Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-03-08
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I say Irrespective OF party. lApplanse.
They will do everything In their pow
er to aid and assist you, end, Will
their prayer and their assurances o
confidence, and their devotion to th,
same cause that you go forth to serve
/ will contribute all their power to tn,
great cepsuminatiGn for which we al
devoutly wish. 1t is fortunate for thil
confidence that you bring to this work
experience and record that Is the bee,
record that any msn can make-fhe
record that has, nowhere along its line
monument thst-has been erected tC
mark failure. Great applause
Time, with. its mailed hand,
strikes down and crumbles into tine
dust of forg getfulness the physical mon.
uments that men erect TO c0mmemo-
rate the achievements of nations and
the deeds OF men; but He will fail to
sbatter and destroy the Intangible and
imperishable monument that the peo-
pie Of Ohio cherish in faithful breasts
In consideration OF your past services
to the State. ~
But the hour approaches when we
must part, and 1 am sdinouished that
II Is ci0se at hand; and while the loyal
people of the State of Ohio, In every
hamlet, every city upon the broad do
main of the State, join in invoking the
hand Of the Almighty TO be about you,
to protect you and shed upon you
strength, wisdom and grace to dis
charge the duties to which you have
been called, /, here, on behalf Of the
II IS d n 40 t~rou and n o<,r,
stituency which IL represents, bid YOU
Lail and farewell. lApplause.l /,
~ 80 GOVERNOR HAYES. anon. -.it.
The next speaker was Gov. Hayes.
As he advanced to the Speakers stand
the ioudest and heartest applause pre-
vailed Gov. Hayes said:
Mr.. PRESIDENT, AND LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN: shall make no attempt
to describe what I have felt during
the progress of this reception, nor what
/ feel now, that il is drawing to q
close. 1 wish, in the simplest way
and with the fewest words, to thank
the citizens OF Columbus and the mem
bers Of the General Assembly, the State
officers, and the people OF Ohio who
have taken part in L., for their very
great Kindness to me and to my fami-
ly, on this and on many other occa-
siens.
The city of Columbus and its people
have very many and great claims to
our affection and gratitude. ss
1t is more than forty years since j
became acquainted in boyhOOd with
Columbus. And from that day to this,
many of my most intimate friends
have been among its citizens.
Many are gone. / look in vain
those we have met this evning,
for some who were once numbered
with my most familiar acquaintances.
A few are here, whose acquaintance
made during that first well.remember-
ed year of the cholera-the year 1888.
Among these are the chairman of your
Committee, Mr.. VIM. q.
Deshler. And l then saw for the first
time his older brothers. But very
many of my early friends of Columbus
are gone. Among those | knew and
well for their friendliness to
me as boy, snd who are no longer
living, are such well-known citizsns OF
earlier days In this city, a. Jos. Ridg-
way, ST., Jos. Ridgway, IT,, Samuel
Medary, Alfred Kelly, ,Gustavus Swan,
Dr.. I. G.. Jones, John Noble, NJ. j.
Gilbert, and many who were nearer
my o&n age, such rs Thomas Spar
row, Fitch James Matthews, Albert b.
and DIR. Douglass Case, with
whom I was on terms of intimate
we are reminded by the absence OF
'hese friends of the changes we must
sxpect i'm the years that are before Us. |
AS for myself and my family, we 60,
perhaps to return In q lew days to Oc-
:upy our accustomed place in this |
Possibly, we go to other
Genes and doties not TO meet you again I
Is fellow citizens OF Columbus. In that
went, I wish to say, as Mr.. Lincoln
aid on parting with his friends at
springfield sixteen years ago, that /
rust you will pray that may havei
hat Divine assistance and guidance,
Without which I cannot succeed, and /
With which, / cannot fail. Great ap-
,iause.
The exercises were concluded by
inging Aud Lang Syne,' by the Co
umbus Gsee Club, Joined in by tho au-
Hence. |,
AT the close OF the singing, Mr.LeOn
rd, Chief Clerk, on behalf OF thei
Jerks Of the House, presented Mrs.
1syes with an elegant bouquet. /,
President Curtiss announced the
Meeting adjourned, and that Lieut..
iov. Young and Speaker Grosvernor
would escort Governor and Mrs. Hayes
0 their residence.
Previous to departing, a large namberi
( the vast assemblage extended their
to the Governor and
1ife, and bid them an affectionate
arewell.