Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-01

quietly and calmly that no sound viii evel
awake him to glory again. Owing to that cir
cumstance. and from no merit OF mine, Zee
have been honored by the request to make
response to the toast just read. Virginia, II
giving this illustrious patriot to the whole coun
try recognizes the fact that though one Statt
may contain the locality Of his birth, and tnt
place of his burial no one State can bound Ms
boundless fame. but that on the wings OF re
nown his glory has been waited to all parts o.
the known world and now each State in the
American Union is equally interested IN az
that pertains to the hero's life, services ano
character.
The national crown, which binds the browi
of the States, is indeed brilliant with the mill
tary and civic deeds Of his splend1d career; Iol
'called by his country to the defense OF hel
liberties. he triumphantly vindicated the rlgntS
of humanity, and on the pillars Of national IN
dependence laid the foundation OF great re-
public"
Twice invested with the supreme magistracy
by the unanimous voice of free people, nc
surpassed in the Cabinet the glories Oh tne
sword, retired to the shades Of Mount Vernon
The Republic of to-day should be the Repub
lie of the fathers-the United States OF 1853
under our present distinguithed chief magls,
trate will then be the United States OF lo4l ano
l7S9 when the scepter of power was In the
hands of William Henry Harrison and 2
George Washington. May 1t so continue, ano
may the contest hereafter between Iuo OtdIcs
be, for the promotion of commerce ano
civilization, the progress OF agrlcul-
tural and manufacturing wealth, and the de'
velopments of the arts and sciences, while each
State is laboring at the same time to promote
the common glory of the United States. Ihen
may we hear the harmonious 1nVocatons
from AZ hearts. ascending to our taJnerS Gou,
sweeping into the heavens and rising above
the stars. that State shall not lift up sword
against State, neither shall they know war any
more, and the reign of peace, union and ira
ternity shall be as lasting as the home OF the
stars-as eternal as the foundations OF the
everlasting hills-and in your harbor here, may
Liberty enlighteningt the world" join the swell
ing anthem, and proclaim to her subjects
everywhere that the problem OF free, popular
and Constitutional government has peen
solved upon the American Continent.
When applause had subsided Chief Justice
Fuller was called to speak to "The Federal
Constitution" He said:
OUR FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
The consummation of all former political wis
dom; the trust of the present; the guide OF all
nations. Bancroft
1t was indeed consummation, the result not
simply of the particular exigency, but OF that
gradual growth which, having its root in the
past develops into the product that endures.
The men of convention knew that the realiza-
tion of ideals is the work of time, and whatever
speculative views of government or of freedom
they entertained, they did not attempt to carry
them in expression to their logical conclusions.
They had confidence that the general princi-
Piles they accepted as fundamental being de-
clared, might safely be relied on TO work out
the practical ends desired.
To Washingtons prophetic eye the glories of
the future had long been unveiled, dependent
for realization upon the success of statesman
ship in the work of construction, entered on at
his suggestion, and carried to completion un-
der his direction. His full anticipations he was
not called on to disclose. The equal steadfast
tenor of his mind was exemplifed in his we'll
lrr1or Lat II c 4 standard
to which the wise and honest can repair; the
event is in the hand of God"
Under such guidance. in that temper. with
that reliance the work went forward to its
elimination in this masterpiece of political
science. The great English statesman de-
clared it ''the most wonderful work ever struck
off at given time by the brain and purpose of
man" " but in its main features 1t is much pro-
ceeded 'from progressive history as any gov
ernmental organism mankind has ever seen.
Well may the venerable historian, whose
years nearly equal the life of the nation, desire
the Constitution as not only the contamination
of political wisdom in the past, but trust of the
present; and well may we hope with him that
coming nations will avail themselves of the
teaching that its century of successful opera
tion affords. as well. we trust, succeeding CEN
turies of progress and in the recognition OF
mans capacity to observe self-imposed limita-
tions, accelerate the time when the whole
world shall be wrapped in the peace of one do
minion.
After the Chief Justices address, President
Harrison was introduced. As the Chief Ex-
ecutive arose to speak, he appeared tired out
and even paler than usual. He stood with his
hands on the back Of his chair and spoke
clearly and distinctly. He spoke to "The
United States of America" as follows:
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
I should be unjust to myself, and what is
more serious, should be unjust to you if I did
not take this first and last opportunity to ex-
press to you the deep sense of obligation and
thankfulness which L feel for these many
personal and official courtesies which have
in this great celebration. The occasion
and all its incidents will be memora-
Bile not only in the history of your
own State, but in the history of our
country. New York did not succeed in retain.
ing the seat of National Government here,
though she made liberal provision for the as
sembling of the t1rst Congress, in the expecta-
tion that the Congress might find its perma-
nent home here.
But though you lost that which you coveted
| think the representatives here of all the
States will agree that it was fortunate
ington took place in this State and
in the city of New York, for where in our
country could the Centennial of the
here2 What seaport offered SO magnificent
an opportunity upon which to display
our naval and merchant marine. What
city offered thoroughfares so magnificent or
York has poured out to-day to celebrate
that event. 1 have received at the
hands of the committee who have
been charged with the detail, onerous
exacting, and too often unthankful, of this
demonstration an evidence of this confidence
in my physical endurance. Laughter and ap-
plause.l
Soon after his response the President, who
was exceedingly weary, quietly retired from the
banquet hall and sought rest. The next toast
was ''The Senate" to which Hon. John w.
Daniel responded by giving sketch of the
structure and spirit of the Senate.
Following Senator Daniel was the response
by ex-President Hayes to 'The Presidency
as follows:
THE PRESIDENCY.
In this city, in 1889, on the fftieth anniver-
sary of the inauguration Of Washington as
President, John Quincy Adams delivered a
discourse. In it he set forth what
he deemed the true principles of the Constitu-
ton on the then unsettled question of the
relation between the States and the General
which perhaps no other man could marshal,
and with faultless logic, he showed that the
Declaration of. Independence, in terms and in
fact was the act of single people dwelling in
Is colonies. but who, united together out of
decent respect to the opinions of mankind, de-
clared the causes which impelled them as zone
people to dissolve the political bands which
had connected them with another"
Experience has shown that in ordinary times
the executive power is of no greater import
ance-perhaps it is less vital-than the Iegisla-
tive or judicial power. Indeed so happily con.
stituted is the Presidency that we must say of
each of the 26 Presidential elections under the
Constitution that either candidate might have
been elected and the good citizen whose parti-
san feeling was strong and whose disappoint.
nent was bitterest could repose on his pillow
by the reflection. although my party
IS beaten my country is safe. By
their administration of the Presidency, WASH
ngton and Lincoln made the great Office, and
The century whose completion we now cele-
brate, forever illustrious.
Mr. Hayes gave way to Senator EYarts who
spoke to tThe Judiciary" and was followed
by General William T. Sherman who was
,heered when he rose to speak to 1.-The Army
and the Navy" which he did thus:
THE ARMY AND THE NAVY.
One hundred years ago, in this goodly city of
New York. our first President, General George
Washington, took his solemn oath, ito the
pest of his ability to preserve, protect and de-
lend the Constitution of the United States"
ind thereby became commander in chief of the
army and navy, and of the militia when |
,alled into service. Seventy-two years after. |
,is rnost worthy SUCCESSOR Abranam T,iDcoID'