The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-07
IOmN,ON Ar CLENELAND.

Indignation of tho PcOpIC---Gcncral
Grant too unWCII tO hear the I'rcHI-
dents speech, hut nbIc to go tO
Detroit.
Correspondence Of The Cincinnati Commercial
CLEVELAND, o., Sept. 1.
Great indignation is manifested oVo-
TywhCrC in this city at the conduct and
speech OF President Johnson last night.
lie was received by II committee of Citi-
zcuS and of tho Council, aud tho chair
man of the Committee, before r0uching
Cleveland, received assurance from MIR.
johnson that he would make no speech
here, beyond II simple response to the
greetings of tho people.
\ large crowd had assembled, hoping
TO sec General Grant, but were disup-
pointed in this, as tho General went di-
rectly from tho depot to tho Detroit
boat and thence west to meet the party
at some point west. Unpleasant ru-
morS are circulated as to the reason of
this action of the General separating
from tho Presidential party. The o.
tcnsiblc reason was that the Goncrnl
was uuwcll, and desired rest.
The speech of the President is char
acteriZed uS worse than his 22d of Feb
ruary effort, or even his response to
Rcvcrdy johnson. He was listened to
respectfully enough, and chCered mt in
trrVnls by his partisnnS until he began
stiEInHtizing those who elected him ns
traitors, then the interruptions became
general i'll tho crowd. The President
confessed himself mad and went in with
will. His friends excuse the matter
today by declaring he was too drunk
TO bc responsible for his acts during his
speech. He was frequently prompted
by some one ut his side.
Early this morning an Immense ban
ner appeared across Superior street, ut
he most pu uhliC point on the route OF
the Presidential party to the depot; il
was thanked by national flags, and bore
inscriptions: My Record, " "Treason
must be punished;" "Iu the work OF re-.
construction traitors must take back
SeHtS.-AndrCw Johnson"
- The Presidents attention was direct
ed TO this us he passed under 1t, and he
made several efforts to read it rs it was
lined and swayed by the breeze, but
appeared to fail in the attempt, until IL
dHrky who attends him, when directly
under the flag, nearly disjointed his
neck i'll strainlnE it to catch the words
for his EXcellcncy. This was the only
motto or greeting visible i'll the city.
NO banners or other marks greeted the
eye except in two or three places where
national flags were displayed. AS the
train bore him away, there were few
cheers, and the people seemed glad the
dlsagrceable Utiuir was over.
AT Fremont the Democrats had called
"a district mass meeting, and, it was be-
iieved, would give him a cordial greet
ing-thc more SO, rs General Grant had
separated from the party. Several
coPPerhcad politicians, including the
candidate for Congress from the Ninth
Congressional District, met the party
at this point, and accompanied it west.
Considerable apprehension is felt in
intelligent circles here lest, under n
similar Provocation to that givan by
him here, he may not meet so gentle n
treatment in Chicago. 1t is quite GER
tain that i'll any city less law abiding
than Cleveland, serious consequences
might have resulted from the ill-advis
ed and incorporate speech of the man
who fills the Presidential office.