The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-03-20
From the La rayotte (1nd } Journal


LANCASTER, March 6.--Mr Buchanan was re-.
ceived here this afternoon by o large concourse
of his fellow citizens. The civil and military
processionwas several squares in length. The
arrival of the special train was greeted with a
national salute of thirty four guns and the ring
jng of bells. Mr.. Buchanan is accompan led by
Miss Harriet Lane and Miss Hetty Parker. -
The procession was composed ofthe Mayor and
CITY Councils, the Firernen, Fenclbies and
jackson Rides, and large delegations from the
country. 1t halted at tCentre square, when Mr.
Preston, in behal. of the Baltimore City Guards,
made a neat speech, handing Mr.. Buchanan
over to Mayor S4nde'son.
Mayor Sauderson delivered an address warm
lv welcoming the eX-President, after which
Mr. Buchanan responded substantially as fol.
lows:
NV old neighbors, frlenls and fellow citizens
Il have not Language to express the feelings
which swell i'll my heart on this occasion, but
do most cordially thank you Ior the demonstra
ton OF your personal kindness to an ola man,
who comes back to you ere long to lay his bones
at rest with your fathers And here let me
saw, that having visited almost every CLINE un-
der the sun, my heart has turned to Lancaster
as the spot where would wish to live and die
and be buried When yet young man IN a
remote Russia my heart was still wlthyo lar
thers, nv friends and neighborS in good olp-
Lancaster. Applause. And although have
always been true to you, have not been half
so trne TO you as you have been to me, Your
fathers took me up when a young man and
fosterod and cherished me thro lgh many long
years. All these have passed away, and Istand
before you~o day asa man living in second
| generation. A volce.-I saw you mount your
horse when you marched to Baltimore in 1872
feel with all my heart, tho'gh in the midst
Of posterity, that these sons are maniiestine
the same kindness which their fathers would
have done had they lived to this day. Genera
tons of martial men rise and sink and are for-
gotten but the kindness of the past generation
to me- now so conspicuous in their sons, can
never be forgotten. | come home, feilow-citi
zpns, to pass the remainder Of fmy days as good
| citizen, flithful friend benefac of widows
and the latherless. Loul applause. All po-
| litical aspirations have departed. All that
have done during a somewhat protraoted lie has
passed into history, and il have done aught to
offend single citizen, | now sincerely ask his
pardon.
May God grant that this Union and Consti-
tuition may be perpetual. APPLAUSE close
| by repeating the sentiment dear to my heart
God grant that the Constitution and the Union
may be perpetual, and continue shield of pro
lection to'ourselves and our children forever.
Mr. Buchanan retired amid enthusiastic ap'
pause lie then resumed his place in the car
riage, and was escorted to Wheatland.
Upon reaching his residence, the ExPresident
in briefspeech, thanked the military or their
polite escort and his fi4nis and neghbors 70
their hearty aad enthusiastic welcome. Mr..
Preston, OF the Baltimore Guards, responded
briefly, after which the crowd dispersed, frs
Civ ng three hearty cheers. a.4.
The receF tion was the largest and most en-
1 thusiastie demonstration ever witnessed IN Ian
caster. ~ g.g zFsFias