The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-28
STATESMEN IN BOSTON.

SOUTHERN SENATOR'S AND CoNGREssMEN AS
GUSTS OF THE HUB--A DAY OF SIGHT,
SEEING AND TALKrNa-ALL INDUSTRY AND
NO POLITICS.
BosroS April 81, 1878
The delegation OF Southern politicians, consisting
OF Senators Gordon, Morgan md jones' and Repre-.
sentaves Carlisle. Ellis Yeates, whitthornc, Clark
Hooker, Young Morcy and Goodc who were invited to
visit Boston by tho Boston Commercial Club, wcro
formally received and entertained In this city to-day
Aftor breaKlasting At the Hotel Brunswick tho
Southern Congressional guests visited tho State
House. tho vito Of Senator Gordon ana tho daughter
OF Senator Lamar, who Is sudens at Wellesley Col
Icge, accompanying them. Governor Rice, sur
rounded by hrs staff In. full uniform, re.
ccved tho party in tho Executive Chamber, each
member being separately introduced. After going
over tho State House tho City Hall was visited where
tho Mayor and several Aldermen greeted tho guests in
an informal and hearty way. rho Old South Church
and rapcul Hall wcro visited next BY the Southern.
ers, tho members OF the Commercial Club acting as
escort TO all these points Of interest
party accepted Invitation to DINO the Hotel
brunswick with sho Comucrcial Club st their regular
Saturday gathering. Senator Lamar was absent, and
30 also was Hon. Benjamin Hill. OF Georgia. General
Gordon, Of Georgia; senator Morgan, OF Alabama;
Hooker. Of Mississippi, were among those present,
together with majority OF tho VISITING party. The
club, which ranks as tho leading organization OF ITS
kind In tho city, ana numbers among rts
members many representative men OF Boston, both
IN pubic life ana various branches Of trade. turned
out IN full force 10 DO honor the southern
guests. Hon John W. Gambler president OF me club
nllcd tho chair Among tho most prominent Ios-
tonians present wcrc Governor Rice. Ex-Governor
CASTOR, Mayor Pierce, Collector Beard and Others
Mr. Gambler welcomed tho guests tho day ana OK
pressed tho belief that the era OF good feeling
between the sections would result In tho cngthcn
Ing OF the common country, and at no distant dato
Ia rcvivipg nc commercial prosperity OF the naton
senator Gordon made one OF the principal speeches
OF The night, but u entirely devoid OF political
bearings lilo welcomed tho return OF fratcrnai rcla
tiots between the North and south and took u
hopeful WOW OF tho national future. Its resources
wore limiticss, aud with peace and the indus
try trade VI The nation could fail TO DO built
up on n permanent aud enduring basis.
Governor Rice, speaking Tor the state OF Massa-
ch ustts, extcndod TO the visitors and sincere
welcome, and spoke eoqucntiy Of the Advantages
men Of both sections were brought into personal
sympathy, ono with another.
senator Morgan, Of Alabama, followed and gavo
uttcrance to similar sentiments
Mayor Pcnrcc. speaking for the city OF Boston,
echoed tho Govcrnor's welcome
Senator Jones, OF Florida; Mr.. Whitthorne, OF Ten.
nessec; Collector Beard, OF Boston; General Hooker
OF Mississippi; ex-Govornor CASTOR and Mr. Ellis OF
Louisiana, followed in tho sano strain politics being
entirely tabooed
General Hooker's speech was one OF the ost sirik
Ing and powerful Of tho evening" He spoke OF tho
and aliuding 10 tho approaching emanc patton OF
slaves In tho West Indies said that when tina, event
came as y would Tue result would be that the great
trade IRON tho sugar production would pass largely,
II not wholly, TO tho south. where they had many
years start IN tho organization OF irec labor lie
cludcd ny predicting commercial future for whoo
country o almost ipconecivsbic grandeur, ana said
tho North ana South East wou III be united as
with hooks OF steo IN the common iods of material
interest ms well as OF frstcrnal concord and amtfy
The company did not break up until Dcafiy eleven
O'Clock. All the members OF the club expressed them.
selves delighted with the liberal views OF tho south
cfncrs and the latof appeared equally gra,i1ed NJ
their reception.