Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-09-28
PRESIDENT HAYES IN TuE SOUTH


At LYSCHBURG. VA
LYNCHBURG, Va, Sept, 2i.-rhe Presi-
Dental party arrived to-day. having been
met seventeen miles out by committee OF
prominent citizens. The usual crowds is
scmblcd and the party was escorted by mill
tary to the hotel amid constant cheering
Thomas A Bacock delivered a lengthy well
coming address, abiding in ALTERING terms
to the Presidents policy and depicting It's
good results The President said
PRESIDENT HAYES SPEECH.
My friends. 1t is very gratifying to have
the Opportunity to make the acquaintance
so large a number of ladies and gentlemen
and people of Lynchburg. and this section
OF the state of VIrginia. A week ago ! en-
tered what the speaker who then welcomed
me was pleased to term-''the gateway 10
the south and southwest '-LOuisAille.
Since then | have met the people OF three Of
the great former slave-holding states-ken-
lucky, Tennessee and Georgia. have the
happiness 10 assure you that | met Assem-
bIages feeling and thinking a. YOU do to-day.
Those audiences, like this one. were com
posed of representatives OF all political
parties. and in each there was respectable
sprinkling OF the veterans OF both armies.
(Applause.) felt by their welcome per
iectiy at home The gentleman who just
now welcomed me to your city, | am glad
10 note, referred 10 the early history OF my
own state, territory formerly belonging
To his own Virginia | do not forget now
much indebted to Virginia are five OF oar
great states, and remember with pride and
wiki pleasure their origin. Jefferson gave
to Us that which has proved the corner
stone OF our morality, education and equal
Ity of rights before the law. We nave
grown up and ljurIsaed in pursuing in the
constitution and laws the pathway Jetfer-
son marked out. In time the daughters and
mother came to differ from causes for
which We were not responsible; but we Will
have no discussion now. IL Is enough TO
know now that every cause for hostility,
arrangement and alienation has bees re-
moved forever. lie who does not see the
hand of Providence in this Is not likely ever
to notice any providensial interference.
Restoration to ancient friendship Is the re-
suit we have como to-a result every good
man has prayed for The day is here.
There tpoInting to military stand the
men who were against US from 81 to IS;
to-day there is no shadow between US. You
ri>ked your lives tor your convictions Gap
plause.) Good men and good women res
pect those who risk their all in the cause
tnev believe right. CHEERS | know now
you respect the men who fought against
you, for what they believed to Re right
There may be some among Us, there may be
some in the south, there may be many IN both
sections. not reconcied out we all know
thai in the march OF progress there are
always some stragglers. (Applause.) Tnerc
Is front rank and there il a rear rank in
all armies. The great body of tho people
now moves forward under the constitution
ard union and ali the rest will soon be glad
to be with US. Nobody yields any Of their
convictions. We all believe one nation bet
ter than two, one constitution better than
two, one flag better than two. The ques-
ton has been, which was the right one
(applause) /; and that is settled. Laugh
teri That horse carries two men (pOint
ing u an animal whGh one would be bet
ter. (Great laughter and applause.) Your
honorable speaker said that all sections. ell
States and all citizens should have equal
and exact Justice. The government now
regards all as equal citizens. | rejoice that
Virginia understands the constitution as we
do. | have talked long enough. (Cries of
No. no.D My newspaper friends, no
doubt. think so. (Cries of go on, Mr..
President.) could talk great deal more
where have such agreeable audiences, 70,
how could stop when they greet me as you
do. | desire to introduce to you some
friends associated with me in the goysrn-
ment
The President then introduced Asssrs.
Eyarts and Key. who spoke briefly. At the
conclusion OF the speaking Mrs. Hayes was
introduced and greeted with the heartiest
applause The President held reception in
the psrlors of the hotel this afternoon.
Tonight the visitors will be banqueted.
after which german will be given to the
ladies of the party. The visitors leave to-
morrow for Charlottesville, where they visit
Monticello, the home and burial place OF
Jefferson.