Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-07-03
THE PRESIDENTS VISIT TO NEW YORK
FROM rHE NEW ronK PAPERS.

day than he treated yesterday his into the
great city Of the Unon could his political friends,
had they been power managed the cerenonas Of his well
New York in more liberal manner than was done
by his political opponents the Wing Common Council We
have bad say many hard things Of city governors
since they came into power that very happy have
opportunity TO give them unqualified praise for the hand
manner IN whchhey conducted the reception yesterday
The general neanes elegance, good oder and eray Of
the arrangements formed the theme Of conversation among the
distinguished guests who went down to Amboy to accompany
the President TO the city. The Committee had the good for
that beautiful steamer the Cornelius Wander
bl which understand furnished gatuousIy by her
liberal proprieto and the good invite greater
number guests than could be comfortably accommodated
board Soon after o'clock the Vanderbilt left the Bate
ry gaiy decorated with flags, and having board 800
genemen and half dozen ladies' There were two Immense
punch bowls OF blue and white china the first Deck which
kept constantly filled with richly favored drink Jumps
of ice and Strawberries. The Board Of Aldermen and Assist
all there wearing coloed osetes of satin bands
with the Of the city printed broad white pendant
The hcadsman OF the Board looked quite unconscious of the
dcapatoy work he had been engaged in and seemed just
careless and goodnaured he had filed dreadful
office The Army and Navy numcrousy represent
ed Among them Captains McKeever Cooper, Sloat
Lieutenants Hunter, Browne and Colonel Crane Majors
Calhoun Ranes and great number Of younger officers then
there ex-Mayos Harper and Havemeyer, Senators
Dixon H. Lewis and Yue, Mons. Vatemare Judges Jones
and Oakley, Senator Folsom, Attorney Butler and the Pre-
sdens BROTHER who has just back from his mission to
Naples.
After leaving the Battery the boat stopped at Governors
Island to take board the fine military band from that
ton, and then went rapidly down the Bay outside Of
Staten Island, towards South Amboy. We had been long
used dusty garre and files of damp papers, that we had
forgotten that Princes Bay beautiful blue end
breezy The shores of Staten Island before looked
lovely; pleasant sight, darcd along, TO watch
the fields OF pening wheat which gttercd in the and
I Of svery hue.
The reached Amboy II o'clock, and found the
President and his suite waiting. Aldermen Oliver and Nc
knight ashore give him welcome and him
board After coming board he escorted to the upper
saloon, and then introduced the committee appointed
ceive him. Alderman Franklin delivered short Grafton
him, and obgngy informed him that New York had made
considerable progress in point of population during the last
century and half and that the steepes OF churches
pon in silent grandeur the object Of worship" which
think must have puzzled the President good deal. The
Alderman also informed his Exceency that The Croton Aque
duct distributes within midst the pure exhiarating
tents of the Croton Lake. ardng delightful beverage for
ALL" Other valuable statistical and moral information
conveyed to the President in very emphatic BY the
President of the Board of Aldermen all of which seemed
give his Excelency much satacton and he replied that he
should be very happy visit New York and the pub
lie works alluded by Alderman Franklin and also in
to statistics le remakng that was fifty eight years since
the adoption Of glorious constitutions and that yegh
years hence there would be hundred millions Of nhab
I IL
nexaton should be carried out y his successors his popula
ton limits be considered very His Excel
ency made observation which have startled all who
heard it he said that he hoped that all party distinctions
would be forgotten because President he knew party
This charming piece Of intelligence which must have
been particularly pleasing to the Postmaster, District Ator
ney, and other officers Of his appointing who heard it.
TO them that they owed their offices 10 their
personal merits and TO their party fidelity After the
speeches over Alderman Oliver summoned the gentle
Of the Common Council and presented them separately
to his Excency then the Foreign Consul requested
to forward after them the officers Of the Army and Navy
called up and then the Judiciary The gentlemen of
the press being called for bded time, which
came for the President strictly guarded by the Jupiter
of the police and his satellites that quite impossible
approach him. Soon after the ntroduc,ions the
dinner announced and then exhibited Pecu
ary illustrative of the republican simplicity Of glorious
institutions. We wish there had been few crowned heads
from Europe present to witness the reversal Of the old
archca rule easts. First the public servants seated
at the tables commencing IN the manner the pesen
atons and then their masters the people, obgngy looked
until their had dned The dinner, rather col
aton very fine, consisting Of all the luxures, &c, cold
ham, strawberries obser ice creams cakes, chickens and
bread and butter The champagne had delicious flavor, and
the punch void Of a blemish.
The passage up the Bay very lively; The numerous
ships and boats gay dressed with flags, and fired
of guns Fort Hamilton and Governors Island gave the
ona saute did the two cutters in the river and En-
gish yacht which ay of the Battery The President landed
fifteen minutes before three Castle Garden, when he
welcomed and taken in charge by the Mayor Of the city, and
then taken up the great avenues that he might have OPP
pouny Of seeing the direst dusest and most crowded
streets the whole Union. This morning his Excelency
paid visit TO Brooklyn at half past o'clock, and tomorrow
he viii probably 90 church. We the District Aor
ney, Mr. Butler whispering seriously in his and he doubt
less nsrucng him where he might best hear the gospel
preached in its purity.
Too much praise be given to Alderman Oliver for
his careful attention the Presidents slightest motions If
the President moved the Alderman caught him by the arm
though he fearful that his charge might escapes if the
President took of his hat the cheers Of passing boat
by bow the Alderman Of the 18th did the Indeed
afraid that people went TO their beds last night
under the impression Of having the President when they
had only seen the Alderman Of the 18th Ward II Mr. Polk
had been piece Of delicate porcelain he could not have been
carefully watched and guarded than he y Alderman
Oliver who seemed speak from every hair Of bis head, and
say, 81 tell you how is good people, the President of the
United States in keeping, and mean to keep him safe
" you had better stand back crowdng and that sort Of
thing viii be Of no use.
The President himself took all these delicate attentions
good natured and seemed disposed to be ohgng and civil
every body they would only let him alone He spare
feeble looking man, without any Of that gdiy Of countc
which all the portraits have Of him give to his
features His mouth has amabe expression and hscyes
have that cold eaden look which has been attributed to
them They Of light bucsh gray, and far from be-
ing dull cold He sdressed suit Of very plain black
with simple neck stock and altogether had the manners and
appearance of country parson Of the Presbyterian school,
He speaks clearly and distinctly, but with wang Of the
vence Hsponuncinion is very peculiar. Hepronounces