Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-09-10
THE PRESIDENTS TOUR-ENTHUsIAsTIc Re-
81 GEPTION AT ST. LOUIS.


barkea and3 were transferred to carriages
Thopsan ds Of personssherc crowded around the
party all anxious to see the President and
other distinguished excursioni>ts
An arch was erected on Chestnut street,
elegantly decorated and ornamented with por-
traits of johnson, Grant, and Farragut a
statue Of Judge Douglas was displayed near by.
A more lively demonstration hes seldom if ever
been Witnessed
When the procession halted at the LlndelI
Hotel the distinguished party were escorted to
the parlor. and thence to the balcony over tie
main entrance, where they were greeted by
thousands of spectators from below The
President was introduced and received with
deatening cheers,
Mayor Thomas welcomed the President, to
which the President briefly and periodically
responded, and the reception was over.
Secretary Seward, Secretary Wells, together
with General Grant and Admiral Farragut,
were enthusiastically received ...
Secretary Seward was called upon for
speech. lie said: .....- 1900 !
This seems to be day of political pentecost,
il which hear men Of all nations, all States,
aod all countries talking in their own language
| hear men Of all the States, lllnoislans Mis-
sourians, kentuckians Louisianlans, and Mas
sachusetts men, all speaking in their own
tongue, but as the language comes to my ears
it is After five years of war we want peace.
IAppause We want peace at home now,
hencetorth, and forever, and we are willing to
Of ar
chooses to raise up nation ugainst us.
We have visited, as was our duty, the last
resting place to which were consigned the re-
mains of the great martyred President, Abra-
ham Lincoln. Cries In the crowd, "Has
off We arc now on our return to the ma
tional capital What message shall we carry
from this great city to the cities Of the Allan
tic coast? Shall ii be said that Missouri wants
more OF civil war? Cries of No no -
Does she want herself or any single one OF
the thirty-six States of this Union debarred
from representation in Congress? Renewed
cries of mo MOI" So that they come in a
loyal attitude, and in the persons Of loyal re-
representatives., cheers, you are prepared to
abide by the highest law which commands us
to forgive those who have be our enemies
and accept our brothers to cur bosomS-
Cries OF Yes yes that S it -
This, then, is your message, ana we will con
ycy it. ..........
4 complimentary banquet was given at the
Southern Hotel to President johnson and his
Cabinet General Grant, Admiral Farragut and
down at the hotel large crowd collected in
Walnut street and called Justify for the Pre<i-
dent, who appeared on the portico and said
I m ca ~ my, InI.n
c; liens on this occasion, and under the favor
H'le circumstances that dc so. Cry--''How
about our British subjects ?'l We will attend
70 John Bull after awhile, SO fsr. as that is
concerned. Laughter and loud cheers. [
have stated that am not here for the purpose
OF making a speech, but, being introduced,
simply to tender my candid thanks for the
welcome that you have given to me in yonr
midst. voice, Ten thousand Welcomes
HurabS and cheers | thank you, sir The
time hes come whcr, 1t seems to me-, al ought
to be prepared for peace. The rebellion being
suppressed, the shedd. 6 Of blood being stop
pa, the sacrifice OF life suspended and stayed,
it seems that the time has arrived Wben we
should have pease-when the bleeding arteries
should be tied up. \ voice-"NeW Orleans.
Go On; perhaps if You had word Or two on
the subject Of New Orleans you might under
staod more about it than you do, laughter and
Cheers; and if you will 60 back cries ior
Seward and ascertain the cause Of the riot at
New Orleans, perhaps you would not be so
prompt in calling out New Orleans. II you
will take up the riot 4. New Orleans, and trace
it back 10 its source, or to its Immediate cause,
you will find out who was responsible for the
blood that was shed there. If you Will take
I'D the riot ar New Orleans, aud trace it back
to the RadicalCoDgressl great cheering and cries
of "Buy," you will find that it was substai-
ally planned. Ii youwi take up the proceeding
in their caucuses you will find they then knew
cheers that convention was to be called which
was extinct by its power having expired; that
it was said the intention was that new govern
rnent was to be organized: and ir the organi-
cation OF that government the intention was to
eniranctise one portion of the population,
called the colored population, who had ,iust
been emancipated and at the same time dis
franchise white men. Great cheering i
When you design talking about New Orleans
confusion you ought to understand what you
are talking about. Whenyou read the speech
es that were made, OF take up the facts on
Friday 5nd Saturday before that convention
sat, YOU Will there find that the speeches were
incendlary IN linen character, and melting the
black population to arm themselves and pre-
pare Tor the Shed0lhS OF Di00Q. voice
'That's so, and cheers. Iou will also fir
that the convention did assemble in violation,
law, and the intention ofthat convention vast
supel sede the recognized authorities in I'll
State government Of Louisiana, which ba,
been recognized by the Government of til
United States, and every man engaged in tha
rebellion, in that convention, with the intcn
ton OF supersedlng and upturning the civ
government which had hnoD rpcorniza} hv III
Government Of the United States-I say thu
he was traitor to the Constitution OF tn
United States; Icheers !; and hence you fin,
that another rebellion was commenced, hayin.
its origin in the Radical Congress. These me.
were to go there government was to be or
ganizcd, and the one in existence in LouisiaH
was to be superseded, set aside, and over
thrown.
You say You talk 70 ne about NeW Orleans