The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-21

turned the tide q disaster ana "Stampss
struck oy North Carolina. And upol
bg her own sons the blow was struck wnci
'.pnt the captur or Yorktown inio The nanIs
HasnlnIlon.' ANA thus ended The struggle ia
blaze OF Glory. All nail the Old North staLel
Let The pages OF history be crowded with the shin
Ing names OF ner heroes ana patr.o ;, ana ies
THESE names become songs or deigerance to the
coming generations. They taught Us The value OF
nperty-when 70 craw the sword, how use II,
Wnen 10 return lie 70 the scabDard dnd how 10
pursue the arts OF peace. Immortal be the names
or tie seven Alexanders and The names OF Bre-
vafd, Baica, Phiter, Harris, Kennon Ford, Barry,
Down. Granam, Queary. Wis n avery, Pa lou,
Mcclure. Morrison, IRWIN, Flennsgin Reese, Dayll.
son and Polk, signers oi the Mecklen0urg Deciara.
ton Vi Independence. anu the names 81 Othei
revolutionary patnots-Ashe. CasWell, DAVE,
ton Leach. Long, Macon. Moore. Mcdowell Nash
Person. Fcik. kuthefiOfu, NadueH auu others
dependence North Carolina win 4 generosity
equal 10 her bravery, provided by law Tor the sup
nOTt Oi tile families % her SICK anu olsaoeu so
diers- she ADOPTED scale lof we purpose q
Sscertainng file value o her deprecated Gu.
renee, takiag the spansh mlll dollar az unit "
value. Inis scale SHOWS the progress 0i dspfecll-
Jioa at the END or the year 49,, as 70 J; IA u.s.
70 "a; IN 1879, az 60 20; In 1880. az 10 200;
IN 1881. as 10 1875 ana IN l7S2 as 10 500. Truly
tine currency had deprecated 70 mere financial
trash: bur &c nan performed its mission. IL was
only AZ the smells lett In the after the eagle
had hatched and down, and IL TOOK us western
ughL scarce without pause, until II beat ITS
wings against the gates OF the setting sun.
North Carolina and ncr southern sister states
nave mad their day OF trial ana OF tribuation. 4
nope 1t win not be ont or place wnen declare, as
an act OF ustlce to taem and drop leaves OF neal
lug tue future, that the southern states, In tue
recent 5 rife OF the Sections lnteaded only 20
diviue aud not 70 destroy tue common heritage OF
our liberty. IN separation they IN ended 10 write
"MlZpah' between tue sections "fne Lord
Watch between me ana thee when are absent
one nom the other" Lney ncce led III good kLirh
tae aro.trament o. a. ms. IAeJ nonrisn no laient
treason conceal no nres OF malice. desire nc
hereditary tued> seek NJ advantage OF theiI
sister states. They desire only an equal part and
A IA IA "a a n IA 1NA nat
many seli-sacilhclng pa riot now VINO. as the
..blooay chasnV and nave il c.ose upon
him forever, II. Win union, ne could secure III
o, 4 people are the strongest political cords OF
administrations sanct.6ed and strengthened oy
companIonsaip IN dangers. tolls, suiierlngs, con-
MN ling % blood. aud IN the acnevement OF q
common liberty ana glory.
IN these affections are involved honor, magma
ninlty, charity aud justice. While our Revolu-
tionlry "a ners lived their heartstrIngs he'd Us
together IN union: ont as sSoa as tnelr heaus
rested beneath the coos OF the valley we WIZ
messed Tue parting lgamenis. Happy u was Tor
tneal tnat they never iooxed upon The Iand
drenched by the blood OF their sons. aud happy
yet VIII 1T ne II tnat blood should become
the seal OF perpetual concord ana justice.
Although the cJuntry IS deprived OF the cords and
STAYS OF tae hero affections OF our Iatners, yer
there - virtue III Their memory. We are mere
TINS day 10 be imbned with the sublime lessons o.
Their example. We are here with pious gratitude
TO remove "the moss and Icnen Of ne2lecLn from
their tomoS, ana, ike ''Od MortalIty,' VITA chlsei
and maliet to deepen their inscriptions. We are
mere 10 collect IN Ene of memory their immor-
Ia! deeds, 10 be passed down 10 succeeding zen
erations, like enc omer OF mama ~ the cniidren vi
Israel along the highway OF ages. Let all tue sons
and daughters OF tue Old North state and the Pill
grim patriots fan zoe lana, meet from year TO year.
ana nom century TO century, on Bhls conSecrated
ground, ana view the memorials If their lataers,
as the ancient Jews gathered % their beloved
+ Zion, ana oheyed the command, "Go round about
nsr: tell the towers Iaereof Mark We wen
nClwark- conslder ner p2aces that ye may tel
/ IL 10 tae generation f0iiUWlng.n Let New Eng
land perpai uale ner celebrations, ana from Lex
ingsoa snd the hei ghts OF Bunkec Hill shout TO us
her raternal greetings, ana Mecklenburg WILL re-
turn tue ecao, Is
Juta answers back
TO JOYOUS Alps.
And let us all hope Tor the frultlon or our speu.
dld anticpatiols: tnat oil the land. from frozen
Norm TO THE Gull and rom ocean ocean. shall De
dedicated 10 republican freedom and be forever
sheltered under tue canopy or Juss and benign
government
Alter the formal ceremonies banquet was
given 10 the invited guests and others In the
Floral Hall, large wooden structure on the
grounds. TIE building mad bean magnincenrD
decorated by the delt hands OF the fair ladies Of
charlotte.
THE PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS
responding to the Ioasts were Governor Hen
drlcGs or indiana; General Bradley 7. Johnson, OF
Richmond, Va, and Hon. Curtis q. BrogIsn,
Governor OF North Carolina.