New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-03
PREsIDENr HAYES.
On the RSuie to. washIuE1on-HIs Ar
rival.

On the RSute TO. WashIuEtOn-HIs Ar
rival.
Governor Hayes and party left Colum-
bus, Ohio, for Washington at one o'clock
on Thursday. The party consisted of Mrs.
Hayes, his sons Webb C. Hayes and Scott
Hayes, and his daughter Fannie. Among
the members of the party we're General j.
G.. Mitchell and wife, Miss Platt, r. H.
Platt and Frank Hiek ok, all of COlumbusi
General r. P BucklAnd and wife and DR..
j. t. Webb, of Fremont; General R. P.
Kennedy, of Bsllefontaine; T. G. Nickel,
of ChilloOthe; x.GOvernor E. F. Noyes,
j. w. Heron and wife, Dr. j. Davis and
wife, and L. G. Weir and wife, all of Gin
ciunati.
The train halted at Newark. Governor
Hayes was called for and made few re-
marks. He said;
MY Fellow Citizens-I appear to say
few words in bidding goOd-by to You. l
understand very well the uncertainty of
public affairs at Washington. l understand
very we'll that possibly next week may be
with you again to resume my place in the
Governors office and as your fellow citizen;
but also understand that it is my duty to
be at Washington, prepared to assume an
| other position, higher and more responsible
and with more difficult duties. l have
| thought as / looked upen this great audi
enee, and as to-day l gazed on 1he people
| who thronged our route to this depot, of q
| similar occurrence sixteen years agO-a
/ little less than sixteen years ago. marched
/ down High street with thousand men to
pass to the East and to the South to do
what we could to restore the Union Of the
] and He-patabliaf the aufhOrisu af
/ the constitution. [Cheers In that work
| we were eminently successful, so far as it
was possible TO be successful by force
| of arms. / am not here to say a
| word in dispara cement of what was accom-
| plished by the brave men who went out
| with me from different parts of the country.
OF my comrades, One-third and over never
returned to their homes; they perished in
the discharge of their duty that the repub.
lie might live. But there was something
force could not do. We would have our
| Union to be a union of hearts, and we would
have onr constitution obeyed, not merely
because of force that compels obedience,
but obeyed because the people love the
principles of the constitution. Long and
continued applauee.l And to-day if / am
called to the work 10 which Abraham Lin
coin was called sixteen years ego, it is IN.
der brighter skies and more favorable
auspices. [Applause] l do hope, do fer
| N6ntly D6ltYoy buAl ny Inc hlu OF D1flns
Providence, We may do something in thil
day OF peace, by works OF peace, toward
re establishing in the hearts Of our country
men real and hearty attachment 10 thu
constitution rs it is, and the Union.
The tram reached Pittsburg on time, ant
wss Immediately transferred to the Penn
sylvania Central, and left promptly.
The reception at all points has been en-
thusiastio to degree never before accord
ed to any public man in Ohio. Lang
crowds were in waiting at DsnnisOn an,
Steubenville, and demanded not only t
see, but to hear the President elect. Their
was no speaking, but plenty of handshah
ing and expressions Of good viii. At th
latter place there was q brass band tina
discoursed patriotic airs.
Mr.. Hayes arrived at Washington a
nine o'clock Friday morning, and drov
directly to the residence Of Senator Shel
man, with whom he will remain until b
takes possession Of the Whise House,
Shortly after his arrival, in oompan
with senator Sherman and Governor DEM
son. he visited President Grant at th
White HOUSE, during a. Cabinet session
and had short conversation with th
President and the Cabinet