The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-21

reyerance which they entertain for the
laws and devotion which they have for
the institutions Of their Government; but
when the chief ruler OF people has sig
nalized his administration BY some dis
tinguished act Of public virtue or public
justice, the demonstration by which he is
greeted arises 10 more sublime signifi-
cance, and together with that tribute due
to his exalted station blend the more
grateful offerings Of national gratitude
and personal regards. A people detected
by misfortune and restless under oppres.
sion witnessed with diStrusL your election
to the Chief MagiStracy Of the nation,
but as the sunlight breaks upon the land.
scape when the overshadoWiug clouds
have been partly dissipated, so have the
great principles Of right and justice
embodied In what 10 termed your
Southern policy diSpelled the gloom
which enveloped them and shed
the cheerful rays Of peace, contentment
and a dawning Of prosperity over these
blighted States. As a representative Of q
portion Ot that people, l tender to you
the tribute Oi their gratitude, and assure
you OF their earnest and undivided sup.
port in the great distinguishing feature
Of your administration, the fruits Of
which were justly anticipated, and will
DO realized In the reviving patriotism Of
the country, in that more perfect union,
whose fraternity will be restored, as its
integrity has been preserved, and the uni
versal sentiment Of whose people shall
again be eStO perpttGa. Again, sir, to you
and to your distinguished companions,
your Constitutional advisors and co.adju:
tors In this great work Of restoration,
and Of whom we are proud to''recognize,
one Of our most honored fellow.citizens.
| extend to you a sincere welcome TO the
homes Of these people and the hospitality
Of this city. [Applause.
The President responded as follows:
Fellow Ctiteas-It is q great pleasure 10
be 80 heartily greeted by this large as
semblage Of the people Of this part Of the
United States. [Applause.] There are
many circumstances ofinterest connected
with your city. Geographically and his
torically 1t Is extremely interesting. II
is interesting also from the character Of
its inhabitants. This assembly regard
with increased interest, because Of the
variety Of the people which compose it.
| suppose large proportion OF those
who hear ME are citizens Of Tennessee,
many ol Alabama, and It is suggested
that some or many are Of Georgia, and
of other States, II is very obvious that
there are men and women here Of both
races. / am told also that many OF those
present, perhaps pretty equally divided,
are people who adhered to the Conieder-
acy and people who adhered to the
Union. There are here, l know, some
brave soldiers whosfought on the Union
side. Perhaps almost or possibly quite
an equal number OF those who fought on
the Confederate side, and here we are all
together in favor OF peace and harmony
in our beloved country. Applause.]
Now there are two leading ideas, two i'm.
portant things TO be accomplished. We
want all sections TO have equal rights,
and we want all citizens 10 have equal
rights before the law. We want the gov
eminent 10 regard alike and equal all sec.
tions OF the country. We want the gov.
ernments, National and State, to regard
alike and equal all citizens Of all races.
Now these are the things 10 be accom-.
plished. The mode, the measure, the
pathway, We may differ about. But, my
friends, il we concur heartily as TO the
ends, we are sure to accomplish them.
did not therefore discuss at all in my re.
marks before the people at various points
the measures that have been adopted, or
the measures we wish hereafter TO be
adopted. But I do undertake TO say
a few things to all the audiences
that have honored me with their
attention, which hope are calculated TO
increase their desire that all in this
country, in all sections, shall have equal
and exact justice. Cheers. Now, my
friends, the particular point Of it all Is 10
bring back to the country its ancient har.
mony and accord, and the reasons for it
are numerous, but / must NOT detain you
longer with the details Of them. Part Of
them are material; part Of them we may
call, perhaps, sentimental, Look at the
first: Here ia the State Of Tennessee. l
have tried to find out this morning how
long it is from its eastern point to its
western, and the gentlemen who have met
me as your committee, and ought 10
know how long Tennessee is, vary from
800 to 600 miles in length. i have con.
cluded to average 1t, and call il 450 miles
from the eastern 10 the western end Of the
State. A voice, 1857 miles.n1 tits better
than I supposed. Perhaps 100 miles in
width. 4 voice, "170 miles."] Still
better. Now this State of Tennessee
contains, as l suppose, about one.fourth
as many people, in proportion 10 its ter.
ritorial extent, as Pennsylvania or Ohio
and yet it has almost thesame advantages
to sustain as dense population as Penn.
sylvania or Ohio, and in addition It raises
cotton and other products which we can.
not raise in those States. Now, il you
want to build up Chattanooga you want TO
settle this country as densely as Ohio or
Pennsylvania. Whatever, therefore, will
attract TO you capital and labor and en-
terprise that, other things being equal,
you wish 10 favor, you wish TO promote.
Now, the frst thing, il you wish 10 make
this country attractive 10 labor and capi-
tai and enterprise is to restore peace and
harmony in your midst, between the Con.
federates and the Union people, Zap.
pIRusel between the colored people and
white people. Applause.l Now these
are the ends TO be accomplished, for you
should have that state Of society which
will draw to you the best immigrants Of
the North. have spoken at other places
Of an additional incentive, that which
has come by having here an opportunity
for the free education OF all the people,
black and white. Place 10 every neigh.
borhood, have said, in some ahady grove,
a comfortable little school house, with
competent teacher nine months in the
year, and you have better advertise.
ment Of your advantages than you can
get by any other equal expenditure Of
money. [Applause.l Well, my friends,
these are material considerations. You
have forests, coal, iron, plenty Of untitled
land, and with peace and harmony re.
stored you will have, nay, am sure you
are already getting, the best emigrants OF
this country and Of Europe. But, my
friends, all are made up Of something
besides that which is material. Itis not
alone the pocket nerve that governs man.
That Is very interesting but that does not