Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-10

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.,,,.,,e,1 LAWYERS and most pat lotto citi-
zers whom this county had-John Mason
.,roNn-that ne came back from 4 Trip
from the West az young man OIL =,
lust at the time Of the outbreak of the
civil War. Just after Sumter had been
iEtd upon. and his mother brought do"l.
to him the sword that his father had car
ried In the Mexican war, and said to MN
nv son. this Is the sword your ia Their
carried. | hope you will draw it on the
side that defends the nag for which your
faIner fought, tut for enc s.de or the
other, draw it you mus. (Applausej.
IN any audience in any State OF the
onion, take ii as far Moth as you wish.
/ can appela with confidence to the
peop.e l:i-4~less MAen 1 say That next
% ,he homage we pay 10 the men VINO
bowed The truth CT lne.r endeavOr as tnty
,altled in the blue UNIFORM is the heroic
IONA &c we pay to the men VINO, with
equal sincerity, with equal devotion TO
the right as it was given them to see the
-..>, ...e 90. ,.-o.u ana Lon.inu-
1nce appiause).
I41L BORDER STATES.
And having sad that, | am sure tina
.one of my friends who fought in the
Confederate s,rvice will misunderstood
ne. or will grudge what am about t.
say. when | say that the greatest deb
owtd by this country to any set Of r,ei.
is owed by it to those men of the So
-ailed border States, the men VINO III
Craftsmanship followed Clay and the CRIT
tepdens and the Blairs; the men who 3s
soldiers fought on the same side With
1nomas and Farragut. the men who were
for the Union, without regard TO whether
Their immediate associates were for 1t
or not. loud appause.) In New York.
w. b1,So Illinois
men VINO stood for the Union went with
the stream. In parts of Kentucky, of Vir-
giria of Missouri they stemmod the or
rent. tArp.ausc.) And, gentlemen. I am
half Sodtherner myself. TWO of my UNI
clts fought in the Confederate navy. One
OF them served under the sfather-in-la|
of Vice-Governor Luke Wright Of the
Philippine Islands. And so think have
the right to say that knowing the South
ern people as I do. I would heartily ad-
vocate fighting twice as hard, as yo''
fought from 81 to So fer the privilege
of STAYING in the same Union with them. .
daughter and applause.)
AS the President took his seat Mr. alac
Vcash introduced Justice Harlan The
cheering was so prolonged that 4 was
some time before the Justice could speak.
JUDGE HARLAN'S ADDRESS.
JUSTICE 'I1aTliH, dlteI ca pi eSSiitto- ii.S
pleasure 1T the signal homer done tim.
saiG that if his countrymen thought
that he had discharged the duties Of his
office Wit, conscientious regard for what
he dcemed to re the law. and with AT
eye single to the ends of justice AMI
right and truth. his defendants wo,l6
have in this estimate of his judicial life
a legacy more precious than any that he
possibly could leave to them. He rejoicef'
that in the judgment of America. the
Supreme Court had steadily held tn
country IN The path OF safety, so that
'o-:iay our i,aor!e believe that the pres
ervati0n of the Union. under the Cocsi-
tuition. is the surcst guarantee OF liberty
regulated by law as well as Of the sue
cess Of ell movements and all policies
demanded by the common good"
There is abundant reason. he said. to
bclicve that the people con..ue in its po-
triotism. its integrity. aid its learning.
and have an abiding faith that no per71a-
merit or irrepa1able harm will come &c
the republic by any action the Supreme
Court will ever take.
Cthe~ speakers of the evening were
Chief Justice Fuller. Justice Brewer. Sen
ator Eoar. Hon. Edward Blake. Of Cana
da Judge Alexander P. Humphrey. O.
Kentucky. and Assistant Attorney Gene
raj Beck.