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| which we re pondedlby firing two pieces from our
boat. Here The President again landed, and unde,
me escort OF Coy. Whltcomb, and other gentle.
men, rode over the town, amidst the shouts and
cheers OF the people; the President, as usual, sit
ting in the barouche bare headed.
Having been received by the people of Madison
ne returned to the boat, aud We set of amidst the
usual demonstrations OF shouting firing with mill
tary, music, &c. Some ten miles above Madi-
son we met the Ben Franklin, No 6, which gave
US about two hundred additional passengers,
| making up the complement OF the Cincinnati
delegation. Having now filed our large boat 10
| its utmost limits, vast numbers of passengers be-
ing compelled to sit up all night on account OF not
oeihs aoie TO mud place TO lie down, we moved
s'eddiiy on AS we progressed, bon fires were seen
burning, and guns firing at every little town we
passed during the night which were responded to
by guns from our boat. About day light, we an
chored some 10 IL miles below Cincinnati,
where we remained till this morning about or
A. M.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 6, l845.
A splendid day broke forth upon us The sky
was clear and blus-scarcely a ripple disturbed the
placid bosom of the s'La Belle Repiere." The
sun rose in all his majesty OF glorious brightness
After an early breakfast, gun or two announced
the departure Tor Cincinnati The President and
his Lady looked remarkably fresh and well after a
nights rest.
We had not gone far before four other large
| steamers joined us from Cincinnati, with flags n.y.
| ed down with people They wheeled into line on
either side of the Pike, formxg five boats abreast,
all with tai black chimnies, sending volumes OF
black smoke and white steam, into one huge dark
| cloud, over our heads. The President stood in
| front on the hurricane deck bareheaded, and was
| cheered in the most deafening manner by the vast
multitude OF people assembled on these five boats,
probably to the number of 500 souls. The boats,
side by side, looked like floating bridge OF steam
ers, reaching nearly across the river All the boats
now put forth music, fired cannon, and shouted en-
| mdsse.
| The Queen City, with her tall Observatory, hove
in sight. Flags were floating in the gentle breeze
from every part OF the city. We began to see the
roll OF cannon smoke from both sides of the river
On the Cincinnati side the whole beach from houses
| to waters edge appeared one vast, dense, black,
| mass OF human beings Every boat in port was
crowded with spectators, as well as all the windows
Of houses and balconies looking towards the place
OF landing. An elegant artillery company kept up
An active and well directed fire, being stationed in
front OF the river, TO which our fleet OF boats re.
Piled with loud mouthed reports. Covington and
Newport, towns opposite Cincinnati, were also all
alive. and seemed as much excited as Cincinnati.
Gay flags waved there also, and guns and cannon
spoke TO us from thence.
volunteer companies marched down to the landing,
wherelthey received Col. Polk in an open barouche,
drawn bv splendid pair of black horses, accom-.
panied by Gen. Hall, and other members Of the
general committee of the city, whom they escort
I'd to the Henry House. Having landed there,
vast multitude assembled in front, before whom the
President appeared IN the balcony, and was most
vocerously cheered The people called out to
John Brough and others to make their speeches
Judge Read made short and animated speech to
them, after which lett the crowd for my room in
the same hotel.
The Hon Isaac Hill, of N. H, is here on his
way to New Orleans for the benefit of his health.
This will be day long remembered in Cincn
| natl She has done the thing geneelly; done it
like men ot taste, of enthusiasm, skill, and Judg
| ment. 1t was a scene worth crossing the noun
tains to see. | saw many democratic eyes filled
with tears of JOY. In the midst of one OF the most
| exciting scenes ever presented to my eyes by the
voluntary greeting of free people to their newly
elected chief mag israte, stout looking hoosleT
democrat gave vent to his feelings, by crying cut
at the top of his voice 10 the assembled multitude,
Who is James X. Polk 7" which caused tremen-
dous laughing and heering among the people.
have seen the Queen going and returning from
| Parliament House | have seen Louis Philippe
Tyler land in New York in May or June, ls43, bu,
| never did before enjoy such a scene this, al
Cincinnati, to-day, as the hearty manner western
treemen greet the arrival OF western President on
pressed what they felt: Blessings rest upon them
and on our great, glorious. and mighty common
| country, say |. Col. Polk's Annexation and Ore
| gon principles make him, at this time, almost the
idol OF the great mass Of cur people, who feel a
spirit moving within them that Is pressing onward,
/ onward, aye, for ever onward
| The President will leave tomorrow the 7th for
Wheeling, but by what route isnot yet determined.
Adieu, SANDY Hook.
P S. The President this afternoon has been per-
sonaily presented to large concOurse OF the clti-
| zens Of Cincinnati, both ladies and gentlemen.
| Military companies at later period have also
enaded before his hotel, and fired spirited salutes
| S.H.
| CINCINNATI, Feb. 6, lS45.
/ FRIEND BENEFIT
James X. Polk is now in this city, he is soon to
represent the democracy OF the country as well as
| the young democracy of Gotham. He arrived
| this morning at ten O'Clock on board OF steamer
vile which was joined by one from this city-made
| his triumphal entry amid the roar OF cannon and
| ten thousand citizens. He was escorted from the
steamer to his apartments at the Henry House, by
| tour military companies, where, on arriving, he
i was introduced to the populace from the balcony
| by Judge Reed OF the Supreme Court OF Ohio
The introduction was IN a set speech relative TO
the various subjects inscribed upon the banners in
the recent election campaign, such as " Texas, .
"Oregon," "Free Trade" &c.
Mr.. Polk replied in brief and pointed speech
Of the &c SSs the
He renewed his pledge to the sentiment g OF
death to old hunkerism." All the questions refer
red to by the gentleman introducing him, had been
would be his pleasure as well as his duty to see
| that they were promptly carried out he then de-
clared that he had been elected as the Chief Ma
sistrate of the great American peoples and, as the
| (tIaul and wormwood to cllques.) Mr. Polk leaves
this city this evening at nine O'Clock en- route te
| Washington by stage through Virginia.
For the purpose OF saving time and expense tC
the democracy of New York, in visiting Washing
ton for the purpose of seeing MI. Polk, wouie
advise them to request a certain slow and so easy
democrat of the Tenth Ward to compress his lip
and exhibit himself the de facto President elect
and they will see him to T.
Cincinnati is great end glorious city, notwith
standing she has two sins connected with he
name. In 1880, the first foot prints of the pale
face was made in 1t |; in 1905, the population wal
$50; in 1S40, it was 60 600 in 1900. she will un
quesiionably be the seat of government OF tn,
Union, and the equal, if not the superior, of New
York. The surrounding country and her safe po
sition from the sea, will to her rapid ant
preeminent growth. There was force and pregnan
meaning In the language of Daniel Webster at IN,
English Agricultural Dinner Table in 1889, wheI
ne used the following language
MAY 1t please you, My Lords, for as such
must here address you, you may be surprised wheI
tell you, that have witnessed with pride and ad
mlration the cattle exhibited here this day. Blu