Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-20
OLD TIMES RECALLED
Senator Hill Delivers the Mecklen.
burg MemoriahAddress.
SPAIN REMOVES EMBARGO ON PORK.
No New Move in the Granite Cut
ters' Strike.
SENATOR HILL oUorns HISTORY.
He Delivers the Memorial Address at the
Mecklenbnrg Celebration.


Mecklenburg Celebration.
CHARLOTTE, y. C., May Ex-senator Hill and
his party arrived here at 2 O'Clock this morning
In their special car Neva. reception COM
mittee, headed by Mayor Robert Brevard. g.
corted them from the Richmond and Danville
station TO the Buford hotel, where rooms had
been reserved.
The second day OF the Mecklenbure anniver>
sary celebration opened bright and clear. This
day was 10 be the crowuing glory of the cele-
braton, and it brought from all parts of the
state by train and wagon thousands Of North
Carolinians. The beating OF drums and BOOM
ing of cannon began at daybreak and the dis
t,nguished guests of the city got very little
sleep.
They breakfasted at O'Clock in the public
dining room Of the hotel. At go MAvor
Brevard and the members Of the executive
committee called at the hotel 60 escort the
party TO the Central Hotel, from the balcony Of
which they were to review the parade.
Gov. Holt was i'll and unable 20 be present.
He deputed the pleasant task of welcoming the
guests 10 Adj Gen. James u. Glenn. who re-
eelNed them IN the parlors Of the Central Hotel
and escorted them 70 the balcony. Other men,
bers OF the governors staff and Of the staff OF
the governor Of South Carolina were present in
full uniform.
Senator Hills appearance on the balcony was
greeted with prolonged cheering from the
When the procession had PASSED the reviewing
stand Senator Hill and his party were escorted
10 carriages and driven "a the battlefield. where
they had an excellent view of a very spirited
sham battle. From the battlefield they went 20
the auditorium. where an enormous crowd had
gathered to hear the Senator's speech.
THE CEREMONIES.
The Rev. Edward Mack opened the cere-
monies with invocation. After the reading
q H.,
ence Senator Hill was introduced. His address
was distinctly historical and patriotic All
reference 10 current political events was
carefully avoided. The story he said WINS a
simple one. briefly told.
Thirteen months before the memorable
action of the Continental Congress the patriotic
citizens of this county of Mecklenburg in this
grand old state of North Carolina, restless
under the yoke of oppression, imbued with
the spirit of self-goyernment. assembled to-
gether at the court house and bravely
and solemnly resolved that they were free and
independendent people and that the political
bands which had bound them TO the mother
country were dissolved Their decisive and
daring action gave to North Carolina the proud
distinction which il has ever since enjoyed of
having been the first of all colonies TO sound
the tocsin of revolution and TO assert the right
of Independence.
1.-The Mecklenburg declaration was momen-
tous in its consequences because IL was the in
ception of the successful revolution. IL was
never retracted. That it largely influenced the
subsequent similar action OF the united col
onies cannot stand of needed proof.
The exercises of this day, besides refreshing
our recollection OF revolutionary memories and
stirring our hearts with patriotic pride, serve
better purpose in impressing sense of the re-
sponsibilities and duties Of citizen
ship. Let not endeavor 70 win
laurel by war. Brighter than any
already been gathered by our fathers. Let ms
excel in public virtue and private integrity,
in the development Of our vast re-
sources, in the spread Of educa-
tion, in the promotion of religion,
in the adyanceRent of the arts and the cultivs-
tion of fraternal spirit BY these noble aims
and lofty purposes shall best promote the
cause of good government and evidence our
appreciation Of the services and the sacrikcss
Of our revolutionary sires."