The New York herald., 1850-02-24
INTELLIGENCE BY THE NAILS.
4~. Presidents Progress 60 RishasnS.
RIeanoNp. IVA } Feb n, 1850

SSSs being the day for he resident 90 sssrs on ns
o.rney TO Rissmoud, to hay the eoruerssoAs OF sos
wsshinxton Monument rose early, and hAsssnsd up
=. Al, whit. ous. before breakfast To my surprise
,suud the President of AFTER eating IN earlier
and more hurried breakfast thsa usual 10 IVES mos
ht o,olock and had been noticed that the Southern
-, voud not leave us stil nine. However. ~ feared
h.v obt move some hat earlier to accommodate the
cx.xu.,.srsts | followed afssr him, and footed IL
800. rourtspn,h str~-t 10 the steam boes landing In
- time than has been done by any pedestrian oefsre
ina. Ts,lor ss,e into ofios As crossed the CLASSIC
. and ,top,+d q moment near the Washington
s-u.rt and to,k . bsss look 1T the city proper, Il
.,,,ast silent % death. the slight hum Of
o1ersts sized city just getting up In my neisnoos'
.ooa vas the eek osck Of The hammers
tust eommeneipg work At the monument ana smith
.o.iss bumbug, wbeh stands on the common, iookiug
much Ike are s,n serbs cad construction. The
.onns Of n bill in wa.hipgtsn from some Catholic
cbvr.b gave melancholy but pleasant sort Of feeling;
and ths ,,d ana sht. houses on the island, and the
syur,, of men sDd womsn hurryng to the oty In the
,,,.ros rss.u blrd bousss aud figures In Du sh pa.
nnTs.n " hen | reached the steamboat BSitinors,
Soupd Genera rsyor io the ladies saloon merry -
cyjcket rh.rr many passengers and three or
,onr male friepds circle about him Being ocs
of mis- salt the occasion, joined .ns group' ~uiou
.onsist.d of Msor atom. (formsr sd dc camp 10 toe
Ss.,S ths o., mt ~ Der OF his household prssent
I.nmods ?. Wrr,,uu on who regarded all new comers
as though be snsp-et'd hey wished 10 NEE sy s,.n
IA zssk: the Hon Loi Baker the only rensoic Isyor
-. ,n ,hs House of Representatives; MI Joha j.
gallagher recently appeiDrsd fhird auditors young
isS of The psua- e fhohb sud tue person wao
hs. The honor of addressing you ON this oosasion
Wtns We w.re vauIg Tor Uncle Sans mails, the
males sb, ara .h- beat came Ssd 700. ss.e - sns
oIS G.n.,.l A. hough he was q white elephant, sua
nn. =, them ,-rtur.d 10 bs introduosd; among
thsm Was Herr Drie-hseh the celebrated lion tanner
soue oLe prw broU.bt a copy u sos hepuoLe ana
handed it 10 ths D-o-T.l " must s.t on the pow
60 RAD raid Lhs President oat osore no moved,
up caue Gsorge "asoip7ton rsrke Cus'iss' uooa
norpiDg MIR Prtsid-ut; am very siad 10 see you
This ia the sisty uist anniversary of this day that
Tbs President mad- suitable reply and added-"I
hon. We shall b., pleasant DAY To norro~"
I. ts,s ,our nr,t v,-t aichuood, MIR Prsside at"
1Yes never was before Ia NY ifs nor down the
The conversation then turned on some statusry as
gtohmopd which. Of conrss General rayior had never
"ststuary rrminds NE VIZ rreslssnI ss,a o,o o..
public When G-n-tsl Washington had freed the
country. peop. would a soon have thougna OF ouii-
ing q pyramid ~ 4 .r-ctiDz . statue. rhey didat
knov hny thiDs abugt Is Hn-y had seen eoae paint
pgs. hut ktaIuAiN altogether above their level.
well about H., Tim. in France, they got
out Gel. titIcn artist and ne came TO Mount
vernon TO tak. bd.t Vas present. General WASH
inston was tod hos " had TO be asso What said
hs lie at l-ixth tb-J able With couple OF sra<s
In INV no- till. aad strppedr rhe Father OF his
Couptry did hk, " oUy oou sented sfSer bang
told that that ~s. ne on, ~sy 70 ano .ns. .no
great of kur'p- hsi tnbmiteo 70 tbe same opera
zion in de o-ud To posterity He took "a In
preston in wax q UT. ~,
Ths oonv.r, ation changed 20 age, when the Pre-
.idept remarked sl b's pstoroat ANCESTORS had
lived TO gr.s eiKhiy TO r'nsty-tsAt MS iatnor
always DECLARED n would rot i've longer thso 1isuty
four and h- Oh so oi.d az that age Auy man
can safely say b. n pUt i've logger tssn eighty tsur
sdded Commodore Warrington. very drdy. Wssniag-
ton City then osme N The t.pis shd what city II
miaht become "a futy discussed by General Taylor
The boat bad h. msl snd hsd started wheu
the President sn'upy 'sft .po paa n'%seU on .ns
were In bis trsiu fh.I. he va Joined oy Judse Ma
SON, foim im-Iiy secretary Sc aud the very Image o.
poor I, Ely M ~ito ME j"y phis nos under sr'and
Thew told kft-- auxbrs aud cracked jokes together
until bad Atr+nat aod e-ssa 70 near tn
6r,pg OF eapu, a. Ai.ssndtis, 3beu Purser tsunte
roy iuipt IN e"nv-ratioD aud told tue fresden
about seeing aut,iop-r u C-TSoraiA st diStsucs o
Eve ues Hri- some "usidrr a-hsd about tue cso,ntt
mot me mb.r II onsrdl and ssid he he'd under
stood that Pre- uu bvipg Vr.iu vas pee Ted
He, rot thr N and couldn't come -fts tue Nrs
time ever htstc ~ " uan having the mump- tsies
said the PTssidtut. sud ts- o-ufe1sHuon TOOK q ne
turn about General Ns.hiugton tie vas tos nan Q
the sge,' RAID the rr-so-nt "Ot the world Mr. fsss
dehtn chin.d Va I'D Atli'gon "He vas an astooish
irR man Tor bis bsbits stem and order, and re
nsrhabr ci.iDt-'-st.dorss ssid the President
and bizh b.Bsr adBrd Lu~tiss Tue conversation
ceased Tor a u,u..pt. W. approached the docx =
Alexandria ~h.f- took oD board some more Ps.seo
gers. The oro-0 s,thsied ebr'roj the IRE iosnt wh
sa standing tb- lee ~ oD- ~ tns baggage csrs
and h. te ti- h.t sud bossd very respectfully,
cannot ssy grs.faiy fr od Bu-ns NistA hssn'fs par
ticle OF erae- oh a. MN A. sc q ssa ron sns uoo !
pi,r contipu.a OiFs- s~sy. and made . thundsrni
racket. On gun w. Grsd a. ons oo-t "a, dirvctt.
opposite that p-f sHt "a Laek Looked ssitsiso so'
observed srh. hfiLg of artillery In my vtsintty b.
militia Aiva,s make "a. nervous have kno~s VI sn'
vitr.,,.d go mat, Atds accidents, suditts rensfk
abls that never suts heard uf any sscid-ut sbeI
regular troops ttAtzuto So srtiu-ry.. fns ssut.s
We ssibtd, ~-r- srs's-d ny aud at the expense OF
wsu knoxn wuts usrsua a; hsTasdiA gs-At trien'
e the Pr,sidrit b 81 prrroLsliy aud puiu,aiiy w,
ksyt sHvp the p ftcusc he Pg-~itrnt joining In tn
conversation "uh at III. aggiossh-s sim Until "
began 90 sFpr'scr tUrt Nsshtpst1u' ~h-rs the Ia
was lying Itii csiitd hs- attention "a sui he 90
served that - spys-'-d. V-rs ,'r"ug fors it oou''
not be csfri-o h., assg. battery st the point dori
wonder vuud D. gr scr 4 f~ues against tns psssss
vi sbtpa q the fora ths tti tts of NO 90
count Ter anrD'u! '"sto Nsshus'oae 'ua i.ud % so
Some enc ,-s.s -hs it 49, baht sh-r- II vss' III,
reply that - ssv plsc- 70 rstrvat To- Cot
Baker nos tuid "a I. bat ttat jos White, VI G., o
FLORIDA opo- st g.--.d ,brvush Congress % eyect
fort at rens.o,i~ sd he UsNt year sot no snotn-
bill to ts-p'p IT, emanuel 80 thnt thips OF wsr soaid
come within rs.h Of ,hv guns Of th. fofs which th'
other bill bao built.
We w,Is Lo~ tatsiag noub, Vernon The bell BE-
gan 20 toll III. tfs.igsDt approached the gnsras o
Toe boat sna spz.d at ~ ts-y at;.ndv,iy s1ns on.
rcnsksd. For OTIS yeafs no bat or thtp Dis. passed
this tpot Sh.Is re - sms'us - toe iussrt-u dad
without paying ih' so-n npimsnt of toliiog tn-ii
bell while T.s.lbE ~ -ueh bnuur ~ss ever paid q
The memory sLy g re gtsst dfsd p
"Tis ths MsstH .t ~ states snl-mniy added tbs
President vhh'ut tof r met mIyinf ~. eyes fr'a
thes spot ~Of th~ vstid sdiso the sois Old pris
Cu.,iss. rhsrrr eoutiau,d & pointips sita nj.
hrFr, vac ID. b.k shsrs you see tbe copse oi
wCod just ifunira he msasioo To the lft, on the
bsaks th. ht. r.s,s- lovely spst, ws- the cid
tomb. tfe isth.t bscs aud In puthiox tgs
a rcmsatic s,pot Non5.r ~ tbst roiot u t-h-ry
Which roN briugs tLcuns - Tue estate ~ 81 QUO
Ger ysar 10 the i.fs~-t a-h-ry on th- Pot IN &C -
Thsy cestr tie b~fltsg eafehtsg 80 mao
Tbsy the - the ani a tn slave In
my esiy eHys h. osn have nshec TIERS fir General
Wsshinsiuu sisass ssfd T. hsFe t1sm on h tsbi-
at precisely gusrt.t Ui fhrr- ttu-rsl Nssbtngto-
wssa puuttusi usB remarkably o.. ar. lotn- Erescn
war In Iohs Acsu4s' uWe th-y used q call ~, tbs
vessels p.sius % lsAy- drrd -ao's Oso-ss wssn-
ingtsn would 10, his p-u or Ill box saiE out ou
70 the pafzs goo 20 trt - the house tsSs od hi'
hat. Ems ~ tsta mueh ~ 70 say. thsas you
ana then pas 20 b. ftufY sesin fFsry rpy xass ou
board the vss'.i 20 aud could sc them psss
them g. dir-fett -tsps AL fssfous 20 tss- TOOK II
him. lle msu ttat pacttef etqu-tt- str. 10 a.
~xtranrciuaty a. gffs hs Sc tie cuid vhich ssisd
huB, ttr In twTefft feuHiue hNink dDvu undeI
the bis. ycto.r ~ thst .str. ~hcn thsy W
sir. which H. t~o H.tl.- ung th- net w0tk aud the
r~pes uHs ssch suh tu " they employ zoe
ana Il hot .1I- hsu b--n iu ~aisl-rc- ~hea I ~s
= yoIth thry vuHio have h-uisd mCTe bsvrins st on.
dfauahE thah frV ctuia taye t.ken of TIA.
setse m ~ Lovr- LORD bisss yoo str at ths, tn'
they ussd poctst fstof erctiris Fh- President ns
truse vrfy sifsrflv.iy 90 th- aescttptipu, but ht
thcughfs ssfs ccupits for b. sAd uothos In rrpil
upnf we had gut cssar nf fts ttrs tt Muunt Vernon
t,a r.sa.4 - Ffaf bssr n