Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-04
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lHE PREsIpENT's VIsIT-Wc take or eat pleasure in
presenting the following correspondence to orr
nv BosroN, March III, 1888
TO Gen. andreD Jackson, President of he " StoIes
SIR At recent public meeting of the Republican ci
Ies OF boston, convened in pursuance of previous no.
viz, .,e uhueissned Were appointed committee in.
we you 10 Visit This city the ensuing season. and TO ex
press the peculiar qualification they would experience o
nave your company at the celebration of the next Ami.
versary Of National Independence in tho Cr.d -,
American Liberty, Fanueil Hall. "
me hepdohcans oil this city, and we NAV safely as
sumo TO say those of all New England would welcome
you to their soil with the same sincere at,acb,,en ,
same exalted veneraon for YOUR character viii
Their fathers welcomed the iusrious Washington Thev
would feel proud TO exhibit TO the victor at New Or.
ean the plains OF Lexington and the trenches of Bunker
Hlii, consecrated liberty by the blood of our
lntionary martyrs They will feel proud to show Won
institutions, reared TO enlighen the human mind to as
suage human suferings improve the moral condition o
protect the rights and 10 promote the happiness of man
Ihey Will feel proud 10 show them YOU who have done
so much warrior and citizen to protect and
hem from tue hands oil the spoiler.
we beg leave personally 10 add tie assurance of our
great respect and considerations. W.
John X Simpson, John Bnney Charles Uenoh,,r
Charles Hood, Hall j. How, Samuel d. Bradford San"
Ell s. Lewis, VIM p. Winchester Franklin Haven. Josiah
Dnhham' John A. McGaw, Nathaniel Thayer, jr.
The PREsIDENrs REPLY
WASHINGTON, May 81, 1888
as,en' :. Your communication of the Ilh March
me TO visit that city, due time; but have
deferred It's acknowledgement until could decide with
certainty whether would be in my power this summer,
to realize the desire have long cherished of visiting
The northern portion oil the United States.
Finding that can leave the seat of
IN June, and be absent about six eight weeks with but
httle inconvenience 10 the public interest il gives me
pleasure TO inform you that shall devote this period TO the
objects oil this ourone OF the most pleasing which will
De an examination OF those revolutionary scenes which
give to Boston exalted distinction in our revolutionary
history.
1t will be particularly gratifying to me to embrace an
opportunity OF rendering yourselves those YOU re-
present on This occasions well my fellow citizens
generally, my personal respects would also be CRATE
celebrate he IA
anniversary OF National under the roof
oil Faneu Hail. but the time allotted for the proposed
tour VIII not permit the detention necessary for this
pose the state OF health alo and the general objects
oil Inc tour, make II proper that should decline parci-
patton in any public celebration.
have the honor to be, with great respect your obedi-
ent servant, ANDREW JACKSON
Messrs. j. X. Simpson, Sc SC.
The PRESIDENTS VIsIT.-The President of the u
states VIII probably reach Philadelphia in the early part
oil next week, and arrangements making in that city,
TO receive and honor him in a becoming manner We
are gfated TO learn that the Second Troop of Cdualyv
Capt Shanline--the National Guards Cant Freddie
the montgomery Grdys, Capt Ramsey and the Barren
HUI drfierists Capt Scheetz, will proceed from this
county, TO unite with their military friends in Philadelphia
in paying proper respect TO the Commando Chief and
doing honor the who has filled the measure of his
counrys Ory."-No'ristoDn (Pd.j Register.
The papers from all quarters contain accounts of fresh
cts occasioned by the recent rains The mails have been
stopped in every Disadvantages carried awayfenc
ing CATTLE and other property swept from plantations and
many lives lost The North and South branches Of the
Shenandoah commenced rising about the time the rains
set in, and have been higher and continued up longer
than they have been known for many years, though
have not heard OF great damage being done upon their
banks The inhabitants upon the Susquehanna and Hud
son, and other streams in Pennsylvania and New York
have not been so Fortunate The destruction of property
upon those rivers has been immense supposed to equal in
extent that occaoned by the great resbe in the Ohio
Spring
We learn from the Orange Press that wagon and fou
horses, belonging TO Mr. Smith, the eDterpsng mail
tractor in attempting TO stream that place
borne down by the current and all the horses drowned
On the day following, 9th inst) the driver of Wagon
and three horses belonging to Mr. Benz Hume of Orange
county, were drowned in attempting to the same
stream at Somerve's ford.-Woodstoek Shenandoah
/ Sentinel.