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I HONORS TO FORMER HEROES
Tributes to the BravB by a Grateful People
in Years Past.
CHARACTER OF RECEPTIONS TENDERED
DrmniiH < rntlvc ( irccUiiK * to Ferry ,
"Old Hlultorr , " InfujcU - , lc-
cntur , Hull , CHeDouoiiKli
ami Otburn.
The tnagnincent receptions given to
Admiral Dewey , both In New York and
" spectacle ot u
"Washington , eclipse any
similar character In the past , when cere
mony ot honoring the bravo was participated
tow thousands only ot the
In by but a
grandfathers and grandmothers , and the fa
cilities for making great spectacular
demonstrations were , limited. Nevertheless ,
there have- been notable receptions previ
ously , attended by processions , dinners ,
the Washington
balls and entertainments , relates
ington Star , and wo can well Imagine that
Decatur , Dainbrldge , Hull , Perry and others
distinguished In the nnvy ; Jackson , Hnrrl-
and others , before the
eon , Scott , Drown
of the century
expiration ot the second decade
tury , were as heartily received In the capital
were the heroes ot the
tal ot the nation as
later years , though but few were the re
cipients of a general ovation.
Thcro was some opposition to the war of
3812 , and , In some sections , peace at any
iprlce was advocated , and Governor Strong
ot Massachusetts , In a mccsago to the legis
lature ot that state , said the war was un
necessary and unjustifiable , and expressed
the hope that the government would pro-
vldo for the common defense , but make no
attempt ! ) to extend our territory by conquest
or purchase ; while In one state , If no more ,
the keepers of Jails -\\ero \ prohibited from
rocelvlng military prisoners , Hut notwlth-
tanding a state sonata resolved that "It
did not liohoovu a moral and religious people
"
lu victories over our enemies ,
pleto rejolco
the people did not withhold their plaudits
from the heroic commanders ,
The citizens of the District were not be
hind these ! n other parts of the country ,
and as early as November , 1813 , they pro-
pared to honor Commodores JJUIIIUHUKU ,
Morrla and others , who had been called to
the formal reception tendered
the city , Before
cheers wherever -
dered they were greeted with
ever recognized , but want ot time , after
having dined with the mayor and corporation
them to decline
tion of Georgetown , forced
a dinner by the Washington people nnd
subsequent honors.
The phenomenal victory ot I'erry on Lake
Erlo of September 10 , 1813 , was duly an
nounced , General W , II. Harrison , In com
mand of the forces on the lake * , receiving
' "Wo have
the mcBaago of Captain I'erry :
met tbo enemy and they are ours. " and the
the following
secretary of the navy receiving
ing "Sir : : U has pleased the Almighty to gtv
to the arms of the United States a signal
victory over their enemies. The British
squadron , consisting of two ships , two brigs ,
this moment
one schooner and ono sloop , have
ment surrendered to the force under uiy
command after a abort conflict. "
The National Intelligencer , In announcing
this victory , said It presents "the dazzling ,
the astonishing fact that a fleet Inferior in
mimbcra has 'not only vanquished , but cap
tured every vessel ot the licet of a stronger
antagonist. "
That such u victory was the cause ot re
joicing needs no nlllrmatlon. New York ,
Buffalo , Albany , Rrle , and other places Il
luminated on the reception of the news , and
Perry received the plaudits of the people.
Ha wan everywhere greeted with salutes
and processions. Perry arrived In Washington - 1
ton January 25 following , and was received
with a salute and honored by a dinner at
Tonilinson's hotel , on Capitol Hill , at which
Mayor Blake presided. At the table were
Cotnmcdoro Tlngloy , Daniel Carroll of Dud-
Jlngton , General Walter Jones , Secretary of
State Monroe , Secretary of the Navy Jones ,
Henry Clay nnd many of the leading citi
zens. Captain Perry responded briefly to a
toast , the sentiment being :
"Tho man who , In his opposition to a
particular administration , does not forget
his duty to hla country. "
Mr. Clay's sentiments found expression lu
the words : "The policy which looks to peace
as the end of the war and to the war as the
means ot peace. "
The United States sloop Arsus was
launched at the navy yard a few days after ,
on which occasion the gallant I'erry was
present nnd a guest at n dinner In his honor
given by Commodore Tlngley : Wherever ho
was recognized during his -week's sojourn
he was heartily cheered.
In Baltimore Perry was received with the
greatest enthusiasm ; with a salute of can
non and bell ; with bonfires and Illumina
tion. He was given n banquet at the Foun
tain Inn. At n circus performance he at
tended there the audience arose nnd with
the performers cheered themselves hoarse ,
and eo great was the demonstration that the
performance was totally eclipsed.
I n HP Ires Commence.
At Philadelphia , Now York and Iloston
Perry was honored with the most hearty
receptions , and these. In the daya when the
war was In progress , the enemy's vessels
often being in our waters nnd the public
being uncertain as to their destination.
The victory on Lake Erie had given con
fidence as to the ultimate triumph of the
United States and the toast , "The American
Navy Youngest Child of Neptune , but
Heir-Apparent to Glory , " became n favorite
ono. Many also appreciated the sentiment
expressed > by a local poet :
"Hall beauteous Columbia ! The. queen of
the west
Grasp mariners' rights for the shield of thy
breast ,
Respect the great innxlm that burnished
thy blrth-
Xo nation shall bind us on ocean or earth. "
During this war iboth soldier nnd sailor
niado names for the .scroll of > fame , but
there were hut few formal welcomes at the
capital Decatur , whoso exploits In the Al
gerian war , and who captured the British
hln Macedonian. was enthuslastlcallv
greeted 'by the citizens , as were Captain
Hull , who took the Guerlere and afterward
was In command of the Washington navy
yard 'for ' several years , and Captain McDon-
ough , the hero of Lake Cliamplaln , When
Captain Ualnbrldge of the frigate Constltu-
tlon ( "Old Ironsides" ) , the captor of the
Java , was he the festivities In his honor
were commenced by a dinner In Georgetown ,
but because of the exigencies ot the service
ho had to decline other honors planned for
him.
Ohl llleUnry.
General Andrew Jackson , whoso victory
at Now Orleans January 8 , 1S15 made him
tue hero ot the times , was styled the Savior
of the South , and In whatever place his
duties as the major general commanding the
armies In the south called him he > was re
ceived with demonstrations of joy , cities ,
towns and villages vicing with each other In
doing him honor. It was not. however , until
the fall of the year that he could spare time
to visit Washington. Leaving his home In
Tennessee , with Mrs. Jackson and his aid ,
Major Head , by private conveyance , October
15 , it waa not until November 17 that ho
reached the capital , his route being a con
tinuous ovation. In Lynchburg and some of
the larger places ho had to remain Uiorter or
longer periods , to participate in the
demonstrations In his honor. He had been
expected earlier. Reacbta Georgetown a
day late , he stoppcvl there one day , arriving
at Kexnvln'a hotc-I the 17th of Novtcnbcr
On his route from Georgetown lay the
ruins of the White House and the two ex-
ecutlvo buildings , the marka of the van
dalism of the British troops prcpetrated In
the preceding August a scene , his. admirers
Insisted , which would never have been wlt-
nusscd had ho been In Washington at the
time.
General Jackson was escorted by a prcices-
slon ; the citizens , with coo accord , Il
luminated their houses , and the city councils
of Washington , Georgetown and Alexandria
respectively adopted and formally presented
him with resolutions. Addresses and dinners
in his honor were given by them at
Keowln's , Crawford's and Mclaughlin's
hotels , respectively , and by many public
ofllcers and private citizens , while proces
sions , through decorated street ? , did escort
duty , and cannon and ibell were usej for
saluting purposes. At some of the dinners ,
when the toasts wcro drunk , music , with a
salvo of artillery , drowned the cheers.
"Tho Star Spangled Banner , " scarce a year
after It was written by Key , was then the
popular song , and that the era of good feel
ing between us and the mother country pre
vailed was made apparent by the frequent
recitation of a poem entitled "Tho United
States nnd Kngland , " concluding :
"Now , hero'fi to us 1)0111 ! we've fair wlnil
and fair weather ;
Let the Star Spangled Banner In triumph
bo furled ;
We will spllco the old cross and our bunt-
Infi together
And rldo every wave nnd defy all the
world. "
-Almle llrlcf UCHPOIIHCN.
It was remarked that In his responses to
toasts General Jackson was very brief and
pointed. Hlw sentiments were expressed
tersely In "A country's gratitude- the best
reward for the tolls of a soldier. " For the
victory at New Orleans ho disclaimed credit
by remarking : "But to heaven and the brav
ery of our Boldlers nre we Indebted for the
victory. To heaven and them let It bo
ascribed. " One of bis toasts was "Union
the mire hauls of our political existence. "
Over a month was spent here by him , offi
cially , on business growing out of the war
with Kngland , and the conduct of the Indian
wars south and southwest , during which
there was a round of entertainments , public
and private , and dinners and banquets became -
came so frequent that ono organization ten
dered , an evening's entertainment "to relieve
the monotony of dinners , " and a writer of
that day recorded that "tho general seemed
to enloy the change. "
General Jackson started on his return to
Ills homo December 24 , to the great disap
pointment of friends at the north. In 1S1D ,
when his conduct was the subject of debate
in congress , he returned to Washington , nr-
rlvlug January 27. He remained until fully
vindicated and then started north. Baltl-
moro wns reached February 11 , but the
weather prevented a proposed great outdoor
demonstration , The banquets by the city
councils and hfs receptions Indoors wereof
tbo most enthusiastic character. In Phila
delphia , New York and other places the
weather was more propitious nnd the- out
door demonstrations eclipsed all previous
affairs of the kind.
Cirt'iitvut if Tlimi All ,
The ovation paid to General Jackson by the
people of New Orleans In 1827 , on the anni
versary of his victory below that place , waa
ono ot the most elaborate ever given an ofll.
cer. By this time whatever bitterness
caused by the arrest of Judge Hall had dis
appeared and the people of the southwest
vied with each other In doing Jackson honor.
Ho had accepted an Invitation to visit that
city and when the time came the committee
went up to Natchez and received him.
On the trip down. It ii said , there were
hugo fires burning on the. river banks In his
honor and some distance north of the city
n fleet ot eighteen steamboats , gaily deco
rated and lighted and laden with admirers ,
with music , were formed for escort. On ar
rival at Now Orleans practically the whole
j population of the place and thousands of
others welcomed him , bells Dctng rung , can
non fired and other forms adopted for tlie
expression of the people's exuberance. With
"Old Hickory" as the contra ! flguro the ova
tion was kept up several days , balls , recep
tions , entertainments , dinner and proces
sions being the order till the time of his de
parture.
Ijiifnyette'N < -lc < imo.
There has been probably no occasion In
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which a grateful people paid more homage
to a mortal man than In the ovation to Lafayette -
fayetto In 1821 and 1S25 , when he was the
guest of the nation. Coming here at the in- I
vltatlon of the government , from August 15 , I
1824 , to September , 1S23 , he traversed much j
of the country and In Now York , New Jer |
sey , Pennsylvania , Delaware , Maryland , Vir
ginia , North Carolina , South Carolina ,
Georgia , Alabama , Louisiana , Mississippi ,
Missouri , Tennessee , Kentucky , Illinois , In
diana , Ohio , Connecticut , Rhode. Island and
Massachusetts ho received the plaudits of
state nnd municipal authorities , associations
and the populace.
At New York , where he first landed , there
was a procession In his honor , the presenta
tion of an address of welcome > by the city
and other demonstrations of a grateful people
ple accompanying , anil then commenced his
Journey , In the course ot which the capital
was leached October 12. 'In ' the meantime
our forefathers had not been Idle nnd when
the day arrived the arrangements for his
entertainment were complete. The city
councils had forwarded an address of wel
come and had recommended a general Illu
mination and decoration of the sparsely sit
uated buildings , and the occasion being a
nonpolitlcal one , there was naught to mar
the harmony , high nnd low , man , woman
nnd child , having but one object the honor
of the nation's guest. It Is re-lnted that the
nonunlformed mllltla , to a grc.it extent ,
adopted slmphi uniforms that they might
make a martial showing. Lafayette , with
his son , George Washington and Colonel
Yasslur , was making his way to the capital
of a nation ho had assisted Into being. Word
caino of his glorious reception In Baltimore
and the people of the District were nil agog
for the grrnt dny.
Ho and his party , traveling by coach , had
been escorted from Baltimore by Maryland
cavalry , and he stopped over at Ilossburgh ,
a wayside Inn and relay point for the stages
running between Baltimore and Washing
ton about tbo present site of the Maryland
Agricultural college. This place they left
about 0 o'clock in the morning under the
escort of Captain Orlggs' cavalry' and thp
Prince George's rifles , and npprpdchud the
District. At the District line the distin
guished guest was met by the committee
cf arrangements , a number ot revolutionary
officers and soldiers and cavalry companies
of the District and Montgomery county ,
under Captains Andrews , Sprlggs nnd Dun-
lop. The general wns placed In an open
carriage drawn by four gray horses , In which
wcro Major General Brown , Commodore
Tlngley and Colonel G. W. P. Custls , and
escorted to the capital. Meanwhile the
ealuto fired by Captain Burch's artillery was
taken up by the navy yard and arsenal ,
many of the cannon used having been cap
tured from the British.
A ] > iiriint'li to tin * Capitol.
Escorted by the cavalry companies tht
Intersection of Maryland and Tennessee
avenues was reached. Hero the Infantry
troops were assembled under General
i Smith and Jones for escort duty. The capl-
'
tel was approached by Kast Capitol street ,
and the military , with the right resting near
Second street , formed a double line , and
school children In holiday attire , the girls
with bafckcts of flowers , flanked the road
by which ho passed Into the capltol building.
The distinguished guest and party , with the
committee , left the carriages at the left of
the line , and amid the cheers of the popu
lace , while the military saluted , be walked
to the capltol. At or near First 'Street an
larch had been erected the night before , and
this was surmounted by a live eagle. At this
point were assembled twenty-five young
women , each bearing a banner representing
the twenty-four statea nnd the District.
One , Miss Wattorson , presented Lafayette
with an address , nnd led the way , all sing
ing patriotic songs. The general , as he
walked after them , literally had a bed ot
roses made by the girls In scattering the
floral tributes before him. Entering the
senate wing of the capltol the guest of the
nation was escorted to the tent of Washing
ton ( loaned by his stepson , Colonel G. W. P.
Custls ) , erected In the rotunda. Here he
was Introduced to Mayors Welghtman and
Cox , who welcomed him , and Mr. J , B.
Cutting read an address and poem , the
general making a fitting response.
The line was again formed , and through
Pennsylvania avenue the distinguished guest
wns escorted to the president's house , Wil
liams' Alexandria artillery firing a salute
near the capltol , and Colonel Peter Force's
Washington artillery performing a like duty
soutl'i of the market.
The reception by the president , James
Monroe , an old friend , waa cordial , but brief ,
for "tho procession awaited him , " and , re
viewing the line , Lafayette was escorted to
the Franklin house , on Pennsylvania avenue
near Twenty-first street. Hero General La
fayette and suite took dinner with the
mayor , councils and a number of citizens.
In the evening there was a general illu
mination , and fireworks In the form of rock
ets everywhere. A reception to citizens was
given the llth , na waa also a dinner by the
president. Visits worn made subsequently
to the navy yard nnd marine barracks , and
Lafayette dined with General Brown , and
nlfio witli the Georgetown and Alexandria
authorities. Ho visited Mount Vernon , and
left for Yorktown the 17th to participate In
the celebration there on the anniversary of
Cornwallls' surrender , the 19th.
The general , after visiting various parts
of the country , was here during the exciting
presidential campaign , In which , as between
Andrew Jackson , John Qtilncy Adams , W. II ,
Crawford und Henry Clay , there was no
choice by the electoral college , and th6
house of representatives elected Mr. Adama.
Ho left for his home In Franco In Septem
ber , 1825 , taking his leave of tno nation at
the White House. The scene there Is said
to have been ono of the most affecting ever
enacted. At the appointed hour General
Lafayette appeared and feelingly addressed
President Adams , closing with :
"God bless you , sir , nnd nil wlio surround
us ; God bites the American people , each of
their elates and the federal government.
Accept this patriotic fnrowell of an over
flowing heart. Such will be Its last throb
when It ceases to beat. "
Then , taking Mr. Adums In his arms , ho
gave way to toars. Recovering , ho relaxed
his embrace and retired a few steps , but ,
again filling up , ho grasped the president
and , with voice full of emotion , said : "God
bless you. "
On leaving , an immense procession of
military nnd civic bodies was at hand , nnd
he was by It escorted to the wharf , whole
a steamboat received him nnd carried him
down the river to the frigate lirandywine ,
aboard which ho culled for his home.
Though there have Dten great public dem-
onstratlonH since , and welcomes Imvo been
tendered returning heroes , there has been
none since that of Lafayette In which there
was such general Interest taken cs there Is
In the present. The Mexican war brought
Into prominence Scott , Taylor , Worth ,
Shields nnd hosts of others , but there was no
euch welcome given m Dewey received.
The welcomes tcndctcd In earlier days were
local In their character , and the honors paid
the bodies of the dead officers ( surpassed
these "given the living. The funerals of
Colonel Truman Cross , Lieutenant Junlus
Boylu , rcHpectlvcly , nnd others , were at-
MISLEADING.
She Mr. Jones has always been accustomed to the pen.
He Spcucensn or pig ?
tended by all the uniformed military com
panies ot the Dfstrlct.
I'ALACIi ! FOIl .lAI'AX'S FHINCIS.
Cunt IjCI.OOO.OOO . uiul Iloii litre
VCIII-M in llnlliltnur.
The architect to the Imperial household
of Japan has come to New York to buy
steel to be used In the framework ot the new
palace for.tbo . crown prince Yoshlhlto. Ilia
name Is Tokumn Katayamn.
"Tho now palace , " ho Bald to a New York
Tribune reporter , "will bo one of the finest.
It not the finest structure In Japan. It
will cost between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000 ,
and will take six or seven years In build
ing. In no country are buildings thrown
up with such nstoulshlng rapidity ns In
America. In Japan we require more time ,
but the building of the palnco will bo un
usually slow , because of the Intricate work
to bo put on it. It will bo in the Italian
rcnal.ssanco style , and In the decoration I
shall endeavor to combine what IH best of
Jopaneso art and of Kuropcan and American
art as well. It IB likely that we shall Import
some carvers from America , but It Is too
soon to dlscufs that subject , for the building
will not bo ready for decoration for several
years. I do not know as yet the amount ot
steel I shall have to buy , I notice that the
price of steel Is steadily rising , ami I am
afraid that my purchases hero may run up
as high an $300,000. As noon as the material
for the framework arrives , work on the
palaca will bo begun.
"Architecture In Jnpnn Is In n translllon-
ary stage. The old wcodcn dwellings nro un-
rntlsfactory for many rrasoas. chiefly because -
cause they burn llho tinder boxes" . The or
dinary brick building Is oven more undesir
able , because the first hard earthquake shock
will send It tumbling down upon the heads
of UK occupants. When you consider that
Japan has , on tbo average , about 300 earth
quakes , of more or less violence , In a year ,
this Is not an unreasonable objection. Tin
steel frames , however , have solved the prob
lem. Japanese houees In the future will haw
steel frames , and thu walls cnay then lit
built of 'brisk ' or stone with perfect safety.
But the height must bo limited. I should say
that no building over four stories high , even
though It had steel framework , would bo safa
In Japan. The palace of the crown prlncs
will bo only two stories. In the matter ot
architecture Tnklo and Yokohama can never
lie like Now York. The buildings may bo 03
wide und as long , but not nu high , There la
a tendency In Japan to adopt the American
architecture an far as possible , It varies no
widely that monotony has no chance to
creep In.
"I think tlin next clncs of buildings to un
dergo a change will bo the railroad stations ,
At present they are almost Invariably of the
old wooden Fhanty style. Wo have none of
the finu train sheds with great steel arches
that you have In America , but I think the
tlmo IB coming when wo will. I predict that
the next few years will wltriew a wonderful
revolution In Japanese architecture , "
Detroit Journal : "Havn you burst throiifrh
tlio limitations with which your sex has
been encompassed ? " demanded ProBiesa.
"J ride n diamond frame wheel ! " pro
tested tlin Womun.
"But with rlbboiiH on the handle barn ! "
thundered Progress , with a terribly accus
ing look.
The Woman hung her head , guiltily. And
yet how. pray was n person to utrlko off
Hhurklog which were subjective , BO to
speak ?
HIMinjoj : . < i n.
Hom'rvllle Journal : They had been sit
ting together for half an hour
' J hm > enjoyed our conversation BO
much ! " she exclalmud. as Hhv roue to go ,
"It 1 HO reslfut to talk with you ! "
And after nhu had 1 ft him be remem
bered tlmt ln > hadn't been ublo to get In
ten v/or 1 eilgewlKO throughout the wliolo
conversation.
