Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-09
The Visit of the President and Lord Rem.
fTew TO Mount Vernon

| At ten O'Clock yesterday morning the President
| Lord Renfrew, Miss Lane, Mrs Ellis the Duke O.
Newcastle, the Earl of St. Germans, Lord Lyons
| Lord HisChinbrOok, Major General the Hon. Rober
| Bruce Sir Henry Holland, Hon. Capt. Grey Hon
| Mr.. Eliot. - Englehart, Esq, Major Treasdale
| Frederick Ware, James Buchanan, jr. and J. Blu
Chanan Henry, Esquires, left the Executive Mansion
| in several open carriages, and proceeded to the
United States arsenal to embark on the United State.
| steamer Harriet Lane, Captain Faunce, and visit
Mount Vernon.
At about twenty minutes after ten the approach
| of the President and his ilustrous guest was an
noupced by salutes of twenty-one guns from the
batteries of the arsenal and the navy yard and the
American flag and the royal ensign of England were
hOistcd on the flag stats at each end of the pier
| They were received at the wharf by Major RAMSEY
the cOmmandant Of the arsenal and conducted to the
steamer along carpeted passage to the gangwav.
where they were met by Secretaries Cass. Cobb
Thompson. Floyd, and TOuCey, Postmaster General
Holt Attorney General Black, Mrs. Thompson Mrs.
Black and a small number of ladies and gentlemen.
who were invited to accompany the Presidents
party on their interesting excursion to the home
and grave of Washington.
As soon as the party was embarked and the Har-
riet Lane loOsed from her mOOrings the Presidents
flag was saluted by tweuty-One guns. and the Eng
Ish flag was then hOisted at the main and a similar
salute fred in honor of Lord Renfrew. The wealth
er was superb and the view OF the Potomsc and its
beautifully wooded banks as the Harriet Lane steam
ed gracefully down the stream was repeatedly adj
mired by those on board.
When the cutter arrived in front of Mount Vernon
she dropped her anchors and lowered her launches
in which the President and his guests were rowed
to the Mount Vernon landing the first launch con-
tanning the President and Miss Lane was steered by
Lord Renfrew, who handled the tiller ropes with
the skill of evidently practised boatman.
The distinguished party then visited the simple
grave in which repose the ashes of the hero-states
man,-"the first in war, the first in peace, and the
first in the hearts of his cOuntrymen," and whose
name and fame are alike known and hOnored in
every part of the civilized world
1t was a solemn and deeply interesting scene
one which will be recorded history as one of the
most remarkable and happy events of our age-to
see the President of the United States and the heir
to the throne of England. attended by some of the
highest officers of their governments. standing
covered at the tomb of Washington, animated by
feelings of the most sincere friendship and pro-
found respect for each other, and thus, it were,
giving pledge the world Of the perpetuity of the
close alliance and amity which now exist between
the two great and powerful kindred nations, so
wurthily represented on this occasion by the veneer
able and gifted statesman who now fills the chair of
Washington and the youthful and graceful Prince
who is destined to WELD the British sceptre.
Our respected fellOw-citizen, George W. Briggs,
Esq, Treasurer of the Ladies' Mount Vernon AssO-
citation, and Mrs. Briggs the vice regent for the DIS
trict of Columbia of that patriotic society, received
the distinguished party and conducted them over
utey visited and the deepest interest in everything
they saw was manifested by the iustrious strangers
Alter visit to the garden the party returned by
the wOOdwalk to the tomb where they again halted
and the band of the United States PLAYED dirpa
expressly for the occasion-the Presi. |
dent Lord Renfrew, and all the gentlemen standing
and evidently impressed bv the solem !
Hity of the scene and the occasion.
Not the least noteworthy and interesting incident
of the day was the planting of acorn on a little
hillock, close to the tomb, by Lord Renfrew. Nav
the seed which he planted in ground winch every |
American regards hallOwed, rise, and grow. and
flourish and be an emblem of his own future pros
perity health and strength, well of the per-
nanence of the friendship that exists between his
people and ours.
Shortly after this graceful ceremony was conclud |
ed the party re-embarked. and partOOk of a splen-
lid collation. The cutter then weighed anchor, the |
tables were removed. and the afterpart of the quar-
er deck cleared for dancing. Lord Renfrew dane
Id in several ouadrlles first with Miss Lane, and
afterwards with Miss Gwin the Misses Sidell, and |
Miss Ledyard. At few minutes past o clock the
steamer returned to her wharf at the arsenal, and
he party separated, having passed day which
vas unanimously declared to be one of unalloyed
pleasure and unusual interest.
The President and Miss Lane, Lord Renfrew, the
loblemen and gentlemen of the suite of the latter,
Ind the members OF the Cabinet, dined with Lord
lyons last evening.
Lord Renfrew and party take leave of the Presi-
lent this morning, and embark on the Harriet Lane
It 10 O'Clock for Acquia Greek. whence they pro-
eed by special train to Richmond Va Washing
on Constitution, oct. 6.