Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-21
BH-Gone Days.

Visit to COnnectfcut-Andt the Old Hart
 ford Turnpike.
 Mir, Charles S. A. Davis, formerly of New Haven, nov of PIAinfeld, N. J., writes to the JOURNAL AND COURIER as follows: t'En- closed please find reminiscence of the visit of President Jackson to Connecticut in 1885, I write the same in consequence of 8 lady's enquiry if could tell the date of the visit and thinking it might interest some of your readers who were living at that time az well as some of later generation" The article is as follows
 At the May session of the General As semblv of Connecticut in 1883 8 resolution was passed inviting the President te visit Connecticut. Henry W. Edwards, of New Haven, was at that time Governor of Con- necticut. committee consisting Of Joseph N. Clark and Silas Mix (who were the Rep resentatives of New Haven to the General
 Assembly, and one member or the Assembly from Hartford and one
 Senator were appointed to convey the | resolution. They received @ reply that he would meet the committee in New York in l the early part of the month of June. At the | appointed time the committee left Hartford l accompanied by Norris WilIcex, Esq.,, who was
 at the time the United States marshal for the | district of Connecticut. On reaching New Haven they were joined by William Fl. Ellis, l Esq.,, who was at that time collector of the
 port of New Haven when they took the boat
 for New York, where they met the President, who was accompanied by Vice President Mar 1 tin Van Buren, Gen. Lewis Cass of Michigan, l Secretary of War, Levi Woodbury, of New l Hampshire; Secretary of the Navy, and Col. | James Reside, who was at that time the eel ! ebrated mail contractor, having fast mail 1 and passenger route from New York to Washington. On Saturday morning they l kSa kI,ae eka o11ok fnr U they arrived at about. one p. m. The Week. ! ly Register published at that time by Barber ! & Osborn, issued on that Saturday morning, l contained so-g written by Alexander Win 1 kie, Scotch carpet weaver, in the employ Of | Galpin $ Robertson and set to the tune of 1 Scott's Royal Charlie. It commenced thus: The gIol ious news proclaimed this day We hail with satisfaction;
 The boat has arrived in our bay,
 And with it General Jackson.
 Oh! that old hero, that jolly, old hero, Who boldly fought and blOd, man;
 Such glorious scenes at New Orleans Filled all his foes with dread man. Come rally around him.
 A friend we have found him;
 While voleys ring let freemen sing Huzza for General Jackson.
 An escort was formed consisting of the Grays, Captain Russell Hotchkiss. the Blues, Captain Charles B. Doolittle, the Governors
  Andrew l.. Kidston. The procession marched up Wooster street under the direction of the chief marshal, Charles H. Pond, of Milford, who was at that time the sheriff of the county
 of New Haven, who chose as his assistants Marshal Norris Wilcox and Levi Fran cis, ex captain of the Blues At the juncture of Wooster, Cherry and Olive streets hickory pole was erected on which was 8 banner with the inscription
 ''Welcome to New Haven" The procession marched up Chapel street to the Green, where they were met by the Mayor of New Haven, the Hon. Moves Darling, with the Common Council. The Mayor made an ad dress of welcome After that General Jack son was escorted to the Tontine where he reviewed the soldiers. He remarked to 8 gentleman standing near him that Captain Russell Hotchkiss was the finest militia ofh- cer he had ever seen; that he seemed to be 8 strict disciplinarian and every inch SOL dier. But the fact was that CaptajR Hotch- kiss had military education, having been several years cadet in Captain Partridge's Military school in Middletown, Conn, be- fore joining the Grays. After the escort left the general entered the parlors of the hotel, where he was called on by the most prominent citizens of New Haven without distinction of party. In the morning the Pres ident and his escort attended Trinity church to listen to discourse of the Rev. Dr. Cros- well and he was eyed very critically by Vice President Van Buren, who was one of the counsel against the doctor in his libel suit on Jefferson. The doctor and Dr. Frary were the editors and proprietors of the Hudson Balance, printed at Hudson, New York, but Dr. Frary was so violent in his editorials that they dissolved and Dr. Croswell started paper called the Wasp and it WAS an article in that paper for which he was indicted.
 In the afternoon the President vas called on by Gov. Edwards and the Hon. Ralph l. Ingersoll and remarked to them that New Haven was the handsomest and pleasantest city that he had ever visited. In the morn- ing an escort of about dozen carriages started with the guests for Hartford on the New Haven and Hartford turnpike. When they came to the first gate kept by Mrs Chip man she locked the gate and said the procession should not pass without pay ing toll, but at the request of Sheriff Pond she opened the gate, but said it was not right for them to travel in the road without paying toll. At that time Judge Baldwin, of New Haven, was the manager of the road and he kept Captain Ward Peck, of North Haven, and gang of men constantly at work on the turnpike so they could not declare 12 per cent dividend; if they did, by the terms of the charter the road would become free. The New Haven and Hartford railroad was chartered at that session of the General As sembly and few years after it got in opera tion. There was not tol! enough taken to keep the said road in repair.
 PIainfield, N. J., June 18th.