The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-05-09


quet board, while hundreds of beauti-
full women looked ,wn at them from
the boxes, was in Itself an event. The
speeches were all pitched in a., serious
and digni4ied tone. Only the grim
old warrior, who answered for his fel
low men at arms, attempted any OF
the usual after dinner pleasantly, and
got in two good, hearty laughs. Pres
ident Cleveland and Gov. Lee carried
off the elocutionary honors, for, with
Gen. Sherman and President Harri.
son, they alone spoke extempore. The
most scholarly delivery was by right
that Of President Eliot, but the sight
of James Russell Lowell fumbling
among his notes for the lost thread Of
his remarks did not embrace the esti-
nation Of his effort. President Har-
rison's New York debut must he set
down as a success. He was hardly
known here, but he hrs favorably i'm
pres sed all who saw ard heard him.
Mrs. Cleveland received another very
enthusiastic greeting from the ban
queters when she appeared in her box
last night.
THE GREAT MILITARY PARADE.
As President Harrison rode aloug
the line of march up Broadway and
Fifth avenue, from Wall to Twenty
third street, on Tuesday, during the
great military parade, the way was
lined on, both sides by solid walls of
soldiery, sight that impressed him
more than all other features of the
celebration with sense of the might
of the country; of massiveness and
strength that could not be overthrown.
New York and Pennsylvania, of
course, turned out the greatest number
of men. New Jersey and Connecticut
surprised all by doing more than had
been looked for. But Ohio, consider
ing everything, carried off the honors
with her nearly 1000 well-drived men
in line under the command of the
Governor of the State. Maryland,
Kentucky, Missouri, Virginia, Mich
igan, Louisiana and Florida all re
ceived high compliments for their
handsome displays. Gov. McEnery
and Gen. Beauregard led the Louis
lana troops, and were much observed.
GOVERNOR LEES ELOQUENT SPEECH.
At the centennial banquet in New
York ON Tuesday night, toasts were
responded to by a number of distin-
guished men. Grover Cleveland re-
sponded to the toast "The People of
the United States" Governor Lee, of
Virginia, responded to the toast "The
States" Following are extracts from
Gov. Lees speech:
The Inauguration of George Wash
ington as the first President of the
United States, is the event of Ameri-
can history we are celebrating to-
night. 1t SO happens that 1 am pre-
sent Governor of the State in which he
was born, lived, and is now sleeping
his last sleep SO quietly and calmly
glory again. Owing to that circum-
stance, and from no merit of mine, I
feel l have been honored by the re-
quest to make a response to the toast
Just read.
Virginia, in giving this illustrious
patriot to the whole country, recog
nizes the fact that though one State
may contain the locality of his birth,
and the place of his burial, no one
Stale can bound his boundless fame,
but that on the wings of renown his
glory has been waited to all parts of
the known world, and now each State
in the American Union is equally in
terested in that pertains to the hero's
life, services and character.
The national crown which binds
the brows Of the States, is indeed bril-
liant with the military and civic
deeds of his splendid career, for
"called by his country to the defense
of her liberties, he triumphantly vim
dicated- the rights of humanity, anu
on. the pillars Of national indepen-
dence laid the foundation of great
republic" EgA
Twice invested with the supreme
magistracy by the unanimous voice
Of free people, he surpassed in the
cabinet the glories or the field, and
votlAtarily Eresighing sceptre and
sworb resir-d To the AIDES of Mount
Vernon. srsp -
Maynanimous in youth, giori..us
through life, great in dcatl,-his high
est ambition was the happines ss OF man
kind, his noblest victory the conquest
of himself.
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The Republic # to day should be
the Republic Of the fathers-the .Un-
tied States of 1889, under our present
distinguished Chief Magistrate, will
then Be the United States Of 1841 and
1859. when the sceptre Of power was
in the hands OF a William Henry
Harrison, and George Washington.
: May it soicontinue, and may the
contest hereafter, between the States,
be for the promotion of commerce and
civilization, the progress Of agricul-
tural and manufacturing wealth, and
the development of the arts and
sciences. while each State is iab0ring
at the same time to promote the COM
mon glory of the United States. Then
may We hear the harmonious invoca-
tions from hearts, ascending to our
fathers God, sweeping into The heav-
enc anu rising above the starr, thai
State shall not lift up it's sword against
State, neither shall they know war
any more, and that the reign Of peace,