Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-17
PREsIDRNT LINooLH AT THE GREAT
FAIR IN PHILADELPHIA.
The city AIIyo with En,nu.,.sm,


pointed a committee To wait upon the President
m hls arrival here and tender him the hnspt-
talities of the city, and 1t was agreed that the
committee, headed by the mayor, should Walt
upon he President at the Continental Hotel
some time previous to his visiting the fair
While the committee were dcliberaHrg, how.
ever, the President arrived, and was received
by an Immense throng Of citiZ' ma. Broad
-prt. from Chestnut street down tn the depot
was lined with ciIlz ns and invalid soldiers,
md In the vicinity OF the depot there were at
',.I 300 re pie.
rhe President rode In an open carriage, ac-
cnmpanied hy Gov. nrtin and Mr Thomas
Webster, ami moved up Broad to Chrstnut
street and thence to the Continental Hotel.
Throughout the whole way he was greeted
ever, here with spontaneous burstS Of hearty
applause, such as has not been heard for nsny
a day In Philadelphia.
The dty was mnst beautiful, and everywhere
a'gs aud streauIers were ayiug, presenting
quite gay appearance. A. the headquarters
~ the supervisory committee for recruiting
rnn-ed reliments there WAS a demonstratinn
as the President passed. Two companies Of
troops were drawn Up In front nf the bu lding
aud presented arma, while the band performed
the S'ar Spsnglrd Banner. The soldiers could
not restrain their enthusiasm, and gave cheer
after cheer for President Lincoln.
The Union League Hnuse was beautifully
decor ated with daga, and beneath the windows
of each story the state and National c"lors were
displayed, whilst from the flagstaff hnated
white streamrrs hearing the names of the va.
rinus -tates. The windows Of the houses were
crowded with ladies waving their handker.
chiefs which salutationt the President frequent
ly returned. The NStinnal linton Club House
was also beautifully decorated, and here siml-
lar demons rations Of aHectation met the Pres
dent.
About 12i O'Clock the cavalcade escorting
the President reached the Continental Hotel,
where be alighted, and was greeted With an.
other outhurst Of tumutuops and long -cOntiu-
urd cheering. He proceeded by the ladies'
entrance TO his apartments, whilst the thrnng
around the hotel continued cheering lustlly
for the President, and called loudly for a
Speech from our next President, ," for " Father
Abraham" &c, hut their Efforts were 10 vain
as the President did not make his appearance,
| VT manifest any disposition to crafty the gen
er i deslrr for an address.
| The executive committee Of the fair, foresee.
| ing the tremendous Jam that would SEEK Rd-
mission to the fair, raised the price Of adrnis-
sion to one dollar, but that did not prevent q
| crush.
The President and Mrs. Lincoln reached the
fair at quarter past 4 O'Clock, and came by
Say Of Eighteenth street, in a bsrouche drawn
ny two gray horses. Their son was the only
person accompanying them In the carriage
All around the side of the square by which the
President entered, the street was rendered
almost impossible by the crowd.
The distinguished visitors passed into the
| enclosure escorted by the executive committee,
and surrounded by other invited gupsta. aud
passed on towards Union avenue" There
was at once a gre. Rwayiug In the mass of bu.
manly which already thrnnged the avenue
and at the announcement that "Mr. Lincoln
was there " from other parts OF the house there
was soon pressure towards Union avenue
l8t al tW0.R. a.I1 -.
aud party slowly made their way until the en-
trance OF the Horticultural Department was
| reached. As the President passed IN here the
crowd pressed down the barriers and over
whrlming the donrkerpers rushed tumultu,
nu-ly into the horticultural c rcle. Not Ices
than IS 600 people were pressing towards 'Our
next President" at one time.
Mr.. Lincoln was rescued from the press and
taken into private 'um where Mrs. Lincoln
had already been conducted. AfIef the Presl
dent bsd taken a little rest, he was conducted
ihr 'uGh the fair, spending some two hours IL
40 ing aud shaking hands 10 an extent tn a
must have hrrn extremely fatigung It wal
aiter O'Clock when be returned to the supper
roam.
Tnere were present at the table Hon. Edward
Everett, Gen. Lew. Wsliaro, Ex-Gov. Cannon
" Delaware; the Mayor of the city, aud boll
Presidents Of the City Council.
Nr. Thumas Webster gave, In a bumper
| lne nthWn Nl lne frekl0r0t,' which VIII
drank ia tne hrartest siucerit, by all present
THE PK sfDBNT's EEsPOSsE.
} suppose that the toast upon th's Occ asinr
+ was Intended to open the way Tor me tn 81,
snmeth ny. INrrrlment. War, at the hest
= Ie rihlr, and this war Of ours, in its magul
tude and duration, Is one of lhr most terrible
It has deraDged business totally In SONS luca
tlnns, and partially in all locations. II hal
produced a national debt and taxation unpre
: ced ntrd, AT least In this country. 1t has car
lied mourn NJ to almost every home until II
may almost be said that "the heaV Gus are huns
with black"
YET Il continues, and several relieving coin.
Cidences have acc nIpsnied Il from the begin
Mug, which have not been known az [ under
stand II In former wars In the history of tn,
world. The sanitary Cnmmission with all IL,
benevolent larnr; The Christian CoTnTnissioI
with all ITS benevolent a. Christian labor, anc
Ihe viri us places, arrangements, inrtituIiOns
20 10 speak, that have contributed u the com
7 fort auh rviiet OF the soldier. You have two o
these institutions n your city. The Cnnpr
, Sh"p-L pplRuse and one other, the UniuI
Vo.uncer-l more applause land lastly, thes,
fairs, which believe heKan only last August
F II mistake not, IT Chicago; theu at BOstb IN
I at Cincinnati, at Brook yn, at Ner York, ant
1t the presrnt at St. Louis, Baltimore, Pitts
hurg, Phiiahelphia-l cheers Ind perhaps a
rOne other place which | do not remember.
|
tom of all these are The most worthy, IOr, "a,
what you will, after all the most Is due 10 th,
; soldier, "hU t-krs his life iu his han = aut
! gnes 10 Hght the battles Of his country. nLruc
cheering In what ls contribu I'd ~ his 60
tort LIE paesrs u aud FRI from city to city; IL
what II contributed TO him whtn he is sick ant
""undedi In whatever shape 1t cOmea, whether
fr,u the far hand Of woman or rom whaLrvC
source IL may, It is much, very much. But
think that there Is still that which IA of muct
value Ia hin, In the continual reminders Lg
sees In the newspapers, thaE while he is absun
ne is yet remembered by tue loved ones q
home. tCherrs.
Another view Of these various institutions
, If | may so call them, is worthy of considera
ti0n thiuk. They are voluntary contributions
given zealously and earnestly, On top Of all tn
dl-mrbanc"s Of business, OF al the disorders
, OF all the taxatiUus, aud of all the burden
D that the var has In osod upon US, giving proc
4 that the patlonal resources are not at all ex
. hduSted, lLpPl usei that the national spirit O
patriotism ls even trmer aud stronger than a
the commencement of the war. Renewed az
plhuse.I 1t ID pertinent question, often ask u
d ~ Tue mlnd privately, and from one tO another
d when Ia tue war 70 end surely feel rs grea
. an lnteresl In this question as any other can