The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-02-02

Democratic principles MS administration VIII be
successful and his name immortal!
APPROACH or GEN. HARRISON.
II will be seen by the subjoined statements,
that the President elect, and suite, left Cincin-
natl, as was expected, on the 26th ult, and has
already passed Wheeling and Pittsburg He
departed from his beloved Cincinnati amid
crowds of people who assembled to take leave
Of their friend and the nations chosen Chief
Magistrate. Every where he is met with the
congratulations and benedctons of multudes.
He is expected TO reach Hagerstown, Md, TO
DAY, and to leave there tomorrow, by the new
Franklin railway, Tits first opening,) for Phila
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 co diality and enthusiasm by our citizens,
many Of whom are disposed TO celebrate the in
teresting events of the week, by an Electoral
National Hotel.
REPUBLICAN OrFIcE,
CINCINNATI, Jan. ~, 1910.
General Harrison's Departure for the East.
Yesterday about IL o'clock, Gen HARRISON took
his departure from city, from his West AT
an early hour crowds of citizens congregated in front
of the Heniie House. anxious to him for the last
time previous to his entering upon the important du
ties of the Presidency. The numerous assemblage
not composed entirely Of his political friends
Many who opposed his election were there, seeming
to have forgotten their opposition and appearing feel
that they assembled to pay their respects to him
who had been selected by the free unbought SURFACES
of his fellowctizens to discharge the duties of the
most important office in the world
1t was the Generals original intention to have
started off privately. This course approved by
many but the great mass felt anxiety to embrace
this opportunity of manifesng their lore and respect
for him, who had spent his life amongst them, and who
had been called to direct the destnes of this free PEG
pie. 1t would have been an 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 leaving the acquaintance and friends Of his youth
and manhood-those for whose interests he had spent
many sleepess night and weary day-those for
whom he had often perlled his fortune-his life-his
all those who loved him as father-those whohnd
stood by him and defended his character from the
yemomed shafts Of malice and detraction. We say
should all have had right to complain, if he had
not afforded this opportunity Of taking leave Of our
benefactor and personal friend.
Several of 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, hconveys him to Pitts
burg.
The day was cloudy and the streets muddya
rage had been provided to convey him to the river but
he preferred walking He escorted by the Greys,
and Washington Cadets, and immense crowd ofciti-
zens. The Invincbles were board the boat, and
the Citizens Guards came down short time after he
reached the boat TO fire parting salute.
The crowd upon the wharf was immense, from IL
to Is thousand had assembled 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 cannons roar from
either Shore the multitude the mingng of those
who had SO recently been engaged in fierce political
strife to get last look at him, who the Nations
hopc--was a which no one could witness un-
moved. We never the General more deeply at-
fectcd 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 then, 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 of the country
then, when all around dense and dark forest,
except where occasionally the humble log cabin varied
the scene. The panthers and the fierce yell
ofthe savage were then almost the only sounds that
broke upon the stiffness of the night The hardy
pioneer who that day had thus far penetrated the wds
ofhe West, exposed to dangers Of every kind in
establishing home and procuring subsistence for his
family. He spoke briefly Of the condition of this rich
valley now-of the highly cultivated feldsthe beau
tiiul cities that had sprung up as if by magc-of 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
our doors the comforts and luxuries 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 West-of the ISLANDERS that had been
heaped upon him. and of the proud ,ndication by his
countrymen from all these charges by the recent tr
umphant verdict of nation Of freemen, there no
heart in all that vast crowd unmoved
When he spoke of the vast responsibilities of his
sation-of the Importance of the duties that awaited
him-of the anxiety he felt to discharge them Alright
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 their rail
inps against his measures in advance-that they