Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-13

ing of Oglethorpe, are particularly invited
to attend meeting this evening, 18th inst,
at half past seven O'Clock, at Luddington's.
CENTENARY OF GEORGIA.
Georgia has completed the one hundredth
year of her existence. On this day the
p@sns of a grateful people ascend to the
Oliver OF all Good for the blessings, civil
and religious, so bountifully dispensed to
them One hundred years ago the great
and good Oglethorpe, with his little band
OF followers, first planted his footsteps upon
our bluff. He came not, like Pizarro, with
desolstiOn In his train, and intention Of
exterminating the natives of the forests to
satiste an unholy appetite for gold. He
came leading to new and unexplored
country band of poor and needy followers
"a helpless train of women and children
swelling his little band. The canoe of the
Indian was gliding peacefully on the waters
OF the Savannah; the smoke of bis cabin
assembled in peaceful current. to the skies
OF heaven. TomOchichi trode the monarch
of the woods, and his eyes reposed on the
scene with conscious majesty. Oglethorpe
met him and other chiefs of the nation In
council, and concluded a treaty of peace
and friendship. The lofty pine of the forest
fell before the axe of the adventurers, and
destined to be the commercial outlet of
great and powerful State. At this day
population Of more than half a million Of
sons occupy the land which In 1873 re-
sounded with the war whoop of the savage.
The latter has retired before the march of
civilization, and their cabins have given
place to the abodes of science and the arts
to the lofty spires erected by Christian man
to point the way to brighter worlds The
ruhf nh az fba In
aid In the necessaries of life from South
Carolina, now rivals her elder sister In her
population, her resources, her industry,
and her intelligence. Presenting the
aspect of free and independent
State Of q great and unrivaled Confederacy,
she bids fair 10 increase in her prosperity as
the resources of her rich and varied sol, are
developed. Does not the heart of the pa
triot kindle with emotion when he throws
his glance along the vista of futurity and
Inquiries what will be her condition when
the year 1888 is ushered into existence?
Teeming with wealth aud population, en-
riched by the works OF art, embellished with
canals and railroads, her condition will be
viewed by the patriot Of that day, we trust,
with the proud feelings which now gladden.
the heart of the patriot OF 1888. May we
not hope, too, that the Union, now COM
posed of twenty four States, will one hun
dred years hence present to the Govern
ments OF Europe the proud spectacle of
fifty independent States, extending over to
the Pacific, knit together by the ties of a
common ancestry, and q common kindness
of feelings and interests.
This being day which occurs but once
in hundred years, our patrons will excuse
us for not issuing a paper tomorrow, in
order to allow our hands to join in the
general celebration. We promise not to be
guilty of the same offense at the next
Centennial At that time, our type will be
set, our proof sheet read and corrected, and, as
we sincerely hope, our form justified and
locked aD, and reviSed, with the approving
smile of our Al Seeing Patron.