Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-23

half past O'Clock this mOrniug. accoulra-
MED oy Gov. Prescott add stan, General Ma
were met at the depot by reception com
mittee from Manchester.
Reception at Manchester
MANCHksTER, y. IL. August 2j.-The Spe-
clai car containing the Presidential party
and guests. was met by a large crowd mere
The President was greeted by couttuuous
cheering as he appeared on the rear platform.
General Matt Head, in the following words
introduced the President:
Fel'ct0 C5tt-clS,-I have the Distinguished
honor aud great pleasure OF prese5IiuS 10
You ms exceilency the President OF the
PRESIDENT HAYES SAID.
LfTtes 0lgf Ge5Uiemen. There Is some un-
certainty as 10 how long This train VIII stop
therefore, will begin by the usual eXchan e
OF salutationS: Good morning. fellow citi-
Zens, and good bye" l. ] should have no
better opportunity TO say that this is our
fourth day in New Hampshire. catering
the state rather in the northern part, cross
Ing Connecticut above Windsor, we pas, q
INTO The mountains, spending two days there
then from the mountains TO Concord via
Plymouth, and there We have been greeted
with reception much warmer, so much bet
Ter than we as individuals are entitled TO
have, that one is almost at loss for
an explanation for IL, and yet, / sup
lose IL TO mean that the people
OF New Hampshire are good American citI-
zens In all things. The state believes ia
government, believes in Union, believes I'm
equal human rights, aud therefore her citi-
gems are glad TO meet those who are so con-
neced with the government as 10 have iu-
nuence In regard 10 those various quest ions
do not take IL 10 be an endorsement of the
views we have, OF all the measures we
adept, and yet we hope that people OF this
town believe that we intend TO do the right
thing. lCries OF Good" and applause
/ do not enter into any discussion OF M sas-
ures adopted, nor into any defence of them;
that would be very idle. IL they are wrong
the people will soon understand it, or they
q " nd
cannot help IL. If they are right, they will of
course be approved sooner or later, and for
judgment OF the present and future, 1, for
one, am compelled and am willing to
leave my public and Official conduct Ap-
plause.l And so think, my friends, We are
sufficiently acquainted. Now / will intro
associated with me I'm the management of
this large piece of machinery which is callsd
The government. First allow me 10 intro
duce 10 you The gentleman whose appoint
nent in my Cabinet caused some diSap-
pointments and some disapproval, doubt
not, among my good republican friends.
did Lot consult any Of you about II; l think
Il ost of You would have said mo" Laugh b.
ter But the longer have associated with
Judge Key, the Postmaster General, the
more confident / have felt that made no
very important juncture; he was on the
wrong side at less important juncture; but
he Is getting right-indeed, he Is almost al
together right, ! think by the time we take
u
as good Yankee as any of you.
Gen. Matt Head said before Judge Key
comes ont here is the most important mem
Der OF the Cabinet, Mrs. Hayes, the wife of
the President. Mrs. Hayes was greeted with
hearty cheers, which she acknowledged.
GENERAL KEY SAID:
Ladies and Ge uefRen.-I am very Apply
TO greet you this morning. You haze post
master IL this town, and hope you have
good one. II you have net you must let me
know ard will give you good one. lAp
pause In the Post Office department we
are very anxious to have a discreet ulsu,
one that won't intermeddle with secrets that
may be passing through his department. IL
husband or wife write a sharp letter 10 the
other half he must not tell OF IL, ard IL a girl
writes q very sweet letter TO her sweetheart
he must not let 1t be known. These things
are required TO be kept entirely secret ex-
cept to those 20 whom letters are directed.
have been very much gratifed with my
visit to New Englsnd. / find, coming from
of land, the ideas of which have
been 20 antagonis;ic to your own that
II Eot natural Ihst should feel an interest IN
your people. Well, md fine looking aud
clever men, great many of them; find
beautiful women, AID a great many OF them
too. i take II, after all, that IL you got
yankee and southern man together, aud get
them well together awhile, or 81 you please a
northern lady and southern lady, they
would fird a. AT all their di differences are more
ideal than real. We are all American ciii-
~ens, ard that great cause OF coptroversy
that has existed between this section and the
sOnih Tor so long period exists no longer,
and there is no good reason why we sloul Id
lot be The Test OF friends.
Attorney General DevenS and Secretary OF
state Eyarts were also introduced by the
President, AID made brief speeches.