Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-10-02
HAN ES AT ATLANTA.
Gov. COlQuitt'S WarIn Welcome
and the Presidents Reply.

ham House. After breakfast tn,
party we're driven over the city,
At 10 o'clock. on a stand in front o
the Markham House, in the presence
of 10 600 people, Mayor Angler
welcomed the President tor the cit,
of Atlanta, and Gov. Colquitt for the
people of the State of Georgia, in the
following Words
MIR. PRESIDENT In behalf Of the
people of Georgia | bid you and YOU
companions a cordial welcome. ZAP,
plause.) Under any circumstance,
the hospitality of which we trust
Georgians may justly boast would
make the President of the United
States cordially welcome upon oul
soil (Groat cheering J But you,
sir, come into our midst not as 4
President only. The great interests
over which you preside, the stupen,
dous power which you WELD as Chief
Magistrate, the dignity with which
your name is invested by that power
these are not the sole ideas which
move us in this greeting to-day
(Appiause)-but most prominent in
oar minds, higher, greater than every
other distinction, is the character
which you iiiuStfate-( -(applause)-a
the peacemaker between brethren es
TRANCE. Immense cheering.) 1t is
enough to fill the measure of the
lottIest ambition TO remove fear ard
suspense from the hearts Of II, ,000,-
900 Of people, your fellow citizens
(great cheering)--aud restore to them
a sense Of repose aud security under
your Administration. (Applause.
II the agencies which brought togeth-
er ~, 100000 Of people in a fearful
and unhappy conflict excited the at>
tentlUA OF the whole world, the moral
the firm will CT the fortunate
who is first to control and
calm the spirit which raised this
mighty conflict will attract The admi-
ration aud piaudits of all m.n whcr
ever good Will among men is known.
(Gre L appIause.) How strange, how
passing strange, that men, brethren
of the same political heritage, can
differ or doubt as tc the benefcieut
effect Of SD holy an undertaking. -
(Applau,e) We invite you, Mr.
President, to the closest scrutiny.
We ere not mistaken, = We do not de>
Ceiye ourselves and we do not intend
to deceive others. When We say We
are for peace aud union we mean
good EoyernneGt,' we mean to give
Il helping hand 10 any and 30 all who
shall aid in the establishment OF con-
government and IN the
restoration of fraternity between the
States, The great moving cause Of
these hearty demonstrations which
have greeted you since you reached
Southern soil is to be found in the
generous confidence with which you
believe what we say, and your mag
trust. which will not exact
criuging and survlle guarantees. -
(AppIause.) Differ though we may
in party, without thinking of the
complications of the past or caring
for them, we can assure you of the
sympathy and support of this good
old Commonwealth in your every eff
fort to restore peace and good will
between citizens, people and States.
In this spirit and III the name Of this
people | welcome you and your noble
wife Applause land these gentle
ladies' and honored gentlemen to the
hospitality of the people of Georgia,
Great applause.)
President Hayes was next intro
duced and greeted with great cheer
ing. lie said:
FELLOW CITIZENS OF GEORGIA /:
The day before yesterday, at Ohatta.
nooga, | met a committee of your
citizens who desired me and urged
me to extend, with the party accom-
panyiug me, our trip to your beauti-
ful and prosperous city. Individual
ly we felt that it would be very
great pleasure to meet you at your
homes, but our arrangements ahead
had been made, and | supposed it
was out of the question TO extend the
trip, Happily our railroad friends
assured US that by riding all last night
aud all of tonight, we should be able
to visit Atlanta, and at once those
who were the healthier and stronger
of the party, urged by those of the
other sex, consented to come, aud
now We are here. l wish to say in
single sentence, we are glad to be
here. (Applause.) The very eIo-
quent address to which we have lis
tened, aud especially the very en-
courageiug sta ements we heard from
the Governor Of Georgia are surely
Of acknowledgement as they have
been and endorsed by the applause
Of this great audieuce--so great a
qualification that l would not, on any
account, have missed the pleasure |
have felt this morning, Cheers }
| suppose that here, as everywhere
else, am IN the presence Of men of
both great political parties l nm
speaking also in the presence of citi-
Gems of both races. am quite sure
.hero are before me very many of the
brave men who fought ia the Gonied>
crate army--(applause) )-some doubt
less, Of the men who fought in the