Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-14
THEPREsIDENTIAL PARTY.

The President and bis Party Enthuslasll.
Cally Received In Ohio Patriotic Ad.
dresses by the President and Postmaster
General Key,
MARIETTA, Sept. ALTER the adj
dress OF welcome by Mayor Palmer,
Hayes stepped forward and was
greeted with great cheers aud waving
handkerchief. He said
Ladies, fellow citizens and survivors OF
a great war-l wish l was prepared TO
speak suitably on this occasion. Ny
friend Mayor Palmer, Ia his address, In.
forms M that Ia every speech made at
this great reunion, encouragement has been
givea 10 tha' spiTi: Of fraternity which II
IS the desire otthose associated with me to
DO something during our term to
advance We Go not In meeting
the PEOPLE propose e. discuss any Of the
great party questions which divide the
paUpie who horor rs with their attention.
we leave these 10 be discussed before the
people ~ those who may he appointed By
tle respective parties to carry On tlese
debates, but we do feel that In meeting
oGC fell0w.citizens in different States, II
We can add anything to strengthen the
sentiment alluded TO by Mr. Palmer, 1t Is
right 10 lOit. All who are familiar with the
history Of our country know that Tor near.
~ one hundred years there was no North
OF South. Our fcrefathers were one
throughout the whole country. Washing.
ton and Jefferson were side by side with
Franklin and Adams. Daniel Morgan and
mis- Virginians marched from Virginia 10
Boston. They were at Saratoga, and Ma
tAantel Green and his Continentals were
In the Carolinas. The whole country be.
longed 10 the fathers. 1t is to that state
o: harmony and friendship that all desire
our country TO return. IA voice,
Good fol. YOU and cheers. We
are 70. the Union as it lie: we are for
the Constitution as It is, lcheers,l with all
its amendments. ia VOICE, "that's so,'
great cheers.1 We want the citizens OF
every state TO feel at home In every other
State. Amen, and cheers.l II q citizen
o fHermOunt travels 10 Virginia for bust.
ness or pleasure, we want him TO feel at
home Ia that State. Ifa citizen Of Geor-
gia travels North, we want that citizen
Now, my friends, l do not at this
time propose 10 detain you. | have
made q much longer speech already
|, than | intended when l entered your town,
but we may make mistakes In methods
and In measures, but the sentiment we
would encourages q sentiment OF nation,
} ality throughout the Union. We all regard
the service Ct that years war. We re-
|, gard that period Of 4 years as the most in
terestlng OF OuT lives. We fought them,
these OF US who were Ia the Union army
} as We believed 10 make this for
ever a united people-forever here
after a free people, and we rejoice TO-
day TO believe that those who were againsl
US in that struggle are now With Us ant
} will forever remain with Us. Cheers
/ lond and loud And now, my friends,yol
will desire 10 hear from some OF those wit
, are associated with me In the Govern
! ment. Two members OF the Cabinet ar,
here-Postmaster.General Judge Key, o
r Tennessee, and Gen. DeveIs, Attorney
General. They fought on opposite side
. during those four years, but to-day her
: they are prepared to iiglt II needs be, Of
the same side. LG:eat cheegs.l And nov
| will introduce TO you Judge Key. | al
sure he is an able man.; | am sure he
|, an honest man; | AN sure &c is a patriot
= man,
Judge Key spoke as follows:
FetlOw.eitiZans-l appear before 20
- uader peculiar circumstances. YOU nav
assembled here TO recite the victorie
10 which you have won in former days;
d recount the t.iamphan! results whic
1. you achleVel. | appear De'0Te 20
as oae OF tle soldiers from whom you
ie victories were won, your triumphs ACHE
n ed-but, my friends, the cordially wit
which | have been received makes me 70
get that we have ever teen enemies, and
assure you | would much rather meet "a
, as | meet you here to.dny-as friends
rs tAan IN the conflict OF arms. As the age
t. progressed, as tle country progressed, Il
tree states became impressed with Il
idea that slavery was wgong-thatt It was
sin Of the age, against Heaven aud Libert
70 A voice, "And i: was."l The people
'ir tue South had been educated under dide
be ent Ideas. Their statesmen on their pla
20 forms AM their minister before holy alta
taught them that II was right. The peop
IA Of the South believed 1t was right. y
friends, the nag | fought for four years b.
lat disappeared from the face Of the cart
Id the Government l defended with my col
peers IS no more. We have b
one nag, and that floats ever eve
A. foot OF our territory. We have but Oh
Il. Constitution, ard that's the Constitute
lp, as II IL. Our quarrel, my friends, was /
20 herited. Slavery was established by o
fathers, II was established by the m
'st OF the Moth as well as Of the South.
9; was a relic Of a former age. We had a
ms justments; we had the Missouri Comp
I'M mise, the Compromise OF 1850, but yet
IN would not suit. At last free ideas so {
III prevailed tina: Lincoln was electd
on Mr.. Key proceeded In the same stra
III, Of 0roat lauglh