Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1845-02-18
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ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENT!

ARRIVAL OF THE FhE9lH-s
Ccl Polk, President elect, in comPa
Nv Vim his wife and several gentlemen
II Fennessee, arrived in This Guy yes!er'
day about lOA o'clock, A NJ on the el
. eeanl steamer Pike No. y under the
esc,nt.or a committee Of gentlemen from
I.onisvillc and another Of this city. Inc
Pike was escorted TO the landing bf
-sleamers Swifsure, Mail, Simon hen,oG
and West Wind, all abreast, and crowaeo
with an immense mass OF people, I'VE
,uhoIe presenting very animated ana
;mposina appearance At the wharf stood
rs wAiIina a great multitude Of the Peo
ada bes,des the military, who were out
n grand display, aud when tho presldent
.m1de himself conspicuous on the eoS''
.areslcd him withsloud applause. From
.she boat the President was escOFteo
tbrnaoh some ot Ihs streets OF ! . cry
a tbe .Hcnrte House, where rooms had
ksen ore pared for him bs the comm nee
softeceplion, and where hb was address,
ed by Judge Reed in brief aud oppto'
.propsiaie speech, welcoming him to the
<ho.hitali,ies of the city, and cDngFa'ula'
tlno him upon the result 0t the great Pc
J li,ic.l issue which had been decided 10
M electjon. 10 which Mr.. Polk Tespon-
.dsd. 10 snanueF chasie and pleasing
and a subslance quite appropriate. MT
Polk's appearances here, bis address, his
Iecaplion by lha people who crowded 10
80 IA veicoo,a him a. their ChiefMag'
,strale. has exorled happy influences
upon al parties, that We hoPa VIII Os
w should hsye said that al p O'Clock
In ne afternoon the Cuy Cauncil, with
,he Mayor, Snen sr, as their argini wait
.ad noon Col. Polk al his room aud ten
dared rim tho hosriialilles Of The city, iu
ebr'ef and pertinent address, 70 winch he
responded in prO9er spirit.
HE arrival here was snnIc - hears u
advance Of The anticipated period, which
disappoiuted lliOnsaHds et 40 opportunity
shev desired 10 embfale Of exchanging
CONGRATULATIONS, but still in display o.
numbers and in good feeling The scene
that was pressnte excelled any thing o.
the klu ever beiurs Witnessed 10 thu
city.
burinr the afternoon and in The even
inn mi about 0 o'clock Col, Polk cOnlin
ued 10 receive the visits, al which houI
be departed for Wheeling ihihe Sieamel
Z sMAl.i-sccompanisd BY deputatlor
from Louisville and another liom IaIs
ely. ,
Reports from above of there being 90
much ice running as 10 impede and pos
-sIklg 70 entirely stop navigation a0ove
porIsmouth, had reached here during ihe
dsy. and Col. P's friends from Columbus
Who had bsen depuIed BY tue people
these 70 proceed 10 this ciIy and escort
Lin 10 lie CAPITOL Of the Safe, had sonls
hope Of their desire being gtaIihsdi but
many who we're experienced 10 naylga,
lion gave il as lhsiS opinion thai i would
ain Sc open, and Col. Polk consulting
The comfort Of his la3y. who Nas greatly
laliaued, decijed on tho later alleFna'
ssIse.
Hasine. sincs wfislne. been Furnished
sish cnpv oE 5ndg6 Reeds address ans
z synopsis Of Col. Folks seply, We dt
4ses ths altenlIoa Of the feadss 70 then
below: -
Sinh the name Of lhe lhousaada
round fou, / welcome ySn q llse Gig {
cinelanati. We welcome yoa as "
psesident elect Of The United States--i
ths President 81 the whole people. Y
tender gon Our hospllaliiles. We tend