Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-06

I be was not here Tor the purpose Of max
/ ing g speech: he never lid make
/ speech, and even ifhe could make ono
/ he woui3 not do SO to-day, SO those Ug
! the gentlemen who eceded him AMI
1 the letter OF COiOne Young are sufficient.
| This was 8 proud aay .lr MIN. Ss helGt
/ been iabOriug Tor f. s.r five year, q fact
/ which many present could testify. Bis
/ object in arising was merely 20 express
/ his qualification at the result aud thank
them for inviting him to be present
viln them. Applause
ATTHE DINNER TABLE.
After a lively sir by the baud, Presi-
I de4t Henley stated that they would re-
Hsir to the tiuueE-table. Alter dinner
they would resume the exercises, as
Msiar Minor Meriwe.her and Colonel
Turner were anxious to speak, VIII
several c0lOEej gentlemen, who could 30
Justice 90 the occasion, would also a.
dress tIs crowd. The distinguished gem
t!emeu were theE invited TO partasa ~ g
sump.U0Us dinner, to which they cid
( !ui Jua.ire.
gEIAbEs OF MAJOR MERIWETHER.
After dinner the crowd TeEzsemL'ed
in the grand stand and President Hen
ley ,han Introduced Major Minor Meri-
vet G. This gentleman in80rsgd Whst
haG Ueen said by General Forest ami
General Pillow. He hoped that this
occasion would realize the expectations
Of its friends and those who had sought
to bring about frataTUaI and amiragle
relations between the white and the
colOred people. He warmly commended
the underiskin and encouraged them
to carry out its purpose the accom-
plishment of which would benefit both
white and black, ana promote their mu-
tUal interests. MsjOr NeTjwether was
applsudsd several times during his re-
marks.
HENLEY's ADDRESS.
G. w. Lewis then read the following
address Of President Henley
To the CoIOred Ladies' and Gentlemen:
This day we celebrate is cnmmemOra-
tive Ct the national birth OF our great
country, which occurred uiGGty-niIe
years ago. At that important period
this Grest republic was born and usEerei
into existence as en- Independent nation.
She emerged from the heel Of tyranny
and oppression aud wadet through tie
gloom Cf fraJeTuaI strife and adverse
storms, proud and ulsca5hed, full Of dig
nifty sud victorious, strengthened in
every Well-tried nerve and musCle, aud
though tasn in her iBfluCy and svad-
dIing-clOthes, this infant giant Stands
boldly forth to-day In the No jHsty # ma
tiOIal power second in ahluence and
ability To no other usIiCu in this wife
universe, proudly challenging the admI-
ration and respect Cf the WOTI !. who
court her acquaintance to eHull-e her
virtues. Her vast Et0ralcusss and fer
tile fields; her beautiful suburban prl-
aces; her extensive, magnificent ana
orderly, wl!i-buiit Giles, .TaughJ with
the noise and bu5.le OK mechar zeal and
commercial Industry, attest and bear IN
cOntTOvartible evidence Of the iuv5ljiye
genius, frugality and perseverance, Of oar
enteTpriaiDg people. Her ample and
well-timbeged territories, pregnant with
the varied and richest ore: Ier p-OuJ-
nent headlands and deap-indented bays.
with the waters Of her inland seas Gld
large rivers IGlu Cling Iu unison with the
st0rmy Atlantic and mild Pacific AID
the sinUOsitias Of her variegated am I'M
dulating boundaries sweep IL carved
mesndeE their trailing forms from the
frozen regions OF the fsc north TO the
balEcy shades Of our own sunny south,
and in oil this broad bosom Of healthy
valleys and fertile plains she invites to =
home and freedom the oppressed, down
trOdden and homeless, from all nations
uadsr the shining sun, The merchant
marine Of our vast empire spread th=iT
white wings to the breeze and dot that
vast eZpaDss Of sea; her beautiful craft,
OF every size and capacity, are found
carrying CIR Nations surplus products to
every cline and people on the habjteu
parts OF the globe. The flag Of OuTc0Un-
try is spread to the breeze in every har-
Dor, port or rOsdstesd where vessel can
enter or ride at anchor, and are found in
the most remote parts OF the earth; ana
from the Caffir dens in Africa 10 the pal
ace Of the mikaGo q Japan, in
Guiding the Acknowledged sons Of
COnFuCiu7, yea, even 10 the mighty
mOnaTchs OF EurOpe-we repeat in ali
those vast empires OF the esr1h, from
the least to the greatest, the Old Stars
and Stripes OF. America are greeted With
affsctiOuate regard, and al nations join
in wonder, sdulstiOn and true respect
for the increasing energy and iudOm-
itable proves Of the American peO-
pie. Ny coI0ced brethren, have you
ever seriously considered the import
ance and dignity attached 70 the
hOnOred position OF an American cit
zen? Have you, in your leisure
thoughts, ever carefully considered
the dignity and value OF American SOW
ereignty? Or have you ever erj Dyed The
elastic step Of the freeman who feels art
knows be is worthy the sauctiieG pTivi-
lege of mem bership in the Great Amsri-
can family, proudly sheltered by the
glorious flag OF our Union? If you have
not carefully endeavOTed IN the past to
realize those values, think Of its i'm
pOrtance in the midnight hour, when the
Concluded on fourth pags.l