The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-14

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sisting Of regular troops from the gar
rison, President Johnson and party in
carriages, Committee Of Reception
in carriages, the fire department.
Reform Association, delegation
from abroad, citizens and others.
! principal streets. All along the en-
tire route, the sidewalks, windows,
i door-steps and porticos were crowded,
4 while thousands OF persons, men end
boys, nlIed the earriage-way to such
an extent that the vehicles moved
with ditheulty. Women everywhere
waved their handkerchief, while others
i displayed little dafs. There was a con-
slant confusion of loud voices. The
narouehes containing the President
anu Genernl Grnut were fianked bv
\ luputleuG gaZerS, and there was rreat
contention to have good look at them.
Inc PRESIDENT Wns kept continually
DoW1ng and raising his hnt in acIznowl-l
I edgment OF greetings. It now being
twilight, rockets and other pyrotech-
! mes We're lgnI1ed, and in many locali-
I ties, port fires, of all cOlOrs, were burn
4 ing. The Custom House and POST
office, several of the hotels, and many
! private dwelling houses, the Offices
ofthe Morning Post, and the Republic
| were brilliantly illuminated and deco
rated with dags and mottos suited to
the occasion, mixed up with the confu-
sion of tongues continued and blended
IN almost deafening discord with the
music of the bands. The procession
/ arrived at the st. Charles Hotel at about
o O'Clock, where q dense crowd had
preeeded the excursiouists. Amer en-
tering the hotel, the President was es-
eorted to platform erected for the oc-
casion, and which was crowded with
spectators. Thousands upon thousands
j of persons thronged Wood st.. in front
/ of the hotel, and for seVerhl blocks on
sTf - FnIa Ii
and calls for Grant were rife in one por-
ton of the mass, while in the other
1 part cries went up loud and strong
/ Ter Johnson. Judge McCaudless was in
company with the President, and he
underworld TO secure silence, but as
this was unattainRble he addressed the
President, welcoming him to the city,
L While Judge MeCandless was deliver
ing his address there were cries for
Grnnt and Farragut, while others bel
lowed, grOaned, WhoOped. and made nII
other conceivable kinds of noises. The
larger portion of the crowd seemed to
be determined to prevent by their dis
order the delivery of any speeches.
The PRESIDENT approached the front Of
the platform and waved his hat rs IL to
command silence. The effort was some
what successful, when the President
commenced his remarks as follows:
teIlow-Cftizeus-Perm me through
your honored chairman, to tender my
sincere thanks to the people and citi-
Z Zens of Pittsburgh for the welcome
which they have given me, and those
who accompany me on this occasion.
[Cheers and cries OF silence in the crowd
below as well as on the PLATFORM
feel honored in receiving this welcome,
more especially as it emenates from the
people, the people in whom 1 have al
ways relied, who have rendered it
to me under peculiar circumstances
in defiance of those who here hold
power and authority. [Shouts and
groaus and cries for Johnson, and
of go on.l A welcome to Pitts
burgh by the people, the masters
! of those who refuse welcome TO a fellow
citizen and to the Chief Magistrate A
! welcome from the masters, repent is
l peculiarly gratifying to me, 1.-THE noise
below continued and in being here TO-
night will say, in the few words to
winch intend TO give utternuce, that
come being welcomed by the people
as fellow citizen, and the Chief Mag
istrate of not % but of SO States. I'm
, mense eheeriug.I come as Chief Mag
istrate of, as inscribed there, pointing
I the hotel, "the whole Union" and not
of a part of the Union, as has
! been elOquently alluded to here
Tonight, with reference to the
Union, and the opening OF the
Mississippi river, and I would ask.
ii were any HGDDl1 ulDEH Interested IN
; these than the people of Pittsburgh.
: [Cheers. If, for instance, the attempt
: To separate the Union had been success
! fui, let me call attention to the influence
it would have had on the commerce,
trade and manufactures of Pitts bUr9h .
and now being for the whole Union, /
feel and think am for the individual
interests OF every man who stands be-
fore me here Tonight. fCheers and
confused cries in the crowd-I am fer
Il restoration of these States, and as
something has been said by some one in
the crowd as TO my policy, viii state
that my policy is TO restore the Union
Lcheers and 6roansl and to bring about
peace and reconciliation and concord
between American people. 1 will sub
nit one simple proposition, my couu-
trYmen. Let me suppose case to the
people. Suppose the eleven Southern
l States lay outside of the Jurisdiction OF
! the Government, belonged to some for
eign power and proposed annexation
/, to the twenty-five States OF this Union,
z with all their resources and fertility OF
soil, and with a demand for manufac-
turing articles, where is the man who
would say they should not become a
, partner Of the eonfederaey? "a VOICE
. Jetf. Davis,' We look to the West
and the Southwest, and want an outlet.
| and where is the man who would OBJ
I ject TO make an occasion of this kind
! 4 voice-''Iel us about New Orleans. -
l The disorder and mingled and confused
! cries cOntinued-I In coming here to-
night and accepting your welcome,
lCries everywhere of iOrder.''1 L come
with the flag OF my country, not wiki
: /, % but with IS stars on it. CApplause.
! The President here found the noise was
y so great that he could not be heard. A
: large procession from the North Lfber.
= ties was coming in with bands of music
i He waived his hat asif to secure silence
: The crowd elamored for Grant The
J. President resumed, remarking: I have
q only few more words to utter. There
Z were renewed cries for Grant. wher
: The President beClEoued to Gen. Grant.
= who stood near, to come to the front O
= the platform; he did so and bowed. The
y clamor was renewed, and he bowed
; again and retired. Then were screeches
: hurrahs, and groans, mingled with erie.
for Farragut, who appeared and receiv
ed the plaudits OF the people. Finding
4 II impossible to secure "A further hear
I ing, the President merely said, at bid
L you good night, . and Withdrew. Cheer
. were then given tor the President by q
part OF the crowd, and three cheers
III followed for Grant and Farragut.
BUFFALO, N Y, Sept. 1.-Two men
:, while attempting 70 cross the river JUS
: above Niagara falls, yesterday alter
( noon, had their boat struck by a sauau
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