Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-05-20


public, and PerPeGuate their
Legacy Of Freedom.
New York World.I
GREENsBURG, PA, May I5,-Thq
people of Old WestmOreland, now cut nm
into seventeen counties, poured in ali
last night and kept up the flow this
morning. They came from every di-
reCtiOn, in every form of CONVEYANCE.
nothing daunted by heavy Ranging
clouds that threatened every moment
to emDty themselves. Country roads
and railroads leading here brought con-
slant aCcessiOus t) the large number
that had come in during the night. A
salute fred at the tine the sun ought to
have arisen this morning woke up the
town, and soon the streets were alive
with soldiers, brass bands, and an a3-
sorted collection Of civilians. There
wss beauty and music, only relieved bv
music and beauty, in every part of the
town. At ten o'clock the procession
formed, under command of General
Coulter,a We3tmOreland celebrity, whC1e
tattered brigade FLAG made feature.
The parade line, made up of the best
military organizations from Pittsburg
aud the country surrounding Green's
burg, marched through the town, held
dress parade, and were dincd by the
citizens at tue fair grounds. A national
salute was fired at noon.
AT two O'Clock immense crowds gath
cred at the courthouse, where the speech
making Was = take pc 3e. The meeting
| organized with Senator Cameron "a
president. The selection wP7 considered
| a happy one for an ocrssiOn Of rejoicing.
| GiOpp We -tnoOroI nd ia haoVy.Iv, ',,.,x-N1t
| tO Cameron II Illitics, and peI 5onaIiv
he is unE Jpulsr here withhis own psrtV,
| He pre- sided, however, ID the general
satisfaction of eveI yb- ~. Shortly a.,gr
the meeting opened the 1Ur thOuse
| proved too small for the Il -DpIe, spd the |
meeting we9 forced = adjourn - the
| outside on the beautiful gfounds sur-
| rounding the building. The literary ef- |
| fort Of the day w93 made by Edgar Cow !
an, eX-United StatCs senator, whcge |
home is here. He introduced bis Grafton |
by extended reference t. historical |
events which brought out the citizens of |
old WestmOlJand in t0Wn-meetjup at |
HannabstOwn just century ago. He |
concluded ia the following somewhat |
remarkable language, which made a stir |
among the friends Of the administration |
present:
ments; evils we cannot avoid. But II |
will be lou I'd that they gre remediable |
by the people if they stand upon magma |
charta ana the pl,ucipi, in and added |
to 1t by the English spec king people. !
Our rulers may be cOI-upt, buC we can
DISMISS and punish them when we find
them out. The English did this, and
now such thing as speculation and
bribery with them is of { ersrest Occrr-
renee. So it viii be with "a, for no peo.
pie, when they once know, will low
their exchequar to be ROBBED with im-
punlty. The same j9 tue with regard
to other mjschiefs, upon the condition,
however, that we feel, understand anu
msintain the principles Of magma char
ia. Because, without these we have no |
resort. The great principle involved in
the American revolution was that there
shall be no tsXation without representa-.
ton. But suppCJe your repre- 1entation
is corrupt; wnat then? YCuF answer is,
Vote it OUT But suppose it refuses to
be voted our, and falsIfiC3 TeiurDs? Sup.
pose 1t re3Oits to the thOUsaDd devices
OF cunning and interruptions men to de.
leat your vol what remedy have YOU
then? i answer, the common sense Of
tie people and their power OF revolution.
If these fail, there is an end to the rule
OF the majority. And tue people must
still survive, they must have q Iuler.
This ruler will be despOt, because those
VINO have forgotten, not only the prin-
clpes, but the art of harle sing a ma.
Jorlty, according to the magma charta,
Will require long period Of suffering and
oppression before returning manhood
VIII enable them to declare their inde-
pendence. 1t it not difficult to DESTROY a
pInGtIfntInn GYIah hat OF 1. |
to deraDge toe admirable machinery it
governed; but when this is once done the |
chances are that it will never be restored.
II the life and soul Of it do not exist in
the majority Ga it did in the men Of the
revolution it VIII never return to stay,
Inc great use, then, 70 which we can pu.
this day is to revive in Out selves the re-
collection of the great truths which are
everywhere to be found in our bills of
right. Impress them OH the hearts OF
our children, and teach to 8ll that in
them we have the most s4cred legacy (
that has came to any people in modern
times, far more potent than the statue
OF the goddess which fell from heaven {
in old Troy, and palladium far more !
effective for our defense. III conclusion,
can only repeat that with them our
liberties are bound up, one and insepar-
to be remembered; keep them ever pres {
ent i'll memo = as your fathers did, and
the halo OF glory which now surrounds {
their memories will shed lUstre upon
yours when our children one hundred :
years from to.lay, in 1875, shall meet ,
here 10 repeat in reverence the first
spoken words Of independence in the !
hearing Of one hundred millions of free
men then living within the United l
states Of America. Amen"
Governor Hartraniu made one 1f his
'haraetelistica'ly short, dull, uninterest- 1
ng spe 2ches, in which he brought in
centennial.
Other sddTe Sts were made by Judge {
and T. J. Bigham, and w.
Me )re, OF Pittsburg, concluded the
'Four,h OF July" CratiOns. Letters
were read fcOm the governors OF q num- 7
)er Oi states regretting their enforced i
absence. = y
President Grant had been invited. but 2
10 free pes7es were sent for himself and q
,ourtlers, so he declined the invitation. Z
ihls WsS construed by some here as an g
INSULT to Pennsylvania, because the last I
Republican convention did not ssk him j
o take the third term. (
The affair proved grand success, sur '
laSslpg anything anticipated, although {
I appeared little odd to celebrate in q
jreensburg an event that uoOk place at :
1anna6stoWn; but es the gentle savage 3
Wooped down and cleaned out Han {
lShstoWn with iTe-brand, Greensburg, :
'nly three miles distant, was the nearest :
'nd best representative The Hannahs- {
own remaining consists OF three houses "
'nd a cofnheld. Many visited it to-day I
ust for the historical associations. i