The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-31
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STATIONS that have greeted you wherever
you have appeared in the South.
Again, Dir. President, In the name OF the
people Of Richmond, bid you and the dis
tinguished gentlemen who accompany you
sincere and hearty welcome to our citys
and in their behalf express the hope that
it will suit your convenience to remain url-s
til you can examine for yourself our COM
mercial, manufacturing, and agricultural
resources; and by thus lningling with us
you will soon learn that we are people who
love order and good government, who are
ever ready to maintain the supremacy OF the
Constitution and laws, and who respect the
equality of all men before the law. ? ,t
Mr.. President, allow me to present you
to the people of Richmond. 10 y. ~, ;.
RESPONSE OF THE PRECEDENT. .,:t
Judge Meredith and Fellow-C Citizens
In the unfortunate condition Of the weather
I desire very briefly but very heartily to
thank the city authorities and the people OF
Richmond for the honor OF the invitation to
visit their city and for this very gratifying
welcome. The city OF Richmond has dou-
BILE interest-the interest that belongs to one
OF the earlest-settIed cities Of the country;
the interest that belongs to town that has
q famous history; and also it has the fortune
to have the added interest which belongs to
city that has future. fApplause.l We
think OF Boston and Quebec as cities inter-
estlng because of the historical associations
that linger about them. Richmond has that
interest. We think Of st. Paul and Gal
weston as cities rapidly growing-as cities
having hopes. and anticipations; and Rich
mond has also that interest.
This country-this central part OF the
United States-with it's harbors open to the
commerce OF the world, has every. advan-
tage needed to give to Richmond the lead
ing place among the cities Of the continent.
II we look to facilities and advantages for
manufactures, water-power, people, mate
rails, granite, marble, iron, coal-all these
advantages belong to this city. Mining and
manufactures are to give to Richmond
wealth, population, and fame, and we look
to Richmond as having prospects quite equal
to those Of the most fortunate OF our cities.
[Applause.l In the past-under the slave
holding systematic land OF Virginia was
owned mainly in great tracts, with sparse ru-
raj population. Now, under the new sys-
TEN, these lands are to be cut up gradually,
and a denser rural population will be
found. In your State in former times the
man OF ambition, the man OF enterprise,
looked to the possession OF great planta-
ton as the object Of his desires. Hereafter
there will be more feeling in behalf OF en-
pigments that make great cities. Unter
the former system these great influences
that make cities were lost. Then, my
friends-but am OBTAINING you too long in
speaking OF Richmond, when there are per-
sons here better able than I am to talk on
this subject-I beg you to accept my CRATE
full acknowledgements for this kind recep-
ton. Now will give you the benefit OF
hearing the voice OF other gentlemen asso-
ciated with me in the administration OF the
Government. / doubt not you will be glad
to hear from them. now introduce to you
Mr.. Evarts, Secretary OF State OF the United
States.
SPEECH OF MR.. EvARTS.
After the applause which greeted the
President had subsidized, Mr.. Eyarts said:
should think, feIIow-citizens, that you
were the most intelligent people OF the
State OF Virginia but for one consideration
which forces itself upon my attention-that
YOU don't know enough ID 60 in when it
rains. [Great laughter.] What you loose
in our estimate OF your intelligence in this
regard, however, you gain in our admira-
ton of your politeness, which induces you
at so great inconvenience to furnish this
immense throng to greet tire President OF
the United States. We who share his con-
tidence and bear some part OF his counsels,
which you approve, are glad to take part ID
receiving these greetings from your hearts.
We know, and you know, that il those pur-
poses and measures OF this Administration
which you approve are to have their full
course and accomplish practical re-
suits throughout the country it must
be by the firm, by the hearty, BY the coura-:
geous support OF the people OF this State
and the other States OF the Union. Zap,
plause.] Whatever may be good In design,
whatever may be honorable in purpose,
whatever may be intelligent in conception
in confirming these measures-the power
that is to compel the attention and subms-
sion Of the country-it comes from the peo-
pie at large. I have no doubt that the peo-
ri of the North; + have no doubt that the
people OF the South; / have no doubt that
every good man, whether belonging to the
North or South; have no doubt that the
whole people of the United States are In f.
vor OF peace, equality, mutual affections,
and respect. [Applause.] ......
REMARKS OF MR.. SHERMAN.
President Hayes th en- said: My friends,
will next introduce the Secretary OF the
Treasury OF the United States, MI. Sher-
man, Of Ohio.
| Mr.. Sherman addressed the crowd, and
said: :
Fellow Citizens and Judge Meredith,-I
praise the President Of the United States
for the popular policy which has been FOL.
lowed by the administration OF peace and
Cancellation to all the people OF the United
States. That praise is Justly due to him In
the highest possible degree. We feared IL
might be misunderstood by his political ad-
versaries as q sign of weakness and an
abandonment OF his position, but, support
ed by every member OF his Administration,
he decided to pursue policy that would
give peace and reconciliation to all the peo-
pie Of America, so help him God, and with
your approval Of that policy it will be car
ried out to the end. [Great applause,1
| Now, fellow-citiZens, as that policy mas
| been taken by the Executive Department,
something also will depend upon the peo-
pie, North and South. The people OF
this country in sustaining this pol
| icy need. not forget that there has
been war between them, but the results
of that war must be accepted by all the
| people, black and white. This policy does
not prevent any man loving his, State less.
You may love yeur State ever SO much.
There Is nothing in this policy that VIII re-
quire any citizen to lessen his honorfor the
great names or the great achievements OF
Virginia. This policy requires the protec-
ton Of all those rights which are given by
the United States. All those powers given
TO the National Government must be
obeyed. We are one people from the At
lantic to the Pacific. Our hearts must
blend together. We are, tellow-citizens, 10
abate something OF our spirit that grew OUT
of the war. You Democrats must have the
charity to conceive that we Republicans
NAV be honest patriots, and we Republicans