The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-20
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


very peasant one, though somewhat question whether
the President and his party have all the while been
Portable they could have desired tons were I'M
doubleday made throughout the whole length of the road
receive the president aud directors Of the New York and
Efe Railroad Company, but the Prcsident and suite
evidently hfowa and proved extent encuui
brance. The reception the road much more
than officially enthusiastic and places the whole
train was suffered pass without amy cheering ALL
do not see that this could have been otherwise. The
company had Invited Mr. Fillmore and Nh Webster TO
secure the1 lriunph and give teLaf their enterprise
Which is indeed one OF magnitude and importance
but they had no idea of aordng the presidential corfgs
an opportunity OF making political capital for themselves
In he city Of New York the thing different There pc
lical capital was made. bur for Mr. Fillmore, the i'm
mense cheering of Webster sufficiently indicating that IL
was In honor OF the distinguished Premier The Cardinal
caused much greater sensation than the King but the
road to Dunkirk both taken in by the company
AS distinguished fgurants Mr. Webster discovered the de-
and kept his reserve, speaking but very
lew places, and at EIma took lodgings at his request
at the Haight House, while the Plesdentsof the rail-
road company and OF United aieswere guartered VI
the Eagle Hotel 50 the President aud Mr. Webster made
speeches at different quarters but good taste forbade them
aude to anything else but the New York and Erie rail
road though that limited topic afforded to the acute
mind oil Mr. Webster OF contrasting the advantages
Of this government avoraby with Others and OF Juggling in
tue constitution and the Union
There fine illumination at Elmra, but no transpar
encies Of political character. There telling on
the whole road whether the people for Fillmore Web
ser, Scott, Seward, Dickinson, Marcy, any
Ih0y Tor tho RAILROAD Company, and Tor
nal improvements generally AT the very landing Of the
had a speech from Mr.. Devn, greeting, the
President Of the United States but him of the railroad
pany who Is indeed energetic enerprising, praise
worthy gentleman and who had that occasion brought
with him living President" by which Mr. D. in all proba
biy the raest specimen OF natural history
brought from New York city. The accommodations were
excellent had expected on leaving tho city
but justice all compes say that tho company them
selves did all in their to make their comfort
able, and that with proper arrangements half the
expended by the company would have satisfied all moderate
desires of their invited friends The tables both at Eira
and DunkiIk, were laid out sumptuousy-the were
splendid and convenientand every possible had been
taken provide refreshments of the best and subsan
tal kind all along in the themselves Money, in word
thrown away in prousionthe generous hospi.
tally ruled throughout but the arrangements very
deficient and hence the form in which that hospitality
| offered not always satisfactory The president and
directors Of the company had done their duty; but their
much imbued with the mercantile spirit
of the day not exhibit lively desire please
who likely to be their for long While
than those whose rule was merely transient II is
thing regular customer, and another oblige
occasional purchaser.
Al Emira the presidential eatege was preceded by SEN
ator Douglas, who had dropped down from Buffalo wit
ness celebration invited guest procession had
been formed receive him, without the company and
some go people listened to his address All this done
without nagement. !. was a spontaneous move the
part of the people, and very Handsomely responded by
Mr. Douglas He told them that they much mis-
taken they believed thar the Erie railroad had been
made for New York alone, that all its benefits would
solely accrue to New York. He mr. d. looked upon
the Of the great route the Pacific
ocean with New York and San francisco its tsymxi
He AZ an Illinois man, called ii the New York branch Of
the Chicago Railroad and assured the people OF New York
state that their part of the road would only prosper in
x with all Others the Usiom, and that short of
the union of all The States their profits would not be worth
In wing Senator Douglas the lion Of the day Elm
II while Dunkirk Mr. Loder tho presdonto Of the CON-
pany was the chief attraction.
must not forget mention that At Goshen tho eosgs
took m Governor Seward brass band playing the
cape the wave
,,s. home n. On ro 'Ss sS ~s,.r ,ye
| And winds their re.eis keep"
He looked remarkably sleek and NICE with that stereotype
smile on his which the gudgeons mistake for
ubany and after few recognitions from some OF his
toa dies Immediately joined the Presidents party, and
tosk seat by the side OF Daniel Webster There 10
thing erious-some cruel hoax-in this approach OF
Governor Seward Daniel Webster. The first ntima-
zion Of i, wa. ,iyen in Washington time ago; but
few pc .ons paid attention to it, The friends Of
Governor Seward anxious to make appear that
on has been formed between Webster and Seward but
this. believe IL merely done for the sake Of throwing
additional seed, of di,cord between Mr. Fillmore and his
great Secretary OF State is nevertheless proper watch
the movement Mr. Seward at Elmira, took lodgings nj
the Haixht House, where Daniel Webster stopped and
usy followed him In speech in trout Of the house,
n,npIv devi,inR that the persons who ciappcd
Daniel Webster should also clap him, and ves versa
That rd has ppproa he'd Webster doubt
his object being prevent union Of forces the of
Webst,r and Fillmore, and parnyze their friends I'LL
Scott the fee soil candidate oil Governor Seward. shall
have occupied all the Important, positions, and then 70
defy both The President and his Pre- er As last resorn
tl game OF ca non IL intended scott how,
=, an candidate least threaten with
.uch movement as Of preventing the southern
wings from kicking in the traces All this has been cum
ninely conrivcd by Thurlow Weed the deus r'aeh~n
Of the new presidential performance.
On the second day, Bnghampon we took ex-senator
ck i.on on board Ex-Governor Marcy and Mr. Croswell
wing come with o. from New York and at Dunkuk
every shs. color OF politics was fully represented
ovr,nor ID ckipson like Senator Douglss was satisfied
,,t The totvard car and took his the band
f,m b. habit presume OF facing the music He went
% ;on hi. lady and Dpnkk their way home
from New Orleans lie had TO step out In several places
tn address the people, who commenced cheering when
thew were informed he board, AS Mr. Douglas was
bound 10 DO though this aorf performance not
a, all pu, down ia the programme Governor Marcy was
also cbeered quite Justify ia several places
The rood people Duntirk had made immense prcra
ration, 10 rece,vs their distinguished guests and 10 do hon
!, ~ Tho occasion They had provided sumPuous din
n.r (which they modssty styled "a colson at tho hotel
,na a barbecue for the million There dinner for Mt
LAS, y thousand people, and bat ten thousand TO eat
However very gratifying know that even ten thou
ssod people generously and Hospitality entertained by
the pa,rioc people OF Dunhirk The dinner provided
., the hotel intendcd for the two Presidents and
their respective secretaries aud directors Tho bar
,.cpe was an entertainment large II was very mnch
.rd by the peopc that ofthe speeches made
. The dinner table, where they could hear them, and
that bas the choicest sayings enjoyed only by the
favored few The President said few words at the table