The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-16

,lo,'.o,,9r 60 very apparent Never before
~, Nv ','. history have we been so truly one
canntrv with one flag, firmly bound TO-
S.other nv love for both. The dreams OK
our colonial fathers have Deeh reaiiA.u'
orr country stands before the worm
dav devoid of sectional hatreus vi LAY
tons. 800. Ia Maid
TOO glowing a tribute cannot De pau
"a the noble little army which oon'i'
buted so freely the lives OF It's pes' IT. T..
20 hiring about this happy issue INC
h,,iL and the flower Of our regular army
comnosed the Santiago expedition. WORDS
cannot graphically depict the obstacles
overcome. the suffering endured ana thc
hardships undergone. II you coulu haNe
roa, as have officers and men aike,
rushing from day TO day on TO santiago
through the tropical jungles under
tronical sun, wet with tropical rams en-
posed TO unknown diseases, ana ohiy tne
ooarsest fare to eat, you would aslee
with me that the typical nero the
American regular. All TINS ne polo uil-
complainingly-it was his duty, no que
tioning. no faltering and this 1t Is that
hore him on TO victory. Such Is the
soldier Of the American army OF to-day
He is entitled to all the love ana graz
,ude that a great and generous nation
can bestow upon him.
Hon George r. Peck. Of Chicago. was
believed to be the Northern speaker Oh
the evening. and. rising to respond 10
the toast. "The New Union was loudly
applauied. He said in part:
MR.. PECK'S SPEECH.
-. In all these Joyous observances
We are under an influence when II not
mere exultation, but what Mtthew Ar
mold might have called sweet reason
abIeness The nation, LOOKING INTO 'S
own heart. weighing its own motives
subiecting itself to a rigorous lntrospec-
ton Is content. The task IL assuiileu
when the year was young has peeh nm
ished. though the year is not yet ehdeu.
why should we not rejoiceE human
nature must need have some channeI III
which it's currents may How.
II am the less reluctant to
sneak Of these things. because l know
Won give back thought for thought, greet
inc, for greeting. and heart for heart. Not
long ago. at the great jubilee In Chicago
tue distinguished citizens of Georgia
brought us messages that will not be
forgotten. Listening TO tho eloquent
words of Judge Speer and Clark Howell
rve felt. as we had never felt before, that
American patriotism is, ana must ever
no national They made US know that
II is not an idle sentiment, but perNa-
sive force. which is. in Shakespeare eX-
oulsite phrase. as broad and general as
tho casing air IL was my fortune 10
he horn in a harsher cline than TINS
where ice and snow are yearly guests o.
ten outstaying their welcome But gen
tlemen. the North Star is not so cold as
some have thought and its unchanglhs
ught from the DAYS Of Ulysses. has guid-
cd mariners through perilous seas 10
sweet home ports There are legends ana
sagas that tell how centuries ago the
Norsemen sailed on voyages TO the AT
lantics western rim. We, who are OF
New ENGLAND origin, are. perhaps OF
kin to them, for in our veins the doiniil
| ant blood flows from the north. Ana yet
| do not think IL counts FOR much "he.ner
we are Norman or Saxon or Dane. The
| United States has little need OF ancestry
| Il is in the highest sense. its own pro-
| e,anitor and its own sufficient rea-
To-day the new Union faces new du-
| tics Wars are never exactly what meH
\ foresee The dominion Of the RepubhC
| has been enormously enlarged. but IT was
! not the lust Of conquest that brought II
I about. Ii was the logic of events tha'
| were greater than men.
| 1--WE NAV trust the United states ano
| we may trust the deliberate Judgment %
| its people. Thinking Of all that Is past
| considering the present and its problems
| our look must yet be forward, as Is th'
| habit Of brave men; ana OF stateshle'
| ,,,bo are III 10 rule Hamlet is not the
true TYNE OF American character In MI
| bigb nollcv and conduct OF nations, VIVA
they may. means often what thel
| must.
Craftsmanship does not require aoso
Lutte foreknowledge. but 1t does requir
the rare ability TO meet conditions a
| thev arise The new union, whicl
war has welded more firmly together
summons us and leads us forward.
| docs not invite RESPONSIBILITIES nor shrinl
from them. History has peen pusy d
Ithese last eventful months interfusin
! ali the elements of our national life s
| that the parts forget that they ar
| parts and remember only an indissoluDie
| indivisible. indestructible Union
A splendid speech was that or Hol
] stephen O'Meara. Of Boston, the next o
the list. and its reception was one
strong approval. =,
Hon Lyman ]. Gage. Secretary OF q
Treasury. delivered a concise ana poilsi
| "a sneech I'm reply to the toast, How u
Peonle Paid the Bill" Like those WI
oreceded him. the Secretary's words WEI
warmly applauded' II, ,o- >,
An iecorum was laid aside Tor u
mo nent when General Joe Wheeler aro
- ,esnond to his toast. The dlstlnsdls
"a Sontherner was cheered ana cheeie
and II was fully five minutes oeioie
vas permitted to proceeu, -,,,r,,tr
GENERAL WHEELER SPEhOii.
1911 Toe Wheeler responded 70 u
rehei ,,yr,a South's Part in the war
toast: Tine Sou'
ne ..u,rnn, the earliest history OF our cou,
l., oil conflicts of arms, the Soue
~ aonla have done brave ana mono
~ Par,,ce Twenty years before u
,r5e,aro,ion of Independence IL was
80 vireinian. who leading 'irsihi'
ta,ors had by courage. skill ana ue'e
,ra,ton saved General Braddock arm
sron, compiete annihilation. -,
.Uvhsn the sound OF war was hedro
rav,,gton and Concord II was ORA
- % virginiaus, under captain A,u
-, Fastened TO the defense OF tne
orioa,, brothers in New England -
| ,,,raintar hoy hero who fought uho
| praddock. now in the maturity OF ma
l hood FASTENED to the army III .'o".
| Roston and. after seven years y, oa'.
nnally conquered peace anu ia.u :
foundation OF what Is now 'he nus ~
| erful government on earth. e . ~
. -. f~orn the Southern states W
80 Aies,n yuished IN that war. was ,
hravs Marion OF South Carolina,
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