Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-10
MAYOR WARWICRS SPEECH.
Was the Feature of the Liberty
Bell Ceremony.
10000 PEOPLE ON HAND
They Cheered Every Patriotic Sentiment to the
Echo-His Tribute to Miss
Marshall.


marked the progress of the Cotton States
exposition, the historic old Liberty bell
was today formally placed in charge of
the Atlanta authorities. The ceremonies
took place on the broad stairs leading
up to the stately Pennsylvania building,
the handsomest in the beautiful park
| and on the most attractive site. The
day was full of incidents, some of them
| of striking character, but the most sig
! nificant was the declaration of sympathy
with the cause of Cuba, made with dra-
| matte effect by both Governor Atkinson
of Georgia and Mayor Warwick of Phil
| adelphia, both of whom aroused wild en-
| thusiasm from the great crowd that
heard them. Again was there dra-
matte scene when Mayor Warwick, in
the course of his brilliant grafton, turned
| to Miss Eleanor Warren Marshall who
| was on the platform, and, bending grace
| fully over her hand, introduced her as the
| great granddaughter of the illustrious
| supreme court justice at whose funeral
| the venerated relic had tolled for the
| last time. Miss Marshall is a strikingly
| handsome brunette, slender and graceful
| and her great black eyes filled with tears
and she trembled with emotion as Phil
adelphia's handsome mayor paid her the
most graceful compliment ever paid in
| public to young woman. He eloquently
| thanked Miss Marshall for the privilege
| of greeting the descendant of so illus
| trious man. and declared that the emo
| ton that filled his breast at that moment
would never be forgotten; that he would
| tell his children of the honor bestowed
upon him, and bid them cherish the
| memory of this day to the end of their
| lives.
Through a solid line of the people the
| bell was this morning escorted to it's rest
| ing napp in Piedmont mark The
| cession was dignified, the people enthus-
| iastic and the crowd within the grounds
| the largest since the opening of the ex-
| position. Fully 10000 people were on
| hand, more than one-third of them being
| children the public schools having closed
| in honor of the bell. The special military
| escort was the famous Fifth regiment.
| United States infantry, until recently
| the fighting command of Gen. Nelson A.
Miles Captain K. Kellogg Is now in com
| mand, and the regulars, in dress uniform,
with white helmets presented a splendid
| appearance. Gov. William Y. Atkinson
| and his staff came next in Importance
| and then came the Fifth regiment, Geor-
| gia national guards, 600 strong; the At
| lanta artillery and the crack Governors
| Guards, composed of the very flower of
Georgias young manhood. Following
| the military pageant was a long string of
open carriages containing the mayors Of
| Philadelphia and Atlanta. the council
| manic escort from the Quaker City and
| the local council and a reception commit
| tee that included many of Atlanta's most
| prominent professional and business
men.
| At the Pennsylvania building the bell
| was halted and on it's, car stood at the
| foot of the stairway during the progress
| of the ceremonies. The school children
| and Glmore's band were massed on the
broad porch of the building, while on a
| platform the orators and distinguished
| guests occupied seats. With them were
many of Georgias most Beautiful maids
| and matrons and the scene was an inspir-
| ing one. The front of the building was
| covered with state and national colors
and flags fioated from every staff in
sight. 1t was past noon when Chairman
| w. j. Campbell of the councils commit
| tee, who acted as master of ceremonies.
called the vast assemblage to order and
introduced Rev. e. H. Barrett of the
First Presbyterian church, who offered
up fervent prayer Then several thou
sand school children sang my Country
It's or Thee" accompanied by Gilmore's
band. their sweet young voices swelling
out charmingly on the ba lmy air.
Mayor Porter King of Atlanta. in a
forcible speech, formally welcomed the
bell and Mayor Warwick rose to respond.
The handsome Philadelphia threw his
heart into his task and his friends say
| that he was never so effective Certain
it is that he carried his great audience
along on his whirlwind of elo-
quence and was cheered again and again
for his impassioned words and his grace
fui yet dramatic, action. Mr.. Warwick
said in part:
1.-THE lesson that Is taught us by the
cordial reception that has been given
the liberty bell Is that we are a united
people, not only In fact, but in sentiment:
that our loyalty Is not confined within
state lines. but is as broad as the nation;
fharo no limit 30
ism save the borders of the republic.
Mason and Dixons line is but a geo.
graphical division that has its place on
the chart, but not in the heart Of the
nation.
1.-The old bell has gone through the
land. eloquent In its silence its reverber-
alton coming out. the post still ring
ing in the ears Of the people and appeal
ing to their hearts. Though its metallic
tones be dead, 1t calls men from the an
vii, the plow, the Office and the Preside.
I'm the march to the south we pushed
on to Richmond and captured It, with no
bitterness in our hearts, nor steel in our
hands. We marched through Georgia,
not with fire and sword, but with love
and peace. The only delays in our pro-
gress since we left home were caused by
the people who stopped US to bless the
bell and to send their best wishes
after it,"
He then told of all the JOURNEYS of the
This is not our bell: 1t Is yours We
but hold 1t in trust for the nation. The
people of Philadelphia send It to you
willingly and with all their hearts. At
the time Of the opening OF your EXPOSE
ton here an incident occurred which
strikes me as being of the greatest sig
niflcance in so far as the future of the
republic Is concerned. Your directors,
for the first time upon such an OCCASION
gave recognition to the industrial and
educational work which has been done by
the black race since the war for the up
building of this great section Of our
country land no less will be remembered
the eloquent language of their report in
laying down a platform upon which both
races may stand with the united approval
of the whole country"
Then turning to Miss Eleanor Warren
Marshall he grasped her hand, and the
lovely girl arose and listened to glowing
eulogy of her great grandfather, Chief
Justice Marshall of the supreme court,
at whose funeral the old bell cracked
while tolling in his honor. She remained
standing, her hand in that of Mr.. War
wick, who bent over in graceful attitude
while he paid a tribute to her beauty as