The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-05-17

At the Banquet Given bv the Southern
Historical Society of New York.

GOV VERNOR FOWLE'S SPEECH,
At the Banquet Given bv the Southern
Historical Society OF New York.
Ma. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: lfthere
is one state in this American Union that
does not know how to blow its own trum
pet, it is North Carolina. tApplause. And
yet tell you that there are no people now
within the city of New York that are
prouder of the display which the Union
made day before yesterday than those of
the old North State Applause Dur
ing this entire Centennial celebration there
was one grievance that North Carolina
had against New ork, and only one, ana
| will tell you what it was; When you
placed Us in the procession, you put lt,
600 men from New York III such position
that 1t took a long time for North Carroll
ma to greet her sister, South Carolina
Laughter and Applause But North
Carolina got there all the same Laugh
ter and Applause. want TO say one
thing to ,hiS grand New +orl. Southern
Historical Society 1t did my heart good,
my countrymen, when ! saw the title upon
the ticket that Vas sent to me only yester
day to meet you here to III ,it l. aud Ehyf}
because, members of the southern Histor
lcal Society, We wish you to have treasur
ed upon your record every brave act of
every Confederate soldier IN tile late war
between the States, and for this reason:
Because We want to show yOu that the
net tiny, If IL cur day. the 'nited States
Of America l. engaged IL any struggle
with any foe, that these same Southern
soldiers intend TO surpass their record, in
behalf OF our cohhion country. Loud
Applause New York may love this
American Union, and Georgia, through
/ hon Il ! mo ISha lgN.4 - r.
devotion to this Union, but let me tell you
| thai plain old North Carolina has within
her breast an affection for tn, Union Of
our fathers that is second TO no State upon
the soil of North America. Loud Ap-
plapse. Ny coGntrTmen, do you know
VII. it IS thai We had such grand cele
brafion as this? stood upon ,our streets
ana went IN a carriage from one end to
the other, and gazed In the faces OF
million of freemen, who prided themselves
IN the title of American citizens. APP
plause. Why is it that We had such
s!ellals- alton as this | will tell you, sir,
why. Wne.. iie e.uthrrn States went from
the Union there was one tnnts ti.ey 1ar-
ried With them. 1t was that grand, glori-
Gus instrument, that, work of pure patriots
and sagacious statemen, that best model
of civii goyprn"ent which human virtue
or wisdom has devised the Constitution
of the United States. Loud applause
And when We returned again to this Union
we found that some old glorious Constitu-
tion and at this day, plain, honest North
Carolina stands the peer and the sister of
| magnificent New York Applause.
There is one thing that has been IN ray
! heart ever since the the war terminated.
and tell you NY countrynen. my Ameri-
can countrylnen. that day before yester-
Il E ba irSt
that before these eyes closed in death they
might see the desire of my heart fulfilled,
and it was this. In English history, when
the WaIs OF the roses We're over, the sons
of Lancaster Joined ii praiaing the deeds
Of iOrk and the sons of fOrk giorieu in
the manhood OF Lancaster, and their deeds
conloiutly We're Weavcd together in order
to form a ohaplet with which they might
crown their old mother England. May
the time come when ths glorious deeds of
the MON soldiers and the equally glorious
deeds of the Confederate soldiers may be
taken and weayea IN one phaplet. with
which we will crown all America. Loud
applause.
And when that time comes, then my coun
trymen, will come the day " hen the Ma
| tional mauseleum to be erected to our
! great leader Abraham Lincoln Loud
applause will on!y be eaualled by anoth-
| er monument erected to our Christian
Southern leader Robert Edward Lee
| Loud applause. And then monument t
erected by grateful country to the large
hearted and honorable soldier, Ulysses 5.
Grant, Loud applause will be equaled
| by Americas monument to one of the
| greatest soldiers of modern times. Stono
wall Jackson. Loud applause. When
that time comes and come it Will, every
one in this broad Union may take the
| poets own words and say:
| "The Union of lakes, the Union Of lands
| The Union of States, let none sever.
! The IniOn of hearts the L MON OF hands,
| And the flag of our Union forever
Three cheers and a tiger were then given
| 10 the Governor of North Carolina