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sion was about mile in length, and occupied quite half

sion about mile in length and occupied quite half
an hour In passing given point
Ihe Boston cadets, governors body guard, under
Colonel Carey, stationed in front OF the porhco oil
the Revere House. to receive the President and the city
council.
Upon arriving at the Revere House, the President
conducted by the committee to the splendid suite of apart
ments fronting Bowdoin street. which had been fitted
up for the occasion with all the characteristic and
elegance of the proprietor, Mr. Stevens About half
three Governor Briggs arrived and having been formally
introduced to the President addressed him follows,
| behalf of the Commonwealth
Mn the name of the citizens of Massachu-
se tender to you, Chief Magistrate of the United
States their respects, and bid you welcome 10 the hospi-
nlites OF the Commonwealth.
should be happy sir, your official duties would allow
you the Time to go with you throughout State and show
you our people and their institutions they should
be pleased TO have 90 among farmers upon the
that you might the difficulties they have had encon
ter in cutvatng hard, unyieldng SOIL when that soil is
tom lands and wide pruries of your great west-'o
so INTO the shops OF Our mechanics the factories OF our
OF commerce upon the docks Of our seapo and upon the
decks of our merchant vessels and we-equlpped whale
cherished objects of the people OF the Commonwealth from
religion erected in village and neighbohood know,
sir, would be pleased witness the varied and
of Massachusetts, engaged with unrng
in those avocatons Ly which they hope promote
belong to that great family Of States over whose destiny
you preside by the sulirages OF free people. To this
edge their obligations and they intend faithfully and al
ways fulfil those obi cations, That Union, under gen
era government conducted according the provisions of
the glorious constitution established by the wise patriots
OF pas geneTaon steadily progressing IN the
viii be perpetual. We shall rejoice your adj
insiraon contribute to that important and desirable end
The President replied to the Governor substantially to
the following effect but somewhat more at length:
SIR: In receiving from The chief magistrate of this
ancient Commonwealth, the welcome with which you
have honored me- sensible that purpose is
recognise great principle feel that II is the office which
hod ina, you Wish to honor and while you thus honor It
OF the people for the time being, and that, though thus
with deep satisfaction Of the prosperity the people which
you represent should be happy extend my visit
throughout your Commonwealth to visit your common
schools your academies higher seminarcs for educa
ton to visit your workshops your manufactures to visit
your husbandmen All this would give pleasure but
would be incompatible with my public duties. In few
Your allusion to the Union meets my hearty response
There is an altar at which we may all worship However
policy on the question Of the Union we are uned We
are all agreed 70 preserve it, We recognise the Union in
this posing welcome, which you have extended me,
but the fact that the whole Union is receiving honor
| from one of the States which form the Union
The remainder of the afternoon the President
cuped in receiving company including the officers of the
troops who had been on duty during the day, officers
of the army and navy and numerous citizens and sran-
gers of distinction. The following had served in one
other of the branches of Congress while the President
was member of Congress- Gov. Briggs Ex-Governor
cut, Ex-Governors Woodbury. and Hubbard, of New
Hampshire Ex-Governors Fairfield and Anderson, of
Maine Ex-Governor Morton was also present, and
Col Joseph Hall, navy agent, and Hon. William Par
menter, naval officer, who in Congress with the
President
At O'Clock the city council gave dinner in honor Of
the President and his entire SUITE and the persons above
named also attended The dinner of the richest de-
scrpton but only hour and half was passed at table,
the President having appointed ha-past eight for the
speeches oasts given during the short fest-
| val.
On OF the continued incemency of the weather.
the President did not leave the Revere House during the
afternoon or evening.
1t gives pleasure to state, that the city authorities
have done all III their power to receive the President in
manner BETTING his eminent official station, and in
doing so, have maintained the honor of the city, and
faithfully carried out the wishes of its liberal minded
citizens.
The marshas and all others connected with the pro-
cession and not sheltered in carriages, tho
roughly drenched by the rain.
This forenoon, if the weather admits, the President
will visit Charesown and be escorted to Bunker Hill by
the authorities OF that city, and in the afternoon he will
proceed to Lowell.