The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-21
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WAsHINafoN. "a HPfif &c. The following
ars.extraotsfto ftom the Lexington centan.
NAL speeches: A toast to the President
OF the United States was responded to in
the usual manner by his Exoellency.
lThis, and nothing more, reached Wash
ington concerning the Presidents ad-
dress. Richard H. Dana, Jr., replied
in witty and happy speech to "The
State Of South Cnrolina-never will Mns-
sachusetts forget the proud response of
South Carolina the very night she heard
that Gov. Chamberlain may veto every-
thing he wishes, but he must not veto
our earnest respect for voice from the
Palmetto State. - s.4'l ;.'a-
A letter from Gladstone was the only
response to the toast, England and the
United States." He says: s.In n retro
spective view of IN eventful period, nv
countrymen can now contemplate its in
cidents with iinpartiality I do not
think they should severely blame their
ancestors, whose struggles to maintain
the unity of the British empire is one
TINT must, think, after the late great
war of the North and South, be viewed
in America with some sympathy and in
dulgenoe. We can hardly be expected
TO rate very highly the motives Of those
other powers, who threw their weight
into the other scaie; and who 30 sensibly
contributed towards determining the is
sue of the war; yet, for one, lean most
truly say, that whatever the motives
and however painful the process, they,
while seeking to do snsinjury, conferred
upon us great benefit, by releasing us
from efforts, the continuation ofswhich
would have been an una4ixed evil. AS
regards the fathers Of Chs American Con-
stitution themselves, TsHelibTe we can
and do now. contemplate. tiieir great qua
lities and achievement with an admirn-
tion as pure as that OF American citizens
themselves, and can rejoice noiless heart
lily that in the counsels Of Providence,
they were made instrumcnts OF q puT-
pose most beneficial to the world. The
circumstances under which the United
States begun their national existence,
and their lunexampled rapidity OF ad-
vance in wealth and population, enter
prise and power, have imposed on their
people an enormous responsibility. They
will be tried aB we shall, at the bar Of
history, but. on o greater scale. They
will be compared with the men, not only
of. other countries, but of other times.
They cannot escape from the liabilities
and burdens which their greatness i'm
poses on them. No one desires more
fervently than do that they may be en-
abled to realize the highest hopes and
anticipations that belong to their great
position in che family Of man"
''The North and South" In response
to complimentary col! Of the Presi-
dent, Gen. W. F. Bartlett, Of Massachu-
sets, made q remarkable :and beautiful
speech. Referring 10 the Southern SOL
diers. he said,- in, rconclusion: sAs nm
AMERICAN, am ;as proud of men who
charged so brayely With Picketts divi-
sion, on our lines Of. Gettysburg, as I am
of men who brayely imet and repulsed
them there. Men cannot alwnys; choose,
the right cause; but when having chosen
that which their iconbcfence dictates,
they are ready to die for It,; if they JUS
tifynot their cause, thsy MT least ennoble
themselves; and men who, for conscience
sake, fought against their government at
Gettysburg, ought easily to be forgiven
by the sons of men who; for conscience
sake, fought against their Government Mt
Lexington and Bunker Hill Oh, sir, as
Massachusetts vas arst in war;, &C, let her
be first in. pehoa, and hhe shall forever be
first in the hearts of her rcountrymen."
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