Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-17
The Presidents Visit to Winchester.

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A correspondent Of the Baltimore American
gives the following account Of The President s
visit to Wiuche ster yesterday:
Memorable in the mcderu annals OF WIZ
chester, w., will always be the 10th day OF
October, 1878. This ancient city of the va
Domition was at one time and for long years
the frontier toWp-.he perilcu' outpost OF the
colonial settlers 10 The Indian ocultry 10 the
esry area of the civilization OF this psrt OF
Vireipi,, FIR Winchester has history which
reaches back of BIZ ish colonization, 10 this foot
land of the Alleghapies. prior to the ora OF
Braddcck's defeat inl755. into which, il time
permitted, it would be interesting to enter. 1t
was here that General Braddock concentrated
and orgslized his force of British regula lars snd
colonial provinoiaIs, with, on the defeat and
death of Braddcck. fell back to Winchester
With the remains of the routed army which
Wsshiugon's skill and courage alone bad saved
from utter destruction. To this day they pre-
serve the record of that historic era in the names
of the Anticipated bulldogs and streets of the
town which yet survive, such as "Wasblpg:.
toms Headquarters" on Braddock street, and
the borrowed British usmss Of the Others, IS
| Kent, Loudoun, Lsicester, PiccadilIy, Pail
Mall, Cork, Monmouth, Cecil, 30.
Duliog "the late unpleasantness' Wincbes-
ter was the battle. ground of the r. spec:ive
combatarts-a scr: Of shuttecock of the ter.
rife game of battledore, and is yet Scared and
muliated by the stern tragedy OF war. NO
less than seventy two times was the place taken
aud retaken by the CoDfederates aud Federal
forces. StoDewa jackson gave the Union
troops DO respite 10 their occupation of the
town, whose very streets were the scene OF
| frequent haud.to hand copfi,ts between c)G-
| tending foes. All The circu instances and sur
roundinss tend to reoder welcome the visit of
| President Hayes and bis party. He Is the
guest ofthe Valley Agricultural Society, and of
| the Governor Of The Commonwealth, and of
| the whole people of the Valley Counties The
| weather is superb The country, 10 the gar.
| ntrsd bounty Of the most fruitful barVests ever
! known, is full Of material wealth and PROS
| perity. The scenery, spread out 10 the wide
| expanse of variegaed beauty before the be.
| holder, seems to form one grand panorama OF
| blended mountains and valleys OF il Irritable
| extent, as if to euchaut every eye that looks
| upon 1t.
Governor Holiday has como To bis private
home from his official residence IL Richmond
| especially to do honor to the President aud bis
guests, and citizens from other parts of the
| Commonwealth, distinguished for their inteli.
geDce and public services, have gathered here
| to bear az honorable part 10 the agreeable
| work of extending the provtr0lal bosDitallllss
| of Vireinians to their visitors.
The President and party arrived 10 special
| traio yesterday at ii a. ID. The party con-
sisted of the President and Mrs. Hays. Geo.
and Mrs. Hastings, Secretary Thompson and
MIR. A. K PendletoD, Of Winchester, and Mrs.
WhitteSey, of the Soldiers Hnme, near Wash.
lngtop, D. G. They we're revived at the
depot BY Mayor Clark and COMMITTEE Of
| prominent cltz-ns 10 Carriages, wbc were es
cortcd by the WIoch. ster Light Iofaotry AID
the Frederick Band aud Wo",:s;pck Company.
| The President rud, irom ID d $40, i au open
carriage. accompanied by Mrs. Hayes and
Mayer Clark. to the reSideuca IF Governor
| Hol Hay, where be vas received by The CIV
erutr aod Mrs. Ma,"n. bis sis er, aud Mr.
Miller. Of Newtowu. Ptesid.ut of The AR cul-
tural Society. Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. Hast.
| iJgs here remsio,d sometime (, r rest
MR.. Hayes was dressed ia q most stylish
travelling costume of brown and very dark rcd,
with bonnet to match, AID little laee veil
over her face.
After resting for short time at Governor
Holidays, the President came Gu: on the arm
of the Governor aud Secretary Thompson with
Mr.. Miller, and they drove off 10 the first car
raqe. 10 the second carriage were Mrs. Hayes
and Gen. Hasliugs, Mrs. Hastings and Gen.
James Williams, of Winchester, of the COM
mittee of reception. Mrs. Hayes had changed
her costume to black silk Next came Cen.
eral and Mrs. Meem. of Shenandoah, and Miss
Miller. daughter OF the President Of the Agr.
cultural Society. and MIR. John Williams, q
prominent member of the Winchester bar.
The committee of reception followed. ADD they
we're driven to the residence Of Judge Edmund
Pendeton, in the suburbs. where large CON-
papy were assembled to luDch given u honor
of the Presidential party Prominent among
the guests OF the lunch were Mrs. P. p. Dand
ridge and Miss Taylor, daughter and grand
daughter Of the late President Taylor; Hoo.
A. r. Boteller. Of Shepherdstown. w. Va;
Hon. Beverly fucker. of Washington; Hon.
A. DeTomblane, British Consul at New Or
leans.
Hon. Judge PeDdleton and tho President
were escorted by the military to the fair
grounds.
Upon arriving at the fair grounds Governor
Holiday addressed large assemblsgo in front
of the main stand, alludiDg among other things
10 the President of the United States. He
knew they would warmly welcome him on &C
count of bis exalted position. 1t has been The
lot of Virginia to play varied role since colo
NAL times. She gave to the country the found
ers of the Republic, whose remains lie in view
of those who administer the government, and
another of her sons became the father OF the
Constitution. Yet when Virginia thought that
the Constitution had been violated she went
out of the Union. and appealed to the great
arbiter of nations for vindication of her cause.
During four years she denied her allegiance to
the Constitution, but the verdict being against
her. she. tattered aud torn by strife, yielded
to the decision, having written upon her pages
msttel-incdans of noble achievements and
heroic suffering, without, he believed, a spot
of shame, She has returned oDce moro to
teke her place 10 the Union and pledged her
integrity to maintain the Constitution and the
laws. If there was one man 10 the State. high
or low, in private or official station. who de.
MED their position, he did not know him. The
Governor briefly spoke of the beauty and fer.
tility of the valley, and said that such ezhi.
billions as that before them would have the
effect to smooth whatever remained of the as,
perities occasiosed by the late war. 10 concu.