The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-28
Under the Auspices Of the
Memorial University.
Jeff. DAVIS CELEBRATION.
congress Proceedings In Both Houses
Yesterday-Debateo on the Inter
state Commerce Bill.
Grants Birthday.


celebrated this evening in the Metropol-
itan Church of this city, at which Gen
eral Grant. swhen President, was con-
slant attendant. The meeting was held
Under the auspices of the Grant Me-
mortal University of Athens, Tenn, the
nurpose being to make known the works
and objects of the institution, to the
support of which the hero of Appom-
matox was the first cash subscriber, and
i'm aid of which he lent the influence OF
MS name and encouragement. his word
and example. Speakers OF eminence
took part in the proceedings ana an
audience comprising distinguished
LEGISLATORS. Diplomats and soldiers filled
every seat. Chief Justice Waite pre-
sided. The proceedings begun with a
PRAYER by Bishop Andrews, OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church; to Senator
Brown of Georgia, was assigned the
honor of giving life sketch of General
Grant. He enlarged upon the generosity
and kindness of Gen. Grant toward the
conquered after the surrender of
General Lee. OF Grants Presidential
career, the orator said all would
doubtless admit that he made some
mistakes, but all would concede
that his administration was charac-
teriZed by many strong points
and much practical good sense.
When the prejudices of the times should
have passed away. impartial history
would do full justice to Grant and his
administration. As a military man. he
was one of the most remarkable known
to history. When the passions kin
died by men shall have passed away
and those who took part in the struggle
on either side shall have gone to their
reward, the succeeding generations OF
Americans will delight to honor as the
great military chieftains of Americas
history, the Confederate Robert Z. Lee,
and the great Union hero Ulysses S.
Grant, TO whom Lee surrendered.
To Senator Sherman was allotted as
text, Grant and the new South, -
q theme which, he said. was altogether
too broad for the limited time in which
he must discuss it. He spoke of the
new south as one of the mysteries of
the future, more a matter of hope and
expectation than of realization. The
old south was an oligarchy in which
one-third of the population were
slaves, deprived of the advantages alb
soIutely indispensable &c. civilization
while one-fourth OF the population
were admirably trained and dis
ciplined for the highest duties of man
hood. He compared the south to the
oligarchies of Rome and Greece at
periods of their history and her leaders
to the Barons of Runymede who,
when they met to frame the magma
Charta looked out very well for their
own privileges against the king, but
cared little for the privileges of the
people. Among the proudest names of
history were found those of the south
81 the head of which and the head of
all mankind, was that of George Wash
ington. Grant impersonated the forces
which broke the old south. That the
new south should inherit somewhat of
the prejudiceS and habits of the old.
must be expected; generation, much
less a decade. could not change the
ideas of centuries. Before, during and
after the war the parties were section
ally aligned. but now that slav-
cry had disappeared the parties
should be based upon other
than questions between the north
and south. The north was ready for
their consumation. There never was a
time when the masses of the people felt
less party spirit than now. They de-
sired to see the old issues buried and
new living questions of the future pre-
sented as the line of demarcation be-
tween the parties. (Applause.) Speak
ing of the conditio ms hoped for in
the south by the men who fought on
both sides, he said that first there must
be recognized In every part equality of
rights and privileges between man and
man. The time was not far distant
when this would be. Blacks and whites
we're inseperably MIXED all over the
south, and the rights of both must
be respected. When this should be
recognized universally, this great diff
Guilty OF the new south would be at an
end, but the most important thing for
the new south was the diversity of pro-
duction. Under the old institutions,
she produced cotton. nee, tobacco, and
not much else. The work was per
formed BY slaves. Now that ali were
free, and every man had the right to
choose his vocation, it was found that
there was scattered all over the south
stores OF untold natural wealth. and
the time was already at hand
when the new south would com
pete with the north in all the
great departments of production.
The south must work out its own saliva
ton. The north had tried in various
ways 70 assist in managing local affairs
Tor the south, and he must confess he
had participated in that kind of busi-
ness, but he was free TO say il didn I
turn out very well. daughter and ap-
plause.) The north could not rule the
south any more than Great Britain
could rule Ireland. The only thing the
south wanted-and she wanted it badly
was education. The mandate of the
nation had freed the slaves and il was
the nations duty to help educate them.
Il the House Of Representatives would
second the work done by the Senate
aud give from the ample resources of
The Government some of its overflow
ing treasure to start the wheels of edu-
cation, we should have taken a long
step on the read to prosperity and
union in the south. In conclusion he
warmly commended to the sympathy OF
MS audience a memorial university.
Senator Evarts spoke of General
6rant's selection by George Peabody as
one Of the directors of his university