The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-12
LOUISVILLE.
The LouisviiIe Commercial Conven
tion-Reception md speech OF Ex
President billiard FILLMORE.

The Louisviiie Commercial Conven-
tion-Reception md speech OF Ex-
President Miiiard Fillmore.
LOUISVILLE, October ll.-Up to one
o'clock to day the names of one hun
dred and forty. three delegates had beer
registered at the Office of the committee
of Arrangements. The delegates are
principally from the South.
At IL O'Clock this morning OK Presi'
dent Willard Fillmore held a public
reception at the Court House. He was
introduced by Mr. +. Fox, of this city,
in a very neat address of welcome,
which was replied to by Mr.. Fillmore
as follows:
Mr.. MAYOR AND GENTLEMEN OF
LOUISVILLE This reception is an
honor and a pleasure which l had no
reason to expect. Werc | candidate
for some high political Office, or did l
come with the prestige of official power,
! might account for this assem-
bly, here to-day. Nearly twenty
years have elapsed since have
taken part in political matters. | be-
long to no party, but do belong to my
country, [applausel and | cannot ex-
press the qualification l feel to-day at
seeing in prospect a deliberative body,
gathered from every State in the Union.
The Union restored, that patriotic and
glorious Union, which has been endan.
gered, bat trust not lost Applause |
Fifteen years ago visited your city fer
the first and last time and had l been
placed in 1t to-day unawares could not
have recognized it. True, here is the
grand old river flowing along its edge.
here is the natural instructions of the
falls, which has placed it with the great
commercial cities of the country. But
now when | see your splendid
houses aud your beautiful streets, AL
seem to be changed. 1t would seem as
though magic had passed over II. How
You could be so prosperous under all the
vicissitudes OF the past ten years is IN
accountable. But l congratulate yot
on your good fortune and your prosper
ity. Kentucky, if there be State IN The
Union, except that which gave me brit
is the State of all others | have learned
to honor. Applause l knew your
illustrious citizen who did honor to his
State, as he did 70 all the Union, and
who now sleeps within Your borders. l
need not say l allude to Henry Clay
Applause He was my early and best
devoted tIleud, aud was his, and / can
never revert TO his memory without rev.
erehce and respect. beg your pardon,
gentlemen; came here with no prs-
pared address. The time has long psss
ed since l have attemp,e ed sneh n thiuy
came heIe simply to thank YOU for tbIs
unexpected reception aud honor am, IN
express the hope that you NAV conr,nn..
TO be prosperous, and that our cpnntr,.
may be one and united forever. TAN.
plause. Pardon me, therefore, for not
adding TO this address aud tor content.
ing my self for SIMPLY thanking You for
this hon"r. Applause
Mr.. Fillmore then met large nun.
Der of citlzsus, with whom he cordially
sbOnk hands.
LOUISVILLE, October ll.-At7 O'CLOCK
this evening there were registered oveI
2OO delegates from twenty one States
Every train and steamer tonight will
bring large additions. All the hotel.
are hiled, and many of the delegates
wiil have TO be CHARTERED at the resi-
eences OF private citizens which have
oeeA thrown open for the purpose.