The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-13

CoscoEp. n. IL. August II. - Horace Grea3 ,.,,,
ley arrived at Concord this morning from I. ~
Bradford, at 10 o'clock, and took q special S'ss
,-,r for Lancaster. accompanied by party or
| fifty persons Arriving at TiIton a lMge .ssas
| crowd had assetnbitt and Greeley appnYed 1hf
upon the platform Of the car aud addressed ge1,
the people ~ follows: t:s.a .,..sse -.
Fellow-citlzcnsS OF my native State of f'l's''
New Hampshre,.A A few words, Whfsl2o o.
pl,Ist necessarily he lasty, may be accepaSicgsSt
to some of you. IL has been said thatpHE1cgJ
Americans are too fond Of going abroad o,..<
Europe , but ] am sure that he is q poor
American who does not come lack Oh
a better American than when lie VENT sH
Who does not appreciate America When tcF
he returns? Europe nay beain manylj Of
respects better than America. Her popgl]a,an,,
ton is more thickly settled; her arts -atid sss
sciences more thoroughly developed: ana uea
her apple-trees, have noticed, have itess 55f
dead limbs on them than they have In Hawnsit
Hampshire. But the American who trifslsa4ay
through Europe finds reason to appreciate
freedom. which is the opportunity and hope ~
of American youth. | hope the more pesus ss
plc that go abroad the more will ctsne3biy
back to appreciate the lakes the skies, tbepifpbi,
the fruitful soil, the gorgeous scenery, ,apd ,,sr
glories of our own country. / do ass,ffe -
YOU, as one who has travelled in Enrope,9h"
that could see there no such thing asotitt ystf
people cat herin. to consideranr qiiestig9 Qts 10
public importance, except of q religious AID
character. and rejoice that was born and
have been permitted TO Iiyc here where the. "
people have everything to say in the manas5e-neH
ment Of our institutions. In the liopeinS,oH
belief that our country, free from some ep1,irf
tauglements and some cmbarmssments,ols,
destined To become dear to all OF Us, / t3ke ''
my leave" J" D'@
A general shaking Of hands foliowediehe;mo
sreech, after which the train proceedea,i biuafs
At Laconii an immense crowd was sgath:, "a
cred, and Greeley's appearance was GREETED IN
with cheers and music. On being introduced "
by Hon. T.. a. Hibbard, he spoke as folloWss1a1
Notwithstanding u half ce1ltaIDyIau
that have been absent and not a resident ess
of the State of New Hampshire, / have frsessn,n
Gucntcd almost every part Of the StateSfhe
South aud West, where have relatives, and
the North Attracted by the beauty ard
fame of the scenery, have often WISHED fyd
reioiced to find myself i'll this the great cen !.
trail part OF the State which have long de- -
sired to visit. In other days have cltlbedat
to the summit of the kearsagc mountaiiis;-c 10
somewhat of an effort for one of my weiehta,r
and years-and from it | saw u granasr /,
and bodcr country--so full of smiling helds, J.
| fruitful orchards, and houses such rs labof.o'1
rrs in no other country live IN, because theFtJa
cannot afford it. These evidences of Sel,egsfTy
| thrift grow from steady industry, bcctiqSa
what must be won must he worked for, aRd,st
that il Il fact not to he depored. neYert1s
saw children who were letter taught .and;Sa
people who live better than those OF NeWrui
Hampshire. 4 .tint
"Attractcd as some of you may be to the 10
more yielding soil of the Wcst-to Orcs9Hsssl
or California, or TeX;iS--in time to come yRnon
will all agree with me that there i; no betteynd
place in which to live and die than the Sranh,I
old State of New Hampshire. So, friends n,li,4
bid you farewell" 10 OF,
At Plymouth Mr. Greeley was received l6is
n committee and national salute was frsd.,tu
After a speech of welcome from Mr. Josephuo
w. Howe, Of New York, Mr.. Greeley rGJW
sponded. The train then proceeded to the OF
| Pemigewasset House, where he took the 9fjoa
| tcrnoon express train for Lancaster. ,i.i5