The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-09-13
COLUMBUS, 4:3O P. NJ.

On entering the station q salute was
fred by Major Radfords battery, and the
party were Immediately escorted from
the cars to the open carriages provided,
and accompanied by the committee drove
through the principal sereets to the
Court House The entire population OF
the city seemed to have turned out. The
line of the procession was crowded with
people, on the side walks, in the windows
and ,on hos eback Numbers of flags
were display I'D in every direction.
After the President, General Grant and
Admiral Farragut, the most, prominent
feature of the procession was the splen-
did array of firemen They were accom-.
panied by their engines, which were
gaily decorated and arranged in taste
full manner to present lively scene.
The finest roint in the route Of the pro-
cesii0n, was at Capitol Square, surround
ing the State House. Here large open
area was filed with people, and the bal
coniesof The Neil House and the princi'
pal stores wers thronged with spectators,
amOng whom was large number of Ia
dies. The yells aud huzzas at this point
were veIy vociferous, and as the carriages
turned toward the grounds of the State
House, the mass on each side seemed to
vie with each other in the enthusiasm of
their spirit.
Arrived ia front Of tie east entrance,
the party alighted and were courteously
received by the mayor and members of
the committee and conducted to q plat
form. Much time was consumed in SO.
curing silence, and when this was OBJ.
tained General McCollum introduced in
succession the President of the United
States, Secretary Welles, General Grant
Admiral Farragut and General Custer.
These gentlemen were vociferously
cheered.
Mr.. Bull, tho Mayor of Columbus,
then addressed the President on behalf
of the Common Council and citizens,
extending to him cordial welcome. He
said he had the satisfaction to know
that the President received this well
come from the Council and this sponta-
neous assemblage, on account of his SER
vices in the Senate and as President of
the United States, in maintaining and
preserving the constitution of the coun-
try and the union of the States. 1t was
now his important duty to assist in re-.
storing the people of the distracted
States to their former relations to the
Government.
After other complimentary remarks,
he again extended cordial welcome to
the President and the distinguished gen.
tlemen accompanying him. The Presi-
dent replied as follows:
Fellew Citizens: Permit me through
your honored representative, on this oc-
oasion, to tender to you my sincere
thanks for the cordial welcome you have
given me as citizen, and for the kind al
lusion, both in regard TO personal carac-
ter and official position. There was so
much confusion that the President had
to pause. He had just rendered
through your honored representative
my sincere thanks for the cordial vel
como you had rendered me as the Pres.
ident, and those accompanying me, and
at the same time receiving mo as o fel.
low citizen, independently of my being
the Chief Executive Of the nation,
[cheers1 for thank God, on this occasion
l can proclaim to you that am citizen
of the United States.