The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-10-07
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is the second subject on the programme
to-night-the South. Cheers.
Gentlemen, even q colder nature than
mine would warm up with enthusiasm
with such theme, but the time that is
prescribed to me, and the occasion, and
the number of speakers, and the great
desire that we have to hear the distin-
guished son Of Ohio that we all love and
honor so much-and may say that we
OF the South perhaps love him better than
his own people do-he has to succeed
me. We're I disposed to make an ora
ton, would carry my mind back and
speak of the past glories Of the South; +;
I could bring to you memories that you
all venerate. I could speak of many
great and glorious men; but speak now
to merchants and mechanics, to citizens
of the North, practical men, who. with
out any disparagement, look great deal
to the present.
The speaker next referred to the ex-
pauding conditionlof the now resurrect.
ed South and her vast resources. She
had glorious and magnificent future,
to which she could look forward. She
had inscribed on her banners, "Reform,
Union, Hope" Let the North and let
the West meet her with 'Faith, Hope
and Charity" on their banners. Let
these banners meetand minglein triumph
and let us go on our way rejoicing, and
then there will be peace throughout our
borders. prosperity in our land, rejoic-
ing and happiness in our palaces.
ICheers.
Mr.. Pendleton spoke as follows. He
was received with great applause:
'.For whatever small part of that
greeting may take as personal COM
pliment to myself, return you my most
humble thanks. Applause. For that
large part of it which expresses your
kindness for the city of Cincinnati, I re-
turn you my proud and grateful acknow-
ledgment. Loud applause ;,
81 am embarrassed by the call that has
ticed public speaker, as you know, and
if + we're, the toast that has been given,
the lateness of the hour, the speeches
you have already heard, the emotions
that swell up in my heart now, would ad-
monish me to be silent. IApplause.
There are sentiments which are their
own best interpreter; there are occasions
in which humor and wit flow freest in
private conversation, and sentiment and
affection are best evidenced by the pres
sure of the hand and the kindling of the
eye and the kindly smile between man
and man. IApplause.
81 think, gentlemen, that the senti-
ment which you have given, and to
which you call upon me to respond, is of
that character, and I think the hour is
of that character also. No man seeks
common language or words in which to
express the praises of the mother who
bore him, or to delineate the virtues of
the wife of his bosom Applause l-and
SO it is with mo tonight. You have
spoken kindly of Cincinnati; you have
spoken of her imperial wealth; you have
spoken of her indomitable industry; you
have spoken of her as she sits in matron-
~ beauty upon the banks of the beauti-
full river. Applause
81 appreciate all that you have said on
her behalf. But Cincinnati is my mo-
ther; I love her, but cannot praise.
[Applause.] In her soil rest the bones
were oradled all my children. Ap-
plause,1 For all that you have said or
felt in her behalf, on behalf of the city
itself, IN behalf of her citizens, on be-
half of those who grace these galleries
tonight, L return to you their and my
cordial acknowledgements Applause.
SsFor every sentence of kindness that
you have uttered T beg you to believe,
you gentlemen of the South, You who
came up from land lately devastated by
war. but now recuperated by industry,
{applause, ] for every word OF kindness
that you have spoken, and every senti-
ment of affection that you have felt,
beg to say to you to night, and to say it
in behalf Of all our people, that Cinoin-
natl reciprocates and returns that feel
ing, as pure as every gem that sparkled
tonight from golden Oatawba, as loving
as every smile of beauty that has dawn
ed upon you from those galleries. !"
Prolonged applause.I
REMARKS OF Hon. W. 8. GRoEsBEcK.
Mr.. Groesbeck responded thus to the
sentiment "OUR COUNTRY" He said:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: Your toast presents
subject which may seem too large and
too serious for a banquet, but assembled,
as we ore this evening, from many and
distant States. it is entirely proper that
we remember and honor our common
country.
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