The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-09

greater. The untutored savages who gazed
with delight upon the pennons of the conQueroFs
or listened with terror 10 the salvOs OF their
artillery, soon gave place 10 the men OF our
blood. Soon there were in the thirteen
colonies those Is 900 600 OF people" who, Patrick
Henry declared. EARNED in the holy cause OF
hoeFty, were invincible TO any force our enc
mics could send against us" This intrepid
declaration, which rang through the Oaken
Tafters in the old House Of Burgesses In Nir-
GINA. and which will ring on and on to the
latest times, was the utterance of prophecy.
THE STAR OF EMPIRE.
Those 3.OO0.0)O have been succeeded by CO.
100000 of enlightened and hberty-loving free
men, and the narrow strip of civilization which
skirted the Atlantic has followed the star Of
empire westward, until it stands upon the fur
thest shores OF the occident and sends forth its
messengers, freighted with its blessings. far
across the we!l-nigh illimitable waters of the
Pacific.
But, sir, great as are the accomplishments OF
the American people. they are great because
their constitution and the laws are great. and
because the intelligence and patriotism of the
people preserve and enforce them. Ours is
government of law.
A British officer in Boston. in the time of the
Boston port bill, declared that he ahted q land
where every man was a lawyer. The laws
themselves are worthy Of the respect and con-
fidence the people give them.
An admirable constitution. which has been
declared by the profoundest thinkers CT Europe
TO be the most supreme product of the human
understanding, enables the central government
readily to protect the vast resources
of the nation, for the national ad-
vancement or the national defense; O constitu-
ton limited in its powers, yet sufficient for all
the purposes of the nation, respecting and pre-
serving to the several peoples the right so to
conduct their local affairs as will best conduce
to their local prosperity. The permanence
OF the constitution is now no longer ques-
toned. Its exposition by learned jurists, state
and federal have femiliarized the people with
its lucid and benign principles It has with
stood the ferceSt attacks. The fiery tide of
revolution, like the bore of a vast Ganges,
has swept over the land, bearing on
billions of property and thousands of lives, and
broke against the granite foundations OF the
constitution as break the wavelets of a summer
sea against the rock OF Gibraltar Nay. more,
the traces of its passing are well nigh gone. and
the gallant men who rode foremost in the fury
Of the temuest and directed the storm are now
foremost in all the paths of obedient, patriotic
and devoted citizenship.
ONE NATION.
This is true to the letter, and when the Presi-
dent of these United States proclaimed to the
world that he would command reparation for
the insult to the American flag With the guns of
an American feet, they who cheered him un-
til the emblazoned ceiling of the capitol rang
with their plaudts were men who had worn the
grey and followed the red crossed battle flag of
the SOUTH until 1.-THE warriors banner took its
flight TO meet the warriors SOUL
They would have voted men and money. with
elacrty second TO none, and had the crisis
come, nay more SnOuld IL ever come, the men
and the sons of the men who upon a thousand
battlefields from the Potomac TO the
Rio Grande, have illustrated the valor
common to the American character will stand
shoulder to shoulder with the Grand Army of
the Republic. And the gallant youth of the
north, in the defence Of their country's honor
and the ffurtherauce OF her renown,
in the light of this evidence,
not patriots of all sections indulge the
hope that the President will soon send another
message to the national legislature. What shall
that message contain? Himself, gallant and
a proven soldier and the commander-in-
chief of all the forces of the republic,
may not he say to congress: These
Xconfederates are our brothers in blood.
They should be our mpRuions IN arms The
country may not deny them longer. Blot from
| the statute book the law which forbids this. 1t
is the sole remaining badge of their subjuga
ton.
Let him do this. and from Maryland to Texas
there will come loving, ardent greeting for a
| union of races and union of lands. and a
union OF hearts and union or hands, and the
flag of our union forever.
Dir. President and members Of the society, I
thank you with all my heart for your kindly at
sires, do much to revive a pure and ardent love
Of country which animated our fathers aud
gave daring fortitude to their intrepid hearts
Our country needs but this
And soon the day shall hasten,
When freedoms flag here first unfurled,
Shall wave before earth's PROSTATE thrones,
And its bright stars shall light the world.
DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION.
1.-THE Daughters of the American Re-
volution" was responded TO by Col. John
Mllledge Of Atlanta. His speech was one
I continued compliment to the fair SEX. The
theme. he said, was one on which he could
talk week without firing. Woman"
said he. controls all the love and
emotions Of man. Before the Christian
era she was only the slave of
man, but with the dawning Of Christianity
she was accorded her proper place. On
American soil. the home of liberty, woman
has been raised to the highest pinnacle. The
| American women are queens. each one of
them. worthy of the crowns Of any of the
sovereigns of Europe"
| Col Milledge went back to the history of
revolutionary DAYS and showed the valor-
Gus deeds performed by women in the cause
| of liberty and the devotion they displayed
to the cause of American independ-
ence In closing he referred to the
devotion of tue American women
| in the civil war to the respective causes-a
devotion, he said, which is to-day the in
heritance of common country,
| Several volunteer toasts followed the reg
ulars Moses Duville Coburn, a grandson
| of Pierre Duville, who was lieutenant I'M
| der Paul Jones, z. A. Stovall OF the Press,
Lieut. Satterlee, Col. H. H. Jones, of
Macon. and w. K. Leaken, Esq, made
| brief speeches.
A toast to the stars and stripes, the flag
of the union, was drunk standing. Hon.
| Hugh J. Washington offered it, and Col.
! 1aggart suggested that the tribute be paid
| standing.
| AT O'Clock this morning the dinner was
brought to an end by singing "Auld Lang
! Syne."
| AT the annual meeting of the society held
before the dinner. the following principal
| officers were elected:
| PresIdent-Col. John Screven.
Vice President-W William D. Harden.
Secretary-WIllam Harden.
REGISTRAR. G. Bulloch, NJ. D.