Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-02

naughty dominion over intelligence; the
We K were oppressed the unOliendiug IN
suited; the fallen warred on; truth was
sienced; faisehoOd. unblushng ard brazen.
stalked abroad unchalerged; anxiety filled
every heart: apprehension clOuued every
prospect: despair Swallowed every hearth
stone; society was disorganized; Legislatures
dispersed; Judges torn from their seats by he
strong arm of military power; states sub
vertel arrests made, trials bad and senten-
ces pronounced without evidence; madness.
Inst, hate ami crime of every hue. defiant,
wicked ard diabolieai ruled the hour, until
the very air was rent with the cry. and heav-
ems. deep cOncave, echoed the wall:
"Alas! Our country sinks beneath the yoke;
1t weeps. IL bieeds, and each new day cash
Is added TO her wounds"
.
Among all the true sons of Georgia and Of
the South In that day, one form stands con
spicuOus. No fear blanched his cheek, no
danger daunted his courageous soul. His
very presence impaired courage. his very eye
flashed enthusiasm. Unawed by power. un-
brined by honOr he stood in the m DIST OF the
pertls th9t esyironed him. brave as Paul be-
fore the Sanhedrlm. ready for bonds or death,
true as the men at kunnS mede, and az elO-
quent rs Henry kndling the fires Of the Rev
oiution. As we looS back upon that strug
gle one figure above all Others fixes our adj
ring gaze. His crested helmet waves high
where the battle is iercest. the pure RAYS OF
the sun reflected from mis- glittering shield are
not purer thau the fires that buru in the
breast it covers His clarion vO ce rang out
louder than the din OF battle, like the buge
blast OF Highland Chief resOundng over
hill and mountain and gen, summoning bis
clans to the defense Of nome and liberty, and
thrilled every heart and nerved every arm.
1t was the form and voice Of Hill
No son of the South had higher claims
upon our gratitude than he whom we this day
honor. Against his convictions he followed
the South into secession and war. True To
her in the days Of that war she Waged for
separate nationality. true TO her In the
darker days shat followed that war, when
she was denied adm ssion into the Union.
after her restoration he stood in the House
OF Represe utatives and tn senate Chamber
tho bravest aud most eloquent OF her deien-
ders, resisting every inYasOn OF her rights,
and dehantiy and trlumphanty burning back
every assault Epon her honor. Not only rs
son Of Georgia and the South does he merit
the tribute oK our highes praise,
but as y citizen Of the Republic. He
was profound student of our system Of gov
eminent, ami his knowledge OF that system
was not only displayed in his public utter,
ances. but is written n the lives and charac-
ters Of the young men Of Georgia who learned
from him at the State University. aud vino in
all the dep rtments OF the public service are
entering into careers 81 the highe-t useful
ness and distinction. |Mciius est pctere fOn-
les guam sectari rivulUus." Madison and
Webster were his teachers. Never did STUDENT
have better te&Cners, never teachers better
student. Webster WAS not more intense
In his love for the Union as
originally established by the founders OF the
repub ic. WITH the underlying principles OF
that Union he was familiar. To him the
American Union was not the territory over
which the flag iloated and the laws we're adj
mlnistered. IL WAS q system Of government
embracing gen raj government for general
purposes, and local governments for local
purposes. each IKE The spheres 81 the heavens
t. b. confined TO it, own Orbit, and neither
could Invade the domain Of the other without
chaos ard ruin. In the solution OF all prob
lens. 40 tn discu -sOn Of all questions, in the
shnpiup of All uOliCies he looked 20 the COnati-
luton,
Though l0yal 10 Georgia and the South dur
ing the period Of separoll ION, he reJOiced at
their restoration e. the Union. No mariner
tOs ed through the long nights on unchosen
aud tempestuOus seas ever hailed the day Of re-
turn to tranquil port more gladly than he
hailed the day Of the restoration OF the states
NO sou driven By fortune no could not con-
troll from the paterDal roof, ever left that
roof with sadder parting than he lett the
to the shelter Of home with wilder transport
OF joy Than he felt when the S nth was AGAIN
admitted TO our Father's house"
The great and good do not ole. Fourteen
centuries ago Tho head oi the great apostle
felt before the sword Of tie bloody execu-
toner but through long ages Of oppression
bis example animated the persecuted cnurcb,
and to-day stimulates It's missionary spirit To
press on through tue rigora of every climate
and che darkness OF every heathcn system. Go
for which he died. Four centuries agune the
body OF John Wickhn0 was eXhumed and
burnt 10 a-hee, and The cast into the water,
nut "the Avon 70 the Severn runs, the severn
10 the Sea-" and the doctrlnes for which he
disd cover and b ess the world. Hall q CEN
fury ago the living voice Of OJOnncN was
hushed, but that voice TO-DAY stirs the high
bora passions OF every true iHh heart
throughout the world. The echoes Of Prem
tiss' eluQucnt voice stii hnger ~ the valley Of
the Mississippi. Breckenridge body lies
under Tho sol lot Kentucky. but he lives among
her sous on Inspiration nnd q glory
And to-day there comes io us. ana SHAH
come 10 tto.e after a.. the voice ~ our +ad.
solemn with the emphasis Of another world
more eloquent than that with which he wH3
won't 60 charm ~. 70 says 90 us: children
OF Georgia, love thy mother Cherish ail hat
81 good and Just In her pact study her high
est Interests. discover. pr Jcct aud fo.tlr
al that viii DromO-e her future. Respect aud
obey her laws. Gnard vol her sacred honor.
give your richest treasures and best efforts W
her material, a0rial, intel eciual, and moral
advancement until she shines The brightest
jewel Ia the diadcm OF the republic