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THE PRESIDENT'S 
 
 TOUR. 
 
 A COLLECTION OF ADDRESSES ' - 
 
 MADE TO 
 
 JAMES MUNROE, Es(^. ^"^"^^ 
 
 PRESIDKYT OF THE UXITED STATES, 
 
 ON HIS tOU'fi TUROUGH T II Ej^'OR T H ER N AND 
 MIDDLLE STAES, i^, D. l8ir, * 
 
 ACCOMPANIED WITH 
 
 ANSWERS FROM THE PRESIDENT j 
 To ivhich is prcjixcd 
 
 A BYOGRArHICAL^KETCH 
 
 OF THE PRESIDEjYT OF THE UXITED . 
 
 STATES. 
 
 •' rRlSClPIA KOV HOMINES.^* 
 
 Selected and arranired 
 Bv RICHARD RADCLIFFE. 
 
 NEW-IPSWICH, .V./T- 
 
 PRLNTEP BY SALMOiN WILD 
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 P R F J C E. 
 
 The following Addresses and Answers occa- 
 sioned by the Tour of J. Munroe, Esq. President 
 of the United States, made in the year 1817, 
 are presented to the public without any aider 
 cmbelishment which might be derived from a 
 relation of the particular incidents, " the pomp 
 and circumstance,*' attending that event. 
 
 Indeed, a work of sufficient magnitude to con- 
 tain a detail of the preparations^ receptions^ and 
 entertainments o[ OUT Chief Magistrate, in all the 
 towns, villages, and cities through which he 
 passed, in making his tour ; would far exceed our 
 limits and could neither be useful or entertain- 
 ing. 
 
 The Addresses and Answers are however, in 
 a few instances, introduced with a brief account 
 of the manner in which the President was re- 
 ceived : otherwise they are inserted as originally 
 published without any addition whatever; and 
 considering the hurry and bustle in which they 
 were made, they will be found to contain, a 
 nervous, perspicuous, and dignitied style, and an 
 elevation of sentiment which are seldom to be 
 met with, and which might render them excel- 
 lent models of imitation for similar production*. 
 
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 Tlioy rxhlbit tl.ronghout, a spirit of mutual 
 accommodation among the political parties of 
 thai, period, uith a generous competition in civ- 
 ility and politeness, as well as the object of un- 
 dertaking a SERVICE 550 HOvcl in the annals of the 
 REPURr.ic, and the able and distinguished manner 
 
 in whicli it wa? performed. 
 
c o N T r: N T s, 
 
 A Bio^^rapliical sketch cf James jhm- ^cg'^- 
 reeJ^Esq. President of the Unite J 
 States, - - 9 
 
 Some of the principal places visited by 
 Mr. 3Iiinroe in his Tour ; tog'cthcr 
 with thcMi' courses and distances from 
 "VVasIiingtcn, - ' ^2 
 
 The President's Tour, lo 
 
 Address of the Mayor and City Council 
 of P>altimore, to the President of the 
 United States, - 15 
 
 Answer of the President lo the Mayor 
 
 and City Council of Paltimore. 17 
 
 Address of the Pennsylvania Cincinnati, 
 to James Munroe, President of the 
 United States, - 18 
 
 The President's answer to tlie Mem- 
 bers of the Pennsylvania Cincinnati 
 of PJiihideiphia, - 19 
 
 TJ'he Address of Mr. Burrill, charirn^an 
 of the Committee of arrangemenld 
 at Providence, R. 1. - 19 
 
 IMic President's answer to the Com- 
 mittee of the town of Providence, 21 
 
 Address to the Prtsident of the United 
 States from the Committee of the 
 inhabitants of Springfield, Mass. 22 
 
 Address of the Hon. Mr. Bartlett in be- 
 half of the citizens of the town of 
 Ciiarlestown, Mass. - 23 
 
 The President's reply, - .23' 
 
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 -The President's entrance into the town Pagf' 
 
 of Boston, - - 21 
 
 }Ai\ Bulfmch's address in behalf of the 
 Committee of the town of Boston, 
 to the President of the United States, 26' 
 
 The President's answer, - 'iO 
 
 Address of Col. Tudor in behalf of the 
 Cincinnati of Massachusetts, lo the 
 President of the United Stales, 30 
 
 Answer of the President lo the address 
 
 of tiie Cineinnati of Massachusetts, 31 
 
 Address to the i^resident of the United 
 States by John T. Kirldand, Presi- 
 dent of the University in Cambridge, 3'7 
 
 Answer of the President to the Address 
 of the Corporation of Harvard Uni- 
 versity, - - 3j 
 
 Address delivered to the President on 
 the 4th of July, at Boston, by a Com- 
 mittee of the Legislature of Mass. 36 
 
 Answer cf ihc President to the Legisla- 
 tive Committee of J^Lassachusetts, at 
 oston, - - ^-^ 
 
 Lynn address, read and presented to the 
 President by the Chairman of the 
 Committee of arrangements. - 40 
 
 The President's repl}', to Lynn ad- 
 dress. 
 
 The President's reception ut Portland, 42 
 
 Ad(h-ess to the President delivered by 
 
 r\lr. Adams, - - , '^^ 
 
 Address of the Clergy of the town of 
 Poriland and its vicinity, to the Presi- 
 dent of the United States, - 41 
 
 The President's answer to theClergy of 
 tU<J ty>vu t;lToi.'Ui^uu aiid it^ vicinity, 45 
 
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 Address of the Delegations from the Page 
 towns of Bath, VViscasset, Brunswich, 
 and Topsham, to the President, 45 
 
 Address to the President by the inhabi- 
 tants of Wl3C'a3Set, - 47 
 
 Address to the President of the United 
 States by the citizens of Brunswich 
 and Topshanj, - 48 
 
 The President's reply to the Commit- 
 tees cf the towns of Bath, Wiscasset, 
 Brunswich, and Topsham, 49 
 
 Address by tlie inhabilanls ofKenne- 
 
 bii'ik, - » 50 
 
 Answer bv the President, - 51 
 
 Address of the citizens of Newburvport 
 
 to the President of the Lnitcd States, 53 
 
 Tlie President's answer, to the citizens 
 
 of Newburyport, - 54 
 
 Address of Mr. lioimes in behalf of the 
 
 citizens of Kittery, - 55 
 
 Answer of the President to the inhabi- 
 tants cf Kittery, - 57^ 
 
 Answer of iiie President to the inhab- 
 itants of Concord, -. 57 
 
 Address cf the iion. Mr. Mason in behalf 
 
 of the citizens of Portsmouth, 53 
 
 President's anwer to the Committee of 
 
 the town of Portsmouth, - 60 
 
 Address of theExocutive of New-Hamp- 
 shire to the President of the U. S* 61 
 
 Address of tne Committees of the towns 
 of Hanover, Lime, Lebanon, Nor- 
 wich and Dartmouth Village, to the 
 President of the United States, 63 
 
 The President's answer to the citizens 
 
 of Hanover, - - 65 
 
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 Atldross ib the President of the United Pcrre, 
 States from the young- ladies of the 
 '•• Whidsor Female Academy."' CG 
 
 Answer hy tlie Pnsident, - 6*/ 
 
 Addres.5 of Mr. Durliam, in behalf of 
 the Committee of arrangements, for 
 receiving- the President at \Vind:-or, G7 
 
 Answer 1)y th,* Pre.^idont, - 69 
 
 .\d(h'ess of tlie citizens of Burlington, 
 
 Vt. to the President of the U. S. 70 
 
 The President's Reply, - 70 
 
 The President's arrival at Plaltshurs:, 72 
 
 '^^riie President's arrival at Washington, 72 
 
 Address of Gen. J. C. V^m Kess, in be- 
 half of the citizens of Washington, 73 
 Address hy Pk njamin G. Orr, Esq. May- 
 or of the city of Wa-hington. present- 
 ed in behalf of the city, on the Presi- 
 dent's return, - •- 74 
 Ph:^ Presiflent's reply to the Mayor, 
 Jicard of Aldermen, and Board of 
 Gomnion Council of the City of \V;>sh- 
 xngton, - -* - 75 
 
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 A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH 
 €,J James Munuoe, E>q. President of the United 
 
 States. 
 
 Ha appears to bs batween fifty and sWty 
 years of age, with a form above the m-ddle 
 21Z.', compact, mnscilar, and indie iting a consti- 
 tution of' considerable har:liness and vigor ; hi.=^ 
 countenance exhibits lineaments of great severi- 
 ty. & seems as if it had been seldom irradiated by 
 the rays of joy, or softenod by the touch of sensi- 
 bility ; he does smile, however, but not like 
 ■Shakespear's Cassius. ^ 
 
 •' in such a sort, 
 
 As if he marked himself and scorned his spirit, 
 That could be moved to smile at any thing- *' 
 
 At these moments tlieie is a benignity and 
 suavity in him, that invite confidence and repel 
 suspicion. He is rather awkward in h-s address- 
 es for a man who has mingled so much in [jolite 
 society, and his manners and hai)iiiments arc 
 more those of a plain country giuitlcmin, than 
 an accomplished statesman and a profound poli- 
 tician. 
 
 Mr. Munroe is attached to what was once de- 
 nominated the Repuijiican party ; for at present 
 all party distinctions seem to be lost and the par- 
 ties themselves wh'^liy amalganated. 
 
 In his political career, he has manifested th(^ 
 most unimpeachable and unbending integrity, and 
 though long before the public, has never failed 
 to meet the expectations and gratify tlie wishes 
 of the people. 
 
 That he possesses ambition will not be denied ,' 
 but his ambition is limited to the attainment of 
 cxccUenoe and di^tinctioa withiu the bounds of 
 
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 patriotism and honor. If he has met the un- 
 bending sternness of a Cato, he has the more 
 pleasing and benignant integrity of Fabricius. 
 Mr. Munroe rntered early into public life, and 
 has performed the various duties of a soldier, a 
 politician, and a statesman. His mind has been 
 accustomed to dwell on the nature of govern- 
 ments and the revolutions of Europe ; subjects 
 so vast produce a correspondent enlargement of 
 intellect and sweep of comprehension. The 
 mind which is occupied in trifles will not be apt 
 to amaze by its greatness, or astonish by its mag- 
 nificence ; it may glitter, but will never blaze. 
 The peculiar character and mngnitude of Mr. 
 Munroe's pursuits have withheld his attention 
 from the minor and less important subjects of 
 literature, and he is very far from what we call 
 a man of reading, or general science. The 
 knowledge he possesses has been acquired more 
 by personal observation, laborious reflection, and 
 frequent conversation, than by repeated perusals 
 ofbooks, to which his occupations would not 
 permit him to devote his time: Bathe has ex- 
 amined and re-examined that knowledgf;, 'till it 
 basin fact become his own; recreated by com- 
 Mnation, establ'shed by practice, and tested by 
 experience. It is said his mind is not rich nor 
 brilliant, but capable o^the most liborious analy- 
 sis and the most patient research, not hasty in its 
 decisions, and not easily changed when its decis- 
 ions are formed. Judgment appears to be his 
 prominent intellective feature, and in the exam- 
 ination of an object, he srddom suffers it to be 
 darkened by ])rejudice, or warped by passion. 
 
 Mr. Munroe, since his elevation to the Presi- 
 dential chair, is said to have discovered much 
 -sagTci^.y, in the selection of his cabinet council, 
 or executive ofiicers. 
 
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 These are t"he Secretary of State, War,Treaii-. 
 urj. Navy, and Attorney General. 
 
 The following is given as the true account of 
 the dates, at which President Munroe appears in 
 the history of our country. 
 
 Born in Virginia, A. D. 1759, he was in the 
 srmy A. D. 1776, and was wounded in the battle 
 of Trenton Dec. 26, 1776. — He then received a 
 captain's commission from Gen. Washington, — 
 was aid to Gen. Lord Sterling, and was afterwards 
 Col. of a Regiment. In 1782 he was a member iu 
 the Legislature of Virginia and in 1783 a m^in- 
 ber of the old Congress. In 1787 he was ag^ain 
 in the Legislature of Virginia, a-,- in the con- 
 
 ..„*w. *«tiuea ine Constitution. In 
 
 1790 he was Senator of the United States. In 
 1794 he was Minister of the United States in 
 France, and upon his return was chosen Govern- 
 or of Virginia and continued in the oflice as ion^ 
 as the Constitution of ihc State wculd aliow. In 
 1802 he was sent by President Jeffei sen to 
 France, on the negotiation for Louisiana. In 18C3 
 he was appointed Minister to G. Lrilain, and in 
 1805 he went on a special mission to Madrid. On 
 his return he was a^-ain chosen a member of Ibe 
 Legislature in Virginia, an I m U:Ik) Govertior 
 of the State. In 1811 he was made Secrrlary 
 of State, and in 1814 was also Secretary of War. 
 He is now President of the United States, hold- 
 ing the highest honor the Amoncun people cao 
 bestow. 
 
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 The foil onnng ere some of the principal places viS' 
 iied by Mr. AlunroQ in his Tour ; together ixiih 
 their courses and distances jj-om JVasnivgicn. 
 
 AT Hnnover, N. H. the President met with 
 the willow of the iate President Wheelcck, at 
 the house of President Alien. She was the lady 
 who forty years aj^o, after the battle of Trenton, 
 dressed the wound of then Lieut. Munroe. The 
 1 resident did not recognize her at first, but •' as 
 remembrance arose," the interview became pc- 
 ^.uiiarly aftecting to the two principal individ- 
 uals, aT».'i highly interesting to the large circle 
 cf Ladies and Gentlemen present. The visit of 
 the President broi'^'t ti-fcxtlier three perscoi,^. 
 connected with the village who have not spoken 
 together for years. At Enfield N. LL he visited 
 the Shaking communit}^, or Shaking Quakers ; 
 he was received with simplicity which disthi- 
 guisbcE tlrat sect. ' The Elder came forth from 
 the principal house in the settlement, and ad- 
 dressed the President as follows. " I Joseph 
 Goodrich welcome James J^lunroe to our habita- 
 tion.'" The President examined the institutioa 
 and their manuf^^.ctures, was also welcomed bf 
 the ^omen, and having remained about an hcur 
 he retired very much jdcased with hs visit. On 
 the President's return from Portland, Me. he ar- 
 rived at 8 A. M. at t'le rural seat of the lien. 
 George Thacher, in Biddcford, where many of 
 our citizens assembled to meet h*m. Ameng them 
 was Deacon Chase of Snco, a?ed 99 vears. When 
 introduced, he said : " he had almost completed 
 his century, and had rode three miles 1o see and 
 lake by the hand the President of the United 
 States, the first officer of the nation, requ^rin.af- 
 jiw ulhcr guard thau the affections of a free aud 
 
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 hnpr)y p«r>ple, delighted to honor the mnn of 
 their choice, may God bless you, and direct you 
 by his wisJoni and counsel in the grent and ar- 
 duous duties ofyoiir exalted station, may you be 
 thi means, in the hand of God, of uniting all in 
 exertions for the best good of our common 
 country, an i I'^ng be continued a rich blessing to 
 th s people : and like Joshua of old, lead them to 
 virtue, honor, and glor}'/' To tnc appearance 
 of the patriarch was added that of a man bein^ 
 acquainted with tlie w^orid and its customs, 
 in hiS blessmgs he appealed to our Creator in 
 strains of eloquence an 1 feeling almost b*>yond 
 our conception ; the feelings of every one pres- 
 ent were stro ^.gly affected, and not the least 
 80 were those oiihe iliustr.ous guest. 
 
 Distances from Washington. 
 Baltimore distant from Washington 43 miles- 
 Boston, iVIass. distant from Washmgton 431 m. 
 C. N. E. Portland, Me. distant from Washing- 
 ton 603 m. C. N. E. Portsmouth, N. H. dis- 
 tant from Washington 545 m. C. E. N. E. 
 Providence, R. 1. distant from Washington 439 
 m. C. N. E. B. E. Windsor, Vt. distant from. 
 Washington 523 m. C. N. N. E. N.York distant 
 from Washington 242 m. C. N. E. B. E. Phila- 
 delphia distant from Washington 14G m. C. N. E. 
 
 B. E. Detroit uiaiant from Waahin^-ton 818 m. 
 
 C. N. W. "" 
 
Tim 
 
 THE PRES!DEx\T'S TOUR. 
 
 THE President of the U. States left Washing- 
 ton M:ty 21 1817" and arrived at Baltimore 
 at 2, P. M. the next day, on his Tour througn the 
 Ki)rth and Middle States. 
 
 He WHS escorted into Baltimore by the 1st 
 Baltimore Hussars, accompanied by tv^ohimdied 
 citizens on horseback ; after dinner he attended 
 DiMiie Service at Rev. Dr. Inglis' Presbyterian 
 Church, 
 
 On M nday following the Commander in Chief 
 of the armie* of the United States. &c reviewed a 
 brigade of troops, he also viewed tiie battl- ground 
 Avlif re Ross fell, the tort, £cr. On his arrival at 
 Baltimore, the Mayor and City Council presented 
 an address to the President. 
 
 4dclrfss cf the Mayor and City Council of Bal' 
 
 iimore^ tcr-the I^ resident of the United States. 
 Sir, 
 
 The Mayor and the City Council of Baltimore, 
 embrace with great j)leasure, this opportunity of 
 personally congiatulaiing the Chief Magistrate of 
 the Union on his arrival in this place. 
 
 Your detern)ination, in the commencement of 
 your Administration, to visit several of the most 
 important places in the Union is auspicious of 
 happy consequences ; not satisfied with previous 
 knowledge or .second hand information, you are 
 nnxiftus ihat on your part, nothing shall be want- 
 ing to promote the public weal. 
 
 Ihaiacity which bore so conspicuous a part 
 
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 io the nationn! defence, shmkl first he hr^nore^ 
 with the presence of ihe C hitt" ^iagi^tr;.te ol tl.c 
 Unirn, i« as fiatering as it is natural ; aivj v\ e 
 iiiiiccvcir ho];e, that your ('b.-.ej vation tf i tr ] o- 
 jition, anu nnc'>ns of dtfeiice, m;iy enable us, be- 
 r '"e inother wuv, to bifi c tfiarxe lo any enen.y. 
 VVnen.. fAw vre review vour [ou^ tried, f-iithful and 
 able services : ■when we con^ider tlie in- 
 rrcasii.g hairnony aud concord of the United 
 States, when alnr^ost universal peace leigr.s, a- 
 m-nv; the nations we augur great and lasting 
 hapjMiiess t ) ine United States, in giving full scope 
 to ihc devt''openient ot ntv faculties in the arti 
 and science^, in agriculture, manufactutes, and 
 CfMunierce, and in the permanent exhibitn)n of the 
 ad wantages of a form of civil and poiiticwi g'^vevn* 
 ment, superi* r to any that has hitherto exi^-ted. 
 
 'I'o our fellow-citizens it is a nmst interesting 
 spectacle, to see the chief nj'gistrate of this great 
 and powerful nation nrial^ing an official tour thro* 
 their countt y in the sl\ le of a private citizen, 
 guaided only by the respect paid to the high sta- 
 tion he occupies and the affections of a virtuous 
 people. We, sir, wibh you, in the sincerity of our 
 hearts, a pleasant tour through the States, a hap- 
 p) return to Washington, reputation and satistac- 
 tion in you presidency equal to any of your prede- 
 cessors ; and finally the reward of a well spent 
 life in an eternal world. 
 
 We are, with sentiments of very great respect, 
 your most obedient bcrvants. 
 
 GEO. STILES. 
 Maygr of the city of BaUmQre, 
 
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 jinswer hij the President to the Mayor and Cif^ 
 Council of Baltimore. 
 
 Fellow Citizens* 
 
 The sentiments whicli you have communicated, 
 have afforded nne great satisfaction. They are 
 just, as to tlie objects advened to, and to me, they 
 are generous and kimi. 
 
 It was impossible for me to approach Baltimore 
 without recoltecting, with deep interpst, the gal- 
 lant conduct of her citizens in the late war, and 
 the happy result attending their exertions. The 
 gl >rious victory which was achievetl her?., and in 
 ■which her citizens bore so distinguished a part, 
 at a very important epoch, not only protected 
 this patriotic city, hut shed great lustv? ^^a tUSi 
 
 ^»rhei*ir,"u ijaiue. 
 
 Experience has shown our dangers, and admon- 
 ished us as to the means of averting tlicm. Con- 
 gress has appointed large sums of money for the 
 fortification of our coast, and inland frontier, and 
 for the establishment of naval dock yards, and 
 building a navy. It is proper, that these works 
 should be executed with judgment, fidelity, and 
 economy ; much depends, in the execution, on the 
 executive, to whom extensive power is given as to 
 the general arrangement, and to whom the super- 
 intendance exclusively belongs. You do me jus- 
 tice believing tlrat it is to enable me to dischaige 
 these duties, with the best advantage to my couur 
 Ir^', that I have undertaken this lour. 
 
 Fronri the increased harmony of public opinion, 
 founded on the successful career of a government, 
 >vhich ha« never been equalled, and which prom- 
 ises by a further <U\elfiptnient of facultie**, to aug- 
 ment, in an eminent degtee, the b!est>iiigs nf this 
 favored ptf-ple, 1 unite with y< u, in all the aniic- 
 iprttions whirli you ha\e so jiistly suggested 
 
 In pet foiimng serv ices, honestly anrl z'^alously 
 intended for tile !)euefit of aiy fellow ciiizen><, f 
 gliuli never eotertuija a djuDt of tneir j^eaerou* 
 
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 and firm support. Incapable of any feclin.g dis- 
 tinct from tiinse of a ciiizen, I can assume no 
 stvlj in regard tothenn difTeient from that char- 
 acter ; and it is a source of i)eculiar delight to 
 me, to know, tliat while the chief magistrate of 
 the United States acts fully up to this principle, 
 he will require no other guard than what may be 
 derived from their confidence an - affection. 
 
 JAMES MUNROE. 
 £aUimore, June 2, 18 1 7. 
 
 Address ef the Pennsylvania Cincinnati, to 
 Jamea Munroe, President of the United States. 
 
 Embracing the occasion which your attention as 
 Chief Magistrate, to the Military defences of the 
 United States has afforded, it is with peculiar 
 pleasure that the members of the Pennsylvania 
 Society of the Cincinnati, a portion of the surviv- 
 ing few who were your associates in arms durin§f 
 Ahe war of the Revolution, apj)roach to renew 
 their personal intercourse, and to assure yoii of 
 their cordial support to the firm and iiTipHtiiai 
 adnjsnistration of the government, which by com- 
 biningits measures of domestic tranquility wiih 
 respect of fore'ga n;itiojis, t)iey contidently an- 
 ticijiate, will promote the best interests of the 
 Uritted States, antl insure to our ci izens the ad- 
 vantages of social h.irmony and individual hapj^i- 
 ness. That you may participate tliose hles^ings, ;ii,d 
 enj .y the grateful esteem of a hp|-v pcopic, is 
 the sincete wish of your faithful fnends and \t^» 
 pccit'ul fellow citizens. 
 
 Sigyud by o^'der^ and by the unaniniouH voice 
 of the Society. 
 
 L. hE::^OX President. 
 
 Ilor. BiNiJY, Sicntcry. 
 
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 The President's answer to the Me?nbers of the 
 Peiinsijlvania Cincinnati of Philadeltihia, 
 
 Fellow Citizen*, 
 
 In atteding to the military and naval defence 
 of the United States, nothing can be more gratify- 
 ing to me, than to meet the surviving members of 
 my associaies in arms, who distinguis'ied them- 
 selves in our revolutionary contest. i can never 
 forget the dangers of that great epoch, nor be in- 
 different to the merit of those who partook m 
 ihem. 
 
 To promote tranquility at home, and respect a- 
 broad, by a firm and inipartidl administration, 
 are among tlie highest objects of the chief magis- 
 trate oftlie United State:.. 1 o acquit myself in the 
 discharge of these duties, with advantage to my 
 fellow citizens, will be the undeviuiii.g \l)ject of 
 my zealous exettions. Their approbation will be 
 the highest recompense which I can receive, 
 
 JAMES MUNROE. 
 
 Philadeljihiiiy June Q^ 1817. 
 
 When the President arrived in Providence, R. I. 
 the Hon. Mr. Burrill, as chairman of the com- 
 mittee of arrangements of that town, presented 
 to hini the following addkkss : 
 
 To the President of the United States, 
 
 The citizens of Providence beg leave to offer 
 to you tht.ir sincere and cordial coiigratulniions 
 upon your arrival in their town; with the most 
 sensMjle pleasure tiiey again see among then) the 
 first Magistrate of the Union, under a constitu- 
 tion tlie ad )j>'ion of which they so earnestly de- 
 sired, to which they are so devotedly attached, 
 and from the operation of which thev have deriv- 
 ed so many tidvantages ; and have the honor of 
 
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 presenting their respectful addresses to yc^ 
 wi^.hin il^.eir own nrjuicipal jurisdiction, as thc>' 
 have het'ore had the salisfiiction of doing to two of 
 your illubtrious predecessors. The time and cir- 
 ciin\stance of your visit L;) tiiis part of the Un'led 
 Slates, are such as to excite in every mind the 
 most t^raiifyingand patriotic sentiments. A greut 
 and free people i.i the full enjoyment of pe ice and 
 good g^utrnmcnt, nn uiimwusiy bestONViug upon 
 thcii'Chicrf Migistraie, in liis progiess through the 
 country, t!ie uns'jng;it and s|>nutanenous expres- 
 sions of thfirgood will and confitience, oilers une- 
 quivocal evidence of general happiness and free* 
 dm. and is a spectacle, which no country in the 
 ■world excepv our own can exhibit. 
 
 The hisiory of the United States affords the 
 inost consoling assur.inces th^t the attachinent of 
 the pe<-ple to the i>rinciples of liberty, and to tiie 
 blessir.^s of a tranquil and well f)jdered govern- 
 n'lent, founded upon the will and choice of tne ma- 
 jority, arises from a rational convictioti and expe- 
 lieuce, and rests upon the solid foundation ot ear- 
 Jy and general education, and good moral h-ibits. 
 
 The pt oofs whicli you every where receive of 
 the respect and cotific'ence of the people and of 
 their reverence to our republican institutions, 
 must be to your ownmind a source of the high- 
 est satisfaction, a d a rich r- ward for all your 
 arduous labors* in the public service. May you 
 long continue to receive these revfards so gvateful 
 to your bean and so honorable to your character, 
 and to witness the increasing prosperity of the 
 Kcpublic, to whose service, in the field and in the 
 cabinet, both your youth and yonr n)aiure age 
 have been so faithfully and so successtully devot- 
 ed. 
 
 We have the honor to he, v/ith the highest res- 
 |;ect, iu behaU of the citizens of the tovvu of Pvqx- 
 
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 •iclence, 5'our most obedient and very hnmble ser- 
 vants. 
 
 IVilliavi Richmondy Ju'mefi Fmnpi\ 
 Oliver Eerie, Edward Carri.nglo7i, 
 
 Richard Bullock Samuel G Arnold, 
 
 Scc/i/ie/i I'llliug'iast^ Jtremiah li. Hojoill, 
 Richard Jackijiiy Jan. CaU^b Karle, 
 Thom.is /\ Ives, W lliam Church, 
 
 James Burrill, Jan. Jjiui Cample. 
 
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 The PrcsidcJifs Ansrwr to the Comviittee of the 
 T(jj)n of Providence. 
 G E >; T L E M E x , 
 
 I receive wiili great satisficti^n tV.e addre^^s 
 "whicti tlie citizens of Providence, through th^^ir 
 Coin!nitiee» have !)een pleased to communicate to 
 me ; the pleasure of m\ journey h.is been gie-itiy 
 enhidct'd by t'le uulfoi'ir, kindness and proiiT^-i- 
 tude witn wh'c'i the oojects of my visit have been 
 secondt d by my teilo.v citirens. Every where in 
 our county the rvfiectj-ii; mind cannot fail to ob- 
 serve the blessings of a free pjovernnient. 
 
 Living under a Constituiinn which secu-eseo^nil, 
 civil, religi( lis and polit^ical rignis to all, iiisci 
 great coubolutioii in administf ving it, that the peo- 
 ple have formed sojust an esiiaiHie of its value, 
 and from rational conviction and not from blind 
 piejndices. are sincerely dev-iel to its preserva- 
 tion. I hope that this just c-nndence in the sta- 
 bility of our government may connnvic to increase, 
 and if it docs, it cannot faii to produce the happi- 
 est effects by enconragir.g a love of our country^ 
 and an hoiest zeal lo pronu >te its b<.'st and perma- 
 nent interests. H.ippy shall I be if my exertions 
 in the public service shall be so far suceessful. shat 
 the\ mav a^-^ist the ind.istry and enierprize of my 
 felioyv citiseas ia r'ncreasing the ge . -r-il prosp'-ri- 
 
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 Sftringjie^d, Mass. June 26. 07i Tuesday the 
 Pre-^ident of the United Statea was escorted 
 into this town by 60 gentlemen on horse- 
 back ; and a line of carriages ; He alighted at 
 Mennett's Jnn; nvhere the coinmittee a/ifioinfed 
 for the fiurposCy presented to him the following 
 A B D K E s s : 
 
 iMay it please your Excellency, 
 We wail on you as a comnHiiee iii bfhalf of the 
 people of thiii, and neighboring towns, cordially to 
 welcome your arrival within the limits of the 
 Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 
 
 Of such extent is the country over which b/ 
 the voice of the people, accordingly to our excel- 
 lent Constitution you are called to preside, so va- 
 rious and all important are the duties of your 
 high station, that but a small portion of our citi- 
 zcMis could e\ er expect the honor and favor of 
 personally knowing their Chief Magistrate. When 
 your Excellency's intention to visit the northern 
 States, during this season, and the other States of 
 the Uni<ip., wliene> er your cares and arduous la- 
 bors at tlieseac of Government will admit ol your 
 leaving it. w;.s announced, we contemplaied it 
 with pleasure, as hiving a tendency to craw still 
 closer that brnd of nnic.c, which ought never to 
 be broke n, (;r even lelixed, by the intrigues of 
 iiojeign nations, cr the faults and follies of our 
 own. 
 
 On personally viewing the various establish- 
 Tncnts mnde by the goveitiment of the Uniied 
 Slates, since the adopii')n of (he Ccnstitulion, f<ir 
 the security and the defence of cur countr) , we 
 sincerely hope your Excellency will see nuich to 
 til'P'K've : and that in this place, you will find the 
 eflorts made to relieve us Irom that dependence 
 on other nations, for inipienients of war. so pain- 
 ful to us during cur su.i.^gle for independence, 
 uot unworthy yoisf notice r^jiid approbation. 
 
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 We ardently wish your Excellency prosper^- 
 ity ill youi' j^^«'""e>'"S' peritct self-complacencv 
 in vour administration of the government : and 
 under the smiles of a kind Frovicience, all person- 
 al blessings. 
 
 And we are with the highest respect, your obe- 
 dient servants, 
 
 THOMAS DVVIGHT, 
 ROSVVELL LEE, 
 JOHN INGEHSOLL. 
 SAMUEL LAlHROP, 
 JOSHUA FROSr, 
 SfiringJiLldyJune 2^j \%\7, 
 
 * Committee^ 
 
 Address of the Hon. Mr. Bartlett in behalf of 
 the citizens of the toi^n of CViar/cs/ow/z, Mass, 
 
 We have the honor, Sir, in behalf of the in- 
 hribilaiits of Charlcstownj vesp'^ctfully to well- 
 come you to tlie ancieju settlement, which has 
 ouce fallen a sacrifice to freedom and still retain* 
 some vestages of the revohuionary w^r, in which 
 you engaged at an early period of life. 
 
 We cUeerfully unite with our countrymen, iti 
 the expressions of esteem and confidence to which 
 your illustrious character and station entitle you; 
 and we rejoice that whilst your administration 
 has commenced under such auspicious circum- 
 stances, we can anticipate its j)roi^rcss, with 
 public approbation, and its termination with rc- 
 nowli to yourself, and prosperit) to the nation. 
 
 The Preiideni^s reply. 
 
 It is highly gratifying to me to meet the com- 
 mittee ot Charlestown, upon a theatre so inter- 
 i'sting to the Unitca States. 
 
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 It ii^ impossible to approach Bunker's hill, where 
 the war of the Revolution conmienrcd, vith so 
 Diiich honor to the natif)P, Vviihout being deeply 
 affected. The blood s])ilt here roused the \vhole 
 American peoj)le, and united them in a common 
 cause in the defence of their rights ; that union 
 will never be broken. 
 
 Be jjleased to accept mv thanks for your kind 
 attention en this interest irt^ occ asion. 
 
 J.^MES AIUNROE. 
 
 TheFreLident*s entrance into the town cf Beston^ 
 
 At a few minutes after twelve a salute of artil- 
 lery from South Boston^ announced that the 
 President had arrived at the southern barrier of 
 the town. The bells then struck up a merry 
 pefil. 
 
 The Committee of iirrangemcnts were at the 
 barrier. The Hon, Mr. Otis, deputed from the 
 Committee for the puri)ose, approached and ad^ 
 dressed the President as follows : — 
 Sir. 
 
 You arc now arrived within the limits of Bos- 
 -^lon, and these gentlemen are a Committee, ap- 
 pointed to weliccrae your appi-oach, and escort 
 you to your lodgings ; upon your arrival there 
 they will avail themselves of jour permission, to 
 express to you, in a more formal and and respect- 
 ful mode, than can be done here, the assurances 
 of the unfeigned satisfaction which the citizens 
 of Boston realize in the honor you have bee,n 
 pleased to confer upon them by this visit. 
 
 The Procession then moved in the following; 
 
 ORDER : 
 Cavalry escort, under Maj. Phelps. 
 
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 James Prince, Esq. Marshal of MasF.achnsetts. 
 Maj. Geir. Crane, and Brig. Ge'ns. Guild and 
 Dearborn, and suits. 
 Sheriffof Bradford, of Suffolk, and deputies. 
 Marshall, Hon. Mr. Oiis. Marshall. 
 
 The President of the United States* 
 Mar.vhall. Marshall. 
 
 Gen. Swift, Mr. Mason, priv^ate Secretary. 
 Col. Sumner and Commodore Perry of the suite. 
 Commodore Buinbridge, Gen. Miller, with numer- 
 ous other officers of the Navy fie Army of the 
 United States. 
 United States officers of the Civil Department. 
 
 Col. Freeman Police officer. 
 Mr. Bulfinch, Chairman and the residue of the 
 
 Committee of arrangements, in carriages. 
 
 Marshall. Marshall. 
 
 Col. Perkins, head Marshall. 
 
 Maj. Pierce, aid, Capt. Orr, aid. 
 
 The Cavalcade, 
 
 In divisions of sixteen, with Marshalls in the 
 
 intervals. 
 
 Battalion of Truckmen. 
 
 Field officers. 
 
 Kcgimental, Staff, and Company officers, Norfolk. 
 
 Militia. 
 Squadrons of Cavalry, from the Norfolk iNIilitia. 
 Citizens of Norfolk and other Counties, mounted. 
 Long line of carriages. 
 Marshall. _ Marshall. 
 
 The procession occupied more than a mile ia 
 extent and moved through the streets designated, 
 to the exchange coffee-house, amidst the cheers 
 of the citizens at the public squares. 
 
 When arrived in front of the exchangp coffee- 
 house, the President dismount'- -^ on vvith liis 
 suite and the Committee of i...ai.^c.nents (who 
 also dismounted in State Street) were taken up by 
 the Iriile/iendenl Cadets, under Col. Rogers, and 
 
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 escorled into the liouse. On passing to his clraw> 
 ing I'oom ihrougli the gallery ot liie Exciiange, the 
 extensise area of which w.is filled with ladies, find 
 citizens, Mr. Biiltincii, in behalf of the Ccmmiiiee 
 rcid, and presented to the President the fwliowing 
 A 1> D R E s s : 
 
 T'o the President of the United Statest 
 
 Sir, 
 
 a 
 
 The citizens of Boston, by their Commitlee, 
 ppointed for that purpose, beg leave to ofler you 
 their cordial and respectful salulicns, upon your 
 arrival in this metropolis. 
 
 The visit with which you are pleased to honor 
 thcni, recalls to the recollection of many, their in- 
 terview wlih your illustrious predecessor, the 
 Father of his Country, on a similar occasion. Tlicy 
 remember with great satisfaction, the hope, the 
 confidence, and the fond anticipations of nailonal' 
 prosperity which his presence inspired; and it is 
 710W, sir, a subject of congratulation to you, and 
 to themselves, that after thirty years of eventful 
 experiment, during oonfiicts and revolutions, in 
 the old world, which have threatened all, and sub- 
 verted many of its ancient governmests, the Con- 
 stitution which was adopted under the auspices of 
 that gveat man has acquired vigor and maturity, 
 and that in a season of [»rofound peace his suc- 
 cessor is permitted, by the prosperous state of 
 public affairs, to follow his example, in visiting 
 the extensive country over which he has recently 
 been called to preside. 
 
 While this jouTncy affords so many of your 
 fellow citizens, the o])portunily and advantage of 
 commencing with you a personal acquaintance, 
 which is always desirable between a people and 
 Iheir rulers, they rejoice at the same time in the 
 belief, that the real information, relative to the 
 gveat and various interests ofjhe United States, 
 which y( u will derive fioir. actual observation, 
 
9' 
 
 will facilitate your arrangements for their de- 
 fence find security ; and enable you to apply in 
 practice, with additional confidence and success, 
 those principles of an elevated and imi^artial poli- 
 cy, which vou have been pleased to proniuls^aie^ 
 as ihe ba^is of your intended adnnnistraiion. 
 Called to the service of your country, at an early 
 perii-d of life, and distinguis.ed in the arduous 
 struggle which obtained its independence ; your 
 subsequent rccnputions, in successive in^portaut 
 offices, and various dtpartnients, at home and a- 
 broad, have offorded you the means of beconiing 
 conversant with the foteign and doiTiestic relations 
 of the nation ; and with these qualifications you 
 are now raised to ihe highest dignity which can 
 be conferred by a free people. These public 
 claims to consideration and attention, from all de- 
 scriptions of your feilow citizens, are cheerfully 
 admitted by the citizens of Boston, who are also 
 desirous of evincing their respect for the un- 
 blemished tenor of your private character and 
 their sense of the urbanity and hospitality which 
 peculiarly characterize your deportment towards 
 all those of your countrymen, who, during the 
 period of your foreign embassies were so fortu- 
 nate asto come within the^phere of your civili- 
 ties and protection. 
 
 It is therefore, with real satisfaction, that they 
 recei\eycu within the precincts of Boston ; and 
 they pray you to be assured, of their earnest solic- 
 itude to contribute by all the means at their com- 
 mand, to your comfort and enjoyment during your 
 residence in this town. 
 
 They also, confiding in the rectitude of your in- 
 tentions and trusting that the poweis \esiediii 
 you by the Constitution, will be exercised with a 
 sincere regard to tlie wellfare of the people, 
 •whose precious interests are committed to your 
 charge, avail th,emselvcs of this occasion, to 
 express their ardent hope, that the favorable cir- 
 
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 comstances which attend the commcncmcnt of 
 your administration, iTiay, with the blessing of 
 he.iven, under your guidance, concur to promote 
 the advHiicement of our beh~>ved country, to the 
 highest posbiblc condition of prosperity; with these 
 sentiments they unite their best wishes tor your 
 health and happiness and that the course and 
 close of your adn>inistvatirn niay entitle you to the 
 gratitude and affections of your cunstituents, and 
 the reSjiect of posterity. 
 
 Bij order of the Couwnttee. 
 
 CHARLES BULFINCH, Chairman, 
 
 The P resident'' s Ansiver. 
 
 Fellow Citizens, 
 
 The kind reception vvhicb you have glvert 
 n?e, on the part of the citizens of Boston, and 
 which their conduct has so fully confirmed, has 
 made a deep and lasting impression on my mind, 
 which you avIU have the goodness to communi- 
 cate to themr 
 
 As no person is more willing than I am, in the 
 discharge of duty, according to the fiiir exercise 
 ofmy judgment, to take example from the dis- 
 tinguished men who have preceded me in this 
 high trust, it is particularly gratifying to me, to 
 have realized, by this incident, to the memory of 
 riiany who are now present, a like visit from the 
 illustrious Commander of our revolutionary ar- 
 my ; who, by many other important services^ 
 had so just a claim to the revered title of Father 
 of his country. It was natural, that the presence 
 ofa citizen so respected and beloved, who had 
 so eminently contributed to the establishment 
 of this government, and to whom its administra- 
 tion iu the cowmcngt^ci^ntj bad becD committed, 
 
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 -should inspire an enlightened, a virtuous and 
 free people, with unlimited confidence in its suc- 
 cess ; an 1 it is a cause of g-<:neral f'^iicitation and 
 joy to us all, to find that thirty years successful 
 experiment, h?.ve justified that confidence and 
 realized our most sanguine hopes in its favor- 
 Yes, fellow citizens, we instituted a govei'n- 
 ment^or the benefit of all ; a governmsnt which 
 should secure to us the full enjoj^ment of all our 
 rlii'htd, rclisrions and civil ; and it has been so ad- 
 ministered. Let us then, unite, in gratefal ac- 
 knowledgements to the Supreme Author of all 
 good, for extending to us so great a blessing. Let 
 us unite in fervent prayers, that He will be gra- 
 ciously pleased to continue that blessing to us, 
 and our latest posterity. I accepted the trust, to 
 W"hich 1 have been called by my fellow citizens^ 
 with diffidence, because, I well knew the frailty 
 of humin nature, and had often experienced my 
 own deficiencies. I undertook this tour, with a 
 view and in the hope of acquiring knowledge, 
 which might enable me to discharge my various 
 and important duties, with greater advantage to 
 my country,to which my whole mind, and unwea- 
 ried efforts shall always be directed. In pursu- 
 ing objects so dear to us all, 1 rely with confi- 
 dence on the firm and generous support of my 
 fellow citizens, throughout our happy Union. 
 
 JAMES MUNROEh 
 
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 Address of Col. Tudor in behalf of the Cincinn&ii 
 of Alassachusctts. 
 
 To James Mimroe President of tks United States. 
 Sir, 
 
 Whilst meeting you as one ofonr most distinguish- 
 ed brothers, permit us, especially to thank you 
 for furnishing an opportunity of saluting another 
 Chief Magistrate of the United States taken from 
 our ranks ; and to offer you all the assurances of 
 respect and affection which it becomes a Society 
 like ours to present, and which we pray you to 
 accept as flowing from hearts first united by the 
 powerful sympathies of cemiKon toils and dan- 
 g^rs. ^ 
 
 A'thcugn iirii2 is fa?t reducing oni original 
 associates, we true', that whilst one remains, he 
 will never desert the standard of freedom and 
 bis country, or our sons forget the sacred duties 
 their sires have sworn to discharge. We fought 
 to obtain -security, self-government and political 
 happiness, and the man who can approve both 
 the principles and the means, can never be in- 
 different to the social designs vvhich such a war- 
 fare contempiated) for amongst those purposes 
 were included the restoration of good humour, 
 good manners, good neighborhood, political in- 
 tegrity, with a spirit of mild and manly patriot- 
 ism. And now, sir, in bidding you a long fare- 
 w^ell, for from our lessening numbers such anoth- 
 er occasion can scarcely occur, we join our best 
 wishes, that when you shall seek a retreat from 
 the honorable fatigues of public energies, in 
 which so large a portion of your life has been em- 
 ployed, that your retirement may be accompan- 
 
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 ied by the applause of the wise, and the cwciir- 
 reiit biessings of a prosperous and miued repub- 
 lic aa empire, 
 
 Ansiver cf the Prenidcvt to the Jddress of the 
 Cincinnaii o/ Aiah&ac/nattts. 
 
 To his Excellency Governor Brooks, President 
 ot'the Ciacmoati of Massachusetts. 
 Sir, 
 
 k. 
 
 The affectionate Address of my brothers of 
 the Cincinnati, awakens m my mind the most 
 grateful emotions. 
 
 No approbation can be more dear to me, than 
 that of those with whom 1 have had the honor lo 
 share the common toils isnd perils o' the^war for 
 our Independence. We were embarked in the 
 same sacred cause of hberty, and we have i ved 
 to enjoy the reward of our common labors. 
 Many of our comj-nnions in arms fell in the field 
 before our independence was achieved, and many 
 less iortunate than o'.rseives, lived not to wit- 
 ness the perfect fulfilment of their hopes in the 
 prosperity and happiness of our counary. You 
 do b'U justice to yourselves in claiming- the con- 
 fidence of vour countrv, that can n'^vcr desert 
 the stand.ird of freedom. You fought to obtaia 
 in times wh.'n men's hearts and piSnciples were 
 severely tried; and your public sacriticcs and 
 honorable actions are the be«t plede:es of your 
 sincere and devoted attachment to our excellent 
 constitution. May your ch.idren never forget 
 the sacred duties devolved on them, to preserve 
 the inheritance so gallantly acquired by their 
 Fathers. May they cuilivaic the same manly 
 
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 p^tiotism, the same disinterested friendship, nnd 
 tbe same political intcgiitj, which has ci.t<:in- 
 gii'shed you, and that unite m perpetuat'nn^ tli.it 
 social concord and puhlic Virtue on wh.ch the 
 futt,ro pros[)erity ot our country must so essen- 
 tially depend. 1 feel most deeply t^e truth of 
 the meianclicily sug:^est;on, that we shall proLa- 
 Hy niiiet no more : While, however, we rcmiv a 
 hi lilc, I sl^ail continue to hop'O for your counte- 
 nance and supj/ort so far as my puulic conduct 
 may entitle me to your conlidence ; and in bid- 
 3 on farewell, I pray a kind Providence long to 
 preserve your valuahle lives for the honor and 
 ^3eneiit of our country. 
 
 JAMES MUNROE. 
 
 ■Address to the President of the United Sfates hy 
 
 John T. Kirkland^ Prendcnt of ike LnivcrsUi/ 
 
 in Cambridge. 
 Sir, 
 
 The President and Fellows of Harvard Coll^t^e 
 lire hap])y in v.ix opportunity of presenting- their 
 reppectiul salutations to the Chief AJagislrate of 
 the Nation. It has not been foimd inconsistent 
 with those objects of public concern, which en- 
 gage the attention of the President €)[ iJie United 
 States in the '.ourse of his itinerary progress. 
 
 We take satisfaction in this not ce of our sem- 
 mary, as evincinjr ycur est mation of libera! 
 ftudies, and your mterest in the edi cation and 
 character of American youth. Our Academic 
 functions ctmnot fail to der ve disunity and effect 
 from tfaie ccuntcuanCe of the civJauthonUcs ; 
 
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 Yja<i our pupils to find iticitcm3nt3 to excellence 
 ia ail the demonstrations of sympathy in tlioiv 
 pursuits and dostbation, given *by' those who iili 
 exalted stations. 
 
 We bid you wolcomc, Sir, to our establish- 
 ment coeval with the foundation of the state, and 
 the object of public individual favor thrau?;h 
 many successive .^oncr.itions. Wiiiie, however, 
 its connection with the history of past times, and 
 the numer of sons, which in the lapse of nearly two 
 centuries, it has dismissed from its care,^p.re cir- 
 cumstances which lijturally excite a degree of 
 interest, we arc sensible that antiquity'' alone, 
 though venerable, is an inadequate ba^is of res- 
 pect from men of intelligence and reilection. 
 
 We would hope that t'lis cherished Seminary 
 has ot^her and stronger claims to ccmDlacent re- 
 gard from every frien 1 to the best ^interest of 
 
 mnn, every patron of intellectual and mor;il cx- 
 cellence. 
 
 With the rudiments ofofood 1 tera'nre and the 
 elements ofscience,it has been the couslunt and 
 devoted aim in this institution to inspire the 
 minds of youth with those principles of virtue 
 Tind piety, with those manly sentiments, and wUii 
 that pure love of truth and duty, which are tiie 
 most valued ingredients of character, and which 
 are best calculated to form the man and the citi- 
 zen. 
 
 By pursuing sucli a com^s*^ this ancient school 
 has saught to preserve in close alliance the in- 
 terests of religion and leaminr.;, of faith and 
 chanty, of liberty and order. Desirin- to train 
 those who are under our charge for the w'^o'* 
 public and for mankind, we deem it an essential 
 part oi our office lo cndeaver to teia^er the nrc- 
 
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 juciiccs fiu>l fcelinf^-s iiicidont to particular al- 
 t.icliincnts una geogTapliical tli visions ; to exhihit 
 the evidence and aulliority of our common iaith, 
 with a due moderation in rc'=;])ect to peculiarities 
 ol" opinion and mode ; and to encourage free en- 
 quiries into the nature, the value, the dangers 
 iuid the preservatives of our repuhlican institu- 
 tions ; with a just reserve upon those controvert- 
 ed questions which tend to influence the spirit of 
 party. vVe preseat to your view, sir, that por- 
 tion of the youth of our country now resident 
 within tho«e walls ; and are happy to bear testi- 
 mony to the many pledges they give of their 
 regard to the interesting objects of literary pur- 
 suits, and to the attainments on which their fu- 
 ture usefulness mu:*t depend. 
 
 Mar they, and all the sons of this University, 
 €ver cherish those generous affections, and aim 
 at those solid acquirements, whicli sliall I ind and 
 endear them to their Country, and render them 
 ypproved instruments in advancing the interest 
 and honor of our nation, and strengthening and 
 protecting its precious institutions. 
 
 In these indications of the pur}>oses cf public 
 education, we are persuaded, sir, that we refer 
 to objects, which you deem worthy of higii re- 
 gard. 
 
 We congratulate yeu on the auspicicus c'piAm.- 
 stances which attend the connnencrment of your 
 imporl'.mt siation. Accept our wislies and prayeis 
 Ibr its happy course and issue; and indulge the 
 expression of our desire, that whilst you, by the 
 favor of heaven upon the exercise of the appro- 
 priate duties of your high station, obtain the 
 happiness of seeing the associated communities, 
 over which you preside, safe and prosperous, 
 
OJ 
 
 it may be our privilege hy fidelity and zeal ia 
 our allotted sphere, under the smiles of tlie ?ame 
 good Providence, to co-operate in the work of 
 patriotism, by diffusing- the light of knowledge 
 and the saving influence of religion and moral«. 
 
 JOHN T. KIRKLAND. 
 July 7, 1819. 
 
 Ans-Si'er of the rrcsidcnt to the Address of the CoT' 
 poraticn of Harvard University. 
 
 Sir, 
 
 I am deeply impressed with the distinguished 
 attention with wLich the President and Fellows 
 of Ilai-t.ird University have been pleased to hon- 
 or nic en mv present \Wi. Noiliiriir is mora 
 interesting to my cun inluf^, and nothing can bs 
 m<'re imjortant to our common country, tlian the 
 cidtiviitlon of -cience nnd liberal literature. Th(i 
 principal jiurport of a 'ree government, is to le 
 d;' rived from the SuUie morals and intelligence 
 of the pcojde ; and the more extensive the 
 means of education, the more confidently may 
 we rely upon the preservation of our public lib- 
 erties. Whatever doubts may once have been 
 entt.riaincd upon the subject of the stability of a 
 republican govcrnme^nt, and of its capacity fro 
 promote Ibc public interests, the progress of our 
 own must now have satisiied the mo^t sceptical 
 miu.l, and awakened the strongest coiiviction of 
 its energy and excelleix?. 
 
 The venerable Universitj', over which you 
 preside, has long been a great ornament of our 
 country. It seems exceedingly well adapted, in 
 its organization, to giv*^ the best instruction. Jt 
 has nurtured in its bosom many 0^ those, who by 
 
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 their patriotism, their piet}-, nivl their lenrning-^ 
 liav'e ccriierrecl iastino- bcnofUs on maiikiiul. Moi^fc 
 sincerely tlo I wish that it may continue to be 
 a public blessing-, and under the smiles of Prov- 
 idence, increase in uscfulnrs?. 
 
 An institution, ^vhich endeavors to rear Amer- 
 ican youth in the pure love of truth and duty, 
 and n'hile it enlightens their minds by ingenuous 
 and literal !^tudte?,cndeavors to awaken a love of 
 countr}', to soften loud prejudices, and to incul- 
 cate christian faith and charity, cannot but nc- 
 f|uiro, as it deserves, the conlidence of the wi*e 
 vuid'gcod. 
 
 You do iustice, therefore, to my feelinc:?, in 
 bel-eving that such an institr»t;on must p )S?csr', 
 rnv Li£i-hest rcirard, and 1 sl:all always take a 
 itvely interest in its prosperity. 
 
 JAMES MUNROE. 
 
 jf tlie Ecj. President KiRKLi\ND. 
 
 After making the above reply, the degree of 
 Doctor of Laws was then conferred upon the 
 President of the United States, by the Ptev. Pres- 
 ident Kirkland. 
 
 JSddress delivered to the President on the 4t/i of 
 July^ at Boston^ by a Committee of the Lcgixla^ 
 tare cf Mass. 
 
 Sir, 
 The recent session of the Legislature of Mas- 
 jrxhusetts being closed previously to your arri- 
 val in Bobtcn, the republican members of both 
 branches are deprived of the pleasure of fcrscn- 
 ■&lly paying iheir respects to the President of tb*J 
 
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 Ualted Stcite?. Those member?, therefor?, ^vlio 
 were present at the adjournment, togetlier with. 
 a namberof their brothron of Boston, have dep- 
 uted us to ofter you their congratulations on 3'our 
 arrival, and to express their high regard for your 
 official and personal character. 
 
 We are happy, sir, in having this opportunity 
 not only of expressing our sincere congratulation 
 on your election to the Chief Magistracy of the 
 United States, by so large a mojority of the elec- 
 tor?, but to hear this public testimony of our es- 
 timation of the services rendered your country, 
 in the various stations in which you have hereto- 
 fore officiated in Europe and America. These 
 are sure pledges, that the pro.=;perity of the A- 
 merican Republic will be the object of your pur- 
 suit, and that while you are desirous of allaying 
 the asperity of party dissention, you will be anx- 
 ious to maintain the legitimate principles of ihe 
 Constitution with unabated ardor. 
 
 The patriot who, has uniformly supported the 
 honor of his country in its various contlicts, is 
 ever entitled to the applause of his fellow citi- 
 zens. Fully impressed with this sentiment, we 
 gratefully acknowledge 3'our unremitted ex- 
 ertions in vindicating our national and commer- 
 cial claims, when the immediate calls of the 
 country rendered the services of our most en- 
 lightened statesmen urgent and inJispcn'jable. 
 We anticipate Vt^iih pleasure the blessings arising 
 to the United States from the wisdom and red i- 
 tude of your administration, more particularly v\ 
 patroni/:ing such institutions as wi-ll extend the 
 useful branches of science and literature, and 
 promote the agricultiu^a', manufactunig and 
 comaierc'::.! nter3-:t3 of your ccnstituents. 
 
 I* 
 
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 We v/ish 3'ou every blessing both national and 
 demesne, and trust that your name willbc re- 
 warded in the American annals, uiih the same 
 respecttul veneration as distinguishes the char- 
 acters of your illustrious predecessors, VVabhing- 
 ton^ Adams, Jeflcrson, and Madison. May ycu 
 pursue your journey under the care of a benign 
 Providence, happy in the rcfieciion that the per- 
 sonal safety of ihe Chief Mt-.gistrate of a Republi- 
 can government, requires no oiher protection than 
 what arises from the affections of his Fellow Ciii- 
 zens. In behalf of our bremren aad fellow citi- 
 zens, we most cordially bid you welcome to the 
 ?^lctopolis of Massachusetts* 
 
 Henry Dearborn^ 
 lienjamin yJuslin^ 
 }ViUiam Little^ 
 Rusfiell Sttiri'-is, 
 Jacob Rhoacis^ 
 John Brazier, 
 1 Villi am In gal Is. 
 
 Ans^^er of the President to the Legislative Coni" 
 iniiie uf Massachusetts, at Boston, 
 
 I have received, with great satisfaction, the 
 very friendly welcome which yuM have given me 
 nn the part of some of the members of the Legis- 
 lature of Massachusetts, and of other citizens of 
 Boston, who had deputed you, to offer me their 
 co?igratulations on my arrival 'wi this metropolis. 
 
 Conscious of having exerted my best faculties 
 with unvaried zeal, to support the rights and ad- 
 vance the prosperity of my fellow citirens, in the 
 various important trubts with which I have been 
 honored by my country, the approbation which 
 you have expressed of my conduct, is very grati-* 
 fying to me. 
 
 It has been my undeviating effort, in every situ- 
 ation in which 1 have been placed, to procftotc, to 
 
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 ihe utmost of my abilities, the Success of cur Re- 
 public;in Government. I have pursued this poli- 
 cy from a thorough conviction, that tne prosperi- 
 ty and bappintss of the whole Americiiri pe.-ipie, 
 c^epenc'ed on ip.e success of the g' eat experiment 
 Vi-hich they liave been called to make. 
 
 All i-Tipariial persons now bear testimony to llic 
 extraordinary blessings v/ith which wc have been 
 honored. Well, satisncd, I am, that these bles- 
 sings are to be imputed to th-i excellence of our 
 government, and to t!ic wisdom and pmity witSi 
 which it has been administered. 
 
 Believing that there is not a section of onr Un- 
 ion, nor a ciiizen, who is not interested in the 
 success of our governmer.t, I inchdge a strong hope 
 that they will all unite in the future in the meas- 
 ures necessary to secure it. For this verv impor- 
 tant change, I consider the circumstances of the 
 present epoch peculiarbly favorable. The suc- 
 cess and unexampled prosperity with whicii we 
 have hitherto been blessed, must have dispelled 
 the doubts of all, who had before honestly enter- 
 tained a!)y, of ihe practicability of our system, 
 and from these, a firm and honorable co-operation 
 may fairly be expected. Our union has also re- 
 quired of late much strength. 
 
 riie prools which have been afrv)rfled, of the 
 great advantages communicated by it, to evety 
 part, and of the ruin which would inevitably and 
 promptly overwhelm even the parts n\ost favor- 
 ed, if it should be broken, seem to have carried 
 conviction home to the bosom of the most unbe- 
 lievine. 
 
 On the means necessary to secure success, and 
 to advance, with increased rapidity, the growth 
 and prcsperiiy of our country, there' seems now to 
 be but little, if any, difference of opinion. It is on 
 these grounds that I indulge a strong hope, and 
 even entertain great confidence, that our principal 
 dangers and diificuUies have passed, and that the 
 charuclei- of our dcliberatious, and the course of 
 
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 the grAcrr.niciit itself, will become more harmc- 
 uioiis ai.d h;ipi)y, than it has heretofore been. 
 
 Satisfied, as 1 am, that the uniun of the vvhc!e 
 community, in support of cur republican go\ern- 
 u)e:,t, by all wise and proper measures, will ef- 
 feciualiy secure it from danger, th<U union is an 
 object, to -chichi look wiih the utnicst solicitude. 
 I coiiiiider it my duty lo^ prouiote it, on the prin- 
 cii)]cs and for the purposes slated and higlily 
 gratified hhall I be, if it can be obtained. In fr. nk- 
 ly avowinj; this m(;ti\ e, I owe it to the inlegiiiy 
 (I n)y views, to state, that as the support ot our 
 l^epublican Governn^cnt is my sole object, and in 
 which I consider the whole community, equally in- 
 tertsud, my conduct will be invariably directed 
 to that end. In seeking to accomplish so great an 
 object-, I shall be caieful to avoid such measures, 
 as mas', bv any possibility sacrifice it, 
 
 JAMES MUNROE. 
 
 Ltinii address', read and pre&ented to tfie Pres-' 
 idcnt by the Chairman of the Committee of ar' 
 rar}gLmc}lls. 
 
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 IK, 
 
 The Committee appointed for that purpose res- 
 ])ecifully lender you the congratulations of the citi- 
 i-enscfLynn, upon your arrival in lliis ancient 
 
 town. 
 
 it is v\ith sentiments of patriotic pride and 
 heartfelt plcasur J, that the iidiabiiants of Lynn, 
 ci'joy this op])ortunity of beholding aniong them 
 the Chief Mil gibtrate of the Union. 
 
 Elevated to your high and honorable ofTiCC, by 
 the suffrages of a free peojde, in conformity with 
 the prii^ciples of our t- xcellent Constitution, it is 
 no less the duty, than it is the happy privilege of 
 this j)eopIe, "to pay their voluntary respects to the 
 nuin of ihcir choice. 
 
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 Whilst.under foreign governments,the people are 
 ofiea times by^royal mandates coropelled to pay re- 
 luctant honors' to their rulers, it is the singular for- 
 tune of Americans, that they are free to act for 
 themselves, and that in paying honors to the men 
 of their choice, they hive to acknowledge no other 
 mandate than that of freedom. 
 
 Impressed by such considerations, the inhabi- 
 tants of Lynn, kno-.vn as a manufacturing people, 
 from the earlv settlement of the town, heartily 
 congratulate you on the present peaceful and pros- 
 perous state oi our country, and fondly indulge the 
 hope, thr,.t the blessings of liberty will be preserved 
 iind that the arts, commerce r:nd manufactures of 
 the nation will be fostered and protected by your 
 administration, recently commenced under cir- 
 cumstances so auspicious. 
 
 Wishing your Excellency a long continuance of 
 health and happiness we, have the honor to be, 
 with sentiments of the highest respect, your obe- 
 dient servants, 
 
 R. VV. TRF.VF.JI, Chairman 
 of the Committee, 
 
 To which (he President made an extem/ioraneous 
 re/ili/, which was in substance as folloius. 
 
 The kind reception given me by the citizens 
 of Lynn, has mv heartv thanks. 
 
 It affords me pleasure that they so justly esth 
 mate the principles of our excellent constitution. 
 It will be my faithful endeavor so to con(.'uct my 
 administration, as to realize their expectatiniis ; 
 and lae best rev;ard of my exertions in the oiiice 
 lately conferred on me, will be the approbation of 
 iriy fcdlow citizens. 
 
 J:\ME3MUNRQE, 
 
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 The Prc&idcnt's recef.ticii at Portland. 
 
 On the President^ arrival at the border of Port- 
 land, he ivas met by the Committee of ArraJige- 
 Jnents ; when Isaac Jda'yis, P.fir<. Chairman of 
 the board of Selectmen, afijircachcd and thii» 
 addressed him : 
 Sir, 
 
 Whh great satlsfactinn and sentiments of the 
 highest respect, I perform the pleasing duty as- 
 signed me by the Ooinmittee rf arrani;enients, of 
 bulding ilie Prcbident of the Uniied States a cor- 
 dial welcome to the town of Portland, and request 
 the favor of attending yon to the house prepared 
 for your reception, where, by permission, the com- 
 mittee will avail themselves of the opportunity of 
 more fully expressing the feelings and senti-^ 
 nients entertained by themselves and their fello\y 
 townsmen on having' the honor of a vi^it from tl'.e 
 Chief iMagibtrateof the N.'.:;cn. 
 
 .^ddrccs to the Prcsidint delivered by 
 Mr. Adam^. 
 
 _SlR, 
 
 i he Committee of Arras gemcM^ts w.ill on yon, 
 HI beh;ilf of the citizens of Portland, on your arri- 
 val in this town, to tender y> u the hcmai^e due to 
 the Chief Majjistrate of a free Ivcpublic. A visir, 
 for the fust tin:e to tliis place, of a persc-nage of 
 >iuch high distinction, who has recently been elect- 
 ed under such favorable auspices, to wield the des- 
 tinies of a great peoples-will be expected to ex- 
 cite no ordinary bcisation, 
 
 VVe see in your elevation to the Chief iMngistra- 
 cy, a fellow citizen of great experience in the pol- 
 icy of nations, and one whosejlife has been sjieut in 
 the service of his native country. We have ever 
 been among tliose who have deemed experience to 
 be the only correct source of politic. )1 wisdom, and 
 have never ceubcd to pLce u higher value upon 
 
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 its precepts, than upon the theories of imagina- 
 tion. 
 
 Your tour ibrongh the Union evinces how high- 
 ly you appreciate the knowledge, derived from 
 your own observaiion. a;)ove the unceitain initlii- 
 gence collected fronn other sources. And the ear- 
 Jy period of your Presidential term, at which tliis 
 tour is comnnenced, augurs auspiciously, to the 
 great interest of our coninion country. May all 
 your efforts to promote the honor and advance the 
 prospeiity of the nation, be duly appreciated by 
 one eiilightened and grateful people. 
 
 Here, sir, you behold a town once a victinrj to 
 the war ot thai revolution, in which vou comtrjenc- 
 cd your patriotic career. What you now see is but 
 the Phoenix from its ashes ; reanimated and in- 
 vigorated by the vivif)ing influence of the federal 
 constitution, to the fostering care of the general 
 government, to its protection and encouragement 
 of commercial interests, are we indebted for the 
 prosperity we have enjoyed, and on its future 
 jjrotection and encouragcnt must we rely, for 
 the accomplishments of our best hopes. 
 
 Permit us, sir, to bid you welcome; to present 
 you with the rcsjjectful salutations of our fclh-w cit- 
 izens. May your visit here afford you soniC por- 
 tion of that satisfaction it imparts to others. And 
 be assured that in all your exertions to promote 
 the public welfare you will be aided and suport- 
 ed by the patriotism of this portion of the union. 
 
 Under your administration, tway our civil, re- 
 ligious and literary insiitutioas be protected and 
 encouraged ; commerce, ag\icuiture and nianufa^:- 
 tures fostered anvl promoted, and that freedom and 
 ind^l)etulence wh'ch in the field, you labored to 
 achieve, defended and preserved. 
 
 1 hat your Uaruls may be strengthened, and your 
 heart encouraged, in the discharge of the high du- 
 ties of your office, we would ccminend you to the 
 favor of that bciag who is the fountain of all 
 pnver and wisdom, with our ardent aspirations t» 
 
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 HiiTi» that your life may be long and happv ; that 
 the union of" these States, our republican form of 
 government arid the prosperity of our beloved 
 country may be perpetual. 
 
 In bcluilf of the committee of arrangements, 
 
 ISAAC ADAAIS, Chairniayi. 
 
 ^'iJdrcss rftheX^lergy cf the toivn of Portland 
 a?:d //6- vici7ntijy to ths President of the United 
 States. 
 
 Sir, 
 
 The Ministers of the TiOrd Jesus Christ, of dif- 
 ferent denoniinatioM*, in I-'ortland and its virinity, 
 amid the rongi-atulations of tiieir fellow citiaens, 
 "vvould now, in a body, tender their respectful and 
 christian sahitations : opening to jou their bosoms, 
 revered sir. and imploring on you the Divine ])res- 
 ence, guidance und support as the fHiher of a great 
 and happy people : that you may have, in contin- 
 uance, a p!osper<uis journey, by the will of Ciod 
 through the northern and western j)artsof these U. 
 States, a safe return to the capitol and bo!;cm of 
 your family: tliai the morning of your Presiden- 
 cy, being a mornir.g without clouds, which has 
 ihorwn sucii a lustre upon public affairs, a?id ccca* 
 lion^d such surprisir.g Ijarmony in the public feel- 
 ings, may, indeed, be as the shining light, which 
 sliineth ir.orc and move unto the perfect day. 
 
 And v.lun, bir, your hands arc heavy under the 
 the weight of a natior-s laws, be assured the inter- 
 cs^'Ksions of our closets, and of our altars, (animat- 
 ed by the grateful remembrance of your presence 
 amongst us,)s!iall be alwa)s going nptc tliemerc^- 
 scat in yourbchalf That ihrouglt vtur ir.su unicn- 
 tality the beauty of tlie Lord oui CJ'.^d may be upon 
 us, and his glory appear to our children and when 
 ycu ihali ha> c ended your generation accordiug 
 
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 10 the will of God, in a good old age, and full of 
 days, and honors ; may you be gathered u'ato the 
 illustrious fathers, who rest from their public 
 labors, and enter with them into heavenly glory. 
 
 The President's .dnsiver. 
 
 Gentlemen, 
 
 Among the numerous tokens of respect, which 
 have been shewn me by my fellow citizens, during 
 my present Tour, undertaken to advance the pub- 
 lic interest ; I have received none more grateful 
 than the one I now receive from you, the Minis- 
 ters of our Lord and Siviour. Be assured, that 
 the kind sentiments of your affectionate address, 
 especially those which regard my person, are 
 warmly reciprocated. A i)ropcr reverence for our 
 Maker, and indeed religion in general, leaving all 
 men however free, to act agree.ibly to the dictates 
 of their own consciences, will ever meet my ap- 
 probation and support. I am sensible, gentleme'.), 
 that I cannot do justice to your address in this 
 summary reply. 1 must therefore conclude by 
 repeating to you the assurance of my great satis- 
 faction in receiving this testimony of your regard, 
 and by requcstir.g you to accej)t my thanks fur 
 your respectful and christian salu'ation^. 
 
 JAMES MUNROE. 
 
 Dele^ati9n9 from the toivns of Bath ^ TViscasftctt 
 Brunsnvicky and Toftshatn, viet the President 
 cfthe United States at Portland, and deliver- 
 ed to him the foUotfting addresses. 
 
 To the President of the United States^ 
 Sir, 
 We received last evening with much regret the 
 information that the imperious calls of duty will 
 
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 prevent you from extending your journey beyond 
 vhis town. 
 
 <Jjv rcgiet, indeed, is greatly diminished by the 
 kindness with >vliich you received our invitation, 
 a!id by tlie politeness v,iih which you assigned 
 ) our reasons tor declining it. 
 
 Little of public imjMJi'tance would be presented 
 to your notice in iiath ; but much jirivate feeling 
 of ardent attachment would be evinced toward 
 the Chief MagisliMte of the Union, vrhose public 
 character we have long been accustomed to res- 
 pect, and whose private worth we have learned 
 to admire. 
 
 The prosperity of our town depends upon a free 
 intercourse with foreign nations, and a proper 
 limitation to the adniissic-n of foreign vessels from 
 ports which our vessels are not permitted to enter. 
 
 I'he protection afforded by garrisons and forti- 
 fications in time of vvar, is generally the result of 
 preparaiion in tinie of peace. 
 
 \Vc rely, sir, upon the generous regard yoa 
 have exhibited fci- every s>.ciion rf ci:r couniry, 
 and u])on ilie feelings that prompted you to under- 
 lake ihisjoui luy ; and in jjlHcing tliis confidence, 
 v.e are sure ih.:t cur own [peculiar interests will 
 i;ot be neglected. 
 
 We feel grateful, sir, tl\at \onv jcurreyhas 
 hitherto been so pn-opiiious. tluit you have met 
 wiih no occurrence to din.iiiiali the pleasure you 
 I'.Hve derivt:d in witnessing the atiachnient of your 
 fellow citizens. 
 
 Accept, sir, our sincere wishes, that your health 
 ir.ny loi:g continue, and that tlic renif.inder of j our 
 lour m;!v be as pleasant to soursesf, as it will le 
 iiueresling to tlic country 
 
 li\ J:i;!(f, 
 
 IJczekia h JVii man. 
 
 J. I]'i7i!^'atc,jun. UarAcl AiurtcTU 
 Jiicn. L'lcpy Jci^epii Scivc/L jnv. 
 Jcmu's i^lcLcllcv, Ji.ncjth F. Wvigalc, 
 hcvj. .imc&\ JM. M. Tliorndikc, 
 
 Portlundyjuh' 0, 1817. />. ,Y, D. DavaitO'''- 
 
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 'To the President of the United ^tafes^ 
 Sir, 
 
 The inhabitants of Wiscasset, anticii)atine: vcur 
 visit to the metropolis of tlie District of Maine, 
 have chosen the undersigned a committee to wait 
 on yoa, and oftcr their respectful congratulations 
 on your arrival at this eastern section of the Unit- 
 ed States. They u'.iite with the scver;il cities and 
 towns through whicli you have passed in pay jr.;; 
 the homage of a free people to the Chief rvingis- 
 tiate of our beloved country, and in expressing* 
 their confidence in your eminerit qualifications lu 
 pre hide over ihe nation. 
 
 The remembrance of yoar fonrcr distinguishel 
 services rises fresh to the public mind, under this 
 jileasing testimony of your reg^ird for the pn'.dic 
 good, aiul a personal inter\iew with the citizcn^j 
 of a great rep,ublic must be no less satisfactory lo 
 you than interesting to each indisidual who loves 
 his country and res|:ects liis rulevs. 
 
 A ?i;r\cy of tlur exterii^ivc C'.;'..st and excel- 
 lent harbors of the nonhcrn and middle Siii!( v, 
 an.d the cordial rccepti:)n hat an enterprisirg aid 
 c-d:g!uer.cd pec pie ciuerfully tender ynu, v. e , i-u^ t 
 win cont!i!>utc to dimini-h t!;e iuluie h.t'g-rs 
 nnd facilitaie the arduous <luties (d yv.v ixalui 
 office. ;\ndo!it!iis occasii n we vecij:r'>c; tc ile 
 SL'n'.imtnts of our fellow ci.izer^s ufiiie we>T, it tl.c 
 tnjoytrcnt of the blessings of i;e;\ce, and the gen'-r- 
 al iraoquillity in the civilized world;\ve :ive h ippy 
 too, dint the cessaiion ( f party sp^iiii n d of pr!i;i- 
 cil prejudice pronuse so much hcii^',>incss ai <l 
 irlorv to our common country. It is an honnable 
 inirk, not only of the respect ai^d aitachnu-tit 'hat 
 all feel io\- yo disiinguishcd a guest, bit ( f tie 
 w.iiir, ho{ c that is entertained (d y( i;r e.icrgevir , 
 i;T!])arii;il arid glorious atlminietratii n. 
 
 i'lie inhui)itants of Wiscasset liave understood 
 wi'h regret, that your tour will terminate at i'( 1 1- 
 i.iud. • Should the fatigues (d' a journey, iiowevir, 
 not prevent your vibit being extended farther east. 
 
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 (0 take a personal view of the exposed situation 
 of our seaboard, we shall endeavor then to offer 
 you our heartfelt salutations ; and the honor your 
 presence will confer on the citizens of this part of 
 the country, will be received with gratitude and 
 remembered with sati8faction. 
 
 VVe also unite with our common country in the 
 general wish for j our prosperity, health and hap- 
 jr.ness. And may the blessings of the Almighty 
 direct your sttps, and return you in safety to th« 
 bosom of your family- 
 
 jlbirl Wood, Orchara Cook^ 
 
 David Fay!^on, Scth Inkham, 
 J^'rancis Cook, Sa?nuel IL. Smith., 
 Jirafitiis Foot, Tho. H. iShcpficrdy 
 Jeremiah Buileij^ 
 
 To the President of the United States, 
 
 Sir, 
 
 We have been deputed by the citizens of Bruni- 
 wich and Topshani, to meet you in this place, to 
 present you tiicir sincere respects and cordial 
 congratulations on your arrival at this extensive 
 section of the United States, and to invite you, if 
 consistent with your arrangements, to visit, and 
 spend such portion of time with them, as may give 
 them a more suitable opportunity of evincing 
 their respect and consideration for the Chief Mag- 
 istrate of this distinguished Rei)ublic. 
 
 VVe are sensible oftlie great importance to the 
 public interest arising from your visit to ihis part 
 of the Union, and your personal observation of the 
 country, at once so acceptable to tlie p-cople, and 
 so aus])icious to the prospects of a happy adimnis- 
 trai.ion of the government coniided to your wisdom 
 and experience. Public good, thus voluntarily 
 conferred, exceeding far the htunds of o flic i id du- 
 
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 ty, demands public gratitude : in this, permit us to 
 assure you, sir, tlie people who have deputed us 
 upon this vvelconie occasion are second to none. 
 Permit ui also to add the assurance of our person- 
 al respects, and our sincere desire that your lit'c 
 may belong, useful and happy. 
 
 Jacob Abbot. 
 
 2^ey. J. Porter. 
 
 Benjamin Orr. 
 Portland, July 16, iSiT. 
 
 T/i<; Preside}it*s refill/ to the Committees of the 
 toxvns of Bath, Wiscaaset^ Bruusivich an,d 
 Tojishdvi. 
 
 Felloa/ Citizens, 
 I beg you to be a;>sured, that it •would afford mc 
 great and sincere pleasure, to proceed to the 
 towns which you represent, and even to Castine, 
 if imperious circumstances did not prevent it. I 
 undertook this tour, to acquire information, by 
 personal inspection of our principal harbors, of the 
 entrances in:o them, of the state of the public 
 works, and oi'the poiijts at v;hich it might bcpicp- 
 cr to erect others, and it was my object to em- 
 brace in it the Atlantic coast, to the extent men- 
 tioned, ; nd the inUnd frontier, as far as Detroit ; 
 1 now find, notwithstandinv; the exertions wiiich 
 I have made, that if I i)roceed further to the cast- 
 ward; 1 shall be compelled to a!:)andon all the 
 western part of my contemplated tour, or I>e 
 thrown on the lakes at an unfavorable season, and 
 shall likewise be detained from the seat of gov- 
 ernment, longer than a due regard, for other im- 
 portant national interests, will permit. I regret, 
 therefore, to be compelled by these considerations, 
 which will, I doubt n()t, h:»ve their due weight, 
 with you, and my other fcUo^v citizens of the Dis- 
 trict of Maine. 
 
 I am happy to meet here, deputies, from so 
 many of the tcvns, to the eastward, because from 
 
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 yoti. I s!^ ill receive much in form at* on, loucliinj!; 
 your lociU interest, which will be useful. 1 bli;iil 
 p:iy tf> it, tl;e iittnobt -lUcntion in my J)o^re;^ 
 
 I airi aware, Uiatil\c prosperity of ti.e ti>vv:.s i i 
 this DislricL. aiv! i fr.;iy cxierid the rem irk t:> th / 
 Uniic'l St;ites, depends t,n I'i.e prosperous h.tateot 
 ihtir commerce. Noil;i;ig is niore just, than thac 
 oar triiuc with foreign jjo-.vers, should be i-laced' 
 in every brinch, Oii, a fv)otin!^ of reciprocal an.l 
 equal advantage. Ic |.;i\es n.e pleasure to st ilc, 
 liiai this important interest, has already received 
 the considcrat:ens (>\' the n .lior.ul couikcils, and tliat 
 1 have no doubt, it will continue to be duly attended 
 to, until it is placed on a just, and satiisfactory footing-. 
 On all the great cui.ceriiS, ut' this highly favored 
 ^ haj)j)y nation, there is but (uic common interest. 
 We ai call eciuallv interested in tjrescrvip.ir our 
 present rcpubiican goverriinent and iPiStitutions, in 
 their utmost purity ; we are all equally interested, 
 ill adopting suitable nieasuses ( f defence, land and 
 J.aval ; iKvl in the j^roiyor jiroteriion and encour- 
 :;;u;en)ent (.four C(.mnie;ce ; and it is liii^idy grati- 
 i";. ir.g to nie, to wiineis, in the whole exient of my 
 loni-, that great haimony of (pinion pje\ails, on 
 all tlie important ji{/iiiis. 
 
 On the President's arrival at the village (T 
 Kennebunk. Me. a short address was presented 
 l)y the inhabitants, in which lie was assured of the 
 fullest Cunlidence that the be^t interest of the peo- 
 ple wouui be promoted by his adnjinistratiun ; to 
 which was added tl.eir j)ra)crs, that at some fu- 
 ture period, he niight receive tlje acclamations of 
 the whole people made ha];py under an adminis- 
 tration n^ivked for its v^'iidont, its mildness, and 
 spirit of cci'ciiiati'jii. 
 
5i 
 
 To this the President 77iadc the following A?isi.\;cr= 
 
 Mr. Chair max, 
 Six, I ask you and t'le g'-riilo r.en asS'--C! \te:.l 
 ■with yo!j, to cornmnnicate to the citizens cf Kifti- 
 
 i\- i- 
 
 r.r );ink, and its vicir.ity, \\w tliai-ks for the fi 
 Jy ccepiion which they give me. an.l fur those tt-s- 
 tini r > 01 ft?specc which they are b'.easecl to nia;i- 
 iles.t for the Ciiiei ?vl igistntte of tiie United St^itcs. 
 He pleased to assure the:ii thvit, on tiiis. as well as 
 on other simirar occasions, 1 am \!n:ib!e to express 
 iny erii(;tions. To behold a fi-ee, an ep.iighiened, 
 and a high minded people p:i}i!^g a spo;itarieou:$ 
 trihuie of sespect and nfFectiuu to the nutu 
 "who is ele'. ated to the Chief M^igistracy of a iva-' 
 lion, is in itself an imposing spectacle. To that 
 individual, such a scene, yoti may well believe 
 must possess a character of peculiar a:i(l appro- 
 priate interest. I have never before been so much 
 aflcctcd. Such distifiguished attentions, such un- 
 exoected efTusions of leirard* as I ornerience from 
 iviy fellon' citizens, do indeed sink into my heart. 
 Tliey make me feel, if j)ossil)le, a deeper sense of 
 my o'.vn obligations to devoic ail my faculiies to 
 iheir service. 
 
 It was my u-ish in the firf-t instance while oii 
 this tour, to have dc\oted my at'.ention exclusively 
 to those pubiic arid H.itional objects wiiich I had 
 in viievv^. Hut i".ndini; that this arrangement did 
 not comport with the feelings of m^' diow citizens, 
 I relinqaish.ed it. indeed when i md a disposi- 
 tion so generally manifested irse, fo improve the 
 occasion lor a personal interview of the people 
 \vith the citizen whom their voluntary suirrages 
 had cdevattd to the highest of^ce in tlieir gift, and 
 inroiigh him to exliibit-the homage they feel for 
 liie government itself, and the high value which 
 they entertain for its republican i^viw^ I cheerful- 
 ly >ielded to their wishqs. 
 
 Noi" can I even regret that I have thus afforded 
 mybcif bO many oppurtuuiiies cf seeing and i'::cl- 
 
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 ing how much we are one people, how strong'- 
 ly the ties, by which we are united, do in fact 
 bind us together ; how mucli . we possess in re- 
 aiitj a conimiinity, not onl_y of interest, but of 
 sj mpatiiy, and affection. I am the more prompt to 
 make this remark, because you are pleased to 
 express a conlident hope that a spirit of mi-.tual 
 conciliation may be one of the blessings which 
 may result fromrny administration. This indeed, 
 would be an eminent blessing, ana I pray it may 
 be reali.7ed. 
 
 The United States are certainly the most en- 
 lightened people on earth. We are rapidly ad- 
 vancing" in the road to national pre-eminence. 
 Nothing but union is wanting to make us a great 
 people. The present time affords the happiest 
 presages that this Union is fast consummating. It 
 cannot he otherv/ise ; I daily see greater proof* 
 of it. The further 1 adyancc in my progress 
 through the country, the more I perceive that 
 we are all Americans : that we compose but one 
 family, that our republican Institutions will be 
 supported and perpetuated by the united zeal 
 and patriotism of all. 
 
 Nothing can give me greater satisfaction than 
 to behokra perfect union among ourselves, an 
 union wliich, as I before observed, is all we can 
 want to nijike us powerful and regpected, an 
 union, also, which is nece€sary to restore to so- 
 cial intercourse its former charms, and to ren- 
 der our happiness, as a nation, unmixed and com- 
 plete. To promote this desirable result, re- 
 quires no compromise of principle ; and I prom- 
 ise to give it my continued attention and my best 
 endeavors, for the good of our common country. 
 I feel tliat I am bound constantly, to act, so far 
 
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 as integ^rity and zeal are concerned, I can confi- 
 dent! j say that I shall not bn found wanting ; and 
 if I shall fail in the discharge of duty, it shall be 
 from want ofjudgment. I also hope that I shall 
 be enabled actually to improve all the opportu- 
 nities, which the station to which I have been 
 called shall offord me, to advance the inter- 
 est, the honor, and the felicity of our beloved 
 country. 
 
 Be pleased, sir, to communicate to the citizeas 
 whom you and your associates represent, my 
 best wishes for their individual prosperity and 
 
 happiness. 
 
 JAMES MUNROE. 
 
 Address from the citizens of Ktwhurypori to ihi 
 President of the United States. 
 
 Sir, 
 
 The citizens of Newburyport, by their Com- 
 mittor, beg leave to present their sincere res- 
 pects to the Chief Magistrate of the United 
 States. 
 
 Having been called by a free and intelligent 
 people to preside ovor their most important con- 
 cerns, it must be peculiarly grateful to your feel- 
 in<T"s, at the commencement of your arduous 
 duties, to be made more particularly ac- 
 quainted with tlicir local interest-, and to re- 
 ceive their respectful and affectionate salutations. 
 It is no less pleasing to us than happy for the na- 
 tion, that we derive the honor of this interview, 
 from the practical operation of that maxim of 
 
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 your illastrions predecessor, the Father of hi» 
 country, in his last afiectionate address to his 
 iellow citizen^, that " timely disbursements to 
 prepare for danger, frequenitly prevent much 
 greater disbursements to repel it." A numerous 
 auvl v/ealthy population, stretching- along an ex- 
 tensive sea-coast, presents, to a foreign enemy, 
 many alluring- objects of attack ; and the pres- 
 ent period of peace and public tranquility appears 
 peculiarabty for your patriotic efforts for our 
 defence and security. 
 
 Enjoying- as y/e do the blessings of a free gov- 
 ernment, our attachment cannot be less ardent, 
 v/hen administered by one, who took so honorable 
 and active part in those measures by which it was 
 attained. We trust that under your administra- 
 tion, by the smiles of a kind Providence, a spirit 
 of peace will be generally diiYused, the venera- 
 ble and pious institutions of our Fathers preserv- 
 ed, and the citizens meet their appropriate re- 
 wards, in the labors of agriculture, manufactures 
 and commerce, and in extending the sciences and 
 
 lii La. 
 
 Accept, sir, our best wishes, that you miy ba 
 prospered in the important object of your jour. \gj/, 
 and at the close ofvour labors receive a consoJa- 
 t:on, the most dear to a patriot, in the happiness 
 and prosperity of the countr3\ 
 
 I'o li'hich the President made a verbal Ttpl^^ in sub-' 
 sta.icc^ asfcllozi's : 
 
 That he received with great seniibiiity, the 
 attention of the citizens of Newburjport. That 
 his principal object in makiug this tour, was to 
 sec ihc situation of the people^ in different parts 
 
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 of the countrj-, and the enlrance and harbors of 
 the priacipai towns, and to acquire such infor- 
 mation as would enable him the better to dis- 
 charge the duties, of his office, that in his journey 
 he had been hig'hly gratiiied with the prosperous 
 condition of the people, and that their situation 
 was far more happy than that of any other in any 
 part of the world, and that we ooukl not be siif- 
 liciently thanid'ui to that bountiiui Providence 
 which had conferred upon us such distinguished 
 blessings. The President concluded with desir- 
 ing that his grateful sentiments, for the kind and 
 respectful manner in which he had been receiv- 
 ed by the citizens, might be communicated to 
 them. 
 
 ,iddrcii of Mr. Hohneo in kehalf of the ciltizcns 
 
 of Killer ij. 
 
 To Ike President cf the United States^ 
 
 Sir, 
 
 As citizens of Maine, we take the liberty to 
 meet the Chief Magistrate of the Nation, on his 
 entering our Distr:ct,and to pay him cur res- 
 pects. It being the first time a President of the 
 United States has visited this section of (he coun- 
 try, it is a source of peculiar satisfaction to meet 
 and greet one whose private virtues and public 
 administrations h ive been so much and so justly 
 admired by the people of Maine. 
 
 Permit us, sir, for ourselves and our friends, 
 to congratulate you on your election as President, 
 and bid you a cordial v/clcotne to this part of the 
 
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 Union ; to ten(^er you our services to alleviate 
 the fatigues of your journey, and our wishes and 
 exertions that all yoi r labors for the people may 
 l)e received with gratitude and crowned with 
 success. 
 
 Through the wisdom of yourself and your com- 
 patriots ; the patriotism of the people, and the 
 favor of heaven, you have the singular felicity to 
 receive the voluntary homage of the nation, and 
 to Avitness its peace, prosperity, freedom and hap- 
 piness. 
 
 7%i5 journey, like the journey of your life, i» 
 commenced and pursued for the public good. 
 Like that, its fatigues have been endured with 
 patience, its obstacles overcome with persever- 
 ance, jts storms encountered with firmness, and 
 its refreshing suhshi»e relisl e) with equanimity 
 and gratitude. In each, as you have advanced, 
 you have acquired additional honor, reverence 
 and lovCx In your future progress in both, may 
 your health be preserved, your country's pros- 
 perity and glory secured, and the affectionc, 
 confidence and union of the people increased and 
 confirmed. And when these respective journies, 
 shall be ended, and you sh;iil return home, may 
 you at the close of the one be received, in health 
 and happiness to the embracce of an affectionate 
 family, and of the other to the honor and fruition 
 of Him who will never fail to reward the great 
 and good. 
 
 John Holmes, Woodbury Siorei\ 
 
 A. R. Paris, Isaac- H. Hey, 
 
 W. p. Preble^ Joiinh M. Seaver^ 
 
 Jeremiah Bradbury, WHUavi Burley, 
 7\ G. Thornton, Banjamin Grcen^ 
 
 Alexander Rice. 
 
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 The P.jcsideni's Reply. 
 
 Gentlemen, 
 
 Applause is usuallj considerevl ral lable, but 
 the ma/irtsr in vvhlcVv it h^is baeii conferred upon 
 me, ill this fri jndlj reci* ption of the citizens of 
 Ktttery, gives to it sj\ adJitional worth, by excit- 
 ing- emotions tbat c^- 'd cot have arisen from any 
 lan<rua2:e howoyer resp xtf.il. Beiaii* thus re- 
 ceived by men, so hig-hly distinguished for pri- 
 vate virtues and public character, is worthy of 
 proper acknowledgment and a due sense of g-rati- 
 tude and oblig-ation. At the same time, it will 
 not fail to occur to you, that such civilities may 
 be considered official rather than personal, and 
 consequently that the incumbent's claims to them 
 are merely nominal. 
 
 JAMES MUNIIOE. 
 
 To the I/on, John Holjnea.i^c. 
 
 Jimwcr of the President. 
 To ilit inhabitants of Concord , 
 
 Fellow Citizens, 
 Havini^ traversed mo?;t of the States on the 
 allantic, I am hipfhly gratified to find in the inte- 
 rior so much wealth and comfort, with the same 
 ardent attachment to the civil institutions of our 
 country. The correct moral habits I have seen, 
 so strictly exhibited in the good order of society, 
 mre amongst the best pledges to posterity, that 
 they shall inherit the rich blessings of civil liber- 
 ty which their fathers enjoy ; and that candid 
 
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 and generous aispositions on p' 'ideal topics will 
 pervade the community. Y.Air internal improve- 
 ments I am led to observe are of'- great national 
 importance. That th. , -.naj be ext< ndcd is my 
 sincere wish ; and so far as I may be able, con- 
 sistenly with my duty, t » pr)rj.tote an object so 
 desirable, you may cal laf ■ my efforts. I 
 thank you for the kind re ^.Jjtioii you have given 
 me. It is grateful as a personal attention to 
 myself, and highly gratilyiog as a proof of your 
 attachment to the princip.cs of our government. 
 
 JAMES MUNROE. 
 
 Address of the Hon. Mr. Mason in behalf of the 
 citizens of Portsmouth. 
 
 To the President of the United States. 
 
 Sia, 
 
 The presence of the Chief Magistrate, select- 
 ed for his eminent virtues and public services, 
 to preside over and direct the councils of a great 
 nation, must always excite feelings of the high- 
 est interest. The inhabitants "of the town of 
 Portsmouth, remote from the scat of the general 
 government, can expect fev/ opportunities of 
 witnessing such a gratifying scene. We there- 
 fore easily embrace this fortunate occasion, to 
 present our ardent and sincere congratulations. 
 
 Engaged cbi^fiy in the business of commerce 
 and navigation, v/e knew our destinies are, in a 
 peculiar manner, dependent on the measures of 
 that government, to which the protection of 
 those important objects, is exclusively confided. 
 
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 These enterprising pursuits, v/hich have alwayi 
 been greatly contributory, to the general wel- 
 fare, are now suffering under a general depres- 
 sioux But we have certain confidence, that the 
 wisdom and justice of government, will extend to 
 them all the protection and support, that shall 
 be in its power. 
 
 To superintend and conduct the national coq- 
 cerns, has always in free governments, been the 
 favorite employment of the best and greatest 
 men. 
 
 By no other means can an individual of distin- 
 guished talents so eminently promote the public 
 good. 
 
 The successful performance of such duties 
 must, at all times, constitute a sure claim to the 
 gratitude of a generous people. This, sir, is thr 
 arduous and honorable service, which is entrust- 
 ed to you, by the citlzen-s of the United States. 
 
 Sensilile how greatly the national prosperity 
 depends on the due administration of the govern- 
 ment, wc recall to our recolleclion, witli much 
 satisfaction, the numerous pledges of attnchment 
 to the public intercut, fnrniehed by the history of 
 yoar past life. It is our earnest hope that your 
 administration, by perfecting our valuable insti- 
 tutions, and by uniting public sentiment, and 
 wisely directing it, to proper national objects, 
 may fulfil the present happy anticipations, and 
 thus establish on tirm brsis 3 our own and youP 
 country's happiness, honor and glorv. 
 
 J. MASON, 
 
 In behalf of the citizens ofihe to-wn of Portsmouik^ 
 
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 Pr€suhni\- anazver to the Committee of ike toziii of" 
 
 Porisitiouth. 
 
 Fellow Citizens, 
 
 Accept Hiy best thanks for your kind recep- 
 tion which is characterized by so many interest- 
 ing- circumstance.'.;. 
 
 This c:oneral movement of my fellow cit'zcns, 
 and the expression of their regard for the Chief 
 Magistrate of the nation, is not directed tome 
 personally. Biy humble services give me no such 
 clAim. I see in it the strongest evidence of their 
 attachment to the free government under which 
 v/e live, and of an enlig-htened and expanded pa- 
 triotism from which the happiest effects may be 
 anticipated. 
 
 The regulation of commerce has, you justly 
 remark, been confided by our excellent consti- 
 tution to the general S'-overnment. From the 
 manner in which that high trust has heretofore 
 been discharged, the most salutary effects have 
 been derived by every section of our happy un- 
 ion. Occasional depressions ought not to excite 
 surprise. Tliey are inseparably connected with 
 liuraan affairs. It is our happy lot, from the abun- 
 dance of our resources, to experience no seri- 
 ous misfortune from any that have yet occurred. 
 The attention of the general government, in its 
 several branches, will be constantly directed to 
 this object, and, as we have every reason to 
 presume, with the desired success. It has been 
 my ])roudest ambition from early youth, to serve 
 my country, in such olficcs as my fellow citizens 
 have thought fit to confide to me. It will be my 
 most consoling reward, v.hen I retire from public 
 
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 life, to find that my conduct has been such as to 
 merit, and obtain their approbation. 
 
 JAMES MUNROE. 
 
 Address from the Executive of Xew-tlamToshirc. to 
 the President of the United States. 
 
 Epping^ July 1 8,' 1 8 1 7. 
 Dear Sir, 
 
 It is to me a subject of ranch regret that in 
 your tour through N. H. I have been unable to 
 pay you that respectful attention, and those per- 
 sonal civilities, which 1 consider due both to 
 your private character, and official station. You 
 were verbally informed, while at Portsmouth, of 
 my severe indisposition ; and I am now obliged 
 to add, that I am still confined to my chamber and 
 bed by an attack of the typus fever, which has 
 not yet, I fear, reached its crisis. This unfortunate 
 event has deprived me of the satisfaction of a 
 personal interview with you ; and prevented me 
 irom receiving a visit in this place, with which I 
 had flattered myself that you would have honor- 
 ed me. 
 
 A military escort having been called out by the 
 governors of some of the States, to accompany 
 you through tliose parts of the country, I was 
 desirous that the same tribute of respect should 
 be paid to you on your passage through New- 
 Hampshire. 
 
 The power to call out such an escort seemed 
 at first view incident to the nature of my office 
 as Commander in Chief of the Militia ; yet so ac- 
 curately is this command confined, and so cau- 
 tiously restricted, by the prudence, or the jeal- 
 
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 oiisj, of our State Constitution, that I kave n\i- 
 tiiority at no tim- to order out the militia, ex- 
 cept for certain known ohjocts particuhirly de- 
 ?i,,^:i!ited in the Consiitation, and bj the Uwi 
 enacted under it. I liave tliought proper to make 
 this statement, both in justice to my.^elf and to 
 tlie State over which I preside, a state which 
 yields to none in the union, either in attachment 
 to the general g-oyernment, or in respect to the 
 disiin^-uished individual, who, with its full con- 
 sent aad approbation, lias been raised to the lirst 
 o.Tice in the gift of the nation. 
 
 This letter will be delivered to you by the Sec- 
 retary of State. Had my health permitted I should 
 have taken great pleasure in waiting upon you 
 in person during the time you remained in this 
 State, and suggested some cbjects of enquiry, 
 w-hich might perhaps have merited your attention 
 in this part of our common country. BvA in my 
 present condition I can only add my sincere con- 
 gratulations, and my best wishes for the success 
 of3^our administration, which has commenced 
 under circumstances peculiarly favorable to your- 
 self and our beloved country. 
 
 I have the honor to be with the highest per- 
 sonal respect and esteem, 
 Dear Sir, 
 
 Your most obedient 
 humble servant, 
 
 WII.LIAM PLUMED. 
 
 Jamks Mx\nPi.oe, President of the 
 United States at Conzord^ A'*. //. 
 
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 In behalf of the cilizrns of Hanover and the 
 adj.icent tcwns, we beg leuve respectfully to ten- 
 der to you our sincere congatulaiions on \oursute 
 arrival at tliis place. 
 
 Averse as we are in oar feelings r^nl litbits from 
 any p.irade, inconsistent with the simplicity of our 
 republican institutions, we are happy, that the 
 tour of your t-xcellcncy? undertaken for the pro- 
 motion of o'.vjects of great national importance, af- 
 fords us ar. opportunity ol bidding \ ou a cordial 
 ■welcome to the banks of Connecticut, and the 
 verge of the Green Mountains, the seat of one 
 of t'.iose literary institutions by which our country is 
 highly benefited and honoiably distinguished. A 
 seminary which a few years since was planted in a 
 wilderness, can exhi'jit to you no venerable antiqui- 
 ties, nor proud monunients of the arts. Yet it can- 
 rot fail to be regarded by you with interest, oa 
 account of its relation to the principle* and per- 
 manence of government. 
 
 V\'e are happy to ofler, pei'sonally, that respect 
 ■vshichisdue to your elevated station, your euii- 
 htrtt. public services and private virtues. It con- 
 tiibulcsin no snnall degree, to the pleasure we 
 enjoy on this occasion, that we meet the Chief 
 Magistrate of the United States. in the style of a 
 private citizen, distisguished from the rest of the 
 cornnuinity by nr ne of the ordinnry badges of au- 
 thority, and depending on no safe guards but the 
 good wishes of his fellow citizens. We deem it 
 singularly fortunate, that we see among us for the 
 first time, a Chief Magistrate cf the nation, 
 under circumstances, peculiarly to inspire feelings 
 cf satisfaction and joy. A new and auspicious era 
 seems to have commenced in our country. At the 
 close of a war, in which our prowess in arms sheds 
 uew lustre on the Amciican Republic, a spirit of 
 
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 peace and harmony prevails among us. A n&tlonul 
 feeling is exciLCvl, wiiicli must be productive of tiic 
 hrippicst consequences. The uncximplcd progi-css 
 of our country within the li^st thirty years, in popu- 
 lation. and reiincment, the improvements in agricul- 
 tore ^ manufactures, the hr-ppincss enjoyed by the 
 people (-f (he United Staiesof America, under the 
 benign influence of the federal constituiion. All 
 contribute to strengthen the ties of union and give 
 stability to our excellent political institutions. We 
 sincerely congratulate you. Sir, that your election 
 to the first office in the gift of our fellow citi'<<cns 
 has occurred at a period so auspicious and inter- 
 esting , under circumstances which not only e- 
 vince the high sense which is entertained of your 
 patriotism, zeal, and fidelity ; but furnish a sure 
 guarantee of the impartiality and wisdom of your 
 administration. That the blessings of heaven may 
 attend you through life, that }ou may have the 
 pleasure of seeing our beloved country prosperous 
 and happy under your auspices ; and when you 
 shall retire from the cares of public life that you 
 may be followed into retirement by the esteem and 
 affection of a virtuous and grateful peoi)le, is the 
 iirdent wish of those in whose behalf we hzive the 
 honor of addressing you. 
 
 Dartmouth ViUa^^e, MILLS OLCOTT. 
 
 Chairmen, Wm, H.^WOOD, BENJAMIN J. GIL- 
 BERT, and AMOS A. BREWSTER. 
 Li?yie. 
 J.FRANKLIN, SALMON WASHBURNE, Z\- 
 COB TURNER. Lebanon. 
 
 DAVIL) HOUGH. ZIBA HUNTINGTON. 
 Hartford. 
 ELL\S LYMAN, GEORGE E. WALES. 
 
 .A''or%vich. 
 PIERCE BARTON, EBEN. BROWN. 
 
 Hanover. 
 JOSEPH CURTIS, JOHN DURKEE, 
 
 Cojnmitiec o/arraT7gemcnt9. 
 
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 Ths Preaidcnt^ ariswer tg thf. citizens of Haiio-oef. 
 F E L L o "V Citizens. 
 Your congratulations are the more acceptable, 
 because they are the heartfelt expressions of your 
 attach aient to cur inestimnble form of g'>vern.- 
 Iiicat. J have not tlie pretention to arr ^g^te to 
 m)self the emoli-ns or the seniiment nn- presence 
 awakens. It recalls to yon yo-'-r form of govern- 
 ment, and the rxalted civil and religious privil- 
 eges yon so eniriently enjoy. 1 he cor.teniplation 
 of lliese and the securiiy ) on ft-el in tlie continu- 
 ance of such rich possessions, fills you with g^^ati- 
 tude. The recollection of the trials of our coun- 
 try, and the honorable rank to which these h:ive. 
 raised her, inspires a laudable pride in your na- 
 tion's honor, and it is to give utterance to the?e 
 sentiments, and the em<Jtions they excite, that 
 such public dciTionstrations of respect are render- 
 ed to the Chief Magistrate of the country. I par- 
 ticipate in the sentiment ; I sympathize with you 
 in the emotions ; and I cannot thei-efore but take 
 a deep interest in the Literary Seminary of this 
 place ; for such institutions will long supply suc- 
 ccbsive gc'iicratioris of v. iseaud Nirtuous men, who 
 ^vi!l knovv how to estimate and pve-erve the bles- 
 sings of civil liberty, that their fathers shall be- 
 queath to them. 
 
 It is at an epocli like the present, when anhon- 
 oraljle peace leaves no question to agitate the jiub- 
 lie, that ihrougu Institutions like yours, the ex- 
 panded benevolence and high sense of national 
 honor, which are essential to public virtue, should 
 be every where diffused as the means of union. 
 These cannot fail to produce that iiational feeling, 
 from which yuu anticipate so happy results. 
 
 I cannot but acknowledge y(.ur expressions of 
 personal regard and respect. That the blessings 
 you invoke on me may abundantly descend upon 
 yourselves and your children, for rniny genera- 
 tions?, is truiv mv sincere and ardent wish. 
 
 JAMES MUNROE 
 
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 ^iddrrss to the President of the United States 
 
 from the younif ladies of the " Windsor Fcmal: 
 
 Academy. y* 
 Sir, 
 
 Impressed with the high sense of the honor 
 'O'hich the inhabitants of this Village receive, in 
 being peiTrjitted to welcome the Chief Masistrate 
 *f the Union, we beg leave in behalf of the Young 
 Ladies of the Windsor Female Academy^ to pre- 
 sent you our humble tribute of respect; which, 
 although from the puerile female pen, will not, 
 TVe trust, be uuacceptable, or deemed entirely be- 
 neath your notice. 
 
 While we regard the President of the Nation as 
 the protector of our Country, the preserver of our 
 rights and dearest privileges, and the guardian of 
 our Literary Institutions, our hearts glow with 
 feelings of gratitude, and we delight to address 
 him by the endearing appellations of patron and 
 friend. 
 
 Permit us, sir, respectfully to congratulate you, 
 on your safe arrival in the State of Vermont, and 
 the present happy aiid prcspcrcus situation of tlic 
 Country, over wiiich you are called to preside; 
 that the olive of peice is now v/aving, where late- 
 ly the clarion of war was heard, and that your en- 
 trance upon public duty, both arduous and impor- 
 tant, is, at a lime, when from thj general peace 
 and tranquility that reigns, you can have leisure to 
 pronvote ihe happiness and the literary attain- 
 ments of tlie rising generation. 
 
 We feci h;ppy, sir, that the visit by vvhich our 
 nortiiern Slates have t^een so highly honored, has 
 been undertaken at a time when every thing must 
 have combined to render it pleasant to yourself; 
 as well as to the people ; and we believe that their 
 recepticvi of you has been, and will continue to be 
 such, as is cor,i,onant to their views of respect for 
 your private character, and the elevated station 
 you have the honor, with so much dignity to fill, 
 as President of the United States. 
 
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 That you mav long live in tlve affections of a fret 
 and enlk'htened people, and that success may 
 crown ail vour exeiiions lor the public good, is 
 the ardent' wish of many a patricUc altlio youth- 
 ful female bobom- 
 
 M\RYB. RP:ED, 
 
 KLUiBER A I;. FAY, 
 ELIZA L. KIMBALL, 
 NANCY H. CHAMBERLAIN, 
 CAROL'^E R. HALE, 
 ELIZABETH PORTER. 
 L'omiiittlte. 
 
 Toivhich the President reiunied the folloiving 
 
 Young Ladies, 
 I beg vol! tv be assured, that no attention which 
 I haveVcceived in the couise tf my j-airney, af- 
 fcvded rr.e greater satisfaction, than that with 
 which I have been honored by tiie young Ladies of 
 the Femule Academ) of VN'indsor. I take a deep 
 interest, as a parent at,d a citizen in che success 
 of female education ; and have been deliglited 
 •wherever 1 have been, to witness the attention 
 
 paid to it. 
 
 That you may be distinguished for your grace- 
 ful and ust-.ful acquirements, and for every amiable 
 \irtue, is the obj.ct of my sincere desire. Accept 
 my best wishes for your happine; s. 
 
 ^ JAMES MUNROE. 
 
 Address by Mr. Dunham, in behalf of the Com- 
 mittee of arranifementdjfor receiving the Pres- 
 ident ai li'ind^or. 
 
 Sir, 
 It is with equal pleasure and pride, that the 
 citizens of Wi dsor, so remote from the seat of 
 th« general government, eajbrace this opportuni- 
 
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 ty of tendering to you in person, the linrnn;:;e cf 
 their res].'ect: a lu^mage not the less !)ccoining the 
 occasion since it is the best tribme which free- 
 men can offer, and which the President of the 
 United State, alone, of all the world, from a free 
 pci-ple. can receive. 
 
 The State of Vermont, Sir, after having alone, 
 and successfully borne a signal share in the heat 
 and burden of our revolutionary I'ibors, was the 
 first to appreciate the importance of our federal 
 CGw/2ac^ and to solicit admission into the national 
 Union. Under that compact, in the sanctuary of 
 that union, we are fn-e, we arc protected, we are 
 flourishing and happy. Oar mountains echo with 
 the cheerful voice of industry and security; our 
 vallies smile with abundance and peace. These 
 hissings are dear to our hearts. We habitually 
 cherish them, as inseparable from our existence. 
 In their defence, Sir, we have bled ; and we are 
 still ready, whenever our country calls, to bleed 
 
 AGAIN. 
 
 ^ In this tour, undertaken through a remote sec- 
 tion of the Union, fur the additional security of 
 our growing Republic, you have an opportunity to 
 becf^Tie uioie intimately acquainted with our lo- 
 cal feelings, our local interests, our lepnblican 
 spirit ; and above all, our unshaken attachment to 
 our national government, and our national institu- 
 tions. 
 
 We feel ourselves flattered by ih'xs first visit 
 from the C:hief Magistrate of our nation; and, 
 in beholding your face, sir, we bel-old a new plec'ge 
 for the continuance of our invaluable blessings. 
 
 Placed, sir, as you have fortunately been, in the 
 Executive Chair, by the almost unanimous voice 
 of your country, at an auspicious moment when 
 peace is again restored; wlien the loud din of par- 
 ty collission is dyii.g away, and when a general 
 tyanquility seems pervading the world, we offer 
 you our felicitations on the pleasing event. And 
 >vhile we rejoice in } our opportunity, we rely on 
 
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 your wisdom, to cooperate with our enligbtei 
 patriots and legislators, in strengthening our i 
 publican institutions, and under the guidance ci 
 heaven, to fix, on a durable basis, the happyrdesti- 
 nies of a great and rising empire. From our un- 
 qualified respect to your personal character, as 
 well^ as from the pledge to be found in a long life 
 devoted to the public good, we have a right to an- 
 ticipate the most pleasing results. In copying the 
 illustrious examples of the great founders of our 
 Republic, you c;-nnot fail to advance the best inter- 
 ests and the true glory of our common country, 
 and thus to erect in the hearts of our countrymen, 
 an imperishable monument to your own fime. With 
 such f jelings and with such views, in the name 
 and in the behalf of the citizens of Windsor, we 
 bid you a cordial welcome to this village and to 
 the State of Vermont. 
 
 AMSWER. 
 
 Fellow Citizens, 
 
 I have approached the State of Vermcnt with 
 peculiar sensibility. On a former visit, immedi- 
 ately after the war, I left it a wilderness ; and now 
 I find it blooming with luxuriant promise of wealth 
 and happiness to a numerous population. A brave 
 and free people will never abandon the defence of 
 their country. The patriotism of Vermont has 
 been relied on in times of peril ; and the just ex- 
 pectation of their vivtue whs honorably sustained. 
 I shall ever rely on their wisdom in the councils 
 of the nation., as on their courage in the field. 
 
 The confidence now universally felt in the sta- 
 bility and efficiency of our governmen: is the sur- 
 est pledge, that gll judicious measures, adopted for 
 the common good of the nation, will receive the 
 cordial support of all honest and honorable men. 
 
 I rejoice with you, that a just sense of the na- 
 tional interests and more generous feelings per- 
 
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 yade the couDtry. It is by cherishing these, witli 
 a liberal refererice to the prosperity and happiness 
 of the union, that the high destiny of our nation 
 can be obtained. 
 
 T lie true principles of our policy arc now well 
 understood. The jjcople have only to main- 
 tain them \wth vigor and economy and all the 
 great object* of national concern, under a benign 
 Prnvidence, will be secured to ourselves and our 
 posterity, 
 
 JAMES MUNROE. 
 
 .iddress ^f the citizens of Burlington, Vt to the 
 Frezidcnt of the United iitatts. 
 
 Sir, 
 
 VVe rejoice that the noise of war is lost in the 
 busy arts of peace, that the citizen is lett to the 
 honest pursuits of industry and enierpriHe, under a 
 coufidence that his interest is identified with that 
 c;f the public. But you will not believe us alarmed 
 by idle fears, when we assure you that the recent 
 events on this frontier have shewn us that whatev- 
 er we hold dear, is jeopardized b;- the changes of 
 war. The citizens of Vermont will not soon forget 
 the memorable eleventh of Septen)ber 1S14-, nor 
 fail to apprer.i.i»:e the worth of those who so val- 
 iantly defended their country's flag: and secured to 
 themselves immnjtal glory. The anxious solici- 
 tude of that awful but glorious day, has lorcii)ly 
 impicssea up(.n our iitinds the trutliofthe ])osiiiou 
 that, '^ ficacc in the time to pre liar e fur war.'' 
 
 The President's Uefily. 
 
 Ff.LLOw Citizens, 
 In entering the town of Burlington, I find myself 
 in view ofa scene, associated in every bosom with 
 
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 the tlcarest interests, and highest honor cf ihe 
 country. The eventtul aciicn on your hike ard 
 its invaded shores, can revev he contemplated 
 ^vithout the deepest emotion. It bound the union 
 by stronger ties, if posbible than ever. It filled 
 every breast with confidence in our arnns, and 
 aroused the spirit oi our country. The proximity 
 of these scenes shall animate your children to em- 
 ulate the honorable eximp'e of their fathers. 
 
 They too shall realize that in the hour of peril, 
 their couiury shall never want defenders, reso- 
 lute and brave as their ancestors, and iirna as the 
 nu>»Jt>tain/di.it ga\ e them birth. 
 
 Truly Tio nation his richer treasures of civil or 
 relii^ious liberty to defend. None stronger tits to 
 union, i'lul to t nlightencd and extended patriot- 
 ism. Tliat a just sense rf these truths pen ndes 
 the community is evinced in tbe resp< ct, \^hiclv 
 you teniler to tie ( fiice of the Cluef Mf gJstrate 
 c.fthe Country inmyierson. I l;e inii;rrtoT.t ob- 
 jects of my tour becouie the mrie ii ttresting, ?% 
 J find the frontitr m(.re ej.p('se(!. Vou may fer I 
 assured ihat the government will not \vithht)ld r.ny 
 practicable measures f « r the stcurit) (t v()ur 
 town; nor have 1 (^e^ (Uubttd tliaf jrepariitif n 
 for defence in lin.ef f peace, w(uld eNcr pro\e the 
 besttccnomy in war. 
 
 If in pursuirg these important obj'^rts and ad- 
 ministering the govt rr.ment upon i)nncii->1es crn- 
 sonant with the benign spirit of our constitniicT'i, 
 my sincere and honest efturts should be crrui^-d, 
 fisyou wish, with a.bunclunt success; it wid I;e a 
 real gratification to m\self, that you and your 
 State, will eminently participate in the beneficent 
 rciiult. 
 
 JAMESMUNRCEl. 
 
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 The Prcsident''s arrival at Plattsbur^. 
 
 On the 26th of Jiuie, the President of the 
 United States arrived at rUittsburg-, N. Y. in the 
 steam hoat, and was received by the Corpora- 
 tion of the viHage with ever}'' mark of homage 
 and respect. A national salute was fired, and 
 Gen. Brown, Cols. Atkinson and knelling, with 
 other officers attached themselves to the Presi- 
 dent's snite. He v/as conducted to his quarters 
 by a military escoit, where he was addressed in 
 behalf of the Corporation by R. H. Walworth, 
 Esq. to which the President made an extempor- 
 aneous reply. He then reviewed the rrigular 
 regiment stationed in that place, and afterwards 
 called upon Col. Atkinson and Col. Sneiling. 
 
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 7'he Pre&idext\ arrivalat Washington^ 
 
 The President on his return to Washington, 
 arrived on the confines of the District of Colum- 
 bia, Sept. 17, 1817. He was met and welcom- 
 ed by the Mayor of Gergetown and a deputation 
 of the citizens, soon after he was escorted to the 
 President's house in the city, by a cavalcade of 
 citizens, joined by a troop of cavalry from Alex- 
 andria, and artillery from Georgetown, where he 
 was received in a cordial manner by the citi- 
 zens and congratulated on their behalf by Gen. 
 J. C. Van Ness, to which he returned an affec- 
 tionate answer. 
 
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 Address of Gen. J. C. Van A>«», in behalf of the 
 citizens of Washington. — Verbally delivered. 
 
 I am authorized and requested, Sir, by a num- 
 ber of my fellow citizens who have the honor of 
 attending- 3^ou on this occasion, to express to you 
 our full confidence that the people of the dis- 
 trict of Columbia, after having viewed with no 
 common satisfaction your late tour amo»2'st a 
 part of our countrymen ; a tour deriving addit- 
 ional interest both from its manner and objects ; 
 cordially congratulate you on your return to the 
 METROPOLIS We should do injustice to our own 
 feelings and sentiments, as well as to our imme- 
 diate fellow citizens, if we were to regard with 
 apparent indifference, even any of the public 
 acts of one whose services and merits have ex- 
 alted him to the first rank in our distinguished 
 nation ; and we need not advert to the circum- 
 stances constituting this more than ordmary oc- 
 casion of that character. 
 
 In our present reception of you, sir, whilst we 
 greet you most affectionately, we, at the 
 same time indulge in the exalted rellec- 
 tion, that we are exercising a sacred privilege 
 of treemen who whilst they have a right to ap- 
 prove or applaud their public agents, are not 
 coiiipclltd to do either^ and arc too proud to 
 flatter them. 
 
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 Addre&fi by Benjamin G. Crr, Esq. M'cr^cr <f 
 the City of 11 a^/iitigfon, /irefented in bthlxlf of 
 the Cityy on the Freuideni^s return. 
 
 Your fellow citizens and neighbors cannot re- 
 ceive yon amongst them, after the interesting 
 and usel^ul lour you have taken, without n?ing 
 the occasion to demonstrate their high respect 
 and attachment. 
 
 The people, sir, in their undivided and un- 
 restrained honors to their Chief Magistrate, have 
 not only done justice to merit, hut have dons 
 more : they have strengthened their government 
 hj spontaneous manifestations of their happi- 
 ness and unanimity. They have developed the 
 highly interesting fact, that that system is best 
 which interferes least with the rights inherent 
 in an}^ rational creature, and which secures the 
 blessings of civiiir.ation by the moral sense of the 
 nation more than by the coercive arm of the civil 
 and military power. In the tour which you 
 havejust finished, we have sympathized with 
 you in your f?itigues, and exulted with you in 
 the extraordinary demonstrations of the nation's 
 love, which, though sometimes oppressive, are 
 always grateful. Despotic rulers obtain the 
 adulations of slaves, whom by their vices, they 
 have made miserable ; but yon, Irom the 
 choice of a free and enlightened people, receive 
 assurances of approbation and esteem from those 
 you largely participate in rendering hnppy. 
 
 The pleasure which your return affords us is 
 auo-mented by the consideration that we have 
 now the opportunity of addressing you in a di^ell- 
 ing v/hich the nation has once more prepared 
 for the reception and accommodation of the 
 
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 Chief Magistrate of the United States. In thes^ 
 sentiments the Mayor, Board of Aldermen, and 
 lioard of Common Council cordially unite with 
 the citizens of Washington, in tendering you the 
 welcome of friendship in the language of candor 
 and in the fullness of affection aad confidence. 
 
 B. G. ORR. 
 
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 The Presidnt's Reply 
 
 y'o l/ie Mayor, Board of Jldermen, and Board 
 of Common Council oj the City of H'as/iing- 
 ion. 
 
 I cannot express in sufRcieritly strong terms^ tlie 
 gratification which I feel in returning to the seat 
 of government, after the long and very interest- 
 ing tour, in which 1 have heen engaged ; and I 
 heg you to be assured that nothing can contrib- 
 ute more to (hssipate the fatigue' to which I hare 
 been exposed, than the very cordial reception 
 which has been given me bj my fellow citizens 
 and neighbors, of tlie city and district. 
 
 I shall always look back to the important in- 
 cidents of my late tour with peculiar satisfaction. 
 I Ijatter mvself that I have derived from it infer- 
 mat'on which will be very useful in the dis- 
 charge of thf: duties of the high trust confided to 
 me ; and, in other res}*ects, it has afforded me 
 the highest gratiiication. 
 
 In all that j;ortion of the country through 
 
 which i have passed, I have seen, with delight, 
 
 jiroofs the most couclusive of the devotioQ of our 
 
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 fellow citizens to the principles of our free re- 
 publican government, and to our happy union. 
 
 The spontaneous and independent manner in 
 which the sentiments were dechired, by the great 
 body of the people, with other marked circvim- 
 stances attending them, satisfied me that they 
 came from the heart. Unitr:i firmly in the sup- 
 port of these great, these vital interests, we may 
 fairly presume that all difficulty on minor ques- 
 tions will disappear. 
 
 In returning to the city of Washington I re- 
 joice to find the public building intended for the 
 accommodation of the Chief Magistrate, in a 
 state to receive me, and to admit within it this 
 friendly interriew with you. 
 
 JAMES MUNROE. 
 
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