Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-23

confess | remember that twenty-five years age,
Yay down 10 Tennessee, at the town where
| lived (Chattanoora), heard a discussion ID
| regard TO this State, and came up to sec how
uuch Truth there was in that discussion. Ooc
OF your distinguished ei:izaus General Pierce
vas then candidate for President, and
amongst others | was democrat then, and
supported MIN. There met at our town an i'm.
| mense mass meeting of both parties. O1e OF
the speakers advocated the election of General
Scott and one General Pierce. 4 whig spea ker
| Insisted that New Hampshire was very bad
State, aud that General Pierce was responsible
| tor that state OF affairs. lie said that there was
| religious intolerance; that by the Constitution
Of New Hampshire the Roman Catholics were
| not allowed TO hold office. lie went on TO cay
that this ls onc OF the thirteen colonies, one
! Of the original States of the Union. The reply
| Of the democratic orator was that the whlg
speaker WAS entirely mistaken; that New
one Of the old States. The postmaster OF our
city being supposed to be The most learned man
| of the place. WAS appealed to, aud lie proved
plause and that New Hampshire Was new
State, and that satisfied the democrats and The
people generally. They thought that as the
whig speaker was mistaken 10 one thing be was
mistaken in all. Now, my friends, came up
here expecting to sec an Old State, but every
where have seen evidence Of your thrift and
prosperity, and | am not sure but that the
| democratic speaker was right. You are more
| like young men, like active men, like men who
| arc determined TO work out destiny and a
| glorious destiny at that
1t is true as the President has kindly said a
| few moments ago, that | was down In my own
State supporting TO the best Of my humble
ability the election Of another to the Presidency
of the United States, and suppose that DO man
was mere surprised than when his Excellency
asked me to take seat in his Cabinet. sup
posed, my friends, and this | feel | ought to
say, that such step might not hurt me great
| deal, but it mi ght be ruin ID him. | supposed
the republican party Of the North would say,
| What has this President whom we have done
so much to elect gone and taken that old fellow
who has been from his earliest infancy demo
Graf, and who, in later days, was rebel, and
| taken him into his Cabinet for? [ supposed, my
| friends, and | am serious when l say it, that
ell through the North there would be burst of
indignant disapDroval, for it was certainly No.
usual. have been graliGed to see that the
greater part Of the North have accepted that
appointment OF his 10 far different feeling,
and have felt satisfied from the beginning that
! it was an expression Of the sentiment of the
people of the North that they were tired OF this
sectional spirit, and wished it 10 be forever
buried. Now. my friends, the men from these
States assisted 10 establishing our Government
and our Constitution, but soon after we had
entered upon our career Of national greatness
lheo entered into a controversy on the subject
J Of slavery. | propose not to enter into the
reasons OF this controversy, but state to you
now that it is unfortunate that it ever existed.
| 1t is fortunate it is ended. There are men at
| the South, regret to say. who have lived on
this controversy, and arc sorry 1t Is ended.
| There are people at the South who are tired ct
it, They accept the Constitution 10 good faith
all the Constitution, With the amendments,
aud arc willing to stand by them, and die by
them, ii needs be.
We are free people; The great cbasm which
has separated North and South has been closed
forever, and no slaves exist 10 this broad land
Of ours. This is cause OF congraulation as
much to the people Of the Southern States as
to the people of the North, aud, my friends,
let tue ask you here-'let me ask yon everywhere
for Us to seek for quarreIs, if quatrels we
must have. elsewhere, and let these sectional
issues be buried foraver.
CONCORD, N. Fl. Aug. 23.-The Presi'
Dental party lett this city for Manchester at half
past o'clock this morning. accompanied by
Governor Prescott and staff, Gen. Nathaniel
Head and Mayor Pillsbury. They were met at
the depot by reception committee from Man
chester.
MANCHESTER, N, H., Aug 23.--The special
car containing the Presidential party and guests
was met by large crowd here. The President
was greeted by continuous cheering as he APP.
peared on the rear platform.
In response he said:
Ladies and Gentlemen :--There is some un
certainty as to how long this train will stop,
therefore [ will begin by the usual exchange OF
saIutstions, good morning fellow citizens and
good bye Ii | should have no better oppOrtu
nity to say that this is our 9TH day in New
Hampshire, entering the State rather in the
Dorthcrn part, crossing Connecticut above
Windsor, NO passed into the mountains spend
Ing two days there and then from the noun
have been greeted with a reception so much
warmer, so much better than we as individuals
ara entitled to have that one is almost
at loss for an explanation for it, and yet.
| suppose it to mean that the people
of New Hampshire are good American o,izeus
10 all things. The State believes in the Gov.
ernment, believes in the Union, believes in
equal and human rights aud therefore her cit.
zens are glad to meet those who are so eonnec-
ted with the Government as to have an Influence
in regard to those various questions | do not
take it to be an endorsement Of the views we
have Of all the measures We adopt, and yet We
hope that the people of this town believe that
we intend to do the right thing. lCries OF
good. +" Applause, do not enter into any
discussion of measures adopted, nor into any
defence OF them. That would be very idle. If
they are wrong the people will soon understand
it, or they understand it already, aud our argu
mcnt cannot help it. If they are right they
will Of course be approved sooner or later, and
for the judgment Of the present and future I
for one am compelled and am willing to
leave my public and official conduct Applause !,
and SO think, my friends, VIC are sufficiently
acquainted. Now will introduce to you some
of the gentlemen who are associated with me
in the management of this large piece Of ma
ohnery which is called the government. First
allow Inc TO introduce to you the gentleman
whose appointment 10 my Cabinet caused some
disappointment, and some disapproVal, doubt
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