Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-23

Instances drunken spectato,s ~ . ana IN many
@ ior want Of water al well n nom ~. ~.
upon the S,o we circle three Of the men fanted
ue nee o. Mr. Robert Waters, in that vicinity
Sesenth Regiment tagged out with tb.,,
tine gronnaJ Journey and lack Of rest, moved from
snu marched back to their Quarters takina III
h,; emk In preference to the muddy avenue and
did sni out an the citizens to witness the spen.
and TO ho.1 ny OF ther step and handling of arms
~ 70 near the ringing music of their tremendous
Jana OF forty frstclass performers
THE COLLATION.
a, III Ine ne1ghborhood Of 8 O'Clock In the evanin,
scbed tbs on their return from the Circle,
&c .u Tue Aimory where a collation. was snread
tor tnem provision having been made TO, 81 btesu
ia umaIu persons, and the tables occupying the
aoer i The hait and the Armory on the second
ais" occupied by the caterers for the occasion
grave mistake was unfortunately made IN,
'rose under whose auspices this entertainment
take Of ~ ave,. linus hundreds expected to par
90. =. l. We're prevented by their religious scru
es rom lasting what was set before them. g.
oelng Lent, and there being neither fish ovs,e,s
the W|nss i upon the table Whoever selected
t no wines, In picking out that {. SiIlery.- mnst
nave been ambitious to find sometime EkeIv 20
t EsI lne surest rifle in the hall in akjiling At
Iory YARDS" 1t was tue most execrable stuH ve
saw SET upon table under the soubriouet of
Inc tables were not fully occupied. as the Sew
LII neg lment was but sparsely represented
most OF lts members apparently preferring to re-
main quietly at their quarters after their foti0p.s
There was no regular speecb-making on The
occasion, but almost every person of prominence
present was called upon to contribute something
some capital remarks were ELECTED from Hon NJ
heitt, OF > C., who by some stirring illusions to
the battle Of Gowpens and the valiant Maryland
.he, Drougnt down the ''sOger bows and aiso
n0In Hon Mr.. Bocock, of Va the orato, Of fbe
DAY. MI b. said that, in calling to mind the fact
snd' ashington achieved our Independence
nshtng with half-starved, half-equipped men.
Feeble In numbers, he could not but think what a
w ashington hit do with such sold iers as those
he saw before him. In view of the tbreat.ning
aspect OF the political horizon, he was sometimes
saw thus the soldiers of New York and uarni.n1
ana virginia standing side BY side in cordial
union, he took hope for the future In conclusion.
nc WdIneu mem 10 beware of any set of men who
would strike one single star from the gloriou, 20
composing our Union %
THE SPECIAL POLICE
w TN rev exceptions, did good service Yesterday
Il ne exceptions were some who we hear got pref
y hPsy during the day, and were under the or
ders OF the Chief of Police, deprived of tbe;,
badges while In this condition The presenta.
ton OF their badges will draw the com pensation
fn 'G Iay' ana without these the specials will
nhu IL dlmcult to obtain their pry from paw
master as strict as the present Chief of Police.
REGIMENT.
AT ten O'Clock this morning the conn,n;es ~
the New York Seventh Regiment assephisS j., -,
'front.' OF the National Hotel, and marched to the
before the President "
The officers Of the Regiment waited upon the
President in the East Room and were indiyidu.
ally Introduced to him by Co.. Lefferts.
MI buchanan remarked, payfnly that he had
military ranks "
4. Col. Lefferts answered in the same vein, that
'he rahA OF sergeant was an honorable one
piol
ioucey and Floyd and other gentleman then pro.
ceeded to where the Regiment was drawn mn on
the side walk in front of Lafayette square; ard
when he appeared on the opposite pavement the
marched six PAGES to the front and nre
sented arms They then formed in open order.
and the President and his suite proceeded to the
t e' OF me line and uncovered, and thence in
front to the left and then to the rear and thence
back to the head of the column Then passing
over 10 tue pavement opposite, he stood uncovered
While the Regiment passed in marching salute.
and, forming line came to a front fac. and wore
exercised In the manuel Of arms by Col Letferts
President Buchanan then proceeded to the centre
~ lne street near the centre Of the lne and ad
dressed the Reg ment as follows:
Col Leiferis, officers and soldiers of the Seventh
Reyiment-l cannot permit you to part from me
without expressing, in few words, my cordial
thanks for your having graced the great occasion
IF Yesterday The military precision of yomr
march, the admirable manner i'm which Won oo
through your exercise and the stout. hardy nozzle
II,
In the day and hour Of battle you would not be
mere parade officers, but you would be in its very
'front.'.
The occasion on which you came was great
The alacritY with which yOu Obryed
he request of the authorities here ought ever to
De highly commended. The Congress of the
United States made provision for the erection of
IN equestrian statue of the father of his country
It was yesterday inaugurated; and through the
'an the mud, the Indictment weather. YOU ap-
peared as If you had been on holiday parade;
and we all thank you for the sacrifices which YOU
have made in doing us this honor. The statue
was inaugurated. 1t was a national, not a mu-
lcipal occasion
The statue was executed by the authority Of
congress; II was inaugurated by Congress; and
We thank YOU for your great and important ser
vices during the ceremonial. Who would not do
honor TO the memory and the name of Washing
ton He is cndeared to the heart of every Amer
lean. And as long as the 22d of February shall
come in each successive year. so long let it be a
day of cherished patriotism in the hearts of all
our cOuntrymen. 1t is day that ought ever to be
remembered in our annals; and when the birth
day of Washington shall he forgotten liberty will
have persisted from the earth.
Everything passed off admirably yesterday The
crowd was immense; the plaudits bestowed on
the Seventh Regiment We're enthusiastic If there
was anything to regret it was this:-that none Of
the representatives of foreign Governments graced
this commemOratiOn.
When you Were here last. you had reen guard
Of honor for the remains Of James Monroe He
man; he was an excellent President There was
peace In his day; trust there will be peace in the
days of my SUCCESSORS Storms have prevailed
during my period; but see the clouds breaking
away, and trust and believe that a new ERA of
good feeling' will ere long return
will not detain you longer than to reiterate my
thanks for the honor You have done us, and am
sure that it will be day recorded and i'm pressed
upon yOnr memory one which you have
rendered good service to your country; a day on
which you have stirred up the fires of patriotism
in every breast. l thank you, gentlemen-thank
you with all my heart, for this visit.
Upon the conclusion of his remarks, the Re1i.
ment gave nine hearty cheers for the President of
the United States, which Were heartily partici-
pated in by the immense throng Of spectators on
all hands.
The Hon. John Cochrane, of New York, was
then loudly called for, and stepped forward amid
the cheers of the spectators and delivered Il COM
Elementary speech to his 6 fellow soldiers Of the
Seventh -
During his remarks lie was frequently applaud
ed by the soldiers with him and the crowd out
side. When he had concluded, he received
three tremendous cheers. At a signal from the
commanding officer, the Regm and the audi
tory on all hands gave nine splitting cheers for
the Union.
The Regiment then broke into column and
again marched in review. with the band playing