The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-03

| President, and the following Vice Presi-
dents: Judge CASTOR, Governor Iredell,
| Governor Branch, John II. Bryan, Charles
L. Hinton, George w. Mordecai General
S. F. Patterson, DR.. Joseph w. Hawkins,
| Dr. j. 0. Watson and Bernard Dupuy.
| stMaster, Weston r. Gales
| The following were the Regular Toats
| /. The American Union--The brightest
| hope of human liberty. [Music-Hail Co
| lumbia.
| 2. His Excellency Edward d. Dudley
! The Jealous advocate, the tried and faith
full friend of those great blessings to
| State-Internal improvements ana Uni
versal Education [Music-Governor's
| March.
IGovernor Dudley returned his thanks
| in a neat speech, in which, with his char
acteristic boldness and ardor, he en-
| larged upon the great subject of Internal
! improvements, and the imperative duty
| of a State to prosecute a liberal System.
In conclusion he gave the following SEN
| timent:.
Internal Improvements-The distin-
| gushing characteristic of civil from saw
| age life. The nation that neglects the
one deserves the miseries of the other
| g. North Carolina-Like her Loco
motives, her steam is now fairly UP, and
| the cry from every station is, Go
ahead [Music-"Push along"
| A. The Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
| May it soon be in fact, what now it is
| only in name, the Wilmington and Pal
eigh Rail Road, and thus connect the
Head Quarters of good feeling with the
heart of the Commonwealth. Music
Haste to the Wedding.
5. The Capital of the State and our
| State Capitol-The former the boast and
pride Of it's ctizens-the latter u monu-
ment of the munificence of. the Oh North
/ State [Music-star spangled Banner.
6. The Raleigh and CASTOR Rail Road
It's structure will accelerate with the
velocity of a Tornado the train Of public
opinion in it's favor. [Music-IIope
| Waltz.
7. Virginia and North Carolina-Long
connected by union of feelng-now ce
mented by bands of iron Music Aud
Lang Syne.
| s. George W. Mordecai-A worthy lead
er of our forlorn hope in the great cause
of Internal Improvements. [Music-Scots
Wha Haze, &c.
Mr. Mordecai rose evidently much af-
fected, and responded to the sentiment,
| in his usual felicitous manner; disclaim-
ing, however, with characteristic mod
esty, any particular merit on his part.
but doing full justice to all associated
with him in the enterprise now celchra-
ted. He offered in conclusion the fol-
lowing sentiment:
Internal improvements in North Caro-
lina-May the chain. the first links of
which have been already formed, be eX
| tended to the Southern and Western
| 10 t1rI,@ t,,r
ton of social and commercial inter-
course
O. Charles f. NJ Garnett, our Chief
Engineer-He has placed with us an i'm
perishable memento of his genius and
talents; he will bear with him the re-
spect and gratitude of all true hearted
sons of North Carolina. [Music-"Old
| Virginny."
Mr.. Garnett rose, but he v-7s too full
for utterance. His simple Il thank you"
! however, went home to the hearts OF ALL
| He offered the subjoned sentiment:
North Carolina-A name which must
always awaken in the hearts of those
who know her best, sentiments of warm
Z attachment and sincere Arbitration.
10 Our Guests-We extend to one and
all, the right hand of fellowship, and say
to them
May care and trouble never come.
But mirth and JOY be with you all.
tMusic-"Molly put the Kettle On
! II. William Gaston-The Statesman,
! Jurist and Patriot, whose honored name,
the great work we celebrate is proud
to bear. His fame shall be dear to every
| heart, so long as we love virtue or ad
mre intellect
1.-THE Judge rose to return thanks, when
deafening cry Otto the centre
brought him from the foot of one of the
tables to the centre of the room. 1t
would be ridiculous to say Mr.. G. made
an admirable Speech, because he could
make no other but we will say, that as
often as we have heard him with adm-
ration, never did we witness any effort
from him which seemed so to charm every
body. And we thought to ourself, whilst
liste-'~~ - his eloquent remarks, if
Their, g Cra man in North Carolina more
than another, who whilst he has just
regard for the character and rights of
other members of the Confederacy, still
cherishes for his own State, enthusiasts
tic, undying devoted affection, that man
is William CASTOR. He offered in con-
Guiding the following sentiment:
The Young City, which bears the hon.
! ored name of the gallant Raleigh-Like
him distinguished by the spirit of enter
prise-Unlike him, may its latter days
transcend the bright promise of its
youth.
y. Rail Roads-Nullifying distance, yet
preserving the Union. [Music-Yankee
| Doodle.
49, Woman
| Dear woman. whose form, and whose soul
Are the spell and the light of each path
| we pursue,
| Whether sunnd in the Tropics or child
at the Pole,
If woman be there-there is happiness
to.
[Music-Oh, say not Woman's love is
bought
The South end of the Capitol was
! handsomely illumined in the evening, and
| a large collection of both sexes were en-