The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1841-02-20
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ARRIVAL OF GENERAL HARRISON.


The President elect arrived in the city
about eleven O'Clock to-day.
General HARRISON and his friends, before
the election, insisted strongly upon the pro-
priety of abstinence from all arrogance and
ostentation on the part of Republican
President. The ordinary ornamental fur
niture OF his dwelling, moi surprising tha
of wealthy citizens, was not to be tolerated
and President VAN buren, was openly
charged by the National Intelligencer with
violating the decorum of his station in re-
plying 10 the intcrrogatories Of his fellow
citizens, as bringing the power of his place
into the discussions of the people. 1t was
looked upon as ariogating an influence over
the public mind. to state his opinions, even
when called for by the letters OF his oppo-
nents, as throwing his great Office into the
scale. His modest responses, strictly con.
fined to the question propounded, and in TO
instance making an allusion the most remote
to the rival candidate, were denounced by
the National Intelligencer.
General HARRISON has, in all things, al
ready falsihed the professions of log-cabin
plainness, simplicity, and medes,y, that
were made to win The confidence of the
yeomanry of this country. He set off from
7 t--.r------; ..fsu sPoecf TUT CI egotism,
| addressed to the gathered throng of that ci.
ty; he embarked in splendid steamer fitted
up for the occasion; he was escorted by a
military array, and attended by band of
music: the firing Of cannon, and other mar.
tial and civic ostentatiOn, was gotten up by
his Federal friends wherever he stopped, to
feed his vanity. He vent out of his way
even TO Pittsburg to extend, what his fiat
terng organs called by the fine name given
to the lourneyings of royalty, ga pro.
greSs.' Wherever he went, he made
speeches, and in that at Baltimore did ne,
hesitate 10 impute corruption in no very in.
direct terms to the Administration whose
place he is called upon to supply. And
even here, where ne has come to be inau
gurated, he repairs in solemn march with
a prodigious retinue TO the City Hall, to
make display, by way of heialding his
own Presidential honors in advance.
How different this from The course of the
real hero-the brave and magnanimous
JACKSON /! He left the Hermitage without
speech making dispIay-passed on uuiet-
ly by the nearest ronte to w asbington, STAY.
ing over night at Rockville, within ten
miles of the city, and while the citizens
were preparing an escort for him, he has.
tened his journey early in the morning, and
surprised the people, ard presented himself
at GADsEY's as private citizen, without
the usherlng of cannon, of bells, of flags, of
professions, or City Hall reception.
Amidst all this ceremonious, paradeful
progress, there were, however sad signs
which attended the steps of The General
from the start TO the end OF the iournev,--
The journals friendly 10 him aunor need an
earthquake at his setting out, and the ex.
plosion Of the banks welcomed him in Bal.
tinore. From Baltimore he brought with
him snow storm, and no sooner had he
put his foot on the Pennsylvania Avenue,
than the robbing commenced, and multi !
tnde had their pockets picked in the course
of five minutes These indications pres
sage that the President elect is not likely 10 |
make times better for al--in MAKING them |
better for rogues, he must make them worse |
Tor honest men.
The Generals arrival was signalzed with |
another omeE, which we could moi Aelp |
assoeiating with those noticed by us on the |
coming in of lhe new year--the fall of the
scroll from the talons of the eagle in the
Senate chamber, bearing the motto of the
Union, u ptu6ius unum; and of the hand of
the Goddess of Liberty, in front of the
Capitol, bearing in il the Constitution of the
United States.
The unfortunate accident which occurred
'o-eay. and blended itself with these, was
he breaking of the cord which stretched |