Lives of Celebrated Women

by Samuel G. Goodrich

Welcome to this grateful shore;

Now no mercenary foe

Aims again the fatal blow,

Aims at thee the fatal blow.

Virgins fair and matrons grave,

Those thy conquering arms did save,

Build for thee triumphal bowers;

Strew, ye fair, his way with flowers,

Strew your hero’s way with flowers.”

Arrived at New York, the president’s establishment was formed upon a scale partaking at once of simplicity and dignity. “The house was handsomely furnished; the equipages neat, with horses of the first order; the servants wore the family liveries; and, with the exception of a steward and housekeeper, the whole establishment differed very little from that of a private gentleman. On Tuesdays, from three to four o’clock, the president received the foreign ambassadors and strangers who wished to be introduced to him. On these occasions, and when opening the session of Congress, he wore a dress sword. His personal apparel was always remarkable for being old-fashioned, and exceedingly plain and neat.