Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-12
Lie at Bedford Springs.


BEDFORD SPRINGS, Aug I, 1858 Il wa
rather pleasing and interesting sigh TO the
aimirer of tho simplicity Of our republican
institutions, yesterday afternoon, to see the
President ol the United States sitting on the
portico of the hotel. leaping back in an arm
chair, with bis right foot thrown careiessly
across his left knee, smoking his Havana and
costly chatting with all who approached bin
on any and every subject of current interest.
| During the evening be had long and Inter
esting conversation With Bishop OConner
on the present condition OF Mexico, the Dish-
op having visited that country last winter,
| during which the President expressed bis
! conviction that the centra! government OF
that country would ultimately suocumb to
the revolutiouis.s With another he would
converse 90 politics. evincing considerable
interest 70 hear the result OF the Kansas cleo
ton; with another, on the Atlantic leia-
graph and still with another on trade, com
merce and the credit system. Bedford
Springs hs regards as an earthly Paradise,
and though he has sometimes paid bis sum.
mer visit TO other localities, it only whetted
! his appetite and caused him to return the
next season with renewed zest 10 old Bed
ford. He stated that he WAS born within
! forty miles Of the Springs, and that be Eel.
when here perfectly at home among this Wild
mountain region.
! There are, undoubtedly, goodly number
here who have their private "axes TO grInd,
and would like to hold the President Ion
| time by the button-hule; but he is too shrewd
for that The greater portion Of his leisure
hours he spends in the parlor chatting with
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and when he comes down 10 the afternoon to
smoke his cigar on the portico ne draws his
chair in among the smokers and Joins 10 gen
eral conversation in such manner as 10 shut
! out all private communications.
The President, though accompanied by
two ladies, has no servants with him .! any
description, nor even horse and carriage,
depending on hiring one when be may desire
it, like the majority Of his telow.citlzens,
whilst tue ordinary attention OF the hotel SER
warts is all sufhc ens
The walks and drives in the vicinity OF the
Springs are very fac, and a walk through
the winding "a h' up the side Of the noun
tain 10 regarded as one Of the duties OF the
day. This morning at 5 o'clock, started
up the mountain, thinking | was the first
one out, but when near the top | met the
President coming down, he evidently having
been the fast one Of all the visitors abroad.
| learn that it is his practice whilst here to
take an early STROLL drinking freely of the
waters before breakfast. "a cOmlngdOw L
passed him sitting on a bench reading
newspaper.
Speaking OF newspapers reminds me OF the
fact that the President opeoly expresses his
aversion TO Mr.. Forney's paper, the PhiIa-
dolphin Press, and he is said to have forbid
den all recognition o! it by the government
officials as Democratic paper. noticed
this morning, in purchasing papers from a
newsboy, ho took copies OF all except the
Press. A few days since be passed Dem
ocratic Office holder, who was sitting on the
porti3o reading paper, and asked him what
he Was reading lie replied that he was
reading THE Press" and rendered it to him.
The President piled, mo, thank you, !
iu are never seen reading il, nor do they
make any s!lusion to it in the Executive Fre-
sence.
The annual "IIarsegt Home" took piece in
the town of Bedford this morning, the Occa.
sion being Observed by public dinner at
one Of the hotels. An Invitation having
been extended to the President, he went over
and diDed with them, aud returned this
evening quite worn down with the rough
bandling Gf some thousand Sous OF the pi0w,
whose cordial and friendly grip WAS not o!
the most delicate and tender character
With the exception of some complimentary
table chat, there was no public speaking on
the occasion.
The President last night received des-
patch announcing :; e result of the kansas
constitutional election. 1t caused quite
Responding sensation in the political circle
surrounding the President, and was not made
public until other dispatches had been re
ceved by private parties, which was proba
bly, owing to the discourteous language IN
which it was worded. as follows: Later ad-
ICES from Kansas announce that the Fog
!ish swindle has been defeated by a vote Of
ten to one 10 every county in the Territory"