The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-07
sERENADE TO JUDGE KELLEY.


YtCAl itltGRAm " me HERALD.
Judge Kelley Welcomed Homo by n spon-
tnnc0us Ovation by Hts Friends and Neigh-
bOrs-R cminiscences Of His southern Tour.
PHILADELPHIA, Juno 8, 1867.
Hon. W. D. Kelley sercnaded at half past nne
O'CLOCK this evening by his constituents friends and
ncighbors, at his residence in West Philadelphia, the
occasion Of his from his late Southern tour The
road in front Of the grounds crowded with several
hundred people The Washington Brass Band furn ished
excellent music Calcium lights burned brightly the
fences lighting up the foliage around with great bril-
liancy, producing highly picture sque effect, while
showers Of fireworks illuminated the sky Tho garden
in front Of the house was filled by no Judges mme
date friends comprising many Of the is aiding citizens
Of Philadelphia II was, altogether, genuine and evil
IDENTIFY sincere ovation.
After the band had performed several pieces Mr. Kelley
advanced to the steps Of his residence, and pro-
scented by Mr. G. Pierson. After the hearty cheers
OF welcome home had subsidized, Judge Kelley addressed
the meeting saying that he grateful to his cousttu
ents friends and neghbors for the demonstration before
him. He never knew how sacred the word home
until after his recent absence, during which he had
passed through some peril. When covering before
hundred bullets at OF his travel, and the
panions Of his travels equally exposed himself no
allied how dear home The before him moved
him to the heart When he left for South he did
the Mayor Of New Orleans. Tncre as elsewhere all
through the SOUTH save IN one city, he was met with all
thought OF danger With hatred TO no man He thought
that the opinions he had often expressed TO tho
people in Philadelphia he could a. kindly say to the
Southern people, and he did In every place except
Mobile, where they would not hear him; but he
begged bis constituents not 70 charge the violence
upon citizens Of Mobile the citizens OF the country
at large Chocrsl II was more due to Andrew John.
son, President OF the United States, 10 the daoy
authorities Of Mobile the mob who supposed that they
l enjoyed mmunites under them. II was recreant
Norhsruer sent there BY the President as Assessor Of
gau' IL. owner Of Il. soSe a%s.vho, By
statements published in his paper: provoked tho
.pssfsr that sroash. on the attach The
preimuares were arranged two three days before his
M: Of s ,so d.;
the rs victim on the PLATFORM would have fallen just
Kssy had Sssn ing The
tina, he hid under ss1d. table s.ss,'r Nov he
confessed that he would not object 70 having table TO
protect him whom no heard tho bullets pa,erng about
all points from Memphis to Danville, through Tennes
see, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia. North
Carolina South Carolina and Virginia They were al
ready acquainted with all this owing TIE enterprise
Of the Northern Journals and especially the NEW
Yonx HsnALn Had he been the nations osnefactor ne
could not have been received with more cordially,
his opinions accepted with moro hearty endorse
mont and by mono so much as the gallant soldiers Who
fought in the Confederate ranks He assured them that
he knew from observation something 81 the Southern
| people, and he repeated what he told them In the
South that the whole nation will regard the the
throe agony which preceded the birth Of the greatest
| free nation the world has yet known. (Cheors)
The speaker then entered upon description Of the
Southern country, Of most fatterng kind, and
trasted It's wealth with tho poverty OF the people, He
had the workings OF the Freedmen's Bureau In
salisbury ration day, and would never forget that
| picture. When he told the Southern people how much
the North progressing By B industry, they thought
| he painting fancy picture. II the people
| OF the North do not furnish means for education
the blacks would exceed tho whites IN learning
| schools, aud said that twenty-five per cent OF
| tho scholars would be regarded white people
| IN the North II WINS this fact which induced the
Southern leaders To proclaim the doctrine that slavery
many white slaves 70 deal with He described the feel
ing OF the South favorable to reconstruction. They
taking Northern papers; they understood their po
sitop and needed missionaries; but much good might
be done by sending coored men OF culture OF whom
there plenty among the coored people He named
purpose, OF whom their old masters spoke 10 him
| in the highest terms Of commentator. II any OF
i his hearers thought or emigrating he advised
| them not 10 go fifteen hundred miles TO the
Carolina there advantages TO be had In water
power, mineral products and fine lands What the
South wanted agricultural machinery, phospbstss
and fertilizers TO restore the SOIL These, with IN ener-
| garden, and would build up . loyal country. He
favored the idea Of going South In small colonies,
work for wages, for they were mseraby poor,
but dsyelope the resources OF the country. Tho
| speaker, after some further remarks concluded BY
thanking his friends for this kind welcome home and
retired amid repeated cheers.
The music then resumed by the baud, and tho
freuds OF the Judge babe him farewell they departed
carriages for thor homes In the city On the
| whole IL was very effective because spontaneous