The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-09

| her OF the private establishments of our German
fellow citizens were also Illuminated, fprominent
| among which we may mention the HiIbers
House, King street, near Wentworth; the resi-
! dences OF Mr.. william sehachte, King street, and
OF Captain A. Melchers, King, between George and
Calhoun streets But the chez d'oapre In the way
| of illumination was
TIE HALL OF THE FREUNDsCHAFTsBUND.
This beautiful building was q blaze of. light
from top to bottom Thousands Of wax candles
sparkled in the windows, and double row Of
Chinese lanterns irlnged the roof, The porch
was also elaborately adorned with Chinese Ian
terms while huge transparency filed the great
central window with device OF the Genius OF
Liberty unrurllng the standard Of Imperial Ger
many, the whole emblazoRed with the symbol Of
the Romas raSces, and legend In German, "IN
UNION Is STRENGTH ~ Hundreds Of our citizens
surrounded the hall during The evening, admtrtng
the egnlfcent and inspirlting display.
Within, the building was crowded to suffoca.
tlon by the tnrong who had assembled: to 1artict-
| pate in the closing exercises Of the day. Every
| inch OF standing room was occupied, and mo- In
! considerable proportion OF our native citizens
were interested spectators of the rejoicings OF
| their enthusiastic German friends. When the
curtain rose, about halrpast O'Clock, the stage
| was occupied by the singing. section Of the
| Bruderllcherbund, upon whom deyolved the
choral portion OF the entertainment.
The exercises were begun with music by the
German band and the song "Hell Dir In sieges-
kransr whereup6n Captain jacob Small, presi-
dent of the Freundschartsbund, delivered the fol-
| lowing address OF welcome:
| REMARKs OF CAPTAIN JACOB SMALL.
Honored Asse,nbly-This is great festival day
on which all the resident Germans OF Charleston,
| and those OF their friends who sympathlze with
their cause and successes, have met to enjoy the
| occasion, and to give therebya proof that they
| still appreciate all that is dear to them Whlch
makes the Fatherland great anu giorlQqs. IL u
Known Hs m rhat the ReSsMr. Muller is the orator Of
! The evening. This IS merely greeting IN the
name Of the e. ErsapaschaIsGund Na anu hearty
Then followed the song 'Auf, ihr Kreger, zleht
Won dannen." Declamation OF the poem Erie
den.n written by Captain Melchers. and recitcd
| by q lady. After this came the song "Tambour
schlag an" from "zwel Bllieraus dem Kriegsle'
ben," ctwo pictures Of the war,") by Rev. L.:
Muller. This solo and chorus was splendidly sung
and applauded to the echo
The Rev. L. Muller then delivered the following
handsome orattor:.
GRAFTON BY HEr L. MULLER.
The telegraph during the past week brought US
| tidiRgs most glad from beyond the sea. The g..
gantc struggle between our Old Fatherana anu
| Ftance is over; the sword is put into the scab-
bard; the angel OF peace has shed his benign
countepance upon the bloody field. and the hand
OF the destroyer is stayed. The fell demons OF
war are fetrered, aud the nations o.. the earta q
breathe freely once more. Like unto that first
great Christmas carol. "Behold, I bring you glad
tidings OF great joy,"!s this welcome announce
s snS ae s
army into the heart OF France wi 1eVerlsh anxl:
ETY.. In spirit we were never absent from tnQse
battle.nelds, for was not our own mesh and biood
there engaged IN the most bloody strife the world
has ever SEEM Although the ocean separates as
from our brethren beyond, the blood that courses
through their veins Is one and the same with the
stream that gives life to every German on TINS
continent: Though we have become cltizens 1a. OF
another-cOuntry, lu heart we remain the chlldren
OF our old Mother.
We live In no ordinary times, and 1t Is our priv
ese to read the brilliant pages history will assign
| tothis generation. Our own German people nave
conquered one OF the greatest nations. IN the
worlds history. In the words OF the Psalnist, we
say; "The Lord has done great things Tor us,
whereof We are glad" II 10 this tnought thaC
pervades the festival re celebrate to-day; and 1t
Is my privilege to be permitted to say this to-day
in the name OF. this assembly, representatives OF
the great family Of German peoples.
Like q clap OF thunder In cleareky came tne
French declaration OF war, eight months ago. In
fortnight the two mightest armies the Worlo
has ever seen confronted each other, ready lot
battle. The situation was grave 10 tne last ue-
gree. Two giants had stripped Tor tne neni: Ing
prize was the leadership among the nations OF
Europe The whele world stood waiting iroreath.
less anxiety to see upon which side the Gale oi
victory would incline.
righteous. cause-vIctory." Such was the spon-
taneous ou.burst OF every German heart. on
twelve OF the greatest battle. Fields OF the earth,
from Weissenburg to Sedan, German sclons OF war
and va!or won the most decisive victories. In
less han o month, the armies OF France were
crushed, captured or beleaguered. Their Empe-
ror was a prisoner In the hands or the victor.
They began to talk # peace Again they eos raIllea
massacres. The opposing nations grOaned under
the weight OF the mighty combat. Ana an on
God gave new victories TO our nag. Ike
mighty stream OF living fire, our armies poured
tnto'the heart OF France. Finally, the french
capital surrendered. The German army entered
Paris in.triumph, aud they who struck. the nrst
blow were forced to pray for peace, ana peace
came. What that means We can realize when we
think Of the horrors Of war; when before the
minds eye, the bloody battle fields appear, where
thousands OF the wounded and dead lie troduen
Ebition;. when the sounds OF woe reach our
lear from the mothers who mourn their sons
from wives who lament their fallen h9spanus
from children who vainly cap their fathers name
hopes Of q life. There the holy angels vel taelr
faces, weeping the destruction OF the image OF
God. And the friend OF humanity looks on with
an aching and q. despondent heart. HOW olten
did we think; ut this time, OF the words OF the
n pet: "Der Sct7ecEliCitSte deSc'recGef, o1S eSt
der n,e'sSch t'l setnens. 0hann.' C.Ihe mosS nor
I rIble OF horrors Is man swayed by passion
And passion 1t was which brought on this war.
The deception OF g. people who called themselves
Great because the good God used them as lnssrn'
meuts In former times for chastiSing the natlonS
OF Europe deception 1t was to fancy tfac tney
were called upon TO decide the destin!es OF ma:
tions-6 work which Is Gods alone Therelore,
He safe In Judgment upon that people. anu, snas
tered in pieces. the fabric OF tner glory anu power
lies upon the ground.
But now 1t Is PEACE Aud joyfully sound The
tldngs over tie face or the earth. Peace Peace!
with what laundering hurrah May the war
riors have received the news Peace!
/ Und jedes Hler nit Sing and Sang,
Nit PauEen und Trompeten Klang,
Geschmuckt nit grunen Resern,
Zieht helm zu seinea Bausern.
And every corps with shout and song,
With beat OF drum and trumpeps clang,
Decked wlrh.leaves and branches green,
March onward to their homes.
Peace Like q Gospel to mothers wives anu
betrothed and even II there are many who have
TO cry out sT0o late for NEIL even they reoce-in
| the happiness OF their people. Those-that mourn
their fallen ones know also
II was a molly strife that they had fought,
| An object worthy Of the noblest gift,
To make that truth which, for many hundred
years,
Was Gernania,s fondest dream.
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