Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-13

George W. Crawford. Mcdonald the elder
COlquitt, Black, McAllister, Nesbit, Herschel
v johnson, VIM. {. Dawson, Charlton the
elder, and younger Cummings, and above
them all in sterling forensic elOquenee, Joseph
Henry Lumpkin, for many years Chief JUS
tice Of the state, with host of others who
she'd lustre upon her history. Georgia has
ever been from her earliest settlement distin-
guished for her eloquent pulpit orators Among
these here may be named after Whitefeld
Wesley and 8Olsius. Hope HULL of the Meth
Odist Church, the elder Pierce as well as his
distinguished son, the present Bishop, the An
thongs, ArnOlds and Glenns: OF the Presbvte-
ran order, hollock, Styles, HOyt, Beman, Fran
els Cumming and Alexander IL. Webster the
distinguished Moses Waddell. the instructor
OF Calhoun, Crawford, McDUfie and Long
street, and for years the President of the state
University; OF the Episcopal Church, the re-
nOwned Bishop Elliott andhis successor. Beck
with; Of the Baptists, Mercer MARSHALL Malo-
~ Sherwood, Otis Smith. Nathaniel NJ Craw-
IOrd- As iaWyers and iurists we can ever point
Win pride TO her Law, Owens, Warmers,
NesDlts- Bennlng jackson. Crawford. Bleck-
leys, IOchrane, Lamar, and many others. As
contributors to science and useful arts, she
Claims the invention OF the cotton gin, the
propulsion Of boats by steam, the sewing ma
chine. and last of all, the discovery of anas-
lnesia or chlOrOfOrm. by which millions OF
people are daily relieved Of pain. William
IOngstreet, the father of the distinguished
General and present Marshal of the State had
full plan OF the construction of a boat to be
propelled by steam on the water as early as
1879, and two years before Fulton addressed
his letter to Lord StanhOpe on that subject.
This viii appear by reference to the archives
OF our state Department-but he was prevent
ed from the Immediate construction IN carry
ing out his invention for the want Of means.
He. however, did. without any knowledge of
the invention Of Fulton, succeed in carrying
his boat up the Savannah river against the
current at a speed of five miles an hour. few
DAYS after Fulton had made like success on
the Hudson, IN 1907.
DR.. Crawford Long. of Athens. Georgia,
was two years ahead Of Wells and Morton in
his application Of sulphuric ether for the re-
lief OF PAIN in surgical operations. To him,
therefore. belongs the honor and glory of this
greatest discovery of modern times. Millions
Of people Of the human family are now daily
relieved by the Use of his remedies.
Georgia has not Yet sent to Statuary Hall,
IN the capitol of the Union, the two statues
which she is entitled to place in the collection
there to be made. How could she better COM
ply with this invitation of the United States
than to send a statue of OglethOrpe and DR..
crawford Iong-twO Of the greatest benefac-
tors OF manknd<
Georgia also can proudly boast OF her poets.
Wherever the English language is spoken My
Life Is Like a summer Rose" by Wilde, will
live; 50 will ''All is Quiet on the ~PotOmae,"
by GeOrgia's son, Oliver, and also many pro-
ductioEs by Charlton, Jackson, Paul II.
Hayne, TichnOr. Mary +. Bryan. Randall,
Edward !. Hill, Hubner and others.
To Georgia, and your city also, belongs the
honor and the glory Of projecting and having
built the first steamship that ever crossed the
Atlantic Ocean. This ship was built in New
! Ork with Savannah capital. and under Sa-
Vannah auspices. and sailing from this port,
crossed the Atlantic successfully in 1919. to the
wonder of European ENTHUSIASTICALLY years
before the Great Western landed in New
York.
Filthy. But, my countrymen. I cannot
dwell longer in detail upon the multitude of
topics that press upon my mind that would be
pertinent 10 the occasion. l can say nothing
Of our educational institutions, our colleges,
male and female. which have so distinguished
the state OF Georgia. ouF recent rapid progress
IN manuiarturvs of. cotton. wool and iron; |
can say nothing 81 our great railroads and
works Of internal improvements. our men Of
enterprise connected with them. and Of the
great prominence which our State + now tax
ing among our sisters in the conduct and man
agemcnt OF these improvements of travel and
transportation in modern times. Ii would re-
quIrc hours To d0 Justice to the memory of
your own distinguished citizens. William W.
Gordon and Mathew Hall McAllister. and
their associates. William bearing. of Athens,
J. Edgar Thompson, Richard Peters, George
who were the leaders. pioneers and
projectors of that system of railroads for
which Georgia i now so greatly distinguished.
suffice il to add. in conclusion, to YOU. GeOr-
gians. that no other equal portion OF the
earth's surface surpasSes that within our
limits in all the elements of wealth. power
and greatness. BY our past energy, industry,
under our institutions, we have already ac-
quired the appellatiOn of the Empire State of
the South. With like energy in the future,
under Providence, in the development Of our
fields and forests. our educational and reli
giOus Institutions, we have yet ahead of us
the opportunity of acquiring the greater APP
pellatiOn of becoming the Empire State Of the
Union.
At the conclusion of the address the
audience gave vent to their enthusiasm in
cheers and prolonged applause. When
order had been restored, General jackson
stepped to the front of the stage. and, in
explanation, said:
by special request of the poet, himself
too feeble in health to undertake the task,
l will now attempt to recite his beautiful
ode. Sure | am that the defects of the
reader cannot wholly destroy the music of
his numbers; and that. as they shall fall
upon the listening ear. a heartbOrn in
SEPARATION will ascend to gracious Heaven
that long may be spared to the saddened
South by far the sweetest Of all her sing
ers. For. born in South Carolina, by
| Georgia adopted, Paul Hamilton
Hayne belongs, at last, to the South.
Poet of the South, laureate by royal power
of his own genius"
General jackson then recited the beau
tiful ode with genuine pathOs and in a
manner worthy of the poets admiration.