The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-29
FRA OF GOOD FEELING.
WAIT OF SOUTHERN CONGKESS-
MEN TO BOSTON.
Cordial welcome 10 The Bay STATE
-SIatrsmanIike Jtterances on
BoIn sides POlIIics
IabOOed.

BJsroN, April 2I.-The delegation OF
Southern Congressmen arrived here this
morning. Af.er breakfast the guests Wis
;,ai the State House, the wife o. Senator
Gordon snd the daughter of Senator La
,csr who is student at WELLESLEY Col
Isre, accompanying them. Governor
Kice, surrounded by his staff, in uniform,
received the party IN the Executive
chamber, and each one was presented.
After going over the State House,
the City Hall was visited, where
me Mayor and several Aldermen
vo,comed the guests. Old South Church
,o5 Fsneuill Hall were next visited.
Alb o'clock q large number OF the
marty accepted an invitation to Gile with
its Commercial Club st their Saturday
catering. Senators Lamar and Hill
Sara absent. Senators Gordon Morgan
sad Jones snd Representative Hooker
w,re among those present OF the visiting
r.-ly. Inc club turned out in iuIl
numbers to 90 honor to the Southerners.
Hon. John w. Gambler, President, wss
in the chair Among tie most promI-
psl. residents present were Gov Rice,
AZ Cover, or Castor, Mayor Pierce and
Collector B.a d Mr.. Chandler welcomed
the ,u,sts, aud expressed the belief that
sntw era Of good feeiIrg between lag
sections would result IN s.,engtnlng our
common country, and At no distant date
j, rsviyiug the commercial Prosp rlty Of
toe usU0n.
Senator Gordon msie one Of the prin-
cips speeches OF the night, but it was en-
prply devoid of political bearing. He
welcomed the return of fraternsl rels-
Ton. between the North and South. and
,,0k most hopeful view OF the iu.uro OF
the nation. It's resources were
gnl.le:s ard with peace and
ion the industry and trade o,
the nation could no. iail to be built upon
permanent aud enduring basis. Gov
Rec, speskir- u Tor Massachusetts, eI-
tended 10 the visitors warm and Sia-
ere welcome and spoke e.0quenLiy OF
these iriruly visits by which men o!
bth ,e..ULs were brought into
persons. S, mpatny with one another.
Senator Morg n followed and gave ut-
ls-srca 10 similar sentiments. Mayor
Pe-ca, speaking TOR the city OF B.s;oa,
e.lunI the Governors welcome. Senator
,Ione. Mr. Whitman, Collector Is ard,
General Hooker, Ex-GCvernOr CASTOR
sni Mr.. Ellis followed III the same strain.
Politics we're entirely tsbOUed. Gen.
HJokers speech was one Of the most
striking and powerful Of the evening
lie spoke of the industrial
resources of the South in glowing terms,
an alludiHg to tue approaching amsnci-
psuon Of slaves in the West Indies said,
th,t when that event came as 1t would
.ls result would be that the great trade,
10 sugar productions would pass largely
j. DO, wholly to the South, where they
hsi many yests the stslt in organization
O.i.es a5or He concluded by predicting
acommercial future for the " mole country
o. suo.t of iucOnceivsble grandeur, and
sad that the North and South, East and
Wss. wouI be united rs with hooks of
Ea,, 10 common bonds of material in
.sr.ss IS well IS Of irs,ernal concord and
unity.
The company did not break up until
nearly IL O'cO.k AL the members Of
tie cub expressed themselves as delight.
81 v..1 the liberal views of the Southern
e's sri the latter appear equally grati-
1si 8. their reception.