The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-04
sEpEnLnE 10 SENATOR sCHuRz.


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ST. LOUIS, Mayo.
The serenade to Senator Schurz, at the
Southern Hotel, tO,nighh was 0ne Oethe
Largest demonstrations HAT has been
made in this city Tor q long time. Large
lelegEtiOus Gang from AZ ,PartsSot the
city with bands and lanterns, and the
block in front Of the hotel was complete.
" filled with people.
After several pieces Of music by three
bands, Samuel L. Glover. on behalf Of ST.
Louis, welcomed the Senator in brief
speech, in which he paid that gentleman
high praise for his opposition to the
San Domingo scheme and the ku.kluX
Bill; for his advocacy Of civil service and
tariff reform, and for his generally lnue'
pendent and manly course in the Senate,
and for the great service he has done Mis-
souri, and the country at large.
Colonel William N. GrOsven0r then
spoke on behalf Of the Liberal Nepubll'
cans lie said: I'VE meet tonight, not
as Republicans or as Democrats, but as
citizens to express admiration Of our SEN
alOr." He also culOgiZed Dir. SchurZ Tor
his efforts in the Senate in behalfof broad
and liberal measures and thanked him
especially for his advocacy Of amnesty,
civil service and other reforms which tho
Senator has striven TO carry forward in
the Senate. .,a
Senator SchurZ then came forward and
thanked the assembled crowd for the
kind telling manifested by them, stating
that hcsaw before him thousands OF Re.
publicdns with whom he had for years
co.opcrated in the advocacy Of Republican
principles, and thousands Of Democrats,
who have not come here with tho expec-
tation that I had gone over to their party,
but who testify their appreciation of the
spirit inwhnh Ihave served tho common
interest Of the whole American people.
The Senator then stated how the present
situation presents itself to his mind. We
are not surrounded, he said, by the or
binary circumstances and incidents Of
party warfare. Tic country has, passed
through great and terrible conflict It
must be the supreme object Of solicltude
10 every patriotic man in the land, 10
whatever party he may belong, not To
reopen and continue that conflict for
party advantage, u'N 70 Close y Lllnly
and forever were we 70 continue tn n!
eohhlcI, men, hneeu' tne separate my
sharply antagonlstlc action OF paF1leS
would be in order. But if we mean to
close II, that can be well done only by a
certain reunion Of sentiment and opera.
tiOn between them. and therefore, | nm
glad to see the TWO parties uniIcl o nelo orc
me tonight. 49,, -.
The new order o. things whlch mas
sprung from the civil war, mas III us man
features become an accomplished l9ct
The accomplished lact, winch can nellhei
be subvefted, nor can II DC possibly sus'
Timed by the desperate, one.sided acngor
Of one party alone. 80, .,
All efforts to overthrow It viii DC utter
" in vain, for 1t Is the outgroWth oil tnt
very logic OF things. But 10 secure y
lpeaCeably, there is one thing infinitely
most potent and more Necessary than TIT
passions Of force, and that y tue restora
ton OF fratcrnAl feeling among oil the PEG
pie. That can not be brought about DJ
ulc hGtOH VI OHO P'Iy eWN
quircs the cooperation OF both, ana tht
Iparty that refuses that cooperation, viii
load upon itself a grave, 1t not Iatal re
sponsibility. ua.a ..ai- io' s.
HGthen dwelt upon the discOrcs 9Iit
acrimonious struggles which prevailed II
Missouri but lew years ago, when nj
one expected that. the parties engaged
would ever shake hSnds again as friends
and called upon his hearers to! observe
the result inthe good feeling manifested
in the union tonight OF those who hat
been enemies TO each other. T. ~
A new era OF good feeling has actually
commenced, and tint good feeling ] see
which alOno Gun wipe out the anilnosiLie'
and heal up tho wounds Of thewar. Tina
good feeling which alone can turn th'
minds Of tho whole pCopleupon this grca
social, POLITICAL and economical problem
which this generation is to solve.
Yes in MissOuEiht has actually com
mGnced, and congratulate the people o
both parties upon the fact He then r.
fGrred to the liberal movement in Mis-