The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-05-30
GOVERNOR FOWLE.
OUR GAME COCK IN NEW YORK

OUR GAME COCK IN NEW YORK.
Speech Delivered at the Banquet Given
by the Southern Historical Society
During Centennial Week.
While in New York attending the
Washington Centennial, Gov. Fowle
was a specially invited guest of the
Sonrhern Historical Society to an ele-
CANT banquet. While the feast was be-
ing served, the Governor made the fol-
lowing remarks: |
Mr.. President and Gentlemen
If there is one State in this Ameri-
can Union that does not know how to
blow its own trumpet, it is North Caro-
lima. fApplause.] And yet, l tell
you that there are no people now
within the city of New York that are
prouder of the display which the Union
made on day before yesterday than
those of the Old North State. Tap
plause.] During this entire centen-
NAL celebration there was one griev-
ance that North Carolina had against
New York, and only one, and l will
tell you what it was When you
placed us in procession, you put 49,
900 men from New York in such po
sition that it took long time for
North Carolina to greet her sister
South Carolina. Laughter and ap-
plause.] But North Carolina got there
all the same. Laughter and applause.
want to say one thing to this grand
| New York Southern Historical Society.
1t did my heart good, my country
men, when l saw the title upon the
ticket that was sent to me only yester-
day to meet you here tonight and
why? Because, members Of the South
ern Historical Society, we wish you to
have treasured upon your record every
brave act ofevery Confederate soldier in
the late war between the States and tor
this reason We want to show you that
the next time, if in our day, the Uni
ted States of America is engaged IN
any struggle with any foe, that these
same Southern soldiers intend to sur
pass their record in behalf of our COM
mon country. Loud applause New
! York may love this American Union,
and Georgia, though her distinguished
!, sons may boast of its devotion to this
- Union, but let me tell you that plain
!. old North Carolina has within hel
breast an affection for this Union oi
our fathers that is second to no State
- upon the soil of North America. Loud
4 applause
My countrymen, do you know why
81 it is that we had such grand celebra
,f ton as this? l stood upon your street.
- and went in a carriage from one enc
-, to the other, and l gazed in the tace
:, r of million of free men who pride'
. themselves on the title of America
~ ~ citizens. [Applause.] Why is it tina
oe ~ we had such demonstration as this
~ ~ l will tell you, sir, why. When tn
y Southern States went from the Unio
=, there was one thing they carried wit
~ ~ them. 1t was that grand, glorious ir
~ ~ strument, that work of pure patrlo
~ and sagacious statesmen, that be
~ mode of civil government which huma
~ virture or wisdom has ever devised
the Constitution of the United Stat
-, loud applause.1 And when we r
ns turned again to this Union we four
IS that same old glorious Constitutlo
ay and. at this day, plain, honest Nor
-, -, Carolina stands the peer and sister
~. ~, New York. [Applause.] There is OF
~ thing that has been in my heart e'
'o m since the war terminated, and | t
r" you, my American countrymen, tt
on day before yesterday, for the fl
time, it seemed to me that before tht
eyes closed in death, they might
'.rn ee,, the desire OF my heart fulfilled, and
and was this: In English history, wh
rest the wars of the Roses, were over,
ned sons of Lancaster joined in praislng
ire 1les deeds of York, and the sons OF "
; Of gloried in the manhood OF l-ancast
con- and their deeds conjointly were wea'
.ved together in order to form chap
lep' with which they might crown their
IT, mother England. May the time co
,lhy. when the glorious deeds of the Un
sey's soldiers and the equally glorious de
of the Confederate soldiers may
=, taken and weaved in one chaplet W
W." ". which we will crown all Amer
tos @ ILoud applause.] And when that t
10 .o comes, then, my countrymen, Will &C
~ ~. the day when the national mausole
mus @ to be erected to our great leader, Al
usn' n ham Lincoln [loud appIause],
,ma ,na only be equaled by another monum
''ae ' erected to our Christian Southern le
l'on' @ er, Robert Edward Lee. Loud
sont oon plause.l And then a monument e
nen. na ted by grateful country to the la
= W hearted and honorable soldier, Uly
m S. Grant [loud applause ], will be eq
""oS ed by Americas monument to on
the greatest soldiers of modern I'll
Stonewall Jackson. loud appia'
When that time comes, and com
Eng will, every one in this broad L
little little may take the poets own words
itself say:
~ and 1.-The union of lakes, the union OF i
Tho uuiou nf states let none seye