, 1881-07-09
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As Predicted by the "statesnan- IT VA
Grand Success


As Predicted by the Statesman" It Va
Grand Success
The strenuous exertions made by the COM
mi tee Of arrangements TO make the ceiebfA-
ton a grand success. Upon the receipt OF
the news Of the Presidents death 1t was de-
cided that instead Of celebration the e1er-
crses Wouli be turned into pageant OF
mourning. Bu. early on Sunday more favor
able news came and IT was decided to pro-
ceed as first intended Early IN the morn
ing crowds began pouring in the city, and
b lQe'cIock IS lhs Iine Of march Wa beng
taken up there must have been aoOo vi'i'
tors in the city. The process on was good
better than last year, Notwithstanding the
lack of the emihtary. Arriving at the grounds
the different bodice participating were dis
missed and tie .ex-r~ises Of the day taken
up. The singing by the 4usrtette was e1-
cellent. The reading of the. Declaratlon of
Independence by T. W. Mitchell was
masterly etf1rt- As usual Miss Ahcia
Thomas did we'll in brakes address to the
American Flag Tie event Of the day sas
..- Hon. rHas. II. RURKE's GRAFTON.
Mr.. President and FeiIo,r Caizens Our
national holiday is elouded with sorrow
The hearts of fifty millions Of people are
touched with deep grief for the shadow Of
death is hovering over the national caPi'al-
The chief magistrate of the nation has ben
stricken down by the hand of an assassain
and that deep sense of reverence for Law and
order implanted in the American heart beats
in grief There is but one emotion, and that
is of sorrow, because Of the bold violation OF
law. Every sense of party feeling is made
ssuboniieakcto to Seelin2 -of
patriotism with which such conspicuous
violation OF law is denounced. No party
feeling can be manifested here. Suddenly
as from clear sky tine hghtning's flash
comes and strikes not a ruler, not q king
not an emperor, but the first, the chief mag
am glad to say that later informationinspireS
hope in the American breast that the work
4 Me asSaapp .Eill not H@s fatal. Xbe
lightnings bring the gratifying news that he
~ho was destined to die shall live, and |
trust so it may be- Then l may ask why
are all assembled here: What is the mean
ing, what is the significance of this vast
gathering, not here only, but in every county,
every state and every territogYof this Union:
How does it come to pass that the myriad
operations of industry are suspended and
that almost the quiet of the Sabbath day
reigns on every farm and in every shop,
while the people surrender themselves to
the strange spell of this hour and this day.
I'll tell you why. 1t is because this is the
.fetYal. of ffedsV thsSestival of~< =,
HUMAN LIBERTY
And human rights. 1t is the festival at
tending the commemoration of the birth OF
the greatest andmast human nation onearth.
fsissshe dNyeommsmoradve of that gospel
Of humanity You have just heard read, and
upon which that gospel OF the rights of man
was authoratively promulgated to tie world
Hence, upon tins day, the day OF all days,
the heart should be moved by one emotion
and that emotion should be for and to our
country. What has this nation done asked
Mr. Burke. By a late London journal i, had
been reproached because it had not brought
quiet to the neighboring country Of Mexico.
and because it had not come tothe relitf
of persons claiming citizenship and who were
imprisoned. The idea that this nation should
90 throughout the world with a sword like
an Knight errant the speaker ridiculed.
Fortunately, he said, humanity is relieved
by gentler agencies than
FIRE AND THE SWORD.
In political sense this nation has done
more for tine world than anY other nation
that ever existed. She has relieved the
misery, anguish and distress of millions OF
people in every part of the world, victims
of mans unhuman;ty to man. Looking out
upon the world, said the speaker, to the four
quarters of the earth she sends the joyous
message, "Come here all ye that are weary
aud heavily laden and ye shall find rest.
To the oppressed of every nation and every
cline America has been as a cloud by day
and pillan of fire by night, In the latter
half Of the 18th ceatury IN the old world
the will of single man-the will of sim lie
woman was the law, with the exception
of in England where tyranny was divided
between the King and few. Look at the
character of Catherine the second of Russia,
Mr.. Burke said, she was without mercy, and
was the ,nurderess OF her own husband.
Look at Fredrick the Second Of Prussia,
tyrant without faith or mercy and who for
selfish ends plunged Europe into destroy
ing war and played game in which human
lives were the counters. The self ambition
of single man set men to murder in every
quarter of Europe. At that time there were
in England 223 officers that were punished
by the penalty OF death Think Of it.
Here the speaker presented many histor-
cal features of the times Immediately prior
to the Declaration of Independence and
finally said that America was then the hos
pital for the off nded OF England and of
the world The next great act OF this time
was the establishment of a government upon
the principles of universal liberty and be it re-
membered that this nation thus estabhshedis is
the frstg great republic that has ever flourish
ed upon the face of the earth.
THE FOUNDATIONS WERE LAID
Broad and deep, and when the work was
done it proved to be the greatest piece OF
political architecture of all time. The build
ers saw that the sun gave life and light to
the good and tad alike. They saw that the
rain fell upon the Just and unjust; that the
gentle wind of heaven that swept over the
couch IN the palaces Of the rich came like
wise through the crevices and cracks of the
lovley cabin. And when the foundation
was laid and the temple raised they saw that
there was room left within its beautiful wallis
far every creed and sect OF mAnkind. As
thew looked out upon the world they saw
MANY evidences OF man. inhumauity to man
And at home they saw in every town and
:lI.ra and .. avery cross roads the school