The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-14

forests Of Florida and he has still cause to be proud
that under divine Providence, ms destiny has been
cast in land Of civil and religious liberty (Greaap
plause.) Why, sir what were We half century
ago. In my own native State, pardon for recur-
ring TO t)-you know that Virginian stands before
YOU and that the blood Of Virginia crimsoned the
soil Of every OF the od thirteen states during the
war-but am not addressing you with any sectional
feeling: speak of your mighty confederacy as your
Chief Magistrate, and 1 acknowledge myself 10 be
only the President Of the United States in the az
gregae, and not IN the severance (Applause.) Now
Sir east your eye back some bali century, aud what
were youi Look a little further back-uay, some
two hundred years ago, and remember that the small
seed Of civilization planted at jamestown afterwards
sprung TO yigor on Plymouth rock. See it now
stretching forth its roots from the Pacific 10 the At
lantc, overshadowing continent, aud the dews Of
two mighty oceans resting on It's branches. Cheers
This is the contederacy under which we live. lilear
hear.)
Greeted as / an as the Chief Magistrate Of this
confederacy, by you, the Mayor Of this great com
| mercial emporium, where the traders OF all nation,
coDgregate--where merchants do tread your streets
| from the most distant regions OF the earh-where
YOU sprDging up with giant strides, with mighty
powers and influence over the affairs Of this great
county, can only ray that receive your greeting
! in the spirit in which il is offered ! come up in no
spirit of party amongst you go TO indulge IN re-
collections along with others, of our revolutionary
history, when go to Bunker HILL. come IN Ge
| name Of unon--union among all our people-13p-
! plause union such you manifest IN your civ
| councils on this occasion-union such as was mann
tested by our forefatbers in the hard battles Of the
revolution cheers union such as was consecrael
by the victory of Saratoga-union such as wa 10,
| lemnzed by the convention at Yorktown chccr.
| IA union, sir, not paper-a union not il COn,lI.
tuition union. not in lip servlce-but union spring
ing from the heart, and causing US to love each oug
as American citizens (Appause.) This is the
| spirit with which l have come, sir; and receive
the CALCULATIONS of the great city of New York, Ten
dered by you, Mr. Mayor, with infinite satisfaction
| come with no body guard other than those have
represented. have none of the ttappings none Of
the miserable, puny trappings which mark either
monarchy or AN aristocracy | stand upon the plat
form Of the constitution, which guarantees freedom
OF opinion and freedom Of person. (Cheers)
1t is not to be expected here, where freedom Of
opinion exists that there will be difference of opi-
Mon but perfect union and unanimity cannot be
attained. But in The name Of that great Providence
that rules US, and has conducted us through 50
many fiery trials let us indulge a spirit Of tolerance
towards brethren OF the same family ditie ring some
what in principle, it is true, but looking for and de
string the means to promote the happiness of our own
beloved country and the dignity OF the human race
and the perpetuation of free Institutions. S r. ten
der you my hand in cordial reciproca,ion of your
greeting. (Great cheering
The May shook hands warmly with the Pres.
dent, who then introduced TO many gentlemen
present. He next proceeded to review battalion
| of the City Guards, and the Ligh: Guards winch
were drawn up in line in the Of the Castle
In The city, afer the departure of the boats he
morning was chiefly occupied 10y the military who y
began IN earnest, by ten o'clock, assembling at their
various stations, preparatory TO taking their places
tor revl W. They were out IN great numbers and a
squad of and trinity dressed soldiers might N,
seen at almost every corner surrounded by lstIcss
| crowds Of citizens anxious endeavorlng to trAr
away the ihie unil the business of the day should
commence Notwithstanding that nothing was vet
| to be seen, Broadway, the Park, and the III
terry were full OF people hurying hiihe and th,hrr
casting anxious glances al the flags which sauna
gracefully and ma estcaliy 10 the breeze or 10 mo
out to If already The cynosure Of all ewes was
visible. IL was evident from Indications not 10 b,
misunderstood, that nothing like business entered H..
to any bodys cacnlati ms, and that the only bus-
ness which would he attended TO- on that day was
the reception of the President. At every mimi
where an inch of ground could be spared booth
root beer cart, or sp lie stand had taken formal
possession; AID, even on the walk in front of TrIn-
" churchon the very fines of the emrire of the
dead, and nI'hin speaking stance of the dilar-
dated understandable " almighty" penny b,d
rss.s e. 'satis - 'h- ~iiuv rIkeIy rabies aud
broken 'umbers, with sirewd lank jawed Yankee,
| or quiz cal good naluIed Pat lander by way of
min lsterlng priest
I We could not help pausing for moment before
that massive Gothic pile, surrounded by the crlmb-
/ ling memorials of the dead 10 watch he b,,s,, 49,,
minimizing crowd.
! Proceeding down Broadway, we entered C,.,Io
Ca den, Tor The purpose of getting mouthfI of the
fresh sea breeze which is ever sweepng ar md ~
magnificent terrace, before the crowd with ,beir Co.
gars aud punchY brealhs and villainoti. e,baI,tio
should come 10 desecrate the scene The g,rlcr,
was literally hung with banners of all the nations
unuer the sun aud lbe sweet and graceful fupuiap
uete with its murmurng and poetceI voices scc,,cl
ouooiihs ana dancing IN the light Of Joy. The land
ing place, where our guest first 10 press the oI
! OF tie empire city, was Conveniently proyidoJ -
beautifully decorated with flags From his our .,,
naturally turned TO the glorious bay which I,y AZ,
mug as "a tne sun and upon whose unduatng bosom
proudly rode The gallant North Carolina ana t,4o
pendeuce, surrounded by beautiful ana ,a,t -,
revenue cutters, and whole feet Of steamers and
smsHer boats. As FAR as the eve could reach u,
bay seemed studded with vessels '''" "'
And now barge belonging TO the North C,r,,Iio,
shoots swiftly out from the shadow of Tho C,su,
and sweeps over the sparkling wave-bearing T, s,y
and onlilInt company TO partake Of an eticrt,,,,
ment aud dance which was TO be given ON The o,,r
YET o' cA OF 'he NOBLE ship What a beautiful hing
l. tie barge OF war vessel rowed bv .eii d,,ri'I
and practised oarsmen II ,eemed AZ ir !, "a h.,
one PAIR OF oar, and their siadoir-so tegul,r 81
even Is the pull; aud, It gradually fades m m. a.
lance appears like splendid bird gracefully soar
ing and dipping its broad wings
Turning towards the shore the Batfcry r.....,.,
an animated aud Interesting appearance Tie mil.
tary had already begun assembling In innr,c,.o 80,
bersi and by three o'clock, not less Than three IN
sa'u Oh the most superb soldiers IN The world were
under arms Besides these, The crowd of c,,iz.,.
men, women and children-was obsol,,tct, -
uou' mere Is no arriving at anything like sec,,.
cy OF course; bat, taking the average ~ all die 80
mates we near, we set down the crowd Of sn.ct,
tor, ~ and Immediately around the Battery al GG,
thousand and we have no doubt that AZ NAM M,
thronsed broadway and the Park and the Other
ulrougn winch The procession to pass. such a
crowd ~ IS admitted on all hands, never bcf,r. as
sembled IN the city Of New York and No., -,
ever 1t was matched throughout the world
-p1tience-paiiencc-bo Io,g A..
hours are The beautiful terrace 81 "a. 49,, W..
which oyerooks the sea, and forms a oot-oui co,,i
'eu no "here else on earth, Is filled with dense ami
sNluS crowd OF very democratic hooking mon
lovely women, and noisy bows. '''''
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