The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-12-27
the conEressIon"l E1cursionIsts.'


Warm Reception at Nashville.
NAsHvMhE, December 4.-The citi-
zens Of Nashville tonight gave BAN
Quet TO the congressional excursionists.
who were invited by the city authori-
ties at the solicitation OF many OF the
prominent gentlemen of this city.
Among those who insisted upon the
city authorities inviting the delegation
OF congressman to spend a day in
Nashville, were some Of the most prom
inent Generals in the rebel army. Gen.
Cheatham and many others responded
to toasts. -1 500 ." ai1s tSiH
General Howard was present and re-
sponded in eloquent language to a
tOast. - o. i'.
About 8 o'clock the party, consisting
of near $50 guests, were seat6d at the
neat and spacious dining hall of the st.
Cloud Hotel, which was crowded.
Hundreds were at the door and just
outside, who could not enter. Over
fifty ladies accompanying the excur-
were tho wives and daughters of Con-
gressmen. Many of the most promi-
mont families in the country were invi-
ted to accompany the excursion party.
After partaking of substantial and
luxurious feast, Senator Foster re-
sponded to the toast:
40 our Tennessee friends, for their
we extend our hearty thanks"
His remarks were made in very
happy tone, and were loudly applauded.
Senator Wade, of Ohio, was next call
ed upon to respond to the same toast.
He remarked in substance that while
had always held that kindest measures
| consistent with our safety as a nation
should be extended to the Southern
people, he had not as yet in his south
ern tour heard such expressions of love
for the Union, as we would justify him
| in deViating from the course that he
had marked out from the beginning of
this session OF Congress, those Who
had participated in the rebellion Missed
this sentiment, while the UniOnists
applauded.
senator Ramsey was next called for,
and after storm of cheers finally re-
sponded: His speech, he announced to
start with, would be short one.
Tho pith and the marrow of the few
words spoken was that he desired the
restoration of the UuiOn on basis
consistent with the safety of the nation.
lie wanted no more rebellions. He
wanted tho people of the South to ac-
| cept as the conditions of defeat and sur
render only those points that the issue
| of the war had decided, and return to
the sisterhood of States upon such con-
ditions rs that decision imposed.
Hon. J. l.. Thomas next responded.
He is from Mississippi, and spoke COM
plimentary of the people of Tennessee
for their hospitality. A part of his re-
marks smAcked decidedly of rebelism.
Senator Lane, of Indiana, was next
called upon, and he made an eloquent
reply. We cannot do justice TO the
speech in dispatch. He hoped that
the angel of peace, with her golden
wings, would gladden. the land which
the scOurge of war had darkened with
dissolution. He compIimented the peo-
pie of Nashville for their hospitality,
and INDUCED in most eloquent tribute
to tho spirit of the people who were
| striving to recover from the consequent
ces OF their defeat.
Governor Neill S. Brown made n long,
we'll wOrded, but somewhat dry and
tedious speech.
The meeting was addressed also by
Gen. Howard; Kerr, OF Indiana; Gen.
Manning, late of the rebel army; Kirk
man, of NASHVILLE; Gen. B. l.. Cheatham,
late of the rebel army; Matt Brown,
Mayor OF Nashville, and Latin, OF
New York.
The affair was very successful of its
kind. EX-rebels and Radicals shook
hands at the close, and the meeting
broke up with the best of feeling OH ali
sides.