The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-30
HAYES AND KEY.
speeches OF the President and Postmaster
General at Concord, N. III.

DuIlng MS New England trip the
President held reception in the New
Hampshire State House, at Concord, at
the end of which he delivered the fol-
lowing speech to large audience
GOVERNOR PREscoTT, LADIES AND GENTLE
MEN: This custom of Misunderstanding, which
have Just got through with, comes down to us
through several generations and it is not alto
gether satisfactory proceeding, and now, hav-
ing shaken hands, we hardly feel acquainted
with each other. We wish to hear the voice,
and suppose it is as proper now as at any time
TO make my acknowledgement to the authori-
ties OF the State of New Hampshire, the Cover
nor and members of the Legislature and to
the authorities of the city of Concord for their
kindness IN bringing me to New Hampshire.
We entered the State last Monday, and have
been making our way through it visiting the re-
markable scenery of the mountain regions I'M
der circumstances every way favorable. The
weather Is perfect, sky clear, air bracing, and
when on the top of Mount Washington there
seemed nothing lacking to improve that won
derful spectacle that is as surprising as it is
perfect. We have had few clouds in the sky;
just enough to make the sky seem beautiful as
the shadows f1oated over great mountains.
Passing from that we came down to the region
of the lake, that beautiful. part of
New Hampshire where your great
rlver-rivers perhaps-take their rise; where
the great Merrimac-that river that
builds up such cities as Lowell Law
renee, and Manchester-takes its rise. So l
came on down here under a somewhat hotter
sun than is usual in your climate, think. I
met you, my fellow-citizens, glad to exchange
greeting with you, and to be met by you. I
thought that it was not altogether proper in
meeting this people that should talk politics
to them. Men of all parties have met me
Democrats, Republicans, and Independents
Republicans that are satisfied and Republicans
that are dissatisfied Applause and laughterl.
and really feel by the way that laugh comes
in that there is pretty large crowd nere
laughter but at any rate we are here not to
talk politics, and it does not seem proper to me
that one in my situation should argue as to
he thinks proper to pursue. What
you want IN this country as an executive is one
that will execute. That I believe to be his
duty, and all that want of my countrymen is
that charitable judgment that is proper to be
given by men among men-looking each
other in the face, who believe that upon the
whole the man they are looking in the face,
to be right. 1t is not a good thing to say of
man that his intentions are good,
and there is proverb that very
bad place is paved with good intentions. And
yet after all, among this people, the man that
has the confidence of the people that he has
good intentions has gained something. And
perhaps had better stop here, and call upon
some other. [Cries of $50 ONT Well,
then, there is only one other thing.
Ohio and every other State, you desire this
Union to be real union real union of hearts
union of friends. You would wish to have the
entire Union secure not merely by force, but
ty all the affections of the people in all parts
of the country. Now while we have had in the
past distrust between the sections, alienation,
the hostility of bad blood, I believe neverthe-
less that with the cause removed the old har-
mony and concord may return. And believe
it will return, and I believe in adopting meas
ures that will make it return speedily.
Then l do not see but that in the main we
agree as to the most needful thing to be done,
and our only difference is upon the measures
by which we are to accomplish that end, and
This must decline altogether to discuss.
And so now let me introduce to you gentle.
men that are somewhat responsible for nay
plumbers, and it is great pleasure to have
somebody to lay it on In the first place, there
is a gentleman from the South that it is said.
j." captured the good-natured man from Ohio.
Well, l can't say sure about that. There may
be something to it, but thought then that we
captured him. He was very much in error
during four years, and his error continued up
to last November; for, as have been telling
against me in November last; and yet, upon the
whole, he seems to be very honest man, and
that is one thing that seems to disturb men in
politics. There are SO many men who vote
wrong. He has become better very fast AS
told the people up there, if you keep him
among you week or two, he will be as good
Republican as you can furnish. So now in
troduce to you Postmaster General Key.
Postmaster General Key said:
FELLOW CITIZENS The President of the
United States is fortunate in having some gen
tlemen upon whom he can lay his error ap-
pear before you to-day with some embarrass-
ment l confess. remember, twenty-five
years ago, away down in Tennessee at the town
where [ lived Chattanooga, heard dis
cusslOn In regard to this State, and came I'D
to see how much truth there was in that dis
ousslOn. One of your distinguished citizens (Gen.
PIERCE was then a candidate for President, and
among others was a Democrat then and sup
ported him. There met at our town an i'm
mense mass-meeting of both parties. One of
the speakers advocated the election of Gen.
Scott and one Gen. Pierce. A Wing speaker
insisted that New Hampshire was a very bad
State, and that Gen. Pierce was responsible for
that state of affairs. He said that they were
religious intolerants by the constitution of New
Hampshire Roman Catholics were not allowed
to hold office. He went on to say that this was
of the thirteen colonies of the original States
of the Union. The reply of the Democratic Or
ator was that the Wing speaker was entirely
that New Hampshires name was |
New Hampshire that she was not one of the |
old colonies or one of the old States. The |
Postmaster of our city, being supposed to be
the most learned man of the place, was APP |
pealed to, and he proved that the Democratic |
speaker was right, and that New Hampshire |
was new State, and that satisfied the Demo
Gratis and the people generally. They thought |
that, as the Wing speaker was mistaken in one |
thing, he was mistaken in ALL Now, my friends, |
| came up here expecting to see an old State,
but everywhere have seen evidence of your
thrift and prosperity, and I am not sure but |
that the Democratic speaker was right. You
move like young men, like active men, like men
who are determined to work out destiny-and |
a glorious destiny at that. 1t is true, as the
President has kindly said few moments ago,
that was down in my own State supporting TO
the best of my humble abilities the election
of another to the Presidency of the United
States; and suppose that no man was more
surprised than when his Excellency |
asked me to take seat in his Cabinet. [ sup
posed, nv friends and this I feel ought to