The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-27

2reSS cannot anu Will ho1 A"A-
this. It cannot fail to see the real'l-
full tendency of communion, which IL pre-
sents to people once unhapplly di'lueu
in sentiments and convictions, ana IL
never fails to give it's helping hand TO the
schemes and efforts that tend TO Drlhs
citizenship from every quarter Oh us
broad domain to a single shrine, TO Dury
and forget their differences or sentiments
and disposition to weep together over
one common bier of sorrow or SVEN
their happy voices in a common s'i'ln
of exultation.
Too much is to be gained along TINS
important line, where all our nation
efforts are enlisted always, TOO much
effective work may be accomplished by IL
in this respect, to say nothing OF the
snirit of patriotism and traditional edu-
cation it will inculcate, to render II
reasonable for us to fear the 1allure Vi
the Congress to see it's splendid oppor-
tunity and embrace it with its merlted
liberality and patriotism. Along the
frozen coasts of Maine. where the virtue
of the Puritan fathers still survive anu
their history is cherished with MAI ue-
votion. the public mind and heart VIII
turn toward us and Join in every I'M
pulse and effort for our success. me
descendant of the peaceful Frlends thaI
colonized the sylvan hills that now up
hold the second city of the Union; the
offspring of the sturdy Dutch in ancient
Amsterdam, the generations that nave
arisen from the hardy handed chlVairouo
Frenchmen and Englishmen along the
st. Lawrence and the Northern Lakes,
and the millions of souls that CONNER
cial conquests have turned toward
Hesperian hills of gold; will turn in COM
mon pride to share the interest in your
celebration The descendants of the
sterling Huguenots of South Carolina will
meet us here with the sons of the
pioneers of the pine forests of Maine, If
the Congress shall give us help and
recognition, and America from her ma
tional halls, can raise the strain of pa
triotic poesy that one of her native poets
has made a national anthem.
Together, shouts of Niagara. her thunder
tone degree,
Together echo back the waves upon the
Mexic Sea,
Together sing the Silvan hills, where old
Atlantic roars,
Together across the breakers on the
wild Pacific shores,
Together shout the people, and together
it shall be.
An everlasting charter-bon1 forever for
the free.
OF liberty the signet ring, the one eter-
nal sign
Be these united emblems, the Palmetto
and the Pine.
81 A%@esae ~
/ only ask to speak further, Mr.. Presi-
dent, of the fitting time and place of this
contemplated celebration as to its in
fluences on the State of North Carolina
and its institutions. l congratulate the
State and it's citizenship upon this asso-
citation and its labors.
Nothing can more potently give impetus
to the tidal wave of popular education
that lately started from near these
classic shores that swept up against the
Blue Ridge and broke and fell back to
fertilize, enlighten and fructify etho
thousands of humble but virtuous homes
where the coming men and women OF
North Carolina are being reared They
will emulate your virtues, initiate your
patriotism, follow in your literary prog
ress and as the keepers of North Caro-
lina's interest-the custodians of her
honor will fulfill her mighty destiny.
A fitting climax to last evenings eX-
ercises was the speech of Senator f. M.
Simmons. The reception given him, when
he arose must have made his heart leap
with joy. 1t was the Senator's first visit
here. They had heard of him though, but
ne promised it would not be his last.
He spoke as follows: