The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-14
From the NsC York Courier and Enquirer.
The President in New York.

gan ON board the beautiful steamer So Bay State -
AT about half past ten, made the port of Gene
see, as il is designated, being the mouth of the
Genesee river.
The wind was pleasantly Off shore, and the bright
moonlight made the sail delightful one. The
kindness and attention of Captain Van Cleve had
provided General TAYLOR with two admirable and
capacious state rooms removed far as possible
from all noise and hustle of the deck and saloons
He retired early; for he had during the day been
subjected to than usual fatigue The Genesee
river is picturesque one; il is deep but very
row, and the majestic Bay State seemed almost to
fill up the defle-her high mast and graceful rig
ging far up in the air, and her illuminated saloon
sparkling as she proceeded-now half hid in the
deep shadows of the heights and then distinctly
revealed in the glittering moonlight, Several miles
up the river, the boat sailed along leisurely and at
last reached the sorehouse, which is Rochester's
cognition of the lake commerce. propeller bound
for the upper lakes lay the wharf the sound of the
falls the Genesee was all that broke the silence,
cept the over Jealous cab and omnibus men Ii was
evident that the citizens of Rochester were not
aware Of the arrival of the President, in such
a pleasant evening they would have thronged the
wharf, or, what may be presumed, they, with true
courtesy and kindness, forbore, in the preca-
rous state of his health, any demonstration the
effect of which at that hour of the night could only
have broken his repose.
Our passage hence to Oswego was agreeable not
withstanding that strong wind sprung up, and
the boat danced about merrily-but in the matter
of progress the Boy State never minded the blow,
but went right ahead-arriving at Oswego,
thought, some time before il was necessary. The
President had comfortable night, and was So on
hand'' very early in the morning, that being Old
Zach's way of doing business. He is much more
ready than rough.
Mr.. Bond, Mr. Platt, and the other gentlemen of
the Oswego delegation, had made every arrange
ment for the Presidents reception, in the quiet and
comfortable manner which he desired and after
parting with Captain Van Cleve, to whom for his
kindness and gentlemanly hospitality, the Presi-
dent and his suite expressed warmly their obliga-
tons, General Taylor, accompanied by his physi-
clans and Mr.. Plat, rode through the city-the
time before the departure of the being too short
to allow of any but the most rapid driving. But
even in this quick review, the President observed
and commented upon the great business capacities
Of this wonderful little city 1t could not but i'm
press itself upon his sagacious mind. before
1.-THE water horizon revealing nothing but itself
a harbor, ample and capacious, needing only Just
what Old lack is prepared to give, doubt not) the
common sense of the Government to exercise itself
in making the necessary defences against the fur-
storms of the fall and winter-a canal reaching
to the Hudson-a water power fed by the great and
never failing fatering reservoirs of the Cayuga
and Seneca--such concentration of business capa-
cities exists but in few other places and the Oswego
people have improved it. There are mills in might
and number enough to 'shour" all your city and
ask for more mouths to feed. The wharves were
thronged with sail craft, and there is business
enough for all The wheat fields of Canada come
like ''Birnam wood to Dunsinane'' to the mach-
merry of Oswego. These corn-laws, irrevers-
ible as fate
The citizens of Oswego appeared delighted with
the presence of the President, and many could
gather round the cars constantly in attend
ance. The hour so early that the news of his
arrival had not circulated through the city, but
those who there gave an earnest welcome to
their President. The cars of the Oswego and SYRIA
cuse road were in readiness, and we put off at
rate that sent through field and forest, by pretty
lake and winding river, rapidly desira-
bic. The speed of our progress seemed to delight
the General, who was constantly remarking on the
availability of the country for Improvement, and
the magnitude of the changes which time and indus
try had wrought.
II was soon evident that the fact that the General
was on board the cars was known at Syracuse
for the people had gathered in great numbcrs-and
Syracuse has to reproach itself with want
of enthusiasm, for it would be difficult To find
more animated crowd than that which spontaneous
ly and very suddenly gathered itself about the
In they came, anxious TO be the first if they
had been Old lacks soldiers at Buena Vista. The
only way to prevent the old General from being
smothered and overborne with the affection of the
people-which was evidently ready and somewhat
rough-was to lock the door; and then the
more adventurous took themselves in at the win.
dows-a very elongating process, which il became
necessary, Notwithstanding the enterprise dis
played, TO arrest.
The Mayor Of Syracuse, Mr.. John A. King, the
President of the State Agricultural Society, and
several of the prominent citizens Of Syracuse, were
very earnest in their regret that the General could
not stay to the fair, and he expressed to them his
sorrow that the state of his health would admit
of it, He said that it had been the great object Of
his solicitude in coming to this State that he had
looked forward with the utmost pleasure 10 the
prospect of conversing with the farmers and hear
ing from them the history of the progress of agri-
culture among them. He spoke of his own farm
so much neglected by his forty years devotion TO
public affairs. And have seldom heard a sentence
uttered with more true eloquence, than when he
said, simply ana unaHeCtenly, = nave nhn 70 ne
eject my own affairs much, but believe ! never
did those of my country" The warm hearted
response made by those around him, that
he had. For six long years at one time
he had his farm, though in the
course of the march TO Florida he had passed
within eighteen miles Of il. He said he want
ed TO see his home then, but his orders were to
go forward, and he made sacrifice which few
others would never more animation among
the people than evidenced at Syracuse. The
great desire was 10 sec "Old Zack," and many
were the warm-hearted congratulations Of those
who had been so fortunate as To secure good look
at the old man.
The ladies and the children were especially mo-
ticed by him, and he had for them, whenever they
came TO him, kind words and wishes. saw him
specially introduced TO the oldest clergyman Of the
Episcopal church-the oldest, believe, in all this
State. General Taylor received him with marked
Difference and courtesy. This unfeigned respect,
in all places, borne by the illustrious Chief Magis-
trate TO the ministers of holy religion, is graf
flying sign of the good times into which our Re