New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-11
TIVE PRRs1DnNT's TouR.
Special to the New Orleans Crescent
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your feauefS.a I our special dispatches from New
York were so extensive as to leave but small
field for your correspondent from that place.
Let me now give you some account OF, the tri'
umphal journey since the departure from the
Empire City. The radicals had represented the
whole country above the latitude of New York
city to be so entirely antiadministraton, that we
were astonished to find the enthusiasm increasing
instead of diminishing, since we babe adieu to the
scene OF our grandest welcome. The voyage up
the Hudson formed one of the pessantest episodes
of the trip. The splendid steamer River Queer,
whose name became historic during the war, bore
us from the wharf out into the stream and up the
river, in the midst of demonstrations along the
banks, which reminded me of some similar tri-
umphs of antiquity that became the historians
theme and the poets song. It was truly noble
sight to witness that progress, favored by all the
advantages Of weather, and adorned by all the
beauties of scenery. The foliage was at the very
height of its hxuriance, and the sun shone being
nantly as the barge glided along at rapid speed
! through waters as clear as the noble purpose Of
+. the journey.
], The facts, however, crowd SO thickly on that
/ you must pardon me for adopting the very driest
kind of narrative style. The residents of the va.
& rious mansions on the river We'd with each other
in the mode of expressing their pleasure. Some
times thew collected in crowds on the banks while
families, including both sexes and ali ages uniting
I. in the display Of enthusiasm 1T other fines the
i balconies Of The villas we've crowded "a excass
i with ladies and gentlemen who waved 1aos in
i token of their appreciation. Several boats that
i preceded the River oneen were mistaken FIR that
i vessel ana became objects Of similar attentions
j About / O'clock West Point was reached and
Il The entire military and educational staff of the
i acadamy were drawn upon the dock and the party
were received with all honors due to the com
fmander.in-chief. The whole cortege, escorted by
i squadron of regular cavalry, moved Immediately
| up the road, through masses of towns people and
country people, assembled from the surrounding
districts.
j The party soon arrived on the grounds of the
iacademy, where they found the cadets all prepared
to strike their summer encampment at the tap Of
| the drum. The President having been officially
received in the library, he was conducted to the
field where all the tents that so lately flecked the
plain with their snowy wilderness were in one in
slant thrown to the ground. This dramatic per
Torrance was followed by the various military
eTolutions of a grand review The tactical per
lection of the cadets was really wonderful, the
marches IN column in quick and doubIe-ouiok
time, being particularly noticeable The Pres-
dent and party left Immediately after the coucln
sion of these ceremonies, dispatches from Albany
requesting their early appearance being contin4
naiiy received. General Grant was naturally an
object of great notice at the Point the cadets were
revealing in the enjoyment Of half holiday, and
the shouts of applause seemed to resound far
away TO the mountains Of the Katskill.
The River Clnean z4aamed rr;cI,I, ~. -a,t AZ
point and 4he leveIv hov s,,,,,sila FL, ~
rest,s TJaca fsa,,,s 1Fs., ~ ~ = 1,-:,,:.,
an ref6tnd;bg a Il l I..s.
fure IN vb;eI an 49, 49, 80
4 coma s;n, So =
aie ,,ast 1,1,,;,,
towns each H. T,-.;sa. :" 10y osHel
oriv i few m;,,,teg al 1850 ~
d;5rre,,srstio,, ,I,ls II,
ana i sbort tfT,e ,,t tIs 80
aIIv from AIbany tbot ob+ ,,,,at q
river n1eap ft iT,,,o.s;tzI, q go,
rsouast. ~ rags an +haso
s,,eed zvoI,ld M
# M Preaidant ~ ,o,,cb asi4 ,,i1
nontaa tbo ,eo,,Io r7L,s u
nraca5a M ~ tIo oa5,ta1 - 7Ut't
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coytio,, b.oo1,sa
conrtee{,i ana II; orogI3,,aj ~ -, "
e III M u = " appafehs "lshes
garo .,,at lass = ln9 people
ivy, 40 no.ee loF us
tarI, i az. ~ etos, siiouo NOT De
stt1t;on 49, -. q =. te oon
800 iioass - .le tonn was
and tbe oro.s ~ .he
presiaent Tb Y iS oeso,.oh 70 we
nosita tbe station tlgssg u
ing until tbe small bonrs I VIC
eager 4 grasn NJ Tofnsos " ol'l1eLls
catch rlmnse of him Sffar ,,,,,, " = y
an the balcony and was farce5 - psateo
friends tba sAp i Y us
an assemblaee If citzens Il s,o3
town like Albany. - s'i".l
The departure for Auburn was, n,artod hv
similar demonstration viii not weary vor ,.;t
d detailed account of the enthusiasm A The rariong
points on the ronte. The outpouripa i 90 generaI
and my descriptions necessarily So monotonons
that am beginning to hone that some exnressions
of Misrepresentation may occur. in order that the
character of my story may be varied. at every
town of Importance until We reached here. and at
many towns of no Importance, the same history
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