Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-02
'S'ha Virginia Fair.

:, rnrry an old schoolmate, in Richmond, yes
to-day. and then went to the Far drounos,
shcr, re WAS soon surrounded by cro"d OF
20 600 and he was called upon Tor specch.
lie said
ladies and Fellow Citiz.ns-I am under the
direction of an intelligent and discreet commit
t,c According 10 the arrangement the speak.
;nr v:s done Yesterday, AID you who were DOT
,hcr present have the happiness OF having es'
c,pcI .sat Illicllon, and now merely that you
may hear nv voice undcr this beautiful D'ne
skv and bright November A volce-'1haI
Daniel Webster !" will say very lew words.
L. doing 50, | congratulate the people OF V!r'
siria on the evidences | have seen OF prosperity
and peace and permanent UNION. NV
Secretary Evarts was now called io!. iIe
President looked around Tor him. but mr..
Eyarts was not at hand. The President then
remarked, ~ young lady suggests that tue
crowd is 50 large that the Secretary IS loSt 10
it," MR. EVaris now came to the front, ana
tLc President said, "1hc lost is found, and
introduced the wauIercr amid much APPLAUSE:
Mr. ligarts declared that there seemed 10 be
more joy over the finding OF one Cabinet Min
i.tnr who was absent than over the three that
we've got asr.y. Mr.. Evarts spoke of the va.
;ie.l resources of Virginia. Wo have, said lie,
The maritime poser which belongs 10 the sea-
heard and LarInrS; agriculture that belongs to
extended and fertile. fields; mines with their
treasures, tt roal aud iron, and the industry 10
unlock aud operate them, anu habits that be.
long iu = climate where all men can labor all
The year rrunh il they choose. Mr.. EvarIs SAID,
further, that NirciEiaA relations to the rest OF
The cauntry we're Of notably advantageous
character, and that her people had cheerful
arl prrvahns SENSE 81 the blessing they cpIoy
ed. and that her luturc was full Of promise.
President Hayes next introduced Secretary
She rnlan. whn said that he had all along heard
If N:rr;,ia rs the "Mothcr Of States aud states
;uGn," bit he said he believed she was The
.n,ilcr IT good many other things. she IL
| certainly neither OF the largest crowd l ever
| saw on M agricultural fair ground:
In concluding ne said: In word, let inc say
| i leave Richmond with 4 profound sense OF
| gratitude il yunr Governor. your committee,
| aud 10 ycu al. believe more than ever that
YOU ;.nA the people OF Ohio are one, and occupy
| he greatest country in the world.
Colonel Thompson, Secretary of the Navy,
| was naw prtscntc:l, ana said that all should be
a.llnoui.hcd by this bright day succeeding the
rain pi Yesterday, that the clouds arc never so
| dark liza! they no not become dispced. This
c!;!.is That ,larkcncl the country future have
been nj away, and tho skies are now clear
AMI ,caen haa spread ever this beautiful land.
rhi.; is iii agriculture! fair, said MIR. Ihomp-
son, and am farmer too. and would like
TO axe you with nc TO the Wabash, hut don t
want you TO stop there. Stay here; Virginia is
:. beautiful iani, not SO fertile al ours, but still
glcrin,ls. anil worthy Of your love end ndmlra-
ton. l;e iin, 10 her, and you may be ID the
| future rs IN the past-lhc mnhc or States and
| statesmen.
The President presented Attorney General
| Dlycna, saying that on pleasant ocoasloDS Ike
| This I!rsni, and Massachusetts shonl'l be to.
ycther. Virginia (thc crowd) was here before
lin; now he would bring forward MlSsachu:
| %rt!s.
The Attorney General responded in brief
speech that greatly pleased his audience. | am
clad 10 be in Richmond, said he. have made
many attempts to get here. have always been
received with q warm welcome, somewhat vary.
log from this, but [ assure you this Is the most
pleasant General D,vcns remarkad that they
Of New lIneand could not speak 80 tlowingy us
The Yirginians, he thought, whenever he heard
COL Thompson; yet they could pretty generally
make their wants understood, aud what New
| EDeIapd wants is prosperous West and South,
q; we'll a. North. lie was glad that the times
we're suspicious, and believed that we could now
Il! go On uni;cdly in the paths marked by our
urcat lorcrathcrs and yielding a generous obc-
liencc 10 the Constitution. Let us, SAID hc'
strive TO Ills ourselves from narrow section
| alism into the broad sunshine Of natlonalism.
| The next speaker was DIR. LlruE, OF Nlassa'
cilusctts, who passed the compliments OF the
hour in handsome style.
| After Tic brief addresses OF the members Of
the Cabluct Mrs. Hayes was leu 10 inc lall
ing and presented, and was received with great
| cotdlaiIty ny the crowd. Three cheers we're
given her. "
The military ic7icw formed pleasant feature
OF thc day : entertainment. In carriages the
| Presidential party went from the Centennial
House to-scc the Parade and other CEREMONIES
! tic President rode up and down the lines,
standing and uncovered, and was continually
! c!,ncrr.i by the people, while the usual hoporS
we're pad by The military.
lIpon leaving the fair grounds Mr.. aud Mrs.
Hayes and Judge Meredith stopped at General
| An!craon's to lunch. The other members Of
the party rrocccdrd to The hotel. The lunch
e ~, -,