inhabitants of Dover, a part of Capt. Lyman's troop, from Rochester and Milton, under the command of Col. Edward Sise, and a great cavalcade of citizens, to this town. On his arrival, he received a national salute from the artillery. After passing a few moments at Wyatt's Inn, the President, attended by his suite, proceeded to an eminence arranged for the purpose, near Col. Cogswell's, decorated with the rural simplicity of evergreen and roses, where he was addressed by the Hon. Mr. Atkinson, as follows:

MR. PRESIDENT,

SIR-Forming a small but component part of the great nation over which you preside, permit us in behalf of the inhabitants of the ancient town of Dover, to express the lively sensibility, with which it receives within its borders, a personage so distinguished, in obtaining and perfecting the independence of our common country.

Believe us, sir, we duly appreciate your eminent services, in the various, high and honourable departments, assigned you by the public voice. These we consider as the surest pledges of love of country. These must receive the gratitude of the nation; your best reward; indeed, Sir, you now receive it.

As to ourselves, we enter into no competition with other places, in external demonstrations of respect; yet, sir, we beg leave to assure you that the interest we take in your happiness, as well on your own account, as for the high and honourable station to which you have been called by the voice of your fellow citizens, is no less sincere than theirs.

We have no fortifications, no attractions, for your view. Our pursuits are principally agricultural. The little commerce which we had, has suffered the depression incident to that on the Atlantic shore. We turn in part to domestic manufactures.

We now give you, sir, 'tis all we can, a most cordial

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welcome to this part of New Hampshire. A similar pleasure has been unknown to her citizens, except in the instance of one of your illustrious predecessors, whose arms you followed in youthful life, in the perilous, but glorious contest for the freedom of your country.

We humbly implore the Great Parent of the Universe, with whom is the destiny of nations, to take you into His holy keeping; that under your auspices and fostering care, this great, free and independent nation may increase in splendour, and its government be administered for the best interest of its citizens; that your health may be preserved and invigorated by your present Tour, and that you may have a happy return to the bosom of your friends and family. We wish you long life, health, and a prosperous administration.

"To this address, the President made an elegant, appropriate and particular answer. He with great modesty, observed, that he considered this attention not. paid to him as an individual, but to his office; that he had little or no claim for the services that he had been enabled to perform towards the happiness of the nation; that the depression of our commerce ought to be borne with fortitude, and must have been expected on the return of peace; that he felt himself honoured by the attentions paid him in this section of the union, and united with us in fervent prayer that our government might be administered for the best interest of the nation.

The President and suite, were then escorted back to Wyatt's inn, by the Committee, with whom he dined, and soon after, he gratified a great concourse of attending citizens by making his appearance in our streets. He passed the evening and night with the Hon. Mr. Hale,

who invited many respectable citizens and ladies to spend the evening, and they were introduced to the President, and were highly gratified with his dignified · affability."

Much regret was expressed by some, and many acrimonious censures were bestowed by others, that the Executive of New Hampshire did not follow the example of the governour of Massachusetts in ordering out an escort for the President through every town in the state. Governour PLUMER was aware, that the authority of Governour Brooks upon this subject, was derived from a special resolution of the Massachusetts legislature. He could not, constitutionally, call out the militia, nor draw forth the treasures of the state, to give an artificial splendour to the reception of the man he so highly esteemed and respected; and were he to have expressed a wish upon the subject, no doubt but he would prefer to have the patriotic people over whom he presided, manifest their admiration of their beloved chief, by their spontaneous and voluntary civilities, rather than by the formal respect enjoined by statute. "Severe indisposition" inhibited him from tendering his personal respects.

The following is Gov. Plumer's Letter to the President. NEW-HAMPSHIRE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

EPPING, JULY 18, 1817.

DEAR SIR-It is to me a subject of much regret, that in your Tour through New-Hampshire, I have been unable to pay you that respectful attention, and those personal civilities, which I 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 typhus 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 from receiving a visit at this place, with which I had flattered myself you would have honoured me.

A military escort having been called out by the Governours of some of the states, to accompany you through those parts of the country, I was desirous that the same tribute of respect should be paid 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 accurately is this command defined, and so cautiously restricted, by the prudence, or the jealousy of our State constitution, that I have authority at no time to order out the militia, except for certain known objects particularly designated in the constitution, and by the laws enacted under it. I have thought proper to make this statement, both in justice to myself, and to the state over which I preside; a state which yields to none in the union, either in attachment to the general government, or in respect to the distinguished individual, who with its full consent and approbation, has been raised to the first office in the gift of the nation.

This letter will be delivered to you, by the Secretary 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 in suggesting some objects of inquiry, which might perhaps have merited your attention in this part of our common country. But in my present condition, I can only add my sincere congratulations, and my best wishes for the success of your administration, which has commenced under circumstances peculiarly favourable to yourself, and our beloved country.

I have the honour to be, with the highest personal

respect and esteem, dear Sir, your most obedient, humble servant.

WILLIAM PLUMER.

JAMES MONROE, President of the

United States, now at Concord, N. H.

The President left Dover upon the 18th, and passed through a country thronged with a population delighted at beholding a statesman, whose character they venerated, and under whose administration they feel the strongest assurances that they shall realize the fondest anticipations of happiness resulting from a correct administration of our excellent government. With his suite, the President arrived at Concord upon the 18th.

I exceedingly regret that I could not obtain the address of the citizens of Concord, to the President, and his answer to the same, that they might have been inserted in this work. But it may be remarked that the people of this place, and its immediate vicinity, gave the President a sincere and cordial welcome. The civil and military authorities were active upon the occasion. They vied with each other in demonstrations of respect to the man they all admired. The President, having seen life in all the splendour with which it is adorned in European courts, and in all the unaffected dignity with which it is surrounded in the American Republic, knew well how to appreciate the convincing evidence of sincere respect which he here witnessed.

Since the publication of the first edition of this work, I have obtained the brief and handsome address of the citizens of Concord, which follows.