The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-17
The Louisville Programme for
the Reception of the President
Wade Hampton Makes q
Speech,

speech
LoUHvtLLE, September l5-A com.
mitiee Of prominent citizens, selected to
go to Cincinnati and escort President
Hayes and party to Louisville, left this
afternoon. On Monday morning, at ll:SO,
on the arrival Of the President, Mira.
Hayes, members Of the Cabinet and other
guests, at the railroad depot, a welcome
address will be made BY Mayor Jacob; the
President was escorted BY the military
and the Reception Committee 10 the Gait
House; u NJ, welcome by Rev. Stuart
Robson on behalf Of the citizens; the Gov
ernor Of Kentucky and STAFF, Judges Of
the Court Of Appeals and State officers
will call on the President at 2:3O p. NJ;
the President, members Of the Cabinet,
Governors OF the different States and
others will be escorted by the Reception
Committee TO the exposition building,
where he will be received by the children
Of the public schools; s p. NJ, the Presi-
dent. members OF the Cabinet, Governors
oi different States, and other invited
guests, will visit the exposition and there
will be reception by President Hayes and
lady at the GRlt House; on Tuesday, at
l0A. NJ. the Board Of Trustees OF Pub.
lie Schools call on the President;
and other guests, in carriages, visit the
Female High School; II AM, the Presi.
dent and guests visit the Central Colored
school: l9 NJ, the President and guests
visit the Blind Asylum, welcome address
by Hon. W, F. Bullock; Q p. NJ, the
President and members OF the Cabinet
cross the river by the ferry and visit the
Government Department; 3F. NJ, recep.
tion by the Governors at the Exposition
Building; 4 P. NJ, the Presidents party
will return by the ferry and be escorted
to the Gait House; s to II P. n, illumina.
tion Of the city; s P. NJ, the President
and members Of the Cabinet and the Gov
ernors will be escorted by the military to
the Exposition; reception blythe President
and Mrs. Hayes. The committee which
went to Cincinnati were, DR.. Z. D. standi-
ford, President Of the L. & G. Railway,
Jno. T. Moore, President Of the Louis.
vile Industrial Exposition, General ].
NJ. Harlan, General Roberts, Hon. 4.
Mallary, W. n. Haldeman, ]. +. Speed,
E.q, Col. K. VI. Kelly, editor Of the
Commercial, Capt. z. NJ. Sherley, DR.. D.
W. Yandel, D. P. Faulds and George NJ.
Morris. W. NJ. Holdeman, President Of
the Courier Journal Co., is chairman Of the
committee. A universal desire TO vel
come warmly and in every manner extend
the President every honor due ismanifest.
The hearts Of the people are thoroughly
enlisted in the great work OF pacifcation
in which the President is engaged, and de.
sire that the he may be so strengthen.
ed that the era Of charity and good will
to man may soon be brought TO hand.
Governor Wade Hampton arrived this
morning. His coming to-day was mex
pected, and his arrival in the city did not
become known till he had reached the
hotel. A great crowd surrounded him
and called for speech. He said: Ny
friends, / need not say how gratiied
| am for this welcome you have given me.
A welcome ! expected from Kentuckiaus.
! have known them Of old. have felt
during all the days Of peril and trouble
which have lately passed over the South |
and particularly my State, that if there
was anywhere outside OF our own State,
the people Of Kentucky were insympathy
with us. have come here, my friends,
not to speak, but to listen. leone here "a
a Southerner should to show my respect
not only for your authorities OF Louis
vile, but for the President Of the United
States. [Applause. I make it a rule
never TO allude to politics. am not here
to speak for politics, but when we find
man doing his duty, whether he be Re.
publican or Democrat, for one am will.
ing to say welcome. Applause.l And
if great many Of our friends have
said that the President has only done his
duty, let US look back II or l5 years and |
we will, perhaps, see that he is the only
President that has done his duty, and it is |
our duty TO sustain him and to tell him
we will sustain his policy, whether he be
Republican or Democrat. You see that
l have worn out my voice among these
"suckers" of Illinois. [Laughter.l II
have to speak to such large crowds that
it has left me so hoarse l can hardly
make myself heard. Now in closing I
take pleasure in saying that up in Hi.
uois the men-Republicans though they
were-gave me, for the sake OF South
Carolina, hearty welcome, / thank you
for the unexpected and grateful honor.