The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-12
CURTIN.

HaII-A Welcoming Address by the Mayor
The Response.
At O'Clock this afternoon. in pursuance Of the
action of the City Councils some time since. the
Hon. Andrew G. Curtin, Ex-Governor Of the Com
mOnwealth, and recently commissioned by the
President as Minister to the Court of st. Petersburg
was given public reception at Independence Hall.
AS soon as Mr.. Curtin entered the historical room,
his Honor Mayor Fox addressed him, in behalf Of
the municipal authorities of the city, as follows:-
The Address of Welcome.
speak the sentiments Of all the members OF this
municipal government, when say that il gives us
unalloyed pleasure Governor Curtin, to he afforded
this opportunity publicly to testify our respect and
esteem to you sir. who has so ably administered the
affairs OF our State as its Executive, who has SO
earnestly devoted yourself to the alienation Of the
selves to their country i'm the late terrible con-
test for the supremacy Of the Constitution ana
laws, and to you who now go abroad as the distin-
guished representative OF our country to distant
government
You leave us sir, appreciated by your fclow-citi-
Zens as a faithful servant, and by many Of them as
warm personal friend
We hope that your voyage may he safe; that your
mission VIII rebound to the honor and glory OF our
country, and that in Gods Providence, you with all
you take with you in your family circle and Ofllcal
connectiOn,may after finishing this important public
trust, be permitted to come back i'm the enjoyment
Of good health, and happy in the consciousness of
having served your country in very important
manner.
ON the conclusion of Mayor Foxs remarks, Mr..
Curtin responded as follOws:-
Governor Curtin's Response.
About to leave the country feel deeply the honor
conferred upon me by the city authorities in tender
of my friends and fellow citizens who desire to call
and say farewell | owe many obligations to the
City Councils for such distinguished privilege; and
to yOu sir the Chief Magistrate of this great CITY,
! offer heartfelt thanks for the complimentary and
kind manner in which you convey to me the reso-
lutiOns OF the Councils and for the personal and OFF,
cial welcome you give me to this place.
Feeling Just pride as Pennsylvanan in the
beauty and the prosperity Of this our commercial
emporium-knowing as do the fidelity and patriotic
devotion Of its people to the Government in its day
Of deep distress and anguish-I would not have the
n q my hoo IL uOf
well up its gratitude to you and to them for the
many evidences OF affection am receiving on the
eve OF my departure. In this sacred hall, ded-
Gated to Liberty-ths Mecca Of American freemen
I pledge myself to maintain with all the gifts it has
pleased Providence to endow me with, the relations
of friendship which have ever existed between our
country and the great Government to which am
accredited; and this is a lifting place and this a
nate authorities of the city, and to the people, that
will try to uphold and maintain the interests and
the honor OF my country.
The Reception.
Long prior to the hour appointed for the reception
the presence OF squad of police officers at the main
entrance OF lndepenpence Hall indicated to the
passersby that something of more than ordinary in
terest was about transpirng. Shortly the members
OF City Councils could be seen vending their way to
their Chambers, and the Liberty Cornet Band sta
toned itself on the pavement and rendered sev9-
raj airs. All this had the effect of drawing
thither a large crowd that when his EN-
cellency arrived, hundreds of the citizens there
to greet him. AS the carriage which bore him drew
up at the curb, double of police officers was
formed, which stretched away to the door, and
formed an avenue through which the Governor
reached the Hall. While he walked up the steps,
the band, which was now stationed on the stairway
facing the entrance peaed forth "Hail to the Chief"
AT the same moment the members of Councils,
headed by the Mayor, advanced to meet him. then fol-
lowed him into the Hall. Here the address of welcome
and the reply were at once pronounced, after which
the citizens came up in single file, shook him by the
hand, then retired over flight of steps which had
been erected at of the windows OF the hall
The band in the meanwhile played, the crowds
cheered, and the Governor kept busy returning
his thanks to the hundreds who pressed forward to
greet him.
Before the reception concluded some eight hun
dred soldiers Of the Grand Army of the Republic ar
rived at the Hall to bid farewell to the War Governor
of Pennsylvania. They met and organized at their
hall No S11 Chestnut street and had i'm their ranks
delegations from all the posts in the city, "A
The Banquet.
The grand banquet to the Governor, rendered him
compliment by his friends, comes Off at the
Academy of Music at O'Clock. At half-past O'Clock
the doors of the building to be thrown open for
the admission of ladies to the balconies. 1t will
questionably be very brilliant affair The prepara-
tions have been most extensive and complete, and
the entertainment will be one never surpassed in
this city for elegance and eclat
The interior of the Academy will be gorgeously
decorated. large and trained orchestra under
Mark Hassler will be present. Many nOtabes, not
only of the city, but of the country at large will
be there to give evidence by their presence OF their
appreciation OF the worth and patriotism Of the dis
tinguished guest
A number of War-GOvernors have signi6ed their
intention of coming, and many celebreties, both in
| the army and the navy A despatch has been re-
ceived from Cyrus W. Field stating that he likewise
| will attend.