The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-06-24


living 80 well qualified - Iudge Rnrnsi.
10 write out bis impressions and Iecsllec-
lions az The snhjeri." a~ ~
Mr.. cisl-ln . recent ronyersalioa.
you requested me 10 give ron IN secaanl
ol he installation 0l PGeslden. Washing
ton. afser his fIsl eleeiian 10 lhe Presi-
deney. which | had The pleasure Of viii
Messing. s
You Will recnlleci that The FIRST Con-
gress. ehosen under the Federal c0nsli.
tulinn. assembled Al New York. early in
The manlh Of April. 1889: aid that alter
the two houses were organized, they pro-
eeeded in the manner prescribed in The
Constitution, 10 open and count the saIes
given for President and Vice President of
The United States; when il was ascertain
ell that George Washington. NJ Virginia,
Was elerlel President BY The unanimous
role oI The nation. and John Adams. the
elder, OF Massachusetts. Vice President,
By an overwhelming majority. A ceTiifi.
Gale Of The election Of George Washing,
ton, signed by he President Of The Se.
maize. was Immediately transmitted IN him
ny Charles Thompson, Secretary Of the
Congress. and delivered al Mount Yer
non. on the l4ih Of April. :~-~~
Having determined, aftsi serious deli.
beralion, 10 accept the appointment. AID
being aware that the affairs Of the nation
required his presence Al the seal ri gov
eminent, he bid reluctant alden 10 Noun
Vernon, and commenced his journey Ia
! the scat of government. on the second
day after the arrival Of Mr.. Thompson.
Here tho writer enters into descrip
lion Of the manifestations Of popular en-
ihnsiasm in his progress. with which
most readers ara probably familiar. ant
we therefore 0mii IL. @.~-a s~# @sn
The Governor OF New-Jersey joined
him al New Brunswick, and accompanied
him TO EIizabeth,own Point. On the
road between those places. the President
was me, by the Commi,,cc Of Congress.
who received and conducted him and his
suite with military hnnors 10 The Point.
where they embarked on magni6cen,
j., barge, bnill and decorated for the occasion,
and rowel BY thirteen branch pilots, Sc
lerled from different harbors, and dressed
in white uniforms. .s~s...-* &c.,
Wriiers OF that day have represented
The incidents o.. The journey. from its CON-
mencemen ~ lie rlnse as hainG ennal IN
splendor, and FAR exceeding IN sincerity
Kindness Of feeling. and unfeigned adml'
ration, the triumphal procession Of The
great conquerors Of antiquity. ..~-~-.-..,-
! New-York bay was literally white will
vessels and boats of all sizes, filled will
admlring muliiindes, both male and fe
male, clad in their richest attire. Many
of these vessels had hands Of music Oh
board, and all Of them displayed iag'
painted for the occasion, each having al
allusion 10 some interesting event IN tn
life Of this great man, The bay, bfoat
sheet of water extending eight or Mint
; miles, seemed 10 be animated with CRATE
full and happy mul,i,udes, competing VIII
each other 10 do The frs, and highest no
nors 10 him they idolized, and regarde'
not only as the greatest. but the mobiles
and the best Of The human family. ftwa
understood that The city would be crowd
ed with people from every section oil III
country, on which account il was though
not prudent 10 make public the place
which the barge was 10 land; but as sh
y neared The battery, the place Of her des.
nation was pretty well ascer.aned by IN
!. multitude, from the course she was Size
% ing, which they had closely observed
= so thai when she reached the stairs cree
8. ed on Murray's wharf, where The ADM
y ed Of every admirer was to embark, II
landing and The streets as far as the ey
. could extend, were filled with crowds
,, human beings, anxious TO see their gre
70 benelactor. Atihe landing. the Preside
~ was received by the Governor oil The sla
of New York, and conducted with mlll'
e ry honors ihrougllou, an immense co
~ course OF admiring friends, to the lods'n
- prepared FOR his reception. In The e'
;" ming, tho city was brilliantly illuminate
and there was fine display Of Trevor
., from the Battery. b.
:. : Being myself. al that time, student
= Princeton college, and these in,eres,'
:, scenes taking place during The Spring
= cation OF the Institution, il was IN
~ ~ power TO be present and witness The gre
=, er part Of them. In the memoranda
: made by the general, in his private 10
;. = nal, was The following statement:
=, "The display Of boats which alient
-, - and joined on. the occasion, some "
!" vocal, and Others with instrumental 4
" sic on board--ihe decorations Of ship:
the roar OF cannon, and lie loud ac'
IT, nations Of the people which rent the 8
as passed along the wharves, filled
&C. mind with sensations as painful as u
b. we're pleasing" .~..- s-1.... s...u -. !,
H. Before the arrival Of The Presid
ly elect, Vice President Adams reached
'e- city. and took his seat in The Senate,
nd The presiding officer OF that august boz
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