The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-22

: Iue many glorious names IN It's history oI
Irish origin, many o. which were Of differ
I ent creedl from his owe. conclud,
/ ing with the names Of Caarl
/ ton and Meldrim. The speech
/ excited great applause throughout, and was
without doubt TIE happiest eff0rl Of DIR.
/ O'COnnoT's life. His reference TO the rep
resentive Of Italy and the Spanish consul,
who was unAyoidRbly absent, was received
! with great applause.
! The band played Hail Columbia dur
ing which the guests rose and remained
standing by request of the chairman.
CONGRESSMAN TESTERS SPEECH.
The chairman announced the second
toast, the United States, " responded to by
Hon. Rufus Z. Lester.
Col. Lester said the occasion was one that
engaged the attention Of all true American
citizens. Too much honor could mob Dc
paid 20 the memory Of the great man Whom
they honored upon the occasion. columbus
discovered wilderness, he said, and IN that
wilderness, was a rock Juat was snl5ten ard
| the stream Of liberty guzhe1 fourth. 20
! lumbus discovered America aud the great
question that followed that discovery Is nos
! g discovery, but an invention OF man
| for the liberty and happiness OF mankind.
The United States Is not appreciated in
our ordinary daily intercourse. he said. On
| the land discovered by Columbus there ex-
| lists to-day a nation Of 65.0OOO00 of souls
and 3.5JJJJ) square miles. The
liberty wlioh was obscured by
| the Governments Of the old world is allowed
| full scoue in the new world untrammeled
and unfsstersd by power. A new system
was ineugurated, the old systems were re-
versei, and the people became the source Of
power Instead of the people receiving the
liberties enjoyed by them from some higher
mower these rights surang from the people
themselves Each naa iB q
sovereign in this new land.
The government OF the United States is
nothing more than the voice Of the people
given into the hands of their agents TO be
exercised for the good Of the whole. The
government is based upon this idea. It has
been subjected to great stress, but the same
spirit Of liberty which animated our fore
fathers Is alive to-day, land l believe" said
The speaker, exists in a greater aud broader
55nse than ever before. Among all the
states forming this United States. each one
q sovereign in itself, and each citizen
thereof is a sovereign. The spirit of liberty
which animated our forefathers 100 years
ago still lives and shall live
forever. Each man is free 20
% and come as he pleases No strong
land takes from him that which is his by
light. A nation is not a consolidated gov
The nation which we revere is
nothing more than an aggregation OF the
states, each with the right TO regulate its
own affairs. This great land is the admira-
ion Of all hberty-loving people of the
world. Immense IN territory, great in
population, rich in its possessions, richest
IF all IN its memories of those who shared in
those doctrines Of which Christopher
Columbus himself was a believer. Her
heroes, her sagss and philosophers
rank high with the heroes and
OF the olden time
they lie in her soil. Her heroes, although
hey fell, they fell like stars streaming
through the sky"
Col Lestor's speech was greeted with ap-
1lause throughout. 1t was followed by the
Star Spangied Banner" by the band.
THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
The next speaker was that of Hon. Wal
ter g. Charlton, who responded TO "Geor-
ia" Mr. Charlton arose amid applause.
lis speech took throughout. ~ love
Georgia" he said. My foot never presses
lpon ner soil but my soul pulses with the
thought that this is sacred ground" He
poke OF the services of the Cath-
bic Americans, the accomplish
ments Of the great church
which they represented in past ages. He
referred Co Columbus as the Catholic
American of 1892, who made Georgia posi-
bic. He described Columbus as the mendi-
oant at the friars gate, the supplicant
amid royalty, and the visionary amid the
duller intellects around him.
"Spruug from the possibilities Of that
time" he said, "a sovereign state draws
tribute of our hope and love. Where, in
every forum, her eloquence is heard, on
every field, where brave men die; wherever
duty calls and honor bids she has sent Der
sons TO represent her"
Mr. CharlJons description Of Georgia ex-
cited great applause.
The band broke into the strains of Dixie
amid great applause as Mr.. Charlton coa-
cluded.
THE BENCH AND BAR.
J. R. Saussy. Esq, was introduced by the
chairman and responded to the toast "The
Bench and Bar" Mr.. Saussy said he would
undertake 60 explain the connection be-
tween Christopher Columbus and
the bench and the bar.
This he did in thoroughly humorous
aud characteristic manner. When Abra-
ham purchased the cave of Macphelar in
which to place che remains of Sarah, his
wife, said Mr.. Saussy. there was a lawyer
present 10 see that the titles were good. In
the days Of theocracy there were Judges to
administer the law, and the bench and bar
had been oOeval and coequal thrOughoub
the ages He referred to Joseph of ARR
methea, the honorable counsellor as an ex-
ample.
Mr.. Saussy said Columbus was accom-
panied on his adventure by a lawyer. There
was also priest. They 20 hand in hand
together, said the speaker Perez de Tuno.
he said was the lawyer who prepared tho
papers by which the official statement of
the discovery Of America was made by Co
lumbuT.
Mr.. oaussy then gave a discussion of
the origin. history end administration of
the law. He told the story told him by
Archbishop Gross of how the devil became
the patron saint of the lawyers. He gave
also the lawyers reply: Bishop, if it were
not for the devil what would you and doF'
The lawyer and the clergyman stand upon
an equal footing, Mr.. Saussy said, when
they are fighting for right and against the
devil.
In conclusion, Mr.. Saussy referred to the
glorious stars in the profession who have
made their homes in Savannah, MCPHERSON
Berrien, Davis. Fleming, Law, r. NJ.
Charlton. He referred touchingly to the
memory of the late Alexander Pratt
Adams, whose name was greeted with great
applause.
When the applause subsidized Col. Reilly
requested the guests to rise and drink in
silence to the memory of the late beloved
and honored Alexander Pratt Adams,
which was done.
AMERICAN PATRIOTS.
Col. George A. Mercer responded in an
eloquent speech TO the toast american
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