The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-16
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nsr escape. -H'.
81. LOUIS, April IA. "A oomphmsat.
ary benefit was tendersd BY = large num.
Der of the most prominent gentlsmsa Of
the city, tonight ct the Olympic thsatsr
TO Miss Kate Osburn, Miss Frankis Nc.
Clellsnd and Miss Clifton, OF the Olym-
pic, who lost al their effects BY the Are.
The house vas crowded with Q highly
respectable audience, and the bsos1s viii
yield about $500, which will bs
divided equally between the beniAcisries.
The company and Mis- Ksts Claxtsn.
VITO is the star at the house, volunteered
their services and Mr.. Spaulding, proprie-
tor, gave the theatre free. 4 dmilAf
5eneft will be given E Dsbar's Opers
House next Wednesday night to the
servant girls OF the Southern hotel, who
lost everything they possessed.
Haye. Defssda HIS 40 athsru Pssiey
WAsHIsaroS, April l6.-The Pres,.
dent said yesterday in the course OF
conversation, that be had no conceal.
msnts regarding his Southern policy.
which, however, had been forsshsdowsd
IN oral ana written utteranses; and IN
this connection he sdverted 10 the gubsr-
material campaign in Ohio in 1875,
which resulted in his election over Gov.
ernor Allen, the people Of the State
having full knowledge ot his sentiments
on national questions. The open.
ing speech OF = gubernssorial
candidate is generally considered 10 DO
the key note OF the campaign, and in such
q speech, As early ~ the 8lst Of July in
that year. ., Marion, he freely and dis.
! tir city expressed bis opinion. Thu
speech WAS published at length in al tho
Republican and many other ne ssspapers;
therefore his views were generally
known. In that speech, alter ths
congrstulation OF his fellow-citilens
on the complete triumph over those Who
sought 10 destroy the Union, and the
grand results of the war, he alluded 10
the coming together again OF the North
ern aud Southern men in spirit OF har-
mony and friendship, including those
who had fought against one another, and
ss n prominent feature In thm evidence
Of good feeling, he On that occasion spoke
OF the kindly manner in which Vice
President Wilson WAS received on his
visit 10 the South. In this era of good
feeling. lie further said there were still
persons whJ talked OF bayonsts and who
cough. to revive the prejudice Of the paat.
| This was much 10 bs regretted. In this
and in al his other speeches
he earnestly condemned the rs. opening Of
| old issues bet ~ccn the North and South.
assuring that the time had come for COM
p!ete reconciliation. The President in
| further con nversation, referred 10 the fact
that the National Republican Conven-
ton which nominated him for President,
passed a resolution sscredly plsdging the
Republican party 10 protect every csti-
zen Oi tho United States in his civil and
political rights, and declaring ths,
the permanent pscification OF Tho
South should be effected by renewing all
causes of discord. The spirit OF this
revolution was in perfect accord with his
policy previously expressed. and he re.
peated them in MS letter Of acceptance OF
the nomination, and moro fully elaborated
them in ms inaugural address, coasistent.
ly maintaining the policy OF permanent
ana locsl se!f-government, apart from
military support, and when be entered
on the duty ot the Presidency no intend
cd that his policy should not be ors OF
sentimont merely, but OF active admin
islratlon. He spoke with emphasis when
ne sald "Ny bssl, is that this course tsnds
70 give good government 10 the South;
| it tends 10 secure the right, interest and
safety OF the colored people. sm In
favor OF the policy. don't know
whether shall succeed In carrying II
out, because thsre are Northern and
southern men who in various ways may
possibly thwart me, but of ono thing
am confident, namely, ! think II my duty
TO try 10 carry out tho policy aud ! sm
gong 10 do il'