Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-20

Hon. Wm L. Dayton, Minister to France;
Cassius NJ. Clay, Minister to Russia; An
son Burlingame, Minister to Austria Col.
John G. Fremont, and others.
The speeches we're all excellent and we re-
gret that we cannot give them all to our read
ers. Mr.. Burlingame spoke briefly, con-
cluding with this allusion to Col. Fremont
who has been recently appointed Major
General in the armies of the Republic:
We know what will follow, where ne goes
before, for, born and nursed in dangers
path. he's tried her worst" We know his
future will be as bright as his past, and that
he will enjoy q soldiers triumph or the
sweet tranquility of an honorad soldier $
grave. And now, all hail, Fremont, and
farewell Tremendous acclamations, which
were followed by three cheers for Colonel
Fremont
SPEECH OF COLONEL FREMONT.
Colonel J. G. Fremont next rose and said
MIR. President, Ladies and Gentlemen |
am deeply sensible to the warm and flatter-
ing expressions ofconfdence and regard with
which | have Just been honored, and still
more deeply sensible to your kind approval
of them. They are very grateful to me,
and thank you very sincerely. But you
will be very sure that do not receive them
as due to myself; am conscious that | owe
them to the partiality Of friendship and to
that sort of attachment which soldier al
ways feels for the banner under which he
has fought Hear, hear. To him MIR.
Burlingame) and the other friends around
me who have spoken to-day, represent the
standard on which old watchwords were in
scribed. 1t is themselves who were the
leaders, who bore with you the heat of the
day, and who have won their battle glorious
". And they have come among us here,
with their habitual eloquence, to convey TO
our true-hearted countrymen at home the
assurance Of our unalterablc dcvotedness to
the country, and our unbounded admiration
Of the generous loyalty with which they raj
lied to its calls. Cheers.
A few days back our honored flag was trail
ing in the dust at the foot of an insolent foe (;
at present its stars are refulgent from a thou
sand nights, swarming with brave hearts
and strong arms in its defense. Applause. ]
We drink to them to-day, our brave and 10y
al alcountrymen. [Renewed cheers. Faith
fully, too, have our scattered people respond.
from France. Well have they shown they,
and never change their hearts. Loud
cheering am glad that happy chance
has brought me to participate with you here
on this occasion. Here in this splendid cap
ital of great nation, where near by us the
same tombstone records the blended names
: of Washington & Lafayette, feel that | am
breathe sympathetic air Hear, hear J.
France is progress, and am happy to believe
} that here we shall not see people false tc
their tradtionary policy. Loud applause.
; From here we shall see no strong hant
stretched out to arrest the march of civil
t zation, and aid in throwing back a continen
/. into barbarism. We expect nowhere activ,
: cooperation, but we look for the sympath.
which the world gives to good cause.
We are willing to work out our own dos
Q tiny, and make our own history. Beior
n this struggle closes the world will recogniz
!. that enlightend liberty is selt-sustaining, AM
that people who have once fully enjoye
n its blessings will never consent to. part wit
l. them. We have deprecated this war, fra
l. tricidal and adominable; most gladly woul
!. we welcome back our people if they woul
! !, return to their allegiance. We would bury
l. deep MS tho ocean, the hasty anger whic
Il their parricidal conduct provoked. Bu
/. they must return at once to their allegiance
,r We shall not permit them to hishonor on
. flag, and desccrate our sacred graves. i1eal
hear. They cannot be permitted to di
|, member our country and destroy our natiol
70 ality. Hear, hear. We shall maintai
a. these in their fullest integrity, in the fac
!. = of every evil and every hazard, Abov
" every consideration is our country-as "
ofI have learned to love it-one and indivsib
j. Il loud acclamation now and forever, an
=, so we will maintained it; we will do our dut
," loyalty, and we will make no compromil
= with treason, and no surrender to rebellion
of Long continued cheering.
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