The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-24
THE NORTH WILL MOURN WITH DIXIE
Descendants Of the Puritans Hear
Tributes to Henry w. Grady.
Eloquent Depew and the Warrior
Who Marched Through Georgia
Speak In His Praise Where He Once
Spoke to Northerners.

NEW YORK. December 29.-The New Eng
land Society celebrated tonight its S4th amir
yersary and the 269th of the landing by the
Pilgrim fathers, with dinner. Over 800
members were present. The POSTMASTER was
the retiring president of the society, Corne-
Illus N. Bliss. Toasts were responded to by
Chauncy M. Depew, DR.. Guzman, delegate to
the Pan-American Congress from Nicaragua.
Gen. o. 0. Howard, Admiral Braine, Gen.
Sherman, John w. Noble and Rev. Dr. Way
land of Philadelphia. In speaking to the
toast "Unevolved Problems" Mr.. Depew
said: Thirty years ago Robert Toombs of
Georgia, one of the ablest and most brilliant
defenders of slavery, said in his place in the
United States Senate that he would yet call
the roll of his bondsmen at the foot of
Bunker Hill Monument Today his slaves
are citizens and voters. Within few days,
a younger Georgian. possessed of equal gen.
ius, but imbued with sentiments so liberal
an enemy to the State, was the guest
OF Boston. With powers of presentation
and fervor of defamation worthy of the
best days and noblest efforts of eloQuence,
he stood beneath the shadow of Bunker Hill
and uttered opinions justifying the. suppress
sion of the negro vote, which were hostile to
the views of every man in his audience. Yet
they gave to his argument eager and candid
hearing. and to his oratory unstinted and
generous applause. 1t was triumph Of
Puritan principles and Puritan pluck. They
knew, as we know, that no system of sui
frage can survive the intimidation of the
voter or the Justification of a count. Public
conscience, scared by the approval of fraud
upon the ballot by the virtue and intelli-
ent. The extension Of these methods by the
present office holders, to continue
In power and the arbitrary reversals Of
the will Of the majority, will end in
anarchy and despotism. This is the burn
New York. 1t is that the government for
the people shall be by the people. No mat
ter how grave the questions which absorb
the Puritans' attention or engross their
time the permanence of their solution rests
upon pure ballot
"The telegraph brings us this evening the
announcement of the death Of Henry w.
Grady. We forget all differences of opinion
and remember only his chivalry, patriotism
and genius. he was leader of the New
pressing its marvellous growth and national
inspiration upon the willing ears
the North. Upon this platform, before this
audience, three years ago he commanded the
fame. His death in the meridian of his
powers and the hopefulness of his mission,
at the critical period of the removal forever
OF all misunderstanding and differences
between all the sections Of the republic. is
national calamity. New York mingles her !
tears with those of her kindred and offers to
his memory the tributes of her profoundest
admiration for his talents and achievements"
[ [Applause.l
Toasts were also responded to by James C.
Carter, Rev. DR.. j. w. Brown, Mayor Grant
and George A. Marden, of Mass. Gen.
Sherman in his address deplored the death
of Henry w. Grady and said he hoped there
was some man In the South who would take
up the good work where Grady left off. AT
the conclusion of the banquet j. Pierpont
Morgan was installed as president of the
society for the ensuing year.