The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-08-12
The President.---His Journey
ings and DOings.

THE DEPARTURE OF THE PRESIDENT
FROM LONG BRANCH-AN INTER.
EsTING FAREWELL.
LONG BRANCH, N j., q
Aug. 3. 1869.
The President this morning had
conversation with Mr.. Robson,
Secretary of the Navy, after which
he made o few visits to some
friends, in company with Mr.. Geo.
W. Childs and his private Secreta.
ry, General Porter. At noon the
Presidential apartments were
scene OF busy preparation in antic.
ipation of the departure ofthcir oc
cupants on tho 3 o'clock train for
New York.
During the morning q number
of the gentlemen at tho hotel, after
a consultation, determined upon
giving the President an appropri
ate but informal farewell: Accor.
dinghy the following letter was sent
10 the Presidents room:
| "LoNG BRANCH, N. j.,
August 3, 1869.
"Io the President.
"Will his Excellency, the Presi.
dent, allow the guests of the Stet-
son House 10 make special ackDowl.
edgment OF the pleasure they have
.received from the presence Of him.
self and family. socially? Hon. B.
Ii. Brewster will express our wish
in a few words of thanks, not set
speech. Only q good-by, and no
speech will be expected from you.
Yours, truly,
IS. D. DRIGGS."
The President replied in the
course Of an hour:
"LoNG BRANCH, N. j., I
August 3, 1869.
rs d. briggs, Esq,
"DEAR SIR-It will afford me
great pleasure to meet tho guests
OF the Stetson House before leav-
ing, this afternoon, 10 say good-by
to them, as requested in your note,
Just received. / am much indebt>
ed to these guests, as we'll as to the
proprietor OF the house, for q most
delightful visit TO long Branch
Very respectfully, yours, &c.,
u. S. GRANT"
At 2 o'clock the guests of the
Stetson House assembled in the
parlors Of the hotel, and in q few
minutes the President entered
with Mrs. Grant on his arm, and
followed by his two children, Mel.
lio and Jessie. A large number of
ladies and gentlemen were Assem-.
bled. AS soon us the President aud
family had seated themselves, Gon.
eral Brewster, Attorney General
OF Pennsylvania, approached, and
was recognized by tho President
rising.
General Brewster said il was an
embarrassing and yet o pleasant
duty ho had 10 perform on behalf
of himself and the guests of the
Stetson House, first TO thank the
President for coming to Long
Branch, and second, for tho honor
and pleasure Of his company. 1t
was pleasant to all 10 converse With
him and to enjoy the presence Of
his family, and hoped that tho Wis
IL was as pleasant to himself as it
certainly was to those assembled
around, That he would be briei
and say but farewell, hoping that
tho President would he removed in
health and strength, and long live
to enjoy tho honor and prosperity
OF the country over which he ruled.
The President replied
ATTORNEY General Brewster, La
dies and Gentlemen-l made this
visit TO Long Branch as rccroa.
tion IRON official duty. Tho visit
has been made pleasant by you all.
have purchased u cottage hero BY
the seaside, where shall mako the
summer homo OF myself and fami-
ly, or, at least, Tor my family, and
such portion Of tho summer for
myself as my public duties will
permit"
After the President had finished
the ladies and gentlemen Aocked
around; and for ten minutes thore
was quite lively scene Of parting.
The children were even more en-.
thusiastic; and bestowed upon Miss
Nollio, and occasionally upon Mas.
ter Jessie, an abundance OF kisses.
These two interesting children
have bcen exceedingly popular ut
tho hotel, and by their aifoctionate
dispositions and familiar inter.
course with tho young people gon.
orally won tho attachment of every
ono. AT twenty minutes TO 3 tho
Presidents family and Mrs. Gon-
eral Comstock loR for the depot
They rode in tho elegant establish.
mont OF Mr.. Phillips, harness. ma.
ker, of Philadelphia, a barouche
drawn BY four superior iron grays.
At the depot the President and
family were escorted to n private
car, In which they werc Joined by
General Porter, bis private scores
tary, and George W. Childs. A
number Of carriages formed in pro.
cession and escorted tho party 10
tho depot, and remained until the
train left, which was a few minutes
after.
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