The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-03-25
NUMBER 90.
From NE NafioaaI Iateliigsneer. 1Ith ips'.

The Inauguration Of President Harrison,
ms is well known to our rea,lers, brought
thousands of American citizens TO lbe Cap
i,al oclle United States. Wilhthe Wings
Of ihe.I MON, Washington was the Pilgrim
City, aud The multitude .hroraed here as
did the Pilgrims Of olden time toIhe iro'y
Gily. Tho Fourth of March, i94l, vas
new era with the People Of the united
States The citadel had been besesed Tor
a series of twelve years, and they who were
enclosed within It's walls, cliuging TO she.r
affairs ard their principles 10 tie last, cane
forth in the end the conquero'- Of the col.
rupt dynasty who had held the reius Of pow.
er. Instead OF surrender, discretionary
or by force Of arms, ;heIe was triumph,
and one so complete aud astonishing that
bes.egld ard besiegers were alike amazed
u iha Issue Of the contest.
OF tie many who came here, and who
had done good service 10 the country, were
number Of The editors and proPrictors Of
the Wig presses Of TIE conassy. \ body
fmen, ~ao, latoash their newspapers, were
10 daily communion with one aGo!hnr, anu
representing, 60 it were, the eye and ear
+ ind tongue Of lie Gasion, were nov, for the
/ frs, tue, in tao same city, and here for
tAe' same purpose--to participate 10 an
event ghich had been coGsumuated ID pant
through their agency. Ike gathering q
50 many Of the "prcss Gang al Head
Quarters was made the occasion Of fra
,erual meeting. Arrangements were mado
accordingly, and fees, Of good things pre-
paied by one of the test caterers IN tie CT.
~. The ,me fixed for The conyvial meet.
se Us the evening succeeding the lnau.
uufation Of presldcntllarrisoD. Some for.
t. &c the members Of the Press we're pres.
eui from almost the extremes o! the CnIon.
There we're editors 10 attendance from
Maine TO Missouri, from New Hampshlre
20 Alabama, aud from the tops Of the Green
Mountains 10 the embryo State OF Florida
. Old Massachusetts was there, and beside
her old Nirglna the Empire State was re-
presented from the great commercial CITY
Of the Union to tho .Aterior Of the State
New Jersey was there, represented by one
who had been Instrumental in ralsylng the
great host al Baltimore in May the Broad
Seal vas remembered ard respected; and
Leside her q sou Of tho :" Old North State
which led shown heksef bright beacon
light 10 the midst Of surrounding darkness
Maryland vas there, and Alabama vas
there. The Keystone State vas repre-,
scented from the great CITY Of the State 10
its capital from The former, by an adopted
son bora uatcr the shadow Of the Old Ply.
mouth Rock, and from tie latter, by oao
uho had been the frs, 10 rescue the ten.
ants Of the log cabins from tho degradation
, which the yassals Of power would have cast
upon them and upon one Of tho great pion.
GERS to iho wilderness Of the West.
The representation Of tho American
Press would have done credit TO any body
# men il the land. Tie oldest editor in
tic country WAS iheye, man who, forty
tso years since, had pal the harness upon
/ his back, and worn II almost from tie Inau'
: cutaliau Of the successor Of Washington,
10 the inauguration OF one whom the Father
( Of bis ccun.fy bad, 10 the buoyancy OF
youth, called from tae retirement oi social
, life to The hard service OF a campaign,
to the anciyIllzed aud alnos! unexplored
/ Northwest. Tho seniors aud juniors OF tho
. Press Of the country were in attendance,
and the combined experience Of the few
present would, if told and concentrated,
f have been that Of almost FIVE hundred
/ Years. Some had been mere than twoscore
. of wears in tau service, aud several had
, labored With pen or type for more than u
p aaarier Of i century. O;hers there wero
@ho had grown old ard grown poor in the
I ranks and others who, having done good
service, aud lost their little ell in a profess
, SION Of their choosing, had retired 10 some
, service where the laborer was better re-
4 warded for his toll. Others had linked
their destiny for good or evil with the pub
r lie P,css, aud others yet, and younger yet
= were fresh and ardent in pursuit Of pro-
@ fession the very labor and excitement oil
: which ,2 one Of lis greatest attractions
But we must leave the prelude for the play,
, and our own speech for the speeches OF bet
O ter soldiers IN the service.
p We lound ourselves between seven and
a eight o'clock seated at a long table covered
: with all the good cheer of the season, ant
: decorated with all the good taste aud beau
s ty of one skilled 10 the culinary art A
# tho head Of the table, as the presiding off
O Ger Of the evening, was the Mayor OF the
city, one Of the editors Of the National In
. telhgorccr. The foo, of the table was oc
If cupied BY worthy aud intelligent col
il league in the service, in the person OF Col
d Stone, Of the New 1ork Commercial Ad
ver,iser. THE feast of reason and the
&c now Of soul followed amid speech, senii
n mcnt, and song, midnight came, end, NOR
uina too, before separation could be made
and IN the end, the final parting was as pain
Nc ful as the FIRST meeting had been pleasant
20 Ii would Gil a newspaper from the TIL
at to the imprint to record half the good thing
x. said upon the occasion. Though socIa
in meeting only, and confined TO the crat
nc with no set speeches. and no studied sent
ut ments, there were frequent sallles oil WI
u. displays of eioquence exhibitions OF though
m and promp,ness Of reply and ropartee, th'
he would have douo honor to any body OF me
In fn MIN n Nry