The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-04-16
OLD BATTLEFIELDS.
The President at the Scenes of
Former Triumphs.
oHATANOoGA's CORDIAL WELCOME.

The Chief Magistrates Pacific Speech
Within Sight of the Battlefield
Whore He Fought-The Welcome
toGeorgia Includcsa Visit to Peach
Tree Creek.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. April 15.-When
the Presidential train reached here yes
terday fully 5000 people were assembled
at the station. A salute of thirteen
guns was fired as the President descended
from the train. The decorations all over
the city We're profuse. The party was
taken at once in gayly decorated electric
cars to Lookout Mountain. They re-
mained few moments ON the mountain
and then returned to the city. The
school children had been given a holiday,
and, dressed in their best, Joined in the
welcome. From the windows of The
Times building were thrown %, 900 cards
bearing the inscription, .'Welcome, Mr.
President, to Chattanooga" The Times
is among the leading Democratic jour
mails Of the South, and this courtesy was
fayorably commented upon. The party
was taken to a lavishly decorated stand,
where the President was introduced by
Hon. III. Clay Evans. He said;
The Presidents Speech.
My FELLOW CITIZENS: l have greatly en-
joyed the opportunity of seeing Chattanooga
again. / saw it last as the camp of great
army. Its only industries were military; its
stores munitions of war; its pleasant hilltops
were torn with rifle PITS its civic population
tho attendants 2f an army campaign. l sec 1t
today great city, prosperous commercial
center. see these hilltops, then bristling
with guns, crowded with happy homes; see
these streets, through which the worn vet
Grams Of many campaigns then marched, made
glad with the presence of happy children
Everything is changed.
The wand Of tho onchanter has touched
these hills, and Old Lookout, that frowned
over the valleys from which the plow had
been withdrawn, now looks upon the peaceful
industries of country life. All things are
changed, except that the flag that then iioated
over Chattanooga floats here still. 1t has
passed from the hands of the veterans who
bore it TO victory In battle into the hands of
the children, who lift it as an emblem of
peace. Then Chattanooga was wars gateway
Ia the south: now 1t Is the gateway of peace
commerce and prosperity. There have been
two conquosts-one with arms, the other with
the gentle influences Of peace, and the last is
greater than the first.
| congratulate Tennessee. congratulate this
prosperous city, congratulate all those who
through this gateway give and receive the in
terchangos of friendly commerce, that there is
being wrought throughout our country unfit
cation by commerce, unitication by SINH
larity Of institutions and habits, that shall in
time erase every yestigc of difference and
shall mako us not only in contemplation of
the law, but In heart and sympathy one peo-
pie.
thank YOU for your cordial greeting today,
and hope for the development of the indus
tries OF our country and for the settling of our
institutions upon the firm base of II respect for
the law.
He was followed by Secretaries Wanna
maker and Proctor.
AT the station. prior to the presidents
departure, men, women and children
were lifted from their feet by the surg
ing mass. The president shook hands
with hundreds, and the train pulled out
amid loud huzzas.
Veterans "Reminiscences.
ATLANTA, Ca, April 19.-The pleas
ure trip Of the presidential party from
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