New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-08

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CORDIAL. RECEPTION AT MARIETTA.
so r.xKlNp WORD SPOKEN 81 THE LARGE CROWD
SPEECHES BY THE PRESIDENT, GEN. KEY AND
THE Observation-Disclosures SOLDIERS kh-
UNION 4 SUCCESS.
fry TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUNEl
N,prrrrA. OHIO. Sept. THE President and MS
Marty left Washington last night as quietly as any
,,i,9te citizen might have done, and there were no
rorolar demonstrations along the road except az
p,,torsbrrg W. Va, where considerable crown
- ,,.onle had gathered about The depot 10 aVolu
csl M Marietta the tram, which arrived acre soon
or.er moon was run through the town. ana the party
VS. landed in its western suburbs. FROM 'niS
,oint 70 the City Hall, where the procession was
dr,vru NM the Presidential party was driven Wl'h-
r+ ,+,r,ctiug mich notice. The parade was very
cr,litable one for Western town OF TINS SIZE ~
consisted Of veteran soldiers carrying the Ola oalIc
Aaos Of q dozen or more OF the ONO regiments "oH
served I'm the late war, and number Oh uniioi'uo"
COMPANIES Of infantry and artillery Inc s"oe,S
oI,,, tl,a whole line OF march were crowded with
people. and the houses and stores were eehelauS
decorated. After passing through number OF the
street., of the city, the President and his party were
c,rtcl to the residence OF Gen. smith, the Appoint
mont CLERK of the Treasury Department. where theY
luucled and remained until about four odocN' his
oil house is one of the historic landmarks oil the
town. II was built by VIM. Woodbridge Governor
Of MICHIGAN in 1SiO-4I in the first decade OF the
present century, and In it have been entertained
some of the most distinguished men Of the North
west in the Office, thehooks upon which the loaded
,nsets used to hang for instant use if the town was
attacked by Indians may stil hc SEEM
Auubic reception was rendered TO the PRESIDENT
ard N.,srs sycus and Key in the public park TINS
afternoon. Five OF six thousand persons were gath
..f la q ItIt-rt 0vlf Of p1I
,ially demoustutiyc tie welcome they gave tine
President and The members Of his Administration
was very cordial one. While the crowd
WAS waiting for the distinguished gentlemen
IN auucar-for they did not arrive until
nearly two hours after the time iiXed-thc people
were very patient, and person walking about
among the crowd had good opportunity TO Cd
serve the feeling that was mamie stcd did not
hear an unkud word about the AdminlstId-
tiou from any one. Those who had seen
the President riding in the procession, bow
ing To old acquautanccs and recognizing
Old army friends the crowd said that he was just
rs hc used 90 he when he came to Marietta TO speak
jD the eubcruatoual campagns-honest frank not
in fine least affected. not "stucl up the most
Of them said. As it is oftener easier to
j-,7g, of popular sentiment from the private
conversations OF the people overheard IN a crowd,
than from opinions given in answer TO direct ques-
tious. only one conclusion could be reached after
hearing what men said 20 one another in the park
this afternoon, aud that is that the people there
gathered are not dissatisfied with the Adminstra-
non. There may not be much enthusiasm IN their
apnroval of it, but if there is opposition, 1t 10 not
bitter one
The speeches Of the President PostmasterGeneTal
Key and Attomey-General Devens, were similar IN
spirit 10 those made by them in Vermont and New
4. .f,ff1t ,f.f tI erfrr
discussion of partisan questions and neither one Of
them uttered a word which could in any way be
construed as in any way referring to the can
vass now in progress in this State they all
referred, in unmistakable terms, to the fact
that the questions settled by the were closed,
never to he reopeued, and that the only Union
which the people of the North or Of the South can
accept is the Union as it is based upon universal
acceptance of the Constitution, with all Of the
amendments President Hayes said:
Those who are familiar with the history OF the country
know that one hundred years ago there was no North
and no South Washington, aud Jefferson, and Adams,
and law a labored 10 establish ono country Daniel
Morgan and his NlguIius marched 10 Boston, and sun
ue Greene and his New I.nedndcrs were In the Caro-
as 10 % that state Of harmony 10 which we desire
country To- return We for the Union as 10 Is.
its amendments Applause and shout Of "Ameu."l We
citizens OF every state TO feel home in every
Other state; the citizen Of Vermont, VINO travels in Geor
citizen Of Louisiana Texas DE kindly received in
The North We may make mistakes, but the sentiment
Wt"oul encourages sentiment o. nationality through
out TIE Union
These are the most important passages of the
President, speech and he closed with an appeal to
the soldiers Of the late war, that, as they made
sacrifices to make this free people they now
cooperate with those who were then against them,
i'll making il q united people.
Postmaster General Key referred briefly to the
fact that the gathering to-day for the puT-
pose of celebrating victories in which he and those
Who acted with him defeated, and Insisted that
the South, having submitted the great question
OF slavery, which has been discussed for a genera
ton, TO the trial of arms, bound as honest men
aud honorable soldiers to accept the result Of that
decision. lie also heartily endorsed all three amend
ments to the Constitution and closed by saying that
tie flag of the Union should be the flag Of the people
everywhere and by conuatuatng the Nation that
there is bat one Union, and that Union is inscpa-
fable.
Atomey-GcneTal Deycns Tecounted the history OF
the settlement of the Northwest, and the establish
meut Of its institutions the principles of freedom.
The most important portion OF his speech was that
IN which be deprecated the possibility Of solid
South" OF the attempts Of any section Of the
country to rule the other.
Later IN thc afternoon special reception ten
dered the President and his party in the City Hail.
by the Veteran Soldiers Two or three hundred
members Of the 36th Ohio Regiment sat upon the
platform, and an old officer presented to Gen. Hayes
his old brgades standard. The President spoke most
eloquently Of his service with the seth Regiment,
and said this reunion was the most interest
ing Of the day. Short speeches were also made by
Atomey-General Deyens, POstmaster-General Key
and Major Thomas Y. Jones, Of Montgomery, Ala.
At o'clock the Presidential party dned at the
Of MT WIN pui lie