The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-13

on Garth paradise. The southern States we're nc
exception Wherever nave been l have Witnessed
the truth OF the lnes-
What crowds In every land are wretchsd and orlorn;
Mans humanity 60 man makes countless thousands
II was SO with us. II Is so the world over SO far
as know. The question OF the relations OF tue races
was one OF the most dinlcut problems that states
men or ph.lanthropist legislators or jurists ever
mad 10 solve. IL rs past with uG do not think u
unappropriats on thus occasion to lndugs In some
Tnr WARDS OF the sArios
Since the South has been released from ell her
sponsibliity about IL has been common to speak Of
tue eoiorcd people as the wards Of tho nation. May
l not say with appropriateness and with due
intellect. that they are rather the wards Of
the Almighty They are committed now, under tho
new state oil things. to the rulers tho law makers tho
Law expounders and the law executors throughout
this broad land, within their respective constitutional
spheres 10 take care OF aud 10 provide TOR 10 TINS
picatsd system OF government under which we i've.
] nm so incined To regard them. Il speakoi them
not ~ exceptional cases. but ~ mass.l w1y,
the providence OF God, they wore permitted to
come here il IS not Tor US to say. but
they have location here, and eau
say say ior myself ana ior those o. my
Southern people, that tnere 10 not one who would
Change tho condition OF things, re-subJugate The
coiorcd man, or put him in the condition no was IN
before II there 10 one IN all the south who would
dcsre sucn change am not aware OF IT,
Men OF the Norm and OF the South, OF the East and
OF tho West. would tc-day on this COMMUNICATING
occasion Say, Let US, ono aud all within sphers
that We do not violate that divine trust committed TO
us. We live IN new era During the conflict OF
arms frequently almost despaired Of tho Liberties Of
ohr country. Wars always menace liberty and often
result IN It's overthrow. have always thought that
the union OF these States at urs was founded on the
assumption that II was The best interest OF all TO re-
main united faithfully performing each. Tor itseii and
i,s own people as we'll as for tho people OF all the
States their constitutional obligations
MrTrAL INTERESTS THE SECTIONS.
But secession was resorted TO as remedy. II wQ
only AVOID, then thought, greater evil that
"a he m Il
believing al The limo that alter the PASSIONS OF the
DAY and hour were over the great law whch produced
the Union al frsmutua interest and reciprocal I'D.
vantsge-would necessarily bring US together again
in some mode or other. The Mississippi could
never DO damned up; the QUO would continue "a
now the people NJ the south aud NJ the West and
the East had all community OF interest," anu believed
Tue time came sooner than l WAS apprehcnsive 10
would. But even II what was called the sovereignty
OF the States, ami which think the basis aud ounda.
ton OF our fabric, mad been ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Stephens left the sentence uncompietcd and went
to sAy-But let these questions DC buried so deep ~
never 10 DO resurrectod. What shah we DO IN the
future? Down South we are dong Tho best we sac
for The coored people, hoping earnestly that they viii
1T themselves Tor higher CIVILIZATION Tho dag nc
longer hosts over PROVINCES buzz states
over subjects but over citizens white and black Why
look hopefully To the futurc!
Mr. PRESIDENT and Mr. SPKAKER-ls II q deusion, 10
II q fancy winch have INDUCED In, that there 10
nobier ana srander future Tor thcso Cnted states
than any thing tina, have YET atta.nedf It may be
deusion, but u IL one OF which do not wish "a
divsst my mind while hngcr on this stage. Lot all
parties and all sections do justice 70 the CON-
pouent elements OF our community everywhere
according constitutional power and
riynt; lot harmony and peace prevail; let sections
strife be done away with and Then tncrc 10 higher
and grandcr future Tor Us. But II tho cmberS OF
tho last ameutabe war are left and !itto ad.
dtionai fuel comes fame them up again. II the
nct OF classes. the conflict OF labor and capital the
conflict oil race that profound chronological question
which have ell got y soItle and the most difficult
committed 10 the consideration OF states.
or phlsnthropists) shalt break out and
these dangerous elements DO again aroused, ]
greatly fear that tho recent troubles and disasters
through which NO have just passed will prove TO be
but tho shadow, the penumbra OF u Deeper and more
dreadful eclipse, which viii come upon this continent,
bighting ana blasting the brightest ard best hopes Of
mankina. should that DO so, then some future bard
may sing
The Of hope shone brightest In the WesI
The star ofhberty the last, the best
II TOO hns set Cpon her darkened s1oro,
And nope ana freedom light up cartn moro
The VICE PRESIDENT announced that the object for
which houses mad convened having been
comphshed, tho senate would retire TO It's chamber
The Senate Lnereupon rotrcd, ana the ceremony
closed.
korABLES PRESENT.
Among tho notable persons who occupied chairs II
the area front OF the Speakers stand wero MIRA
Elizabeth Thompson. the donor; Mr. y. B. Carpenter
the artist, and his wio; Mrs. Lyndc, Of Wisconsin,
Mrs s s. Cox, Of Now York Mrs Sprague Ini
daughter OF Chief Justice Chase; and Messrs Stod.
GARD aud Nicolay, formerly OF President Linoolu's
of1cial household.
II is understood that the Joint Committee on the
Library will indieats the plaoo where the picture
20 be hung permanently.