The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-04
THE PRESIDENTS TOUR.
The Journey from Richmond,
Va, to Raleigh, N. C.
Speeches Of the President, Secretary Seward,
Postmaster General Randall and Others
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TINE HERALD.

a Journey without Incident-D Down the Poto.
by Moonli9ht-The President Disin-
cliued to Make Observation-Disclosures at Rich
1ond, &c.
In point OF essential fact there lie nothing be said
conceppg Presidents jaunt further than has been
curtly said already by telegraph. The trip down the
Potomac WAS whiled away the President, Secretary
seward and members Of the party by invitation,
sitting an until late in the evening. The Secretary
In one Of his easiest colloquiai moods, and con-
vsrssd on all subjects simply pauslng occasionally to
call the Presidents attention TO some historical landmark
on one or the other bank. There gathering Of
enthusiastic crowds 1t the Seventh street pier the
party took leave Of the national capital there
bassn throatsd plnudits sounded the e.eaner thrill
ing in every timber with the heavy tug tug, tug OF it's
lungs OF iron, crawlcd away from the wharf; Short
thus far there has been nothing Of salient interest
about which to WRITE and shall therefore, be pardoned
my letter should be- only BRIEF but commonplace
In material Mr. seward attends mostly to the talking
and Mr. johnson quietly permits himself to be exhibited
As the passed abreast Of the Capitol small
gathering Of ladies' and gentlemen swung with hats and
waved with immaculate musiins a sort Of informal
adieu and then, TO vary the quaran OF the meaphys
cal talker of English literature,
The ship was yecred, tho harbor cleared
Si sesw ,h .ss sirs sbt ee Sov,s ne town.
though this case II was the dome OF the Capitol below
which we dropped, and which, like conica white
cloud waited away IN atmospheric perspective until only
s point pierced the haze OF twilight as the tugging craft
and beautiful homesieads.
There seems 10 be curiosity than enthusiasm in
regard TO the President among the people of this city
though there has been TO- day unusual ,hrong VISIT
at the spottswood- citizens OF this whiIom Con.
ledeate capital obviously holding their breath bated on
Sunday in the expectation Of grand reception and the
inevitable talking and toasng Of the day following In
this, however, they are doomed to be disappointed IL
am rightly informed being the Presidents intention
70 slip OF quietly in the direction Of Raleigh on the
nUn Inv Auov S3tnnf ~ krnn o1nl Clr
A. Acquia Creek-to retrace and take up the thread
OF the narrative where left 1.-THE party were noise
barnDs gallant ST. John Moore was bued
we're transferred to special car, where few
died INTO knots for cards some few kept up desuory
slept, until the train moved slowly abreast of the station
at and the shouts Of the brought
everybody 10 his feet Some rubbed their eyes and
looked II they would like to ask what could be the
natter Others yawned drowsIy and at every ull Of the
shouts turned themselves about for renewal OF the
broken nap, or the broken dream, q sentimentast
would express II, and amid the general yawning Mr..
ngy thanked the crowd for having disturbed the party
in their nap or their dream, their experiments with
ths right bower Thence, without interruption all set
sled into the old order OF things until the train
moorsd u the depot in this city. whore deputaton
headed BY ". H Aacfarland entered the and prof
Tered the hospitality OF the town. at that hour sleepy
the sleepy old town Of Bruses 70 the President and his
IN rather preoccuped manner TO the queries * Nj
mcfarland IN regard 70 the journey BY this time Mr.
was awake and having engaged several members
e the depuation In arunnng baduase Of comment,
mark and repartee the formally OF the occasion was
thrown on, and the whole were soon reduced into an
animated coloqsy upon various TOPICS interesting and
otherwise. RI .a
The party was then escorted 70 the carriages in whit
Ing and driven 70 the Spottswood House, where after
hours the depuatOn took leave and the
rooms
This morning Mr. johnson and suite attended service
st. PauIs lEpscopal returning 70 dinner late IN the
afternoon. Worry few calls the President have thus
faS been made, though II Mr. johnson should remain
until TO- morrow toasng and talking and great
deal Of calling be anticipated though obviously
she Presidents intention 70 svads all opportunity for
speak ing. .sR *t