Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-07-27

cracked trumpets and solitary drummers.
now commenced taking in money. The
wild menof Borneo proclaimed to be half
human half monkey. the fat oxen. the
blood thirsty crocodile wildly depicted
as in the act of engulphng an unfortunate
young negro-all these seemed tc have a
fair share of patronage.
At length music was heard in the dis
lance, and cries of " the President. /" the
Procession = franks coming 7 recalled
every one to his place. Sure enough; he
was there. Fasigued, wet and uncomfor-
table, it was necessary before making his
appearance. that he should have some re-
freshment. A good lunch at an ice cream
saloon opposite the Palace. and clean
shirt. made the President quite new
man and at a quarter past two he was
escorted into the building.
The audience had began to assemble
from the first opening of the doors at
this time there were about eight thousand
persons present. Among the distinguish
ed guests on the platform, were the Mi
nisters of France. Prussia and Mexico );
the charges of Sweden and Ecuador; the
Governors of New York, New Jersey
and Vermont; Generals Scott, Wool, Cad
wallader and Quitman. and host of U.
S. Senators, Representatives, Consuls,
&c to numerous To mention
The exercises took place according to
the programme already sent you. The
music was very fine. especially the instru-
mental part. Mr.. Sedgwick's speech was
gracefully delivered. The confusion at
one time put him out, and he was obi
ged to refer to his manuscript but not
withstanding this, it went off very well.
The President spoke in reply with consi-
derable- energy. He seemed quite hoarse
however, and could not be heard more
than fifty feet from the platform. Both
the speakers had wit enough to make
their addresses short, so that the whole
ceremonies did not occupy more than
three quarters of an hour. The Presi-
dent was then escorted from the room,
and the audience were at liberty to move
around and see what was to be seen, a
privilege which they were not backward
in availing themselves of.
Two little incidents occurred in the
course of the day that were extremely
gratifying. These were friendly inter-
change of salutations between Bishop
Wainwright of the Episcopal, and Bishop
Hughes of the Roman Catholic Church,
on the platform in the presence of the
audience T.; the other was no less cordial
meeting between President Pierce and
General Scott, in one of the private apart
ments of the Palace. 1t was, indeed, a
day and occasion on which religious
and political differences ought to be for
gotten.
The President remained with us until
Saturday morning. He was called on by
great numbers of our citizens, and was
treated to variety of excursions in the
vicinity of the city. On Friday evening,
the Directors of the Palace gave him a
magnificent banquet at the Metropolitan
Hotel, at which great many notabilities
were present, and Messrs. Davis, Guthrie
and Cushing gave us specimen of their
oratory. On Saturday morning the Pre-
sidential party left in a special train, and
in the evening we were telegraphed of
their safe arrival in Washington.
There was but one opinion of the Pa
lace expressed by visitors, and that was
unreserved commentator. None had
realized that it would be as gorgeous as
they found it. Not one halfthe articles
had yet arrived still there was enough
to crafty the curiosity, and to reward ex-
animation, even for days. Professor
Kiss's group, representing the Amazon on
horseback. attacked by tiger, which she
is about to strike with her lance, cast in
zinc, from the original bronze, won uni
versal admiration. Another spot in one |
of the galleries attracted quite a crowd of
ladies, and from the general flourish OF
pocket handkerch iefs, could not fancy
what was going on. Approaching near
er. l found it was fountain of cologne
water, which an euterprising Frenchman
keeps playing for the benefit of the fair.
But my letter has reached a length which
precludes any further description of the
articles exhibited. this 1 must defer to
some other occasion
Another awful accident took place on
the Hudson River on Saturday morning.