The primitive Republican., 1851-06-05
Correspondence of the Union.
The Presidents Tour.

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The tour from New York to this place has E
thus far proved very pleasant one, though t
I somewhat atquestion whether the Presidentll
and his party have all the while been as Il
comfortable as they could have desired. Prep Z
arations were undoubtedly made throughout {
the whole length Of the road to receive the !
President and directors Of the New York !
and Erie Railroad Company, but the Presi-
dent and suite we're evidently thrown in,
and proved to some extent an eneumbrance.
The reception on the road was not much
more than officially enthusiastic, and in some
places the whole train was suffered to pass
without any cheering at ALL
do not see that this could have been
otherwise. The company had invited Mr.
Fillmore and Mr.. Webster to secure their
triumph, and to give eclat to their enterprise,
which is indeed one of vast magnitude and
Importance; but they had no idea Of afford
ling the presidential cortegean opportunity of
making political capital for themselves In
the city Of New York the thing was different.
There political capital was made, but not
for Mr.. Fillmore, the immense cheering of
Webster sufficiently indicating that it was
in honor of the distinguished Premier. The
than the King; but on the road to Dunkirk
both were taken in tow by the Company asI
distinguished fgurants, Mr.. Webster dis
covered the design at once, and kept his re-
serve, speaking but in very few places, and
at Elmira took lodgings, at his own request,
at the Haight House, while the two
| Presidents of the railroad company and of
3 the United States-were quartered at the
Eagle Hotel. So the President and Mr.
Webster, made speeches at differentquarter !;
: but good taste forbade them to allude to any
r thing else but the New York and Erie rail-
n road though even that limited topic afforded
to the acute mind of Mr.. Webster means of
, contrasting the advantages of this govern
ment favorably with others, and oflugging
e in the Constitution and the Union.
/ There was fine illumination at Elmira,
but no transparencies of political charac-
ter. There was no telling on the whole road
Il whether the people were for Fillmore, Web
n ster, Scott, Seward, Dickinson, Marcy, or
u one else. They were for the Erie Railroad
Company, and for internal improvements
;, generally. AT the very landing of the cars
: we had speech from Mr.. Deyin, greeting
a not. the President of the United States
ID but him of the Railroad company, who is in
l. deed very energetic, enterprising, praise
!, worthy gentleman, and who had on that oc
. easion drought with him living President,
- by which Mr.. D., in all probability mean
the rarcst specimen of natural history, eve
brought from New York city. The accom-
mr. modations were not SO excellent as some hat
81 expected on leaving the city, bat justice t
- all compells me to say that the compan,
ny themselves did all in their power to max
their guests comfortable, and that with prop
I er arrangements half the means expendet
,s by the company would have satisfied al
moderate desires of their invited friends
ls' The tables both at Elmira, and Dunkirk
were laid out sumptuously-the cars wer
splendid and convenient-and every possibl
mo- care had been taken to provide refreshment
of the best and most substantial kind al
along in the cars themselves Money, in
word was thrown away in profusion-th
Vn most generous hospitality ruled througout
but the arrangements were very deficient
and hence the form in which that hospitali
ty was offered was not always satisfactory
''S The President and directors of the compan
ct, had done their duty but their servant
Id were too much imbued with the mercantil
ire spirit of the day not to exhibit more livel
desire to please those who were likely to b
their masters for a long while, than thos
ny whose rule was merely trasient. 1t is on
y thing to serve regular customer, and al
other to Oblige an occasional purchaser.
de- At Elmira the presidential cortege wa
preceded by Senator Douglas, who had drol
81 ped down from Buffalo to witness the cell
" bration as an invited guest, A processio
had been formed to receive him, (withor
the company and some 5000 people lister
ed to his address. All this was done Will
me out management: it was spontaneous mov
md on the part of the people, anayery handsom
to ly responded to by Mr.. Douglas. He to-
them that they were very much mistaken
they believed that the Erie Railroad ha
in been made for New York alone, or that q
,,,n its benefits would solely accrue to New Yor
~ - He (M.. D. looked upon itas the commenc
aus ment of the great Western route to the ?
yell cifc ocean with New York and San Franc
co as its ternaini. He as an Illinois ma
called it the New York branch of the Chic
ow go railroad, and assured the people of NJ
wo York State that their part of the road wou
6rst only prosper, in connexion with all the OF
tt GGO OfCSOItj b1IS
Inc of all the States their profits would not
ne nd worth having. Senator Douglas was t
- lion of the day at Elmira; while at Dunk
nan Mr.. Lodet, the President of the Compar
can was the chief attraction.
; ID Imust not forget to mention that at CO.
= en- the cortegs took in Governor Seward, /
! IN brass band playing the tune
I bv q lif,. nm the Ocaa,i x;,s,yos
70 Of A home on the rolling deep
bo4 Where the troubled waters rave,
And the winds theiIareyeIs keep.D
r in He looked remarkably sleek and nice, "
cred that stereotype smile on his countenal
sted, which the gudgeons mistake for urbani
isite and, after few recognitions from some
Be his toadies, Immediately joined the Pr
olacel dents party, and took a sent by the sid,
ook- Daniel Webster There is something m
sight terious some cruel hoax this appro
! the of Governor Seward to Daniel Webster
For The first intimation was given in Washi
i his ton some time ago but few persons ii
d he paid any attention to it. The friends
He Governor Seward are anxious to make it
I the pear that q coalition has been formed
upon tween Webster and Seward, but this {
Iaxi- lieYe, Is merely done for the sake Of tin
con- ing additional seeds Of discord between
ssthe Fillmore and his great Secretary Of State
,oing ~ IL nevertheless proper to watch the mg