The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-08-13

gan. We looked behind an army
of white rebels and saw 100000
of black people, condemned to toll as
slaves fer our enemies, and we found
that the hearts of the 100000 We're BY
God inspired with the spirit of liberty,
aud that they were our friends. (Ap |
platlsel We have seen white men be-
tray their flag and fight 10 kill the Uni
ion, but in all that long, dreary war we
never saw traitor in black skin fGreat I
applause) Our prisoners escaping from |
the starvation of prison, fleeing to our |
lines by the light of the north star, new |
er feared 10 enter the black mans cabin |
and ask for bread. Good, good; that's |
so) In all that period of suffering and |
danger no Union soldier was ever be |
trayed by The black man or woman zap |
plause), and now that We have made |
them free men, as long as we live we
Will stand by those black citizens IRE
newed applausel; We will stand by them
until the sun of liberty fixed III the
armament OF our constitution shall
shine and will reflect its rays upon every
man. black or white, throughout the
Union, cheersl. Now. fellow citizens,
and fellow soldiers, in this there is all
the beneficence of eternal justice, and hy
that we will stand forever. (Great APP
plauSc) One great poet has said that in
individual life we rise on the stepping
stones of our dead selves Ia something
higher, and our republic rises on glorious
achievements of ITS dead and living he
| roes, 10 higher and nObler national life
(Applause9 We must stand guard over
our past as soldiers, as patriots, and
over our country as Il common heritage
of us all. (Applause.l l thank you
| fellow citizens Tor this magnificent dem
onstration, and in so far as / represent in
my heart AMI life a great principle for
which you fought, | accept this demon
| stration rs Il tribute 10 my representa-
| tive character (Applause) In the
A.! strength OF your hands, in the iervor of
your hearts, in the firmness of your
faith, in all that betoken greatness of
manhood and nobleness of character,
the republic finds its security and glory.
| / do not enter upon the controvertcd
| questions of the times. The place and
situation forbid it, ! respect the tradi-
tions that require me to speak only OF
those themes which elevate all.
Again / thank you for the kindness
and enthusiasm of your greeting. Gre
mcndous chcering)
THE HALT At CiiAUTAUQUA.
| CHAUTAUQUA, N. \. Aug. "a large
crowd gathered in the rotunda of the
hotel this morning when the line was
formed and Il reception held by Gen.
Garfield, who shook hands with each
person as he or she passed. The general
later wrote his name in albums for Il
number of ladies. The ceremonies in
doors being over, az enormous crowd as
: sembled around the platform on the
grounds, from which Gov. Kirkwood
made short address. General Fisk
presented Gen. Garfield, who was greet
cd first by Chautauqua salute and i'm
mediately afterwards by three hearty
cheers. Gen. Garfield spoke as follows
FELLOW CITIZENs-You have done so
much to me since ] arrived on this shore
that | am quite unable to tell what sort
of Il II an | am this morning. 1Laugh-
teri l had never been here and really
: did not know what you were doing last
evening | asked Mr.. Vincent rather
brusquely 10 tell me what Chautauqua
means what your work here means, and
he filled me so full of your idea that
have not yet assimilated it so as TO be
quite sure what manner of 4 man am
since | got hold of it; but this | see, you
are struggling with one of the two great
: problems of civilization. The first one is
a very old qucsiion-is, how shall we get
the leisure that is the object of every
hammcr-stroke of every blow that labor
has struck since the foundation of tho
world. Applause. The fight for bread
is the great primal fight, and it is 50 alb
Sorbn% II Struggle that until one conquerS
To some extent lie can have no leisure
We may divide the struggles of the hui
man race into two chapterS-tirst, the
fight to get leisure, and second, what tC
do with our leisure when we have won
il. 1t seems that ChaHtauqua has asSail
ed this second problem. Applause.
Like all blessings, leisure is bad thing
Inn 20 Nla 1, a
t fortune ready made and with leisure on
f his hands, is likely To get sick of the
world, sick of himself, tired of life, and
to become II useless, wasted man. What
shall you do with your leisure? | un
dcrstand Chautauqua is trying to dc
!. vclOp new energies, largcnesS of mind
and culture in the better sense with Tho
varnish scratched oil, rs our friend Gov
: ernor Kirkwood says. Applause.l We
are getting over the fashion of painting
and vanishing our native woods. W.
arc getting down To the real grain, and
are finishing whatever is best and mos
beautiful in it, and if Chautauqua is
helping to develop in our people thu
native stuff that is in them, rather thar
to give them the varnish and gew-gaw!
of culture, il is doing well. Chautau
, qua, therefore, has filled me witt
thought, and in addition to that yol
have filed me with gratitude for you
kindness, and for this great spontaneous
] greeting i'll early morning-earlier thar
men of leisure get up. Laughter.
Some of these gentlemen of the pres
around me look distressed at the early
. rising by which you have compelled on
whole party to look at the early sun
QLaughter) This greeting on the lake
side towards the sun is very precious t
a me, and thank you all. This is an i'm
mensc audience of citizens, and | vii
not offend the prophecies of the occasion
n by discussing any controverted question
or entering upon any political dis
cussion. | look in the face men of al
, shades of opinion, but whatever on
II party utilization, | trust there is in al
, this audience IL love of our bencticent in
stitutions, which makes ie possible 70
free labor TO earn leisure, and for on
, | institutions to make that leisure WORT
something. (Applausc) Our Uniol
r. and our institutions, under the blessing
7 of equal laws, equal to all colors ant
conditions, open Il career for every MAJ
+ however humble to rise to whatcve
place the power of strong arms, strength
> of clear head and aspirations caI
: lift him. That ought 10 inspire ever,
young man i'll this vast audience U4oul
q applause.) | heard yesterday and las
ly freed from slavery, and l though
there also was one of the great fri
umphs of the republic. l per
/ cciVed i'll the congregation tn
forces that came down from
. the ages behind us, and l wondered
!, if the tropical sun had not distilled it
sweetness, and if the sorrow of centurie
of slavery had not distilled its sadness
into verse; into which were touchin!
! sweet verses to sing the songs of libert,
. as they sing them wherever they go.
;. thank that choir for the lesson the,
o have taught me here. And now, fellow
! citizens, thanking you all, goodbye
2 (applause.)
q Three cheers were given for Genera
p Garfield, followed by three cheers for tin
next president.
The visiting party followed by Grove
p thronged to the boat landing. Here tn
! jubilee singers repeated two or three o
the songs the General had taken mos
! pleasure IN. He thanked them and in
o tone audible only To two or three clos
by said "The old prophet said ETH
J. opia shall stretch her hands To good
e believe God has stretched-out his hand
! To the children of Ethiopia"
t There was a renewal of applause b,
1 thousands upon the shore rs the boa
c moved off At little landings along tn
v lake applause greeted the party. A
Y Lake Mood the boat was left and In
2 party stopped "A few moments at In
2 Lakevicw House, where Gen. CARTEL,
1 met several old acquaintance n,
5 speeches were made The General AM
i party were then driven Ia the railroad
e station and the train started on the home
s ward journey.
n The party were met by large crowd
/ at every station, and short speeches wer
c made by General Garfield at Cory
: Cambridge, Greenville, OrangevilIe ant
1 other points along the line of his route
I At Warren, in the Generals district, h,