The southern press., 1851-06-27
The Presidents Visit to Old Pelnt, Nerfolk,
and Portsmouth,.

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annexed account of the movements Of President
Fillmore in that quarter with the honors pro-
posed to be paid to him by the authorities and
people there:
President Fillmore arrived at Old Point Com
fort on Sunday morning in the stenmer Osceola,
Capt. Mitchell, from Washington, and took pos
session Of the handsome apartments fitted up
for him by the worthy proprietors Of the Hygeia
Hotel, Messrs. J. p. Reynolds & Co.. whose
guest he is, by their invitation, while it may be
his pleasure to rcmain. The President Is accom-
panied by the Hon. Alex H. H. Stewart, Eecre-
tary Of the Interior, and lady; Capt. Powell and
Lieut.. Scott of the navy, and their ladies: Mrs.
N. X. Hall. the lady of the Postmaster General
Miss Jagello; Hon. d. Jenifer, and John O. Sar-
geant, esq, Of Washington.
On Monday morning the committee of the
councils of Norfolk, and the committee of the
trustees of the town of Portsmouth, deputed to
wait on the President and invite him to partake
of the hospitalities of their respective cynnmu-
nities went Down to Old Point and fulfilled their
mission. AT the time of their arrival, the Pre-
sident was engaged in the routine Of inspection
and review of Fort Monroe, from which he re-
turned at Ia o'clock, when John G. H. Haiton,
esq, of Norfolk, addressed him as follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT We wait on YOU as depu
tation from the court and councils of the city
of Norfolk and the Trustees of the town of
Portsmouth, in the name and behalf Of the citi-
zens of both places, to greet you on your arrival
here, and to invite you and your suit to extend
your visit to their respective town.
AS pleasing as it may be at any time to be
the organ of 80 respectable body, it is doubly
so to me at the present to be the medium Of
communicating with so respected parsonage
as the President of the United States.
AS American citizens, proud of our glorious
republic, we delight to honor her Chief Magis-
trate--and we hail you, sir, with deep sense
of the respect due to your distinguished position
As Virginians, we cordially welcome you with
in the borders of our old Commonwealth God
save her-and as citizens Of Norfolk and
Portsmouth we are desirous Of giving you this
evidence of our esteem. And as agreeable as
the duty OF our mission is to us, the discharge
of it will be attended with pleasurable finale,
if we may be permitted to be the bearer of the
intelligence to our people that it is compatible
with your arrangements to accept the tender
of their ,hospitalites, and with the gentlemen
comprising your retinue, become the guest of
our respective co mmunties.
To which the President replied, in substance,
that in his visit to this vicinity to inspect the
public works he had anticipated the pleasure of
a visit to Norfolk and Portsmouth, for the graft
fication of a desire to contemplate the histona
mementoes Of the revolutionary war, which atil
remains yet wheit afforded him great pleasure
to accept the polite invitation of the cit zens of
Norfolk, his arrangements necessarily restricted
him to Il very brief space of time in which to
enjoy their inequalities. He could only devote
one day, aud that the following one, to this
purpose, when, after visiting and examining the
different departments Of the public works in
the neighborhood, he would with pleasure ac-
cept the rendered hosptaties of Norfolk and
Portsmouth. He cordially thanked the COM
mittee for their hattcring sentiments of regard,
and expressed his warm Acknowledgements of
the courtesy Of the committee which they repre-
scented.
The President and suit will cone up in the
steamer Engineer, this Tuesday morning, and
proceed immediately up TO the Navy Yard
After inspecting the different departments of
the yard, dry dock and the ship Pennsylvania,
they will proceed through Portsmouth to visit
our city, in which they may be expected about
IL or o'clock.
The Norfolk Argus says that the President
would be received at the landing by the militia
ry and citizens, and escorted to the National
Hotel, to partake of apublic collation..
A public meeting has been called at Peters
burg for the purpose of taken steps to tender the
President an invitation to visit that city On his
return from Old Point.