Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22

slain that they NAV live" The response
To this toast by Hon. w. ID. Harden, though
brief was a fitting eulOglum to the
memory of the dead, the story OF whose
life 100000 silent graves tell more plainly
than can living lips. Their wish, could
thew speak. would be. s'emulate US. live
without dishonor, die without STAIN" me
toast to the memory of the great held OF
the dead was drank by the assemDlage
standing and in silence.
To the toast: "IHe Old FIRST Volunteer
Regiment of GeOrdid-The nucleus and
exponent of her military fame" Col.
Charles H. Olmstead, the former COM
mander of the regiment, responded with
a brotherlv feeling for every member OF
the gallant old First. His address was
full of the memories Of the days gone.
He traced the regiment through
its long. wearisome marches and hard-
fought battles from the time of its birth
to the surrender in North Carolina, when
the cause for which it fought became the
lost cause. and when the arms OF the regl-
ment were stacked, but through 1t all the
soldiers Of the gallant old First did their
duty, and did it well.
"The Women Of the SOath-Inlpurity,
gentleness and love, s~blime faith, divine
charity and heroic fOrtitude, bearing the
cross or wearing the crown, they Illus
Nt@NN
beneficent creation.'' The response to this
toast was by Capt. George a. Mercer, 0l
the Republican Blues, and was glowing
address to the virtues and glory OF the
sex which men have ever h0nored ana
loved.
"The Railroad System Of Ge0Tgid-The
guarantee of her internal wealth and
commercial prosperity" This toast was
replied to by Lieut.. James l.. Taylor, OF
the Savannah, Florida and Western RAN
way.
70 the toast, "The Judicidry-To them
is committed a sacred trust, for Law
hath her home in the bosom OF God, and
her voice is the harmony OF the lnl-
verse.'v Hon. A. p. Adams responded IN
an able and eloquent address, upon the
greatness and the power of just law.
Judge Adams was repeatedly applauded
and his response was one OF the most I'M
pressive of any delivered during the en-
tire evening.
The eleventh regular toast: The Anleri-
can Bdr@sEver foremost in the defense
OF civil liberty and the vindication OF
! human right" was responded to by Gen.
LawtOn, who paid an eloquent tribute to
/ members of the bar who sacrificed their
/ life in defense of civil liberty during the
/ repeated contests that have been Waged.
! His remarks were repeatedly applauded.
I
/ ham ArtIleTu-" Full of honor and full
| Of years. its harvest shows most glorious,
with the Wheaton, proving it never has
/ been thrashed," was responded to by
! Can't. John f. Wheaton, who said that
/ the Chatham Artillery was full of honor
and full Of years, and its record shows
that it is the peer of any military organl'
cation of its time. The speaker paid a
fitting tribute to the First Georgia, and
-
The thirteenth regular toast: "IbC
! Georqfd HasSarS.-Brave comrades OF
Stuart and Hampton; their knightly Yalol
added lustre to the splendid record OF
their native State" was responded to by
I Hon. p. w. Meldrim, who acknowledged
/ the compliment Ofthe mention of the corps
! His reference to the sOldierly qualities OIL
Lee, Stuart, Hampton and Col. Fred
Waring was exceedingly beautiful as
/ observing that the day OF STRIFE
had passed; that Lee was not
alone Of Virginia, nor of New York
Connecticut, Pennsylvania or the South,
but Of the entire length and breadth OF
the land, and that the Hussars would
ever be found leading in the defense Of the
liberties of the people and the rights oil
the oppressed. A brief synopsis cannot
be expected to do justice to Mr.. Meldrim'
address.
The fourteenth toast: sour adopted Eel
Iolc- CitizenS-In war and peace faithful as
am ito the manor BORN they fill the wool
/ of our cOuntry's greatness" was replied
/ to by Mai. John SchwarZ, who referred to
/ the valOr of Shepherd when the British
were operating in the vicinity of Savan.
nah during the war of the revolution. The
/ Major paid a lifting address to Jasper, and
! said that every German born, but adopted
/ n
/ of the illustrious soldier, Gen. Robert E.
/ Lee. Upon the conclusion of Maj
/ SchwarZ's speech the applause which fol
i lowed was continued for some minutes.
The fifteenth toast was: "Ihe Press
/ The CerberUs of our civilization; ever
watchful over the living and cOnsigning
the political dead to H-ades OF its own
/ keeping. 0rpheus but once charmed il
with his Tyre and transmitted the perfect
heirloom to Grady and Gath. May il
never be muZzled, but remain tie watch.
dog Of the free" This was responded tC
! by Lieut.. B. FL. Richardson, who briefly
/ referred to the functions of the press. His
remarks were received with every demon
stration Of favor, and on concluding he
introduced a resolution which, he stated
was offered on the recommendation of the
board of officers of the First Volunteer
Regiment of Georgia, that Col. G. III,
/ regiment, be requested to prepare his
| tory both of the ante bellum days of the
! First Volunteer Regiment of Georgia as
well as a history of that command since
/ the war. The resolution was put by Col
| Clifford W. Anderson and unanimously
! adopted, when Col. Olmstead thanked
| the command for the trust repOsed in
! him, and stated that he would perform il
/ to the best of his ability,
/ The sixteenth regular toast was "Ihe
/ Confederate NdUg-The herosm Of TAFT
nall and Buchanan will be immortal when
/ the sea gives up her dead" to which Capt.
/ John d. Johnston was called on to re-
/ spOnd.
| The seventeenth and concluding toast,
! "IHe Georgia Military Acddemy-Its
success is the guarantee of manly honor
| and soldierly proficiency" was replied to
! by Maj. Burgess, who acknowledged his
/ gratitude to the citizens of Savannah for
assisting him to place the Academy in
| the front rank of the educational institu-
tons of Georgia. He said
| that it was his ambition to
| to see it rank as the first of the kind in
| the United States, and that he felt that he
| could have no greater trust than to as
sist to educate the rising generation in
| the principles which rendered Lee illus
! trious AID dear to every soldier. The
speech Ct Major Burgess was attentively
| listened to throughout and he was repeat
eddy applauded.
The assemblage then arose and the BAN
| quet was brought to close.