New-York tribune., 1891-02-22

Deeh besgar. Through all the dark days Of her
"s1H! ana ulOody sweat, when sitting anna inc lshes
anu @ ueSO.iton Of her former happiness ana racing
Iulue Which seemed filled only VITA the blacMcss OF
sv't uarkness there might well have broken rom er
mast Thou forsaken me el'-trough all that sad Ell
o,aaiOWed time no wind that came NOrthWad DiOueHt
any Acknowledgement Of transgressiOn any plea Tor
Pa!eoh rom her proud and pahd lips
surely now that the sunligh; Of an infinite mercy ana
iONihg-kndness has broken through the shadows anu
llt iol her radiant pathway of prosperity and peace
free and equal in the House beautiful Of the father,
among the goody company Of states that gather tloro
-eey she will continue tNc 10 the consistent fOrl
tdc ;at cnaraccr,zed hcr DAYS of suffering and
no forgiveness for a IN which she believes, Wth
al tIc i'rvOr oi conviction that she lJngnt with the
sWCfa OF righteousness and t.at the banner over her
, 40, Mr. President, if have eauged the temper Of
tr@ Houthern people Alright tiey ieel that IN % "pn %
Ghacf this starry flag and in this hngess land wnlc
lcy are ready 10 sed their blood to save, thcse 'ove
cgu state, without reference to differences trt once
divided them linked by the law OF the Constitution
ra t fn, tny t Gy the & law 0 ioye sq g Tne
south bears no malice, none. Time has shredded away
the me'hcs Of d.scord and anmoSity that chaied so
men she builds her trust and on mat broad ana
catholic spirit of Amcrcansm whGi IN shame Oh tne
feield heart OF the scctOnalst and despite the poison
0us tonguc Of the >lrrcr mp OF stfe, Is growing anu
aPns ey,y year IN every & S @G
In love Tor common country and devotion to thab
have seen eathcrcd down yonder in Richmond
thousands Of I'D Confederate soldiers who had come u
ron all quarters OF the south 10 pay the tribute oi
their loving memory uuto the great captain whom tPcN
had followed for four fateiu years with devotion uh
surpassed In this worlds hlsipry-Warworn veterans,
many of whom had not looked into each others eye,
since in their ragged jac.cts Oi butcrnht and gray
they lad formed thin, gaunt line around that doomed
the southern Cross - oU at Appoma1toX IN the
shadows Of eternal night. watched with aplng
hel"cs maich by me hour Oh hour. and heard The
voice Of love ard break in choral accalna)
ffft ftf .r,f. sftv.. ha ya1 ron
aG U % e hdToc ,'' ar S Of RSoe % Edwaa Lee. ROM on
Traveller. stood limncd against the southern heaNehs
But heard not among that assembled host oi Amcr
cans one word that breathcd of halrod TO the mon
into which their States arc welded one word tllt @
whispered " unklndncsS 70 the men whose SHINING
5woids once cashed across their own 'ApplauSeJ
THE PAST Is THEIR PRESENT.
Yes, Mr.. President. for the southern people the
past indeed Is past. They wandering n 10 valley
II lo,i Illusions they are weaving rcgrciful throho
dies over causo which, dear a. life Itself while q
lasted they realize has passed aS"y forever Ihry
nave come out from under the midh Int sh"uo"
If reconstruction, and are ascending he sh,s h,@n'
which is dawning The ro,"fu Il Of a day OF uhli's5h
lblc sp!cndor: they have laid with oNnH hands IN
mmOrelrs Of sorrow above thc graves OF their u3'1
md consecrai,d d"nd; they have turned Wi'h t, r.
newed hope AID love and Ioya.t INTO tlS su'la.hlk
u that Constitution which mon fathers dld 80 much
10 fashion aud defend. and tod has wiped away the
tears from tlfsT faces. (Applauec9
50. N far VOL. let me s"y that | bnhs you ui
from the land Of your hirth. my hrothcr'-WQ0Veu
through her loving greeting 20 all her sons whoso
hcars turn set with iond remembrance ~ the OF
houc Of their boyhood-the message that ali IS well
WIN her that from whcro Poton"s waters miro
earth's mght.cst capitol all the way TO the h'uIa
great port of Galveston, whcr IN coming years, lLo
bl r.Oms Oh their sails. there Is rising 40 INDUSTRIAL
and political fabric sach as IN, star, that s'm these
Western sk'c, have never shpnc down upon be'oir
and that 10 the heart thrilling and Triumphant strain,
u Hail Columbia tho south Is moving on toward
the supreme heights oi human iFed"H d" oi "u'N""
peace OProolgd app"'cJ
THE SOUTHERNER on TIE PACIFIC SLOPE.
The guest, SAM Take Mc Home ait,r which the
president Introduced Nh. wallace. elh he:
1t va, said Of I'D that the southeraer was waning
in thai energy aud hNcdnets o. purpose when make,
tho successful American. No broader ifId hn' existed
rr the ryrrD I-e Of those qudlI'l,s. tNdn No great
region wet of "a" Rocky Mountains. We an
ortunato IA the pr'~en', Of = E,tem'i Who9e yonnE
fe Is ac'tly Successful rcfntatou oi mat opinion
r,ic Tu a. SI n's'' d invit. Mr. lurh c. Wallace of
tAo State o} Washington. to respond.
Mr. Wallace spoke q, follows:
For more than 100 year. upon this continent "a
th3 West. No -ilhru banner, have waved auoFe
ana 10 blare Of tumpc or 0'at oi Irun Ia7 hcrilcu
II, pfog.c., And yc %. couQu"st- have been gand'r
man ul".r oi lt!u q. 49,. ~ ~ ,i,"rd ar -
Au-torltk II has -ubdu,d nu Empire rchc? tial the
ludc, without uni,tug De c1cltir0 Oi tHNc 'r the
cNacton, OF Ila,tlne, aud tha lLhPre Is TO-DAY. NJ
President. a part oi yong heritage and mine. ZAP
plauscJ For more tan thirt' year past ne reyi2h
in which most Of those -r 3f"iiI i"c I.toi sW w
cr wiu~r blIstng force fell wholly upon icr. for
more tlAu generation her enterprise na' se;lcu ~
And yet size has not failed to furnish hrr iIlI quota
10 the grand army of conquest IT, carry on 70 coApl'
llou-tou-all her ,Ons-bc-an. and which her genius
alone made possible. NpplaH-cJ
ginning Of I'M, imposing march and glance for a
uoment at =, rtspcna"nt prorm1 It. hrrhnlng
,oIhcruor, whose uptll day celebrate tonight AMI
whose fame grow, brighter IN the lenethcning p'rIcr
fhrn ,' M @ 1 , ,lJ ynthvesf IN" PncEney, N"
lftI. tIe pf
the throat Of the Mississippi eud lcit the currni
Of trldc free dow to the cur unveNed by foreign
Another Vircinian. luu-trous through all time Il,
the great vndlcator Of Immunity doubled the area o.
purchase and Lewis and Clarke, both sons ~ the Old
Dominion In I-Ol hr-t trod the vast uninhabltcl
ali the prcc6as products Of the ESsl than mort,
eyes had yet bclcld. 80 were oar borders cNtcnd'I
and from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific. iu for ~onthcri
enterprise they might have stopped at OHIO, the
The empire thu, secured remained 10 be- subducd.
From the states in which You and l. gentlemen. wci'
subjugation, all Of whose battles have been Victories
and all Of who's" victories lave been victories OF
south It took possession of tcrrItory along The Gul
AID Of Tennessee and of kentucty's firk ana bloody
pdlbh' with the PATRIOTS name ana glofh'd u-h is
pioneers. ~ their advance guards swept acre, tn.
and when thGr sromt onprlr In Scbrlska ana ansas
they were r.pcllcd amid he passions Of tLr hour
Meanwhile % new element whose quickcnng rowe'
Is scarcely yet appreciated had Joined the grand move
mcut. Early in the 'iOs n south tarOllnlin, cap
tain Of engineers. Pathfinder John {. Fremont had
marked the way to the West coast and added new
realm to the National domain. lApplllsc.l II wa
a domain soon famed for IL, delightful climate. It
wealth Of resource, and it, combination 0f ever'
natural Advantage that human lif' de ,ltc'. IN"
cleaning gold soon after found in the sands OF
SUtcrs Fort spread it, fame aflr ana attracted to II
superb band Of men who. coming from every state,
laid firm and sure the foundation Of the new common
wealth.
There were only fourteen SorthcrUCrs in the Cor
sttutOnal Convention which sal at Monterey, bl'
ing majority I'm a body of tort gclght members. NOi
content with building giand state alike. TN,
united army gathered from the North am Houlh alkc'
tIrncd rs face eastward - the dcr,st and to the
fastnc-.r Of the eternal hills. and noIthWaT1 10 thc
continuing woods where rolls the oregon ana hears no
sound save IT. own da hngs,' and pitched their
touts rolled back the awlul silence tht through aE
cigncd there learned the secret, tht dc'otticn
= l.. Ia fr.ll fhnI