The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-19
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Dame announced by Senator Harris Lines Of mill
taIy conducted persons from the entrance Broaiway
foneh The reception room, TO the steuben street
trance The soldiers ched back and orw nd between
ue hotel md Govofnors mansion The crowd became
mere and more excited everybody tired; but M
Lincoln did not come
sa9o' u aieher came out and made speech 10 tho
crowd 'ehng them thai they should ecognse Mr. Lin
coin az constitutional President and that he hoped the
present troubles would be peacefully settled Mr.
Thatcher s Douglas democrat, and his remarks were
alternately cbee5ed and laughed at
Finally, nine clock the resident arrived having
been escorted from Tho Governors house military
hopors by compapy 3, tho band paying, very appro-
priately, "Dixie's land.n
SUPPER At GovERSon MoRGAN's.
Gov. Morfaa's Illuminated and quito
crowd collected around tie door cheered upon Mr.
LnceB's arrival and departure
The supper o-nighl at Governor Morgan's was a pr
'ale ahah Gully afeep persons being present Neithe
' the committee the Speaker Of the Hoose pre-
sent Weed was invited but id not attend senator
Harris cailoi at the but not until after the
supper @as over. Tcsns'nd the old staff was a sort
OF iootnaA to tho President A splendid bouquet was
presented 20 the President by the Rail Splitters Of
albany,
THE EVENING RECEPTION.
About ono thousand persons we're presented to Mr..
Lincoln IN reception room, and the ceremcnie8'
which very nonotonous, not over until nearly
eleven ocotk then Mr Lincoln went up stairs, where
oariy OF nearly hundred ladies' who had been await
ing for him all the evening" presented to him. Hc
shock hands with all, and kssod little GIRL remarkng
that he had right To do that.
Contrary to expectation he made no speech to them
upon the bei edts OF Union II hopeful that poll
tcisns annoyed tho Pre- afterwards for imme-
dia,ely retired TO his room.
While riding with the Mayor this afternoon Mr. Lin.
coin remarked that "Irncipe composed only about
Der cent Of our political contests y
Gen. Mitchell, Of Congress Hall gave great dinner TO
the President makers the Press n,en this eveng Tho
General hs element, champagne, and tho affair
passed of splendidly.
The whole reception has been q sort OF n failure-a
miserable hotch cbsracte with snobtery through
out The only part that passed of Ia any decent man
ner was the pr cecdings in tie House The whole affair
has opened up dcvelopemets heart burnings that
viii make hereafter bitter fight 10 tho republican
party.
The committee fixed upon tho Deavar for the ades'
reception There is no private entrance to the hotel,
AID all the pocs farce in Albany make passage
through the drunken crowd tor the ladies' TO pass.
That part Of the programme is than failure.
Mayer Lennon, Of Mr.. Lncoios suite suffered with
rupture by The pressure from the crowd here day.
Mr. Lincoln occupies Sir Camps rooms tho Deavan.
The wife Of Mr. Prendergast got aboa the special
tram Fonda ard spent the balance Of tho journey in
the company OF Mr. Lincoln
Several Of those travelling with Mr.. lincoln assert
that before making any compromises with ha South ha
desires to ties, the question Of the right OF any to
scceoe b1t have the best OF for stating bis
inaugural the calling Of national convention whenever
any of the sat feciug themselves agg5 shalt ask
it, will be advocated. ne, in conversation to day, sad
that he regarded tho Peace Conv nion as Of tho
st dangerous elements in present crisis No good
would Of il, and when IL exploded it would aggra
vate The whole affair.
He will stop with Senator seward, az has been
stated, but will put up at Wizards.
Mr.. Lincoln leaves by special train from tho Contra
depot, at eight O'Clock tomorrow under the
tho Burgesess Corpe the junction fourteen miles
from Troy and then starts for New York The splendid
Of the read has already been described. Tho fine
Bureestes Corps escort the President 10 the cars.
Crowds, disorder, fatigue and snobbery up the
cton here and petty politics and petty politicians have
to day reigned supreme.