The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-10
AVANNAH'o SIEGE.
Celebration Of The One Hundredtll
Anniversary Of the Event.
The Ceremonies Of Laying the Corner
Stone OF the Jasper Monument
Senator Gordon's Address
The Procession.

verSafy pt the siege Of savannah HnH The
| death OF Sergeant Jasper was commenced to-
day III the presence of 10000 people. Great
enthusiasm prevailed and the demonstration
passed Of without an accident Of any kind.
Tho volunteer soldiers VI Charleston, \. o.,
| Georgia and Florida were represented by
over twenty companies OF infantry, cavalry
and artillery. The military pageant sur
passed Id brllianoy and numbers any similar
affair In this city. The military alone, In
eludIng the Savannah soldiers, extended over
4 quarter of mile. The procession was
oomposei Of civic societies. the Jasper Monn-
mental Association, Centennat Uommtttep,
headed by the 1'hirteenth Unit vi States In
rantry band and company of Federal troops
| from the barracks at Atlanta Tho entire
city was brilliantly and handsomely deco
rated; the shipping In port and the public
buildings are also decorated.
After tho parade through the principal
streets. which were blocked with tho people,
the procession reached Madison Square, the
site Of the proposed monument, and where n
large stand had been erected and elahorately
| decorated. the American nag being eonspieu-
| Uua. The corner stone was laid with the usual
ceremonies by Capt. John Mcmahon. presi-
dent Of the JASPER Memorial Association
/ Senator Gordon was thcn introduced and
delivered grand and patriotic oratton, which
| was listened tu with profound attention and
frequently greeted with cheers. In the course
of hts remarks tho distinguished speaker In
m earnest and forcibls manner gave vent to
| the following, which elicited most vocilerous
| and prolonged applnusn
Lot vs. hope that tho passions engendered
| BY our ralatnttuua civil wnr aud Hiatrust To-.
| ward the South, incident to that war, may
| not furnish therSesa nor become tho pnten-
1 tlal agencics for the destruction of those
principles Ut government for which Washing
ington fought and Jusper died. Lot mo not
| he misunderstood 1t Ia no part of my our
pose to magnify unduly the rights Of States,
nor would cur people deprive the general
| government of one right or power which the
constitution has conferred. We beev. that
! the most lasting national good rs well AZ the
greatest national strength, ~ to be attained
| by MI unswereiDg adherence to the rights ot
the States on the ono hand and the fullest
general government on the other.
In other words, under our form
OF government, and with our vast territory
aud conflicting local Interests the grants and
| Limitations o the fundamental law must be
recognized. The constitution must be tho
omnipotant arbitrator from which there is no
appeal. Nor do | seek by references 10 thu
South to detraGt ID any degree from the credit
| due to tho able Rtateamen Of tho North, and
for their brave defense of this colonial and
constitutional doctrine Of free and untram-
| meled local government. ] don't claim for
the South any monopoly Of the virtues COM
pretended Id the terms patriotism Ut rspub-
| liuaniem. nm not OF those who believe
that love Of country or fidelity to the
constitution is bounded by State lines or
confined 10 sections. Would that such OBJ
| liquity of Judgment and all sectional bigotry
aud passion mud prejudice could be banishsd
from this country, aud that the broad patriot
sm--broad a. the Republic itself. could pos
sess the hearts Of the entire American peo-