Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-07-23
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RECEPTION OF THE rEESIDENr AT PouGnKEEPsIE.
The President left New York on his tour to lie Nrih
on the O. b ins, spent the trn following days with Gen
John Hunter a, Hunters Island, Wpsichester county
On Thursday was Sing Sing, Friday received
Peskskill and Saturday visited G"v"rnrur kemble,
Esq al Cold Spring. with whom he spent The sabbath
On Monday morning hs lr the residence of Mr. X,
ACCOMPANIED BY that gentleman for our village passing
through The of Fshkill The citizens OF that town,
understanding that he w"nd br in their village in the
Of the forenoon, turned out TO meet hin and
gave him cordial reception Al the Hotel he vas met
by about two hundred gentlemen mostly farmers who
were introduced {, him, mnny of whom accompanied
him on his way Al Hughs"nville he was again met
by large number ard Introduced al a. Shrine Hotel
after hch he repaired To the private residence OF Mr.
A. Il. Myer where lie parlook of cold c"Ilntion and
WIS then escorted by the gentlemen of FIsbkill until
he received BY committee from this town al han
ninpyIllP.
The procession that accompanied the committee from
this village consisting of lung train nf carriages
tanning large number Of citizens under lhr command
of Gen. Leonard Mason as marshal, and Col Henry
Pine and David Barnes. jmn Esq as assistant narshas
q. the dsy left the hotel Of Mr. Hatch about II ocock
A. NJ procpe ded up Market street to Main, up Main 10
Academy dow Academy To Cannon and DOWN Cannon
10 Markei and thence To thannirgvillf On arriving
in sight nf the hotel Of Mr. JOSS pm Blackburn, here the
President was be recrived hundreds of people
seen 10 BIZ Collected who had come in their working
dress welcome in plain Republican way, and 10
shake by The hand the President OF their cho'ne.
As the procession accompanying the President drove
up 10 Cbanningve, they were received by discharge
OF cannon, and by salute from one of the P"ughkeep
sic bands and he stepped from his carriage to be es
coried the Intel the wekin rung win me shout 81
the cnngreealpd thousands He there received by
the Hon CT rles H. Rugples, the part Of hr Pough.
keepse committee, and introduced to The citizens OF
.Channinpve After spending about half on hour at
the hotel of MIR Blackburn the President was waited
upon to The carriage provided for him by the commit
tee. drawn by four white horses and spaed between
Judge Rurelps and Jacob Van Ness, ESQ., The process
son snon moved towards this village As II lett the
r. AT. throa finpo ihFpp upYP mi ver
with spirit which told that they came from The hearts
Of the people.
The procession preceded by band Of music and led
by The marshal. numbered eighty carragps and wagons
and extended about mile II was saluted by persons
on The rvad side j. passed along and The duOrs anc
windows of the farm houses filled with spectators
When about four miles from the village it commenced
raining violently and many Of the carriages and wagons
stopped for shelter But still the procession was large
and imposing and neared the village it saluec
BY the discharge Of aud the cheers OF the as
spmbled people
On arriving in The village it passed up Cannon stree
10 Hamilton, up Hamilton 10 MAN, down Main TO Mar
ke and down Market the hotel of Mr. Hatch. where
rooms had been provided for the President. Although
on turning up Cannon ST. many of the carriages ana
wagons left the procession on account G" The ram which
continued fall yet il remained large until was haec
By the Marshal in Market ST. When il stopped in from
of Mr. Hatch's hotel the President was received will
cheers and nlighting he conducted 10 the piazza
where he By The thousands IN The street howet
10 them and was saGtPd by the music. he citizen:
were after wards ntrnduced and such was The desire
receive an Introduction that there was constant crowe
at the door, holgh there The most perfect order
In the evening large number OF ladies' and gentlemen
were also prese nled In the whole more than tw" thou
sand persnns mu have shaken The President BY The hone
in The course of IA g day.
Yesterday mornr several more of our citizens were
introduced 10 him, uiong whom was patriot Of ths
Revolution after viii, he called upon the Hon S n!'t
Tbompron who lives b. low The village, and also rode ~
10 The Collegiate School little after twelve o'clock