The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-03

to The people of each and oil the States mud
sections, may II stand and flourish TIL time
shall be no more.
Governor Kemper way enthusiastically re.
ceived. and loudly applauded.
Senator Bayard had most enthusiastic
| reception. the company rising to their feet
and cheering to the echo amid the waving Of
bats and handkerchiefs. He concluded his
eloquent response as follows: !. !,
have said the /" statesmen of our com.
mon couutry," for never, never let US forget
NE have, thank God, common country
God gave IL to MS; shall mans mistakes or
crime take Il from us? IT the bitterness of
sorrows and Of losses caused by civil war
still lipger, let ns soothe them, but not take
them us our couusel|ors. If there be diff.
cultes In the way OF reconciliation, let Us
only be more strenuous to overcome them.
Said the Spartan mother TO her son who
complained that bis sword was too short !:
"Add step to Il"
Therefore say il your fellow.countryman
seems to hold back, and retreats from your
outstretched hand, "add step to IT,
touch his hand-and the warm hlood pu|sa-
ting through your veins will ind 40 answer.
ing throb in bis
ITO err is human,
To forgive divine"
The craftsmanship we need TO-DAY Is not
that Of Massachusetts nor that of Virginia,
nor yet northern, nor southern, nor eastern,
or western craftsmanship, but american
statesmanship in its broadest, all EN- bracing
sense, which shall be the safeguard Of
every American home, aud help to make
our country what our fathers wished 1t to
become, what it will be again If zoe but soiN
it, despite all sad and hostile auguries. Ii We
are to have rivalry and emulation, let 1t be
for the common good. will contest
on such q plain with any and with all.
But will rot enter toe lists with harsh, I'm.
kind, repellant phrases. but l ,ciH vie to my
utmost with him who seeks the happiness.
and welfare Of ALL, of every State, and the
Union Of the States. Alb, gentlemen. in wars
aud contests, where armies are the chessmen
and the veal or woe Of nations the wager,
eau but think Of the helpless ones who suf.
fer in silence and who are poWerless to d.
rect the game. We men are sustained by the
high passions of action, but think, pray you,
Of those who bear the brunt of our mistakes
and who pay for our errors. -.
| have no higher aspiration as statesman
than
wTo scatter plenty DER a smiling land
And read my history In u nations eyes,"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Bayard's speech
the hand struck up the " Star-Spangled Ban.
ner I" the first time it has been beard in these
walls since 1861, which elected loud ap-
plause, although it was evidently not popu.
lar air with some who were present.
Rev. DR.. Sears, in response to toast to
Mr.. Peabody, made an admirable speech,
which was loudly applauded.
l regret that l have not space to give re-
ports Of other speeches but it is only Just
to say that the young alumni Colonel
Berkley, Mr.. Lucas, and Mr.. Humphrey bore
of the palm from their Older brothers. In.
deed, it was universally conceded that MIR.
Humphrey "a young Louisville lawyer made
the speech Of the evening.
Some other pen will no doubt send you an
account of the students ball; but will say
that our Richmond confectoner ID. Coum.
ous) gave them magnificent supper, which
could not well be eXcelled.
And thus has closed the exercises of
grandly-inspiring occasion. VIAToR.