Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-01-10
The Congressional Tourists fn the South

| The New Orleans Crescent, OF the 29th
ult., describes in detail the banquet given
in that city, the day previous, to Vice-Pres-
dent Foster, and the party of Congressman
and others who accompanied him The
bill of fare, which is described as &C a tri
umph of culinary art, is certainly very APP
etizing, but it concerns us more to know
what was said taan what was eaten. We
accordingly limit ourselves to the following
extract
''After the third course, toasts were announced
duly IN order, and Alderman BOsworth proposed
ibo health of our invited guests
| '' After which Colonel Robert Owen, President
of the Virginia and Tennessee railroad, proposed
The restoration OF this Union to its pristine pu
rity, and the hope that we OF the South may rise
like Anteus of old, rejuvenated and strengthened
by orr late struggle and fall
/ "Vice- President Foster replied somewhat
follows
! "A week ago this morning party left the
national capitOl Tor the purpose Of taking glance
at YOUR country and its people, and this morning
at an unseemly hour, We found ourselves in the
city OF New Orleans We have been the recipients
Of the cuurtesics and Inequalities OF your people
and o. now receive lis at an entertainment which
calls 10 nlind the memories OF the od-ime liber
| tItl and agnificence of New Orleans hospitality.
ven without this, We should have been fully COM
reusa Cd tOI our journey. But III addition to this,
the effects or sucn meeting as the present If
ml.taae no, are of more and greater import ce
iuasmucn IS they remove misuudersta landings and
do away With mutual preJudlces, and thus We re-
ally become in heart one leOple.
| - In 50" socI4l gatherings too provoke feel
ing Of nationality. | feel that to mingle
togetA re, should be better friend, and it
! would be neXt to Impossible to make US enensirs
8 We have been showing thus far a cOnsidera-
i bic Capacity tor receiving hospital ties. Bat IRE
O{s hope to StOtc at distant dog HGt able
TO return UteH2 l, who live IL the lar East,
say for myself and for my constituents that If YOU
} will come North to our iresides aud our homes
we shat always give YOU the same kindly welcome
which Won have given to lis he CO
| SeuatOr Lame. being called uDOn rose
and made the following remarks
I've shall carry from your city sunny memories
from sunny lads. The Gre cent City, III Quecny
robes Is yet destEed to secome the greatest com
our traditions are Historical matters, our stand
D. idts may differ yet IN brotherhood, in national
ty III historic mem"iiPe- we are one. IN Gram
trafra c1rtaiI nv T.niTI,s in nTnnnsirr the
following toast The Crescent City-may her
horns always be full
ms was LtsPohae.l 10 Gi"qncntly Dy D. IA. no
Lr Ald>rlmai Hos2Forth and va rasmontle3 to- NV
MIR Reid of tie Picgyu5aa in behalf OF the clio
rial Fraternity.
General GeL1ton, coLectoc o. ICerllal reESuG IN
remarks HAT were 7ereiL With Hearty an,,ianse
by all parties He had he said in SUBSTANCE been
resident Of Louisiana for year past: 1t was his
pleasure ana aus duty 10 say tltt since ne 5:9
bee trdsfoI ith conrfes~ ana tinn6zs .'' For
those parties Who opposed him in the late strug-
gle of arms, for those who proved their honesty
and sincerity by lighting for their Gon'lcti2nS, he
iao INC ~, "a @ 'I' ,r i o f
peace as was in favor of war When tho arlnv Of
the Southern people challenged Us to the combat
have higher regard for the people OF the South
VINO P1oFIb selr siSoLi,y ~ sHou1G Re mus
bof So We marched 10 the field and made months
at Us We have had enough of war-now let US
have, peace. stood in the front rank in battle,
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