The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-01
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r,- enjoyed throughout all the states.
r--rlz was never so abundant The trans
lection companies were never so taxed
iEsn5ie the freight offered by the people
sor distribution. The home and foreign
,,tsts contribute to our prosperity.
I5.nnjlv the latter has increased without
n, ammunition of the former. Your loco
.tives 60 to Russia; the watch cases
I'm nv little city of Canton go to Ge-
"a. the bridges OF Philadelphia span the
NJ and the products of the American
I'm and factory are carried upon every
-, and found in most of the ports of the
Ne Would Not Change Them.
ar, what respect would we change these
t,,nv conditions with the promises they
- If the future? The business activity
r a,erv part of the country, the better re-
ard. 10 labor, the wider markets for the
tie,d of the soil and the shop; the in
tease Of our shipbuilding, not only for our
eoveroment but for purposes of COM
VERGE. the enormous increase of our ex,
rort trade in manufactures and agricul-
niue. the greater comforts of the home ana
tre happiness of the people; the wonderful
,nIffting of the business conditions of Viz
r.nia. and the South, and of the whole
country mark this not only an era of good
will. but an era of good time. 1t is a great
Measure 10 me to stand in this historic
rsptal and to look into the faces of my
oalntrymen here assembled. and to feel
and know that we are all Americans
Standing as one for the government we
love and mean to uphold, united for the
honor of the American name, and for the
faithful fuldllment of every obligation
which national duty requires.
Il cannot forget in this presence to make
my acknowledgment to the men of Nir-
ginia for their hearty and patriotic sup
bort of the government in the war with
Spain. and for the continued and unf1inch-
ing loyalty in the suppression of the insur-
r5eti0n in Luzon against the authority of
the United States. They came in swift re-
spouse TO the call of Countrywide best
blood of the state, the sons of noble sires,
asking for service at the battle front where
ne fighting was the hardest and the dam
ger the greatest The rolls of the Vir-
ginia volunteers contain the names of the
hrayest and best, some of them the de-
s1endants Of the most illustrious Virgin
ilns of its earliest and latest times. They
have shed their blood for the flag of their
faith. and are now defending it with their
lives in the distant islands of the sea All
honor 10 the American army and navy.
An honor has been shown the men re-
turning from the field of hostilities. and
all honor attends those who have gone to
take their places.
Great Historical Events.
My fellow citizens. two great historical
events, separated by a period of eighty
four years, affecting the life of the re-
public and of awful import to mankind.
took place on the soil of Virginia Both
were participated in by Virguians, and
both marked mighty epochs in the his
tory of the nation. The one was at
Yorktown in 1881, when CORVALLIS sur
rendered to Washington, which was the
beginning of the end of the war with
rft ofn nd fh,
pendence and union. The great Virginian.
sage and patriot, illustrous commander
and wise statesman, installed the repub-
lie in The family of nations 1t has with
stood every shock in war or peace from
without or within, experiencing it's gravest
crisis in the civil war The other, at APP
pOmattoX, was the conclusion If
that crisis and the beginning of a unifica-
ton now happily full and complete rest
ing in the good will and fraternal affec-
ton OF one toward another of all the PEG.
pic. Washingtons terms of peace with
CORVALLIS secured the ultimate union OF
Che colonies; those Of Grant with Lee the
perpetual union of the states. Both events
were mighty gains for the human family
aud proud record for nation of free.
men Those were triumphs, in which we
dll nave share; both are common herit-
age The one made the nation possible.
lhe other made the nation imperishable
Now, no jarring note mars the harmony
OF the union. The seed of discord had no
so"er and no soil upon which to live.
me purVeYor of hate, if there be one left.
Is without follower. The voice which
"ould Hndle the flame of passion ana
prejudice is rarely heard. and no longer
needed IN any part of our beloved country.
Lord of the Universe,
Shield and guide us;
trusting Thee always.
through shadow and sun.
Ihou hast united us
VINO shall divide US?
Meep us Oh keep us,
Ihou many in one
Sons of Old Virginia,
Associated with this great common
"ed.th are many of the most sacred ties
~ Jul national life. From here came forth
I'"S OF our greatest statesmen and he
VINO gave vigor and virtue and glory
~ 'Ie republic. For thirty-seven of the
~ ~ one Years, from 1883 to 1850. sons of
mai, '.ia occupied the presidential office
wa" rare Hdellty and distinction a nerioI
'oNellhg more than one-fourth of o,ir ma
9ual existence. What nation can have
n, lgaIer heritage than such names rs
siinston, Jefferson. Madison Monroe
@i5H -Narshall? Their deeds inspire the
e, anu the young. They are written in
roa lis'oIles' They are part of the I'd
enrich the school books of the country
NY are cherished in every American
a aone and wiz be so long as liberty lasts
ana the union endures
wy countrymen, the sacred PRINCIPLES
"a rd501-dIIned in Philadelphia in 1776 advanc-
or 10 slorious triumph at Yorktown. made
TTlecllVe in the formation of the federal
mon IN 1881 sustained by the heroism Of
@.. our people in every foreign conflict
,o ov', ~ IN solemn covenant at Appommat-
G@ court House, sanctioned by the blood
VI tne men of the South and of the North
Sianlla and Santiago and in Porto Rico
,bo 's 'ost none Of their force and virtue:
, people of the United States viii meet
tI new duties and responsibilities with
lining dvotion to these principles and
,5 ,I uhfaltering purpose to uphold and
sanding near the close of the CEN
,"ls we can look backward with congrat-
p r and pride. and forward into the
T century with confidence and courage
memories of the past impel US to
too.er effort and higher endeavors. 1t is