DEPARTURE OF THE PRESIDENT ELECT

 FOR WASHINGTON CITY.
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The President Elect, accompanied by his wife and private secretary, Mir. Walker, left Columbia on Tuesday last for Washington city. 4 large number of MT. Folks neigh bors and friends were in Columbia to take an aflectionate leave of the President Elect of the Nation. It was all affecting scene. He was surrounded by the companions of his youth, the sons of his early friends, and the gray-headed pioneers of the country, who had aided in elevating him through the seve- ral offices to which he had been from time to time elected, until he has finally reached the highest position known to the govern ment.

 As Mr. Polk approached the town of Frank lin, on Tuesday evening, he was met by number of friends, who escorted him to the residence of Christopher McEwen, Esq.,, where he remained until Wednesday morning He arrived at Nashville on Wednesday,, where he remained, receiving the visits of our citi- zens, until Thursday evening, when he yis- lied the Hermitage, and spent the night with Gen. Jackson. On Friday morning he took leave of the old Hero, and in view of the probability that 1t was the last time he will see that venerable old patriot, it may well be imagined that the parting scene was deeply

 interesting.

 Mir Polk returned to Nashville on Friday morning and remained at he Inn, surrounded by crowds of visitors, until Saturday morn ing, when he left in the steamer China for Washington. A large number of our citizens accompanied him to the wharf and there took leave of him. He left in company with number of friends who will attend him to Washington, bearing with him the sincere prayers of thousands for his safety whilst on his journey, and for his successful adminis- tration of the government He will stop at CIarksrIle a few hours, and at Louisville and at Cincinnati short time-but his wish Is to reach Washington with as little delay as possible. .NashoiHe Union.