Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-23

nocn,,;ng none has been more so than The opportu.
nity thus afforded Of collectively paying our respects
10 The President of the U. s.
awe all oin Sir in the hope that your stay here may
be full of enjoyment, and your Journey oacK 10 Tue
seat of Government prosperous one.
To this, the President made short and appropriate
reply.
At FIVE o'clock the grand civic dinner came off al
the fremont House, and IN the evening Inc rres'den,
and suite visited the fremont iheaIe, accompanied
by the Mayor and City Council
THE BUNKER HILL CELEBRATION.
| Tbrouqhout Friday afternoon and Saturday morn.
;np the different railroads and steamboats, pour
ing into Boston their thousands, to JOIN IN The fes-
vilics.
| From an extra of the New York Sun, we take the
! following
/ "At sun rise on Saturday morning the roaring Of
artillery commenced from the FORTS the vessels of
and the Hill; and by seven O'Clock The whole city
seemed in motion.
.Capt. Sturpis on Thursday, anchored the Revenue
Cutter Hamilton precisely The spot where the Bril-
tsh frigate Glasgow stationed on the memorable
day OF the battle and the occasion OF me present
celebration the troar of cannon was heard from the
same point though in indication of far different pro-
ceedings
"The shipping in port loised their coorsin honor Of
The day and the vessels attached to the naval depart.
ment fred salules from time TO time
"Triumphal Arches were erected al various points
ga staging was erected in from, of the monument
for the accommodation Of the Orator OF the Day, and
all distinguished individuals who were present.
1.-THE Glacis in front of the staging was fitted with
seats to accommodate fifteen hundred LADIES'; and by
appoirtment Of the Chief Marshal OF The day, Mar
shall of this station with full corps OF Assistants,
were in attendance to receive such ladies as
titled TO seats.
uThe procession left the State House about 10 A. M
and about o'clock arrived at the sPot consecfaed by
ID IF he tha
spot which If all others ma be emphatically termed
the sAl,ar of American Liberty With the Bunker
Hill Monument Association, the President took the
place assigned for his accommodation and that of the
other dieting uished men of The Nation assembled on
this glorious OCCASION The President supported
on his left, by j. T. Buckingham, Esquire, President
of the Association ; and on the right by Governor
Morton.
.On the platform were over hundred soldiers OF
the Revolution three Of whom fought at the battle of
Lexington and twelve at Bunker HUI On the urrl.
val Of the procession upon the ground and after they
took their stations, the proceedings OF The day were
commenced by very appropriate prayer from the
Rev. Mr.. Ellis, who appointed chaplain for the oc-
| casion.
Mr. Webster then amid enthusiastic cheering,
and delivered his eloquent address,
After the conclusion OF the ceremonies, the process.
sion formed again. and returned to the Boston common,
whe:e they adjourned
The streets through which the procession passed
gu,ly decorated with flags, and banners OF every
description and notwithstanding a cold rain, which
/ fell. in profuson, nearly the whole time the pro-
cesson was in MOTION The streets, windows, balconies,
and house tops were crowded with thousands OF
citizens
The decorations at the Democratic Reading Room,
in State street, were brilliant at any other point
passed by the procession, and were such as might be
expected from The enlarged berality OF the gentlemen
who control that establishment.
AT five o'clock in the afternoon, the President, and
suite dined with city authorities at the fremont
House The entertainment was planned with excel.
lent taste and passed off delightfully."- In the evening,
he partook of the hospitality of Geo. W. Gordon, Esq
the postmaster of the city, and made brief visit to
several places Of public amusement TO which he had
been invited
! Governor Morton was 50 unwell yesterday as to be
confined to his bed the United States Hotel and the
duty of calling the President devolved upon Lieut.
Governor Childs, who, with the Council the Secretary
Of State, the Adiu,ant. General, and the Governor s
aids called upon the President at two o'clock,
at the Tremon, House, and interchunged civies with
him and the members Of his Cabinet. Lieut. Governor
Chds bore letter from the Governor to the Presi
dent welcoming him in behalf Of the State, aud accom-
panied with frank and appropriate address, in which
he happily alluded the associations of Virginia and
Massachusetts in the re evolutionary struggle The Pre-
sdent replied with ready tact and graceful fuency,
and appropriately alluded 10 the contest between the
old Bay State and the Old Dominion, the honor of
giving the first impulse to the ball of the revolution
Boston Pest.
(Frcm the ~ Y Hprald.)
On Friday evening the President, suite, his cabinet
council and private friends, were entertained by
the Common Council of the CITY Of Boston, in syle
of great spendor the fremont House. But. although
nearly hundred gentlemen sat down TO dinner, il was
considered Of private nature. The company, how
ever enabled TO say, was very distinguished
About nine o'clock in the evening, the President and
do chnrk IN fhp
Theatre where he received very enthusiastic recep'
ton from of the best houses of the season. Inc
play the Rent Day, in which MIR. Grattan made
his first appearance before Boston audience. AT n
late hour the President and suite paid visi, 10 Mr.
Gordon the Postmaster of Boston who in honor OF the
naiicn Chief Mogstrate held levee, al which there
were not less than 500 IF the most wealthy and dis
tnguished of the citizens o. this capital of New Eng
land together with their amahle and accompls
wives and daughters. 1t was indeed brilliant affair,
and was continued until late hour
On Saturday morning the busy note Of preparation
was heard very early hour, but for the morning
interesting proceedings the reader will TO the let
ter of John Jones of New York, who has traced the
progress of the gltterng pageant TO the base OF the
monument TO celebrate whose completion this jubilee
was held. The from the platform, as the pro-
cession marched into the large reserved for lhen
imposing beyond description, and the aged band
of surviving Revolutionary heroes supported TO.
wards the seats prepared for them their presence was
Hoieu pIduuIlF, WIlIIst
an eye glistered with sympathetic feeling.
OF the soldiers of The Revolution I0S present.
but many Of them gave sufficient indication that their
pilgrimage was rapidly approaching ills termination
Three Of these of the battle Of LeIing-
ton, viz: Alpheus B;geow, aged eo, Levi Harrington
aged ~, and Phneas Johnson, aged 81. Twelve Of
these veterans at the battle of Bunker Hill, and
they have lived TO monument worthy OF their
deeds, erected to tell succeeding generations where
they and their gallant comrades noby batted for
freedom.
On the platform there many gentlemen who
stand picuous in their countrys eyes but can
not give complete list of those that present.
We observed amongst the rest, George Bancroft, the
historian Abbot Lawrence, late M c. for Boston
the Honorabes George Evans and Rufus Choate, U
States Senator'S Elk. Governor King of Name the
first Governor of that State, after settlement and
the organization of Jig Government; Franklin Dexter,
Esq United States Attorney General for that district
OF the State OF Massachusetts Chief Justice Shaw;
alajor Benjamin Russell, who Editor of the Bos.
ton Cen,inel during the war, &c. &c.
The President of the United States was seated be