Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-08
'Yhc Presidential Excursion.

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Attorney General Devens and Postmaster usn
cral Key, arrived Ut Marietta, Ohio, Sest' RAY
ard participated iu the SOLDIERS kaunioh al
that n|ac., rhe President NJ ada speech, and
uas followed By Postmaster General Key aud
Attorney General DeveDs. Subsequently Tue
battle fig Of the Thirty sIx,hsOhio Regiment
was nr.s.uIed to The President at The Cly
Hail when be returned thanks. lie Presl
den.i,i parly left flarie;ta at 10 o'clock at
night for Fremont. bis boua, where he VIII
spend Sunday aud Monday.
Inr.py 10 the reception speech OF the Mayor
Of Na,iatts, the President said:
Ladies', Feow-ci tiz,ns, and Survivors OF the
! Great Na1-I wish that was prepared 10
sneak suitably ca this OCCASION. NY 'rient,
Mavor Palmer, ia lis address informs me that
in every speech made at this great nall0na! f.
noion ENCOURAGEMENT has bcea given TO that
shirt Of fraternity which it IL the desire. vi
| those as ISOLATED with INC In The Administrators
10 do something during our term OF service 10
advance. We do not, in moetiog The people,
propose to discuss any Of the great party ques'
TONS which divide the people who honor Us
With their attention. Cheersl. We leave that
to be discussed before the people by thcs: VINO
may be appointed by The respective parties 10 o
| carry ca those debates; but We 90 leel that II
in visi,iug our teIIo citzeus in different States
VIC can add anything. to strengthen the seull ,
mcnts alluded to by The Mayor, it Is tight ana
proper that we should do 1t. Applause All
Who are familiar with the history OF our coun-
t m know that one hundred years ago there was
M North aud DO South. The fathers were one
throughout the whole country. Washington
and Jefferson were side by side with franklin
and Adams. Daniel Morgan and his VlrglnlaDs
marched from Virginia to Boston. They were
At Saratoga, and Nathaniel Greene and bis
Cop,ioeutals were 10 the Caroliuas. The whole
country belonged to the fathers. It is to that
state CT harmony aud of lratcrnal friendship
that we desire tur country to returD;:,, "A
voice, Good for you" and cheers. We arc
for the Uoion as it is. Cheers.I We sre for
the Constitution as it is. Cheers; Win oil
its amendments. A voice, That's t"-great
cheers We wlnt the citizens of every State
10 feel at home in every other State. Amen
ard cheers. II a citizen OF Vermont travels to
Georgia or Texas for business or pleasure We
waut him to feel at home in those States.
ICheers. If citizen Of Texas or Georgia
travels North We want that citizen to feel al
home everywhere throueh out the Unloo. Now,
nv friends, don't propose TO detsln sou.
have made much longer speech already than
intended when | entered your town, but you
nodersapd the purpose. We may make mis-
takes 10 methods, mistakes 10 measures. but
the sentiment nc would encourage is 4 sentl
ucnt Of nationality throughout the Unon
IAppauseI. We all regard the service OF that
four years war. We regard that period OF four
years as tho most interesting OF our lives. we
fn.ht them, Those Of Us who we're 10 The
Union army fought, az We believed. TO make
this forever hereafter Il united people, forever
hereafter free people, and We rejoice to-day
to believe that these who were against Us Ii
that struggle DOW are with US % both or these
nl2siions and will forever remain with US on
both Of these questions lChcers loud and
lerr. And COW, ny friends you will desire tt
hear from some CT those who are associated
with me 10 the Government. Two members Ct
the Cab1et arr bere-Pos'm Genera
Kew, Of tennessee, AID Gen. Deveus, Attorney
General. They fought on opposite sides du
ung thcs, four years, but to day and here they
are prepared to fight. if need be. 90 the same
side. IGreat cheers. And DOW, | will intro.
duce to you Judge KY. l am sure be is an
able man; am sure he is an honest map; am
sure he is pa,rIoIi, man. Cheers.
AZ lDH COUClurlUu VI luC SPCCSI
Postmaster Goucra Key spoke as toIIows:-
Fellow Citizaos-I appear before you under
peculiar circumstances. You have assembled
here to rccite the victories which you have Won
10 former days, to recount the triumphant re.
suits Which you achieved. | appear before
YOU as enc Of the aoldiery from whom your vic
tories we're won, your triumphs achieved, but
my friends, the cordiality with which have
been received makes me forget that We have
ever been enemies, and | assure you that
would much rather meet you as l. meet you
here TO day, as friends, than 10 the conflict Of
arms as you have been met heretofore APP
plausc. My friends, the flag fought for four
years has disappeared from the face orthc Garth;
The government attempted With my conpeera
to establish is 20 more. We hsvo but one flag,
and tn, floats over every foot OF our territory.
We have but one Constitution, and that is the
Constitution as it is. Cheers Our quarrel
my friends was Inherited. Slavery was estab
lisbsd by our fathers 1t was established by
the men of the North as we'll as OF the South.
1t was relic Of former age. As the ages
progressed as the country progressed, the free
States became profoundly impressed With the
idea that slavery was wrong; that it was great
national crime; that it was the sin Of the age;
that it was sin against Heaven and liberty,
n yoice-"And it was"l The people of the
South had been educated under different ideas.
Their statesmen upon their platform defended
it, and their ministers before holy affairs taught
the people that it was right, and the people Of
the Southern States believed it was right. A
conflict from time 10 time, conflict of opinion
grew up. We had adjustments; we had the
Missouri Compromise, the compromise OF 1850
but yet it would not suit. At last free ideas so
far prevailed that Lincoln was elected to the
Presidency Of the United States. The people
Of the South. afraid that the institution OF sa:
very was 10 dagger, said 1--WE bavc debated
this quarrel 10 legislative halls, on the stump,
in the judiciary tribunals; We have debated it
everywhere. Now let US fight it out" and
then took up their arms and they said, We
leave these dcbatabe questions to the power Of
arms and the sword, and We fought and fought
bravely. Each section OF the country foug hit
for whatiit thought was right What was the
result? Why. the South was defeated, and as
men and soldiers they were bound to submit
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