Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-31

Of great plantation as the OBJ act OF his desires
Hereafter there will be more feeling III behalf
of the employment that makes great, cities.
Under the former system these great IDnuences
that mako cities were lost then. But am de
tanning you too long in apeak ing Of Richmond;
when there are persons here batter able than |
am to talk on this subject beg you to ac,
cept my grateful acknowledged fer tins kind
reception.
Hon. VIM. NJ. Evar's wss next introduced.
He said:-
should think, fellow ctiz ms, that you were
the most intelligent people OF the State OF Flr
einia, but for one consideration which forces It.
self upon my attention-that you don't ko1w
enough to 60 in when 1t rains. Great laugh
ter What you lose in our ratmatc ct your
intelligence 10 this regard. however, you gam
in our admiration OF your pOttnrsS, which III
duccs you. at 90 great an Inconvenience. TO
| furnish this immense thrnng to greet the Pres
| ident of the United States. We, who share
his conf lence and bear some parl IN his c0un.
| sells, which you approve, arc Glid to take par!
| 10 receiving these greetings from your hearts.
We know and you know that i! ih2sc purposes
| and measures OF this administration Which you
approve are 10 have their full course nn! &C
complish practical results throug huut the c1nn,
| try, 1t must be by the firm. BY the hearty, ~
| the courageous support CT the people ol this
State and the other States of the Union. Ap
pausc | have no doubt that the people Of
| the South have no doubt that every good
man. whether belonging to North or Soulful
have no doubt that the whole people Of the
United States are 10 favor Of peace. equality,
mutual affection and respect. lAppl ausc.
Secretary Sherman next addressed the cE0ad
| He said:
Fellow Citizens and Judge Meredith praise
the President Of the uoited States Tor the pop
ular policy which has been followed by The Al-
ministration Of peace and Cancellation to all the
people Of the United States That praIs; Is
| Justly due to him in the highest possible de-
gree. We feared it might be misunderstood
by his political adversarics as sign Of weak
ness and abandonment Of his position, but sup
ported by every member Of his Administration
peace and reconciliation to all the people OF
America, so help him, God, and with ycur ap
proval OF that policy it will be carried out to
the end. Great applause. Now, iclIow cil-
zens, as that policy has been taken by the
! Executive Department, something also wil de
pend upon the people North and South. The
people Of this country ia sustaining this policy
need not forget that there has been war he
| tween them, but the results Of! that war must
be accepted by all the people black and waite.
This. policy does not prevent any man IrpHg
| his State. GU may love Your State ever 20
much; there is nothing in this policy that viii
| require any cltlZ.n 10 lessen his h@nnT !rr the
| great names or great achievements of lrglna.
| This policy requires The protection OF all those
rights which arc given by the United States.
| All those powers given to the National Govcrn
ment must be obeyed. We are one people lron
the Atlantic to the Pacific Oar hearts must
blend together We are, fellow citizens, TO
abate something of the spirit that grew ont Of
the war. You democrats ullst have charity to
conceive that We republicans may be honest pa
! trots, and We republicans that you may b.
honest patriots. Fellow citizens. nothing would
| have tempted me from the Ordinary duties
| signed me except to come here and see 10 \ II
GINA signs oil returning prosperity. ! b,ii"0e
| 10 this old State you hav. clllc; OF b2undI,S IS
powers oil expansion. Not only have you got
coaI, marble AID granite, but also soil which
has only been skinned from year to year.
| believe there arc men who will deepen the sol
and bring prosperity to this hOnnrcd State.
With all my heart | wish you God speed AID
every blessing from houndlcsI I'r0yilenc3-
You will soon forget the parties that distract
the land. There Is one idea that wish to leave
with you. There is tear resting on the mind
OF Northern people in regard TO tlte people Of
tho South, and that il that You will not ID
your duty IT, TIL. President in CD leg tie
amendments Of the Constitution which secGrt
TO all life, liberty, property rights AMI the fruits
Of their labor. II you will obey these amend
ments believe this country OF ru!s will Le 10
peace and qaict. hank you for your kind
| attention.
The President again addressing the crowd
said
! have now the great pleasure to INTRODUCES =
gentleman known at the Cabinet table is the
oldest member Of The Cabinet. Old az Lc is,
he is not so old but that he remembers that he
was born within The limits Of the Old D1miGion
Colonel Richard W. Thompson, Secretary OF
the Navy.
Secretary Thompson said:
| Fellow .ctiZcns-lt has been about :. dG AFTER
Of century since | WAS in the capital of my
native State. Within that time have heard
that the Old Dominion has been dcpopuIatcd.
do not believe ii now. Great Laughter. ]
am sure it is not, but that it Is still the old
| State it was in The past. Sine? left Virginia
and became j ci,iz,u Of anothc: na!t G! the
! Union terrible times have intcrvancl. We have
boon through a bloody aud angry var, but
peace has returned. We arc here to-day under
the flag Of our fathers to congratulate each
other on restored and re- cnlranchiS2d Union
"A Union cemcucd by the blood Ct tic hes;
patriots tho world ever saw, in the ranks CT
whom stood foremost the SONS Of old Virginia.
Applause. Now. their children having in
| hcrted their fortune and patriotism, is it not
our duty to inquire what the future demands Of
Us ? You hear q great deal Of tho policy OF the
| Government. What is that policy 1t is moth
| Jog more than inlusi0g into the minds of the
| people trust Of each other. We who live 10
| the North arc ready to trust you. We have
right to require Of you to trust us. That is ell
there is about it. There is nothing 50 hard
about it. 1t simply involves reunion on either
side. The responsibility rests upon us. We
boast that We have the best institutions in tho
world Nobody doubts it. These institutions
were created for you and me not for 10 day, but
for all time; for our children alter We are gone.
Then We have resting upon US the responsible
ty to preserve them for our children. Still. we
may disagree and wrangle about local interests
about the rights of States and such things.
There is reason for national interest to main
toin ond eunonrt fhn old National fac and nrn