The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-04
FROM BUFFALO.
Arrival OF the Presfdtnt and suite
Their Reception-Ths Presfdent Ae-
eepts an Invitation 70 visit st. Louis.
BrrrALo, Sept. 3.

DIffALo, ctpt. ".
The President, previous to leaving Falls
this morning accented an invitation TO visit
St. Louis. He will leave Chicago Friday
morning for Springfield, stopping there till
evening" then take the cars for s.. LOUIS,
spending Sunday there
This forenoon the President was waited on
BY Buffalo committee, headed by Ex-
President Fillmore at the Tonawanda. The
President made few remarks. Governor
Seward was called for, who appeared and
introduced Admiral Fsrragut. As the party
passed Fort Porter national salute was
fred by the res sulars. As the train neared
Buffalo the scene of the late Fenian RAID was
pointed out, and viewed with considerable
interest The party arrived at Buffalo at ten
o'clock. and were received by the military.
Quite number of people we're at the depot,
who cheered the President and party as they
appeared The procession moved through
the principle streets to Niagara Square, when
the President and party mounted platform
erected for the purpose. Then Mlilard
Fillmore welcomed the President IN few
appropriate remarks, at the conclusion OF
which, President johnson stepped forward
and was greeted with three cheers. he re-
peated be had confidence in the great mass of
the people to preserve the Constitution and
the Union denied that he had abandoned
his former political position, and committed
treason. The South had submitted to the
arbitrament Of arms and wanted TO be IN Tel
lowship with the Government. ley admit.
ted their error, and done what was required
of them. lie had ii not ID his heart to deny
them their place in the Union. he South
cannot ret along without the North or the
North without the South He was willing
to pardon all who had done wrong, for if the
rules of condemnation were followed there
would be but few saved. More cheers were
given for the President, Grant and farragut.
The President and several of the party ad-
iourned to house and partook OF lunch !;
afterwards the procession reformed and went
to the Lake Shore depot and took the cars
for Cleveland at one clock p. NJ, and will
arrive in Cleveland about nine o clock P. NJ.
There has been little excitement here, the
principal curiosity being to see Gen. Grant
and Admiral Farragut, WHIP were frequently
cheered.
EX-PREslDEST FILLMORE SPEECH.
Mr.. President: The pleasing duty has been
assigned to me of welcoming you and your
distinguished ministers, and the gallant of>
GERS OF the army and navy accompanying you,
TO the hospitality Of the City of Buffalo.
This duty ID the more grateful to my feelings,
and the more honorable to you, sir, as am
authorized to speak in the name and behalf
not only of the city authorities, but also OF
all our citizens, without distinction of party
or sect. All have cordially united IN this
testimony of respect to the Chief Magistrate
of the nation. They know and appreciate
your patriotic devotion to the Union during
the darkest DAYS of rebellion. When Senators
and representatives in Congress threatened
treason, and your own State swung from her
moorngs under the Constitution, and drltted
into the turbid streams of secession, you
stood like q rock in the midst of an ocean
against which the waves of rebellion dashed
| in vain. Still standing erect while the TEN.
pests dashed and the waters surged around
| you, you firmly resolved that the Union
1 should be maintained. Since the war new
issues have arisen, of which it would not be
proper for me to speak on this occasion.
| But / think / may venture to assure you in
| the name of all, that, however we may diffel
as to the best mode of accomplishing it, We
are with few exceptions, anxious to see the
Union restored under the Constitution, ant
harmony and commercial incereourse, anc
fraternal love again awaiting the North ahc
South, and the sooner this can be accom-
plished the better for the country. Every in
| tellipent man knows that until this is don't
our credit cannot be established abroad anc
business to certain extent, must be paraly
zed. As the matter now stands, all is doub'
and uncertainty and no man can safely pre-
dict what may happen next month, or mex
| year. Such state Of uncertainty is nafu-
raj calamity But will not detsin you lon
( GER This vast multitude that stands befor'
YOU are anxious to hear the voice of the mai
they have met to honor, and not mine, an
therefore, with sincere prayers that you
Journey msy be pleasant and safe one,
repeat the cordial welcome TO our city, ant
regret that your stay is necessarially SO bret
Allow me the honor to present you to on
citizens.
SPEECH OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
/ Mn. CHAIRMAN, and through you this raa
eonco,trse that stands before me: feelincom
netent to present in language sufficiently de
scriptive of tie feelings and emotions her
produced, bat II / were disposed to make
speech, and time would permit me 70 DO II
notwithstanding, am overwhelmed witt
the presentation here to-day, and ip the man
Hesitation Of regard and respect, and yet
say, ii wholly unprepsred, the mind would b
exceedingly barren, the geniua dqll, tha
could not give utterance tS something on .
occasion like this. Appliance am ire
10 confess to you that sinte started on thu
tour from the capitol ofthe goverumentt to NJ
place of destination in the West, the demon
strations that have been manifested BY u
great mass of the people ate exceedingly NAT
tering and gratifying 70 me, for am nothin
but mortal man, and tnan. Is susceEki
BILE to fattery and loves i
and while Iadmit this defect and imperfee
ton of my nature, trust bn God that | ma
!, have discrimination enough to zee the differ
ence between nanifestat6h given to individ
uals sad the emergencies tkaa bfiaga thsd
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