The morning news., 1899-04-28

the boundaries of this square. and what
matters 1t where he lies. He Is all Geor-
gia dust by now. and. therefore, all Geor-
gia Is his grave This massive fragment
of Georgia granite will stand here so hong
as the people of Savannah shall be true to
themselves and be monument at once TO
the claims of the dead and the gratitude
of the living.
Tom-o-chi-chi n Georgian.
Let me, as l draw to the close of these
brief remarks, congratulate this society,
which Is doing so much to perpetuate the
history and memories of Georgia, that It
should have occurred to its members to lift
/. a memorial first to a Georgian. There Is
nothing in his career of which we need feel
ashamed He was brave. true. hospltable
and generous. To the mind of statea-
man and philosopher and warrior were
added the instincts of a gentleman. He
earned and enjoyed in life the respect and
esteem Of those who had come to his land
and at has death receive the tribute OF
their affectionate regret. Not the least
claim upon us is that he loved the land
OF his birth. He besought Oglethorpe to
use his influence to bring the Yemassees
back to Georgia that they might look upon
their graves before they died. How often
has that spirit of allegiance to this soil
and sky tugged with the strength OF a
strong man at the chords of our hearts!
How often, as our feet have pressed her
sod, has 1t seemed 10 spring responsive
to our tread and thrill with conscious
presence through our being o, land of
our fathers! Land which the great and
good have blessed and consecrated with
their lives and names and deeds, let US
not In these newer times, when winds be-
gin 20 rise and storms to blow and all
seems dark. and strange and troublous, for
get that here Is our safe anchorage and
here our haven sure! From every round-
ed hill come back the echoes of her great
ness; from every sweeping plain flare up
the signals of her fame From Bloody
marsh to Gettysburg. from Tybee Roads
to China's sea, her name, writ large across
the face OF history, glows with eternal
light Let us hold to our Ideals, 20 our
traditions, 20 our pastl Let us cling with
the tenacity of fate to our faith In her
greatness and her destinyl Let us live
for her and die for her, and when the
end shall come pray, like the old warrior
whose memory we keep alive, that we,
too, may rest beneath her sod
Georgia. my native statel my cherished
homei
Hallow'd alike by smile and tear,
May glory DER thee build her dome
And fame her temples rear!
] love thee for the burning sky
Meath which my feet have ever trod;
love thee for the forms that lie
Cold, cold beneath thy sod
One hope Is to my heart most dear:
One boon at fortunes hand crave;
Fate made me date my being here
Let fate make here my grave"
ION behalf Of the Georgia Society of the
Colonial Danes of America, I now deli-
cate this rock TO the memory Of Tomo-
companion OF Oglethorpe, and the friend
and ally of the colony OF Georgia. FOR
countless ages has IL stood amid tine blue
hills Of Georgia typifying the strength and
majesty OF the state which was 10 como
and the stern qualities OF those who were
TO make her great. Here let it rest forel er,
moi only in honor of the Nlustrious dead.
but as the breezes of the sea shall play
about Its constant strength and the soft
light of our skies fan like benedictIon
upon its rugged form, that all OF us may
feel that the mountains of Georgia have
sent their message to her sandy coast--the
message OF unity and comradeshlp and
loyalty"
The inspiring lines quoted by Mr.. Charl4
ton In the conclusion of his address we're
written by Judge Robert NJ. Charlton,
father OF the speaker, a well known jurst
and for many years one of Savannah's
most distinguished citizens
Among the interested listeners TO the
address was fine looking man ip the uni
form of a private soldier, but who was
hardly able TO move about with the aid OF
O cane. He was one of the members of the
Second Infantry, which was at Santiago
and who has not yet recovered from the
phardships of that campaign.
Mr.. Charlton was heartily congratulated
upon his eloquent address by the ladies' OF
the Colonial Danes and others present.
After the orr Jon the Colonial Danes and
a number of the gentlemen present spent
a pleasant hour at the residence Of Gen.
Gordon. Awhere they were entertained by
the president OF the society Mrs. Gordon.
The bronze tablet which marks the
monument bears a its top the colonial seal
of Georgia and al the bottom the arms or
badge Of the Colonial Danes Of America.