...salutes welcomed Washington to New York and made such an impression that he described in his diary "the decorations of the ships, the roar of cannon, and the loud acclamations of the people." How Washington reacted to such applause defined him as a statesman. He wrote that the acclamation "filled...

...when he artived in New York for his inauguration as President, he wrote in his diary: The roar of the cannon, and the loud acclamations of the people which...wharves, filled my mind with sensations as painful (consideting the reverse of this scene, which may be the case afrer all my labors to do good) as they...

...boats which attended and joined us on this occasion, some with vocal and some with instrumental music on board; the decorations of the ships, the roar of...wharves, filled my mind with sensations as painful (considering the reverse of this scene, which may be the case after all my labors to do good) as they...

...journal, " which attended and joined on this occasion, some with vocal, and others with instrumental music on board, the decorations of the ships, the roar of...the loud acclamations of the people, which rent the sky as 1 passed along the wharves, filled my mind with sensations as painful (contemplating the reverse...

...demonstrations of the people only filled him with forebodings. " The decorations of the ships, the roar of the cannon, and the loud acclamations of the people which rent the skies as I walked along the streets, filled my mind with sensations as painful as they are pleasant." After he...