The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-25
TAMPRS BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE.
ANGLo-AMERICAN CELEBRATION a
BIG SUCCESS.

six Thousand Strangers Join With
the Citizens of the Town i'm Hon
oring EngIand's Grand old WO-
man-Oficers and sailors From tn e
British and American Cruisers
Fraternfze--Uni MITIGATION of the
Great English Speaking Races n
Popular Theme in the Speeches mt
the Banquet.
TAMPA. Fla, May 24-Five thousand cit
izens and visitors went from this city to
Port Tampa to-day to participate in the
celebration of Queen Victoria's birthday.
The British ship-of-war Pallas and the
United States cruiser Montgomery lay
at anchor off the docks, which were
crowded with people.
Bv permission of President Mckinley
an armed force of 100 disembarked from
the Pallas and took part in the process
sion, with a similar force from the Mont
xonery and also the Port Tampa naval
reserves, hfty-fve men. the first company
of this branch to appear uniformed in
Florida.
At the celebration grounds exhibition
drills and athletic sports constituted the
programme.
At noon the United States national sa-
lutte was given by the two ships, firing al
ternately.
At d. m banquet was given by the
Port Tampa Chamber of Commerce to the
naval officers, and other guests. One
hundred covers were laid and speeches fol-
lowed. Many sincere expressions in favor
of unihcation of the English speaking
races were uttered.
kilograms of regret were read from a
large number of absent invited guests, in
GLIDING President Mckinley.
The toast, THE British Government"
was responded to by Capt. Humpage of
the Pallas; "The United States Govern
ment,'' by s. G. McLendon of Georgia;
Her Most Gracious Majesty" by H. b.
Plant. by telegraph.
Col. Winfield Scott Proskey of Gov.
Bloxham's staff. representing Gov. and
Mrs Bloxham, responded to the toast
10 them.
Later in the afternoon there we're yacht
races, and cutter races and whale boat
races between the crews of the Pallas and
the Montgomery. the Americans winning.
bah at the Port Tampa Inn tonight
closed the day Mr.. McLendon spoke, in
part. as follows
The celebration of this day on American
soil indicates distinct epoch in the his
tory of the great English-speaking family.
The fourth day of July marks the birth
day of a nation, the twenty-fourth day of
May the birthday of queen, and the rec
ords of both nation and queen, almost
synchronous as they are, make epochal
chapters in the worlds history. The birth
of a nation and the birth of a queen are
closely matched in potentiality.
The problem Of private right and public
duty, the free agency and predes tination
of human law was solved by England, and
the common law, precious and priceless,
is along with speech and blood free Amer
icas inheritance from her mother Eng
land. 1t was the good fortune of Victo-
ria to come to the throne not long after
the history and principles of English or
the common law had become an open book
20 all men, and al a time when these were
better known than ever before in English
history. 1t was also her good fortune TO
come to the throne just after England
had, through five centuries of honest eff
fort and experiment, solved that troubled
dream Of government, the inexorable law
OF coinage. 1t was hers, therefore, TO look
forward from the morning of a new centa-
ny to the worlds most marvellous achieve
ment and progress. The Elizabethan age
stands out from a dark background illu-
minated with the names and the triumps
of Coke and Bacon and Shakespeare. The
Victorian age lights the earth with cleo
tricity, moves il with steam, and asks
1t to be governed by the decalogue. In this
blessed year of our Lord, Victoria is queen
over ten million square miles of territory,
and receives the loyal and loving homage
of more than three hundred million hui
man beings
Having attention arrested for a moment
the English speaking nations constituting
as they do, a single family, many well ask
If the red flag of war cannot be forever
furled and in it's stead the white banner
of arbitration raised aloft by English
speaking nations as the emblem of their
union in all things that make for the
welfare of man. The civilization of the
hour cries aloud for such a contamination;
the voiceless lips of unborn millions make
quivering effort to sanctify the cry.
The happiness of humanity would be
fostered, the glory of God magnihed at
the spectacle Of two great nations stand
ing forth as eXempars of the Christmas
message, peace on earth, good viii
10 man. II the glory of substi-
tuting trial by assize for trial by COM
bat belongs to King Alfred, why may not
tue lHneasuTdply greater SlCfy OF eStab-
ishing a tribunal of the trial of national
causes other than the blood-stained sword,
he the gift of the English-speaking family
10 the human race, the gift of England the
mother and America the child, blood of
one blood, flesh of one flesh.
The chip upon Niagara is not more help
less than him who would attempt To
brook the swelling tide of this sentiment.
Such a treaty would place an imperlshable
crown Of glory upon the brow of the CEN
fury. would bless nations and peoples yet
unborn, and would be known and will be
known until the end of time as THE Trea-
~ Victorian"