The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-03

George Washington and John Adams were [
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\ General WOsnXnu0ON NeYS Mount NerNOD
Z for New York on the morning of April l6
Before his departure he wrote TO Henry
Knox that his ssfeeHnors were not uuffke
! those Of a cuIprft going to the place Of ex-
ecuti0n" Washington wished 20 make the
trip 70 New York as quietly aud with as little |
\ snOW rs pOssNCSVe> NNNtSNs sOON &ONNA SNAS NNAs
\ was out OF the question, owing 70 the pa
TiOtic ardOr that was afiame everywhere
and the intense admiration for the noble
chfeftaLu; 50 that his journey, instead Of be-
Ing d0TO7d or Incident and Ostenta1OH, was
characterized by the BL2dest enthusiasm ar I
the citizens all the way from Mount Vernon
70 Federal Hall Towns and cities along
the route were in the highest pitch of
patriotic excitement, and We'd With each \
other in hOnOring I Q hero OF the RevOlu-
/ ton and the first President of a peaceful
republic. Among the displays was long
avenue of laurels through which Washing
ton was escorted at Gray's Ferry, In Penn
sylvania As the President-elect passed
4 under the last arch, a boy, concealed in
the foliage above, dropped upon his head a
\ handsome laurel crown The act aroused
I enthusiastic demonstrations among the
I spectators A trfumphal arch was erected
by ladies at Trenton. Riding upon his
( white charger, Washington passed under
| this, and as he did so. thirteen beautiful
| young ladies strewed flowers before the
hero, AT the same time singing an ode
especially composed for the occasion
Upon reaching EHzabethtown Point,
Washington was received by a committee
Of Congress, Elias BoudinOt chairman, with
whom were Robert r. Livingston, Chan
cellor of the State. Secretary Jay, Secre-
| tary Knox, the Commissioners of the Treas
| ury, Mayor Duane and Recorder Varick, of
| New York, and several other officials A
thirteen masterpieces in white uniforms,
was waiting at this point to con-
vey Washington and his party to
the city. AS it moved away, other
barges, covered with decorations, fell into
line. This procession came through the |
Kill Won Kuu between New Jersey and !
Staten Islandl and up the bay, gathering
In it's wake craft of every description. All
the vessels in the harbOr, moving and at
! anchor, weEe lavishly dressed with flags and
other emblems of rejoicing, the Spanish
man-of-war Galveston displaying a variety
of national cOlors from its rigging. A sloop
under full sail contained twenty-five gentle
| men and ladies, who sang ode of well
| come to the tune of God Save the King ="
| in which every body within sound eagerly
| joined. Band music from boats on every
side, continual cheering and the boom Of
/ artillery from the war vessels and neigh
/ boring forts filed the air, echoing and re-
| echoing over the wa erR
The landing place was MurTay's wharf,
near the foot of Wall street where there
was a ferry Here the stairs and ratings
were carDeted and decorated Governor
Clinton formally received the President
elect, and an enthusiastic crowd that had
been waiting expectantly at the ferry made
the air ring with tumulUuOus cheering as he
appeared in the street. 1t was difficult to
form procession among the excited inhab-
ftants, who were desperately struggling
with each other in an effort to see General
Washington, but after some delay this was
finally accomplished
w shington was escorted to the house Sc
lected for his official residence, a large,
4 three STORY brick structure, at the corner
I of Cherry street and Franklin square, ad-
joining where the Harper's publishing
house now stands Every house and build-
ing along the route was decorated with
flags, silk banners, floral and evergreen