The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-13
From The philadelphia .Amrican Sentinel
RECEPTION OF THE PRESIDENp

u. S. MINT.-Eiry on the morning of Saturday
the committee appointed to accompany the President
through the city, waited upon Has Excellency and
convey ed him tu the United States Mint The Hon
J. &. Spencer Secretary of the Treasury Gov w ok
life, Gov. Porter, and the Hon J. NJ Porter, S.cre.
taIy of Var, attended at The Mint with The Prasi-
dent. DR. Patterson, eI- Mayor Roach and MIR
Peale received the company and went through ia.
various rooms and explained the improved machinery
vi much minuteness TO the Presidrnt and hi, suite
In one of the Ioohs they struck off Likeness of the
Pr sident, which, althpug neatly executed BY their
machinery, II did not appear to as perfect tesem-
blance as We could have desired. We were mucb
Pleased To se- the Prtsd nj t0ko such deep interest
in looking Into every branch OF The establishment
NAVAL AsYLUM.-The President and his comuany
paid short visit To he inmates of the Naval Asylum
loca ed uion the river SchuylkIIl He stopped at
oil The rooms of the old pensioners " no are s,vin,
there tor the balance Of their lives The gallant Old
tors had gathered sphndld b Iuq1rt of elegant
howefs from the spacious grounds Of the institution
and requested hat they should be- handed hy the off,
cefs OF the asylum 10 the President in their name
lheNayaIBOafd Tor examining the Midshipnen were
there. The Mdshpmen (soue of whom had already
passed Their eramInaton) paid their respects 10 he
President Presidential eNamIna iuns Of this SORT a,e
IN our opinion, highly important as they give The
Executive true INSIGHT INFO the exact condition of
the institutions OF the country. Com. Read, Cant
Gwin AMI the chaplain and me other officers who
names we do not IecOll, Ct, were also there Com
mander Mexican, under wh.se care the asyIup, il
placed, received the company with great poiten.ss
The President was much pleased TO see the wounded
taIs provided for so comfortably
THr DEAR AND DUNE ASYLUM when Pre.iJ,nt
Tyler aud suite, with The committee of arrangemrn,
visited our Asylum for the instruction the Je,fanJ
dumb, two quue small boys, aud three very interest
ing girls, came up 10 the black board To give US some
examples OF their system Of nstuction. Ia was ,r,
OF the most Interesting scenes that have witnessed
Tor lsng time. The Pr, sldeut seemed esterisIly
III +.
that he bad T. ce,ed at the Naval Asylum gbcrs b
had been visit the Old pensioner. Of The navy Lc
on retrrg dIyIded The roses among the Young ,n,tc
shat bad dellghteJ u much with their wonderful
answers to the questions pr posed for solution
Here sits mute, so passing fair,
Wrh ruby lips and jetly hair
tt at while she pazrs on her EosEs
A swecler BLUSH herself d. closes
The COMPANY, afterwards visited the other scholar.
Of the ~ tiiuiion, amounting 10 about frty piss,J
sixty boys On passn. through the female school
President Tyler stopped at the lower eud oftbe line
where two little mute girls about perhaps five wear.
old attracted hi particular at enuon.
lie Fp Ike kindly to IIe dear lutte crcstu,es ~
kissed them bot most efI~otionatey The pre',I,,,
remarked on quitting that this was moi p,I,lo 49,
slituton that taught the dumb to explain the wnj.rs
OF creation.
Al IL o'clock he President arrived a, the sou,b
gate OF Independence Square aud stepping ON, ~ 49,
barouchc, with biz company hey procecd,.I ,u,.,,Is
the Noble Hall IN which cur fathers Jointly ami .o,
orally pledged then-cl,es to free this c1untry 60,
bondage Of cat Britain. As the Prss,doa, .,'
preached the State House, the crowd va. 49,, ~
snIiOusy waiting 10 do honor 10 the f,,ioC $50
uae. With difficulty from the great pre..o,c 80,
people, he and bis suie reached tbat ceiebr,,ed -,
IN which our anc, stors resolved that Aueric, tii
be Free, Sovereign and independent
As suon as he had taken proper posi,io, 4, ,L.
Hall, the mighty wave Of irren,en b.g,n :, -
and wi'h such unabating energy dad n No.
that The President was kcl CONSTANTLY AT %
with our citizens during all the time aII,s ''a',u'
eonnsance IN the Hall. The people entered :, %
door, and found an exit at another by which s,,.,a
meni thousands and thousands ha J a chance ,e
log ny to and giving the President cordial r.
the hand. The aleciionate manp,r in - 80. - "
done, ADD the klnd hearted cElressions ~ ~ -,
tude that paid their personal r,sn,ct. -
gratifying To all Who vere Ir, sent "guy
Aver the Pros han been .b..,r
Hall, his honor, John NJ. Scott E.o m. Ne. '"y
the CITY Of Phladelpha, entered and .J,,,.,y y, ~
IN most courteous and Rentemanly NAME, ''''
Ing that be bad called uprn him 10 av H.
him ss the Chief Magistrate u the Mi ~
Pfe,ident made shou reply t. his homo, vG;.b w
hied with many IN erestii incidents e,noee,t -,
the Revolution, &c. the Hail OF Iudcpend,nro "a.
alluded most happily TO the sacred room IN ,L;L ~
stood, and particularly TO full length po,,,,,, -
immortal william Penn which funp 1o,n ,bo 80
on the ughi IN front OF him, which ejic tel ch
n cheer. he'said he felt a glow Of .n,h,,-. w
swelling IN his bosom, the moment that be nm, d.. ~