New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-06-04
THE PRESIDENTIAL EXCURSION PARTY.
THEIR ARRIVAL AT RALEIGH.
Scenes and Incidents on the Route.
THE SPEECHES OF WELCOME.
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
Speeches of Secretaries Seward and Randall
--latest News from Mexico.
Particulars Of the Surrender of QueretarO.
MAMMALIAN AND HIS ARMY PRISONERS,
PROBABLE LIBERATION OF THE EMPEROR.
| LIST OF THE GENERAL OFFICERS CAPTURED
--latest News from Mexico.
Particulars Of the Surrender of QueretarO
MAMMALIAN AND HIS ARMY PRISONERS
PROBABLE LIBERATION OF THE EMPEROR
LIST OF THE GENERAL OFFICERS CAPTURED.
F.ou EaIe,eh. Nur,h Carolina

rom bAletgh. NbFAh t.ArOifna-
RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 3.-The
president was met by the following State
officers: State Treasurer Battle, Secretary
of State Best, Controller Burgen, United
States Marshal GoOdloe, and also by q com
mittee Of the city council. Nj. Battle, ad
dressing the president, said:
Mr.. President: In behalf OF the people of
North Carolina it is my grateful province
to welcome YOU to our State. Born aud
raised to manhood on our soil you forty
years ago left our borders to battle with the
difficulties and strive for the rewards of the
great West. After being crowned
with the most distinguished honors
by Tennessee, the daughter OF North Caro-.
lima, you have, by the aid of the people OF
the United States, reached the highest point
to which human ambition can attain. We
believe you have, with singular intrepidity.
used the powers of your great office with
the sincere desire to heal the wounds and
advance the prosperity of our common
country On this, your return to revisit
the scenes OF your early day, We extend to
you cordial greeting us our president, our
fellOw.citizen, our friend.
The president replied
have no language adequate to express
my feelings and emotions on this occasion.
| shall not now recur to the scenes of my
early life for it has not been my intention
o. desire to make any general remarks on
this tour, but simply to acknowledge and
express my sincere thanks for the manifesto
tions of the respect OF my fellow citizens.
acknowledge to yon sir, and to those
whom you represent, gratitude for the wei
come which you have thus given to me.
must leave you and Others to infer what
ought to have said, if had ventured upon
a full reply to the remarks Which you have
made. Again, gentlemen, | sincerely and
heartily thank you.
Mr.. Battle then said:
Mr.. SECRETARY OF STATE AND Mr.. PosT'
MASTER GENERAL am likewise commits
| stoned to offer you cordial welcome to ouI
| State. We earnestly hope that in your prog
ress you will pass your time agTeeably, and
on your return will retain pleasant impres
sons ofour people and State.
| Secretary Seward replied-I can certainly
say for myself for | do not undertake tC
| speak for Mr.. Postmaster General Randall
that here at the threshold of North Carolina
| find myself under peculiar embarrasS'
ment: | find the secretary of state of the
United States overshadOwed by the
secretary of state of North Carolina.
This produced laughter in the crowd,
owing to the marked contrast in the
weight and stature of the two secretaries,
the North Carolina secretary being six feet
| four and q half inches nigh and heavy il
| proportion.1 Seward resumed: | hope my
| respected and esteemed associate will no
meet with similar embarrassment Will,
| travelling through this State. / come here
| with the president with pride and satisfac
| ton on this visit to his native State, prid
| and satisfaction because he has honored M
| with his confidence in the administration
| and satisfied because | can bear TESTIMONY
before the people among whom h,
| was born, as l always cheerfully d,
before the people OF my own native
State, and the people of our common coun
1 "A l,nt tf-nrl1 haf arp
the restoration of peace, harmony, anC
| prosperity throughout the Union. Salts
| fed still more, because believe his conduct
of public affairs has been in all respects
| not only patriotic, but wise and benevolent
| | thank you for this cordial welcome il
the name of North Carolina; all the worl
| knows that We of the national administers
tion hold all the federal States closei
within their proper constitutional spheres.
On the other hand il becomes us to show
as trust we shall while we remain here
respect for all proper rights of North Carr
lima with loyalty and submission to tn
constitutional authorities of this ancier
and houorecd commonwealth.
| Postmaster General Randall remarked
I also return my thanks. The only reason
| suppose, that | am not overshadowed il
hec,,use there is but one postmaster genera
| Like my friend, the secretary OF state,
also have much pride in visiting Mort
Carolina; proud because lcome TO visit III
birth place of the houored President of thi
great nation proud because the once
| president of the United States is higher tha
any place occupied by any potentate OF Il
old world, and because all may see the mo-
prominent man who represents the powe
and institutions of the people; and becaus
he, after the tribulations through which W
have passed, has al earnest hope that pros
pprity may, in all its fullness, follow tn
,,-1,frb notU flrnyails fhrOuphOut fl
land, and that we may, in all respects, be
united people. speaking with one voice 10
the glory aud prosperity Of the nation.
know this is the feeling which animates tn
presideut, as well as the great mass of Ii
American people. their hope and prayer b
ing that we may have one body, and that
sound one, one faith, and that strong on
for the glory of the republic.
The ceremonies having closed, the part
resumed their journey. At the several sto
ping places on the way to Raleigh, man
persons. white and black. approached Il
cars to shake hands With the president, an
converse with him. Among the incident
J an old negro woman rushing through u
| crowd at Warren depot, seizing the pres
dents hand, exclaimed: :" Bress de Lore
Tse been prayin' night and day for dis ga
to come round dat might see de president
A ppnuine black man came up ana lntr'
, duced himself as Cesar johnson, saYlhl
"Dai's a rood name" The president plea
: antIy replied: ayes, / think so. 1t will M
SisgTace YOU if you do not disgrace it,
: The uaTtv arrived in Raleigh at halfpa
: 4PM. Alarge crowd was in waiting. II
! president was Cheered on landing. Genera
s,ckles. Burns, and Miles, were at Il
5 drpDt. Repeated cheers were given in hon'
Of the president. Mavor Haywood a
dressed the president as follows:
Allow me, sir, in behalf of the city counC
and citizens in general to tender to YOU
cordial welcome. to the hospitalities of Il
, city of Raleigh. trust, sir, the visit you no
] make 70 your native State and q
/ after an absence of many years, may
| agreeable to yourself and friends who .
! company you, as know i will be pleassil
: to aar people. Many of the friends and I
{ sociates Of your youthful days have pass
) away, bnt there are still some remainl
4 who will be delighted to honor one who n
q BY his own exertions assembled the ladder
! fame step by step to its t0pmost round.t
| proud and honorable position OF preside
{ of the United States Of America
The president replied BY remarking u