The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-12
Louisville Commercial Convention
Address By Ex.PresIdent FILLMORE.
T,or1TRvTrI,R Octnhar II,

AuNEGAl W AANA AR9ANSAt
LouIsvILLE, October H.
Up 10 one o'clock to-day the names
Of one hundred and forty.three dele.
gates had been registered at the office
OF the Committee OF Arrangements.
The delegates are principally from the
South. At II o'clock this forenoon ex-
President Millard Fillmore held q pub.
llc reception at the Court House. He
was introduced by Mr.. F. F. Fox, OF
this city, In a very neat address OF well
come, which was responded to by Mr..
Fillmore as follows:
BfT'. Mayor and Gentlemen Of Louis.
vile This reception IL an honor and a
pleasure which 1 had no reason 10 ex-
pect. WereI candidate for some high
political office. or did I come with the
prestige OF official power, might &c.
count for this assemblaRe here to-day.
Nearly twenty years have elapsed since
have taken part In political matters.
belong to no party, bat do belong to
my country [applRusel, and cannot
express to you the qualification feel TO.
day at seeing In prospect deliberative
body gathered from every State in the
Union; the Union restored-lhat patri-
otlc and glorious Union which has been
endangered, but I trust not lost. Zap
plause.1 Fifteen years ago ! visited
your city for the first and last time, and
had been placed In 1t to>day unawares
I could not have recognized 1t. True
here is the grand old river flowing
along Its edge; here Ia the great natural
obstructions OF the fall which has
placed It with the great commercial
cities Of the country, but now when l
see your splendid houses and your
beautiful streets all seems 10 be chang
ed. II would seem as though magic
had passed over 1t. How you could be
so prosperous under all the vlclssitudea
Of the past ten years is unaocountabIe,
but I congratulate you on your good
fortune and your prosperity. Ken.
lucky, II there be State In toe Union
except that which gave me birth,
Ia the State Of all others have learned
10 honor. [Applause.l l knew your
illustrious citizen who did honor 10
his State as he did TO all the Union,
and who now sleeps within your Dor.
der. need not say that l Iallude to
Henry Clay, [Applausel He was my
early and best devoted friend, and ]
was his and can never revert to bis
memory without reverence and respect
l beg your pardon gentlemen, came
here with no prepared address. The
time has long passed since I have ut.
tempted such thing. I came here
simply to thank you for this unexpec.
ted reception and honor, and to express
the hope that you may continue 10 be
prosperous, and that our country may
be one and united forever. [Applause,1
Pardon me, therefore, for NOT adding
to this address and for contentine
myself for simply thanking you fol
this honor. [Applause.
Mr., Fillmore then met a large mum.
Der OF citizens With whom he cordially
shook hands.
AT seven o'clock this evening, there
were registered over 200 delegates from
thirty-one States. Every train and
steamer tonight, will bring large add.
tions. All the hotels are engaged, and
many OF the delegates will have to bt
quartered at the residences OF tbs
private citizens, which have beer
thrown open for that purpose,