Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-07-09

III s ,.,,;r, t,msn being we're full Of people
nsn shouting, and woman waving helr sa,.
sn dense Was the crowd, that the procession was COM
PEELED 10 move very SLOW and twas not un.ii 49,
ha, bs was able to reach City Hall where ne "a a
received BY the Mayor ond Common Council, Gnu .
mains their cues: during his stay in Inc cry nc
A, the Hall he @as surrotnde6 by ihnussnuo I'D
thousands shd ii was hearty hours teiose DC 0'u0
get away and reach bis quarters. !. a.. ,.hen ne
He will remain here sn,il next Thursday wv" "
will leave for the North. .o.,,,,, %
The friends of Mr.. Van Buren, ha'e go, -. eoIdal
be satisfied with his reception IL "os VIZ, e no.
and enthusiastic and was by as immense a'ats "
pie as ever assembled id this city on any o.o"0 s,o
an Opposition paper says this morning ~ was he
sense Of The word uunphan. f.o, was an extra
ordinary scera The most so since The visit oil oehe'oi
jackson to this city. -Gtooe. mo-.
REcEpTION OF THE PRESIDENT Al NEW lohh
An enthusiastic and hearty welcome was gwen 10 Tue
p,esden, of the u S on his arrival in this CITY ABOUT
one o'clock Yesterday afternoon. The people began 70
assemble in crowds in the neghborhood OF 'he rah uhu
Tammany Hall al On early hour Of The day. Several
companies of the military formed about II O'CLOCK IN
from, of The City Hail. whence they proceeded shortly
afterwards 10 the Battery join the other companies
which were already stationed there. .
Early in the morning The Democratic young Meh 8
COMMITTEE, followed by the committee of arrangements
from Tamnany tlalD had gone on horseback TO New
Jersey for the purpose Of receiving The President al
Newark Oftheis proceedings while there, not having
Of this morning:
"On arriving at Newark, we saw the whole Of that
charming city ardently animated with lis assembled p"
pulaton, and in beautiful equestrian array WIN coH"
ices from the townships of the county, and from Jersey
City. The windows and galleries of the houses were
filled with women whilst the streets were throngeo win
lbe male portion Of the citizens and visitors.
The President arrived in the railroad cars al naPasl
. O'CLOCK, a received With o ei"oit""""us
shout Of welcome from the dense multitude OF people
which surrounded him. On being escorted 10 Tue ho'e'
he greeted with repeated cheers Here me various
committees and many hundreds OF other ci'iZens were
introduced TO him. after which coaons prepared or 'he
OCCASION at which the mayor OF Ne"afh P'es'oeo au
many complimentary and pahotlc lSas's' aPP'"Piia'e
10 the OCCASION were drank win me most g'a,hyins
pnanimy. At quarter before eleven clock, The
President and q procession of vehicles and equPsans
which extended apparently more than me IN length,
departed for Jersey City amidst cheers that were heard
ners At the several villages Of Bergen county IN his
way, MIR Van Buren, honored with repeated salues
Of cannon procured for the occasion, and by Inc coroa
greetings Of The people The hrsbandmen in the hsds
ard the artzans from the workshops, came forth IN
groups ard Significantly welcomed him as a friend in
whom they trusted"
When the President arrived Jersey City he was
ceiyrd by the Mayor and Common Council of that place
by the Democratic Republican General Committee, and
BY deputalon from the New York Common Council.
After parsking Of the collation. prepared for the occa
SION he repaired. in company with large number OF IN
ved guests, the steamboat, Utica 10 be conveyed TO
Castle Garden where thousands Of his fellow cIlizene
collected To congratulate him his first visit Tor
many years 10 his native State. The steamboat after
winding gracefully for some time among The vessels that
hronged The bay approached The North Carolina seven
tyuur, then lying in The stream with her yards covered
by Of sailors in white uniforms and greeiedby
double broadsdc salute Of orty-iour pound guns fol
by the repeated cheers OF the and Ieechoed
By the Lsafening shouts OF the spectators both on the
water and the land The salute from the seventy four
was returned by the for BeGoe s Island Staten is
md by he
companies placed os tie Battery; for more than halt an
hour the whole atmosphere filled with the smoke
and rent By The thunder Of The continued discharge OF
cannon.
Mr. Van Buren,, after landing al Castle Garden,
escorted TO the spacious saloon Of the building, where
he was received by the Mayor and Common Council,
the Democratic Republican General Committee in full
by the COMMITTEE ot Arrangements, and an Immense
concourse of czens He was then eloquenty addressed
by Mi John ". Edmonds, Chairman Of the committee
appointed hy the Convention OF citizens 10 which the
Presiden, briefly and pertineny replied. We ena
bed Law both these excellent addresses before our read
ers dar.
Mr. Edmonds said:
We have been chosen Mr.. President, By your Demo.
cratic fellow czsas 10 convey you, this your first
The n Chief Magistrate Of the Union, their
united congrs:oai'cn and welcome.
On occasion like this. II is not within the scope of
cuy 10 discuss The topics which divide the political
wurio however interesting they may be; but as free
ciltasns. bcE etgrr oeep interest oil thai CON
germs me wes no, less due TO ourselves,
than demanded IL truth rnc justice, that should
member tie WHICH have marked our history dur
ipg your administration.
II e!oom tiir the energies of nation tried by
CONVERSIONS Ike those hcs have recently witness
ID II seldom hat questions OF such vital importance
To constitutional fIsednm invoking deeply the exist
cad nature oi Rtpub!ic<n Government ano opinl
OBS deeply the prrud'ces and passions
OF human nature combine 10 embitlrr political contests
Surely then the friends OF popslar ns uonsall who
have street adherence The provisions OF
CoDst uIon, and ali who wish our Government TO pre-
the free aud equal spirit infused into by ia
theirs, have reason TO be grateful. The storm which
darkens the huzon, puries the atmosphere, and the
reverses which have ird have also proved The resou
ces. the energies and the patriotism of The people.
We are not at this day u learn that long and conii
nued prosperity is dangerous 10 the simplicity of free
institutions. Errors, invited by temporary convenience,
abuses more TO be dreaded from their very insignia
cance identify themselves with legislation, md assume
Poren,ous Importance from the ioce Of precedent and
accumulation, and unless arrested by the vigilance Of
an intelligent people undermine surely and unseen the
fabric Of constitutional liberty.
Deeply sensible of these reflections, and aware that
period had arrived when The public welfare-lhe pu.
rl,y OF legsa'ion-and The whole system Of trade upon
which our commercial prosperity rested would depend
upon The integrity and htmness Of our representatives,
The Democracy OF this Stale awaited with solicit ude,
your fist communication 10 Congress, and have snx
lousy and aPprovng observed your subsequent
IL was not TO be expected that the great reform which
you recommended, could be immediate that
every alDplaleO reatl0n OI lie, would
pass without opposition
The first step Of improvement is the attachments
of private interest. Nj who thrive by a system, how.
ever evil, all who attain power BY legislation however
unIust-ihose who govern, and those who fear large
and Influential class, unite against The reformer and
deny The utility Of any plan hch works Temporary loss
10 themselves. Time, however, is ever dsa ppoinling
!be expectations which are founded the instability
of popular opinion; and have conclusively
shown, that there is abundant in the people; that
there IS in them barrier capable Of resisting The nlu
ence of weslIha feeling, adequate contend with the
passion OF covetuusness, aud principles mpas sable 10
temptation and that opinions from The annals of
ignorant debased and serve unities ha We no
Pcabilityo nation where the mind ell as the bod
is free, and where is born TO an inheritance Of
thought and education
To you, Sir, upon whom in vndicaling our Ia ws md
Constitution the weigh, Of Executive responsibility has
deVoved, the appreciation Of your counrymen no less