The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-20

to start the President addressed the "a
semblage, who listened to his remarks
with the closest attention. lie spoke ms
follows:
"My fellow citizens, before | leave you
! desire to say what ! have hitherto omit.
ted, and il you will kindly permit me to
speak twosor three sentences, shall be
glad to receive your attention. No Ian.
guagc is too warm or too strong to cx.
press my gratitude for the cordial reCep.
Iion which you have given me and my
family in Drattleboro. My family, or
rather the Hayes family, came to Brattle-
boro about one hundred years ago. do
not know the exact date. My grand.
father was blacksmith, the only one
here, ! think, when he came, and the peo.
pie welcomed him cordially, as they
always do as important n parsonage as
the village blacksmith.
A voiceA blacksmith in new country
is almost as good ~ President among
liz.
! nave most agreeable recollections Of
BrattlebOrO. | thank you cordially for
what you have done, for there are few
spots dearer to me than this.
EXPECTED AT MANCHESTER, N. II.
MANCHESTER, August lS.-Thc Presi.
dent and party are expected here Thurs
day, the 23l inst, at . o'clock A. NJ, and
will be received at the depot by the city
government, the Grand Army 0l the Re
public, and citizens. a National salute
will he fired at Depot Square by the First
New Hampshire Light Battery. G.
After visiting the chief manufacturing
establishments they will be escorted
through the city to South Corporation.
Here reception will be held for one
hour. The President will be guest OF ex.
Governor Smyth, and will remain in the
city until | +. NJ.
My father lett here sixty years ago
next month and moved TO Ohio, where |
was born, but my older brother and sister
were born here. When boy Of eleven
years, fOrty.three years ago, first came
To this place on visit to my uncle John,
who then lived in this villagce During
my visit walked over the road by which
| rode this morning, and from the very
house where ] slept last night. The
place was beautiful. then. There have
been many changes since then, but the
beauty continues and has been enhanced.
! hope the beauty and prosperity Of Brat.
tIeborn will continue 10 increase, and |
hope that again and often | shall come
hitler to meet you. But ! am extending
my remarks beyond two or three scnten.
ces, and so must close by again thanking
you for the hearty welcome you have
given me.
The remarks Of the President were re.
Ceived with cheers. The band discouracd
airs familiar to the President, who there.
upon remarked that in this respect the
band exceeded any other he had heard IN
the State. Hand shaking was renewed,
fathers holding up their children, and
old and young passing in nrapid succession.
Az the train moved slowly away color.
ed man took the hand OF President Hayes,
!sAylng, "l worked hard to make you
President" TO which the latter replied
that he hoped he would never regret it.
The Presidential party were the recip.
tents Of numerous bouquets from the la.
dies Of Brattleboro, large number OF
whom, with the leading men Of the town,
accompanied the President as far as Bel.
lows Falls in special car attached TO
the train.
RECEPTION AT RESIDENCE OF SECRETARY
EvARTs.
WINDSOR, W., August 1S.-President
Hayes and party were joined at Clare.
mont by Messrs. Key and Devens, Judge
lloar, Senator Morrill, and Secretary and
Mrs. Evarts, and brought to the resi-.
denCe here. The reception was held Mt
o'clock in the grounds Of EvartS resi-
dence. Some $500 people participated,
and much enthusiasm was manifested 10.
ward the President.
Mrs. Hayes also received the guests,
and many shook hands with her. She
was quite plainly dressed, and there was
An absence Of elaborate toilets on the part
Of the ladiesof the party.
The Presidential party dined with
Evarts to-day, and tomorrow dine with
Stoughton, who has Devens, Key, and
Senator Morrill,, OF Vermont, besides
Hon. Wm. II. Hunt, OF New Orleans, Ms
guests.
ANOTHER srEECH GY THE PRESIDENT.
At the close OF the formalities of the
reception, the President retired to the
piazza, and alter resting moment, nd
dressed the assembly substantially ~ fol.
lOwa:
~ will speak Il moment TO the people
with whom | have been shaking hands,
We never feel quite well acquainted with
one another until We have heard each
other : voices, and having an opportunity
to make the acquaintance Of the people Of
thia most delightful part Of the United
States, we want to talk little. | don't
intend to say much myself, but to call
upon several gentlemen who are assO.
cIated with me in the Government, whom
you will he glad TO hear. To beg In with
shall call upon the gentleman who con.
dncts the correspondence with foreign
governments, and who writes the high.
sounding words in the documents IA
which have 10 put my signature. II
you ever see my name under such toCn.
ments you must bear in mind that they
were written by your noighbor. | hope
he il nciGhborly. | will now Introduce
Mr.. EyarIS, the Secretary Of State Of the
United States"
SECRETARY EvARTs
Made n short and pleasant speech, intro
ducing Postmaster General Key, who, or
coming forward, wNs greeted in n mosl
enthusiastic manner. lie Raid:
70 TMAsTER GENERAL KEYS REMARKS
"MY FRTENR-I should not tell yor
the truth II should ray that | appear
before you without IL feeling Of cmbar.
ras4mcnt. Having come from section o
the country remote from this, for lhi,
y large country,-belwCen it aud New
England 1t always appeared 10 me thai
there wnS nsIrong antagOnism. | though
would come up md help celebrate The
battle OF bennington remember tha
the people Of New Hampshire, Vernon
and South Carolina met side by aide il
the battlefield Nnd in convention /,
frame the Constitution, but plnvery IL.
to distraCting consequences. New Eng
land was the cradle Of lbcrty-thc eta
del Of liberty, The white South had Am
interest in tho pcrpCtuNtiOn Of slavery
: That question IL settled. To-day New
England ideas prevail In the South =,
that NIL the people Of the South are IA