New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-03
r, ooTTENCE OF THE SOUTH.
vv,,IIANT DINNER By THE SOUTHERN
SOCIETY.
rpoM DIXIE ENTERTAINED AT
UT TurIR NEW cLUB'nousE-srEECnIS 81
vIrr.rnEsrDENT MORTON JOHN T.
CALHOUN. CIIAUNcEY NJ DErN"'
,>,op coRDOS FlTZUUGH

NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
49, PRESIDENT MORTON. JOHN T.
o.ruorN. CIIAUNCEY NJ DErI".
GOVERNOR GORDON. FlTzHUGH
LEE AND OTHERS.
,a rece,;,on we're given last night
lumber Of prominent Sodtheih'rs' ta,
~. Governors of several States WHOM INV n
I'd celebration had brought 'os''n'''
N =, the Ncw.l Ork Southern Socl''S' w. 10
~. Twpntr .ffth-st. II WAS some'hi"e u q" '''
,-nol occasIon bat it was one Va '
..s,,,.nt gatherings OF Southern men ,c"' ~ ''''
.ann,rv since the War. Alter an eAceii'',' why
"a heen discussed the guests Ra'h'r'" ia '1N
,orlors 20 hear In" spraklnG , A.
Among those present were NIc'fres SUM-,
.on Cbaunccv NJ. Dcpcw. Governor "U,"N
Ceorg,a. Governor Lee. OF NrS'hI"'
p;rr.. of Delaware Governor hch"' uS0'" ,,'-I,,,.
Carolina; Governor Fowlc' Oi -,o'' u, ,,unJ,.
Governor Buckner. of Ncn,uckS ii'"'' m;r,;an, u
John C. Calhoun. OF South I"fo''"' Xa.,o,ol
q. 1ohr rrcsiarnt Of tie Mercantile Na'lohai
Bank: James Swan. OF lnn"ii, m.,.o. Ey,n
;,';nioro +, Trenholm. James II. Parker Evan
,r, N,o,,onc Coke, Walter l.. McSorRle'
80 pn,,cJgc Gibson, W. u. IfrhSi'""'
:, I,ar,i,op w W. Flanna9nh, NJ. D. 'erorfy'
-, vn,;,I Coioncl NOrviD '. lWndoIph'
C,Io Judue W. 5. Chisholm, W. H.
il,
,IancocL Colonel A. G. Dickinson, D. CoICni,h
n""nto S,ophen b. Elkins, Colonel john H.
roI,ous Colonel John c. Graham, Dr. john b
lihh. nr,on Harrison, h. l.. hon''S' run
Jonos 7 " d. Kelly Colonel Thomas T. ochI-
,,o, Cepcral John Newton Logan T. MURRAY
n win;sm r. Pryor and Colonel samuel H.
Paul ,-,oou,.c THE GUESTS
7. u,s 1920 O'Clock when John c. Calhoun
,rcs;deut of the society, called the company I"
arder In bidding the guests of the SOCIETY,"
,cIconr. he said: Ever since the effort was
,nade 70 establish in this great metropolis
society of Southern men, We ihv" all ""Ke"
,or,a,d 70 the time when the society would re-
,o;cs in a home of it's own. Al last that hop"
Ia realized. This is row our home, and a. prc>-
1cnt of the society bid you each and all welcoHl'
70 H. | know l express the sentiment OF every
ncn,ber of the society when | say that the One
We would have been proud TO welcome beyond all
others at this our houst-walminS is tue hoh"red
President OF the United States, unable, however
TO he with us by reason OF hi imperative oihcIai
duties lie desires me to convey to You ms le-
grr, and with il his earnest and G2st WISHES
Tor the socctv's welfare hut AN glad to say
flat among the many guests VIII" have h"h"nd
Ms by their presence is N" dist ncdi>hrd Vice
President. With us ZOO ore tn" Governors OF
nearly all the Southern States. t. all our guests
We extend a cordial Southern welcome
MR. MORTON srEAES.
Al the clos, Of his brief addr IS, Mr.. Calhoun
introduced Vicc-l'rc,it ,ra Mort n, WI" W se"tlI-
siasticaily checrcd when he ARCS" t. srak VI"
Morton said ir substance: " | came hc'c to-nsi
ON condition that | should not he called upon I"
make Il speech. hut ! suppose th.'t ear do - Is"
than to express to yOu my hearty gVod Ws!cN, AMI
10 bid Won a coilial w"icun.. am Glad TIE
& mi "-n mon Of NrS-Yrrk we c.tahish d ~"
for thcmsaI, O. III this city. They are rs welcome
in This city as they ar" in their own h"m's. a'n
glad that the celebration "" have lu>' pass
through which is an epoch IN the inst""y oi IT,"
world has brought many men hor" from inc
South. The people from all the States ar" W'i
come here, and none more W"!c"iA" IMAM III ;
from the South
MI pErrw's WITTY REMARKS.
Mr.. Morton, az h ST ppeh from tn pl'tfnrm, Sld
that he was not u spcrchmakrr, bat his R"'
friend Dayew was, and would extend a W"FII
welcome to the men from the South.
President Culhoun introduced Mr.. Dcpcw a
" Tho honorcd son of the Umpire state and as
tlp spealier stepped upon the little platform III lht
front end Of thc ptro: he was chcercd hearuN
Among other things he said:
Gentlemen, was never moro lmpIc'si with the
fact that the inspiration ant the nom,
of Oreiory Is In the south. man H , n
speech Just made by the Vice President Of hr n M
xS adl5sr az avail anil and 10 M ar, tin" Is rns,
before an assent lagc OF southern men. n" al """
follows in tic foot e:,> Of calhoun. Cia% and Henri
The finest spe' Mr. morton ever nss H. ny rr''"H'r
was last autumn, VII Il! nc said 10 ne. D'!"" II
were YOU situated As you are AMI with You r'T!n.l
bnlues woulnt ,hi3h u a"rrp, ~ mr. Mgrr
left the GeId open for the Grn,a! nGmina,
never raii,ed Ills ugtil after the election. wh"h IT
was to? s n- |r% rnc pa ,rd Gs" IN" FOR S y""r
man 10 follow. rather think that I" De- raiN ~"
&C. sstul one should he harh =. ...,....
/ can speak for Nrw-lo'h In bidding Won welcome
for can trace my lineage hack 70 h"r carly "tni-'
was no, in u" the "n,rmnai qnS nn
tate him in. During this week 81" has forgotten per
commercial supremacy in her efforts I" $40" Der
Ike sisnincancc Of this ccI.lrslon Is understand
very l,,ls 10y any Of IT., and It viii he b"'nr under
stood by those who read or hear my recent "rl'"n
read al the celebration one hundr"H years hence;
(irarty laughter was much ln'pro~''h wien
terday with the Stars aud stripes waving above them
seeing nowhere the red fdc Of communism. or m
black nag of snarrhy and felt 'ha, ,hcv had n""'
tSs home sna q all ReT no sns sr from T n
ri s Ia" s se ef 1%G M S% ?
none are more wcirOm" than they. hop. tla III"
Southern people viii aid Il, In correcting IT, abuses
OF our Government, and believe they will. TIL"
serious but our people. Whether Of II" North or South
are equal to overthrowins It. and know they Will
This is no time for pcssimists. ! wuul! Ike TO
So the whole shv o. the future top. sides.
horizon and sll-painted red. daughter and cheer.
learned the southern spirit well a. treasurer 81 the
fund for tn" establishment Of home for ConfedrraR
soldiers at Austin, Texas. ] am sorry that ~
fund raised not large but tic >nbec riItlnns
many and IN very small sums widows mites a. II
were. Eight.crhs OF these contribution; came from
men who had fought In the Federal Army through the
War. am glad they were In the majority VI the
subscrIbcrs IL shows that we cen love foe who
he'd the courage TO fight and die for
his opinions IL showed that wa can
rt.e above humanity IN heavenly trails
7 rot A latter once from an old soldier who Wrote
. Comraie you and ! know how hard II Is for an
Old soldier TO get along. don't We, ] only get !,
pension Of 800 month. and all sparr for the
Confederate Soldiers Hon" Ia 80 cents. which In
close and the old soldier SAID be- vas sorry that
on the pension rolls he only rated for rheumatism
chronic darrhoea and diabetes. He wanted 10 know
II couldn't persuade Vic"-Frcsden Morton 10 use his
influence TO get him rated for something serious
Great laughter
was In lunatic asylum once (langhcrI-as a