The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-20
THE NEWS FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH TO-

recall those who have laid down in the dust,
around whose graves we have gathered, and
whose memories We shall revere while life en-
dures. Liberty OF speech may be controlled,
liberty OF action may be circumscrlbed, but
the fond privilege of indulging in these refec-
known world. While we live we shall continue
to cherish the memory Of our defenders, our
leaders, and our statesmen.
OF the future of South Carolina Ihaye but
little to say. 1t is beyond our guidance or con-
troll. great experiment is to be tried, and il
that experiment. fails, upon none of us will rest
the responsibility. 1t is none Of our work and
There is that, however, Mr.. President, Of
which can speak without trespassing upon
the bounds Of propriety. No State in the broad
land in which we live has ever welcomed the
Irish emigrant more warmly upon her shores
than the once proud State Of South Carolina.
With equal confidence can assert that when the
emigrant has become domiciled among us, no
State has greeted him with affection, or devot-
ed itself to the development Of his interests
and welfare more than our own South Carolina.
One word more. If in the future, a manly
resignation to that which we cannot control, o
resignation to "the powers that be" is required
to ensure the prosperity Of South Carolina,
say that nowhere will there be found more
SuUulSSlUu Iuhu duOuS UQ6 Cltll0lo VI oOuun
Carolina. Of the dispensation OF Providence,
it is not for me to conjecture, but when proud
| England points to her statesmen and poets, and
calls up the gifted sons Of Ireland to illustrate
| her greatness, may not we too, rely upon our
| adopted citizens and eIult in the possession OF
an element Of strength and progress sub
NIT To you whether such men or their descend
ants can be derelict in the pledges which they
made to you on this occasion? (Applause).
The fourth regular'ioast was then read:
The Cuy Of Charleston -"The City BY the
Sea-" We look forward with confidence to the
time when she will again resume her former
position amongst her sisters.
His Honor Mayor Cogswell in rising to re-
spond, was enthusiastically received, and spoke
as follows -
Gentlemen stand before you to-day as
stranger in your city, but your friendly greet
ing has been such that my heart warns to you,
and it makes me feel almost an Hlbernlan my
self. The kindness and hospitality Of the in
habitants Of Charleston are so we'll known that
it has become proverbial. But charming as
these attributes are they will not build your
city. Charleston should rank high among her
sister cities Of the earth. Strong arms, stout
hearts and active brains are all she needs to
place her in her proper position. These quail
lies YOU possess, and II you use them as your
Maker intended you should your adopted city
NAV in few years be the gem Of the Atlantic,
and with New York, Baltimore and New Orleans
command the commerce OF the western world.
For the short time that hold the responsible
position of Mayor Of your city l shall exert
every energy to begin this great work, and will
ask your hearty assistance to obhterate the
marks of desolation which now mar the beauty
of what is destined to be, as it was in former
days, the Queen city Of the South; and then,
gentlemen, in future years you and your chill
dren will find as happy homes, and fields as
green on the banks Of the Cooper and Ashley
as in YOUR own Emerald Isle, which now bleed
ing and struggling for her rights and freedom
appeals to the sympathy of every true Ameri-
can heart.
Heaven speed the day which shines on our
transatlantic sster-Catholic, free Ireland.
The fifth regular toast was then read:
The President of the Unated Stales: The
staunch supporter Of constitutional rights.
R. c. Duryea, Esq, being called upon to re-
spond, spoke as follows:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen Of the Hs6e'nian
Society:
In the absence Of the gentleman appointed
to respond to the sentiment offered to the
head Of the nation, have been requested by
the committee to make some remarks on the
present occasion. In so doing, feel honored
In being permitted to say word in behalf OF
that great man who stands erect amid the tur-
mol Of revolution, unawed and unappalled by
the dangers which surround him. The Presi-
dent Of the United States, in my humble
opinion, stands second to none of his prede-
cessors [Applause.] Called to his posi-
ton, almost by chance, at q time OF
great and terrible trial, without
party to support him, suspected BY one side,
stands to-day, the representative Of the con-
stitutional liberty Of America. [Applause.
He is perhaps the only man who ever held
possession Of that high Office, under the same
circumstances. And II the present generation
NAV not do him justice, history will write his
epitaph and engrave his memory upon pa
ges that will never die. [Applause.]
The sixth toast was:
The Judiciary: The Palladium OF our iber-
ties: heretofore unsullied in its purity.
This called out the Hon. W. D. Lesesne, who
said:
was kindly forewarned, Dir. President, that
it would be expected Of me to acknowledge the
expression Of respect that would be applied to
the Judiciary Of South Carolina upon this oc-
casion. History, sir, has anticipated your
praise in regard to many Of the illustrious
names of the past. Speaking for those who
are now invested with political authority, and
charged with judicial duty, permit me to say
that the appreciation Of such body Of citizens
as this is o matter of real qualification. Tap
plause.] The advantage to the country OF well
grounded confidence in the integrity Of it's ju-
diciary cannot be overstated; and it depends
very much upon the feeling with which the
judicial Office is publicly regarded, and the
dignity with which it is clothed; OF what sort
of persons appointments are made. In South
Carolina respect for the Office has hitherto
always been the popular sentiment, and has
impaired to the judge in advance, moral moral
power, in the exercise Of which nscientious
man cannot but feel the protoundest RESPONSE
bilities. [Great applause And it, sir, the
judiciary Of South Carolina be justly entitled to
the compliment bestowed upon them, 1t ls to
these causes that it may be ascribcd. 1t Is for
these reasons that men have always been Sc.
lected because of their supposed fitness, and
because they cannot be enticed from their pro-
fession by venal motives or bad amDltlon.
| [Great applause.]
Mr.. President, in accordance with usage,
| will close these remarks with 4 toast, and
ask you to join me in doing honor to a fellow
citizen, strangely misunderstood ln some
localities, but whose lofty characteristics make
him type Of the men who conferred renoWn
upon our commonwealth in her best days
wise, cultivated, chivalric, uncomfortable and
patriotic in the most elevated sense OF the
word. offer you the health and happiness OF
Wade Hampton GGreat cheering.l
The seventh toast was:
The Press Honestly and intelligently con-
Quoted, there is no better advocate OF our
rights and our liberties.
This was responded to by MIR. F. W. Dawson,
of The DAILY NEWS, as follows.
In these times of doubt and danger 1t ls dlt-
fcult to determine what is most proper TO be