Evening journal., 1891-02-23
sAYARo AND rHe sou1n.
Dslawars's Statesman an HoRored Guest
OF the New York southern soeIety.

OF the New York southern soeIoty.
The fifth annual dinner OF the New
York southern Society WAS given SAtur-
day night in the assembly rooms Of the
Madison Square Garden, New York
Over four hundred guests partook Of the
dinner, and many Of them wers people Of
prominence Hon. Thomas f. Baynrd
was called upon for an impromptu speech
and made one OF the most eloquent ad-
dresses of the evening.
II was a friend OF the Sou b. said be-
when the South had not so MANY friends
as It has now. When | went into Con
gress twenty two years ago / went nm
willingly. / WAS concerned, as desired
to be. in perfectly congenlal occupation,
bgt | went with the one object in view O I
bringing the South back TO her inst place
in the Union. Ii was not fol Southern
favor nor Northern favor; it was for the
whole country sought to see the use
| fulness of my Southern brethren re-
stored to themselves and TO their
country. had read their history ard the
history of their forefathers | know that
they had no tradition which WAS unfsith-
ful TO the cause Of constitutional liberty
| Long after the passage and froth
of parties shall subside the cause Of
institutional liberty must survive.
and blessed be the man that shall lift
aloft the cause OF constitutional liberty
above the strife Of parties or sections
Therefore when passion had wrought its
work, when desolation had prevailed over
large section of my country, / looked
I or that which ~nuld restore health and
union to ell parties Where was It 10 be
foundg Where is IL TO be foundg Where
shall it be found except in the hearts and
consciences Of the men Of tine United
Statesg Aud therefore when they said to
me, how will you deal with the men of
e South | said trust them. call them
to power. Put upon their conscience
great responsibilities TO their country.
and they will not fail you Applause
and cheers.
1t was xith that simple thought
left my home and went into the public
counsels, and have been true TO il as
long as remained there There was no
personal object, no personal ambition !
had no favors to ask then, nor do esk
them now. | wanted to make the men Of
the South the bulwark Of the Union N
which | WAS born and under which. please
God ! shall die There is no post. politi
cal military, naval or social, ia which we
cannot trust Southern men as Quick as
men from the North They cannot turn
back their past They cannot write the
words and the name aud the fame of
Washington and Lee backward There
fore, gentlemen, having seen the South ia
her days Of adversely, was glad tonight
10 come to see her In the day Of pros.
perity | was glad to see my Judgment
fulfilled am happy to see in the great
emporium Of the country Southern men
forming so powerful an element in the
community in which they have made
their homes. ! was panied tonight 10
heas somebody refer TO tins as their
adopted home That is misnomer. This
Is our own home, my brethren There is
not 8 man before me who was not a citi-
zsn Of the United states at the earliest
moment he was a citizen OF airy State in
the Union
Mr. Bayard WIS given three hearty
cheers, which we're repeated several
times. Clifton R Breckiuridge followed
with an impromptu speech which was
also enthusiastically received
The banquet wound up with singing Of
The Swanee River, Dixie, and other
Southern songs, concluding with "My
g juntiy, It's OF Thee"