The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-20
PRESIDENT HAYES.
Resumes His Southern Journey.
His Reception at Bowling Green.
MuItitudes at Nashville Greet the
President.
An Ovation Hardly Second to
Louisville.
Tho Mayor Presents Him with the
Golden Key.
Governor POrtsr's Address Of
Welcome.
Happy Response by the President
Other Speeches and Exercises.

Other Speeches and Exercises
BowLING GRELN, KY, September lG
The Presidential Party left Louisville
at $50 this morning, on special trail
furnished by DR.. Standeiord, President o
the L. & n, K. r, who placed the Off
GERS car at the disposal Of the Presiden.
tial Party, consisting OF the Presiden
and Mrs. Hayes, Secretary Evarts, r
NJ. Gen. Key, the Misses Evarts, Mis.ei
Plat, Mrs. Newcomb, Webb HAYES
Richard Hayes, DR., Standeiord, Gen. II
Murray, Maj, W. b. Bickham, Governo
Wade Hampton and number Of invited
guests from Louisville, the party as Al
escort to the President presenting fine
soIdterly appearance. Owing TO the eSrll
hour at which the party started therI
were but lew people at the depot 10 Sc,
the party of, but at the stations a'on.
the road crowds had assembled to sec thl
President. The train made no stop till
EliZabethtown was reached, where .
large crowd had assembled and were
firing a salute as the train arrived. The
President from the rear OF the train ad
dressed them as follows:
This reminds me Of my home in OHIO
can hardly believe that you are mol
Fremont people, and that / am moi
with my old neighbors. l know very
well that all these welcomes are not for
me individually, but they are the CON.
mon sentiment that you wish to express,
that you desire to have harmony and
peace and good will to exist between all
sections OF this country. OF course there
may exist difference OF opinion among
us in politics, the same as in religion and
other questions; but aside from all this
there is a common sentiment OF patriot.
ism in which we are all united. Knowing
that they meet the approval OF yonr
hearts | will now introduce to you some
OF the gentlemen who are associated in
the Government with me; irst. the distin.
guished gentleman from New York, Wm.
EVarts, the Secretary OF State. regret
the time il too short 10 make an extended
speech. The great trouble is over. Let
US strike hands and go back to the old
friendship of Washington and Jefferson.
These sentiments | would commend to
you..
Mr.. Evarts here stepped forward and
commenced to address The people, when
the train started.
When Salt River was reached Governor
Hampton, who was seated on the rear
platform with the President, remarked:
"Well, Mr.. President, we have At last sent
you up Salt River" To which the Presi.
dent, laughingly, rejolned: at is not the
irst time ! have been up that stream"
When the train arrived at Rowling
Green an immense crowd was awaiting It
and amid the hearty cheers and furry OF
the artillery, the President, from the
rear platform, said:
My triends, We are travelling upon a
schedule OF time which prevents US from
doing any more than making your &C.
quaintance. We are very glad indeed to
exchange greetings with you. We be.
lIeve you are here to greet us, not be.
cause you belong to the same party with US
not because you approve OF every meas.
ure, but because, as we hope, you agree
with us in two or three leading ideas.
We believe, and we hope you believe,
that the Union is perpetual. Applause. ]
We believe, and we hope you believe,
that the Constitution as it is for
all parties, and il to be obeyed
by all. Applause. We believe, Us we
hope you believe, that the duty Of the
general government is to regard alike
and equally all sections OF our country.
Applause. We believe and we hope
that you believe that it ia the duty Of all
TO regard alike and equally all races and
classes OF all the States, and having said
so much, l wish to introduce to you three
or four gentlemen whom you would like
TO hear. l now have the pleasure OF in.
Producing to you distinguished lawyer
and statesman, W. NJ. EVarts, Of New
York:
Mr.. Evarts said:
FELLOW CTIzESs-We thought, ladies
and gentlemen Of Kentucky, that at Lou.
lsVille we had seen all the people In the
State, but it seems that you have good
many more, and l presume there il q
great many more that we have not been
60 fortunate as TO see; but we find wherey.
er we so thatth intent and desire Of the
President, in which the members OF the
Cabinet take share, meet with the
hearty concurrence OF the people OF Ken.
lucky, in the general purpose TO make all
the people love one another better than
they ever have before. Applause.
President Hayes then said 4: / have
the pleasure Of Introducing another gen.
tleman who you will all be glad to see,
and whom you never probably have seen.
! now have the pleasure Of introducing
him to you, Governor Hampton OF South
Carolina.
Gov. Hampton said: Ny friends OF all
the platforms from which | have spoken
have thought railway platform Is the
best, because the conductor gives the sig.
nal 90 soon that we can never speak too
long. lean only thank you for the earn.
est, generous enthusiasm which they
have given to their welcome Of the Presi.
dent OF the United States, \ welcome by
which the people OF the South mean to
show him their respect, and we can
pledge him that we will do all in our
power to hold up his hands while he is
sustaining the Constitution Of the United
States. l thank you gentlemen,
Dr.. Standiiord then stepped forward
with Mrs, Hayes and introduced her to the
assemblage, by whom she was received
with continued applause. The etrain then
moved of. At this station, committee
from Nashville, consisting Of B. F.
Wheliss, x.Governors Henry S. FoOte
and Neill Brown, ex-Senators Henry
Cooper, General Thruston, Colonel Cahill
and Hon. Michael Burns, came aboard
and were presented to the President and
party. AT franklin, Ky, another large
and enthuiastic crowd had assembled,
The President said:
Ny Frisads-onr time table does no
permit US to make speeches. We merely,
have the opportunity to return your
friendship and greeting. ! should be