The New York herald., 1879-09-29
THE PRESIDENT RESTING.
A DAYS DELAY AT FORT LEAyENwoRTH-HIs-
TORY OF THE UNITED STATES POST --To-DAY's
MOVEMENTS.


TORY OF THE UNITED STATES POST TODAY s
MOVEMENTS.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
LEAvEswoRTH. Sept. 2s, 1879.
The Presidential party has enjoyed quiet sun
day at Leavenworth. where the President and Mrs.
Hayes are at General Pope's residence. and General
sherman at Colonel Hoyt's. Fort Leavenworth, first
in beauty and Importance of all our military posts.
is according to sketch of its history which GEN
eral sherman gave me this afternoon some ffty-ive
years old. 1t was laid out about 1920 by
Colonel Leavenworth. whose name it bears. and the
subsequent history OF the country shows that no
better site could have been chosen. 1t has been the
base OF operations which enlarged and completed
the present Union at the breaking out of the Mexican
war. The expedition under stephen W. Kcarney
was here organized it being the westernmost OF tho
great attacking columns OF invasion 1t penetrated
to New Mexico ami thence to the Pacific coast where
1t won us California. Old General Harney's ex-
pedition against the Sioux Indians started
also from Fort Leavenworth. The expedition
against Utah headed by Albert Sydney Johnson
also prepared here. For nearly half n
century the post the distributing point
of stores of every description to the iors aud mill
ary stations further until the Pacific railroads
and their branches relieved it in this respect. At tine
time OF its establishment old fashioned sockade
there hardly another United States military
outpost anywhere west or it. Several years later,
when Jackson made the treaty with the Cherokees,
Choctaws Greeks and other tribes in which it was
stipulated that those Indians and their descendants
should occupy Indian territory unmolested
by white men forever, 1t was not even
that American civilization would press for u
century at least against the eastern line of that
in the centre OF an active civilization that has swept
clear the continent OF the 143 military posts
III the country 100 have since been established to
protect the march OF this civilization OF the
Mississippi, and all but two companies of the troops
belonging to Fort Leavenworth employed in pro-
tecting the north border the Indian reservations
from white raids in order to keep with the Indians
the faith Of the United States.
LAND ASSIGNED.
The post was at first assigned from 600 to 10000
acres OF land close TO the Missouri. There now
attached to it perhaps 4O0O acres, stretching two
miles in one direction to town. broad and splen-
did road. tit tor the fastest teams connects the city
OF Leavenworth and the fort and forms u fayorte
pleasure drive. SO many railway tracks are in sight
from this road that it il this thriving
place intended to be second Indianapolis. The
track running to Atchison lies convenient to tho
fort that those OF the Presidents party who are
quartered in the city have just found
they Will have carriage ride of four
miles between six and seven o'clock tomorrow
morning to catch the train to be made up there.
Committees from Atchison and St. Joseph, NO.,
labored successfully with the President until nearly
eleven last night that he will stop those places
the to the State Fair at Springfield. Ill. PROB
ably the President received that st. Jo
seph would send its respectable citizens to greet him
instead OF its roughs. At ono or two places in Mis-
souri,, on the down trip, there were dsgracful
cries at the OF the train. They did not amount
however. to the popular insults into which they
magnifed. They were promptly checked by
General Sherman, who told the rowdes that hc
owned property and paid taxes in Missouri and had
rights there.
The day was spent in q quiet, restful way, very
grateful to the party after the heat and harassments
of the preceding week. In the morning the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hayes attended the prison chapel and
after dinner took o short drive the pleasant
neighborhood. In the afternoon they received few
callers. among whom were Colonel and Mrs. y. Il.
Anthony, of this place.
will depart Tomorrow morning for st. Joseph, NO.,
where they will spend several hours in order to
enable the citizens Of that place to show their hos.
ptaity to the President. They will then re-embsrk
on special train furnished for the purpose for
Springfield, ILL.,, where they will arrive some time
Monday night. Tuesday will be spent
in Springfield, ILL.,, and Tuesday night the party
will embark for Indianapolis. The party will cross
the river at Louisiana and Will not visit Kansas
City. The President has all sorts Of callers. To-
day couple of men from Missouri paid Sunday
afternoon visit to His Excellency at General
Pope's house. They were kindly received by
the President, who introduced them to
Mrs. Hayes. After expressing their appreciation
OF the administration in iattering terms. Of
them asked the President to appoint him to little
post Office in his neighborhood. The President in
formed him that he would have to forward his
papers through the ordinary channels, and the man
Jailed to get the post office notwithstanding he
panion, whom he brought along sort of ami
mated credential. Mr. Dawes, of the Hannibal ana
st. Joseph Railroad will take charge of the train
hear he