The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-16

| in this late day: George Jones, S. Shelf
| tail, John Screven, Maj. Williams Capt.
| Tattnal, Lieut.. Schley, George Millen.
Another committee was appointed to pro
vide apartments and to attend him while
| here, being composed of Charles Harris,
Alex Telfair, Robert Habersham, J. w.
Jackson, Col. Marshall and Capt. Pooier.
Col. Francis K Huger of Charleston,
who had assisted in the escape of Lafay-
cite from the prison of Oimutz, was invi-
ted to be a special guest on this occasion
and came over in the same boat with
Gen. Lafayette. When Lafayette landed
there were brief speeches of welcome from
the governor, the mayor and the commit
tee, to which he responded, and then the
military fell in, the Chatham Artillery
firing the salute, and the procession was
formed. The march was up East Broad
to Broughton, thence to South Broad,
down that to Abercorn, through Abercorn
to OglethOrpe square, where the distn-
guished visitor was escorted to his rooms
in the splendid mansion. The rooms
were on the first floor by President street
There was a brilliant banquet that night
in the council chamber, in the city ex-
change, and it is interesting to note the
toasts which were given on an occasion
such as that. A few of them are as fol-
lows: 1.-THE Constitution of the United
States" Georgia" George Washington"
when the toast to Lafayette was reached
there was great cheering. 1t was given
thus: "Lafayette--The name shall be a
badge worn in the hour of peril by free
men i'm every quarter of the globe when
their rights are assaied by oppression"
To this tribute, Lafayette arose and re-
sponded by proposing this toast to Savan-
nah: May her young prosperity more and
more show TO the old world the superior
ity Of republican institutions and self-gov-
eminent"
In this day when Americans sympathize
with Cuba Ii will be interesting to note
that on this occasion, nearly three-quar-
ters or century ago, toast was given
to the republics of Mexico and South
America, as follows: I'VE hail them as
of the nations Of the earth, and may the
voice of freemen ere long thunder from
the Andes Of Brazil"
The following toast was proposed to
France: Beautiful France-Munificent
patroness of science and the arts, nurse
OF heroes. She shed her blood for us and
we are grateful"
OF course. there had to be a toast 10
woman on this occasion. and just like the
chivalrous old fellows OF those days, here
is what they proposed: "Woman-The
graces OF her mind refine our manners,
the virtues of her heart correct our NOR
ais and civilized man derives his strong
est impulse TO excellence from the hope
of her appreciation"
An interesting incident OF the times was
that Gov. Manning Of South Carolina was
not permitted to come ashore and Join In
the demonstration TO Lafayette for the
reason that In those days the constitution
OF the state OF South Carolina would not
allow Its governor TO leave the state and
enter the boundaries OF another, so the
poor governor had 20 remain In his little
tug boat tied 10 the South Carolina side
Of Savannah river. where committee
was sent from the banquet 90 tell him
what was going on and ask him for an ex-
preston Of greetings from his state that
night.
As Is well known. II was on this trip 10
Savannah In 1926 that Gen. Lafayette laid
the corner stones OF the Greene and Pu-
lash monuments. That 10 Green whore
his monument stands In johnson square
and that to Pulaski IN Chippewa square
The monument 70 the latter was after
wards erected In Monterey square.