Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-30

afternoon President Tyler and us young
bride drove through the streets OF New
York and took the boat for Perth Amtoy,
and thence travelled by rail to Washing
ton. When the couple reached the dock
In New York flags were Tying from every
vessel In the harbor. and bright indeed on
that sunny June day looked New fork's
beautiful bay.
HAPPY onENs.
As The boat on which the President aud
HIS bride were left the dock they stood to-
sether on the deck, and just then salute
was fired from frigate near by, and as the
smoke fioated upward IL formed two inter
laced rings, SAYS Mrs. Tyler, and both she
and her husband accepted this as another
happy augurv for their future; and after
many years OF married life, and over twenty
now Of widowhood. Mrs. Tyler still thinks
that every augury OF happiness was verified
for her and her husband.
All OF the above Is given from notes
made by the writer directly after talk
with Mrs. Tyler. so l. substantially the ac-
count Of the only wedding OF President
az the United States from the lips OF the
bride herself. Now let US see what the
newspapers OF the day had TO say about u.
oLD.TIME JOURNALISM.
As contrast 10 the great proportion OF
space most newspapers have this spring
gwen up 10 discussions as to whether
President Cleveland IL 10 be married or not,
and the general interest manifested In the
subject, II NAV be mentioned that the Ma.
HCndi intoliigeEc@r, published in the city OF
Washington. made no allusion in June,
1874, TO The Presidents departure for
New York. He was in Washington
until Congress adjourned, the third week
In June. His marriage was not alluded to
by the InteliGencer at all until he brought
| his bride TO the capital city. Then the
| only mention Yonchsaied by the Ndtt0na!
lnteHiqencer Of Saturday, June 10Th, OF his
return TO Washington. was: "The Presi-
cent Of the United States, with the lady to
whom be has Just been united in marriage,
returned 10 this city on Thursday eve
ming"
THAT was on Thursday, June eth, and
the IHteiigenecr was two days late in an
bouncing thus mUch.l
"On his departure from New York. we
learn Srom the New YorGpapers. a salute
Yves fred from the yossels-Of-war In the
hsrbor. from the forts, and from The Next
can war-steamers
But the Weekly Herald, published in
New York on Jane IS, 1874, gives up nearly
= column OF space to what il heads "Nup-
tials OF the President of the United States"
IL SAYS:
",John Tyler. President Of the United
states, was married yesterday at 2 O'Clock
?. NJ. to Miss Julia Gardiner, daughter OF
the late Hon. David Gardiner. OF Gardiuer's
island, whose lamented death occurred on
board The Princeton las.wIuter. The cere-
mony took place at the Church OF the As
ccnsion. on Fifth avenue, and was
performed by the Right Rev. Bishop on
derdOnk. assisted by Rev. Dr. Bedcll rec
tor Of tie church. The whole affair was
conducted with the utmost privacy. at the
roqIc,t of the brides Family. Excepting
at 'hc marriage ceremony the family are
still in mourning. There were present at
the nuptas the mother and younger sister
Of he bride; Miss Lcg.rG. dauy hter Of the
late Secretary OF State; two daughters OF
POSlmas,eT-Ge General Wickiifie, Colonel GrI-
ham and lady. and q brother OF the bride.
The bridesmGid was The Younger sister aud
the groomsman the brides brother.
THE lady OF the President j. twenty
two years az age. and one Of toe most love-
" and accomplished helreSses in the city.
We should be proud TO have her appear at
the court Of Queen Victoria. At her mar
riaee she was robed simply in white. With
oauze veil depending from q circet OF
white flowers wIeaihed in her hair"
II IS in this costume Mrs. Tyler appears
in Der portrait which Is hanging In the
White House.
"Thc President" continued the Hr-
rGid;S account, accompanied by his son.
John TYLER, Jr. !; Capt"n Newton, Of the
Inflated Missouri, and one or two other
naval officers, and Robert RantOul, Esq, OF
Boston, left Washington at 6 O'Clock on
Tuesday morning, and arrived the same
night at hall-past II in New York. where
they took up lodgings privately at How
ards Hotel. 1t was the Presidents inten-
ton TO have kept his arrival profound
secret. ~. u. Howard was sworn TO Sc
crecy, and all the servants locked up. In
short, every effort was made, as the Pre-i
dent himself expressed it, 'to steal march
on the Herald and so great was his de-
light the next morning TO find that his
arrival was hot announced in the HerG!f
that Ne can almost forgive HIM for swearing
aud bribing the Towards TO secrecy
AT 1 O'Clock i. NJ the party drove
down 10 the ferry-boat Essex, lying near
the foot Of Corilandt street. where they
got on board. Orders TO admit on board
none but 'the faithful were strictly en-
foIced.'
The names were then given o. those who
were on board. there being all those above
mentioned aud several others. There was
also a band OF music on board. In men
tioning the vessels which fired the sGlutcs
the Herald said one was named the Prince
ton, but that name, with great delcacy.
was not mentioned by any one on board"
The reason Is obvious.
The Herald concludes its notice OF the
wedding by a reference to the politics Of
the period--the Texas annexation being
then great question in the presidential
campaign OF that year-and the Herald
says:
"By this act also the President has con-
cluded a treaty OF immediate annexation,
which will be ratified without the aid Of
the Senate Of TIE United States. Herein,
therefore. is solved the vexed mystery Of
President Tyler's zeal for annexation.
CLAY, Van Buren,, Benton, one and all, have
missed the mark. Tyler alone has hit it.
There will be no war with Mexico. The
Union will not be dissolved, for annexation
is union and not dissolution. Repose ye In
peace AID quiet"
A correspondent Of the Herald, writing
from Philadelphia, gives an account in the
same paper OF the presidential bridal party's
arrival there at IL o'clock at night and their
being given the SUIT OF rooms at IIartwolPs
Hotel always occupied, when in that city.
by Daniel Webster. They ate supper OF
cold woOdc0ck, pigeons, chicken sa.cd. aud
oysters prepared in various ways. "but not
a drop Of liquor OF any kind, this being
strictly forbidden by the bridegroom and
assented TO 10y the BRIDE"
They took breakfast next morning at |
O'Clock, and ate heartily, says the Herdld
correspondent, the carte being omelettes,
spring chickens. ham and eggs, lamb chops,
beeisteaks, kidneys, pigeons, woodcock,
salmon, veal outlets. boiled eggs, andyoung
ducks.
The President was in high glee and
made the Joke about annexation without
the advice and consent OF the Senate him
self. The writer of the letter said the bride
was very plainly dressed in black bomba-
zine. and ''the President, II alone, might
have been taken for poor author who had
Just put TO press some practical essay"
They We're taken In private carriage TO
the railroad station after breakfast and
started TO Washington.
The following very dignifed mention was
in the National Inteiligencer on Wednes-
day, July 3, 1874, headed
"rHE PRESIDENT AND HIS FAMILY"
"For the information OF such OF our
| readers rs take an.interest In the domestic
| relations Of the President Of the United
| States, We copy the following from the
MddiSoRidn OF Monday evening last:
"Presldent Tyler returned with his fair
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