The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-20

plausel. ! am very glad 80 to meet th
people OF Tennessee, as what have /
say would prefer to say to both races an,
to both parties and TO the men Of bot
armies. Loud applauSe.l 1t has beci
my fortune during the last ten days /
mingle with veterans OF the Union army
| judge from what know and from Wha
l have seen and heard that am now il
the presence OF more men Of the Conied
crate army than OF the Union army. W
at least understand each other; 6etweel
US there il no shadow. Prolonged ap
plause. The members Of the Cabine
and myself have Travelled to diferen
parts Of the country impelled by variou
motives. We are glad 10 see this flour
lshing city, and ii Ia not disagreeable t
be relieved for time from our duties a
Washington; but, my friends, we hop,
something may be done also by our min
Cling with the people to promote thC
cause which has brought this great as.
Semblage t0gether-the cause OF th(
Union, the cause Of the country, OF har
mouy,
OF FRIENDSHIP, OF PEACE.
We trust that our visiting different
States will perhaps in some degree in,
crease the social intercourse between
them, perhaps will also tend TO increase
the business intercourse between them,
tend somewhat, by report Of proceedings,
to increase the knowledge OF the people
OF all the States, and 10 know each other
il, l am sure, 10 increase friendship for
each other. tits because the soldiers Of
the two armies know each other better
than other people that they are more
ready to clasp hands with each other.
Applause. | said at Louisville, speak.
ing Of this subject, one thing that the
reporter, who labored under more diff.
culties than those who were before me,
did not get quite fully. 1 undertook 10
ex piainmy view OF how it happened that
the war between us terminated as It
did. 1t is matter that we understand
pretty we'll, yet will give my view Of it
| said then when our war began our
Southern adversaries were little better
prepared for it than we. We had good
marksmen and good horsemen, but In
proportion to numbers you had great
many more good marksmen and horse
men than we had. You we're educated
as soldiers; we had to learn to ride and to
shoot, but gradually you know we got to
learn to shoot and how to ride; then the
struggle came TO be between Greek and
Greek, and here comes in what my friend,
the reporter, at Louisville, overlooked,
Everybody knows that when tie issue
comes to that-Greek against Greek,
THAT ARMY WILL CONQUER
which has the most Greeks. Laughter
and applausel. Well, we fought II out
and the thing is ended, and now you and
| believe there is no real cause for quar-.
relling in this country left remaining.
[Appluuse]. We believe in the maxim
that saw over n gate down there: "Peace
on earth and good will to men," We
have seen enough Of war. There is some
difference between US and our more aged
fellow citizens who have not had the op.
portunities that we have had. heard
from distinguished Union General that
the most eminent statesmen perhaps at
Washington had very confident ideas at
to the brevity OF the war. Ninety days
was the first period set. He said to Gen.
eral Scott: "The very moment that we have
a victory that is complete and general,
there will be peace; that will be the end
Of it. The war will end with victory"
General Scott said: "No, he had the idea
that when the victory was complete the
soldiers would be At peace But, said he,
the trouble is it will take the government
some years to get the beiligerent non-com.
batants TO keep the peace. So my friends,
perhaps 1t turns out; but now | think the
time has come when soldiers and citizens,
the men who fought and the non combat.
ants will all agree. This is the day Of
peace, voice from the crowd-Amen and
| rejoice that this city Of Nashville Is do
ing SO much for the cause Of peace.
look around and know not how many
institutions Of learning are within reach
OF my vision. | know you have made
much provision for education for the
white and colored people; also my friends
this is precisely the thing which Of all
others, in my judgment, will do most to
bring about the exact condition we want
in this coudtry. Every interest you have
will be prompted by that mingling which
belongs to emigration and the mi
grafton, and to the exchange Of
popula. tions between States. We
have now reached In the West tie
very margin OF that rainless region
where no agriculture can succeed except
by irrigation, therefore, Mr.. GreeIey's
advice, "Young man go West," in my
ought to be changed to young
man go South. [Applause For here
you have that salubrlety OF climate; that
fertility of soil; those resources most
conducive to immigration, and take il
that all wise menin Tennessee desire i'm.
migration. Desiring it, what will you do
to obtain it? and what will best induce
the immigration from Europe and from
the North? and l think have the sscret
OF it, Let there be little school house
in every neighborhool, on every hill
side, the shady II possible, and obtain a
teacher nine months 10 year, and such
school houses scattered everywhere
will be a better advertisement for
your country than any that cost any
amount Of money which can be contriyed,
Therefore, my friends, l rejoice that you
are doing 20 much in Nashville for the
cause Of education. But you see by the
size OF this great crowd, by the noise that
comes 10 us from all parts OF it, that
they are not hearing what say. i am
speaking to these reporters and small
circle near me. 1t is very interesting to
me, but ] fear it ia not interesting to
you. | thank you, Governor and all, for
the very sincere welcome you have given
us. l thank you because you think we
are sincerely in favor OF that harmony
and union OF which you are in favor now.
| give place in order that others may
address you. Applause.
Loud calls were made for Governor
Hampton, who came forwa and said:
My Friends Of TennsSSse-Ii the Presi-
dent OF these whole United States could
not make himself heard, how can the
Governor Of one little State? [Applause.
l wish that every man, woman and child
in this crowd could have heard the patri.
otic words which fell from His Excel.
lenCy, the Presidents lips, and not only
they but every man and woman in Tan.