New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-19
THE BOSTON JUBILEE
Reception OF the President. 40.
From or own h porter
Bo>roS. Wednesday, Sept. r., J.


Bo>roS, Wednesday. sepi. T., 1851
Boston TO-DAY Is in holiday attire. and hol,
day humor THIS The opening DAY OF Ae ration
and ITS great and only marked event the cp,lon o.
the President lie. Nth his suite au!seG ID. the &c.
DO; Il Dorchester al i!e afieT 10 NJ IN the iraln
from Fall River. accompanied 10 addition 10 hS IS.
coTi from Ne~-lofs. oy The legislative Committee,
which met him ye>ict a. afternoon, and also oy
subcommittee. wnica had proceeded thence 20
Newport.
A. the depot az Ham son square The prcssicn, and
h. parry received with cheers. and entering the
carriages m waiting. that OF The prcNcens Nas
drawn by FIX oeaCtic. Cray>l were taken under The
escort OF the Boston Artillery. a dashmg looking
company. by the Way detachment 81 mich led
The procession. ana another brought up lhe rear
then followed large csvac 2de Of mounted citizens
and pedestrians cuou-h 20 al ne street. both sides
The procession moved on al gu.eS tr0t toward ROr.
bury rsiSlng dense cloud ot Cust-thc only d.
agreeable incident ol he Presidential progress
On arriving . ihe center OF ;eC town OF RO1bury
the proct came 10 hat. fhe Carriage OF AaNor
Walker crew alongside that OF re PrcShicat ami he
addressed the latter short con grtigatory Speech
not wont Of which heard. owing 20 the noise anl
confusion caused b. The great multitude IN attend.
ance The deep. manly voice Of the President. IN
reply. could be heard more distinctly On each SIDE
O. The street were arranged. IN long haeS, two OF
three Of the Public schools 81 the town, all M Their
best ATTIRE and maiy OF both sexes crowned with
Nreaths OF OaA leaves ard cedar and Nas pieaSei
20 that they attracted tue tahNraDlt ftSAnk
MIR. Fillmore. who referred 20 them A. those
nurseries ofiuielligence. ant he trusted also q pat
uoti>mH He was cheeTeJ ~ the concll>ion OF hla
speech.
No event worthy oi note marked Tie progress Of
the PROCESSION until Il arrived al The line whh SEQ
arates Roxbury from Boston. where the President
and his party were taken leave 81 by the R0xenry a
thoTlreS and consigned 30 those OF Boston Al tni>
polnt for several blocks. an immense crnsc nad a.
semeled. several companies ~ infantry med me
streets Tor the distance Of two or three blocks and
the walks den>eiN packed o. curious And Npt ant
citizens Here the President WAS welcomed nv VI lay
B or BigeOw m al eloquent speech, which N0n vi
doubtless see N Tie papers oy The same mai VA "a
brings YOU THIS le,,cr The President, n reply, also
spoke elOguenily, and m an earnest, impressive
manner He drew contrast between nc present
and past Of Boston spoke ot The hong wCuy bourne,
/ made by Washington 10 II IN Revolutionary times,
and 81 the leisure ard ease I'm which ne mad lui
travelled over thu same ground referred 10 the ac-
uvliy and energy Of Boston. which had sirCehed out
It's BuaTean arms m all directions. pouring the ueA-
sures of the great West into itS lap, dlverIng por
/ ton OF the trade from she commercial emporium OF
/ ms own State. and which had now established ia
rect communication With the capital of the Canadas.
still further 10 increase its prosperity. The Pres
dent was greeted with loud and repeated cheers on
/ the conclusion of his speech.
! From tins point the prcceSsiOn moved Slowly, on
account of the great crowd by which twas attended,
all the way 10 the Revere House IN Boudoin. square
I Indeed, Il seemed 10 increase rs Me procession
moved on and the dense human current az THIS iatei
+ pomt had gathered 20 an immense bayou. dcnSely
hlg up the square anc the streets and alleys lead
ing INTO II for a long distance NJ a Iile past VI
/ the cortege of the President passed through long
lines Ot the mtiary, Artillery md Infantry, ana io
the inspiring notes Il HAN Columbia from the bands
IN attendance, passed up the granite step and be
tween the granite columns Of the Revere House,
where Gov Boutwell, was inv altng 10 receive the
President When the carnage OF the President and
ms party arrived opposite she Revere, repeated and
enthusiastic shouts rent the AR white handsercheis
were waved by tar hands from the netgahonag
windows,
AVID all went merry ~ marnsg" tsi"
! Indeed during the whole procession from RoOuyr
! every house seemed 90 be alive with people. half
! dozen or more heads peering out OF every window,
and doOT-ways ana Steps occupied 10 TIER fullest ca
pachy ,,
According 10 the programme the President should
have been received BY the state authonses IN the
capitol At ? Z. NJ. but A. It WAS past that hour when
he reached the Revere House, and Was 10 parIake oi
some refreshments before proceeding to the state
House, this ceremony Will not probably taxi place
before o'clock
Whichever way one turns, there signs Of pe-
aton Flags wave al short intervals over The street,
through which the procession passes there IS pro
fusion of them IN State and fremont SIS they wave
| from almost every architectural pfomontOy oi note
elsewhere and almost every mast and spar IN the mar
Dor carries at rs head Dag or sresmof u IS highly
gratifying 10 the friend OF national peace io See a.
the harbmger Of better future the stars ard suipes
of the [ mon and the proud and denen, flag 81 Al
! bion, which once CLEANED through the smoke and
] blood OF opposing hosts, nov lnterninRling thel
/ folds in frttemal embrace Heaven forscnd mat
the old scenes OF strife and blood shouts be renewed
The city Is yoThOwing With visitors hon abroad,
the hotels finding II difficult 10 furnish them "i,h ac-
commodatiOn. BENG At the ftchburg depot yesier-
day / noticed the arrival OF tram 81 twenty cars
packed full of Canadians coming To she exhibition,
/ and the boat from Portland yesterday brought 700
passengers, and this morning 500. Crowds are here
/ from ali quarters, ana the cry IS Sill they come
notice the names Of a large number Of disin
gushed character, the lists Of arrivals a. the pfn-
cpal hotels to-day-am0ng them those of many eva
and military dignitgriCs from Canada and hear of
others, which have neither time nor space to g'e.
The great Tent on The Common h nov nearly
ready for The dinner which II 10 be served under NJ
broad field OF canvas the ION. The dinner q 10
be the eliminating event OF the celebration, bal
fear 10 viii be 20 some , disappointment Ihe Tent
y only calculated 70 hold three thousand. and !
understand that on Tuesday, no less Than SIX or
seven hundred ticket, had been sold Evidently
somebody will have 20 put up with he second, and
the third table they are 80 i0r'una" - to get
/ anything.
The principal event Of tomorrow, VII consist Of
sailing excursion n the harbor, m which The Pres
dent and hIs party and The state and Municipal au-
thouties Will be the principal character. hope
to " be there To see