Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-29

/ Illustrate an idea which nerVed the
800 at Thermopyl1 and armed 10000 at
Marathon, which drove TOrquin from
Rome and aimed the arrow OF Tell. which
charged with Cromwell and his lrOnsides
and accompanied Sidney to the block,
wnlch hred the farmers gun at LeNing-
ton and razed The Bastile in Parls, which
! inspired the charter in the cabin OF the
Mayfower, and the Declaration of Inde-
pendence from the Continental Congress.
ITS MEANING,
1t means that with the abolition of
! privileges to tue few and the enfranchise-
ment OF Individuals, equality OF all men
before the law and universal suffrage,
ballot secnre from fraud and voters from
intimidation, the press free and education
! furnished by the State for all, liberty of
worship and free speech, the right to rise
aud equal opportunity tor honor and for
tune, the problems OF labor and capital,
| OF social regeneration and moral
growth, property and poverty will work
themselves out under the benign influ-
ence OF an enlightened, law making and
law-aoidug liberty without the aid of
| kings and armies, or of anarchists aud
bombs. Through the obelisk so strangely
| recalled to us of yesterday the past of
| twenty centuries a forgotten monarch
says: | am the great king, the cOnqueror,
! the chasuser of natiOns,' and except
| III
Veys no meaning and touches no
chord of human sympathy, but for I'M
numbered centuries to come, as liberty
| levels up the people to higher standards
aud broader lite, this statue will grow
in the admiration and affection of man.
kind. When Franklin drew the lightning
rom the clouds he little dreamed
! that in the evolution of science
his discovery would illuminate the
torch OF liberty for France and America.
| Rays from this beacon, lighting this gate
| way to the continent, Will welcome the
| poor and prosecuted with hope and prom
| ise of home and citizenship. 1t will teach
! them that there is room and brotherhood
| Tor all who Will support our institutions
aud aid in our development,
| but that those who come TO
disturb our peace and dethrone
our laws are aliens and enemies forever.
! | devoutly believe that from the unseen
| and unknown two great souls have come
to participate in this celebration.
| The faith in which they died is
! fulfilled, the cause for which
they battled is triumphant, the
| people they loved IN the full enjoyment of
the rights for which they labored and
| fought and suffered-the spirit voices of
| Washington and Lafayette join IN the
! glad acclaim of France and the United
States to Liberty Enlightening the
| World"
No sooner had Mr.. DePew concluded
than the bands began playing "Old Hun
dred," and ths immense assembly joined
in singing the doXOlogy.
There was great lack Of arrangement
in leaving the island and embarking again
for home. The French visitors were scat
| Cered here ana there in the crush and de-
tanned in II Tor nearly an hour. NJ. Bar
| th0ldi and his wife were compelled
| to elbow their way as best they
could through the crowd, which, not
recognizing them in the hustle, gave them
| but scant courtesy. Nor were Count d.
Lesseps or those with him much better
| treated. The President and his party,
| being better known by the police, received
more attention, but the President. the
| Cabinet members, the Count, Admirals,
Ministers Plenipotentiary, divines, Sena-
tors and all the ladies bore their incon.
veniences as good Republicans and true
| Democrats.
The display OF fireworks, which was to
occur this evening, was postponed till
| Saturday on account OF the fog.
THE BANQUET.
The banquet given by the New York
Chamber OF Commerce in honor Of the
representatives OF the French republic
and invited guests did not begin until
after 3 O'Clock, OWING to the time occu-
ped in the ceremonies OF the day. The
evenings gathering, however, was a
notable one. James N. Brown presided.
Among those present were the French
guests, Gov. Hill, Gen. SchOfeld, Rear
Admiral Luce, George w. Curtis, Lew
?. Morton, Mayor Grace, Roswell =.
| Flower, Joseph Pulitzer, Eugene Kelly,
! Edward Cooper, q. Il. Stone, j. NJ.
| Drexel, S. $. Cox, Abram S. Hewitt,
! Cyrus W. Field, Horace Porter, Louis de
Bebian, g. NJ. Depew. f. b. Thurber,
franklin Edison, Brayton Ives and Parke
| Goodwin. IL was after 10 O'Clock when
the toasts began. They we're: "Fhe Presi-
| dent OF the United States" "The Presi-
dent of the French Republic" sour
| guests from beyond the sea" "Washing-
| ton and Lafayette - BarthOldi," )" France
| our creditor" ''The Press"
| The toast 10 the President was drunk
am ID cheers ana music.
| NJ. le FaiYre responded briefly and
! fel ctOusly to the toast to the President
| OF the French Republic.
! Frederick b. COudert responded both in
| English and French TO the toast TO ''Our
! guests"
George W. Curtis, David NJ. Stone OF
| the Journal of Commerce, and others
spoke, and il was long after midnight
when the festivities terminated.
The President left this CITY by "A special
/
| o'clock this evening. He wen straight
/ from the festivities on BedlOe's Island on
! board the Dispatch, In company of Secre-
tarIes Lamar, BayaTd ard Whitney and
! Col. Lamont, TO the Adams Express pier,
! and walked to the depot, where the special
train, consisting of two cars, was In
waiting. Col. Lamont had previously
| telegrapned TO Washington 10 have car
rlages at the depot at 10 o'clock.
MET BY MRS. CLEVELAND.
WAsHINGToN, Oct. 2S.-The President
and The members OF mis- Cabinet who ac-
cOmpaned him to New York returned
safely, arriving here at 1915 O'Clock to-
nIgnt. Mrs. Cleveland met the President
at the station.
CHARACTERISTIC CHURLIsHEEsS.
LONDON. Oct. 20, 3 A. M.-The Daily
News, commenting on the dedication OF
BarthOldPs statue OF Liberty, says: sit
is gr, at mistake to think the statue viii
increase the friendship between the two
countries. America did not want the
statue. She toOk II because it was offered
TO her. When the last cannon doomed
New York was ricDer by a remarkable
statue, and that Is about all"
Manning to Resume Work.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.--.Secretary Man
ming will resume actual control of the
ff1. Ik.. IN. aI