The native American., 1839-10-19
RECEPTION OF THE PRESIDENT.

RECEPTION OF THE PRESIDENT.
The President of the United States returned
to this City from his late visit to his residence in
New York on Wednesday morning BY the rail
road. He was met at the depot by some two or
three members of committee OF arrangements
appointed at meeting Of his political friends
some days before at Carusi's Saloon, and con-
Quoted 10 the east porico Of the Capitol, where
number Of persons. collected for the purpose,
headed by the Marine Band Of music, formed a
procession and escorted him TO the Presidents
House We observed in the barouche in which
the President rode Gen. John P.Van Ness, Pre-
sident of the Bank Of the Metropolis, Dr.. N. r.
Causin Judge Of the Orphans Court, and Mr..
John Boyle, late chief clerk Of the Navy De-
partment, (the two last named gentlemen being
directors Of the Bank Of the Metropolis.) Two
or three carriages followed that Of the President,
in which we could recognise only the Register
and one or two Of the Auditors Of the Treasury,
aad The Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
The rest Of the procession, amongst whom we
recognised some twenty or thirty citizens Of
Washington, proceeded on foot, under the con-
duct OF some half dozen marshals of the day,
decorated with blue scarfs and breast-knots.
Standing aloof as we do, from the political
strife and political parties Of the day, we yet as
American citizens, DESTROYS on all occasions to
pay due respect and Difference to the individual
who, by the suffrages Of the people, may now or
at any time fill the high office Of President Of
the United States, we confess that the proceed
ings Of Wednesday filled US with modification.
They were not only calculated to have this
effect upon ourselves, but we know, from some
of their own declarations, that a very large ma
iority Of the most jealous friends of the Pres-
dent ii this city felt deep humiliation and cha
grin at the whole course pursued by few i'll
advised and indiscreet individuals. The reci-
pient Of the honors Of the day could not but have
felt humbled and mortified.
Although any public reception Of the Presi-
dent upon his return to the seat Of Government,
from his usual summer excursions, is altogether
unprecedented, yet we have been assured by
gentlemen Of both political parties that, had any
wish been expressed by any of Mr.. Van Buren's
friends to tender him courteous welcome, free
from the intermixture Of party feelings and party
adulation, they would cheerfully have united in
making that welcome as distinguished and brilli-
ant as the warmest Of those friends could have
desired. Originating, however, as the late pa
geant did, all Of one party, and the prudent and
discreet Of the other carefully stood aloof from
any participation in it and thus we were panied
to witness that that which was intended to honor
the Chief Magistrate was made the occasion Of
unmitigated mirth and ridicue.
Apart from the effect which the naked and
undisguised features Of partizan arrangements in
this reception had in producing so signal fail
ure, we do not profess to regret that remarka-
BILE feature in those arrangements aroused very
general Indignation. Surely, in a population 50
large and SO respectable as that Of Washington,
sufficient number Of respectable Natirc citizens
might have been found able and willing to have
undertaken the most conspicuous duties in the
arrangements for greeting the safe return OF a
Nasipe President to his official home. Why
then, if not for the purpose Of national insult,
was it, that the chairman Of the committee, the
orator Of the day, and several Of the marshals
were selected from our foreign population The
insult was felt by the Native friends of the Pre-
sident, and resented in becoming manner by
retaining from taking any share in the pageant.
We hope the rebuke will not be without its
beneficial influence in future.
cas- distracted from the general politics Of the day,
have hoon in a
the laws naturazing foreigners but we have been
in favor Of destroying at one fell swoop all oppor
tunities Of increasing the responsibility and strength Of
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