Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-12
The President at Frederick.

The visit Of the President to The FrGdercl,
county Maryland agricultural fair, yesterday,
passed off very asreeably, and attracted an
unusually large number of visitors Irom various
part of the State The President was accom-.
panied by the Attorney General Dcvens and
Secretary Of War McCary, and the greeting
| which they each received must have been OK
remedy gratifying to them.
All the proceedings we're. marked by har,
mony and good feeling, and were in unsI IN with
tho reception Which the Chief Magistrate has
received from all classes and parties in his ira.
wells throughout the country.
An address Of Welcome WAS delivered by
Mr.. John Richie, to which the President,
who had rcmaiucd standing during It's delivery,
responded as follows
Ladies' GnG Ftii0l0 Citi-snG-I than. you for
this very cordial reception. / wish particularly
to return my thanks to tho civil authorities f
Frederick and to tho managers OF tho Frederick
County Fair fDr thoir kindness in inviting me-
to DO present. Tho interest to be promoted by
an Institution So this is tho most important
sing q interest in OFF country. ftho farmer or
tho planter is PROSPEROUS, it is almos! certain
other interest finds It's advantage in whatever
promotes agricultural interest," and if to-day we
may with reason re dice st the prosrr3t of re-
vlvlng prosperity in our country, It, Is very largo
~ because tho agriculture Of tho country is
prosperous. Good crops and good prices for
agricultural products mako good times. All the
avenues Of trade liud their gains in tho transpor.
tation Of tho agricultural products. We come,
then, to take part in your fair because il largely
repros ents to the country tho agricultural inter
cat Of your own county Of Frederick as well rs f
that throughout the u $. Tho beauty Of
lily of its soil and the skill and excellence Of its
cultivation, think arc know throughout the
country. Certainly in that part of tho United
States in which / resided this county is indeed
we'll known. We have the tho advantage in my
neighborhood CT q largo number OF tho
most reSpectablcs citizens who hailed OH snaIy
from the good old county Of Frederick.
The counties Of Seneca and Ssndusky, O., con-
tains many Of the most respectable famicl
who look back with pride and affection to this
county and the city of Frederick. Being familiar
with former citizens Of Maryland who now
am stranger hero.
Perhaps it would amu:c you if l undertook
to tell some Of tho anecdotes Of those citizens Of
Ohio about their old Frederick. There was no
such fertility Of soil in ScAeca and Ssndusky,
nor such excellence of fruits or corps as could
be found in old Frederick. And now, in con-
clusion, wish to say tha! WAS formerly treat
ed so we'll in tho county Of Frederick that l
shall always remember with affection and graft
tude to your citizens the days that epcnt here.
You will, perhaps, be glad TO become acquainted
with somo Of these gentlemen associated with
me in tho Government. We have with us tia
Attorney General and the Secretary of War
Neither Of them are farmers, but have noticed
that on occasions like this farmers do not do all
the talking. Permit me to Introduce to you tho
Attorney General Of tho United States