The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-29
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The sxsussion party lsft hsrs q Tao = u,
under charge d Aaior Gsnsral McCallom,
and 8. G. Keonta - assistant, who has been
detailed to 60 With the train oil the way
through Secretary AcCalloch and Hon. O.
II. Browning were st the station TO take
leave of the party. they being preyented, By
public business, from accompanying them.
TIE following il the list Of excur1ionislE
Resident, Secretary Of State, Secretary ol
lie Navy, wife and sou; Edgar T. WeIlse, he
PoAnaster General; Gen. Grant and chief ol
ssaf General Rawlings, admiral Fafsagut,
with his Secretary, Lieut.. Mckinley, Rear
Admiral Radford, Surgeon General Barnes,
Minister Romero, Senator Patterson and wife
and others. r
HAlrmoRR, Aug. 28.-Ths excursiouists
were met by the Committee Of forty citizens,
with the Mayor ~ their Chairman, and
escorted in open carriages to the President
Street Depot, to start for Philadelphia. Large
crowds were gathered, both at the rsilroad
siations in BAltinore, and on the line of the
procession, to get q view of the excursionists,
who were greeted with the waving of hats
and handkerchief, with occasional cheers.
Cen Grant aud Admiral Farragut were par
iisularly the objects of observation and re.
ceived ehthusiastic applause along the line
of the procession. Flags were generally dis,
played. The Presidents train left here 81
1920 .. m.
HAvRE De GRACE, Nd, Aug. %, ll-45
q. ma large number of persons approach.
ed the train in which the President was =
passenger and greeted him with repeated
hurrahs, when he appeared on the platform
aud bowed his thanks A number hasten ned
forward to shake hands with him.
PsaRYsxAysvnlr, Md, Aug 2s-A dele
CATION from Delaware, consisting of SO mem
bers, came on board 70 escort the Prssidln
and party thtough that State. Here - q
Havre De Grace, the excursion party wefI
received with huzzas and crowds gathered at
the sides Of the cars 10 catch glance Of the
distinguished excursionists.
WILMINGTON, Dell, Aug %, Noon.-A
gentleman entered the car and said TO the
President, 1.-The boys in town would like to
see you" This was followed by cries Of
Ego to the rear platform The President
with Marshal Gooding then proceeded ,hith>
er, and having bowed to the enthusiastic
thousands, three hearty cheers went up from
the surging multitude pressing towards the
rear, many struggling throughthe dense ma.s
to shake hands with ihe President. AaFshal
Gooding introduced Gen. Grant and AFTER
wards Admiral Farrnkut to the crowd. They
were heartily cheeredsnd greeted. and the
crowd impatienly rusl,e ed forward toshAke their
hsndA Toe train per proceeding . few
hundred yards from tAe city again stopped,
the crowd gathered aid greeted the distin-
guished party with cheers. Messrs. Williams
and MeCully when the train arrived At the
State dividing line took leave of the Presi.
dent in behalf of the Delaware delegation.
. PHILApELrHIA, Aug, 2s. 2=l0 p. m.-Ths
President and party have just arrived at the
Depot at Broad and Prince streets.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug 2s.-The Presidents
train arrived at 2:l3 this afternoon. He was
received by the committee OF merchants and
military officers. Colonel Jsmes Page ad-
dressed the President, rendering him the
warmest hospitality of the citizens o, Phila-
delphia, irrespective Of party. He repre-
sented the merchants AID professional men Of
all kinds. who recognized him a. chief raeis
trate of the Republic the eh9sea protector
Ct Their rights and liberty. The beopfe Of
heartily Congratulated him on
the close OF the unfortunate reLelhon-tAAt
peace had returned, ard brother Was no long
ers engaged in war against brother, that all
the States were restored TO the Union and
and that The Union was one and
They believe he said that you
thought the divine blessing will bring back
peace In fact as well as in name; that soon
ill good citizens will throw aside partisan
for the nation welfare. Wish
ing you pleasant enjoyment Of the nission
yoa are low petsormsn& aud 4 aaf2 tetdrn,;
we tender you hearty welcome, believing
that it will be as acceptable in fosmality as IL
it came more properly rom our municipal
authorities.
The President replied as follows;
Permit me in rsponse 10 what you have
said, to tender you my sincere thanks and the
thanks of those who accompany me, for this
cordial welcome. ! hope you will heIieve
Welcome made by tho citsens Of Philadel.
phia. You have uttered certaia seatmsnts
aAd wishes to yoursslf; l respond to them
most cordially; and believe they are shared
by those who are with me on the present
| trust peace has come, not only
peace, but permanent peace, and that in
future we shall learn no more war. peace
shall be peculiarly adapted to this nation
and the feeling of the great masses of
the people Of Philadelphia is ws have had Yat
enough let rhsre be place, id oil reasoning
to what you have said about the Constitution
and my past conduct, viii merely say that
every effort, and all my influence either as
Chief Magistrate or AZ private citizen, shall
be exerted to bring about peace and restore
a distracted and divided country.
The speech was heartily applanded. Gen.
Grant was also loudly cheered. The Presi
dent I'D mlte were then escorted to the ba-
rouches waiting inside the depot By the First
city troops, which acted rs . body guard.
The military vere then iotmed in line uudar
the command Of Major-Gensral Meade
and were followed by the civic societies,
of the National johnson Club and
other Clubs Merchants, Firemen, Govern
ment Employed A cayalcade.. Of citizens
hronnht mn The rear The whola nrncassinn