The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-02
A Day and Night Spent In
the Fierce Contest.
And Morning Dawns Upon
the Mangled Corpse of
Popular Govern
Hayes En- Route to the
Funeral.
The Bloodiest Picture in the
Book Of Time.

Governor Hayes Journey 10 wash.
fngiOn.
COLUMBUS, March l.-Gov. Hayes
and party left for Washington this after
noon at one o'clock by way of Pittsburgh
and Harrisburg. His departure was
made the occasion OF civil and military
ovation. The streets leading from the
Governors residence to the depot were
gaily decorated with flags, and there was
large crowd along the sidewalks. A
detachment of United States troops from
the Columbus barracks, the Columbus
Cadets and the Cadets from the Ohio
Agricultural College formed the escort
Numerous bands furnished music. The
arrival of the Presidential party at the
depot was greeted by great crowd Of
citizens, who rent the air with loud
cheers rs the President and his family
transferred themselves from carriages
to the special car provided for them. In
response to the demand of the multitude,
Governor Hayes appeared on the rear
platform of the car and delivered an
earnest speech, which was several times
interrupted by the movement OF The cars
OIL adjoining tracks. Finally the Cover
nor bid the crowd farewell and advised
their dispersal, to avoid accidents
by the movement of the cars. AS tho
train moved out of the depot the people
gave loud cheers and the bands playeR
A large party, including a number of
correspondents, accompanied Gov. Hayes.
Among the members OF the party were
General John Mitchell and wife, Miss
Platt and r. h. Platt, all of Columbus;
Gen. r. p. Bucklsnd and wife, DR.. j. 4.
Webb, OF Fremont; Ex-Governor 4. j..
Noyes, j. w. Heron and wife, OF Gin
cinnati. The train left promptly on
time with every promise OF quiet trip.
NEWARK, OHIO. March 1.-At the
Columbus depot, while awaiting the de-.
parture of the train, in obedience to the
repeated calls from the vast crowd in at
tendance, Governor Hayes spoke as tol-
lows:
My FELLOW .CITIzENs-I appear to
say few words in bidding good bye to
you. 1 understand very well the uncer-
talnity of public affahs in Washington;
l understand very well that possibly next
week l may be with you again to re-.
sumo my place in the Governors
office, and as your tellow-citizen,
but l also understand that it is
my duty at Washington to be prepared
to assume another position higher and
more responsible and with more difficult
duties. have thought as l looked upon
this great audience, and as to-day gaz-
ed upon the people who thronged our
route to the depot, of similar occurrence
sixteen years ago. A little less than six.
teen years ago with thousand men l
marched down High street to pass to
the East, and to the South, to
do what we could to restore the
Union of the States and to re-establish
the authority of the Constitution.
Cheers. In that work we were emf.
nently successful, so far as it was possible
to be successful by force of arms, am
not here to say word in disparsgement
of what was accomplished by the brave
men who went out with nae from different
parts Of the country. Of my
comrades, one-thIrd, and probably
over, never returned to their homes.
They persisted IN the discharge OF their
duties that the Republic might live; but
there was some things force could no.
do. We would have our Union a union
of hearts, and we would have our Con-
stitution obeyed, not merely because of
the force that compels obedience, but
obeyed because the people love the prin-
ciples of the Constitution; and to-day, if
l am called to the work to which Abrs-
ham Lincoln was called years ago, it is
under brighter skies and moro
favorable auspices. l do hope, I d. fer
vently believe, that by the aid of Divine
Providence, we may do something in this
day of peace, by works of peace, toward
re establishing in the hearts of our coun-
trymen real, q hearty attachment to
the Cor stitution as it is and to the
Union as it is.
The speech was followed by long
and continued applause, which was only
stopped by the approach OF locomotive
which took the car away. Of course a
resumption of the remarks was impossi-
BILE, aud as the tram moved away, the air
was rent with shouts which the Governor
acknowledged by bowing as the train
emerged from the depot.
PITTsBURGH, March 1.-The train car
rying Governor Hayes and friends ar
rived here on time, and with every one
deli shted with the trip. The train WAS
Immediately transferred to the Pennsyl.
vanis Central railroad, and left promptly
on time. The reception at all points has
been enthusiastic to degree never be-
fore accorded to any public man in Ohio.
Besides the places already named IN lhess
dispatches, large crowds were in wait
ing al Dinsmore and Steubenville,
and demanded not only to see but to
hear the President elect. There was no
speaking, but plenty of hand-shaking
and expressions of good will. At the
latter place there was brass band that
discoursed patriotic airs and helped to
divide the honors with the citizens.
HARRISBURG, Mar,h Gov. Hayes
and party arrived at Altoona at 1850
this morning, stopped twenty minutes
for supper and at lilo left for Washing.
ton via Harrisburg