Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-06-29


Of these alternatives (; either TO refuse
them altogether, or TO appropriate a time
Tor the reception ofthem The first would
] well knew, be Disgusting TO many the
latter | expected, would undergo anmad-
version from those who would find fault
with or without cause. To please every
body was impossible. iherei fore adopt
public advantage with private conve.
nience, and which in my Judgment was
unnxcrpiionnble IN itself
"Thesc visits are entirely optional, and
they are made without previous sInvila,,on
Between The hours of three or four every
Tuesday, ] am prepared To receive them /;
gentlemen, often in great numbers come
and go chat with each other, and act as
they please. A porter shows them int"
room and they retire when they
choose and without ceremony. A, their
first entrance, they salute me, aud them,
and as many as ! can talk 10, do
What pomp there is in all tins am nna-
bic TO discover perhaps il consists IN moi
sitting.
"Smilar 10 the above, but Of more
fnmilar and sociable kind are the visits
every Frida, afternoon To Mrs Washing
ton, where ] always am. These public
meetings, and dinner once week 10
rs many ns my table will hold, with the
references Ia aud from the different de-
parimcnls oi State, and other conmuni-
cations with all parts Of the union, is a.
much, if not more, than am able 10 un.
Gergo !; for ! have already had within
less than year, Two severe attacks the
Last worse than the first, third, il is more
than probable will pat me 10 sleep with
my fathers ut what distance this may
be, know NOT
Notwithstanding the explanations Of
Washington and his friends, in the above
and other similar terms, the opposition
continued 10 harp upon this subject and
10 censure him therefore during his whole
II oI sufficient consequence, To write much
about the iorms of royalty as he called
them in his "Anas" and Letters to his
friends His celebrated letters to Maz-
gel, an Italian, it will be recollected,
dwrli much on this and similar topics.
AT these Levees, the visitor was con-
ducted TO the dining room, from which
all seats had berD rennvcd for the time.
On entering he saw the full manly figure
OF Washington clad IN black veIvei ; his
hair in full dress, powdered and gathered
behind in large silk bag, yellow gloves
on his hands holding IA cooked hat with
a cockade in il. aud the edges adorned
with n black feather about an inch deep. |
lie wore knee and shoe buckles and
long sword, with fine y wrought aud
polished steel hlt, which appeared at the
lrit hip the coat worn over the sword,
so that the hlli, and the part below the
folds Of the Goa, behind, were in view. -
The scabbard was white polished leather.
lie stood always in front Of the fire.
place, with his face towards the door ol
entrance. The visitor was conducted to
him, and he required to have the name So
pronounced that he could hear
ii. lie had the uncommon faculty
Of associating mans name and per-
sonal appearance so durably in his memo
ry, as TO be able to call any one by name
who made him a second visit. lie re-
reivcd his visitor with dignied bow,
while his hands were so disposed Of as to
Indicate that the salutation was not to be
accompanied with sinking hands CA
'n,tum which would have been well, i'll
al of our Presidents and other high Off
GERS had followed it, This ceremony
ii shaking hands never occurred in these
visits, even with his most near friends,
hat 40 distinction migh be made.
As visitors came in, they formed
rircle around the room AT "a quarter
past three the door was closed, and the
circle was formed for that day He then
began on the right, ,and spoke TO each
visitor, calling him by name, and ex-
changing few words with him. When
be had completed his circuit, he resumed
his first position, and the visitors ap-
preached him in succession, bowed, and
retired.
On the evenings when Mrs Washing
on, received visitors he did no, consider
llmself as visited. lie was then as
'rvate gentleman, dressed in some fancy
coat and wais,coat Frequently
,rown with bright butons) and black
'reeches and stockings. lie had then
,ether hat nor sword, and moved abou,
'mong the company, convcrsing fami-
iarly with them.
The carriage used by General Wash
ngion, while in this city, was the most
splendid one which had at that lime been
een here. 1t was very large, SO IA to
make four horses seem an almos, ncces-
'ary appendage. Ii was occasionally
lrawn by six horses, Virginia bays
The carriage was Of English manufac-
ure, of globular shape, aud cream
colour, the pannels ornamenled with
iupIds, supporting iestoons and wre eahs
4 flowers. +,
The President made two visits 10 the
EASTERN states, the first in the autumn Of
1877, after the adjournment OF Congress;
ne second the following year lie
ravclled on the former occ asion in
os, chaise with four horses in company
'IIl mayor Jackson and Mr.. Lear, gen.
rmcu ol his family and passing through ,
Connecticut aud Massachusetts, as far
: Portsmouth IN New Hampshire, he /,