The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-03-21
TENNEeseETE.S NAV -Ag =2ssss=S'
ORLEANS.
Do. Rluln meY,r Addresr.

mr. DUlRmev'S Address.
Saturday the one hundred ohdseveni
teenth anniversary Of the birthday of
that illustrious Tennessean, Andrew
iJaeksOn, was made the occasion OF the
formal opening Of the Tennessee exhi-
bit Alarge delegation of the Tennes-
see Legislature and thousands of the
citizens of the State were in attend
ance. s'1I.
The company assembled in the CEN
ire of the Tennessee exhibit, filing the
aisles and all available space to over,
flowing. After few minutes of pre-
liminary conversation a solemn hush
fell on the company, and an eloquent
prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr.
Strickland, of Tennessee. This was
followed by a few brief remarks from
Commissioners McWhirter, who well
coined the guests to the Tennessee ex-
hibit' and introduced Hon. Thos. w.
Neal, of Tennessee, who spoke few
briof words Of welcome to the guests
and of praise and commentator for
the exhibit. AT the conclusion of this
speakers remarks, which were couch
ed in the most eloquent language and
received with great applause by the
audience, the Hon. n. T. Dulaney took
the stand and addressed the audience
as follows; ...
Ladies and Gentlemen When, on
last night, was informed that l was
hooked for short speech on this oc-
cassion (ten minutes) was reminded
of the boy who was asked to put a
bushel into pint. | appreciated the
difficulty which does not grow out
OF any lack of material, but rather out
of superabundance of material for
speech:making, coupled with the fact
that public speaking is altogether for
eign to my vocation. But yielding to
the powers that be, ! will now try to
discharge that duty.
The circumstances under which we
meet to-day are peculiarly interesting
encouraging and suggestive. Interest
ing because we celebrate the birthday
OF the brave, the heroic, the immortal
Jackson. Encouraging because. of the
greatness, the vastness and the signi.
ficance OF the Exposition suggestive
because, upon the principle of.associa.
ton, we are naturally and unavoidably
carried in memory back to the visit oil
Jackson and his Tennessee militia to
New Orleans, under less favorable
circumstances. | say the occasion il
interesting and encouraging for but a
few years ago the South was but one
vast field of desolation for at the END
of long and bloody war she found
herselfin poverty; her fields, and mani
of her cities in. ashes. But the spirit
OF her manhood remained and, pos
sessed Of this, and her determination
and her indomitsble will, she founC
that though poor she Was still rich
and, remembering the maxim, "i'erSr
Uentid Vincit onmd," her energies
physical and mental, were directed TO
ward the recovery Of her wasted for
tunes and the restoration OF her vast
ed grandeur. r:l". go - 81
And now, after twenty years Of la
Dor, push and go-ahead, she finds her
self, Phoenix like. risen from her owl
ashes and clothed with the habiliment
} of greatness and royalty. We, til,
representatives Of Tennessee, hay,
been invited to look Upon these, tn
} insignia Of our inherent greatness
wealth and power. And we are prou,
of the opportunity, for having pasSet
through the fire ourselves, and having
gone down with you into the dust q
humility, and having tasted the sam
bitter cup with yoh, weare glad OF tn
: opportunity TO extend to you the han'
Of greeting and to rejoice with you il
this, the day Of cur national emulation
and exaltafiom. The emblems Of wa
have given place to the cmblems q
; peace.
We have here the enblems OF on
agricultural and mineral resources, il
; the rankest and most extrayagant pro
ductions OF the soil, and in the riches
productions Of the mines, thus indicI'
ting at a glance the countless million
> of undeveloped wealth lying at OH
door. OF this weiare justly proud.
But we have before us the evidenc
OF still greater source OF wealth an
power and true greatness which tn
world is just beginning to appreciate.
refer to the inventive genius, the min
power, coupled with an executive vii
as presented and represented in tn
mechanics department of the Expos