Evening star., 1877-09-20
The Presidents Southern Tour.
MORE SHAKING OF HANDS ACROSS THE
CHAsM.

When the Presidential party reached Salt
rlver, In Kentucky, yesterday, Gov. Hamp-
ton, who was seated on the rear platform
with the President, remarked, "WeIl, Mr.
Pres ident, We have Al last sent you up Salt
river" To which the President laug ughingly re-
tointd d, at is not the first time l have pee
up that stream"
SPEECH AT BOWLING GREEN.
When the train arrived at Bowling Green
an immense crowd was awaiting IL, and
amid hearty cheers and The hiring OF artillery
The President from the rear platform made q
speech in the course of which he sat1:-W1
believe, and We hope you believe. that the
Union is perpetual. [ApPlause.I We believe,
and we hope you e Ieve, that the consJiLu-
lion as it IS Is for all Par'hes and is 70 6s
hope you believe, that TIE duly of the gen
eTai government rs TO regard alike and equal
all 81 c-ioLs OF our couutry. [ApptIuse J
speeches were also made by Secretary
EVaTiS a GOV. HAMPTON.
NkLCDME 10 TENNESSEE.
At this station committee from iSn-
willie, cons sting Of John r. WneleSs, eX u ".
Geury S Foo;e, Nel s. Brown, eN- Senator
Henly Cooper, Gen. ThIuston, Col Cahill
and Hon. Michaei Burns came ab )ard, aud
were presented 10 the President and party.
Speeches were made at Franklin, Ky, by
the President, Mr. EVariS. Gov. Hampton
and L. NJ. u. Key, aud at Gaslatin, FeDU.,
by the President
THE PREsIOENr's SPEECH AT NASHVILLE.
The party met with brilliant reception a.
Nashville, which city was crowded. There
was a grand pro es> ION, and n formal reCep-
tiUn of the PIssident at the Srate capitol
where ne made a speech, IN The course OF
which he said:
AZ Is because the soldiers Of the tv0armies
kuew each other better man other people tuat
tUey are more ready to clasp hands wltn
each other. Applause L said at Louis
vile, speaking On thus subject, ore Jhidg
thai tie rel OrteTs, who labOred under pre
difficulties tban those VINO are before me, did
EOt get quite iuNy. | under oOk tO-tXplain
my views of how II happened that the war
MED out as IL did. III i matter that we
understood pretty well, yet L VIII give You
my view OF lt. sad then tn9t wheC the war
begun our southern advelSaTiSS were Il little
better prepare for il tn'tn we We're. We
had good maTk~man We had good hcrsemen,
out in proportion u numbers you had IL
great many more gOOt marksmen aId
great many more good nOrseTnen han We
had. You werc educated as soldiers. We
bad to learn 10 ride and 10 sEoOt, bu5 graiu-
ally you know we got to learn how 10 shoot
8Gd how To- ride; then the struggle came TO De
telween Greek aud Greek and here c mes
in what my friend. The reporter a. Louis
vile, overlooked. Every boiy knows that
when The issues come To that, Greek against
Geek. that army will conquer which has
the most Greeks. Laugnt r and applause. 7
Well, We fought IL out ADD the thing is ended
Now, you and believe that there is no real
,ause of quarrel IN this country left re-
the maxim mat saw over gate
tO-n there, Peace on earth and god
Will to men We have seen enough Of war
Every interest YOU have viii be promoted by
IL a. miDgliug ard Intercourse which be-
lOugs TO emigration and INN grafton, and 10
the exchange OF population between states.
We have now reached III the wess, my
friends, tho very margin of thst rainless
region where no agriculture can saccced eX-
cept by Irrigation. Therefore, Mr.. Greeley Is
a1vice, Young man, go West ia my Jddg-
ment, ought now to oe changed to young
man, go South applause for here you
have that salubri!y of cllmate, that fertility
of sol; those resources most conductive To
emigration, and L take IL IN At oil the wise
men in Tennessee desire I'M migration. De
sIrIng il what viii you do ID obtain lt, aud
what Will best induce the elm cation from
Europe and from the north? mink l have
the scent Of IL. Let there BE- a lit le , :hooi
IOu.e la every he.gnDOrhood aDt Obtai n a
&C er nine months IN the year. ; Ich
Schnoi-hcuses scattered everywhere VIII bs Z,
better advertisement OF your country than
any that cost the same amount OF money
| vi icil can DO con'rived. Therefore, my
friends, rejoice that you are dong much tur
the ciuEe OF cducai lou.
Gov. Hampton then spoke, endorsing ia 3
| Presidents Southern policy. Speeches were
also made by Secretary Evarts and Post
| ffOm the ass III bia2e Mrs. Hayes cam. for
ward aud bowed amid voclferous cheering
| from the multitude.
| Al the conc lon " the Ceremonies q. the
| capitol the procession again formei, aud
| headed by carriages conta'ni X the Presi
| dent't party, pr' c. eted 10 tbs custon-houss
| wnere the ceremony OF Ia ing the corner
stone OF that edifice was performed under the
auspices OF the State Grand Lodge Of Odd
1 FeIiOWS. AT p. III. t16 party visited the
I widow CT the late President Polk.
COLORED DELEGATION RECEIVED.
IL the evening the President held a recep-
| ii or at The capitol. A delegation of cOlOred
| men PIE sented bin " in ali 1dress, setting
| forth their confidence in The sgccess OF his
| policy and OF bis course towards their race
! An a, dress was also presented by the citl-
| Zens OF Msury county endorsing the presi-
| dents southern policy. The President said
81 viii respond TO both these addresses. Il
| ore sense all men are equal before the la W
| oId have equal rights. No need of my ma
| King two aGdres Ses, one to white and auother
| TO colored men. Therefore / propose To spea,,
| 10 the COored men just as | peak 10 the
| white men, and to the white men Just as
| speak 10 the colored men. Applause We
! had a large part OF The country lot content
| with the cOndii ION Of things; IL was belle vel
| or IL was claimed, tina. the cOiorei people OF
| the country would not be safe in their inter
ests and their rights If he fe ieral troops We're
| Withdrawn from the southern states. / be-
| lleve that tIe time has come '7heu the col
| Ortd people Of The south would be safe with
| no tIoOps any ywhere III the souh undertak-
| Ing 20 protect Them. tApplause believed
| tht n. as now, after almost six months trial
| that the majority OF the people Of the south
| tie white people Of the south-hase no desire
| 10 invade tue rights OF tue cOlored people as
| TO make il at al necessary 10 have federal
hayonets in their midst. tApplausel l
| think the colored people are safer to- ght
| raj ba, oaets undertaken to protect them
! than when there were armies here trying to
| protect them. lApp'ause
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