Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-09-28


At ALL POINTS MR.. uAYEs's SPEECH At AT
LANTA
President Hayes left Louisville on Wednes-
day of last week for Nashville, Tenn. and
was kindly greeted at different towns along
the route. At Nashville he met with n rous-
ing reception. The city was gayly decorated
and immense crowds lined the route of pro-
cesson from the depot TO the capitol whore
the Governor welcomed him to the State,
complimontng him for bringing peace to the
country and for subordinatng military TO civil
authority. The Presidents response was
very happy one. Subsequently Mr. Hayes
assisted in laying the corner stone of the new
| Custom House. and later, in response to nd
dresses by white and colored people, he made
a very happy reply, not recognizing any dis
tinction, but speaking to them as citizens en-
| joying equal rights and privileges, urging up
on them the importance of fostering educa-
tional institutions.
On Thursday morning the presidential par
ty left Nashville for Chattanooga, where their
reception was very enthusiastic. The town
was gayly decorated, and despite the rain
storm thousands Of people were out TO greet
the man who had restored peace and harmony
to the country The President made an eX-
cellent speech to the crowd and was followed
| by Secretary Evarts and Wade Hampton. The
latter in the course of his speech said; 1T
was my misfortune. perhaps, to differ in pol
tics from the President of the United States;
but Democrat ms / am Democrat rs | have
been. there is no man in America to whom |
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to the Republican President of the United
States" In the afternoon the party lunched
at Judge Keys residence and grand ban
| quet followed at the Stanton House in the
evening.
Knoxville Tenn, was visited on Friday,
and here the party were received at the depot
| by Mayor Carpenter and taken in carriages to
| the Lamar House. escorted by the Knoxville
rifles and company of university cadets
The streets were densoly jamincd with peo-
| pie eager to obtain n sight of the chief mag
istrate. and shouts Of welcome loud and pro-
longed, went up as the procession formed
The University battery on Temperance hill
gave a presidential salute of u guns. The
march was a perfect ovation. and it was with
difficulty that the police could keep the way
clear, so eagerly did the surgng multitude
press forward toward the carriages. An nd
dress of welcome was delivered by Rev
Thomas W. Homes to which the President
replied in one of his best short speeches, urg-
ing that there should no longer be separation
and misunderstanding, between the people of
the North and South, but that all should be
united in duty and united as citizens Of diff
| fcrent sections"
Saturday morning the presidential party ar
rived at Atlanta, Ga, the most southcrly point
touched during the trip. Ten thousand peo-
pie gathered in front of their hotel, where
Mayor Angler welcomed the president in be-
half of The city, and Gov. Colluitt for the
people Of the State The President was
greeted with great cheering when he replied.
and was followed by Evarts and Key. In the
evening grand banquet was given, at which
speeches were made by Hayes. Eyarts, Key,
Ben Hill and Senator Gordon. At II o'clock
the party set out upon their return to Knox
vile, spending a quiet Sunday in that city.
A night train took them to Lynchburg. Va,
where a hearty welcome awaited the Presi-
dent, Thomas S. Bocock making the formal
""''iS''' nj hoy 'l'oii'c" anu Hl'o''h'7
were "iSo ''i"ue ny "ecreu'r! EI"r'S ana fos'-
master Gehera h'S. Ar'eeptloh al Inc Nor
viii House in the afternoon and banquet in
the evening, the latter supplemented by ger.
man for the benefit of the ladies of the party
concluded the events of the day, and the par
ty left Tuesday morning for Charlottesville,
where they were given cordial reception.
After the speech making was over the visitors
were taken in carriages and driven to the Tn;
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Jefferson. Al 7. NJ the President and III
party left for Washington, reaching that city
at G:3O
This notall. Southern topr ..,,ns in n cor
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as the If'aiu'hl speech At 'llS pace was
one of the longest and best which lie made al
any point upon this journey We give it in full
rs illustrating the spirit and character of hi.
,Il-oss,, NJ, an ,l., ,,I,o.s ,...t.J ~ A.
iHita speech WIS ueh''f~" III reply TO an ad
mirable address OF welcome by Gov. Colquitt
of Georgia, in which h fclicitously referred
to Mr.. HAYES rs 1.-THE peacemaker between
brethren estranged, while in closing he went
on to say.
We invite Won Mr. President IN tl,, closest
scrutiny we are NOT mistaken We do not de-
ceiye ourselves. and We do not intend TO de.
ceiye others when we saw we nro for neoc.
we are for Union. we mean 10 give a brlpine
hand TO any and TO all who shall aid in The cs
adjustment of constitutional government ant
in the restoration of fraternity between IN,
states TApplause. / The great moving cans,
of these hearty demonstrations which hay,
Greeted Won since Won, reached soutbnr,, soil !,