The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-12


ton. Her Conservative Butternut and c1'
rebel citizens have many Of them large wseAp
and they used itfreely on this occasion.
warm soft mist covered city and river Saenr'
day morning, but it soon dispelled, letting
the sun appear with . wealth Of splenooI
and glory that Wa IN marked %sssssss
the day.. 4ssleedQgr and could not fsii 70
draw out : crowd 70 witness the reception
ceremonies, 50 esaIsl md is !
morning, that we gladly accepted ne 4lno
invitation OF Capt. Harry Bro'sskh 9, .ns
Andy johnson to be one Of the guests OF 'na'
magnificent steamerin the expedition up to
Alton. where the President and his party
won,d come aboard The "Andy' and thir-
w. ;x other boats we're to comprise the heets.
n an early hour ,hnndreass Of United tYHh
[ffles tho boats, and lafEs crowd Nshtsed
~ the teYee. It was shout 8 o clock, VIXEN
with string music by the splendid Brass
Band on board. and amid loud huzzahs from
the shore, tho Andy shich was the flag ship
and lead the expedition. backed from her
moorings and slowly bore up streaa The
Atlantic steamer s'Rpth" the lprgsH and
finest boat on the inland waters Of the United
States, crowded with the military and huns
dreds Of the ladies spd gptlssssn Of s. lpuls,
followed shortly lsstevs : fNss' sgnotsets end
another of the boats and We knew th&t the
fleet was being filled up. Alton is but
twenty-five miles above this city, and there
was no haxts, So the boats fell in slowly
and at wide distances part. No more than
nine or ten we're visible as We vent up. But
these formed fine view. Down the nvax
the surface of the water blended with the
mist wreath and as the steamers came into view
the effect ss4 panoramic. The huge volumes of
smoke were borns over to the Illinois side
and were touched by the saEig sqasllght into
various hues; DARK, purple, and silver " 4
little more than two hours reached Alton.
A large crowd had collected UPON the levee.
They greeted The boat With the single piece
Of artillery they had; responded to BY cheers
and the waving Of handkerchief by our pas-
sengers, and music by the band. A few min.
tutes late, the Ruth" with her cheering and
haadk erchief waving hundreds, came and lay
alongside the Andy, and the fine steamer
Olive Branch alongside her. Ten or twelve
more of the feet came up with constant
lhugzas and the music of several bands, aud
anchored above or below us. At half past
eleven the Aileniap anillaFy roared again
the Aitonian brass band struck up rs,ioaal
lair; the Altonian crowd didn't cheer, and
with much ringing of railroad bells the PRESS
dental train came in. Then cheers an.
nonnced that the party had left the cars and
came upon the platform prepared for it.
Alton Il radical place. The Mayor in his
reception address notified Andrewsof that
fact. In all the city 80 saw but three tags
DISPLAYED When introduced, johnson and
Seward were greeted with comparatively
slight applause. ltwas Grant that made the
Altunians pour out deafenng din OF cheers.
After Andrew had spoke his piece and left
the constitution and thirty. six stars with The
good citizens he came on board the ANDY
conducted by the ST. Louis commandery of
knight Templars, who slade q fine appear>
ance. Following him was Mr.. segarl and
Secretary Welles; then Graut and Farragut
and the remainder OF The party. They were
me, with hearty demonstration by
1.-The passengers of the various boats.
A platform had been imIrovised
on the forward part Of the deck Here the
4. President and suit were welcomed to st.
. Louis by Capt. Eads; and after bowling in
the most lovely and Pickwickian manner in
all possible and impossible directions, hat in
hand, and smiling blandly all the time, Mr..
Johuscn again spoke his piece, yowing tia,
$ all the powers of the Internal regions could
not drive him from my Policy, and ieaving
, the Constitution and thirty six stars in the
Q hands Of his hearers. Mr.. Seward was in
1 ,roduced and bowed automatically Mr..
Q Wells afectionatey Gen. Grant a. though
! thinking Of something else Admiral Farra-
). gut sailorIy. Then the party was conducted
d into the cabin of the ANDY and there was
y an informal leree everybody rushing to have
shake hands all around. half dozen
: bands played artillery from several Of the
| boats belched forth loud greeting the Andy,
4 Ruth and Olive Brunch, now dashed toket
backed out into the channel and started down
!. stream. The other beats followed rapidly
) aud this unique procession was swelled as We
. went down by the various boats which. unable
!. to End anchorage at Alton, bad .readd atona
| shore, and now fell into line until the humble,
! | was complete Never ON Western waters has
! that pageant been equaled. At times
, stretching far up the river, nearly the entire
! Ithirty-sx were in view, and that was sigh,
to remember, Herein, however, we will not
attempt further description. of how. after
the Informal levss an-the parlors of the
! ANDY. the Presidential party went aboard
tthe Rath and Iunched, aud then to she deck
= aud viewed the confluence of the Mississippi
, land Missouri: and ofhow, as The feet neared
!. and passed ST. Louis down, 4, cEondDet aad
! Iback. cannon roared, and thousands OF people
/ lined the shore, and. the boating and houses
! and how the procession passed through the
4 tatreets, and how City thousand person,
pressed aud damned and squeezed
and tried to get to see, and only succeeded
in not doing ii; and Of the crowd IN front o
the Lindell; and the supper at the s.South-
ern,n and the speech Of Andrew at the Lin
dell, and the worse than demagogic har-
! angue at the Southern; and Of the ornament
, 4 alton of the city, and "a Thousand and one
: other things whereof we might write you, see
: the papers Of this city, which TEEN with de.
Iscription. The President is fattered by thu
reception be met here, and may veil be
How warm reception JEFF. JEFF. Davis wuult
{eet from . large portion Of those that have
! been most enthusiastic on this occasion, W.
. leave to coujactare. His reception here diff
lfered largely from the greetings teuderedh hin
lacross the river III. Illinois. and throughout
the, North. At is the fault. Andrew John
lsop, the demagogue. that Andrew, Johnson
II the President, has not met with joyous vel
10 come and anmeasured honor everywhere
n YET M II be found that he, like the .Bour-