The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-20
The PROCESSION. IN NEW YORK..

There some portions Of the town wcgt or Broad
way Notwithstanding their historic freshness which are
not particularly remarkable for their beauty elegance
odor, and when the cortege emerged from Thirtpth
street into Ninth avenue, in the order above named, ii
only the outpourings Of the pueus oi
that secton-an Ola podida Of that humanny-"gooa,
bad and Indifferent which Is usually to be found poa
what Mrs. harrington denomnates the "ou,squrts Of
city. In the inception of his journey through the
ropos therefore, the President elect instead oc being
rcgned with the Wow OF New York mdlttuie radiant in
its .'good clothes, looked upon picture in which al
stages of drtncss upon all conditions of persons entered
largely as the component features
The outside label of an individual, however haa very
little to do with his Interior composition, and il should
not be understood that the denzens of Ninth and
locality just enthusiastic those Of The
arstocratic quortier prcnomened Firth On the contrary
did the procession turn the Of Thiroh
street, preceded by its advance guard of stately Metro
potans, armed cop.G pic than commenced that Ions
sonant Of welcome applause, whih continued with
out ccasing until its object ensconccd within tho
walls OF the castor"
cannot be said however that the demonstration
Of those Brobdignagan proportions to which citizens
have been accustomed during the past Tho crowd
appeared 10 bo Of that peculiar charac
ter which daily brought together though smaller
scale, by the constantly recurring events OF city life
patton the spur Of tho moment and then dispersed
with as little ceremony on tho termination Of the
excitement II was not gath sripg IN which, as on
some other occasions the OF the people sacrificed
time and comfort to the qualification Of their curiosity
Instead Of waiting for hours as they have done before
10 watch passing pageant they ocsed iesreiy u tho
not oveTcrowded curbstones, doostsps aud windows,
aired their handkerchefs in the breeze exercised their
pulmonary organs in few cheers, paused perhaie 70
moralzc over the passing event. and then departed to
resume tho tasks they had for the nonce bindorci
mas NAV n
kemp faces unclean, bare arms fresh from the WASH
tub, men without coats, women without bonncis snah
art stage Of infant cIoquence very much like the ap
pauec-oud and prolonged All these entered into inc
tsiniv did not detract from tho racy and picturesque
ssmaking up, OF the t,tt ensemble
Tuning INTO Twenty third street the spectacr ase
more cheerful aspect and though the crowd roa -, =
depsc az 10 require any especially ''super u ,n ssn,
by the Metropoltans, " certainly ent. a elements a
Nurses and children school msre res and their S,e,no,
young ladies' tedpoe stage e exstencs cuet Old +,
dies and gentlemen and curious generally fn,
resting places In tho spacious doorways and hgh st,o
steps that not 40 comfortable sewhere tho win
.lows were well alled-not crowded--wh the RESIDENT
Of the bng tinc Of elegant houses few balconies held
light frSsht of pretty forms and faces ami The stree
| ssnerally occupied with what Englshman woull
call "a real resPeossoe company Of ladies and gcne
The demonsra lions Of applause especially BY lie farcr
portion o. creation ssfs n' ,a human heart could
whhc cambrlc s az vnsi Of distress, but on tho prc
@ seha occasion countless ,rr ~ ,g ~ .he forest
better appreciasion than IT, ero Of tie hour. To all
,ns,he waving of hats and ha ~ nd iae Shecrs
ne men anu the shoats Of the % a f1cl sa
spusncans-ar Lincon,I espondcd b, SSA'De lOi sac
70 side, occasionally rising to his foei -.
o.me m y OF the route however he rod 80 wi
Gently oehg iatiguef by bis journey 20 Tho I'll
On the corner Of Eighth avcnne and Two, V.s11rn
street four WIDE Awakes in their unfo,mr a. W.
.ou,Sea .o,, @ oy Sro@d Of servant gr aud occasion
President elect the committee o. the New Sorl 5nr,mo
.cunci ana the invited guests ~ho rode behind which,
was as startling az 1t was ridiculous 'o''''
1hr deco atoms along the route wcyo Of Tho r,,a,
nss % GesSrPn ihey yere IN fact, rather the DIS
o. any combined effort 10 mark the pathway or Tho ne@
resident , wi'h these usual tributes ot respect
IN inc corner OF Ninth avenue and Thirty nrst street
ing the words
wfiC0Wr. r,'>'>,>>'>'''>,'><'>''y
/ May God preserve tho Union. and give Abraham !
Lincoln wisdom and strength 70 ruo oror IL
An American flag also wovcf from tho corners OF
twenty ninth, Twenty first ana Eleventh streets. |
Az the cf Eighth aud rwcntythri street
was the old tranparcrc cy of the Sixteenth Ward Eepcb
licau Association, wish TIC following inscription
S,,Srss,ss
: foR rREsrrNT
I ABR RAHAM iINCuLs.
! u,IsIDaSr
s HANNIBAL HAMtiN.
I II Is written in the book of destng TIA. Abrallns
Lincoln Is to be the next PTcsilcns Of the lnltcds
states.
little further east a bauncr stretched acros,
twenty third street, with the following
/ Fear not, Abraham. am tuy shield ami thy OK |
sceeding great reward.-Genssis, rs, l.
StiIl further along a banner inscribed;--
! ABRAHAM LINCOLN
usrpsNr TINE Cuup STATES