New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-09
TIE PRESIDENTS THE NORTHWEST
THE MINNESOTA FAIR VISITED.
PRESIDENT HAYES SPEAKS on THE PROGRESS OF
TILE NATION-A HEARIY RTCEPTION.


THE NATIoN-A HEARTY RECEPTION.
MNNEAPoLIs, Sept. 8.-President Hayes
and party returned here yesterday from Fargo, and
received by committee OF prominent citizens. who
accompanied tlem amid cheers OF the people who lined
the Streets the Ncolett House In the forenoon the
party visited the Falls and inspected the great mills
and other objects Of interest aud o'clock entered
the fair grounds where they received with euthu
siastic cheers. visit paid to Agricultural Hall,
and after viewing from the gallery the party passed
through it, the grand organ meanwhile pealing forth
Its notes From here the party were driven TO the
stock and machinery departments. grand cavacade
half million dollars worth Of stock was ranged In
parade. The President, Mrs. Hayes, Governor Pills
bury, Mayor Rand. General Washburn Attoney-Gen-
eral Devens and General Myer next entered the
judges stand There had by this time gathered in the
amphtheatre and about 1t upward OF 10000 people.
Mayor Rand introduced the President one whose
name has long been household word-One who has
ploughed deep burrows In the political soil of this
country the Of which win be garnered into the
treasures OF the land.
In response President Hayes said "My friends:
Mr. Lincoln occasions when he required, or
It proper that he should address audience
largely composed Of ladies' spoke OF his embarrassment
In undertaking TO do it. have been sklledn the
language OF compliment to ladies, and feel somewhat
he must have felt in attempting to make my acknowl
edgment to those to whom / am indebted
for the Rrstlhcation OF being with you to-day.
I am not sked l have not studied the language OF
acknowledgment and thanks upon occasions like
this It occurred to me, coming as was to the North
west attend the agricultural and mechanical fairs, TO
meet people who were mainly engaged IN considering
their material interests that might perhaps word
or two that would be interesting the subject Of the
prospect OF business and return TO better times, and
accordingly Guthered together few facts and few
agures which intended TO and repeat each OF
the places In which was called upon 10 address an as
seubiy, leaving It 10 the moment TO say such other
Things "a might seem proper say when called upon
occasions ike this and here let me say this that sin
and the Mayor OF the City OF Minneapolis and the Presi
dent aud Officers Of this ASSOCIATION Tor tue very friendly
way In which they have greeted me, and thank this
whole audiences for the heartness with which they have
received sentiments some o. which, Doubtless hey 40
not altogether agree Win II u one OF te IoItunao
things IN American pubic life that whatever may De
said currently In the angry discussion OF pOhtlcal ste
maj after All the American people Of all parties
to have sagay in discovering al last what manner OF
| about and though he may make ever 80 many mis-
takes II upon the whole they that believe he i honest
and patriotic, and means WELL they VIII treat nm as
! ron treat me. loud applause. -
Of course We all Know every body In the United States
deal that Is good aud pleasant, about the City OF Mime
apos. GApplAusel We know OF your energy your rapid
Passing around your city, viewing your beautiful homes,
viewing also us wonderful NOTWITHSTANDING es'A az
1, dlJs ~ the Northwest; passing through these
we realized how Il Is that one column OF figures that
have repeated, aud propose 10 repeat uuth Eet Oaok
70 p,nS .o Soaby to the United states as it does ZAP
pause refer you Will naturally conjecture 10 the
coppari.on tween what We send abroad and what we
receive from and that column Of figures tells Us
| that last year We sent 10 Europe OF agrcWlnfaI
ever before az the opposite fact equally encouraging
and that that wife aud your wife, aud your boys
b.ye beeu seized with a. OF economy ana are buying
i ~ me ponsepse Tuey take more abroad than ever
before Iappause; and the result l. that In this period
| Of nara timrs when need encouragement, we are
Gatips Trade more honorable tEan WIS ever known
our sxpor eI coed urmports by s257 100000 In the
three years the panic exports were less than
] lbs m
/ Well. now everybody understands there Is "A great
deal OF discussion among political economists about TN.
balance az Trade and gentlemen will say that II Is
lmortant as many disposed 90 consider, but u u
4 eat comfort TO know that S23I 100000 are on our
s,Se fGnpanseJ For at the last the balance must be
paid in ttis way, and hence u happens that read
u lie morplng papers OF to-day that We are quarter or
cent nearer tpcce payment than We have been since
Now n we 60 over the whole list OF important Stats
lies ia reference public anuirs for thirteen years
fbrre has been good Improvement and although there
nave not beon prosperous times throughout toe country
tbs faef that this improvement Is going and on
gard 10 the budOns which The people bear 10 TAR aver
sginE the future prospects Of every mans daily
The President took up other points bearing the
business OF the country treating them IN prrty much
lie same Wuy a. his 81. Paul speech, and adding
good many Illustrations lie was automatically
oheered throughout his speech especialy AZ an refer
epees TO tue payment Of tno National debt and The I'M
pI9sS Sr " ID Wasbburn then introduced Attorney
General Dcyeu, who addressed the assembage ri great
GENERAL DFvESs's ADDRESS.
General Dcy.us ~ the course OF his speech, said The
r,t financial storm has passed substantially and gone
over YOU II has quite gone over MS In the East We
IN Massaebuse.ts suffering STILL You In Minnesota
are abb, 10 gyr every honest days work and TO
| give him an honest days pay. Applause We In
Massachusetts to-day not able 20 do that The great
commissions that have affected our manufacturing inter
ct, are snch that While tho numbers OF those not
ovea tbere t ia "a yet true that many ont OF en-
ployment whom We would gladly feed aud sustain. "a
| VOICE send them out here -, ,., -,
Il We will send part them 20 you, and we wall strive
10 rehabiate Industries 80 - to support all we
a. passed In at your gates glad to see places
indicating whore subscriptions were taken up Tor TIE
~, rers An tho SOU a by the dreadful pestilence which
now am cts he aud i 10 be feared may be followed In
some PAGES by famine ] wish IL were IN Your power
! air 10 sweep through Grenada aud Memphis and New
Orleans. Inat cannot do Tor tneIn but we can 90
! them material old, and we can send them geu-
srous cordial sympathy i9at tRey are OF us
our counrymep ana tha hothhs 'haV 'ou0HeS 'ho can
| but afrectus. lApplause.l
| GFSEROUs ACT or A SOLDIER.
When Acknowledgement Devens had finished speak
ng President Hayes stepped TO the front and said he
held m his hand Bible, which had been presented by
Tuon SOLDIER as his only possession TO be given to-day
% aid the .uerings OF some Confederate soldier In the
south who ia his friend but his enemy, TO be sold
Tor what Il would bring. lie desired ss9 to state that
tnere was at tho end OF the nan where suDseflp
tons would be received for tho sufferers IN the South
MAYOR Rand then took book and offered It for SALE
| Mr.. James T. Case was the purchaser, paying 800
| The book was accompanied by the following letter:
This Bbe IA the property OF United States soldier In
the war for the Union 1864 and 1859 IL u the only
I'm I'm my power 70 make This Is tue giit OF friend,
snd s nrzed for this reason above all price. accept
ost cbeerullT tins opportunity OF expressing tn stu
Ssrtv of NY friendship for those brave boys who Fought
H tbe defence OF what they honestly believed was rght
an the war of the rebellion. We were ene6es Ia war; We
arc fcnds In peace May this be the means OF carrying
% "a tLc hearts and homes of poor sufferers, and
mail Zoe Thousand tunes paid for the saer1noe III rs
especially requested by the donor that the Bbe 90 soo
an federae soldiers suffering from yellow fever.
ISignedl ~ NhHAON' VI oo'oi~"0O'
| Minneapolis, sept. z, 1878.
Mrs Hayes vas next called for, and IN response made
her ackpo gments 10 the crowd There were cries
800 ,ghfch resDOudcd 90 by the