Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-02-26


brief sojourR in New York. An immer"s Fleics,
OF persons called early Thursday mornno &c hunGs
put instead of holding parley with this Csc see hR
Fierce privately made his exit, with bia a. Gen
attendant, Sergeant O'Nei for The purposa osaIIhi
Ing the widow Of the late Gen. Worth VI VI Vlsa
sent staying on Governors Island. He III, aps
| General Worth's division, and knew him Onesd d
mls visit does honor to the heart of the sTSl and
Inc man. Fortunately, Gen. Pierce's perso Unuef and
KnoHn' and he arrived quietly at the Ba,,s," "asla
ne LOOK boat Tor the island, but it was so s1, %a
IL was very nearly being upset by the swell HIi that
sea- and the President elect of the United S., " lhs
narrow escape of being drowned The ts had
cther alnculty to be encounteIed-the sep,dSa al.
mol aIo" the General TO land on the island would
was not provided with an order, and presen,sS be
bayonet in menacing manner until he Loen'ed Biz
his VIslte- was, when he was astonished born" Who
sure never dreaming that the President WHY mea
In that plain, transformations manner Conc
AfIer paying his respects 10 Mrs. Worth
leng'hened visit, during which were called ivy
scenes of other days, he returned in the liuI The
which time, some few ofice-seekers had E Uoab
where the General had gone and collected ~ T W out
hail. The boatmen and others, observing ,,; " nA'
ferrous man, saw that there was somebino ~l%
wind, and they sweled the crowd till il beas ~ The
formidable that Sergeant ONei espIed i, fIon 50
lille craft; whereupon it was immediately d." NE
ed to ont-maneuvre the harpies and bv fanid
nent, the boat was pulled to the north side "O,e
Battery. The crowd in the meantime, ran nm d. D. ms
way, In order to intercept him, calculating he
surely take that route. But O'Neil knew he,, "Uud
.nd'i ana ge1ing carriage IN an instant, direc'o11
the Jehu to drive rapidly through West 0ecd
Washington, and other obscure sileets ill tbor and
ed the Astor House in safety, and wiIbon, loch'
cognlzed. The rascally driver charged ,wo dsr It.
when he knew that he had carried Gen Pieroo 1O"sS
s. BY this time the multitude of ofice-spatoe''.
increased 10 tremendous extent and drn aad
came from the soft shell committee IN ro1uUn
whether the General would receive thai bodr Ta
rep'y was decided negative. General Poyy,o tae
he was travelling privately, and had made m S S
mind to receive no committees whatever tkonrb us
was willing to receive gentlemen who called ne
as individuals. vi "M
The hard shells acted with more tact f., Il
did not seek an audience, but consulted, as b.
said, General Pierce's expressed wishes in The my;
ter. 'F
Is An immense number of persons visited GeDe,,,
Fierce, and left their cards, during the day-somot
them ofice-seekeIs and politicians and others WIN
called on him out of pure respect while some eUua
~ warm In their admiration, eVinced it in The NAV
hey thought best-namey, by staying away. Among
the host OF visiters were MIR. Geo. Bancroft BisbSS
w anwTIght, the Mexican Consul General Mr. Era,
Jus Corning, Albany; and who else does the reade,
imagine flames Watsun Webb, Of the Courierand
Enquirer, who looked very anxious, and who, ills
said, would not refuse mission 10 Austria We
mould also mention that Governor Seymour of New
ork, was among the visiters. The Gov. Seymour
ectlcut, and not of New York, as some person,
imagined yesterday.
In the course of the day, Gen. Pierce held mora
interesting interview than any of these and that was
ccordIng TO appointment, with the mother of John
AitcheI now in exile in penal colony for ASSERTING
ne freedom OF his native land. or the nature of thai
lterview we are moi at liberty TO speak.
- A large number of the officers OF the army waited
n Gen. Pierce, not to seek office, but to show their
spect for the man. All these gentlemen, and all the
rave Volunteers who fought in Mexico, had free &C.
'ss to him, as far as it practicable There were
me other gentlemen who attempted to force their
ay into the presence of General Pierce but Ser.
can't O'Neil soon taught them they could not play
at game.
" The Sergeant displayed uncommon energy in
epIng out lntruderS, but at the same time did his
iy III the most geDtemanly manner. He is gal
tlTishman, who has lived many years in this coun.
:, and was with General Pierce throughout the
eXican campaign. He is an active man, of dark
mpexion, and wearing moustache. He is about
rty-hVe years OF age, equally ready in wit as ina
ssage at arms.
Mr.. Sidney Webster, the private Secretary of Gen.
cree, was kept very busy during the day In receiV.
: Cards and letters, and admitting the vIsers some
whom would have crowded rather fast upon the
'neral, but for his interpesition.''
In reading these details of the republican simpIici
Of the chosen chief magistrate of this great con.
eracy, one cannot but be struck with the beautiful
'rai II presents, and the true it conveys, Of
durability OF our free institutions, based they
are upon the affections of the people, and moi The
ong arm of power. As the Herald says, among
passengers who aghted from the New Haven
S on Wednesday evening, was man of command
hguTe and intelligent countenance, slightly iuT-
we'd by the traces OF recent sorrow he was accom-
lied by secretary and single servant. Theby.
nders, without cTowding round him, or betTaypg
their conduct any signs OF recognition, made way
him to pass TO carriage, and in few minutes he
8 In private sitting room in the Asor House.
luggage wore an aspect of severe republican sim.
city-a couple of old hair trunks which might have
m The property of a veteran of 1912, and TWO port
nteaus, scarcely less venerable in ppearance, were
modest equipage Uf The traveller. Their owner
derHwas General Pierce; no in three weeks from
lime, will WELD more actual power than any OH
nan in tbs civilized world. Philosophical minds
find not little food for reflection in the contrast
ween The humble arrival of the futnre President
The United States, in the ordinary passenger tran
the pompous entries of the sovereigns of Europe
The large cities of their kingdoms between the
trunks contemptuously hustled about by the rail-
PoFters, and the imposing array of baggage, care.
guarded by soldiers and policemen, which fol-
S In monarch 8 train. The Queen of ENGLAND
graduates herself on the comparative privacy of
movements when the express train in which she
els is not impeded by any more serious obstacles
half a dozen triumpha arches, and deputaton
allway directors at each station; and Napoleon
Us delightful exemption from Stale ceremonial,
N he can ride through the Bots de Vincennnes
no other corlege than few marshaIs, an abide.
P or two, and a select body of chasseurs. Our
ruler elect arrives in the metropolis of the Union
as mere Mr. Timpkins or Mr.
.gs might be expected TO do, after days recrea.
In the country; and except among a certain ella"
lace hunters, there seems 10 be no inclination
ng our citizens to violate the privacy which is
10 domestic sorrows, and which happily involves
reach OF national etiquette.
hose who are fond of pageants will mourn over
republican simplicity of Gen. Pierce's mode Of