain it; we will do our
duty loyalty, and We will make no compro-
mise vish treason, and no surrender TO re-
bellion. Long continued cheering.l