Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-09-07
The Presidents Travels.

In our last issue we traced the Jour.
neys of President Johuson and suite as
| far as Philadelphia where be arrived al
: z. n Z, Aug, zS- As a matter of news
/ We give our readers a sUccinct account
of Mr.. j JOhnson's travels complied from
the telegrahhie reports up TO Monday
| last. .f t. FL. ~.
On Wednesday. Aug. 29, the party ar
rived at New York Messrs. Seward
Welles and Randall of theCabinet Gen
Grant, Admiral Farragut and the Rus
sian and Mexican Ministers accompanied
the President. On its arrival she party
! met with a grand reception, and in the
evening received a splendid compliment
tary banquet at DelmOnies During
the festivities, of course all the distiu-
guIshed gentlemen were called upon for
speeches, and Gen. Grant delivered him
self charaeteristically as follows T l9
GENTLEMEN An 1 can say is If the
President and his Cabinet had kept their
resolution, made in secret session to leave
the Admiral and myself to do al the
talking we would have let you off to 90
to an early bed. GApplause and laugh
teri aaa eat ID
Admiral Farragut acquitted himself
with the following explanation and ex-
ouse
GENTLEMEN / was invited to aeeom-
pany the President to the West. where
/ have not been for many years and
where I naturally felt an inclination to
go. | was taught In that good old school
where an invitation from my Command
eF IN Chief was always a pleasant duty
to perform. IF the President and Mr.
Seward had known that was a member
of a clam bake society, in which our
rpia hot = l.
five minutes, or five sentences of common
sense, should be excommunicated he
would not have made that speech stating
that we were to be the orators of the day,
Mr.. ohnson, of course. made a long
speech Of piece with that of Feb. p. In
deed any one who has read that last nam
ed will have good idea ofall the speech
es thus far made by the President during
his electiOneering tour. 1T Is not nee.
essaTy, therefore, to waste space or la
Dor in giving even a summary of them
Mr.. Seward made a speech which we
shall not attempt to injure his reputation
by republishing All Of it not evoied
to fuisOme praise Of Andrew Ohnson
was mere nonsense, not worth repeating
After the banquet the President, had the
compliment of serenade which drew
out Of him an additional speech devoted
to thanking God for the Philadelphia
Convention, and to abusing Congress-
On Thursday. August 30 the Presi-
dents party, joined by Mai Gems. Custar,
Rousseau, Fullerton and Steadman. and
by Messrs. A. [. Stewart, Richard Schell,
aud others, commenced vOyaging up. the
Hudson At West Point military re-
cepuon was given, and thousands of peo-
pie assembled to get glimpse Of the dis
tinguished travellers At all the pronni-
q
pie gave evidence of their curiosity and
respect as the steamer River Queen, bear
ing the President and his suite passed up.
At A lbany the President was received
by the Mayor of the city, aud by Govern
or Eeutnu who addressed him simply as
Chief Magistrate OF the nation and said
nothing complimentary of me or my pol
ICY The party was escorted through
the city by the military and was paid
the compliment of Il brilliant ovation
The President resumed his travels on
Friday passing through Schenectady,
Fonda, Little Falls Herkimer, Utica,
Rome and Syracuse, at each point meet
ing handsome receptions which he ac-
kuowledged in political speeches, each
one of which was devoted more or less to
self-praise and the vindication Of my
policy" La the afternoon the party ar
rived at Auburn, Mr.. Seward S home, and
made a triumphant entrance into the city
Soon after they sat down to an elegant
dinner served in Willow Grove, on Awas-
CO Lake
On Saturday the Presidents party pas
sed through Oanandaigua where is was
joined by he sister of the late Judge
Douglass and his two sons. Mrs Gran
ger the mother of the deceased Senator
did not accompany their. At Rochester
the President was formally received by
the Mayor, and responded in a brief pO-I
Iitical harangue. At A bion and Medina
more receiving and speech-making, and
in the evening the party arrived at Niaga-
ra Falls where it attended a grand bal
1t the International Hotel The Presi-
dent remained at Niagara, until Monday,
when he went to Buffalo and met with
another formal reception. rs.. -y-