The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-02-06

exciamations Of the admiring erowd-the band play
ing zee inc eonquering hero comes" The General
| ioss, e'iuenty much affected by this homage, thus
Paiu ny such fascinating audience addressed the la
NC, " lew bnef and eloquent remarks During
the uesery OF this speech the General took the bei
~ ~ .'erN.a'e beautiful episode in bis observations,
" 'ie most deeply Interesting character He feeling
~ alluded 70 an incident that occurred in 1894 He
observed mat he ought to have had Ptsbnrg wife
tnal IA ii9l, he exchanged locks of hair with lady
~ 'nis .own. The lady with whom the General had
inc good fortune TO in 1894 happened 10 be pre-
sent and che (Mrs A...,.s.) forthwith advanced 10
me General and rendered him her congratulations
ne meeting exhibited much exutaiion After he
concluded the General then shook by the hand the
wing daughters of Pennsylvania and all retired 10
tnelr homes highly delighted with the Peoples Pre-
sident, and highly gafed that they had an oppor-
tuni'y OF graspng hy the hand, the General who had
| Guilty $3.50
To-day he attends the Episcopal Church. Dr. Up
oru and this evening" the First Presbyterian Church
IN Allegany Town
- lie will leave here for Brownsville tomorrow about
~ or IL O'Clock The committee of this place have
chartered boat, for the purpose Of conveying him
am M ,hc gentlemen accompanying him 10 that place.
| ne non iiarmar Denny, 80 distinguished for his
ieeah' u.osnhy OF manners and eminent talents has
peen marked IN his attentions to the General and his
SUITE, and accompanies the General to church this
morning
several eloquent speeches were made yesterday not
mentioned ay me, by Mr. Black of this place, MIR.
| Looms, OF Ohio, and Mr. Robert WickGe Jr of
Kentucky, the Private Secretary Of the President
MIS- Harrison and Mr.. Copeland the nephew Of
the PRESIDENT, are at the Exchange
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Feb lst 1871.
Gen. Harrison reached here TO night about Ii o'clock.
Before proceed to enumerate the circumstances ut
tending the landing of the President elect at this place
VIII give you brief sketch of what took place this
morning, prior TO our embarkaton from Pittsburgh
tta riyor Of ah.t.
Early IN the morning, before sunrise the cannon and
roar oil artillery were heard in every part of Pittsburgh
The whole town, before 3 o'clock, was in notion
Inc military corps exhibited most splendid appear
ance. The front of the Pittsburgh Hotel Conducted
by the enterprsing and accommodating Major Iron
an old soldier under Gen, Harrison and a thorough,
going whig) was crowded with individuals who had
collected together to take leave of the President Of
the people The General having left the Hotel to
pay one or two visits, to two valued friends
shortly returned when the most enthusiastic cheering
| commenced. Some six thousand persons stood be.
tore the Hotel The General, in obedience to the re-
quest OF ms enlightened auditory, appeared before
them, and made few eloquent remarks-in his usual
felcous style, characterized by his usual vgor Of
thought and closcness of observation Having con-
cludcd these remarks the committee of arrangements
intimated to the vast assemblage, that the General
| would move EDWARDS To the steamer Loyal Hanna
which had been prepared for his transportation to
| Brownsville. In short time an immense concoursc
appeared on the levee, although il was raining and
shoWLbB lHHioueTately. lie delivered them fare
well address in the most touching and afectionate
manner The military companies accompanied him
TO TINS place We left Pittsburgh with hearts grateful
for the homage which the citizens had manifested for
our old chief-we left the beautiful and fascinating
daughters OF that city who evinced such deep regard
for the favorlte of the people The hospitable roofs
the splendid entertainments of the citizens of Pitts
burgh will long be remembered.
As we assembled the river every demonstration of
spect was rendered the General and the highest decree
OF enthusiasm displayed. On reaching Elizabeth we
found an Immense crowd the banks Of the river
ready TO receive the General At the warm salutatons
OF his friends, he rendered his kindest regards A nu
merous collection of ladies present to welcome
him to the town. He received them with that warmth
and cordially of feeling, for which he is so disn-
gushed. AT Wiliiamsport he was also received
with every degree OF attention. On reaching Belle
j Vernon, beautiful village Immediately on the banks
of the river, discovered that portion of il was
brilliantly illuminated Mr. ]. Speorl generously and
faithfully illuminated his dwelling in most splendid
manner, IN honor of the arrival of the President elect
A few miles from this place another dwelling was in
state Of brilliant illumination Mr.. Higgins, wing
OF hifeen years standing We at length reached this
4 place. We found two thousand individuals at II
o'clock at night to welcome the General and to tender
to him their hearty congratulations AT this place he
received the visits of numerous citizens. They soon
dspersed--upon the promise of the committee that in
the morning the General would receive them with
pleasure Great enthusiasm pervades this section of
the State
forgot to mention that a committee was sent from
tins place to meet us on way up the river The
steamer Montgomery we met at the bridge and dashed
her to tho Loyal Hanna. The Montgomery had
aboard number of enthusiastic Wings The Hon
fiarmar Denny and the Hon. j. Lawrence accompa-
MED the General 10 this place General Harrison ex-
poets to leave here about 10 o'clock tomorrow for
Union Town, at which place he will spend to-mor-
| row. On Wednesday he will leave for Baltimore
He Is in fine spirits and his mind is as vigorous as
| ever
/ TUESDAY, Feb 2
On this day, Tuesday, the ID, we reached Union
| Town, Pennsy lvania The concourse, as you may
well conceive was immense, this is the largest por
ton OF the county from which the old soldiers voun-
teered their ryices under General Harrison, to de-
fend the Northwestern frontier. The old soldiers
here, without any exception, made great sacrifices to
meet the General, and the friendly and cordial man
ner In which he has greeted them uniformly, am
sure, will endcar his elevated virtues their memory
! The assemblage at Union Town was immense up
wards of fifteen hundred is the usual estimate. The
| Generals head quarters at the Clinton House,
kept by the worthy and accommodating proprietor,
MIR Byers AT this place he addressed himself to-day
10 numerous auditory. 10 say that it eloquent
and able would be faint praise 1t a mastery
position of the general principles upon which our Re-
publican Government was founded and luminous
analysis of constitutional law. As an evidence of the
general ability of his gigantic effort will remark,
that he satisfied even his enemies as regards his views
of the powers of the Executive That according to
the views of the present Executive, it omnipotent
Such omnipotency he viewed as obnoxious to demo-
cratic principles, and highly perncous u liberties
He said i ought to be controlled but in its exercise
he should himself he careful not to overstep its eg
mate powers, and thus prove himself unworthy of the
confidence reposed in him by the people. He said he
elevated to power by the people, and not by the
willy politician corrupt demagogue-but by the ho
nest yeomanry of the land, To-day, the President
elect is occupied in receiving the visits of his political
friends. The Hon. Andrew Stewart is here evinc
ing great delight at the triumph of the party and the
high spirits of the General He is marked in his at