The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-09-04
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The Presidential Excursion
The Reception in Buffalo.
The President to Visit st. Louis
Speech of Ex-President Fillmore.
THE RECEPTION IN BUFFALO.

| THE RECEPTION IN BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 3.-The Presi-
| dent, previous to leaving the Falls this
morning, accepted an invitation to visit
ST. Louis He will leave Chicago FIJI
day morning for Springfield, stopping
there till evening and then take the cars
for st. Louis, spending Sunday there.
This morning the President was wait
ed on by Buffalo committee headed by
ex.President Fillmore. The train
stopped at Tonawanda for few MIN
utes and the President made few re-
marks. ..-- ...-
Governor Seward was called for who
appeared and introduced Admiral Far
ragut. AS the party passed Fort Porter,
a national salute was fired by the regu-
lars. AS the train neared Buffalo, the
scene of the late Fenian raid was point
ed out and was reviewed with consldera-
BILE interest. The party arrived at But
falo at ten o'clock, and were received pV
the military. Quite number OF people
were at the depot who cheered the Pres'
idential party as they appeared.
The procession moved through few
ofthe principal streets to Niagara Square,
where the President and party
mounted a platform erected for that pur-
pose, when Hon. Milliard Fillmore wei
coined the President in a few very ap-
propriate remarks.
RECEPTION SPEECH OF Ex-PRESIDENT
FILLMORE.
BUFFALO, September 3-The following
| is ex- President FIilmore's speech
Mr. President: The pleasing duty has
| been assigned to me of welcoming you
and YOUR distinguished ministers and the
gallant officers of the army and navy
accomp anying you to the hospitalities
of the city of Buffalo. This duty is the
moro grateful to my feelings, and the
more honorable to you, sir, as am au-
| thoriZed to speak in the name and on the
behalf not only of the city authorities,
but also of all our citizens, without dis
tinction of party or sect. All have cor.
daily united in this honor to the Chief
Magistrate of the nation. They know
and appreciate your patriotic devotion
10 the Union during the darkest days of
the rebellion. When Senators and Rep.
resentatives in Congress threatened trea-
son, and your own State SWING from her
moorings under the Constitution and
drifted in the turbid stream of secession
Won stood like a rock in the midst OF the
ocean, against which the waves of rebel
lion dashed in vain. Standing erect and
firm while the tempest howled and the
waters surged around you, you hrmiy
resolved that the Union should be main
| tanned. 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
NAV differ as to the best mode of ac'
complshing it, yet we are with few
| exceptions anxious TO see the Union re-
stored under the Constitution, and har-
,mony and commercial intercourse and
| fraternal love again uniting the North
and South; and the sooner this can be
ACCOMPLISHED the better for the country.
Every intelligent man knows that until
| this is done our credit cannot be estab-
| lished abroad, and business to certain
extent must be paralyzed at home. AS
matters now stand all is doubt and I'M
| certainty, and no man can safely predict
what may happen next month or next
wear. Such state of uncertainty is a
national calamity. But will not detain
you longer; this vast multitude that
| stands before you are anxious tG hear the
voice of the man they have met to honor
| and not mine; and, therefore, with SIN
cere prayers that your journey may be
pleasant and safe one, repeat the cor
| dial welcome to our city, and regret that
your STAY is necessarily so brief Allow
me the honor to present you to our cit
izens. Mr. Filmore's address was greeted
with loud cheers
At the conclusion of his remarks Presi
dent Johnson stepped forward, and was
greeted with three cheers; he repeated
that he had confidence in the great mass
of the people to preserve the Constitution
and Union. and denied that he had aban-
doned his former patriotic position, and
had committed treason. The South had
submitted to the arbitrament of arms
and want to be in full fellowship with
| the Government. They admitted their
error and had done what was required
of them He had it not in his heart to
deny them place in the Union. The
South cannot get along without the
North nor the North without the South.
He was willing to pardon all who had
done wrong, for if the rule of condemna-
tion was followed up there would be bat
| few survivors.
Cheers were given for the President,
Grant and Farragut.
The President and party then adjourn
ed to the'house of Mayor Wells and par
took of lunch. Afterwards, the pro-
cession reformed and went to the Lake
Shore depot and took the cars for Cleve,
land at l p. NJ. They will arrive in
Cleveland about 9 p. NJ. There has been
but little excitement here, and the prin-
cipal curiosity has been to see Grant and
Farragut, who were frequently cheered