, 1874-02-14
Florida It nhows q warm, 1u1uTiance Of rhe-
toric, highly characteristic OF the land OF tho

Elor1dA- It hdOWB warm, lQIuI1anc6 OF f0e-
toric, highly characteristic OF the land OF tho
orange aud the alligator:
When Florids is called upon TO place beautiful
wreath upon the still more beautiful brow Of some
lovely sister, Florida not only responds with alacFity
but csteems it pleasure, high and honored privi-
lege But, to say farewell, to bid adeu to brothers
and sisters, 70 the. p'easurable emotions with
ths Hneh hsse 9sn T ant1s
terribly embarrassing: g,-:touchins lender chord. I
have always appreciated the noble sentiment that the
Very soon. Worthy Mister, the sound Of youf gayel
viii be heard, and the question hsted our Morthy
the response will back, They are, Worthy Mas
ter" Then will the solemn, significance Of these
for the as tine, 10 felt By many Of Us a. never Be-
fore, How 1t should remind us Of the important ne
ecssty OF being prepared to meet where parting Il no
When Virgil bade sdieu to hia beloved In those beau
ful, touching. prophetic words, Vale, vale tormosa
1sps,. but to adFe Mnen n1% tn9e
from her in contamination Of the darkest dsed on
his lite afterwards to be anahcd to lonely exile the
Mister, many PRACTICAL Illustrations nrs afforded Us
Of the band OF brothers and sisters mngng together
for days In the most harmonious socal and friendly
accord gathered they have been III this hall from
a quarters OF the Unon who rcoco but to sorrow at
the necessity Of separation Sad though the thought
though solemu the trath,some Of us will never meet
It is gratifying, however, Worthy Master. to know,
as honestly believe, that this meeting, BY Its wide
spread influence from North to 6outn from East to
West the last arch TINT shades the bridge Of tho
unfortunate bloody chasm. AZ it WAS my sud plcas-
Forida, fourteen years ago, In tho Charleston Con-
venton, to deliver short tulogy upon one OF Green
Mouutains houoreu sons, ex-Gcv. Robinson, who was
suddenly stricken down by death the second morn
ing Of the session, II my brother from Vermont will
meet NE on this floor, will clasp hands with the
Patrons grip, silently and fnvnking Coda blessings,
illustrating the truth that "Uuited We stand,
divided We fall"
Here tie Master from Ver1nont stopped for
ward and extended Lis hand, which w2s held in
fraternal clasp by tho Master from Florida for
some time. Wild aud enthusiastic applause for
few minutes; afterward 4 deep SILENCE reisned
over the Convention, indicative Of the strong
feeling awakened by the significant scone. The
speaker coutinued:l
Worthy Master, word, aud then am done.
Msy We Ill prove worthy Of our vocation do ~ We
eau in accordance with the principles Of right to pro-
mote the good Of our Order and may Kind oyerrul-
Jug Providence grant happy reunion At Charles
! ton, s. c. [Aprlausc.1
TRANSPORTATION.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb, 13.-The report Of
| the Committee on Transportation. after being
presented and partially discussed, was with
drawn on the ground that it was too specific and
not general enough in character, and the whole
matter lies over until tho next annual meeting.
| ADJOURNMENT.
The Grange then adjourned to meet in Charles
| ton, S. c., the first Wednesday in February next
A number Of members left for home this even
| inr. The remainder will leave tomorrow.