Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-06-20
DOMESTIC NEWS,


F1on ae p4,iadetph,a Da,ig Adroh~y, Jaue H.
PRESIDENT VISIT
Seslerlny heine the Inst day of The stay Of the
President IN thus city, was appropriated 10 rccci-
vng eomi,any.at ladependH Hall, and ,oo mill
tay parade The day proved mos, genial and the
Who'll city wns on the alert By eight O'Clock the
streets in the vicinity Of he state House exhibited
Tense mass Of non and women, waiting anxious
~ for an opportunity ~ shake hands with the
Chef Magistrate. lie arrived IN rn open bsrouche
a, half psi nne. halt hour after the hour mp
pulnied anil with the committees with difficulty
wae pushed through the crowd u,o the Hall
Ths loom IN which TIC Dcclu,ton of fndepen-
doncc was si.ned, had been most sllcnIidy dted
by the touneis.-thmnsh cmtolns elegant so.
h,s, aud mahogany ehaits, with ll,- most .xpcnsise
Competing, rendered TIC room IN every re- poct tit
ting scene iof the eaptlon ol the guest
The scramble Was now who should 20 ill., for ii
was evident that the hour and half allotted 10 the
male portion would be insufficient To allow all IN
attendance chance of shakc even iftho Prcsi-
dent had been possessed of rs many hands Ms the
abled Bfateus After much pushin, and inm-
ming, an entrance was mndc by the most active
and q small portion got an introduction, though
lev adles eaped admission.
Tho streets showed plainly th,t all classes made
the occasion complete holdny
Jhe scene nj the State Loose bordrred on the
ludierous The crowd mndo rush To the hall
which nothing short ofhayoacDs would naye rcss.
ted. Shaking hands soon become out Of the qups-
ton, and Al last nod 10 each vas beyond cndu
rance. Tho President sauh on u sofa and the
crowd still increasing, each one was as al xious 10
make hiscseape u to enle,.--Thc only resort was
the back Windows from which ISSUED petite mel, a
motley group Of soldiers, sailors, and citizens Ia
every variety oi dress, and 10y leap of nuout four
feet, lohned The crowd without to relate their perls
aud escape. Per>oaS of delicate ribs must have
suffered extremely. Tic view, rs witnessed from
the windows al The Athcnrum, reminded one
strongly OF the expulsion 6om the Chamber OF
Deputies by Napoleon--thc retreat 10y jump OF
The clllzen sodiory was vcry picturesque
THE REVIEW.
A 1or tins farce fer owing to the great crowd it
proved farce, the President mounted n whit,
tharser, and proceeded to the corner Of Twelfth
and Arch streets, by circuitoUs route, and with
his head uncovered the whole dstarcc, IN blazing
suit lac waved his hat necessarily TO the gathered
crowds
The noops of the LIST aud 81 Battalion were ran.
sed all along Arch street. ana made remarkably
inc and imposing appearance
STILL with ehap,aa IN hand, he proceeded alone
the whole line bowling 10 each company and tx.
tending this courtesy 10 the muutudcs ON the side
walks and The ladies at the windows, who, tai
10 be onldono, waye'l their white hmdkcrchieis
and sighed welcome to the Soldier President
This constituted the Revcw.
Tho route originally proposed was not adhered
to- It having been found that it would be mpossi-
Die TO follow II oal IN the time allotted The Pre-
sdent and escort, Il. the hcau of the civic process
SION passed through the principal streets of the
city and camc IN SIGHT from the City Hotel, at /
o'clo *. In about fifteen minutes the President
with the head Of the column, took post in front OF
the Hotel, and the procession proceeded to def lie
past him IN review he committee and citizens
led the van, followed by two or three troops of ca
valry, and largo bodies of artillery and infantry,
Nearly an hour was occupied IN this movement,
during which time tho cheers Of the multitude were
lncessan and reyerbcfatlng. Precisely at FIVE the
President dismomted his stccc, n gallant gray,
that seemed fully sensible of the worth Of his bur
den The General is n superb horscman) Pre-
dent Jackson retired Immediately to seek that re-
teshment and rcpose so necessary TO him, after an
uninterrupted seat of five or SIX hours on horse
back lie looked flushed aud warm, olthoush he
continued with admirable pacace until the very
last ofthe assemblago had deiled before him.
Black Hawk arrived ut the Navy Yard precisely
at thfee,& was rapidly conveyed To Congress Hall
WI t'i'ie ~ SEC INC ehlfe parade pass IN review De
fore him. We understand he pcremptoriy dcclI-
ned Joining the procession on It's way, although he
had ample opportunity afforded him.
a salute of2l guns was fired about II O'Clock,
and similar one ordered Tor today on the stmting
OF the President The number of troops out yes.
tcrdoy amounted to six thousand
In the evening, General Patterson gave u Mill.
tary Ball, ut which the President attended The
Chestnut street Theatre, twas expected, would
have been honored by the presence of both the
President and Black Hawk but when we left the
house, at nine O'Clock, neither of them made their
appearance. IL will be seen Ivy an advertisement
IN cur paper this morning, that the hour of dcpar-
ture has been fixed at nine O'Clock.
It's not our purpose now t. peuse and animad-
vert upon the almost man worship which has been
pad by the popuace, and some oftieir leaders ;
certain we are however that former Presidents
never consented To he led about in this manner, and
to receive the homage OF an European Sovereign
Many time did President Adams arrive at our
wharsos unannounced, and walk up from the wharf
almost unattended. like any other cit.zen of the re-