Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-18
rEi,e President In louisville.

and vas received by Mayer jacob, w|o spoke
as foloWs:-
Mr. Presidert--rhc people ci Louisville, the
metropolis OF kentu2Hy, rGu1 OF thFlF g:aHH
statesman, "Uli Harry Of the West, Who u
tnra1 ona Of the poh;c:t sentiments that ever
fell from the lips Of mortal man. Il would rath
or be right than be President, erect joynuslS
bis disciple, that President OF the Unltcd States
who at critical period in the history OF affairs
had the courage to say "lle serves his party
best who serves bis unry best. lrrespec-
tive of party, race or sect, we welcome your
Eyccllency GLADLY to our home AID bid you God
spccd in your labor oi love, reconciliation add
reform.
President Hayes did not reply except to 90.
nouuce, through Mayor Jacob, That he would
address the people later 10 the day.
When the President aud bis escort anivtd
at the Gait House Rev. Stuart Robinson wei
coined him as l9ows:-
My Friends aud CountrymcnThc municipal
authorities Of cur city. at his cntrapcs within
its corporate limits, have given official welcome,
endorsed by the joyous acclaim OF the people,
to the President OF the United States Il was
| cmiucntly fitting that upon his entrance lnto
Louisville the gateway 81 the great South aud
Southwest, such official welcome should be
given to one who, 10 the spirit of q broad, Cath
| olic craftsmanship, rising above all partisan
| trannle!s, has revived the dropping hope Of
the Southern people and reawakened their pa
| trio,c affection for the Union, for if: as has
been nobiy said, The victories OF peace are
greater han the victories OF war; ard if the
homage Of 4 grateful! welcome is due to the vic
to.ious chic! who has conquered adversary
armies, surely no less to The victorious chief
| I. 1 "A p,l "a harris "A IN
them back to brothcrly affection.
He concluded Ivy saying AS this gathering
i; il the holy interest of peace and brother
hood | deem it an honorable tribute TO the
Christian ministry that you have scleccd a
minister Of religion to give utterapca to your
sentiments and feelings 10 Offering this heart
le!t welcome. Allow me COW to present for
cour hcarticst welcome he Presdeot Of the
| Uultcd States.
During the remarks Of Dr.. Robinson, which
were listened 10 by a vast concoursc and ire
nucn,Ig elected loud aud prolonged applause,
llr. and Mrs Hayes stood side by side 90 the
platform, erected from a widow OF the hotel,
| facing the multitude.
When the applause subsidized which greeted
| President Hayes oa arisiOg 10 address the
people he spoke as foloHS:-
Sir. Robinson and Fellow Citizens Of Louis.
7ilIc-I thank you ior this Kentucky welcome
Tie people CT kentucky and the people of Ohio
arc old acauaintances. The carly history OF the
,go States is so Blended that YOU cau' write the
carly history Of Ohio without having more than
h!lf lis pages filled about you OF Kentucky
Iarp!ause, and suspect you cannot write the
history OF kcn ucky without occasionally men
;iooing tbs State OF Ohio. Eight years ago
had the honor to ,iJ!n in welcome to the mem
bers of the Legislature and other distinguished
men Of Kentucky. caanot undertake to re-
peat The remarks then made, but 1t seems to
me got Inappropriate to pursue the same gene.
raj course OF remarks with which | welcomed
| tie kentuckians eight years ego. My earliest
re collection, my earliest knowledge OF Ken
ucky is associated indclibly with the conversa-
eloquent Governor of Ohio, and native Of Ken
tucky, Governor Corwiu. lie was ford 10 his
cl1ouept speeches aud still more eloquent con.
velsa,ion OF taking of Kentucky and kcntuck.
aus. lie used to say, with that habit Of his Of
drawing illustrations from the Scriptures, that
if ,py people siuce the dispersion on the plains
Of Shuar were literally Graded 10 war, it was
the people CT Kentucky. La childhood and 10
youll they fought the saVages 10 the block
house and stOckaAc, by the side Of their moth
trs an;l sisters, and in manhood they pursued
The hostile sayases ard British invaders from
| Ohio ard Indiana. Il was the coG2m1n oh.
| ser7ation that Kentucky, the first State aud
the m0st r0puous in carly times, and by far
| the nost powerful, :?as always ready TO help
Ohio aLen she needed help. In every moment
| and on every occasion Of apprehension Ohio al
ways appealed to Kentucky, and never ap
pcaIcd in vain The bones OF kcntucky's sons
shtcncd On every battle field 10 the North
west, aui savage iuvaslons occurred 90 longer,
AID rcsca was smiling over both these States.
| Tno cordial and friendly relations between them
continues on and on. In 1924 Ohio rejoiced to
cast her vote tor kcnueky's iaVorite, Henry
Gay, twenty years aitelward, am glad aud
proud TO be able TO say that With the majority
OF the people Of Ohio | cast my first vote tor
Henry Clay, OF Kentucky, and yet this meeting
CT friendship was not confined 10 cue OF the 20
ilica parties, for our adversarles rclolced to
vote fox Colonel P. r. johnson for Vice Presi
1T, and you 9 prccatod the feeling and gave
to our farmer patriot, General Harrison, in
1910, the highest majority he received 10 any
State OF the Uaou. This was the course Of
cvcuts ia carly times, hut afterwards there
came an estranscment, and there came division
ard discord, and the Old friendship seemed to
be gradually disappearing, and afterwards there
came war; but for the cause of that cstraDgr
mont and hostility Kentucky was not rasponsi-
| bc, and Ohio was not responsible. Kentucky
! alone could got remove 1t, Eelthcr could OHIO
alone, 1or could both together remove il; and
aDy man who sees in the affairs of men on any
oc asioa the finger Of Almighty God, sees in
that great struggle the ends Of Providence aud
the difficulties pcrfe2,ly removed. The true his.
tory OF Ohio and kentucky is an eptome of all
the rest Of The country, and now when the cause
is removed, whatever The hostility, whatever
the prejudice, whatever the enlargement. let
them also be removed. Applause. | have
been, fellow citizens. during the last few days
among the soldiers of the Union, and the men
most carly to come together after this great di.
vision are those who made the acquaintance Of
one apothcr on the eds Of carnage. [ have
found it true on the other side of the river, aud
/ have found it true here 10 Kentucky. A dis
tioeuishcd statesman said to Gen. Scott during
the var, when the armies of the Uolou are
successful there will be peace and contentment
| EVERYWHERE" General Scott said, "No, sir,