The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-02-06
AprRoAoH or GEN. HARRISON.

Magistrate. EVERY Wnere ne Is met Win thS
congratulations and benedictions Of multitudes
He is expected to reach Hagerstown, Md, TO-
DAY, and to leave there tomorrow, by the new
Franklin railway, tits first opening,) for Phila7
delphia, via Harrisburg, &c. Returning this
way, he is expected to leave his grandchildren
at school in Baltimore, and may be expected to
arrive in this city, the last day of this week. or
on Monday or Tuesday of the next. He will
thus reach this theatre of his future labors, about
the period of the counting of the Electoral votes
and his own birth day. He will be received
with codiality and enthusiasm by our citizens,
many Of whom are disposed to celebrate the in
teresting events Of the week, by an Electoral
Ball, in the new and spacious Log Cabin Of the
National Hotel
REPUBLICAN OFFIcE, D
CINCINNATI, JAN ~, 1910.
General Harrison's Departure for the East.
Yesterday about II O'clock Gen HARRIsoN took
his departure from our city, fromhi West. At
an early hour crowds of citizens congregated in front
of the Henie House. anxious to see himfor the last
time previous his entering upon the important du-
ties of the Presidency. The numerous assemblage
was not composed entirely of his political friends
Many who opposed his election were there, seeming
have forgotten their opposition and appearing to feel
that they assembled to pay their respects to him
who had been selected by the free unbought surages
of his felIow-ctizens to discharge the duties of the
most important office in the world.
II was the Generals original intention to have
started off privately. This course was approved by
many, but the great felt an anxiety to embrace
this opportunity of maniestng their Lore and respect
for him. who had spent his life amongst them, and who
had been called to direct the dcstnes of this free peo
pie. ItwouId have been affection of modesty, If
the General had attempted to slip off quietly and with
out letting the time of his departure be known He
was leavngthe acquaintance and friends of hisyouth
and manhoodthose for whose interests he had spent
many a sleepless night, and weary day-those for
whom he had often perilled his fortune-his fe-his
;--those who loved him as a father-those who had
stood by him and defended his character from the
vemomed shafts of malice and detraction. We say
we should all have had right to complain, if he had
not afforded this opportunity of taking leave of our
bcnefactor and personal friend.
Several of our splendid military companies without
any previous understanding, were the ground TO
escort the gallant old chief from his quarters to the
steam boat Ben Franklin, which'conveys him to Pitts
burg
The day was cloudy and the streets muddy-a car
rage had been provided to convey him to the river but
he preferred walking. He escorted by the Greys,
and Washington Cadets and an immense crowd ofciti-
zens. The Invincibles ON board the boat, and
the Citizens Guards down a short time after he
reached the boat to fire parting salute.
The crowd upon the wharf immense; from IL
to Is thousand had assembled to take leave of their
friend and benefactor, and of the Nations President
The scene was touching and sublime. The martial
music, the military display, the lannon's roar from
either Shore the vast multitude the mingng of those
who had SO recently been engaged in fierce political
strife to get last look at him. who the Nations
hope-was a scene which no one could witness un-
moved We never saw the General more deeply af
fected than when from the deck of the boat in short
address he took leave of the assembled thousands
He spoke of the difference of his feelings them from
the time when he had landed at that spot in his youth
an humble ensign in the army of his country.
He briefly contrasted the appearance the country
then, when all around was a dense and dark forest
except where occasionally the humble log cabin varied
the scene. The panther's scream and the fierce yell
ofthe savage then almost the only sounds that
broke upon the stiffness of the night. The hardy
ofthe West was exposed to dangers of every kind in
establishing home and procuring subsistence for his
family He spoke briefly fthe condition of this rich
valley nowof the highly cultivated feldsthe beau
tfnl cities that had sprung up if by magcof the
security peace and plenty that every where prevailed
of the noble steamboats, which had in SO short period
taken the place of the rude Of the pioneerof
the almost incredible speed with which they waited to
doors the comforts and Injuries of every CLINE.
When he spoke Of the part he had borne in all
these changing scenes of the interest he had always
felt in the loved Westof the ISLANDERS that had been
hesped upon him, and of the proud vindcation by his
countrymen from all these charges by the recent tr
umphant verdict of nation of freemen there was no
heart in all that vast crowd unmoved
When he spoke of the vast responsibilities of his
sationof the Importance of the duties that awaited
him--of the anxiety he felt to discharge them Alright
no unsteeped in the poison of prejudice could for
moment doubt that honesty of purpose and the ma
tons veal would be his compass and his polar star
He asked that his opponents would cease their rail
ings against his measures in advance--that they
would Judge him by his acts-and if then they found
him varying from the he had promised to pur
sue--ifthey found him dcviatng from the high road
Of genuine democracy he felt that he would merit thc
condemnation and rebuke.
His address brief, and we heard him but inds
ncsly and therefore cannot pretend to give any thing
but brief outline Of his remarks
The boat left the wharf about twelve o'clock She
was crowded with citizens Of this place and Louisville
who will accompany him TO Pittsburgh Some half q
dozen Of his intimate friends will accompany him
throughout his journey.
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ceived, and so great is the anxiety Of many his
route to sec him, that think il probable he viii moi
reach Washington much before the Ilth or 18th Of
February