The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-21

VICE PRESIDENT HAMLIN'S PARTY EN-
ROUTE.

ROUTE.
M Vice President Hamlin and ady stages Wsndsor
Locks Conn.,, Tuesday night, with relatives, taking
yesterdays O'Clock train to this CITY, HIS progress,
like that Of the President elect, was continuous ova
on he being beset every station BY Of the
enthusiastic soveregns who took an interest IN his cleo
ticn, and appropriated some OF the glory OF his
triumph They succeeded frequently in seduchg their
distinguished guest speech. He was drawn out"
at Hartford Merden, New Haven Bridgeport and STAN
ford-"the Union the constitution" uthe fathers,
and their fahful forming the staple Of these va
rious ventilatons.
Mrs. Hamin is smiling little woman with pleasant
eyes and auburn hair at least twenty years her hus-
bands junior and his wife, she is neat and ac
tive, and will be likely to prove amable and popular
mistress Of the Vice Presidential At Hartford
pretty bouquet sent her by Of the prominent
bellies Of that city.
At New haven the reception was most tumultuous.
There were salvos Of cheers, bowls, yels, "tgers"
sounding like discharge Of pent up Of
hanos jumping up and down, handkerchief iuttering
and nand shaking and every possible demo on. was
sanity The hand shaking dsastrous-or, at least,
announcement Mr.. Hamlihs genial md generous man,
and cordial shaker of hands The crowd rushed at him
when they had exhausted their lungs with their accama
items at the conclusion OF his speech, and commenced
muttuoe really threatened his safety and as he released
himself he shouted to them
FELLOW ClTizKSs-H had as many arms as IBriareus,
and Ibeleve he had hundred, you should have them
all
And as he spoke he made a violent gesture outward
with his arms lost his balance, and fell from the plat
form, and found himself the helpless victim Of that
pacious crowd-the train, meantime, steaming Off with
Mrs Vice President, 10 Washington.
The discovered his loss early and came TO
halt, Mr. H. making good time TO the train, with the
curious and good natured thousands bis heels whose
kind and pressing invitation 10 'say all night he had
afiectionately declined.
IIIc pErrpTToN AT rur Drpor AMI nm
PARTURE FOR THE ASTOR HOUSE.
The Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, the Woe President elect
accompanied by Mrs. Hamlin and Messrs Rice and Pike,
Congressman elect from the State of Name arrived in
this city yesterday from Boston via the New Haven Rail-
road.
Although IL well known that Mr. Hamln would
arrive yesterday, there but few persons at the
depot awaiting his arrival The whole number would
perhaps reach than hundred and the majority
Of those were boys and the people Of the immediate
neehborhood
Shortly before the arrival Of the train which due
at AS. handsome barouche, drawn by four stylish
bay horses drove up, and remained in front of the de-
pot cose carriage, also drawn by four horses was in
readiness to convey Mrs. Hamlin and Messrs Rice and
Pike to the Asor House, the place where all the party
stop.
When the carriages arrived II generally supposed
that they contained Of the members Of the Common
Council, but IT was not 30, those gentlemen doubt,
being too much taken up with waiting the President
elect to take any notice Of lesser light The gentlemen
who were to welcome Mr.. Hamn were General Nye
Judge Iathrop, Messrs Goodwin Walton and Fessendep
members of Congress elect from Mane and few others
The train did not arrive at the depot until
fifteen minutes past the regular time. and when
it did each car was watched closely
by the outsiders each anxious to catch glimpse of
Hamn he descended from Il Tho plotforYa
however, was cleared by the police and permitted
10 come upon it but those having business there. Mr.
Hamln waited until the other passengers had left the
car before he made his appearance, and when did
80 he was at once hailed by the few friends had ga
thered there TO welcome him upon his arrival in this
city. shaking hands all round followed matter of
course and the honorable gentleman then at
conducted to the barouche AS he OF the depot
there was rush TO see him, and attempt made TO get
up cheer; but compared TO the usual New York demon
STATIONS, it was decided failure-so much SO that
second one was not attempted.
After Mr.. Hamlin had taken his seat, General Nye
Judge IAhrop another person got the barouche
and II then gave way to the carriage that Mrs
damln and the others were TO occupy. The carriages
route-Twenty sixth street to Fifth avenue down the
TO Fourteenth street, along Fourteenth TO
Broadway, and down Broadway to the Aston House.
Some OF the persons present very much disap-
pointed that there speech address of kind
made they wanted time both hear the Vice
such way that almost impossible to get glimpse
of him; and reliable description of his person.
the depot, u out OF the question
RECEPTION BY HANNIBAL HAMLIN LAST
EVENING.
The friends and supporters Of the Vice President
paid their respects to him last evening at the Aston
House. The reception took place between the hours Of
eight and ten O'Clock when about two hundred persons
awaited themselves Of the opportunity They cordial
y received by Mr.. Hamn, who introduced them TO Mrs.
Hamlin and after a few pleasant words and q warm
shake Of the hand they passed along make room for
others who were pressing eagerly forward.
Many ladies also presented TO Mr. and Mrs Ham
lin, whose reception OF them calculated TO create
lasting and favorable impression