The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-12


we observe that his friends and nelghbors
Oh buhalo, irrespective oil party, gave him
serenade the night before ne lett his home
lot washington Inc crowd were, after the
music by band, Invited to enter the resi-
dence Of the gentleman, where speeches
were made n collation. se-vod ,oos,. ,roro
-. 81 n.y., 49,, 'O'''s' ~
uranh' &C. Dis'ric' attorney Bass made
congratulatory speech to Mr.. e., to which
that gentleman replIed in the followino hnpny
vein and or,orwarJ. ~" o,anS 49, aStr ~
a.. ,,,-., '"S .''"' P"'''oA VI
'ue eohation' Inc occasion seems 10 nave
been one Of real pleasure, and all goes to
show the high esteem In which Mr.. Clam Ia
bola h,, nj, ,,,,,.,...,.., - -, -.
y. =, n'' 'o"us'ne" vi "'' P"'"eS'
Mr. Clapp said
FRIENDS AND FELLow-cITIzEssi Amer
this kindly greeting IL would he rank TREASON
=, p, ~, ,-',,, -,
" NY o"n n'"is uiu no' "eAno"'euso' I"
terms the best that / can command, the pro-
found qualification that feel under n COM
plIment 40 aatterino. Thu sop, that does
-, g.,
not ieoi ueep'y unuer sueh kinuiy eNProSSionS
oil respect and esteem Is only "ht for treason,
stratagem and spolls," and should be re-
parded as dad tn ali tho bipher and morn
e sss,,,,' '.s,,.,,,.i.. - - -.
cnnophnS sensloiii'ies Vi nuinan na'uro'
But there are times when language utterly
fails to express the emotions that demand
pttcropce and with mo that moment hos
come can do NO loss thon thant Won NV
fricnds and feIIow.citizena. for this kindly
and snontoneons Jomonstra,ion and 7 regret
That NV rcsonrces Of exnrcssion ire moi sde.
nuo,e ~ inSicato In 0tting terms Tho cmo.
tons that we'll mn in nv heart under the in.
snirotion NJ this honr The commitment ia
tbo rnore aottcring 20 NV fccIings for tho
rcoson that 40 ne, sec whercjn n ia 40.
servcd NV
I have Iived omopo Won from nv bovbood
and Won nil know ms we'll. NV lot was cast
in this city when II was nm transformations
village ofIess than four Thousand nonula.
ton, with n limited commerce. lint few man
ufnctorics, no nayed streets, no odifees To
cbaiienge adniratio, bcvond that called
forth nv The old court-hoTse. the old First
church and 81. panI's as n was beforc Inc
dnys ~ ITn,ohn. Nnch as RufrnIo Ia al.
ynjrod to-dny for tie boan,if,I oyonues its
stately rcsIdcnres. Tia comelv edi6ces. ia az
tended md extendIng commerce and Its
nrosncrons mamma curing interests thIs oc.
casion hears me hack over the field Of recol-
lection 10 tho day when. in 1s2s, I frst mt
foot on lie soil II was then INT n shabby.
stragyliny yiIIoge with only a fcy indlfIcr'
ant s,oars ava Iii cro Z, ,hni Nil sionaI
tribntc 10 its rnde wharycs 10 make nm the
snm of ia commerce. The change IA great.
onJ Ia ono,hnr o,.ido,nc tbat ,bo TorIj
moves.
I, ,,,s not nv fortuna IN e,ter tho will, 20
NJ Rrgaio nrJcr Tho send OF in Iifc tbnt H.
tcrJsS tbo hnastcj st,,t ont Of tho late acci-
dental PrcsiJcnt was no, drst nm Alder
man. lint n moor printer bow In pursuit Of
emnIoyment TannIanseI which. tbnnks 10
S,od5 f,r,nne nbtained for tho muniacent
s rsSarJ Of si2tv JoIIars a ve,r and hoard and
,sa.hin,, Al nv Trjc,is 90 iong "a CON.
,on,nanS, IA riohas was eye, Than a nil
i,onaj,o for a.ro,gbt contentediy and na-
,iontiv % carry ant ia carly nnrnose Of nv
iife detcrmin.d n serve fnltbfIIIv in The
rnnis ~ FrankIi, nntII 7 sbonid nrenara nv
soIf r,r usefniness in INV nroSessinnl And
bnd in M cITor,. tho oSnrovnI and cnrour-
a,,ar,an, ~ ms, On, nioynrs ono ~ vbon, stiu
H., oynony yon ono Of the oldest md
,mnst resnecte5 oT yonr citizens. since then
boya baen a resijent Of tbis copntv and for
,ba -" No., -, citiznr nf ri. citv Nv JarI.
est anI ycry brightcst d,ys have been snent
In ,orr rniist. Snd II I have In anv der,rre
hv nv e,Inrts nddeJ IN the announcement and
&c., 1y Of Pngaio ! reioice in the service,
If hnweyer have failed in that. nv friends
80, oSa 80 Il 20 tho head nnd not 10 Tho
hsar, for love tbis beautiful and tbriying
81, ~ 5oliyht in Tia evnondin~ greotncss
"a ,rosncriiy
NJ SeIio,y -citizera am reminded nv the
liz I'D Of snnr ,snresentative unon ,his
occosion that / am ahout To leave This. nv
RntT1Io homo. for a new sphere. and as that
| thnugbt comes over IN. begin To realize IN.
attachment thai feel for her peopIe-as her
neople are nv pcople. and her PROSPERITY Il
i
c,;rs ,'np5or ,bc oi,crnotions Of tIme and cir.
cu,os,ances that NV hnsiness Interest, 81
| IonI, snst,Ired here have been. welded mn 10
a,hSrs onJ M ,,orsonoI servIce il IN he trdns-
Ssrred 10 anntber snhere I am, and mnst re-.
main n RnfraIonian. Though / 20 hence
Sor a sSoson as nv in. ia SHARED I shall re-.
tHrn again | trust 10 make This nv evening
home where shall await The Iast Summons
tLaI IL IN rescryc for ne Mi. OF ono tbing
bnwcyer yon NAV rest assured IIfe nnd
hcaItb nsrmi,ting 7 shall make one piIgrim.
| 90 bi,hcr 90 oh yenr and that will he 10 ey.
srciso ,hs rights ~ nm American cItIzon Inv
yo,jng In the gIorions old Ninth ward for tbc
i ,,Jnc7nIes 7 entertnin. TAnnlnnsc.l
Nv friends Won have long known me. and
~ Won discoyeI virtues in INV character I
| trIst 80, viii cherisb a, active recoIIectIon
nr thom-,ybiIc INV f,nIts which are mani
So,d 7 ~, rnv he hurled in the Oblivion n,
forgstfnlne,s knplnnse.j And now, INV
feiiow.citi1ens as I rlouce The eve over these
r,nSi,,or r,ces Scrore me I dlscover amonS
,Snn, ,hnsc who have not held noIitIcal
rIo,us 'n coir"iJercc win tNoss I cbtertain
and Sence ! most nrofonndly thank them"
| ,ho, bayo IaiJ osiJe theIr noliticoI nreiu.
A.. "a he rccoIIcctIor IF The biows
| Soro ssaIt nnor thcn, in nur noIiticai con
tssts and ioined in this cxpression Of conf
dence and esteem. Again thank them
| ahove ali others for this visit. for IL has COS
than n .ocrifce In come and manifest tbcI
personal respect, which nv RepublIcaI
friends are moi called upon TO make.
therefore prize this denomination on thel
mart as n speclal dlspensatlon. for which IN,
grateful ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are most cor
diaIly rendered. TApplause.l
II will he nv chief low hereafter. m,
friends. IN cali 10 mind the honor Nou hay
conferred on me through this friendly an,
aattering visit. | thank you ali for ii from
the innermost recesses Of nv heart, an
trust that YOU NAV each share the rich re
ward that follows honorable and useful lives
We all love our country, and let us, as tn
Arst duty Of American citizens, sustain an
defend those great principles which Civ
strength to the Union and cement our entlr
country from the Aroostook to the Pacific /