Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-08
Numskulls Discussing the
Chinese Question at
Saratoga.
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP THROUGH
HIS NATIVE STATE.
Sentence Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad
Rioters.
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DAILY NEws.l
The President 90 ohio.

Ine hrestuent ~ Onio.
NnRfrrr,. Ohio. September s.-when
tho President responded to the Mayors
address 1t was in the presence Of some
$4,000 people. lie said:
Ladies. Fellow. Citizens. and Survivors
Of tho Great War I wish ] was prepared
10 speak suitably. Ny friend. Mayor Pal.
mer, says that In every speech made at
this reunion encouragement has been given
to that spirit Of fraternity. which II 10 the
desire Of those associated with me In the
administration TO do something during
our term OF service TO advance. We
do not, In meeting the people. propose to
discuss any great party questions which
divide the people who honor us with their
attention. Questions OF administration
are economic questions. We leave these
TO be discussed before the people by those
who may be appointei by the respective
parties to carry on these debates ; but wo
Do feel that u. In visiting our fellow
citizens In different States. va can add
anything to strengthen the sentiment
alluded 10 by the Mayor. II Is right and
proper. that We should do so. IApplause.
All who are familiar with the history Of
our country know that ono hundred years
ago there was no North nor South. The
fathers were one throughout the whole
country. Washington anil jefferson were
side by side with Franklin aud Adams.
Daniel Morgan and his Virginians
marched from Virginia 10 Boston. They
were at Saratoga. and Nathaniel Green
and his C%ontinentals werc In the Caro-
linas. Tho whole country belonged to the
fathers. II IL TO that state Of harmony, Of
fraternsl friendship that VIC desire our
country 10 return. We arc for the Union
o. II Is cheers; wa are for tho onstitu-
ton n Il Il lcheersl. with all liz amend.
ments. Cheers. We want the citizens
q every State TO feel al home In
every State. Cheers. II q citizen Of
Vermont travels TO Georgia or Texas for
business or pleasure. we want him to feel
at home In those States. IChoers. Ia
citizen Of Texas or Georgia travels North,
We want that citizen 10 feel at home every
where throughout the Union. do not
propose 10 detain you. l have made .
much longer speech already than intend
cd when I entered your town. but you I'M
derstand my purpose. We may mistake
In method. mistake In measures, but tho
sentiment we must encourage IL the senti.
mcnt Of nationality throughout the Union.
Applause. We regard the service OF
that four years war-we regard the period
OF that four years--as the most interesting
OF our lives. We fought then (thoso Of US
who were In the Union army. fought a.
we believed, 10 make this forever hereafter
n united reople, forever hereafter . free
people. and we rejoice to-day to believe
that those who were against us in that
struggle now are with us on both OF these
questions, and will forever remain with
tho Union on both Of these questions.
Loud cheers.
Tho President then introduced Judge
Key, a. Q man who, though he fought on
the opposite side during the war. was ready
to nght on tho right side now. Key spoke
a. followa
Fellow Citizens: I appear before you
under peculiar circumstances. You havo
assembled hero to recite the victories which
You have won In former days-to recount
the triumphant results which yon achieved.
/ appear bofore you a. one Of the soldiers
from whom your victories were won-your
triumphs achieved but, my friends, the
cordially with which have been received
makes me forget that We have ever been
enemies, and / assure you ! would much
rather meet you - ! meet you here to-day.
a. friends. than In tho conflict Of arms, as
you have been met heretofore. Applause.
Ny friends. the flag fought for for four
years has disappeared from tho face Of The
earth. The government attempted. with
nv compeers, " establish, IL no more.
We have but one flag. and that floats over
every foot Of our territory; ; we have but
one Constitution. and that IL the Consti-
tuition - II Ia. lCheers. Our quarrel,
my friends. Was slavery. II was estAb-
lished by the Constitution OF our fathers
established by men Of the North as well as
the South. II was a relic Of q former age.
Az the sges progressed. ~ the conntry pro
crossed, the FREQ States became deeply I'M
pressed with tho idea that slavery waA
wrong, was q great national crime. that u
was the sin Of the age, q sin against
heaven and liberty. IA voicc-And II
VAS The people Of the South had been
educated under different ideas. Their
ststesmen upon their platforms defended
n. and their ministers before holy altsrs
taught the people that II was right. and
tbe peopls Of the Southern States believed
h was right. A conflict from time TO
time-s conflict Of opinion grew up. We
had adjustments. we had the Missouri
compromise and the compromise Of 1850
but vet Il would not suit. At least, free
ideas o far prevailed that Lincoln was
elected 10 the Presidency OF the Unitad
States. Tho people OF the South, afraih
that the constitution Of slavery was In
d.nror. said: 1--WE have debated this
ouarrcl In legislative halls, on the stump
and In judicial tribunals, aud We have 10
bated II everywhere now let us fight IL
ont" and they took up their arms and
thew said "We leave the dobateble ques-
lion 10 The power Of arms and the sword
And we fought. and fought brayely. Each
section Of the country fought for what II
Thought was right. Cheers, What was
Inc resultf Why, the South was defeated.
and AZ men and soldiers they were bound
TO submit with good grace TO the result
and 10 admit that the result was right.
The tribunals they hal selected hal de-
cidod the controversy against them. sirs,
this IL the victory this 10 the triumph ;
the verdict was against US the judgment
was pronounced against US aud what was
M 1t was put In the three amendments
10 tho Constitution. The first declared
that slavery should no longer exist any.
where In this broad land. The second de-
clared every man who was born in the
United States should DO q citizen Of the
United States. All men white or black,
were made equal before the law ; no only
this. but they declare that the public debt
Of the United States should never he re-
pudiated they declare tina, no claims
shpuld be msao for emancipated slaves T;
they declare. In abort, that We should DO q
free country. that tho flag Of the Union
should DO the Gag Of tho people every.
where. and to-day we have but ono
try. but one dag, but enc Union. and that
Union Ia inseparable. lGreat cheers.
The President then acknowledged the