Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-07-08

be, have not been neglected, but IN the midst
OF our hard working population, aud by their
AID aud earnings, numerous churches and
school houses, among the best in New Eng
land, have been thrown open to all classes.
No effort has been neglected,snd no reason
able expenditure spared, which would i'm
prove our religious, and our intellectual con-
dtlon.
Sir, we feel bonored in receiving you ms
guest, and extending to you the hospital mites
OF our city. We shall feel proud in exhibit
ing To you our mills IN operation, where the
female with her delicate hand, performs her
work IN cheeriuness, with exactness and
with care our workshops, where the strong
arm OF the arlizun gives form aud almost
perfection TO countless cunnlngly wrought
machines, many Of which he himself invenis
our canals, by which nearly all the water OF
Merrlmack River is turned from its original
channel and impressed into service to fur
nsh power for our varied machinery the
new canal, when more than half million Of
dollars is now being expended, in order to
furnish further facilities in the use OF this
water power, and to many other objects
which trust you will not consider unworthy
Your attention.
Mr.. President, have the honor to intro.
duce you to, and again welcome you among
happy, con,en,ed, and prosperous popua
ton. who will give you that frank and cordl-
al reception which is due to your exalted
position as an eminent citizen of a sister
State, and as the President Of this great Re-
public.
The President replied briefly, but few
heard what he said. The noise Of The can.
non and the immense crowd Of people, were
not favorable to q hearing Of it..
o. The President returned from Con
cord, N. II. to Lowell, on Thursday night
a. ten o'clock, and stopped at the Merrimack
House. On Friday morning he passed
down upon the Lowell Railroad to the Viii.
mington junction, where he took the Maine
Railroad, by The way Of Haverhill, Exeter
Dover, &c. and over the Portsmouth and
Saco Railroad to Portland.
The President i'm Maine.
forenoon at Salmon Falls, the dividing line
between New Hampshire and Maine, he was
met by various depu,ations, viz 1: William
p. Hines, OF the Senate, and Hannibal Ham.
lin and Thomas Chadwick, Of The house com.
mittee Of the Legislature (; Samuel Wells
Augustus Hines. Charles q. Clark and
Joseph Howard, Esqs. committee Of the pub
lie meeting Of citizens Of Portland John
Anderson, w. ID. Little and Moody F.
Walker, Esq. appointed by the city council
r. ID. Rice, q. w. Standley and David Bron.
son, Esqs. committee Of citizens OF Augusta
and Colonels w. Gutter, and George f.
Shepey aids to Governor Dana, Of The State.
The Hon. w. p Haines, Of the legislative
committee, made the address of welcome o.
cross the borders.
The President, IN his reply, stated that he
was not aware before that he was the first
chief ma gis,rate Of the nation who had visit.
ed Maine since it had been erected into a
state.
After short stop ct Saco, where the Pres.
ident was checred as at all other depots, he
arrived about half past eleven al Portland,
where the President was received at the de.
pot by Mr.. Mayor Greeley, in the usual
terms of welcome. and he replied according
ly. lie was then introduced privately to
Gov. Dana at the same place. A very hand
some procession was then formed under the
direction Of Gen. w. p Smith, and escorted
by the Portland Light Infantry, Capt. Viii.
son. The firemen constituted a conspicuous
figure in the procession. State street was
lined with the scholars of public schools.
dressed out with blue sashes. About $4,000
strangers were in the streets, and the recep
ton went off gloriously. with olternations OF
cheers and the roaring Of cannon.
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