The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-08
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH.
ALEXIS IN sT. LOUIS.
The Mayors speech Of Weleome---
The Grand Dnke's Response.

The Mayors speech Of Weicome---
The Grand Dnke's Response.
ST. IOuA, Jan. G.--Tho formal recep'
ton To the Grand Duke Alexis took place
In the spacious pArlon Of the Southern
Hotel, At one O'Clock to-day. The rooms
were crowded will ladies and gentlemen,
who had assembled 10 witness the cere.
monies and do honor TO the representative
d Il powerful and friendly nation Upon
tho Duke being ushered into the parlor by
the reception committee, Mayor Brown
stepped forward and spoke as follows
"YouR INIRRIAL HiOHsEss UY,lGI
mOnRrchial forms Of gOyenmGes" " y
customary for rank TO be met " l'S e,lunl
on diplomatic or stnte oCcs'iONs Du6 ~
In our system Of gOye"imen' We nave
neither kings, priDS,ggasl c"als, en'l' '.,I
nor other hereditary uu's, We aic uhaD'e
u meet you on thnt standard Of equality.
Yet while We have none Of these, we are
m soycrelgns, aud rs such, welcome you
10 the city Of st. Louis. Our govern.
mcni, rs you are aware, Ia Republican (;
and while we prefer that form To any
other, IL Is moi without its impeTlcctiOns,
for II is difficult " have liberty without
license Or freedom without abuse and
there Is perhaps no more despOtiC power
than that ol maloriiies, But II VIC labor
10 some extent under these evils,
We bear them patiently, az VIC know they
are selEimpOscd, and that our government
hRE within itself the remedy Tor the mi
nority Of to-day, and becomes the ruling
power and majority Of tomorrow. 1t
makes, therefore, but little difference
what form Of government il provided, IL
IL Welded Tor the good Of the governed ;
and while that Of America may differ
from that Of Russia, there was An era IN
the history Of each when the liberty and
happiness Of millions were involved in u
single act, and most nobly did your royal
lAlher, by one stroke Of the pen, vindi.
cate the rights Of humanity. Alas! that
ours was dipped In blood. refer 10 the
Liberation Of your serls and our slaves.
And with so noble nm example set by two
OF the most powerful nations in the world,
slavery must soon cease to exist.
There has long existed great GriGndli.
ness and cordially between your Govern.
ment and ours, and we trust such will
always be maintained; and we especially
desire to express 10 you our recognition
and sincere thanks for kindness shown by
your august father to some OF our Citi.
rens while In your country, and Apprccl-
Nlc them tho mora COMM, from az higb
II source. Some Of these gentlemen ifC
now present, and hope to have the Oppor.
tunity Of showing you, in some slight
manner ut least, their appreciation Of this
llaltering attention from the Gar of all
the RusSias.
We nrG pleased TO find that you were
not satisfied with visiting merely the
capital Of our nation, but that you have
penetrated To its centre and intend
visiting It's western border, aud thus have
IN opportunity Of seeing our whole
country and people. Our city, we believe,
" yet in lis infancy, though containing
probably four hundred thousand souls,
and M this country, mightSay continent,
lying west Of us, IL M yet sparsCly settled.
It is lair TO presume MS this grows our city
Will grow, and iithC last fifty years may
be taken as guide To the forecast of the
future, we shall have here one Of the
largest cites on this continent We will
feel great pleasure in showing you our
public buildings and institutions, our iron
and other manufactures and the stllpen.
duous bridge across the Mississippi, now
in course Of construction, and ought else
that will be likely to interest or please
you On Monday evening, VIC anticipate
the pleasure Of your company, and that
Ol your suite, tnRn entertainment given in
your honor, and where many OF our pcO,
pile expect tho pleasure OF meeting you.
Trusting that your stay with us may be
pleasant and interesting, as We greatly
desire ii shall hC, and again in the name
Of the people OF 81. Louis, we welcome
you t0Our city"
Ills Imperial IIighncss responded rs
follows:
Gentlemen l thank you for your cor
dial welcome. have come westward
with particular pleasure, wishing to see
as much rs | Gun OF tho sources from
which the wealth Of your great country
will in the future be mainly derived, and
analt w H"PIY ~ "N"l HlyScIl VI Soul
kind offer to visit your public buildings,
your important manufactures, and The
remarkable bridge which will unite the
East with the West, now divided by the
waters ofthe Mississippi"
Quite large number Of prominent cltl,
Zens were then formally introduced, "fIcf
which the Ducal party retired to their
apartments. The programme Tor tho AFTER
noon, is a drive around the city, and in the
evening visit to the Olympic theatre.