Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-08
The Presidents Western Tour
sPEECHES AT THE MARIETTA REUNION
YESTERDAY.

YESTERDAY.
The President, his wife and two sons with
Attorney General Devens and Postmaster
General Key, arrived at Marietta. Ohio, yes
terday, and participated in the Reunion En-
campment of tie Soldiers. Mayor Palmer
welcomed the distinguished guests, when
President Hayes responded as follows:
/ wish that i was prepared TO speak suita-
bly, on this occasion. My friend, Mayor
Palmer, in his address informs me that in
union e. couragement has ben given to- that i
spirit OF fraternity which il is the desire of
those associated with me in the administra-
ton 10 do something during our term OF ser
vice 10 advance. We do not, in meeting the
people, propose 10 discuss any OF the great
party questions which divide the people who
honor us with their attention. [Cheers.l We
leave that TO be discussed before the people
by those who may be appointed by the re-
spectlve parties to carry on those debates;
but we do feel that If in visiting our fellow
c1tlZens IN different states we can add any
thing TO strengthen the sentiments alluded 20
by the mayor, IL is right and proper that we
should DO It. Applause All who are ia
that one hundred yeas ago there was no
rOrth and no south. The fathers were one
throughout the whole country. Washington
and Jefferson were side by side with Frank
lin and Adams. Daniel Morgan and his Vir-
ginians marched from Virginia TO Boston
They were at Saratoga, and Nathaniel
Greene and his Continentals were in the
CarOlinas. The whole country belonged TO
the fathers. IL Is to that state OF harmony
and OF iraternal friendship that we desire our
country to return 10. n voice. GOOD for
you" and cheers.l We are for tie Union as
it is. GCheers We are for the Constitution
as 1t is. Cheers With all its amendments.
Ia voice, .Thats it"-great cheers.l We
want the citizens OF eveIy state TO feel at
nome In every other state. [Amen and
Cheers If citizen of Vermont travels to
Georgia or Texas for business or pleasure
we want him TO feel at home in those states
lCheers.] If a citizen of Texas or Georgia
travels north We want that citizen TO feel al
home everywhere throughout the Union.
Now, my friends, / don't propose to detain
you / have made much longer speech
already than intended when entered your
town, but you understand the purpose. We
may make mistakes in methods, mistak es
In measures, but the sentiment we would en-
courage isasentimento fnationality through
out the Union: GApplause.I We all regard
the service Of that four years war. We re-
gard that period of four years as the most
interesting of our lives. We fought them.
Those of us VINO were in the Union army
fought, as We believed, to make this forever
hereafter united people, forever hereafter
free people, and we rejoice to day TO believe
that those who were against us in that strug
gle are now with us on both of these ques-
tiOns, and will forever remain with us on
b0ih OF these questions. Cheers loud and
lOng.l And now, my friends, you will desire
TO hear rom some of those who are asso-
c1ated with me In the government. Two
members Of the Cabinet are here-Postmas-
ter General Key, of Tennessee, and General
Devens, Attornsy General. They fought on
y
to-day and here they are prepared to fight, AZ
need be, on the same side. [Great cheers.
And now will introduce to you Judge Key
i am sure he is an able man; / am sure he is
an honest man; L am sure he is patriotic
mar. Cheers
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEYS REMARKS
Judge Key, on coming forward, delivered
a patriotic speech, in which, referring to the
fact that he had fought on the other side dur
Ing the rebellion, he said he much preferred
10 meet his northern auditors as friends than
as enemies on the battlefield. The war was
decided against the south, and the southern
people had accepted the result in good faith
and now believe in the Union as 1t is, with
all the amendments to the constitution
Speeches were also made by Attorney Cen
eral Devens and Others. subsequently, the
battle flag of the 36th Ohio regiment was pre-
scented to the President at the city hall, when
ne returned thanks in some patriotic re-
marks, The Presidential party left Marietta
at 10 O'Clock last night in special train by
way OF Cambridge for Fremont, his home,
where he Will spend Saturday, Sunday and
Monday.