The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-22
"IN OLE YIRGINNY,"
oLEyELANp's VISIT
To the Capital of the Old DomIpiOn-IIe Is
Received with Great Enthu.iasm-He
Makes u Speech at the Fair
Grounds-Immense Crowd,


minutes drive brought the party to the
fair grounds and as the head Of the limo
fled into the main entrance presidential
salute OF tWenty,ope guns was fired by the
Richmond HoWilzsrs, Inside the gates
drawn up in line were military consisting
OF the Fist Virginia Volunteers, Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues and three
companies 6f visiting soldiers, also q
battalion oi Co,ored troops, AS the car
riages bearing ths President and cabinet
officers pasGed the military remained at
present arms.
Welcoming shouts OF tho many thnus-
auds greeted the President along the
route to one Of the buildings, where the
party was TO be received.
The guests were ushered into tho Office
oi tho President Of the Agricultural So
Ciety, where the membera Of the recep.
tion committee and u lew other disun.
guished citizens were formally introduced,
Hall an hour later tho President taking
the arm Of Governor Lee made his way,
cheercd by the shouts OF ten Thousand
voices, to the verandR Of the office build
ing, and faced the welcoming muItilndes.
The huzZas having ceaeed, Col, Robert
Beverly, President OF the Agricultural
Society, stepped forward and Introduced
Governor Lse, who, In a brisl speech, ex.
tended the welcome Of tho commonwealth
OF Virginia, 10 the President OF the nation.
The President was then introduced by
Colonel Beverly, who, In behalf OF the
iarmers Of Virginia, welcomed him to
their State. Dsaleuing and prolonged
cheers, and wild waving Of hats and hand.
keTChieis greeted him. In clear voice,
loud enough to be heard upon the borders
Of the great aafemblage, ho said;
THE PREslDgNr's SPEECH.
Fellow CITIzENs or VIRGINIA: While
| thank you most sincerely for your kind
reception aud reCogn'z9 in its heartiness
the hospitality for which the people OF
Virginia have always been distngulsled, |
am fully aware that your demonstration
OF welcome Ia rendered not to an indvid.
usl but 10 an incumbent OF an citiCe ehiCh
crowns the government Of tho United
States. The State Of Virginia, the mother
OF pFesldeIlP, seven OF whose gons have
filed that high otiica to-day greets a
President who for the frat time meets her
Sous upon Virginiss soil, lcongratulate
myself that my first introduction to the
people Oi Virg uia occurs ut time when
they are surrounded by the exhibits OF
the proGuctiveness and prosperity OF their
State.
Whatever there may be In honor in her
fhistOry and however much oil pride there
Iuay be Ia her traditions, her true great
meas Is hera Cx.mplitlpd. In our sister
hood Of Statea tho leading and most com.
msnding place must bs gained aud kept
by that commonwealth which, by the
labor and intelligence Of her ci'iz ms, can
produce the mOet OF thoao things which
meet tho necessities and desires Ot man,
kind But full advautsgs Of that which
may b6 yielded 10 State by tue toll and
Ingenuity Of her people ia not measured
alone by the money, value Of
the products. Tho efforts aud the
strugal,s Of her farmers aud hor
artisans rot only create new values in the
field Of agriculture, and the arts and
manufactures, but they at the same time
produce rugged, self.rcllHnt aud indie
pendent men and cultivate that product
which more than oil others enob'es q
State patriotic, earnest, American clti-
zsnship.
AMERICAN CITlzEEsHIP.
This will flourish in every part Of the
American domain; neither drouth nor
rain eau ipjure 1t, for It takes root in true
hearts enriched by love Of country.
There arc no new varieties In this prcduc.
tion, 1t must be thu same wherever seen,
and ito quality Is neither sound nor
genuine unless 1t grows to deck aud beau.
| iify an entire and united nation, nor un-
lees 1t supports and sustains the institu-
tions and the government founded, TO pro-
leCt American liberty and happiness.
The present administration OF tho gov
ernment ia pledged to return for suCh
husbaudiy, not only promises bot actual
tenders Of fairness and justice with equal
protection and full participation in ma
tional achievements. II In the past wa
have been eBtraHged and the cultivation
Of American citizenship has been inter-
ruptad, your enthusiastic welcome OF to.
day demonstrates that there is On end to
such tstrangement, and that the time
Of suspicion and fear ig sue.
Ceeded by an era Of faith and
confidence. In such Q kindly
atmosphere, and beneath such cheering
skies greet the people Of West Virginia
as colaborers in the field where grows the
love oi our united country. God grant
that in the years to come, Virginia, the
Old Dominion, the mother OF Presidents,
she who looked on the nation at its birth,
may not only inCIease her trophies ol
growth in agriculture and manufactures,
but that she may be among the fist ol
all the States In tho cultivation Of true
American citiSenshlp.a
oTHRR EXERCISE.
Tie President was frequently interrup.
ted by hearty applause and when he con-
Cluded, the immense ConCourse Of people
oined in a perfect ovation Of cheers. Col.
Beverly then introduced In the order
named Secretary Bsyard, Secretary Endi.
colt, Postmaster General Villas and Com.
missioner OF Agriculture ColmRp, each Of
whom was greeted with Cheeta, which
they simply acknowledged by bowing to
tho people, II being understood that
further BpeeCh.makiDg would not bO In
order. Among the ladies on the portiCo
from which the speaking took place were
Mrs. Lee, the GoveTnofg wife
and Miss Winnie Davis, daughter
Of ex.P President Jefferson Davis, to whom
President Cleveland was introduced, and
With whom he spent o few moments In
UlsasSrlt cOnYefsAtion. The party were
then escorted to THO headquarters Of the
President Of thG Society, IN smother build.
ing, where they witnessed . review oi
troops, white and Colored, Aitgr the 10.
view The President held a PUBLIC reception
for over an hour, and shook bands With
thfouSands. Between Q aud 4 o'clock the
yisitols occupied seats on the grand stand
and witnessed 'veyptel races, alter which o
sumptuouB lunch was paItaEap oi.
| Fishing Boats Lost.