The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-26
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our New York c~-re.nona.n,
New You. -

m NEW ioN.. June 25, 1917.
of June, in all their best receive the guests ,he day
the Chief Magistrate of the republic The first -uue,
though litte too warm Notwithstanding clear eaeza
As for our Gotham, since early this morning, 1t has BE-
alive and gay with preparation. Broadway and all the Prn
cpal streets and avenues are decorated with fags ana
sreaners and from every quarter the military and the var
GUS civic bodies proceeding their places of rendezvous
and thence to the Battery where the President is to land
By houands-nay, by tens OF housandshe citizens are
In the sees-men, women and chldren-pressng forward
10 receive and to look the first of their feowciiZens
The steamer c. Vanderbilt the fitting rival of the rushing
oregon took down this morning South Amboy, TO meet
the PRESIDENT the committee of the common council with
load OF invited guests including the judges Of our
members of the State legislature heads of departments of
the city government all other official personages connected
with the city here with several of the distin
gnished citizens of this and other States The Tammany
Society, and the members of the Democratic Republican
General Committee with their guests, filled another
the Eureka. The President reached South Amboy at H.
a. ~ and the New York committee received him from the
Philadelphia committee
Mr. Franklin president of the Board of Aid emen and
chairman OF the committee, addressed him. and the Pesi-
dent replied send you a hasy sketch of his remarks
| from the Suns extra:
"Ihe President replied in feeling and eloquent
express my deep gratitude He felt he said the welcome
was not to the individual but intended high po-
of party he such but the northern peo-
pie OF his country with which he has been familiar
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country; and he hoped that, by doing his duly, and his
whole duty to hand over the position he fills to his
unmpared. He alluded in happy manner the city Of
New York. said it was specimen OF our happy country
large and spoke OF the high destiny FILL He
cuded by thanking the council for the cordial wei
come which he had received"
All the way to the city the spectacle really grand be-
yond description. Our noble bay presented finer
sight 1t seemed to smooth its broad and majestic 'front.'
give the President its best welcome. 1t fairly
cred with waercaft of every size from the theedecker
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e like dolphns The G. Vanderbilt of course the
hag-shp-on board of her the President but behind
and before and around her fleet of vessels waving
from deck to masthead with flags of all nations, and
they moved along. almost hiding the water beneath.
At ten minutes past two the President received AT
the Battery with salute of cannon and small from
the military Our Philadelphia friends have talked OF their
forty thousand receive the President The Empire
city has her $1,000 in her to-day AT three O'Clock
this afternoon Broadway, far the eye could reach,
densely lined both sides with expectant crowds
every balcony and the front Of every house had its occu
pansthese last mostly OF the precious SEX whose
dresses brilliant with many coorsor should not rather
say their bright eyes and beauty rare -made the long
street CLEAN like an arcade of flowers.
The procession was imposing, both by its numbers and
appearance. Where write this, is about half mile from
the Battery. The head of the procession with the Pres
dent passed O'clock and while write this (en min
after ~ it is still passing. The military were out in
unusual numbers. The fine regiment OF the National
Guards--which New Workers think of the very
finest volunteer corps IN the UnlOn-paradeQ OIU
almost its entire force and the greatest mustered by
it. The fire department, out in strength and their
uniform red shirts made quite feature of the procession
The Presidents at the Asor House. He sees
his felow-ci,izens the City Hall, and in the
day will visit with the committee of the
mon council &c) the water-works and other noabes and
visibcs city is understood that he stays
Sunday, and Monday leaves us for Boston.
The Tribune, this morning, by of it's editors who
has sheen Bostng where he appears to have 'he
elephant says that there is violent probability of the
turn the House of Representatives of the Hon Geo
Evans late of the United States Senate, member for the
Kennebec disric-Mr. Belcher the member elect being
willing resign for the purpose The Tribune ntimates
that Mr.. ELS 'great parliamentary experience his self
possession, the dignity of his conduct, and popular
ners," would make him excellent Speaker of the
house This counting chickens before they hatched
with witness The Kennebec district is about the only
one in the State where Mr.. Evans could be elected but
before takes his chance there he had better make
sure is be wing house for he may happen into
one which will prefer democrat for its Speaker Suppose,
too that "whg house" might select another candi-
date
The eegraphc wires will be extended to Halifax,
whereby shall be brought some two days and a half
nearer to England. By-andbye Yankee will get out
patent for improvement by which we shall hear OF
things the other side of the about they
happen if soonerlike the which the papers get
sometimes Gin advance of the mall MI desprandum.
FED.