The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-21
AROUND THE CIRcLE,
Greeley at CoIumbus..short Speech
By the Philosopher-.Speech by
Gov. Walker Of Virginia, r

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Gov. Walker Of Virginia. r
COLUMBUS, O., September 2O.-Tht
promise that Horace Greeley would say
o few words on his arrival here at ten
o'clock this morning was sufficient 10 at
tract quite crowd Of men Of all political
parties to the depot. The train arrived
few minutes late. John G. Thompson
introduced Afr. Greeley, who was received
with cheerS and spoke about five minutes.
-Di Mr.. aRERLEY's sPEEcH,
He said in substance that more than
seven years have passed since the close Of
the civil war. II seemed no more than
reasonable that Its attendant prescriptions
and evils should cease; that there was now
no reason why the American people should
hate one another or should prescribe one
another. Some said there was part OF
the people who should not vote on &C.
count oftheir participation In the war.
We deny that any should be prescribed
because OF that war. The opposition say
this class are few. We say no sir, there
are thousands Of this class among the best
Of citizens In ArkAlsas alone. He said
General Siegel, seven years ago, had writ.
ten from South Carolina, that tho princi.
pal reason reconstruction was q failure,
was because men OF property were pro.
Scribed, and not allowed to vote, while
the poorer and ignorant classes could
vote away their property. The
speaker thought tho time had
fully come when all should say 10
those thousands who are against US, come
forward and help Us, freee as we are, to
rebuild the waste places Of our country.
He said this is what we understand by re-
construction. (Cheers) None proscrib-
ed, and none under the ban. he con-
tinued: Says one, you would not want US
10 vote for rebel for Office, would you'd
your say you are not asked 10 vote for
any such. You are only asked to allow
all TO vote for whom they please. Shall
man be rebel who seven years ago re.
turned to his allegiance, took the oath
and has since been good citizen, and
did all he could to build up the country! /!
| hold it error to call such men rebels.
Dir. Greeley closed by saying: "Let
there be no prescription, but let US all,
white or black, unite TO build up our coun.
try" Cheers The distinguished speaker
closed rather abruptly no doubt, thinking
his voice was not Of sufficient caliber 10
attempt to drown the fixing noise
of two locomotives standing. near, when
he was speaking. The crowd called for
more, and Mr.. Greeley made his appear
ance at the end Of the car again, but Just
then locomotive was hitched on the car
and pulled itsome distance up the track
10 allow another car to be attached 70 it.
After all was quiet again. Gov. Walker,
OF Virginia was called and said:
FELLOW CrTIzENs-I am glad to meet
you on this bright September morning.
| am glad to see before me so many intel
ligent and honest voters who will, / doubt
not, cast their suffrsges Tor Hor.
ace Greeley. Cheers The Old
Dominion has been in the past
the leader OF the states and OF the
Union. Where she led, the South tol.
lowed. Even in the late war, the Con-
Iederscy was nothing until Virginia cast
her lot with it, and the Confederacy
could not have lived six months with.
out the old Dominion, and when she sur.
rendered IN the plains Of Appotomax the
rebellion was over. In 1860 Virginia
the great Liberal movement
on her soil, and since all has been well
within her borders. You do not hear there
Of riots, Ku-Klux and bank defalcatjons,
but only OF good government and peace.
Virginia has pride in her success in this
great work and she now appeals to you,
her daughter, Ohio, to come to her sup.
port and help her redeem this country.
Loud cheers)
Dir. Greeley then seated himself at his
car window and shook hands with all
who wished.
Arrival and Reception at Cincinnati
"A Flattering Reception.
CINCINNATI, September 20.-Horace
Greeley arrived at the Little Miami depot
at twenty minutes after 8 o'clock this af.
ternoon, in charge Of the reception com.
mittee Of the Boads Of Aldermen and
Councilmen from this city, who met him
at the village Of Morrow. At the depot
he was met by the entire Common Coun.
Gil in carriages, and Mr.. Greeley was
placed with Mayor Davis In the lead
ing carriage, which was drawn by four
horses. Curriers' band in wagon drawn
by six greys led the procession TO the de-
pot. Greeley was received with cheers
and the whole line of march TO the Bur-
net House was solid throng OF people.
The demonstrations were hearty and
enthusiastic, but did not assume a politi-
cal phaze, But few banners were hung
out on the line oi march. His reception
was as guest Of the city and as a dis.
tiDguished visitor to tho Industrial
Exposition. At the Butnet House
the jam Of the people was very great.
Large details of police being necessary to
clear the streets. After Mr.. Greeley had
a little time for rest at the Burnet House.
BE was escorted TO- the Exposition Hall.
The streets along the line Of march being
densely thronged with people. The re.
ception at the Exposition took place in
the Commissioners room; there were
fewlladies present. The Commissioners,
Mayor Davis and members of the City
Council met to receive him. The recep-
tion speech in behalf Of the Exposition
Commissioners was made by A. T. Cos
horn, President, and in behalf Of the city
by Mayor Davis. Mr.. Greeley responded
as follows:
"a solitary soldier equipped and
plumed for war Is not an imposing spec.
tacle. Surrounded by the agencies and
incidents OF peace he seems incongruous
and fantastic, relic OF some bygone age,
a representative Of social order long
since fIllen into decay. But mass one
hundred thousand such as he into an
army carefully ranked, thoroughly disci.
plined and supplied with all the requisite
enginery OF defscement and destruction,
and It's majestic power, in It's terrible sig.
nidcance are plain, even to the awed and
admiring gaze Of childhood. So the
work Of the lonely pioneer, buried deep
In theprimitiVe forest wherein his rude log
cabin has Just been thrown up, around