Evening star., 1877-09-21
The President's Southern Tour.


HIS REPLY TO A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER.
After our telegraphic report OF the Presi-
deut's trip through Tennessee closed yester-
day, speeches were made by him at War
trace and Tullahoma. AT Chattanooga there
was grand demonstration, and the Presi-
dent was welcomed by Col. j. b CJoxe, a
battle-scarred confederate" TIE Pres ideut,
In his r. ply said; "Now there are two lead
ing deas-'woimportaut things to BE- ac 'om-
p)ished. We want all sections To have equal
rights, applause, aud we want all citizens
To have equal rights before the law. We W ant
the government 10 regard alike and equal al
sections OF the country We want tue gov
and equal all citizens OF all rae $ Now
these are the things 10 be accomplished TIE
mode, the measure, the pathway W. may
differ about, but, my fellow-citizens. IL W.
concur heartily as TO the ends, We are sure 10
accomplish them. Now IL you
want 10 build up CHATTANOOGA you want 20
settle this whole country as densely at leasi
as Ohio or Pennsy lvania. Now the first
thing, If you wish TO make this country at
uscIive TO labor and TO capital and 70 entur-
prise, is 10 restore peace and harmony in
YOUR midst between the confederate aud The
Union people, lsppauSe:l between the col
Ored people and the white psople.n
MRS HAYES.
Speeches were a so made ny Secretary Ev-
arts and p. NJ. q. Key, aud the latter, "a the
close of his remarks, Trading forward Mrs
Hayes, said: Here is the best speecn thai 7
think has been made. They abuse all tne
other members of the administration. bat
=. I'D
with loI g and continued applause.
WADE HAMPTON
made an eloquent speech, coGmen Hing the
President iD the wsrmest terms aS a y Rtriotic
and non partisan ruler. IN cDnciu sion ne
said: "He has brought back peace To our
people. Ee has shown that the men woo
fought each O: her can meet ia peace and fra
ternty without any loss of respect. We
could not do n when the state was pinned
down 10y bayot els, and my right arm sh hDuld
have dropped from my shoulder before /
IA M in n 4.
my state was pinned down by bayoaetS.
[Applause.l When we felt that every state
was the equal OF every other; that every man
in every state was equal, white and
black; when The great republican party.
The domii ant party, the representative
OF the men whom be fought, came
as men who fought for your convictions;
rs men who fought bravely and as long as
they could fght.' When they came forward
and said that 10 US OF the South, and extended
to us the hand OF peace and said, we We're
only fighting To restore the Union, come
back INTO the household OF states; come back
10 the hearJhstOnes of your fathers 1 felt
that better things would be accomplished L
felt, as southern man, as a southern SOL
dier, as REBEL If you choose, / could come
back. IAlp!ause L told the men in Ilii-
Bois that had fought them as long and as
bard as could, aud would have been ii sht-
II them how. g had been ordered TO do SO.
They IGNORED ard respected ne for il, and
that is The way for US to meet as brave meu
should meet, II not forgetting the past a.
least drawing a curtain over IL, looking not
at the bloody past, which is full of sorro " TO
all of US, but looking forward to a brighter
and higher future, when all of us can ni .rch
on brsveiy, honestly, truthfully. each one
doing his duty to the whole country, leaving
the consequences TO God" tLong aud con-
DIXIE CAPTURED.
President Hay es attempted TO speak as the
band struck up 'Dixie," and he laughingly
STEPPED aside, and when the band ceased
sale: IN y frieDds, l have heard that tune
before. President Lincoln, you know, said
that we captured that tune, and low as those
who were fond Of IL during the war like TO
hear il, ard as we, having captured it, like
% hear IL, we are ali glad 10 hear it. [Laugh-
| The distinguished honor belongs, / believe, to
Chat anoOga, through the acton of the sol
dieTs OF the confederate army and the sol
ers of the Union army brought together,
the patriots OF all shades OF opinion in the
intei estlng and important ceremonies OF
decorating The graves OF the deal heroes
TIE CoLcRED PEOPLE AT CHATTANooG A
Rev. A. p. Melton, colOred, here came for
ward and read an address on behalf OF the
cuiCr6d people of Chattau ooga and vicinity
wel,oming the President and cabinet 10 the
city.
The President, In his reply said my de-
sire was, as vas that Of ali associated with
me in II g government, as is the desire am
sure OF all good CITIZENS, that the colored
peOple should be safe and Sc cure in All of
heir rights under the constitution as IL is
80 under the laws of the land. (Applause.l
We were eOtlClttNS tuht m~ir interests aud
heir rights should be regarded, and our be-
lief was-Our confidence We may say was
perfect that with the bayonets removed from
the south the people of color would bs safer
in every right and every interest than they
ever were when prOtectei merely by the bay
onet. Applause rejoice mat your address
assures me that so far as you are concerned
here the result is according to our autlcipa-
lions.
In the afternoon a committee from Atlanta,
Ga, called upon the President aud prevailed
npon him TO visit that city after his visit to
Knoxville.