The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-24

(Oratcr oi the day at opening exercises OF
the Exposition grounds.l !
nr the inundation which raZed his WORKS,
nor the sterility OF the soil: nor the ignorance
of the workmen, nor even the mortality
which carried off about 900 men IN the
beginning of the undertaking. could divert
him from his firm resolution. Thus the ma
serial victories of autocracy have been won,
without - I'd to the agony inflicted upon
lis subjects. Thus st. Petersburg was COM
I!eted. But that stately abode OF bureau
cracv and despotism is not more b.nefcent
- the people who's simple ancestors dled un-
der the krout for its construction than one
Of those fantastical palaces OF ice Whlch an
nually glitter On the wintry banEs o. the
Neya
"Not 90 with creations as this Of a free
people. They are enllTened by the DeneVo-
Icnce Of great and generous men. They are
ENCOURAGED by the fostering hand Of sympa-
;hic pcpuiar government. They are symp-
tens CT vigorous national life. They are at
tended with warm demonstrations of concern
eva people uni racticed in the arts OF dis
stimulation. Whether the sagacious people
Of the British Isles provide and peTpetuate
the lucent clories Of the Crystal Palace, or
the brilliant FrenchmeD, while the soil OF the
Rerubic is vet SCARED with hoof-marks OF
. bc.prussian Chlans. by gigantic exposltlons
demonstrate their unimpalred power, or
Grateful America lavisheS her own bounty,
and becomes trustee for willing trloute
from mankind in reverence for that sailor
PHILOSOPHER, whose genius and coEstancy
discovered half the habitaole globe, or these
typica! GGorGians consecrate their olslnter-
estrd lives to demonstrate to all men the
strength OF Southern character, and the
,,lcrtitude Of Southe u resources and the
adartabiliiy Of our country. as {. home fo1
unina:ired millions Of prosperous and hap
Nv pvoplr, in any event; itI1Sa creation OF
tIe reople's prophetic Intelligence, tf their
resr!ecGcnt public virtuesS, ,1ourished into
,e,:erous activity hy=ths klpdIy hand OF
popuIar,eonstitntjo1a government. - ~
Here the liberal and inspiring purpose ls
he advancement Of our country. 1t klndles
he imagination Of the protector when the
fright conception dawns upon his teem1ng
aEcv. 1t reminds the capltaEst thas econo-
nv in IFS yroauest sense is distributlve VIZ
rc With free hand then he makes his
ytal.h willing servant OF public honor. 1t
minutes the genius Of the architect and the
,;rv fancies become thing of beauty and
~ forever. 1t gives precision to the trained
w and bower to t o nervous arms OF the
,ftiiicrrS. 1t musIc;!..y rings ID the troWeis
ftle lnascns. 1t crackles like rife fire in
*; hammers oft the carpenters. Every deto-
alton of the blast which swiftly sinks the
nnnGatjor Of the great buildings to the bed
rock swrccpjny down from the mountains is
a salvo Of triumph to the civilization OF
trcat rtoJIc Over the fair and mighty
structures streams the ensign Of nation
noror. Beautiful flag OF the Republic All
The fairsst conceptions of government, OF So
Il Of
that promotes the perfectibility OF man are
Ivuilied bv thee. Law and progress are thy
color guard Their reriying and assuring
presence is borne on every zephyr that woos
the mountain and tempers the vale, and
brings life and strength to the increasing
millions TO whom thou art an Inspiration
and Joy. But not to them alone.
"'Humanity with all its fears,
With it's hopes for future years.
Are all with thee, are all with thee
"Here DER the mountain waves OF the
ocean have been brought the treasures OF
other lands From tue Gulf Of Mexico to
the Straits Of Magellan our sister repuohcs
roudlv come. bringing with willing hands OF
the bounty the God Of nature has bestowed
unon them. Comes the Argentine Republic.
her territory create. than all Central and
Western Europe. stretching from the Atlantic
10 the SUBMITS Of the Andes. which guide
the mariner who sails the distant Pacific, III
latitude exceeding our OVID. whose beautiful
.citvis the Paris of South America and whose
.:ailant people have twice captured invading
British armies larger than those surrendered
bv Burgovne at Saratoga aid Co-nwall1s at
Yorktown.
Judge Speer then referred in glowing
terms to the wonderful. physical resources
Of Venezuela. Costa Rica. Salvador ano
Mexico.
OF the educational effect OF great expo 81
tons he said:
Besides who can doubt the educatire
/ effect Of such proofs OF human advancement
rs this Exposition? 4 lad can walk through
! these halls and acquire knowledge of which
| Sir Isaac Newton or Sir Francis Bacon were
| ignorant. He may behold dainty products
! ri all lands for which Lucullus might have
sighed in vain. He may watch the noiseless
alterations Of engines a Watt or Stephenson
| could not even conceive: models or ship:
+ which would have been deemed impossible
bv Nelson. or Rodney. by Bainbridga o. De
catur: arms and munitions Of war the men"
!. ton Of which Marlborough or FREDERICK
Wellington or Nanoron would have pro
! rounrcd the dreams Of madman. Home
keeping Youths. said Shakespeare, 'hav'
! ever homslv wits The pow."s Of the brail
ARE like the fire in tue flint 4 collision Will
! bright steel Of other minds is :S--nIlai t
evoke the sacred spark. Th4s ENposltcl
! carefully studied will bc liberal educator
ior thousands who attend it. To be attalreo
knowledge mast be sought. and what Joy
jnrarts! What matters to the ignorant ma
the clear and lucent clor;es Of the dawn, II
5ephvrs which attend it and scatter )ncens
to delighted raturei What the TnysteElou
dome of heaven inlaId With patines Of pur
.coId. what the rolling billows Of the dee
and dark blue ocean. what the might
Grandeur of the storm. the life-giving breeze
fhe green fields, the placid intelligence
domestic animals
"sA primrose by rivers brim
A yellow primrose is to him,
And it is nothing more
"But to him whose mind is stored "it
knowledge every suggestion Of nature orlng
its iov and fills his heart and ineffaole charm
"But the utility Of this Exposition to on
State and our section is especially slgnlhcai1
and especially opportune. The prophecy
the Generous Bishop Eerkeleo. the friend an
associate OF Ocleshorpe: has been con-
p!eted; .
"'westvard the course Of empire takes u
The four first acts already past:
! The fifth shall close the drama with the Gay
Times nob!est offspring Is the last
II hear declare that the so-cailed rae
question does not exist. There are mll!lon
Of colored people who live ard who Will liF
among many more millions OF waite people
Whv shall anyone forge race issue? Hor