The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-11

peatS itself, and a mighty host again is
marShAled upon these plains. Manhood and
Momanhood and childhood are here, the peO-
pie have come from far and wide the old
Masonic lodge Of which Washington was q
memt er, and the volunteer soldieTy are
gathered here and our noble chief magistrate
and commander in-chief, who fills the seat Of
| W ashington ana Jackson they are all here
10 litt up the pure ideals OF the republic and
to imbibe and impress the lessons OF this con
secrated day. 81 prOpheSy,' says Thomas
Carlisle, that the world will once more be-
come sincere, believing world with many
heroes IN IT, heroic world. 1t viii then be a
victorious world; never TIL then
FireSide lessons and the mothers lives
must make II so; sincere believing, heroic,
victorious. In scenes like this are tokens OF
iulhllment of the prophets vision Patriot
ism kneeltng by this good wOman's grave in
VokeS It's inspiration ana prays Gods bless
ing on the land OF Washington,
The delivery occupied forty-fve min
| utes, at its conclusion Gov. O'Ferrau pre-
sented to Mrs. Chief Justice Waite, pres
ident of the National Association, en-
crossed resolutions of the ladies of the
Fredericksburg Association, expressing
their thanks for the efforts of the former
toward the erection Of the monument.
CLEVELAND HOLDS A RECEPTION.
President Cleveland then came to tho
front of the stand and held public re-
ception, in which more than 10000 per-
sons participated. Following this. the
/ ANoAhtub WIS E1NOIltu NiIOoh ltlt park
! ing to the Mary Washington house, where
he rested for a time.
Hon. J. b. Sever presided over the ban
| quet. IL was thought that the President
would return to Washington immedi-
ately after the unveiling ceremonies but
he was an unexpected and most welcome
/ guest at the Ieast. storm OF acciama-
@ e.ou BTgSIeu BrSS ms u~nohhouhceu ~ % appear
% %anSci WnGn .no .l NOISY WelColne n@au @ suo-
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! 1ln hot sure Inat /, Is my IaulI IL IS Ger
! fanny my nlllStortune that 90 not ueIohG 70
! tne MaSohlc IraIerhllN' ~ is an oraer that
| uds uonc lhuTh uuu naghlnCent Wotk III lhe
/ Hnes lines oi SNSehent ah,t hohoraD!e ehdeaNor,
Z nuL i uO ueloha 70 auot1cI IL noL u etDail9tic
! otuet' whose grip IS hdentN 70 tne interests
/ oi american prosperity ana whose pass
| WORD Is the supremacy OF the Amer
/ ttcou Lue4 Oh Populat 3uu pau iotlc
! 11ite PrluclplSs uhu couSIlVutiohalS FlsntS
40 thi7 satIeu organization WIN, al OF Jhe
/ paEtTlolc symD0llsH, am PROUD 70 ueionR
| 1@hu @ an equaily ptouu 10 recognize tnose
! DeloiS S,t tue us pelng c9-uuIuiors anu So.Work
eIs' me name Oh InlS oruet Is Vhlh lraterh-
| ity OF free men, devoted to the preservation
/ OF Ino AiuerISah luea OF uhlNersal Iteedom
| anu !nuepehuehce.
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| amid which MIR. Cleveland took his seat
| Gov. O,FerraU was then introduced and
/ r,oda a brief ard bor,,,J ,,os,,orso
i4tVO ~, " - 1ilN sloPPJ tOaPolSc'
nIs; Chicl justice N9ite mere ehIereu
/ WIN hef escort OF distinguished lazy
/ guests and was received with q hearty
salutation.
wAsrtrvoro,J WAGON
"AShlNui0N As MAsoN'
| After this, Vice President Stevenson
was introduced as a Master Mason 60
70 ttf,'oorra {6Yashin|,tor a NToatar Jy,.i,
-, r. W w n9'ii'Ah VO"' " NA"''0' WI
man Alo ealu'
My appreciation Of your invitation to take
| part in these exercises cannot be measured
| Dy words his is truly an historic day. 10
is, indeed. worth a journey across the Conti-
nent, to sit as guest at this honored board.
/ This grand old city, whose history is no smnll
part OF the warp and woof OF that Of the ola
| Dominion, is mt place for the ceremonies Of
| this hour 1t has never been my good fortune,
sir, TO have visited Fredericksburg until now,
and yet do not feel thatI come as u stranger.
| No page Of our history tells more generous
/ act than that OF Virginia at the crucial period
! which Immediately preceded the establish
nf gennrosit,s Wbirh scnrcei, 9r,de Jnarntioi r
the vast area stretching westward to the Mis-.
sissppl was eeded by the Mother OF States
! to the general government. Out
! of this domain new and mighty
states have been carved and added
to our national union. AS a citizen Of III.
uOlh lllb tF0tthb pl All tltHb hIhbtbi GOLllt
| at your bidding. and sit at your generous
| board. No Illinoisan can forget that
! during the darkest hour OF our colonial strug
gle George Rogers Clarke, q Virglnian. at the
| head OF band worthy Of mention with the
heroes OF ThermopylB captured the garrison
| at Kaskaskia, the ancient seat Of empire Of
/ the Illinois territory, and thus wrested the
| Mississippi Valley from the grasp of
| Great Britain. This sir, IS Washing
tons day From eloquent lips have
! fallen burning words that ftly commemorate
| the character, the worth, the virtues,
| Of the mother Of the first President. 70 her
| monument, as to IA holy place, viii with the
coming years bend the footsteps OF a grateful
| people We would do honor now to the mem
/ ory OF her tllustrious son. All that he was TO
his country to the world, cannot be told
cannot be measured. Was IL Carlisle
who said: When the times demand
the man, the man appearsY' During
| the seven years struggle from Lexington 10
Yorktown-this man bore upon his great heart
atoms of ali his Countrymen No less great
in naace than in yar. il was his 10 Dreside
! ov6r The convention which formulated our
federal constitutlon-the great law OF laws
| tor a freeS Sneonle
HIS RETIREMENT TO VIRGINIA.
| 1loc,ed ,sitborta q diasaptir, ,,oica ,rosidert
| ~ tbo T7nftod Statae be soiybf rhtirc,nfTf H.,
| IL Ifirginto brr,e a. tbe ci6sc ~ ~ adrotl-
istrti1 fTIs VOL, yns donc Tin ,gos tbe
| nyenro,Snd ynas+er teori,,roN Az yencrai ~
* arrny ,ghIeb achfeved orr in9enendenco.
/ a. ,rcsi9jn+ oe3cer ~ tho osaerohiy ~ % t,es
o. o. Pt ~ ai,a ~ re aroa, ori'nySic " ia,
ortII "niC" deeciared nv M Giad.fonn n he