The national Republican., 1861-03-09
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Hall, and, headed by the Marine Band under
Professor Prospect, proceeded to the National
Hotel 10 serenade Hon. J. j. Crittenden. AT.
ter the performance of one or two national airs
by the band, Mr.. Crittenden made his appear.
ance amid the cheers Of the crowd, and spoke
as follows:
FslloU citizens Of Washington: am most
happy to meet you. ! have been with you so
much in the course of my life, that feel quite
at home in your presence. feel that l am
with you as neghbor and friend. [Ap.
plause. I am about to quit the public service,
and about to be separated from you. That sep.
aration, l assure you, gives me pain and cou.
cern, not that / regret the loss Of public life,
buttha regret to sever the associations to which
l have been so long used and accustomed. You
have been always respectful and kind to me.
do not know that it has been in my power to
wish could call to mind many more services
that had rendered you. I beg you, however,
to believe that 1t has not been from want of any
good will on my part. ! have owed you nothing
but obligation, from my first acquaintance and
intercourse with the city Of Wa,hngton-and
it has been long one, longer than the years
that many Of you have lived 1t is time thatl
should quit the public service. can quit that
without regret. l can look to my distant home
in the West as the place of that repose and lei
sure which look to now with more interest than
ever did to any public employment. l shall
always remember you. l shall always remem.
ber my country and its great interests, lap.
plause, as long as have power to do it ser.
vice; and shall be proud to perform that duty.
Applause.
In private or in public life, the duties of
man are the same. BY this mean, not that
his principles are the same, but that his duties
to his country, to his neighbor, aud his friend,
ever condition he may be. [Applause. l have
sought, in my public life, nothing but to do my
duty. The proudest reward that have ever
hoped for, was the approval Of my countrymen.
Applause. You are now giving mo evidence
that l have not INDUCED that hope in vain.
You are giving me this proud and gratifying
token that you think have served my country
at least faithfully and we'll. Loud applause.l
And for this approval on your part make to
you my most sincere and cordial acknowledg.
ments. I seek nothing from my countrymen
now but their good will, tbut their approval.
You have that, always. I seek no further
| public employments-none, none. l have
served longer than Roman veteran was re-
quired to serve. eyes you have, and faith
fully."l
Thirty years service was alone required of
him, and then he was permitted to lay by his
arms, and enjoy quiet and peaceful life. l
have served forty years. Applause. Ten
| IA voice. can honest man is the noblest work
Of God."] hope may be permitted now to
retire, as far ns the duty Of citizen will permit
him, without any reproach that fail in my
duty. Applause.
Our country is in great distress, and you
know feel particular interest, as it is natural
for you to do.
voice. Who will save it'll
trust that the people will. Congress has
failed now to save it, and it is now in the hands
Of the people. am one Of those who believe
in the intelligence and virtue Of the people.
believe, when they take this business in hand,
that they will do it. That's it, Their hands
are strong enough for the work, and their
hearts are patriotic and virtuous enough for
the work. [Applause. have seen through
out the long struggle that VIC have had in Con
gress, from every part of this country, thousands
from their own affairs to consider in regard Il
J the Union, and to sign and send petitions te
Congress of earnest prayer that they would TAXI
care Of the country, and settle its difficulties
and restore our peace and our Union. lie
them take it in hand. Let their great ant
mighty voice be heard in the Capitol, and al
will be safe.
"A voice. We will do it with the Crittende,
resolutions.
f Let them adopt them, or any, my friends, lik
t them, and we will have peace. Our people do nc
. want to separate. 1t is the little, petty polit
clans that run about from cross roads to eros
! roads. Applause, and "That's itl"I 1t
they that mslead and misguide the people, an
: it is they that try to make US believe that W
., hate one another. 1t is false. g. False yes,
{ must bel"l We do not hate one anot-er. Fo
d petty little schemes, for party purpose, an
}. party politics, it is found convenient and prof
able to these little politicians to force that in
e applause. have been in the North, hav
;, been in the West, have been with you, ant
g from one part of the country to the other, sc
no such feeling exhibited, and do not beliey
It it exists. Applause. Ihave seen nothing
and received nothing, but kindness wherevt
l have been. The people are rightly dispose
II 1t is only the leaders, only the leaders, that
It dissatisfied. That's so!"] Leave the pc
II pie to themselves, and we should live in unio
's in fraternity, in freedom, and in greatness, q
.. the days of our life, and our children's live
't Vocferous cheering Ihope tits yet reserve
ot for us to understand one another from section
e. section; that as day speaks unto day and mig
n unto night, section will speak unto section, al
le we shall come to understand from one end
le the country to the other, that there will be !
e question as to the perpetuity of the Unio
), Enthusiastic cheering. There is not a mo
tai man, there is not county in all the Unite
le States, that can derive, in my judgment, al
~ benefit from separation or disunon. That
r, so!"l To stand together, is to strengthen ou
at selves-is, by our united might, to work o
% each others greatest possible good. The Vi
ID ion of disun0u is anarchy, disorder, and ul
10 mate war; then comes despotsm, and, nstet
of Congresses and free representation, we sha
49, have some monarchy, or some despot, to ta
n and burden and rule over the people. Tha,
u, so!n1