Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19


where once the stern cry of the sentinel
rang out in challenge and the roar OF
the cannon awoke the mountain echoes
with s5thousand reverberations; recall
the battle experiences; MUNICH hard
tack together and fill high to the toast,
"A union OF hearts, and union of hands.
pd the flag OF TIE Union 1oreve-."
hen Patrick Henry gave the ring
eees .GiYe pA l5G,t7 or give
vlpH another form of oppression which
wasto blot his country's history, could
he have dreamed OF the small cloud of
tyranny that threatened the land that
offered. haven of refuge to oppressed
humanity, save the grinding heel OF
sordid Britain? While he sounded the
keynote of American independence like
wise was there instilled deep down the
= hsarts of his countrymen q love of free
dom and equal rights to all. Slavery,
though tolerated by the Constitution. in
time became obnoxious to many. and as
the slave traffic became Improbable in
the New England States, through the
inability of the African to Withstand
the cold climate, and other causes, and
drifted southward, the anti slavery feel
ing became more deeply rooted.
Cotton and corn wefs mighty kings,
Who differed at ti4es on certain things,
Corn Sn. vas peacee MID and Just.
e OF tune the bubble is bursted,
and cotton was worssed
When the shackles fell from over a
million slaves, then was the principles
of universal liberty. upon which the
Young colony was dedicated on stormy
Plymouth Rock, vindicated. A desider-
alum has been effected and no one of
either section regret the change. The
domain of liberty is rendered indissolu-
BILE for all time. As the mighty stream
that waters our lands is formed by tens
of thousands of riils leaping from the
mountains, and on their way drops from
the storm cloud have leaped into their
midst, and have united until their re-
sistless current reaches over all OBJ
stacles, SO we, coming from all the ma
tions, if but united in the ties OF COM
mon brotherhood enter into compact
homogeneous system, in which sectional
conflicts are unknown. and our divelSe
--esjgin, differences of opipiees and ert,al
- be carriecsfH.9vth Sc oeo1eeeeG ages
|. assuring to future generations the same
which now bless their fathers
Yhe Old State Road, or Western
atlantic railroad, was the backbone o
the confederacy in this section, and its
destruction made the capture OF At
lanta possible. The Gate City is to- DAY
the leading southern city, and standin,
at the junctionlof Peachtree, MARKETS.
and Whitehall streets. in the shadow o
the famous Kimbal House and gaze u,
at the massive business houses, ant
note the busy air and whir of competi
ton, which distinguishes Atlanta iron
other southern towns, one can scarcel,
realize that this is the Atlanta OF othe
days. when fire and sword held higl
carnival. While its growth has bee
u phenomipal, the city having attained
pSy1n<Nt % oofill it is not a
ephemeral boom. otS steady md per
manent. Men who cast - Drtune
here since the war are still living /
achieve future greatness for oeorgia'
beautiful capital. The capital was re
moved from Mellidgville in 1869. ant
the State house, now approaching com
pletion, will be an honor to the State
The public buildings are handsom
structures. notably the Y. NJ. G. A
building just being completed. whicl
has no rival in the country. The Peach
ed for their beautiful architecture
stateliness, and costly interiors, many o
which are marvels of elegance. Tha
Atlanta ranks high in moral and re
ligious sense. its large church attend
ance. liberal support OF tn
ministry, temperance principles
and philanthropy OF her citizens, vii
attest. Here was the cradle of prohi
.bition in the South, and by making
an issue OF the home and freside, com
pletsly eliminated from politics. the
made its succ ass possibs- ander advers
eircumst<Ec5s. ngalt. is in ever
way satisfactory to fheIriends OF ten
perance and those Who labored zealouel
70 bring about the change Those VII
predicted disintregation and dir
calAmities under the new regime al
doomed to disappointment and chsgrir
The once opulent ssloonists now stan
behind the wine-room bars waiting ia
something to turn up, or have left th
country or are in the service of thei
country on the changing. The measur
was not ouly adopted but it is bein
- vigorously enforced Modern ingenuit
0of every species was tried to eyade tn
aw, bat the perpetrators invariabl
Ame to grief. Lynxeyed detective
kade the cases, and conviction NEAR
tty dollars for first offence, one hui
led for the second, and the chaingar
invitation 10 emigrste added fc
kgrant violations. Verify. the way
ae rum seller has been mighty tougl
a noticeable benefit of prohibition
the increase in the public school
Formerly it was common to see stream
of boys and girls of all ages going ,