The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-20
Hayes in Vermont.

dent this evening. A number OF dlsLlu
guished gentlemen have been invited by
Secretary Evarts to dine with the Presl'
dent this evening.
The President and family are 10 from
West BrattIeboro, and reached the rail.
road station At nine O'clock. People hsd
! gathered in considerable numbers &
/ greet him, and when he appeared upon
the platform OF Governor Smyth's pr.
vate car, men, women and children
pressed forward and were accorded sn
audience and shake Of the hand.
Mrs. Hayes stood 1t the entrance to The
car and shared the greeting with the
President. While waiting tor the train
to start the President addressed the Ne
sem blage, who listened - his remarks
with the closest attention. He spoke AS
! follows:
"MY FELLOW CITIZENS Before
leave you l desire to say what l have
hitherto omitted, and II you will kindly
permit me two or three sentences, | shall
be glad to receive your attention. No
language is too strong 10 express my
gratitude Tor the cordial reception
which you have given me and
my family in Brattleboro. Mr family,
or rather the Hayes family, came
to Braltleboro about one hundred years
sgo-I do not know the exact date My
grandfather WAS n blacksmith, the only
one here l think, when he came, and the
people welcomed hun cordially ~ they
always do so important a parsonage As
the village blacksmith in newly settled
| community. A volce-A blacksmith
in new country Is amost r. good n n
President among us. | have most
agreeable rOcollectious OF BrsttIebOrc.
| thank you cordially for what you have
done, Tor there are few spots dearer TO
me than this.
my father lett nore sixty years ago
next month, and moved TO ONO, wnefe
| was born but my older brother aud
sister were born hero. When y boy OF
eleven yesrs, forty three years ago, !
trst came to this place on n visit to my
Uncle John, VINO then lived in this VII
lage During my visit ! walked over
the road by which | rode this morning,
and from the very house where | slept
LAST night. The place WIS beautiful
then. There nave been many changes
since, but the beauty continues, and hss
been enhanced nope the beauty and
prosperity ot Brsttleboro will continue
TO increase, and | hope that again, and
often, | shall come hIther to meet you.
But am ex tending my remarks beyond
two or three sentences. and So must ClOso
by again thanking you tor tn" hearty
| welcome you have gwen me
Tho remarks Ot the President were re-
celved with cheers The band dlsCoursed
airs familiar to the President who there
upon remarked that in thlo respect the
band exceeded any other he had heard
in the State. Hand-shsklng was renew
ed, fathers holding up their children, and
old and young passing IN rapid success
sion. Az the train moved slowly away
colored man took the hand OF Pre5l,
dent HAYES, saying; II worked hard u
make you President" TO which the latter
replied that he hoped he never would re-
cret i. The Presidential party were the
Recipients OF numerous bOquets from
ladies OF Brsttleboro, n large numser OF
whom, with the esding men OF towo, nc
companied the President as far ~ Bel
lows Falls, IN n speclSl car attached To- the
train
At the close of the iormslItles Of the
reception, the President returned to the
piazza, and alter resting, addressed the
assembly substantially Ms follows:
Il will speak q few words to the peo.
pie with whom | have been shaking
nsnds. Wa never feel very well &C
dualnted with one another until we have
nesrd each others voices, and having sn
opportunity to make the acquaintance Of
the people of this most delightful part OF
the u nlted States, We must ta.k q little
| don't intend to say much myself, but 10
call upon several gentlemen who are
associated with me IN the government
whom you will be glad to hear. To begin
with shall call upon the gentleman who
conducts the correspondence with foreign
governments. and who writes the high
| sounding words in the documents u
which | have to put my signature. II
| vou ever see my nAmc under such dOcu.
mcnts YOU must bear in mind that tney
were written by your neighbor. | nope
ne il neighborly. | will now introduce
MIR. Evsrts, the secretary of state OF the
| United States
Secretary Schurz made = short and
pleasant speech. introducing Postmaster
General Key, who, on coming forward
was greeted in most enthusiastic man
ner He said: My friends, | should not
tell you the truth If | should say that
appear before you without feeling OF
. n bsrrsss ment Having come from 8
section remote from this, Tor this Is Il
Iarge country. between It and New Eng.
land il slwsys appeared TO me that there
WAS strong sntsgonism. | thought
would come up and help celebrate the
Battle OF Bennington. | remember that
the people Of New Hampshire
Vernon, and South Carolina me-
side by sido m the battlefield
and in Convention TO frame a Con s.itu
tion, but slavery led TO dlsJrsctlng con
sequences. New England WAS the era.
die of liberty, the citadel OF lberty
While the South had ~ Interest IN to-
pe-petustion Of slavery, that question i!
sett ed TO dsv. New England ideas pre-
vail in the South. 50 that all people O
the South are SIS tree a. you are, and tina
gulf which separates us Is closed snd
nope the time hss arrived when We shsi
no longer eel that there Is any North ol
South, but that We have one country
which is insepsrsble. Loud cheers
attorney General Deven. srd Wi
liam Hunt, of Louisiana, followed. Tbre,
strong and enthusiastic cheers were CIV
on for President HAYES, for POstmsste-
General Key, for Attorney Genera
Deveus. for Secretary cf State Evsrta
and tor Mrs. HAYES and tor our country
The band played Sweet By-snd-by.
and hundreds of voices took Up the re
train.
President Hayes an pNrty Fere Join
ed ST Clsremont BY Mrssrs Key snc
Devens Judge Hoar, senator MOrri.
and Secretary and Mrs. Eysrts here. !
reception wss held st i've o'clock in To
grounds OF the Evsrt: residence. Som