The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-08-22
THE PRESIDENTS VISIT.


reported TO have been seen in that neighborhood
THE PRESIDENTS VISIT.
We announced In our last, that the President
and his Lady had paid visit TO Old Point,
which would be but of short duration. Yesterday
he visited the Navy Yard and vessels in the har
Dor, and was, for short time the guest of Com
Wilkinson. The Councils of Norfolk having ex-
tended TO him, as usual, the courtesy and hospla-
~ OF the city he accepted the invitation, and on
leaving the Yard, was landed in Norfolk and es-
cOrled TO Blacks National Hotel, where refresh
ments were provided in abundance, and where
several of the citizens of Norfolk waited upon him
without distinction of party, to pay their respects.
Depuaon of the Board of Trustees of Ports.
mouth also waited on the President, with an in
vitatioG to him TO accept the inequalities of the
town, and 10 our fellow citizens in general.
but pre- engagements, and the very short period
set apart for his first visit Old Point prevented.
This was great disappointment to many warm
friends. who desired to take him by the hand and
welcome him TO Virginia, which they were pre-
vented from doing by the erclusiuc manner he
was appropriated yesterday by those gentlemen
who conduct the Yard. The guns Of the Penn
sylvania, and revenue cutter Madison, gave notice
throughout the day, of the Presidents movements
and locality. The weather was extremely snltry
and dissgreeabe, yet the n. l.. A. Blues, Capt
Ferguson, turned out in Norfolk to do honor TO
the guest of the City, and fired salute ON his
leaving the wharf on his return last evening for
Old Point
He has been visited by numbers o.! our fellow
citizens, who have waited on him at Old Point 10
pay their respects, and take the opportunity Of
seeing him in propria personnG. 1t is but lit
tie relaxation to him to visit such public places.
as there are thousands always anxious to see and
DESTROYS ofPaying their respects to the Chief Mag
istrate. whose attentions cannot be avoided We
take the following from the Washington Union.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES
Left this city this morning. in the steamer Os.
ceola, short excursion, being the first he has
taken since he entered upon the arduous and re-
sponsible duties of his high office 1t is now near
eighteen months since he was indicted into the
Presidential office, and during every day of that
period he has been found in his office assidlousy
engaged in the discharge of the aborious duties
which have been devolved upon him He has
the ten miles square since he reached Washing
ton, in February, lS45, and that was when. du-
ring the last year, he visited Mount Vernon, and
viewed the tomb of the great and good Washing
ton-going and returning on the same day. He
is literally ,oorking President AS our coun-
try and its population have enlarged the public
business requiring the personal attention of the
Chief Magistrate has greatly increased The
President has neglected no part of his duty. hu,
haa hoo Sta lu al. L:
ton even To the minute details of the duties of
the Executive. usually confided To subordinate of
iceTs, TO a greater extent than, perhaps anv Of
his predecessors has done. His friends have Of
ten urged him to take some recreation He has
constantly replied, that his first duty was TO the
public, and has never until now found an occasion
when he thought he could with propriety be alb.
sent from the seat of government First the
Texas, and then the Oregon and Mexican cues
tons, claimed his attention to say NOTHING of the
great measures Of domestic pulley which he
brought forward in his annual message in De-
cember last and which have been so triumphant.
ly sustained by Congress. Now that lonu SEES
sion Of Congress, running through between eiuh,
and nine months, has closed and he has had time
since the adjournment TO look into the laws which
they passed, and give the necessary directions for
their execution, he finds the first moment Of lei
sure when he may with proprety be absent from
the seat of government.
We understand that the President and his fam
ily have gone to Fortress Monroe, where he will
probably remain but three four days. when he
Is expected to return. The close application Of
the President during hiswhole life to the perfor
trance Of all duties, whatever they may have been
is very r"markable. 1t is said, and we believe
upon reliable authority, that when at college ht
never failed to attend single recitation, or e
pprfotm any other duty required Of him and tina
dnrlnp his service as member Of the Legislature
~ Tennessee, and in the Congress Of the United
States. during the long period of fourteen wears
h. never failed for a single day to be present
His name. we are informed, is to be found record
cd on the journals Of the House Of Representative
upun every vote taken, important or unmportant
for ten years, during which time no held sea
ON the floor and that during the four latter YEAR
of his service, when he was Speaker, he was nre
sent every day, presiding over the House 0
Representatives.
IL appearance the President is not man of ~
bus, constitution, and his good health and grsa
ability to endure confinement and intense labo
are to be attributed to his regular and temperate
manner Of life, and to the fact that the Sabbat
is with him day Of rest On that day his door