The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-09-01
co0e'pondnoc ofthe Philadelphia Neos,
The Presidents
NO R I'll + R N T0U R,
CnAMurnsnun0, Aug, ~ sd

hr rpacious court yard NJ Coyerloy'a Ia Hair /.
riH,urg, aud ningllng with the people Ia tho
sitting room lie manners no eRry his bearing |
20 free from osleulnlion, and his counlennnce |
10 expressive Of warm feeling, TINT Tie crowd
both old aud young, gathered about him and
mingled 10 conversation M freely ns " they
had known him tyr yeuru, Every UHg vim
rhw hin was delighted, They expected 10
fnd plain old man, the outlines ofhis hco
strongly marked with cnro and experiences,
and a rounteunuce sulifned md sublued 10y
the ylcissitudeH aflurlunc aud eyenltul hislo-
rs, aud their expectations were fully realized
An ltsli Sergeant, Who Ind served 10 Flor
ida, presented himself before the Fresidonl,
dressed Ia his best rcglmcutnls, necosling
him with q sort Of deleTentlHll mir, NJ much
M "a sny, ." would ho more familiar #
Il VIVA only old Zach md not ihs Pfez.
idcni" No sooner did the President recog-
ME him than he extended his band and
greeted him with the Afdor aud sincerity Of
u brother. The Sergeant was delighted
TO WINS not mistaken in Old Zach and az
ho turned Ia 60, lac said, God bless you,
General aud may yer live ioriycr f" which
sentiment was rrciprocnlcd Ivy the Presl-
drut with warmth and sincerity which sol
dlcrs ever feel. Leaving harrisburg NJ hnll
pnht seven. tie commillrd tom Carlisle,
we're introduced 10 the President, aud took
tiitif-HeaTs around hiniE,lu reply To anne.
lhlug Fnid 10y ono of the gentlemen, the Pfes-
ldcit said that having spout forty years Of
his hfe iti-t field aud on the Eoniior, IN the
service Of his country, ho WINS not inmlnr
with the details of all the great measures
Il.ai Lad hgilnlcd the rouniry--lhuI hc had 30
stated 10 the people long before lao was elec.
led. hnd lhhl lie m uuttItuE tr'''- '1"es4tIl
them lut he added, "Hs the people had
- Vtluga ia fl9 Itun BONlttOti
which nav occupyl have determined 10
serve them To the fullest extent OF my hhll-
is | shnll go through your state, gentle
men, mud Frr for tittrrifbN Sour prcui sour
ce= Of wealth, aud hy ininglug with the poo
plc,-ihose who hold the plough, mud WELD
the spade, Tie nNc, and the INNING ioolri--
shnll learn what IL Is 80 important for me mud
for olhors occupying positions OF responsible
ity aud trust 10 know practically lie snid'
also, hr wns IN lhypr of protecting the inter
csts orthc pcopln--ihnl II would proinoto in
dustry, which was tho main spring OF proc.
p.rity nnd happiness To the people, and tho
inducrr OF that rrl-rrlihnco aud lnRh so'ilod
purpose which should Ice the pride and boast
of rrpuhlcana Ito had Washington and
Jefferson M lllu-tfipus models aud with he
n--isinucc which hr could call 10 his md, hu
should Use every honorable means to sub
serve tie interests of The great masses, Aud
promote thcir happiness mud he should
never do amy thing di-bonorublo to accom-
pllsll ANY purpose.
The ears hn,iug stopped n0lrw moment,
at McchaucsburE, lgtgr crowl lhssod
nrnuud intense Is ruprr To- rec sod Bucua
N,s,n :" ~ plain aud huncst looking farmer,
who had been cycling the President closely
for some minutes from the outside, having
attracted the presidents nitogion, sung oui,
4" Gen. Ia, nr, IL you'll do ~ well ~ Wash
inrton ~ YOU did at Bucun Vista, wc shall
br satisfied" The President responded,
warmly taking him toy the hnnd, saying TINT
he should do all IN his power, Tor Tie
people. Tie npoloezvd to them for not al
ightlug, oNcusng himself 10y stating Ihn' lac
had been seriously III the night previous
that lac believed pcnnsy lvunin had nearly us
ed him up. a voice IN the crowd replied
e" thee deserved IL, inch I" To recount nl
the incidents would require more tnic and
space than could bc devoted But every
| where, nj every village aud cross road
/ thousands had assembled from all the sur
rounding country, aud men, women, aud
| children closed in upon the President n
/ though they would dcvour him. Even al
! lAr Intel those WHO ,ould not get TO sec Inn
desired To see the room where he slept, Il
| look Mt his baggage, or To see amy thing thai
belonged 10 him, They would even pas
around the members of the party, aud en-
uuire about " Ola Whitley" how no looked
! and how lac WINS kept, how old he was, OF
what breed, and every other imaginable ques
| ton. Al these heterogeneous were put VIII
the greatest sincerity, and the greatest nnN
! Jew wns manifested To elicit the Information
Tho fnrmers came direct from their ploughs
and demanded TO see Old Zach. They ling
cred about him like children, and would no
! get or the cars I'LL the train was we'll unde
j wny,
One orthe Democrats upon the committee
: rr,,r,-rit..4 saag An interview With the Gener
nl TINT if he were to run ngan, nothing
kco0ld keep him out lie snid the great sim
plicity aud honesty which he Possesses WI
win the hearts Of the-4aaeses against all par
ties or political preludices'
A gentleman presenting the President witt
nm umbrella, remarked that u WINS ren
republican umbrella. Tho PRESIDENT IN
,nedinrnlv replied thnt he was NJ pnin
hrepnhlican ns amy man III inc country, an'
! in n >,in of good humor continued" An,
i'll hive destroyed as mnny woman and chi
lren as Mr. Richie asserts, | certainly hnv
not devoured them"
rur RrcEr1roN Ar CAknsLE.-At Car
isle the crn.sd was nwftIlflthe dust sutiorui
Ing. The chr was bcsoiged, and tho shout
,of q Old Zach !" Old Zach x arose on ever
side like ocean waves threatening to over
whcm all order aud break M tho prr~es
sion. Some time elapsed before the passing
could be cleared for the currtrse- " Aieh-AAil
standing close TO the platform of the car.
and even then, before the President coul
) enter il, he was literally covered with me
and boys. People bad como In from all III
) counlry Tor many miles nronnd and such
lsro,yd was never seen there before. TIL
PROCESSION escorted by several Companies o