New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-23

against the South tAppasusaI Now let mo toll you
~ N not you who lost the csuse o"t
n WA the protective States that met the defeat
The victory IL coming you tapplausel aud these e'A
that have 50 long relied on an ARTIFICIAL snmuiu' vi"
have discovered that In compelling you 70 oeoo"'
loyal sons Of the Union thev dag tneh '""
graves (Applausal That Constitution which was "A"'
taned Mt the point of tho bayonet the sheet anchsr
OF the ssuth IL the grand basis upon which ther
-four oh and their wealth increase tAppanseI noit
will build mp temples 70 tho Author OF 81 good you, ~
will be educated IN principles OF liberty and 'ho ,u.
- encs OF III will from the son'h io
and long cheers.l a. o,,
Edward Atllinsons speech was, like MI. Coie
too long His subject Southern lnuustr i 70
was undoubtedly vast ana 'mp9r.no Of
dealt with it at length and with minutelrSsd "
detail which even after-dinner patlence nhiuiS
warranted. However it was tho1ghIuiid anu Oil
able effort Here is q part OF what he sa'iu
watch with the yreaest mo records OF the proges
OF Southern industry pass bv the bndine 81 ~
which 10 coats S. OF capital to set ohe oper@"Vo'
az of the least signincance pass by even the
Of great iron furnace Of the opening OF anime. ~ o
agaia II costs sl.n0n or more To sal ono msn ~
watch evidence that the Thousand arts oson AZ
ncapt in itself each calling for but little capital escn 10
pen ling upon capacity OF the intviduN oy "ho
being established do elop for the true evidence
ustrsl progress which IL born OF ITO rty nnu e,
of th. progress beginning 70 show itself In the ne"
site tApplausel
PLEA FOR TIE MIDDLE STATES.
General Portcr's plea for the Middle S'aoes wa:
History tells us that the early battle OF the Revolution
occurred on Breeds HILL and that II was called the oatte
OF Bunker Hin because II WASN'T iougns % ch.rr 60
ciety because am not Southcfner tLamtheerl pu'
I q Southerner, born and bred In southern re"ss
yana Oaugnter) in region close Mason and Dxops
line that regret to admit thore ar people there VINO
outstanding the latest amendments to the CONSTITUTION
United States still be heard pronouncihR heero
with two ga (Laughter.)
But can see that the OF the North and OF the
South have come together ton.ht In that spirit OF hsr
mop and pt viii ch
lies and Orangcmen in the recent Belfast riots when one
evening they sank all their past dinereneos unea tne
turned In and cleared out the police
daughter and appause.)
the Southern States fully represented (Prooneed
applause and laueh"r.I l may say here what man N
Vermont regiment safd one night on the picket line
during the fate scufe He posted well In advance
with orders give prompt information OF any advance on
the part Of friends the enemy. QIaughtero ABOUT
midnight horse In cir army broke loose
from wagon started straight for our lines Half
dozen shouted him and tried TO head him on but
he with hoofs Gathering tacechains rafting ana
the remains Of demoral7cd whn'etree Swapping owe,
the stumps Of Our in and said with all
the GOODNESS Of Vermont winter: They're comm
How many Of themf7 Wall, didn't stop to count
'em but from the solidy OF the movement shed edHe
It's the hull Suthrn Confedracy." uauchter)
We cannot shut eyes TO the changes which are
going the state OF soCety In the South They are
disturbing. A Northern goes down there now. and
TO be sure the people entertain with marked hospitality
perhaps q but there time when they
would hold OF him and keep him with them Tor year
two-unless sooner exchanged. Uanghter)
all remember those hacyon DAYS on tho Mssis-
sippi when early and partook OF some
thing moist empty stomach so as to get the maxi
mum OF excitement with the minimum OF loui''
when q invited another to take something AMI he
refused the inver usually drew derrinGer on the in
vee proceeded construct aperture through his
system Nowadays the deadly insult Is tamely swallowed
with the liquor. tLaughter) There was time In
Georgia when II you wanted 10 wet your whistle you
could step into the house OF the friend and he
would bottle and umbler and not only shut his
but turn his back you when you poured OUT but
last when man In Georgia wanted to brace up DE-
he could fasfy the cravings OF suffering stomach
he had to 20 up dark alley. burglar his way into the
back room apothecary shop and make an an1avit
seized with attack OF Asauc cholera
and rapidly approaching state Of collapse nAueh-
teri pose alarmlst, but tell YOU
tn, state Of society becoming threatening and the
reputation OF the u-h for hospitality is in Imminent
danger OF shpwreck tI%nehter)
The Middle States like his, their great representative
city Cosmopolitan conglOmorate eeoogcallv speak
ing Of the pudding formation The population is
c,mposed here and those who here to
reside Here the Puritan meets the Cavalier the moose
hunter meets the pursuer OF the alligator the
spend their days tobogcanne meet he who pass
their nights in coon.huntng. aughter) But To Speak
seriously here nrurauvely nay be seen shining with
(ApSuse) Here the rude blasts from New England are
tempered by gentle brcezes from south Of the Poto
mac docks the wiite flakes fall from
wintry sky to mnge with me hole OF inc co'oh-'ls
OF tho North spreading its mantle over the snow OF
the South. Applause)
Sir woul1 enter an earnest plea for Middle states
Their commanding position and vast population should en-
tile them to serious and respectful consideration In Ma
ticnal affairs All things terrestrial and celestial
measured not from the height Of the storm or from
the depth Of the ebbing tide but from the calm moan
level Of the ocean. and should natural opinions be
measured degree by the opinions Of central
commanding and conservative We OF these States want
to see no solid South or solid North catholic
spri pcrvading and minds OF all true
sons Of the Ecpuolic fAppiause)
IT has been said that calm before a storm is
peace OF mans making but the calm after storm IL
peace Of Co.'s making The peace arc ENJOYING now
is the calm after tho bitter storm Of war. MAY 1t be
peace Of Gods max 2. (Applause) And when trouble
again becloui the brOw Of the Republic see the
of he South and the Of the North with nothing
1fpu chpf,ii
like the heroes Of the Roman phalanX OF old linking their
shields together against common foe uone continued
SpplauscN
] Randolph Tucker made an able response for
" Southern Literature" in which he pointed out
the high place that Southern writers were taking
in the literary ranks.
"Our Sister Societies" tie toast RESPONDED
to gracefully and eloquently by Horace Russell.
THE PRESS OF TIE SOUTH.
Ballard Smith is eminently competent TO treat
the topic with which he dealt, " The Press OF the
South lie spoke of it thus
The newspaper has always been potent factor In the
South-for many years almost exclusively political but
since the war occupying its proper sphere and
stlng most largely the material development Of the
country. I think every Southern man will agree with
me that the change Of procession has been to very
great advantage OF section. The columns Of the ante
belum newspaper too often the opportunity for the
indulgence Of excited passions political and social and
II people could have better spared the
paper altogether than have permitted the license OF
accusation political Indictment and personal rancor which
{ Appause.) But they vre hands which held
editorial pens in those days and the faults doubtless
faults OF the period rather than OF the themselves
1t splendid galaNy-that company which Included
George D. Prcntiss. Ehett, FOTsythc Hughes Henry D.
Wise John Mitchell and Thomas Richie.
But 1t is OF Southern journalism during these last
twenty years Of which ] would briefly speak. / have
known something OF It, because apprenticeship
served In OF the most brilliant Journals of this or
any other time and Of this other country Tho
services OF Henry watterson to the South and to the
country part Of the history OF time applause
His loyalty toward his section could be doubted.
and his frmness and broad patriotism served IT at
time Of need degree which, perhaps the hrmness and
patriotism OF other man In the South could have
allpa had fcrVO