New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-02
LEAVING COLUMBUS.

oov HAYES OUTLINES HIS SOUTHERN POLICY IN A
PAIRING sPEECH-THE PARTY WITH HIM.
GENERAL PRESS DisPATCVl
Co,rNPU.s. Ohio. March Gov. Hayes and party
left for Washington this afternoon at l o'clock 10y
vov If Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. The street lead
inc from the Governors residence to the railroad
s,o,ion was gayly decorated with flags and crowds
lined the sidewalk. \ detachment OF United States
troons from the Columbus Barracks, the Columbus
CADETS and the cadets from the Ohio Agricultural
College formed an escort and numerous bands fur
uished music for the march. The arrival Of the
presidential party at the station was greeted bv q
creat crowd of citizens who rent the air with ustv
cheers as Gov Hayes and his family Transferred
themselves from the carriages to the special cars
provded for them In response to the demands of
the multitude Gov. Hayes appeared on the rear
platfo1n Of his car and delivered a short speech.
h said:
MY FuL0w-CITIzENs: | appear to say few
words in bidding good-by to you. understand very
well the uncertainty of publc affairs at Washington.
Understand very well that possibly next week
NAV h. with you again to resume my place III the
Governors office and as your fellow-citzen Bnt
also understand that it is my duty 10 be at Wash
inctOn prepared to assume another position, higher
and more responsible, and with more difficult duties
lhaye thought as looked upon this great audience,
and as to-day gazed on the people who thronged
our route to this depot, of similar occurrence IT.
wears ago little less than lG years ago marched
down Highest with thousand men to pass to the
East and the South to do what wecould to restore
The Union Of the States and to rejstablish the au-
thority of the Constitution. lCheers In that work
We were emnenty successful, far ii was posi-
BE TO be successful 10y force of arms am not here
f. saw a word in dsparagemeit of what was accom-
plishel hv the brave men who went out with me
from different parts of the country. OF my COM
rides onr-third and over never returned TO their
homes They persisted in the discharge Of Their
duty that the Republic might live. But there was
something force could not do. We would have our
Union to ice a union Of hearts, and we would have
our Constitution Obeyed not merely because OF lor"e
that compels obedience, but Obeyed because the
people love the principles of the Constitution
Hong continued applausc.l And to-day, if am
called 70 the work TO which Abraham Lincoln was
called sixteen years ago, il Is under brighter skies
and more favorable auspices. lApplauoe.I do
hope. | DO ferycntly believe, that, by the ald OF
Divine Providence may do something III tins
day of peace by works of peace toward TeCstabiish
ing in the hearts Of our cOuntrymen real, hearty
attachment to the Constitution as it is and to the
Union as il is
Long continued applause followed these remarks,
which were only stopped by the approach of loco
motive, which moved slowly down to take the car
away. OF course a resumption of the speech was
impossible. The train moved away. The air was
rent with shouts, which the Governor acknowledged
by bowng. As the train emerged from the station
anuubcr of locomotives on the side tracks added
Their whistles to the voices of the multitude, and
III fact. almost drowned them.
large party, including a number Of correspond
ents of metropolitan journals, accompanied tie
party. The members of the Governors family ac-
companying him are Mrs. Hayes his sons Webb C.
Hayes and Scott Hayes, and his daughter Fannie
Among the members of the party are Gen. j. q.
Mitchell and wife, Miss Platt, X. II. Plat, and
Frank Hickok, all of Columbus; Gen. X. j. Buck
land aud wife aud DT. J. T. Webb of Fremonti Gen.
K. +. Kennedy Of Bellefontaine; 7. g. Nickel of
Chillcotle; ex-GOv. f. +. NOyes. j. w. Heron and
wife Dr. j. Davis and wife, and l.. Z. Weir and wife,
oil, f inc