Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-24
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Fifth Maryland Regiment Enter
tanned While I'm Route to New Or
leans.

The Fifth Maryland Regiment Enter
tanned While I'm Route to New Or
leans.
ATLANTA, Feb. 23.-The Fifth Mary
land Regiment arrived here early this
morning on two trains from Richmond.
The first detachment was met at the
depot by the Governors Horse Guards,
and the second by the Gate City Guards,
and escorted to the Markham House for
breakfast. In few remarks Capt. Mil
ledge introduced Gov. Mcdaniel, who
thus welcomed the regiment:
''COl. Brown and fellOw-citiZens of the
Fifth Maryland National Guard: 1t gives
me profound pleasure to welcome the rep
resentatives Ofthe citizen sOldieTy of Mary
to Georgia. This sentiment is not con-
fined to your brother volunteers who have
assembled here this morning to greet you !;
1t is shared by all our people. We should
cherish with peculiar favor such organ
iZati0ns as your distinguished regi-
ment. In free country, and
under Our system Of government, vol
untaTy military associations furnish
the guarantee Of the maintenance of law
and order in time of peace, and of the
public defense in time of war. But
there is another reason for the pleasure
and pride which we feel in meeting YOU
this morning. No lapse of time can blunt
the memories Of GeOrgians to the kindness
bestowed by the people of Maryland upO Il
the Confederate soldiers from this state
when cast by the fortunes of war wound
ed and helpless upon the generous care of
/ your people, or lingering in hospitals
or prisons within their reach. The
women of Maryland ministered to their
wants as angels Of relief and mercy. 1t
/ is not strange, then, that the presence OF
| Marylanders ON the soil of Georgia should
/ arouse in our hearts feelings of gratitude
/ and admiration. Nor is it strange that
/ L, who, perhaps, more than
/ any other Georgian, received
/ these ministrations in my own
/ person. should feel constrained in this
/ presence to give expression TO this sentl-
/ ment of our people. Wherefore, the peO-
/ pie Of Georgia feel deep interest in
/ whatever concerns the welfare and lOry
/ OF Maryland, and the hope is INDUCED
/ that the fraternal regards will continue
until the end of time"
Col. Brown responded in appropriate
! terms, referring especially TO the cordial
welcome they had received on all sides.
I After breakfast the regiment paraded
/ the streets escorted by the Governor )
/ Horse Guards and the Gate City Guards,
I paying their respects to the Governor as
/ they passed the capitol. The display was
"a brilliant one, and thousands OF citizens
! crowded the sidewalks and heartily cheer
/ ed the visitors. At IL O'Clock the regi-
ment left for New Orleans in ten Pullman
( sleeping cars, an immense crowd cheering
4 them as the train moved out of the depot
4 At Montgomery at o'clock this evening
/ they were to have dinner and parade by
/ the military and Governor.
1 THB REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
4 The Republican State Committee met
/ to-day and selected April as the date for
/ holding the State Convention. Nc
/ proxies will be allowed in the body. Dis
tricts are recommended to hold conyen.
tiOns and select delegates to Chicago tC
be ratified by the State Convention. 1t is
! thought that these two things will serve
[ to make the meeting more harmonious
/ Excluding proxies will give every county
/ a fair show, and not allow any one county
! by proxies, to have an undue advantage
! OF any other. A resolution was passed
/ indOrsing FarrOw for United States Judge
APPOINTED JUDGE.
! Governor Mcdaniel has appointed W
/ N. Harrell as Judge of the Decatur Crimi-
/ nal County Court vice W. Il. Crawford
J fApaaEad