The New York herald., 1850-02-24

men The tones Of the sosns Ssll which warned you
that you were psssinG the tomb Of Wsshingsoa ~s
slnost religious The saddsuins sounds OF
toss bell here 70 give place 70 via bursts Of
psrty vsleons you, thrice wslcsms you Co the hosp
ixitiss sf vhgaiA Mr. Prssidsst tbs circumstances
review your dssds Of noble darag suhos Il to say.
they have bssn sueh TO win for you the grateful -
met Il. enemy in spite Of the odds against You VIC.
tory We. yosrs-yos ,s never % s.rrsnS;s.d cnsss.
sp%s1ity ever tie oonausrsd ana Il is fsos both
and calculated 70 call forth srstituds
to God. that though you P.sssd through 90 many
your person In this the hand ofthst same over
fulipa ssd protecting Providsncs which 20 often
t. ' sssrd our Beloved oosntry. we o.nno. bus BE-
evo that yOur life he's besn preserved for wise aud
:csS 81. &. S
rors Of war, v sov ohserfully end anxioesly a.
voted to the pssss and tn. union Of your sosutry
Mp Presidspt--Ths voice Of your countrymeu has
called on to the highest ofhos on earth 10 tns ais
charge Of It's duties you said you would make wssh;
yoS would follow Rest assured sr that the country
confdes the sineerisy Of these noble purposes May
your Efforts be crowned wso tns S .ns
of your sdmiuistrston. leave the people, over whom
you have called to preside free prosperous happy
and united. May you, like him, when you retire TO
the shades Of private life, be greeted with the Same
psudits Of millions of free men,
DurtpR the delivery OF this address, the joint oom-
mttee surrounded the President uncovered he slso,
had his hat in his hand. and looked down ustll he du
ishsd. He then replied Somewhat hssit.sinsty' that
he was very proud OF the honor that had been done
him by the committee Of the Virginia co wealth;
that he in the habit OF making spsschss that
ortytwo years Of HE life had been IL the hsid;
that he was in the habit Of sotog than OF talk
Ing that In the battles where he had commanded the
fought under him and whom he had ths hspoe TO
command He paid handsome compliment to
the treops from the Virginia common wealth, sud
said they had always done honor to the state that he
should initiate the example OF Washington add
that II disunion should ever take place. he would
not survive It, He warmly cheered when he dnhsd
He H. no orstor-hesstss whsn he sp-sks bat has the
merit of meaning exsoly what he says No sooner
had he finished with the legislative dsegsson. than he
Was addressed by the Mayor Of Fredsri0& &sburg who
gave him cordial invitation behalf OF the c,tissos
Of that town, t. make visit The Mayor added,
dinncultier, (Qusryto what did ne sude y bu, that
there we're there . very deodsd majority Of his
political friends lhs Prssidsnt's) In that place. rhs
President replied that the people Of ksburg
ociat.d with his early rsoolect,ons; that he
bad pers' nsy known and corrsspondes ~'th most OF
them from his days. aud should b. happy TO
them sgsiB; but circumstances would not permit
him to make them visit nov, though no hoped TO do
60 ss future a.y By tbs TINS be 81 n:d an,.asd' .
Honorsbies got him with diic ulty Toto the
specially assigned to him and them. rhs orowd st
ptso get in but finally forced out Al last
the car we ready and set OF The common psopl~
had get IN the other two tsins The baud occupied
eDnve0o0
choice music The co@mittss were very attentive 60
the President; each ono took chance ss oouvsrsa
tiop with him soto. We started from Aqos Crssk st
IL and at reached Fredericksbarg where fouaa .
very large orosd Of ladies and g-ntlsmsu aud ~ss
really fearful foe the President. He did sot leave
but shook hands ~th the people aud did ltsts
ki.tipg ON the Gar window stls grs sho we're held
up to hin) He made promise to st,p from IL to 8.
saturday next and see thsm when We we're alto wsd
TO 90. again the cars started | uas struok with
one ob,rrvation which the President made to . vr-
gipia member eau be absent from wash,nxton bat
Gays have here to partaks in this soism
| ceremony. Al time like this, hope the aad ths
sseocision connected with the aud character OF
bsture and make more disposed 60 adopt his eau
ton In the sutjsot of ~otiousi divisions He must
have been g,ftea with almost prophstio spirit, tc
have for~ss~n aud guarded US against the danger OF
| sectional feeling" AT Milford. ~hich ned
| about two, there was . large ooncourss assembled
Here. the L-pi.isturs hsd provided very hsndsom,
collation. The rrsideDt seated MIN ,sif ost~ssu Mr.
ustiss and senator rhs Oh payne circulated free
ly. The Pr.sidsut ate - though IN esrnsst, whs,
ZONE sung out "Mr. President, We hAu
so cine ate" this occasiop-d laugh After lunch
the isdles came In TO salute h,u scms OF them
where Mr. tisy vac, which Iaised . laugh. We no,
returned 70 our vehicles aud the President took
by the side of Mi-s McD = the oniy lady tn
car with party. AZ milford. . Venerable old IN a
got in, and GAS preesut-d TO the President, Who TO
csvsd HIN very cordially. His mans ~ss Taylor; h
had msrrisda injection OF General rsyior was Dor
IN the Hanover Sis-h@s and ~ss iodnst. ~ith II sr
Clay, and succ., ced him as clerk IN q couatfy stor
when tIay left Our oid friend only rode fss mills
aud Ct out at Tayiorsviiie IA We passed along ra
pioly tbe remaining part our rout- os M on
a,s1 th-,r bsndkercni-fs Witch hs replied to
n Juri.bing his own We passed through . dt-trict
Virginia -btch H. poor in laod the land IL poo,
that can earthly r-asoo for feociog tt In
lees BE- to keep horses cattle &c out, aud pt-vsn
pr acre when land Ia ooaplstrls used up IL ~
rai,e crop Of pines. ~oish psy better than anythiu
else.
We entered the capital of Vireioia at s o'clock an
such crowds OF LITTLE boys ss greeted our fret esnee
never ta~ b-fsrs They gro~ boys here 10 any qasu
tty Asws penetrated farther isto the city pe
Gro Soed the streets and every wud1w filled vic
lsdi-s WHEN rbs car ssopprd. though 10 we're sur
rounded by military, the orowd broke through all
stsibt shd there ~ss some danger tnss tue Presdsn
WOULD have b- hands sque-z-d t. so'hinsns,s osevsr
he last got clear u the aud placed 10 hand
sou. carriage draso ny four hor'es aud decorated wi
nbbop- We followed In other osrrisx-s aud the milt
tary followed us. after nesederDg about Riot nmon,
Tor half an hour, We xeut up bii wh-rs st-od tn
cspltI The House was In session; aud amid such
ero.d g. oos doDt often meet ~ith the President vs
Tush.d into the Hall Of Representatives. and ~s, hi
tail we're left &c sbns for ourselves. I found psc
where could se. part aud but part II the recep
tiop. Mr.. syme, the ohsirmaa of the House eomni,
Tee Introduce the pr-sid-nt to the speaker th
Speaker, MT Hopkins, delivered very piimentsrj
aodre,s. spd welcomed him the Ola Dominioa. :
Gen rsyicr respoodsd marty as foilo~s'-
He said the high houar ~bish be had received. het
bis heart with ie~iIpss he could not dad words 60
prvs. he uasbsr IN which the Speaker had situdec
to biz cs@psgs aud services In tbs Msxissn var ga
very rstisipg but TO the brave and pariotic ON
ana sidsrs vho served With him. 10 das the prsls.
sId honor of the eossry tie s.is h. bel s.rvsd
years In camp. and his lire would be still devoted
b's couplp teooId not be expected tnst one vhS
had sgsBt many years la the camp o,uid address
epiishtrned body ss th- O-n-r.i As--msiy of vtr.
sinia. He rsturnsa thaass In ooocluios foe the ho
Dors done &C. bin. lh- Houss ~dsd With tbs
b-suty a Nsipts. After thi. over th. fr.std-n,
"a tsksp to ihe Exchange hotel shsrs they sssadoosd
| HIN 70 90 aud get rsaoy for the dtBnsr
Governor ~ 20 givs- large party to night to the
pre,idsst snd both diapsr and party must vsis 10 bs
| dsser ed In ny next letter
The place Ia literally orammed. hope ta get bsd
to night but "a excessively doubtful All the popua
tiop 90 Nus'ois seen Go hsv. ssts.rsd here iarss
party Of uasors eau. dowp f.om N.xsadria api wAsn
ington The ir-. give large ball TO
60 Which the frsndsnt oil e. Noas bat fr.em ons
| (of the msls sendtrJ ere sdnittsd. Adib.
ALEXANDER.
Our washington Correspondence.
wssn,sroS, Feb a 1850.
TIE N,srs Q'esGs- ssr, Csay~s-is,s.