The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-22

BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
70 THE DAlLY LNTRLLIGENcER
PRESIDENT AT KNOXVILLE.
Dense Crowds Block the Streets.
Shouts Of Welcome from the
surulnu Crowd.
PRESIDENT AT KNOXVILLE.
Dense Crowds Block the Streets
Speech of the President.

at the depot by Mayor Carpenter ant
Perez Dickinson, Chairman OF the Re
ceplion Committee, and entering the car,
riages were driven TO the Lamar House
escorted by the Knoxville Rifles and 1
company OF the University Cadets. The
President occupied an open phaeton
drawn by four white horses in which
were seated Mayor Carpenter, Perez
Dickinson and Rev. DR.. Humes. The
rest Of the party followed in carriages
with the members Of the Reception Com
mittee.
The streets were denSely jammed with
people, eager 10 obtain a sight Of the
President and there were shouts OF "Wel.
come" loud and prolonged.
AS the procession formed the lJniyer.
sity Battery, on Temperance Hill, fred a
Presidential salute Of 81 guns. The bat.
terry that fired the salute was in command
Of q. II. Bomar, late OF the G. s. A., and
Capt. o. 0. White, IN ex.Federal officer.
The former thus celebrated the 10Th an.
niyersary Of his enlistment in the Confed.
crate army.
The march was 4 perfect ovation, and
il was with difficulty that the police could
keep the way clear for the procession 10
pass, so eagerly did the surging multi.
tude press forward towards the carriages.
The distinguished visitors alighted at
the ladies' entrance 10 the hotel and pro.
Ceeded thence to the platform in front,
where an address OF welcome was deliV.
cred by Rev. Thomas W. Humes. In
reply the President said:
My Friends Of Knorrille and East TennsS.
see-1 congratulate you on this beautiful
day, contrasting as it does 30 agreeably
with the gloom Of yesterday. l am glad
to have heard the address Of the distin-
Guished gentleman 10 which we have just
listened. You are entirely right in in.
timating that in the vast numbers that We
see around us arc united men OF all polit.
ical parties, and that the first point in
the welcome ia respect for the Office
which for the time being, it
is my fortuns to occupy.
This multitude have assembled TO Rhow
respect to the office Of Chief Magistrate of
the country, and to exhibit their patriot.
ism 10 the nation, to the laws and to the
Constitution. IA voice, "HurrUh for Til.
den." They expect also 10 chow their
to the freedom OF speech, Of
which we have examples from time 10
time. Laughter and applause. And,
my friends, il adds immensely to the sat.
isiaction OF this meeting 10 know that in
its assembly are men OF both parties and
veterans Of both armies and citizens oI all
races. [Applause.l Such an assembly
meeting, as you do with the utmost good
feeling and friendship towards each other,
is proof that the general course Of the ad.
ministration, or il not, the general
intent and general purpose oi the
in regard 10 the
paCifcaLion OF the whole country
is here heartily approved, and my friends
why should we not approve policy
which seeks solely the restoration Of har.
mony. II we regard business, if we re.
gard commercial interests and all other
important interests are they not best pro.
NOTED by friendship, by peace on behalf
OF the National Government and State
governments; peace between the different
sections ol the country, peace between the
classes, in the promotion OF en-
terprise, Of development, Of progress
and happiness in every depart
ment Of life. My friends l have
been during the last two weeks 80 fre.
quently upon this general discussion
without special preparation that can.
not but repeat the same in substance from
place to place. find the feelings and
personal opinions OF the people every.
where so similar on this subject that there
is no occasion for u change OF topics, even
il it were possible TO do SO. When com.
mittee OF workingmen come to me | am
glad to receive them; il committee OF
Colored men, l have the same feelings for
them; if Democrats, ! give the Bamc at.
tenlion 10 them, and with Republicans it
is the same, for we believe that the govern
ment OF the United States should regard
alike the rights and interests OF all sec.
tlons Of the country and that the State
governments as we'll as the National gov
ernment should regard alike equally the
rights and interests of all races Of men.
Now again upon this there is no longer
any cause OF separation. Washington
announced that the Constitution made US
one people. Mr.. Webster, coming after,
said awe have one Constitution, We have
one Union, we have one destiny" Let us,
my friends, bear in mind these great ideas.
We may separate from each other as TO
currency, as TO tariff, as to internal i'm.
provement, but. my friepds, we must
all agree with Jackson that Athe Union
must and shall be preserved. We can
look into the faces Of this audience and
see, no doubt the faces OF soldiers Of the
Federal and soldiers Of the Confederate
army. Now we understand each other,
we have been introduced 10 each other;
we are acquainted; We have met before
[ [LaughterE and as l demand respect
from the man found:fghting against me
for my convictions, l yield the same meas.
ure OF respect to him who fought for his
convictions. l want the people Of all sec.
tions 10 be better acquainted; want the
people OF all sections to be introduced to
each other, not exactly IA the soldiers
have been, but to be friends as soldiers
here are friends, and one OF the great OBJ.
iects Of this tour is TO encourage inter.
course between the different sections Of
the country. We want you in New Eng.
land and Ohio and New York. / want
men Of Tennessee to be as much at home
on the soil Of Vermont as in any other
State. want the people Of Ohio to feel
as much at home in the South as in any
State north OF the Ohio river, to be united
in duty and united as citizens Of differ.
ent sections; then shall we be happier
people to the end OF our career.
At the conclusion OF the speeches a
public reception was held in the hotel
parlors, lasting until . o'clock, when the
President and party visited the 0peru
House, where the pupils Of the city
schools were assembled. Returning t
the hotel the Pieidential suite and inc
vited guests dined, and after brief rest
etered their carriages and were driven Il
Fortsaunders and other points OF inter-
est.
ATS o'clock reception was given the
distinguished guests at Col. q. n
McGhee's residence, whose grounds were
Ablaze with countless gas iets and wert
thronged with the elite OF Knoxville.
The Presidential party left on the II
o'clock train for Atlanta and will return