Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-20

give you my view Of it ssid that whe
the war began u Southern adverssris
were q little better prepared for it tina
we were. We had good marksmeu; "
had good horsemeu; but in proportio
to numbers you had a great many NOR
good marksmen and a great many NOR
good horsemen than we had. You wer
educated as soldiers; we had to learn :
ride and to shoot. But gradually yol
know we got to learn how to shoot anI
how to ride, then the struggle came be
tween Greek and Greek, aud here Gomez
in what my friend the reporter at Louis
vile overlooked. Everybody knows tina
when the issue comes to that, Greel
against Greek, that army will conquer
which has the most Greeks. Laughter
and applause, Well. We fought it oui
and the thing IS ended, and now you ano
l believe that there is no real quarrel in
this country left remaining. We believe
in the maxim that | saw over q gate down
there: "Peace on earth and goodwill
to men," We have seen enough of war.
There are some differences between
us and our more aged fellow citizens,
who have not had the opportunities we
have. / heard from a distinguished
Union general that the most eminent
statesman perhaps at Washington had
very confident ideas as to the brevity OF
the war. Ninety days was the first
period set, He said to General Scstt:
The very moment that we have a vic
tory that is complete and general there
will be peace. That will be the end Of
it, and the war will end with q victory"
General Scott said no. He had the idea
that when the victory wa complete the
soldiers would be at peace. But said
he, 1.-THE trouble will be that il will take
the government some years to get the
belligerent non.combatants 10 keep the
peace" Applause So, my friends,
perhaps it turns out. But now | think
that the time has como when soldiers
and citizens, the men who fought and
the non-comhatants, will all agree that
this is the day OF peace [voice from the
crowd, Amen" and | rejoice hat this
city Of Nashville is doiag so much for
the cause OF peace. | look around and
| know not how many institutions Of
learning are within the reach of my
vision. / know that You have made
much provision for the education Of the
whites, and of the oolorsd people also.
Now, my friends, this is precisely the
thing which, of all others in my jld
ment, will do the most to bring about the
exact condition we want in this country.
Every interest you have will be promoted
by that mingling and intercourse which
belongs to emigration and to immigra-
ton, and to the exchange of population
between States We have now reached
10 the West, my friends, a margin of that
r~ainless region where no agriculture can
succeed except by irrigation; therefore
Mr.. Greeley advice, Young man, @
West" in my judgment, ought now to be
changed to Young man, 90 South "
Applause. For here you have that
salubrity OF climate, that fertility Of soil,
those resources most conducive to immi-
grafton; and | take it that all the wise
men in Tennessee desire immigration.
Desiring it, what will you do to obtain it,
and what will best induce the best immi.
grafton frem Europe. and fromthe North?
think | have the secret of it. Let there
be a little schoolhonse in every neigh
borhood, on every hillside, on some
side of it, the shady side if pos
slble, and obtain a teacher nine
months in the year. Such sehool-houses
scattered everywhere will be a better
advertisement of your country than any
other that costs the same amount Of
money which can be contriyed; there
fore, my friends, | rejoice that you are
doing SO much in Nashville TOR the cause
OF education; but, my friends, you will
see by the size Of this great crowd, BY
the noise that comes up to Us from all
parts of it, that they are not hearing
what | say; that | am speaking to these
reporters and the small circle around
me. 1t is very interesting to me, but |
fear it is not interesting to the rest OF
you. | thank you, governor and friends,
for the very warm, very hearty and | am
sure for the very sincere, welcome you
have given us. You welcome US, | think,
because you think we are sincerely in
favor OF that peace aud harmony and
union WHICH you are in favor of. / now
give place, in order that others may ad.
dress you. loud and prolonged ap.
plsuse
Short speeches we're made by Governor
Hampton, Secretary Evarts and Judge
D. NJ. Key. The crowd filed all avail.
able space far beyond hearing distance
OF the speakers. The ceremonies at the
being over, the procession re-
formed and marched to the custom house
where the ceremony Of laying the corner
took place under the direction and
in accordance with the ritual of the In.
dependent Order of Odd Fellows. At
four o'clock in the afternoon the Presi.
party visited the widow Of the
late President Polk, and were received
with elegant hospitality. The meeting
between Mrs. Polk and Mrs. Hayes
waa very cordial, and the cali vac a
most pleasant aud delightful affair all
around. Last evening a State dinner was
at the residence Of Colonel Z. W.
president Of the Nashville and
Chattanooga railroad. A public recep.
ton was held after dinner from six to
O'clock, and a great number of citi.
gems called to 1ay their respects to the
President, his friends aud family. After
this Q reception was held at the capitol.
when was brilliantly Illuminated,
from eight o'clock to $3.50 I'm.
In response to an address from the citi.
zens OF Meury county, presented by
Judge John T. Wright. and a call a; the
same time Of a large colored delegation,
the President made another aud shorter