The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-22
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 10.
Reception OF General Cas-.

About o'clock yesterday afternoon, signal gun
noqnced The appearance of the boat that eegphed
to bring this distinguished individual TO city There
was general gathering of citizens along the bank
OF the lake and multudes began collecting the steam
boat landing. The Cleveland light artillery General
Sanford, senper Poyaus, fired national salute the
Hudson approached the harbor; and when this noble
craft bearing Caesar and his fortunes, alongside
the dock, there went up from the dense hrong there
sembled three tremendous shouts There general
rush board to and shake by the hand once more
this old pioneer OF the west Among the crowd were
twenty of the Generals old neighbors from Detroit, who
had come down in the morning to escort and welcome
him home Major Kelsey was on hand 10 take charge OF
his guest and after numerous introductons and saua
tons on board preparations made for repairing to
the New England On reaching the dock, the crowd
was great and dense to seem almost impregnabe
Happily for the General and his immediate escort the
German Guards, Lieutenant Mack, true TO the patriotic
impulses for which the sons OF Old Germany are ever
noted, had, Unexpectedly to the committee and all,
marshaed their forces and appeared on the spot in full
uniform with presented to salute the General clear
the way, and lead the escort to the hotel
There long train OF carriages, many on horse
back, and crowds in the street and the side walk
Gen Cass with the mayor and the committee rode in the
New England omnibus, followed by the Detroit delega-
ton in carriages The whole movement spontane-
Gus and enthusiastic and when the procession had
reached the New England the crowd had increased
era thousands They occupied the street IN front OF the
house. and presented truly ga sea OF uplurned faces
was then suggested-the crowd being so great and evil
IDENTIFY expecting something of the kndthat the General
should make short address, although such arrange
and in reply to short address by the Hon. Reuben Wood
responded substantially as follows:
SIR: The noise and confusion which pervade this
BY do Gss
this time, than return my thanks Tor The very warm and
given me- take this expression of their feeling
much compliment to myself individually, as an ex
par,y whose standard bearer unworthy am have
been selected the candidate OF the greaI democratic
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high and important station, shall endeavo to administer
the affairs OF the government IN the true spirit OF her go
Gus institutions.
You have made some alluson. sir to principles and
YOU to my votes as recorded sentiments heretofore
expressed upon these questions ny acts for the las, forty
to satisfy the public, all that advance will be
The great democratic party of this Union sympathzes
with the down trodden and oppressed of every andwtt
Ireland beautiful but down-rodden Ireand-with Germa
n.y. with France and all other countries struggling for free
dom hone that the day is distant when The
less millions Of the Old World will be enabled TO burst the
again, in conclusion beg leave returnyou my thanks
for the cordial reception you have extended TO me-
After the address the General besieged by throng
of vsers which he cordially took by the hand, and
kept in the exercise of "rgh hand of fellowship until
he departed Several amusing incidents occurred during
the day. -
Everything passed off tremendously and to the salts
faction of all Even the whig anti Taylor boilers, who
marched down from the square, where they had been
holding rePuddHon meets' were very civl, anu diu
nothing but carry aoft their banners some OF which the
General read and said he heartily endorsed the senti-
ment The Michigan delegation were graifed beyond
measure the enthusiastic reception of their e
low -ctizen and the General himself felt highly compli-
mented
At hap past nine, the company left. The evening
calm and beautiful the lake still, and bright young
moon was looking down with smiles on the scene be-
low AS the Hudson left the pier, she took round in
the lake. was sauted by the artillery from the bank and
answered by round of cheers from the boat
So Onens the campaign Cleveland We hope the
same good feeling and spirit may characterize it through
out.