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PUBLISHED1826.
HIL1TARY day.
A1AC0N, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, SEPl'r.M BkK 20, 1887.-TWELVE PAGES.
|Xw1“ITS? Bddedt0where anoh
IffjSJ the Presldent-
r ... ,t the Review—Speech
1“ of the rr.eiilent.
Lkubu, September 16.—Eleven
pi»«ed sinoe out national cen-
This will be the last of the
IKi record snd mfmory will re-
Almonow. The wheel, of hts-
Jk. ctr.tury linoe tte fathers gave
|uhoc the constitution, which ba.
l*“o, r ,.l growth more than tabu-
i*. cM world. Theso three days
iee Itorj of a hundred years.
Imd'ot life and drnm early told
ELions were being mode tor the
I jern lustration of the nation's
Eten daring the time of the
.. nnt «» many soldiers in
j there were today, not even
Re bitter strife ended and the
Vouched beck to their peaeefnl
Ifci their numbers over reach a
Idvhst is here today. Nearly
L-aiod uniformed soldiers passed
Jbcfore the chief magistrate and
r, B 0 i this snd other governments
bio, sod st their head rodeOeneral
(Sheridan.
] ntr s Miiitorr vrsiToas.
Libs past two days there have at-
Ptsciy bv varton, railroad lines
* ghaudred thoasand people, and to
. be added the vast nnmber
|« teeohed the olty by other meanB
Inilroad. There are at least halt a
Imre-ra within tho oily gates to
ll me with this vest throng in ad-
I, the million of Inhabitants, the
Kkietory made yesterday passed
r tmbbsp. No single eocident
,.i pitots marred the ooeaeion,
I us good-natured. The enor
jot the score ot displays in yester-
liueeat preventing them from oe-
Ea; other street than Btoid, bnt
IhiOQi'.ratlon, being purely a mil-
iky, ja i »ed through all of the
jt itreeis, thus giving a greater
<tl icople an opportunity of wit-
i tte’ display then yesterday by
|d the limited apses aHorded them.
■ II TBK COMJISnOLAI. BXCHAKOl.
IhuHent wss not allowed to sleep
i this morning, for the day was
ilot incidents tor him, and ho had
jmw. Bis esoort, the first city
Jarelry uodor Captain Grubb,
■!• LeFayette Hotel long betoro
i, ul In a few minutes the com-
piteCoDmUolal Exchange drove
send paid their respects to
In a few minutes Ur. Clove-
jiiady tor his first public duly of
Ilk reception at the Commercial
i the city troop oleared a pass-
spirt j, and Ur. Cleveland, ioan-
,burnt ot Messrs. Thompson and
aattred the carriage waiting for
omsmbenot the committee fol-
■dln a few momenta tho party was
I down Chestnut street. At the
■elite inspectors and other em-
• town np in line and were re-
rytie 1’rcs'donL Tho stroots were
hie, and when thocxchaDg*,
id on Second street above
niched it took all tbo efforts
■in to oltar a way Into the
with him. After the reeeption the Presi
dential parly drove to the reviewing stand
at Broad and Walnut streets to»witnoss the
military parade.
Every street through which the oolumn
iof the Presidential party was
»!cr repeated cheering. When tho
k.lttie h.d made bis way to the
lathe lower end ot the hall the
I«U out again. The MM of
Vlnnr, Mayor Filler, Secretary
KlIUl 1 * 11104 Qeat B° W *
<«P, W. Itrcoko announced that
* As President tod spoken l b*
[[ataiben would bo given a chanco
1 . The president of the Cotnmor-
!• then said: "I have the high
wist to my fellow-members and
tail Eiceltenoy, tho President
wd Stales. Obeorlog broke out
M via some momentB before Ur.
SjwW be beerd above the din.
tud b en etenred be spoke in s
'•wrote*.
[ <n ruirossT irxua
41 hire en opportunity to meet
;i*t*M*ntation of the business
■•delphi*. ft ig well that we
Jrttirely forget In the midst of
■jujnU'.ee that tho aim and par-
* goremment tend, after all, to
wmtef the materiil iutereets
«iediheiuorra,e of their trade
Re. The thought baa sometime*
C*®* tint in the burry and rash
,~* r<i might well be infused a
"panotiun than we are wont to
L*®- mire recognition of tbo foot
pn'i'icd sen times: is clearly
°oly to the general good, but to
wthoctii el business Of oonrso
. * D S»l!«d in business are quid*
jwmrgofsny policy which tho
adopt, u it afieots their
their tccnmulaUon,
hki to see that brood and
, . - - —- - — i -an .ciu.uow w iuui u’.ui.D, ..loir unmoor
M# party reached the Academy every seat was so small, compaiafivolv speaking. .hat
in the building had an occupant and the their absence was not oven uotioeablo from
guests of the evening amused themselves the vast multitude which thronged tho
before undergoing the ordeal of hand shak-1 etrests to-day.
“J8 viewing the im- I On the stand in Independence
passed wiu almost & solid meaenf J 1488 . worn there were represented every hnnob and
asssteassSSSS BSsSSSSSS
ered by a solid muss of humanitv T#«lm u.... it ’ the nations law m .ktra and represrota-
bund^uSd fifty o UtecUv’aMlioefom Mre ’Prenklm ,ha arm F tt ° d usvy and all other
were on “n?,“.?o%, U^daS.^ Amis, TuttT Q®“ B&» of fcS“‘ Bento ot * WI ’ "“«■* a “ d »“»«"•
reinferoea b? eighty Delaware, Hannibal Hamlin afid' Mrs. P 16, tbs spe.kshs' sravn
of the Fttirmonnt Park guarda and a large Hamlin, Mrs. and Mr. Chas. J. Harrack bf*»kmu»
nnmber of special officers in citizen’s dress, and Mayor Fitler took np their position at I The aUnd in Indepandenca 8f|nara, in
All the fctrecta throngh which the parade I tha rear end of the honae. ready for the ro- I tha Toar »£ tin ». d bull, u. >
paaaed were roped off from curb to onrb, in oeptioo. John A. K »aaon, of Iowa, preai- seaUog capaei y of nbont 10 (K>». Hied
order to insures clear passage for the troops, I dent of tho centennial commission, acted as I tilled only by he.tEra uz uckes, »ni-U aero
and street oar troffiow s delayed at intervals I master of oeremonies and ushered iu Gar-1 neo’ssary to gain admission. At the front
iar a short timo. Tho lino was opened, | dinal Gibbons, Archbishop Byan and vis- of the stand, raoing the south enoiosure, a
however, every forty minutes to allow street I iting diplomats. Then army officers and I space was railed off for the President, his
osrs, vehicles and pedestrians to pass navy officers, and militia, parly, tho speakers and ofhetB At tho
through. j under the lead of General | front, and suspended so as to be in full
the military PARADE, etc. Sheridan, made their bows and reesived a I view of the surging mass ot humanity
At tho head of tho miliiarv norado rndo I Rrasp of the hand from tho President and I which thronged the square, bung a photo-
General Saeridan, followed by troops of tho “j* wi(e - . A J‘« th ® “<* •» i ' or »
regular army, officers and soldiers com- «« audlenoe fol- its^iUety. At the watsideof the sUrnd
minded by Admiral Luce snd a marine B * ed,D . d “ nt#,1 y 12 °°>Mk before ao^aquaintoldhigh.bac^
battalion. Then came State troops in the ,h ® hand-shaking »as over end the worn- b », WasbiIng ton »» PJ®*iiding
order io which their Htairs ro-itted tho con- °ut visitor*flowed to go to tbolr hotels. C r J “ B „ r "A, Wh i°ormoEl d Hn,
stitufion or were admitt.o imo tho Onion. . Tii0 P«.ld*nt wore » drees etui which honored and vonora^d doenmenh Sns-
Delaware cam* first, followed by Pennsyl- bco.me Um a great deal better than a frock pend.d from tho book of the chair was an-
vania, wl.ich made the mo.-t imposing dts- °°^ morning and Mrs. Cleveland other copy of tho nation, chartor. At
nlftv in n imhAra hnvina piph'f-n, rpoimsnta I Wl * 4 clod in betntifal white baUd gown, | e*oh fciao of the centre of the eUnd
Fn Uae, bM^ d^enVaft r.-snf miltery * lth ostiich trimming. In her hit* she UtoodFtwo neat but ‘£®
and dotaoiud oomaaoies with fall division W0IB s3TMal el®*'®" diamonds. The colors on e.ob being raised In honor of the
its
gsa. a aiiSrfe 1 ““ ^ | %
B'aSvrEs JS3 5 b“s ssa.Tsussr.Si.sfs
*55S*«*2i u H 1 r ff « n The dinner of the Clover Clnb this even-1 that famous orgamzition could render,
addition** b^ttMkn of 1,100 men, bonth I j Dg wa$ a re ^ lfttter onc ln tbe b lB t or y 0 f At 1^0tho gig*ntio chorus of 2.000 chil-
Carolina, Btcharison and sUiff ana j thftt f flm0ll8 co tcrie of diners and wags, dren, with 200 men os leading voicoa, sang
Iho G overnor HOnsrdv and the Gre-uvilM 0)T{irgW0IC laid{or 160 at Bellevno Hotel a patriotio air. which brought them rounds
Qaard«, N*'* Hampshire,*bat *w> 1 I and the tab!*- were nniqnely decorated I of Applause in appreciation of their
oon?pa Vrgml*, Oivli^aud a haul-1 wit h VM ied colored lamps. President M. perfect drilling. Oae of the first
iua^t 3 -0 men; Ntw Y .rk.Gsv. H U and I p g an ^ y prefi ided. Among the more of tho distinguished guests to arrive
suff, lft»- ’^menta aud tan ^ distinguished guests, who both dined *i.d was tho veuorable Hann.balJHamlin. Boon
VA a ™ I ran the ganntlet of club witticisms, were after he urr ved, and while the band was
pendent Light Inf mtry; */*fid, one fX .p, fi t den t Hayes, Senator Everts, of displaying their musical skill, came ex-
regiment; Ohio, Qov Forakcr and one regi- I ^ ew y^rk; Governors Green, o! Now Jor-1 President Hayes and wife, ex-Minlster Johu
m.nt; Maine, a Uttsl.on cf 4W men, Iowa, | 8cy . Q or ^ on 0 f Georgia: Bjaver, of Penn- A. Kasson, prosidentof tho Centennial Com-
2° T I j*® 5?^ g i Q, J Gorrtttor s I 0 j Virginia; Sawyer, of New I misaion, Chief Justice Morrison R. \Yaite,
Foot West Virginia, tw° iHampshire; Foraker, of Ohio; Perry, of benator Ingalls, Justice Long, of thoMichi-
n h *' Uhoa 1 Florid*; Lloyd, cf Miry land; 8«nator Haw-1 pan Bupreme Court; Hon Amos P. LUtle; since w* bar* Uw nmntag aboitin iwch of it
and three detached companies. | Admiral Luce, Hon. Jno. 8. Wise, of I Alfred T. Goshen, Director General of the wobav«goa»baok to anctoot hutory for models oi
Virginia; Henry E. Dixey, the comedian; I Centennial of 1876; Justice Miller, orator
. , . . i Jno. Hoey, of the Adams Expreja Company, of the day; President C. K. Adams, of Gar-
The President arrived at tho reviewing I p rf8 tdent Kisson, of tho constitutional I roll University; George W. Childs; Bisbo
stand at 11 o’clock, escorted by the Pint I 00 mm!ssi 0 n; Justice Harlan, Wharton Bar* | Potter, clothed in the vestments of his
City Troop of cavalry and a throng of dis-1 ^ or R1J( j Abraham Barker, with membors of I high and holy offioe; Mayor El win H. Fit-
tingul-hed gursts Shortly *xUv *1 ] the Chinese delegation. At 8 o'clock UoL | Lr, lion. Wm. M. Gov. IAiabeo,
Mm. Cleveland appeared on the balcony of I yj c ciuro and William Singerly, tho com* I Congressman O’Neill, Gov. Gordon and
the Lafayette Hotel followed by pnvate | m jt lee on tue part of tho club, proceeded I his wife and daughter.
Secretary Lomont and wife and two or I i^Pnyetto Hotel to conduct Prosl* I The monster chorus of 2,000 little ohll*
throe gutsU. Mta. Cleveland receved an I Cleveland to the banquet room, aud | dren for half an hour beforo tho mooting
enthusiastic round of applause as she ap* I m inutoa later they drove up to tho I was called to order filled tho air with their
peaxed in front of the baloonr, dressed in* I 0 j lb0 hotel with the President, i sweet voices, and the effect was charming,
naudsomo black silk dress with white in- I ^ t |j 0 ^ wo committeemen appeared with I Tney saug with vim that wm thoroughly
sertlons, a beaut if al wbito feather I the j r gn03 t the entire oompany rose and l appreciated. Just as the bell on tho too of
adorning her hat. At just I BnD g ft versB 0 f the song, “Three cheers for I Independence Hall marked the hour of 11,
11:20 Gen. Poll Sheridan, monntod on a I white and Blue,” whioh ended I the children's chorus sent up three rousing
handsome sorrel hone came up too street w itb “Tbroo Cheers for the President of ohoers, as their tributo of love and venera*
at the head of the vast cavalcade of military, I United States." As that dignitary was I tion for tho hiatorio building, under
preceded by a squad of mounted reserves. | Beg t©d by the aide of Presi-1 tho shadow of whose port*]* they
As ho passed the reviewing stand the Presl-1 deQt Hindy, tlolonel McClure intro-1 were seated. At 11:14, after distin*
dent arose and tipped his nllk hat. It was | ^ ace d President Cleveland. “Commodore 1 gulf bed gnests had been arriving in
then ono continuous round of buzz»», I Smgorly," said Colonel McClure, “has I such numbers as almost to completely fill
the troops marched with heads erect and | t )rom j Kc d that our honored gnest shall talk | the tand, the appearance of the President
eyes looking straight ahead, mnch like I Hn j 10Ur| t> n t yon all know tiiogerly. I and '• wife at the head of a doable ool-
graven figures Gen. 8heridan, notwith-1 [Lmghterl lnowhavothebonortoin*lumn»..dl8UDgnlahedvisitcrBcreaudaper-
Btanding the plaudit* of the multitude, rode I [ rodnce flrg* p reB i den t of the United I feet uproar of applause As they came
wreot, looking neither to the right nor the j whom the Clover Clu*? baa had tho | down tbe^center aisle towards th6lr plaoea
left. As each platoon passed the President t 0 entertain. I in front, the President loaned on the arm
their commander gracetully raised his hat I p r6 »ident Handy, with much solemnity, 1 of tx-Minlstor Kasson, and directly behind
and saluted, reoeiving in return a bow of I p^^^d the “Loviog Cap" to Mr. Cleveland, I them came Mrs. Cleveland leaning on the
recognition from the commander*in-ehlef or I w jj 0t recetvingit, said: 1 arm of Thcs. M, Thompson, ohMrman of
the armies and the navy of the United I “Gentlemen of the Clover Olnb: I the committe on reception of distin
States. I thought I was sure that I know tho oharaot- I guishod guests. Next camo Beoretary Bay-
After passing the stand, and almost dl-1 erot Mr. Bingerly, but had I known that ard, Dam. Lamontand wife and Secretary
rectly in front of Mrs. Cleveland's balcony, I j wfl# ^ bo a victim of his, I would havo I Fairchild. After the President and Mrs.
the cavalrymen gave marvelons exhibitions 1 to enter thUbinqiet hall. [Linghte:.] 1 Clertlaod had reached tho stand, * general
of their skill in their drill exercises, whioh | j bad tailed toappear here, I suppose I hand-shaking wiih those whom they reoog*
were applended to the eobo. I n would h »vo bten the most | nized, or were rocognized by, took place,
Behind Gov. Beaver camo over ten thou* djjutroQ* thing that ever happened, alter which, in responso to tho tumaltous
sand Pennsylvania xnilitie, who marched | [Lighter.] 1 shall have bat little to say, I applause of the multitude, they walkedsido
and performed the different evolutions like I wbat j uo aay i try to ssy briefly. I am by side to the front railing of tho structure
veterans. Home ot them were veterans, and | jj er6 f or aeT0r al reasons, first, beoause 11 and bowed their acknowledgment of the
carried the flags that had been with them waQ ted to come [laughter and applause], compliments paid them. It soemod ss
throughout the late war. The entire parade | ft t nice, “never iLind thertet); second* 1 though the cheering would never die out.
was tne most successful ever seen in mod- lv because I couldn’t resist the induce- I At 11^5, after all had reached the stand,
ern times, and it would seem that tho 1 mints that were held out; thirdly, because I Bishop Potter aroac, followed by all of those
quite dlspair. Way their pacified iplrlU look down
from their lofty sphere and perceive la this vset m-
sembUge the uolversul gratitude of a great nation.
• • • Let their names, crowned with the hallo
of unfa .Ing honor, descend with the ages, snd their
memory never crate from the hearts of our poster
ity. May the dawn of the second centennial year
be celebrated with Increased ftrvor, aud our Union
sain strength m the centuries roll on.
Forsver live the constitution sod the Union.
Mrs. Cleveland sat almost in front of the
speftker’s position and was the cynosure of
all eyes. Bhe was neatly and handsomely
attired in & cicas-fitting dress of cream and
brown colored plaid silk and wore a stylish
bonnet of drab color with nbbon trim
mings.
Cardinal Gibbons, wearing the cardinal
colors of his exalted office, SAt at the side of
the speakers and was oue of the most at
tentive listene rs of tbo entire assemblage.
At the eocolusion of Kssson’a address,
tho chorus sang the “Appeal to Trath,"
by Sohiller-Mendelsobn, with beautiful ef
fect. At the oonelusion of tbo song ex-
Minister Kisson escorted tho President to
the speaker's rostrum, and at 11:65 he com
menced his ten minutes address, which
was reoelvdd with thunderous applause.
His u tuuciutiua wm oirat anu perfect and
his voioe rang out clear to the thousands of
ear*.
arisen or tiie raismnT.
I deem It m vary groat honor suit pleasure to par
ticipate In those tmprowlveoxoretses. Etery Amer
ican citizen should, on this centennial day. rejoice
in his cltUsnshlp. He will not fin a theoeaseof hte
rejoicing in the antiquity ot his country, tor among
the nations of this earth his stands with tbs young
est. He wl 1 not find It In the glitter and p imp that
bedeok the monarch and dassle abject and servile
■abject*, for ln his oountry the people themsolves
are Its rulers. He will not fiud U ton the story ot
bloody forelg) conquests, for hts government has
been content to care for its own domain and people.
Ue should retoloe because tte work of lramlog our
constitution was completed one hundred yams ago
to day, and also because, when completed, it es
tablished free government. He should rejoice be
cause this constitution and government
have survive 1 so long, and also because they
have survived with ao many blessing*, and l ave
demonstrated so fully tbe strength and value of
popular rule. He should tejolce In the wondrous
growth and achievements of the past hundred years,
and also ln the glorious promise of continuation
through centurtea to come. We shall fall to be duly
thankful for all that was done for ua one hundred
years ago uulees we realize the difficult!-* of the
work then in band, and the dangers avoided ln the
teak of forming a more perfect union between dis
jointed and Inharmonious States, with interests
and opinions radically diverse and stubbornly
maintained. The perplexities of tbe convention
which undertook the labor ot preparing our con
stitution are appajent ln these earnest words of
one of the most Illustrious of Ite members: “The
small progress we bays made after four or five
weeks of close attendance and continuous reason
ing with each other, our
different sentiment* on almost every question,
several of the last producing as many noee as ye*",
U, methtnka, melancholy proof of the Imperfec
tion of the human understanding. We, Indeed,
to feel our own w*nt of political wisdom
hh»ong them whioh can
personal interest*
Uuk the advance-
i. ** stflro, oven tomoUmo
to®** constantly in-
hiaSnj 'd"ay» look for
business men
fchr*lr y “ttppow their imme-
TJ'I •Jvanug* u found? I know
* of *b® eradication of
to* affairs of life, bnt I Ttooaly
-.It* . *• celebrate to dav th
iavJSL** celebrate taday
ovtrielfiebsew. WiU
1 » a ra ? e conc e**ioD§ of the con-
* S® 1 7*U mid *f or that
“» the full cDjjy-
•QlUng from doe
PM ^7 eu made, or thal
I -' Vlftnu to the full enjoy-
from dtu
VI (hJ,,J [ '. a L olln « repre
-fitch wrri
.. —re
‘J*^ a »i? I believe the
Sttur 1 ® *^ 10 th» people
'“T*®*«“ ° nl r fi® Be *
, Ula u >ne spirit oi
■fi*F* rights and inter-
Vfiie spirit
S'tt.uu , .““ciEess men of the
SrtdJ**? 1 ‘fi®®Sht, »f*“
C?toi*ifel2 ? S to*° poiely self
llS^tWautf^ I ft® of the
in the country
7 NUT? 11 ao parol j and
“^•riernLul***.*• ^ moDR lb ®
to ^pnaing business men
height of’ military perfection bad been I Tbla u tbe 0D jy pjgco uhero I can meet I who ocoapled reserved space with uncover-
reached by the troops of the State. It I tbo Qevtp apcr fraternity without being in- | ed Mil, and made the opening prayer.
itHNuvH w, »»» — -— , a vud newspaper ——— —o — ■ — — -—-» - —— ——- -r ■ *—» —.
wonld, indeed, be hard to imagine tervleweo; end, fDurthly, becanse I believe reading from mannscript. In tho great
thieg mote iuspiring than thirty thonesud I ia eoMn r»glcg the sort of thing I see go- noise and din it was simply an Impose!
uniformed minthmen, all cf whom I 0D .bont me, for the reason when I bllity for even those near him to distin
wore beaded b; regimental bands. Tbe I oe >spap.r men are engaged in I qoish even a word, and while he was in the
-* "■ v — ■ they are ont ot | mtddlo of his dltlne Invocation, a sqoad
commanders ot each turned “fAceabont" as | t(lJs bnsincss —. — - - -- , — — . . -
they reaohed tbe President s stand, and, I ntbnr m i, c blef. [Cheers and laughter.] of police officers made a grand rnsh to
with the cheer* at oonntlesa thousand, and I j an dcntaod yon nave a rnle imIiIIm tta I dm* tMK tte erowdlng mss. In front of
the strains of martial mnaic, the throng of I pr00 eoding« of this clnb. I don’t know tho stand. This, added to tbo oonfuiing o®-* —°
Denole were completely enraptured. I eocugh about H to follow It, bnt I propose noise. Just after the Bishop bad conclude!
> Tno end of the parade was oeenpiod by I to , UFgc .t tbe privilege, and avail myself of his six minutes' prayer, Lieutenant-General
the Grand Army of the B (public, and aa 1 it tbat ertt j man shall do as he sees fit. I Phil H. Sheridan, with bis aides, followed
each DO*t pxtsca in trout of the stand Its , m , hid. orn^-d for tlmi ; a good asay ctiKiy by Cardinal Gibbon:, Arehblihcp
Bommancibr nave a salute to the President I ,. w waiting on me jnit now. 1 Byan and a number of Ostbolio clergy,
aud was reoognixsd. Poet 8. of thle *Uy, I j ,bink very likely I would marched i
uoverument snd sxsmlned tbe different forma ot
thoea republics which, having been formed with
the seeds of their own dissolution, now no longer
exht. In thlasltufttlon of this assembly, tgvoplua
*e it were la the dark to find political truth, snd
scarce ablo to distinguish It when presented to aa,
how h*a Hhappened, sir, th* we have not hereto
fore ouco thought of humbly sppljlng to the
Father of Light to lLumluste our UQfwateQdlngt V*
And thle wise man. proposing to tale fellow* that
the aid and blcMlog of God should be Invoked In
their extremity, declared: “I have lived, sir, * long
time, and tho lougor I live the more convincing
proofs I see of tho troth that God governs In the
sffitraof men. aud if a sparrow cannot fell to the
ground without Hts notice. Is It probable that an
I.'trd build til- lioi.ap th*y Ubt.r In vein tli*t build
1L* I dimly believe this. I also believe that with
out HU concurring aid we shall succeed ln this
political building no better than the builders
of lUboI. We ahall be divided by oar little, putlaL
local Interest!; our projects will be confounded and
iwe ouraelvee ahall become a reproach and a by
word down to future ages; and. what la worse,
mankind may hereaft-r, from this unfortunate In-
■U*o* dee pair of esUblUhlog government by hu
man wisdom and leave It to chance, war and con
quest.'|
la the faseof all disc mrMfinmt the fathers of
the republlo labored on for fourlong weary mouth*
In alternate hone and fear, bat always with a ragged
resot it. never faltering in sturdy endeavor, sanct
ified by a prophetic sense of tbe value to posterity
urtho.r*iit *n-l *!*%>• w th uiiflin.-hiug f*klh
|ln the principles which make the foundation of a
government by the people. At last their teak was
done. It is related Cat upon the back of tbe cbtlrl
occupied by Washington as PrealdsnUZT*
|tbe convention, the son was painted snd that as the
|dete(a’te were >l*alog tbe completed conatitut'onr
OI.-Of them HA’-!: "1 fur-i-firn si, I o 1^, in th*
rniir«ri «if th« •v«*l-)n and in the a lu ll .«!•» nf my
hopes and (ears as to 1U Ueue, looked at that sun
hrihlU-1 the I'm-ldnit *i?!.-mt hrin^ alls Wi tell
whether It was rising or setting, and now at lengih
I kn -vr tbit U 1« » ri-liig *ml nut » *e*ni,i* min *■ W-
■ f**.d t-> d»y !Mi the spot when* title rlaisg mm
emerged from political night and darkne*e. and ln
ills own bright light we mark its glorious way.
Cloude have sometime*obscured its rA>». tnd dm 1-
fnl storms have made us fears bjf|
God has held it In Its course and through
Its life-giving warmth has performed I
111* Uteat miracle lu tha craatton of tbit wondr'ua
|l*nd and people. As we look down the past cenf
tury to the origln|of our eonittlutlon, ae we eoeteal
plate its trUla and its triumph*, a« we rrallze bow
wphmy the pciistflse »»s wkte* ll Is ban*
have met every national no d, bow devouUy should
we confess, with Frankllo, that "Ood governs in the
|sff«tra of man;* and how solemn should be the re-l
flection that to our hand* U committed this ark of I
tha people’s covenant and that ours te the duty
to ante Id it from imptons hands.
receive it sealed with Jibe teate of acentnryl
It hu been found sufficient in the put. and in all
down the aisle, cheered to tne
carried in the centre ot its oolnmn twenty- J nihtt ita , here than ro elsewhere, coho. , „
one of the fl~*ri oaptsred by tfiom dnHng [L.nahter and apptaoes ) I do not say When they had been seated Hon John
th. tote war. They were a nines ot tottered I [ b . t g j, so; I ssy it may bo ao. Gontle-1 A. Kisson, as president of the constitution-
-“ “ * * .. >k._ B.ae ti.tnflPMI 1 m ai Z’ImVi V lun tre tlinnlr VAn I .1 taviv.lal AAVAreI..!a«1 ■■■nIrtud his
.nd torn colors bat they were honored I men o( tbe Clover Clnb, I b<g to thank yon I al centennial commission, assumed
h» the sptetstors with cheer, whose I j or reception.’' {Cheers and applause.] I place, and, aft-- - *— 1 »—*" —- , *
F«ho . seemed never to die. I‘ I 1, Ur. C.'evelrnd retired with Goto. Mo-1 by the choir,.
ileoe, and, aftei a hymn had been rendered
'h f , .cemed never to die. *» I As Ur. O.'eveUnd retired witn uoie. ate- | by the choir, arose to make tbe tntrodoc-
fine apnetranee they made, j 0)n „ .d singeely the company arose and | tory address of tho day.
A nuo itiranirtiKD —,—» i \jiuio Hi«K' ^
” u,Dg ’ rttb . u,, -^-.?L.^h e : I “ Ba-a a w *** , * Uow -
ZKsTO wearioR on their vis^e the
KVItNTS IN TUB 8UAD-
INDKNDKNCK HALL.
unerriDR finRer-marka LAST DAY’S
a nicture in eontraat with the yontnroi „
relUriamen Daring the time they were or
nessins the President remained stondin* I pm^Dnjnju, S;pUmber 17 —This was
»nh hu head uncovered and answeredleech I & tost dmy of the third canton-
.CteraiVw.. Riven. An order tod pra- dW M ,^„Uon et the -OradU of Litort,’’
hsM, isentd by the department I y,, |,st eleven years. It was "Bom-
commander of the Grand Army of the Be- J otj)J jj—,- over one of tho triumphal
nnblio that only poet cimmsnders “b®®, I arches which snen Gbeetnut street are die- I {roi. tha'inUMUo ttortronmt isniito elv-
■>intA ihfl men in line to walk facing ahead, nl.yed In bohl Wtora the famone word, of uu«t aMloo.. uutone tfine fmrabhes no perell.1
ThUwas n^strictly Shared to,>»««• J oh n Bright, -All tho drill**! world, all | u. tw. toretormrot,
.**Z?n* of thoee of tbo rank and «>® wh0 love freedom tn it, most regsrd the
nias<.5 by 7 tto sUnd with uncovered beetle, nnt u on , 0 f the most imporUnt In Ue _ .
KSwbitHrMd W SS*, ‘““^“rimear 1 *°' U ^
e,m. up th. frontjjmk th.Chief panorem*. of the put two *WT to^to ,lUirr *
After s hearty ronnd of applanse
be began hie remarks, which were punctu
ated with many demonstrations ot appre
ciation.
■a. SAsaoa’a sneatM.
Theon. object or this relabnUee bubwn to
d.momtnU ud quieten th. rmnM sod love ot
th. imrelren twopl. of ^1 ordm tor tholr OMlooU
coMtlmtlon. It m UH which onotosod
Ubortln UttaUodlh.tr (draw. Uhupm .
th.tr tnAliaosbl. rt(hu to tb.DU.lvM wd tbclr
-tout il.gl. eoetnrr coed acted
fcutUh to.
Ir it. " • hieh be R«doosly aeknowl-1 j bt ,i n0 , in eny way d< trseted from I memory of «ir miabij rlthMjto'IThoJrwond'.V
Their cheer wm Uken n^by the | ^ intere.URK Mt.etm
i raraioEST aid sm. clove-
f tWTV,
The leocptl® 0 , ta ,Y?^yLute.^St j aid bright ^T
llevcland et the Acedemjl o ^ , v,-r I thronKed wi't
, . nnr*, - . ™ ntlCJM of to-d»y. which I tot eooiM». vudomMtd o.. oor rich
edged, rneir cocci Abont 6 000 t,4d on scoh an ancrcDrieU epot (lo- P oU ‘ kl1 * wtot'AMo- ttoy woe It to th. .tonu ot
toVWd and carried to the eono. »» . I were tom on esca oa .pprepn.. .jw■ t*u bulls, »nd thretiga th. tMlotu uuic of Mil teert-
Orand Army men wereinhn*- « *“*“: j dependence, tto i the•“«*-- j sco. ton iw«mu iron .cichj. buerofUy.
urana j . of tUO Gfsna I , bo honored “Libcity Bull, which pro- I ilucrffer*. *nl di*cord*. wbu-b * c^ntnry ego h*d
s qasner w I clAlaod Ubcrty ihxonghout nil the land a I br upon our #onfed* r *ted 'un. the ^
“*• cxrm- SyeorsV ^ prettier or ^
LCCVIIOS 07 rM *‘ letotmiogdey U W did 1>. h«d 10 lai.Rtte. I , :tl Ct u»„ m d,
X- it;, c„l S. p:<.Hi!«r ,l*y, clear. Cool I In tti- v-r,-r.bl. 11.11
end bright. Tte streets thi. wornii.g were I "*' uib >«h
ClevKand et the Aaa< **°^^I thronged wi'h^ people ot “
wss one of tho tiote eight (color, *ex *&d o.
witnessed In Ua* Lonj; . i tni . | ^ervition stAiuU ws
o’cloek, tto *tree^|“ f”®* ^ I tc r morel before midnightItoni^l.t. And
tutor, jiui It vill b. found a.md.Dt. I f lb.
‘ propl. are true to Uulrucrad tnut an
t.uDt.1 d»r will eouw, sod rntlhon. y.t
usbora will laqulro coneonilDg our >t..>n]-blp
aud tbo utdi ot tb.lr cjn-tttutlou. Ood nut
tbit Ut.j BUT Snd It UbiBMlrod. ud as w. r.Jolc.
to lb. purtotum and dov itton ot tboa. wholliad a
bnndr«d Iter. AOO. ao mar other, wbo follow u>
r.Jolc. moot ad.nty aod In our JmOou lor. for
conititutlouAl liberty.
When th. I’reetdent was In tbe middle of
hts utnstks the soft, mellow sound of the
bell iu tbe onpoto of the old State boats
rung the hoar ot twelve and at each stroke
a roaring cheer went np from the choins.
The Pruetdeot wee obliged to stop talkie g
for a few seconds and surveyed the scene
abont him. It was just 12:05 when tha
President uttered bis last words. Before
tbe echo of bin words tod died away there
was otoertng which wm deafening. Wbtle
the applause was still going on the chorus
broke Into a patriotio air and the din wm
terrifio.
Whin quiet ouco more reigned Justice
Samuel F. Miller, of the United States Su
preme Court, appeared, end stepping
quickly to tho front of the stood end facing
toe eaee tabled dignitaries began the delivery
of bis memorial oration. All of thoee in
the drele a ronnd him were enabled to fol
low him end ell paid close and Interested
attention to the orator.
Annans or in rrencs uillxk.
Reviewing the c ndition of the Fcltral
government nuder tbo Articles of Cuofedtr*
a lion, Mr. Miller eaid:
Tbe most In^i-irtAnt zaxttera on which Cocgrce*
*cted were bat little else tb*n rocouiuteua to
the Btetee. reqasttiog their *M ln the «*>n»r*i c*a-e.
*1 here wm no power in th« CoLgree* to r*u* money
»t> uietlor:. ItrouM tle-Ure by *ey of
VOL.LXII.WO 23.
Ot Confederation. We should here, on this Rlort-
ons aitulrersftry, feci grateful for »ny ICBtmmen-
tellty which helped ua In the d*ys of om earliest
straggle. Very few are now found to«ay anything
for these srtleles, yet they con*Utnted tbe nominsl
bond which held the 8t»tei together during tho
war of lndepsndenoe. It mu*: b*confess*d that
tho sense of a cimnion cause And a coa men danger
‘Sb&bty did wulw tie PsOduuto Hi us uuilod efluri
sn any other motives. But the article* terved
their purpoao for the occasion; and though when
tho pressure of Imminent danger was removed
they were soon discover* d to bo a rope of sand, let
them rest ln a peaceful, hon. ratio remembrance.
Of the constitution as finally adopted by
the convention he said:
It Is not only tho flnt Important written constitu
tion found ln history, bnt it is tho flrat one which
contained principles nec*s«Ary to the eucceenlul
confederation of numerous powerful BtAte*.
• • • * Do I claim for the constitution, whose
creation we celebrate to-dsv. tbo solo m rtt of the
won lerfnl epitome which I have presented to yon
of the progress of this country togreatneee. lo pros
perity, to happiness and honor? Nay; 1 do not:
though language uaed by man of powerfnl Intellect
and great knowledge of history might be my joetl-
flcalion If I did.
Mr. Bancroft, the venerable historian, who
has devoted a long and laborious life to a
history of his country, that Is a monument to
hla gentue and hte teaming, says of tb« closing
hours of the convention: "fie members wen* a*o-
eir.tcK at tbo result or their council*; the Constitu
tion was a nobler work than any ono of them ho
llered poealble to dovtee M And he prrfaoes tho
volume of hi* invaluable bUtory of the f rnmtion
of tho Oonatlwtkm with a sentiment of If te Gl*d>
stone, the groateet living atateeraa'i of Kugland,
lie say*: "a* the Brltteh Constitution 1* the moot
mb lie organism which ha* proceeded from pro-
gresalrs history, so the American Constitution te
tho most wonderful work ever struck off at a given
time by the brain end purpose of man.”
And while I heartily endorse this, and feel It im
possible to find language ln whlcb to express iny
admiration and mylove for the Constitution of the
United Slates, and my profound U-lef that tbs
wisdom of man) unaided by inspiration, ha* pro
duced no writing so valuable to humanity, I should
fall of a most ImporUnt duty if I did not aa; on
this publie ooosskm, that no nrosalocwMoti In
a constitution can produce wiso government unit***
there 1a»suitable responso in tho spirit ot the
people.
The Anglo Saxon race, from whom we Inherit so
much that Is valuable !i our character, as well aa
our institutions, ha* been remarkable ln all Its his
tory for love of law and order. While othor peo
ples equally cultivated, havo paid their devotion lo
tlf man in paver, as rvpr« - •nUtivt* ot tho Uw
which ha enforces, the Eugllsb people, and we
their descendants, have venerated the law Itself
looking past its administrators, and giving our
allegiance and onr obedience tv tbe principle*
which govern organlzod society. It ha* been said
that a uezen EugUabmen or Americans, thrown on
an uninhabited Island, wonld at ouco proceed to
adoptaoodt of law* for their government, and
elect the officers who weroto enforce them. And
ce talnly this proposition Is bo ne out by tne early
history of our emigrants to Calif or' la, where every
•• . imv . a-iip or,lam/ .1 into * ; ..’..ticvl t-.it>, and
msda laws for ita own government,
which were so good that Congress
adopted them until they ahon’d be repo*l«u or
modified by statute.
I hat repeat tbe language of the Hnprerne Court
of the United Btates when I say that In thi* country
tho law is supreme. No am Is so high a* tube
above the law. No officer of the gov mu men t may
disregard It with impunity. To this Inborn and na
tive regard for Uw, as a a govern leg power, we are
Indebted largely for the wonderful snocess and
prosperity of our people, for the security
of onr rights; aud when tho hlghiet
Uw to which we pay this li inage
Is the constitution of Uie United Htater, the hl«to ry
of the world h*a presented no eucli wonder of a
prosperous/happy, civil gcveinmeut.
Letmenrg* my follow-conntrjmen, and espw-
dally upon tbe tWtng generation of th»m, to exare-
loe with c* eful scrutiny all new theories of govern
ment and of social life, and If they do not red
npon a foundation of voneratlon and respect for
laws* tbe bond of social existence, let him dis
trust them ss Inimical to human hsppluees.
T’lUYRIl ASD BENEDICTION,
At forty minntrs past 1 President Ki««ot,,
< f tbe commission, took tbe arm of Cnrtiinai
Gibbons, wbo looked bis best and .tut tbe
recipient ot mnob at’.ontion. After walk
ing to the front of the stand and paying hi,
re.ptots to tbe tbonsanda of people, wbo
snrRod In and aronnd the iqaare, with a
bow, bo tnrned, and facing tbe
President and wltbin hearing of all
who occupied seats aronnd tha circle, of
fered a prayor to tho Almighty. Ue ww-
listened to with tbo closest attention, r.nd
upon tbe coneltuion ot tbo prayer the-
strains of tbe patrlolio —Star Spungiad
Kroner” broke npon the crowd in rolnmes
from the voices of tbe grand chorus, ac
companied by tbo marine band. It wm
re ndered with an Inspiring rfftet. An im
pressive benediction wm tbeu pronoanoed
by Her. Jere Witherspoon, of the Cnmtor-
land Presbyterian Church of N.sbrille,
Tennessee, this being the only alteration
made in tbo programme aa arraoged some
timo ago.
As tbe bend atrnek np tho President and
Ura. Glovetonl, arm In arm, walked to the
front ot tbe stand and bowed again and
again in acknoeledgement of the tbnnder-
tug applause from those who bid stood in
tbe little iqnare for hoars to g.t n gletnpse
and k nod of recognition from the chief
msgUtrate. When tbo occupants ot the
ataud noticed tbe pa r .tandn gthere a wild
tn.b was made or«r cbiirs and railing* to
the plaoe where Ibey stood, snd the Pres
ident gave a short involnotary reception to
those who succeeded tn naobnig him. The
Urge police f .roe soon olesred a pussge
way lor tbo distiogniahed party, and they
started for their carriage. As they paaacd
oat they walked directly underneath Ibe
old Liberty bell, and tbe solid nines of peo
ple on citner aide tbe foot-way waved their
toto, handkerchiefs snd umbrella,
until they bod passed ont cf sight.
When Utey reached tbe street another
n vat inn svsitwl lljein »n«< •• /»- mm th.
ronll reach there wau'notbtng teen bat's
fiattering miss of hsndkercbiefp., bats, etc.,
■c.'l ’.I,.- ll..-, r Wa-i t„k- li,, .iliing the Iu
until it luck.-.I .ini .nj.'.t in tb, n.b ]
demoninm reigned from one end of
street to tho other. Tho President
Ura. Cleveland rode on Uw bosk ant *■
baror.cbe, hu with nnoovered bead, and
both amiUog to tbo throng as they rode
ewiftly by, Tbev were at once driven to
their hotel, tbe President to prepare for a
dinner given him by the Hibernian
Society et 3 o’clock, and she
to attend a fete Riven in
her honor by Mr. and Mrs. Georg, W.
Childs at their oonntry seat at Wootlon.
One of tbe occupants of tbe speakers stand
wbo received great attention at the bands
of the spectators, and who wm pointed ont
by thoee wbort cogniztd him. was Governor
Bimoo B. Bnekner, of Kentucky.
uj.|..,rtot t
I Lot I
tditions,
ins. All the eb.
eight ordered to I
►d bO|-
wa.s a re ass cf
people
before the tire
of camo.’-—-J | , »i,v of thlto were cle.r-d awi
fon_d thrir way into tte l ■ ^ I ^ eJ emp Ued yeaterday, bnt the
the tired PreabUt: Ud gr-rped the l “* 7 F
taaement. It
cb wm n*<hULif for *1
* U»J v*d whoUj dep
H: rMpe^tlvel y .
• r*«u.
TL«
f fiarelsn sooda, nor
fr>>m taiins propwtj which entcrw.i
tt. aO^h the pf.pwfty «u u.i*<l ws*owk«-<l
of other totaiM.
* Let as deal tenderiy with tbe Artu lire
GORDON CAPTURES PHILADELPHIA
The Gmllnnt Georclan GresTed by the Mai-
tltade With Thunder* of Applj«ii*«.
PanjLDKLruu, Beptember 17.—Georgia
h&tl a reception yesterd«y to be proud of.
Ita f xccuUve, Gjvornor Gordon, received a.
genuine ovation from tbe maitiinde cro*vd-
(bo etr«?cU for mil*! Along the line of
march. He »twi^rn-:#<1 uith cte^r* vbht-re-
fv-f ha apj ear-d, tt.- l’r- ;.t ,tl , Ur olamt-
» -g <qasi w-tontion. li * *ur«-cb th«*
Cle/Vcr dab capture! rhiladelphiA.
. - Q»e of In. PI
