The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-24
PREsIDENTIA

The Chief Magistrate and Party
Receive q Big Ovation At At
lnntR = President Hayes Ad-
dFesE-The GrandeSt Effort He
Has Yet Made.
ATLANTA, Ga, September 22.-PrCsi.
dent Hayes and party arrived in this city
at haltpaSt seven this morning, After
breakfast in the Markham Houpc drive
was taken about the city, and at ten
o'clock, from stand in front Of the ho-
tel, and in thepresenCe Of ten thousand
citizens Mayor Angler, on behalf Of tlle
municipality, welcomed the President,
and Governor Colquitt, for the people Of
the State, spoke words oI hearty welcome.
ApDRns ny GOVERNOR CoLQulrr.
lie said: "You, sir, come into our
midst not as President only; the vast in
terests over which you preside; the stu.
pendous power which you WELD as the
Chief Magistrate; the dignity with which
your name il invested by that power.
These are not the same ideas which move
us in this greeting to-day, but most prom.
inent in our minds-higher, greater than
every other distinclion-is the character
which you illustrate as peace. maker be.
tween brethren estrangcd. 1t is enough to
fill the measure Of the loitiest ambition
TO remove the fear and suspense from the
hearts Of twelve millions Of people, your
fellow.cilizns, and restore 10 them n
sense Of repose and security under your
administration. II the agencies which
brought together nearly forty mil
lions Of people in n fearful nnd I'm.
happy conflict excited The atlcn-
tion oi the whole world, the moral pur.
pose and the firm will Of lhc fortunate
Magistrate who ia first 10 control and
calm The spirit which raised ILis mighty
conflict, will attract the admiration srd
plaudits of all men, wherever goodwill
among men is known. How strsnpe how
passing strange, that men, brethfen Of
the same political heritage, can diller or
uonOt as to the beneIlcent act oil so holy
an undertaking. We invite you, Mr..
PRESIDENT, TO the closest scrutiny. We
arc not mistaken. we do not deceive
ourselves, anu we do not intend TO de-
ceiVe Others, when we say We arc for
peace we eare Tor the Union. We mean
good government, and we mean TO give a
h!eiIping hano 10 any and to all who shall
aid IN The establishment OF constitutional
government, and IN restoration oi fra
lern!ty between the States. The great
moving cause oil these hearty demonstra.
IiohS when have greeted you since You
reached ooutnern soiI, u to be found in
GENEROUS eonHuence. lou DeiieSe what
we say, anu your mia1gnanlmous trust will
no. not exact any serViie guarantees. Differ
though we may IN party, without think.
ing oil the complications oil the past, or
caring LOT mem, we cah assure you ol The
"ymPathy anu support Oh thls goou Old
commonwealth IN your effort to restore
peace anu goo1 VIII between Inc citizens,
the people ana the Stales." The speech
was ioudiy applaudeu throughout
PRESIDENT HAYES
Was introduced and greeted with vre,,
cheering. he said: %
FtlItr. Cili:cus of Georoia--My friend. Of
Georgia, regret that ~ reason OF a slight
cold, taken a day or Two apo in n rain
storm in East Tennessee. nv voice ia moi
in n condition 10 be heard in the frat law
sentences Of nv address by any cons;dcra.
die portion Of This vast audience. bu. ill
you will bear with me, I expect that in a
very few minutes | shall make myscliI
heard. The day before Yesterday nj chat
tanooga | was met by committee of vonr
citizens. who desired mo and mrced mo IN
extend, with the party accompaHyinr me
our trim 10 your beautiful and prosnerous
city. I'VE were all yery desirons IN Nc.
cent that invitation. We ielt that eT.
tended as it was, it was yery great honor
10 us individually. We felt t6at il would |
be very great pleasure 10 meet Won nj
your homes, but our ARRANGEMENTS had
been made, and supposed il was out Of
the question 10 extend our trim, HanriIy
our railroad friends assured us that by
riding all Of last night, we should be able
TO visit Atlanta. and at once those who
were the healthier and stronger of The
party, urged by those OF the other sex,
consented 10 come, and, now that We arc
here, | wish to say a single sentence: We
are glad 10 be here. TApplause. I
The very eloquent address.to which We
have listened, especially The yery encour.
aging statements we heard from the Gov.
eFnor Of ueorgia, are surely Of them.
selves, greeted as thew have been and
indorsed by the applause Of this vnsl
audience, 80 great a qualification that /
would not, on any account, have missed
the pleasure | have fell this morning
rCheers.1 Isuppose that here. ns everS.
where else, | am in the presence Of men
OF both great political parties. nm
speaking in the presence of citizens nj
both races. | am quite sure there ore
before me very many OF The brave men
who fought in the Confederate army Ian.
plause, and doubtless some Of the men
who fought in the Union army. GAn.
plause. ''
And here We are. Republicans, Demo.
Gratis, colored peopie, white neonle Ron.
iederate soldiers and Union soldiers nil
Of one mind and one heart TO-DAY. Iim-
mense cheerinr,l And why should We
not beP What Ia there 10 separate ia
longer? Without any fault Of Yours or
any fault Of mine, or any one Of tbis
great audience, slavery existed in this
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