Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-17

Colonel John g. Fremont at the Meeting Of
= Loynl Americans in Pnris-Hls Remarks
on the OcchsIon.
Colonel John O. Fremont made these re-
marks at the American meeting in Paris on
the 3Oth ultimo:
am deeply sensible to the warm and flat
teTiDg expressions of confidence and regard
with which | have just been honored, and
still more deeply sensible to your kind ap-
proval of them. They are very grateful to
ne, snd ] thank you very sincerely. But
you will be very sure that do not receive
them as due to myself; I am conscious that
l owe them to the partislity of friendship,
and TO that sort of attachment which a SOL
dier always feels for the banner under which
he has fought Hear, hear.1 To him (Mr.
Burlingame) and the other friends around me
who have spoken to-day, / represent the
standard on which old watchwords were iu-
scribed. 1t is themselves who were the lead
eTs, themselves who bore with you the heat
OF the day, and who have won their battle
gloriously. And they have come among us
here, with their habitual eloquence to con-
vey to our true. hearted countrymen at home
the assurance of our uDalienable devotedness
to the country, and our unbounded admira-
ton OF the generous loyalty with which
they rallied to its calls. Cheers
A few days back our honored flag was
trailing in the dust at the foot of an insolent
foe; at present the stars are refulgent from q
thousand nights, swarmng with brave
hearts and strong arms in its defense. We
drink TO them to day, our brave and loyal
countrymen. Renewed cheers Faith.
fully, too, have our scattered people re-
sponded 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. loud
cheering.] | am glad that happy chance
has brought me to participate with you here
on this occasion. Here in this splendid
capital OF great nation, where near by us
the same tombstone records the blended
names Of Washington and Lafayette, feel
that l breathe sympathetic air. Hear,
hear.] France is progress, and | am happy
to believe that here we shall not see people
false to their trsditionary policy. Loud ap-
plause. From here we shall see no strong
hand stretched out TO arrest the march Of
civilization, and throwing back continent
into barbarism. We expect nowhere active
cooperation, but we look for the sympathy
which the world gives to a good cause.
We are willing TO work out our own des-
tiny, and make our own history. Before
this struggle closes, the world will recognize
| that enlightened liberty is self sustaining,
and that people who have once fully en-
| joyed It's blessings will never consent to part
\ with them. We have deprecated this war,
frstricidsl and abominable; most gladly would
we welcome back our people if they would
return to their allegiance. We would bury,
deep as the ocean, the hasty anger which
their parricidal conduct provoked. But
4 they must return at once to their allegiance.
We shall not permit them to dishonor our
] flag and desecrate our sacred graves. Hear,
hearl They can not be permitted to dis
member our country and destroy our nation
ality. Hear, hear] We shall maintain
these in their fullest integrity, in the face OF
/ every evil and at every hazard. Aboveevery
| consideration is our country-as we have
| learned to loyeit-one and indivisible-[loud
/ acclamations]- now and forever; and so we
| will maintain it; we will do our duty 10y
| ally, and we will make no compromise with
treason, and no surrender to rebellion. [Long
continued cheering.1