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WIDOW OF YOUNG
WAS ON STAND
NAN PATTERSON GREW PALE
whe> she saw the woman face
TO FACE.
The Widow \Va Wanted in Order
Tlint She Might Identity a Letter
That Won to Be Admitted mi Evi
dence in the Cane— Annin the
Story of the Qnarrel Between Sian
Patternon nod Young in the Sn-
Inon in Told.
New York, Dec. 14.—Mrs. Young,
widow of Caesar Young, was a wit
ness to-day in the criminal branch ot
the Supreme Court, where Nan Pat
terson is on trial before Justice Ver
non M. Davis, charged with Young's
murder.
Although she was on the stand only
long enough to identify a letter to
which another witness had referred,
Mrs. Young's presence there develop
ed one of the most intense situations
of the trial. As the wife of the dead
man took the stand. Nan Patterson
became deathly pale, but watched
intently every movement of the wit
ness during her brief examination.
The letter which Mrs. Young iden
tified had been produced by Bernard
L. McKean, one of Young’s brothers
in-law, who testified that Young had
mentioned it in a conversation with
Miss Patterson early in May and that
Miss Patterson had said the letter was
written by her sister. Mrs. J. Mor
gan Smith. The letter has not yet
been read in evidence.
Quarrel in the Saloon.
Another of Young's brothers-in-law,
William Luce, told ofwhat occurred be
tween Young and Miss Patterson at
their meeting in 'a saloon the night be
fore Young was killed, and,John Crow
ley, a cab driver, repeated his story of
having seen Young slap the prisoner’s
face during a quarrel on the street that
same night.
Assistant District Attorney Rand to
day withdrew his request that the
grand jury subpoena served on J.
Morgas Smith be admitted in evidence.
Mr. Rand said he was actuated in with
drawing his request by information
which satisfied him that the admis
sability of the subpoena was not free
from doubt. At the conclusion of Mr.
Rand's statement, and upon sugges
tion of the attorney for the defense,
Justice Davis directed the jury to dis
regard all references made to the miss
ing witness.
William Luce, brother-in-law of
Caesar Young, said that on the night
preceding the death of Young, Luce
and Young met Nan Patterson in a
saloon and that Young and the wom
an quarreled there. Luce heard Young
tell her he would get her a cottage.
Young told her that he was going
away and she replied that he was not
going. He told her that she did not
know the name of the boat he was
leaving on. She answered that she
would not give him the satisfaction of
telling him the name of the boat. She
also said: "Don't get up early and go
aboard the boat, because you cannot
hide from me, even if you get into the
hold. You won't go away.’”
Young was excited frtid the woman
was crying. Aftgr the talk Young" ptft
Nan Patterson'in a cab and sent her
off alone. Ldce said he neither struck
nor kissed her.
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
\nrron Encnnc of Two Men frein
Dentil at Vnldoota.
Valdosta, Ga., Dec. 14.—A distressing
accident occurred at the Hill avenue
crossing of the Georgia Southern to
day. Messrs S. M. Standley and J. H.
Coffey, the superintendent of the tivo
state convict camps in this county,
were driving out to Mr. Standley’s
camp. A long line of freight cars was
on a side track, leaving just enough
space for vehicles to pass.
As they passed between the ears and
on the main line a freight engine came
along, pushing some flat cars. The cars
were upon the men before they knew
it. The collision of the cars with the
horse and buggy resulted in smashing
the buggy to pieces and badly injur
ing the horse.
Mr. Standley was thrown on top of
the flat car and badly bruised, while
Mr. Coffey was caught under the car
end dragged about thirty feet before
the train could be brought to a stop.
His heavy overcoat became tangled in
the brake beams or he might have
been killed instantly. Hi* back was
badly Wrenched and his body bruised.
He was taken from his perilous posi
tion in an unconscious condition, and
it was thought that he would die, but
he later rallied and is resting easily
now. He was carried to the home of
Dr. J. C. Wilson, the physician of the
camps, where he is receiving every
possible attention.
bodieswereTbrn
BY HAND GRENADES.
Continued from First page.
bomb-proofs were torn to splinters by
shells and dynamite.
LINES OF DEAD BODIES
A GHASTLY SIGHT.
Before Port Arthur, With the Third
Japanese Army, via Fusan, Dec. 14.
The work of removing the dead from
the slopes 'and crests of 203 Meter hill
hag been completed on the North side.
The south slopes are still covered with
bodies buried under the debris of
trenches and bomb-ifroofs.
The long lines of Japanese dead laid
out on the top of the hill and the slopes
previous to lntermenlt presented an
awful appearance. Most of the bodies
were partially naked 'and terribly torn
by dynamite bombs.
KEV. J. A. HOWL AMD'S FUNERAL.
Remains Laid to Heat la the Ceme
tery at Mndleon.
Madison, Kla„ Dee. 14.—The body of
Bev. James A. Howland, an account
Jf whose sudden death while attend
ing the recent conference of the Meth
odist Church at Orlando, two day* ago,
“i'peared In the Morning News, ar
'wed this morning, and after service
'he church. I(*v. D. H. Cole, the
puslor, assisted by Itev. Ha fridge of
Mont (cello, and Itev. Crandell of the
M.cdlson circuit, ofnclatlng. was
burled here tt>-day In the village cem
etery.
•Us father, anew Englander, a#4-
lod here over slaty years ago and
mart ted in this count y, where the de
aas born statu! forty years
"go. Ills abMtty as a preacher was rec
ognised by ihe conference by assign
log bint to some of the most linpor*
• tne ■ hurches. last of whb h was the
<nur<h at Quincy. a wlfs and two
' hhuien. bis mother, now over M
y*ta of age. and two brothers, Phil
'i J Howlsnd of tisane county.
1 'da and wmiem Howland of Hn*
vaonsn survive hlMu
-Pointers- 1
FOR
Present
Purchasers
Elegance and tone are repre
sented in our display of fine
furnishings. We supply an ex
acting patronage, and are guid
ed in our selections by the
tastes of our patrons. Just to
point you right:
Rath and Lounging Robes,
Striking Smoking Jackets,
Neat and Nobby Neckwear,
Beautiful Fancy Vests,
Fine Silk Mufflers.
Initial Handkerchiefs,
Silk Suspenders,
Men’s Fine Gloves,
Silk Vnibrellas,
Fancy Hosiery,
Gold Link Cuff Buttons,
Tie Holders.
Snappy Suits at
Snappy Prices!
Strictly stylish Garments—
made of fabrics used in suits of
much higher prices—well tail
ored with hang and shape that
show superior workmanship—
well worth sl4 or sl6. fh
just to add to the pop- W ■■
ularity of the Metropol
itan they go at the net Up
price of
Snappy Overcoats.
A big lot of long and medium
lengths, fully worth sls. and
a lot of those very dfe *
popular Top Coats in I
olive that are now all JjL I
the go. at the very |
low net price of
When you see these suits and
overcoats you’ll think the prices
are mistakes!
ONE SMALL BUG
CAUSES THIS T 0 DO.
Continued from First Page.
ed and incorporated as a part of the
resolution. It is as follows:
“The result of the experience of all
the scientists and practical farmers in
the boll weevil area up to the present
time is that cotton can be made even
under boll weevil infestation if the
farmers are properly organized.
The Cultural Method.
“This means the adoption of what
is known as the cultural method. In
order that every farmer in the South
may have the benefit of this cultural
method, we recommend:
VThat the president of this conven
tion shall select five members, who,
with himself and the secretary, shall
constitute the general executive com
mittee.
“That the vice president of each
state shall select six prominent men
from each state, who shall constitute
a state executive committee.
“The state executive committee shall
organize each county in their respec
tive states by appointing a chairman,
who, in turn, will select an executive
committee to assist him.
“The county executive committee
will enroll the names of all the cotton
farmers of their country, sending the
same to the state executive commit
tee, who will, in turn, report to the
national executive committee.
“We recommend that each state raise
a sufficient fund among the cotton
farmers, merchants and bankers to
carry on tills work.
To Kench Each Planter.
"We recommend that the various
state legislatures and Department of
Agriculture, through the bureau of
plant industry and the division of en
tomology, co-operate in the campaign
of education with the state executive
committee and the county executive
committee, to reach each individual
planter, as they have done in Texas,
and that a sufficient appropriation be
made by Congress to provide the nec
essary literature and instructions to
carry out the cultural methods.
“Until some remedy is found which
will destroy the boll weevil and elim
inate him from the cotton fields of
the South to make a cotton crop will
depend upon the Individual efforts of
each cotton farmer, and without this
organization, the government cannot
aid the farmers as it should.
“As 72 per cent, of the cotton farm
ers are tenants, it is absolutely imper
ative that they and their landlords be
organized. As 50 per cent, of the cot
ton farmers are negroes, it is more
important that they be organized, as
the boll weevil will affect the tenants
and negroes more than the landlords
or those who own their own farms.”
DANGERS TO COTTON
GROWING IN THE SOUTH.
Ennmerated by D. A. Tompkins In
an Address at Shreveport.
Shreveport, La., Dec. 14.—An address
of D. A. Tompkins of Charlotte, N. C.,
was read to the National Cotton Con
vention to-day, Mr. Tompkins being
unavoidably detained at his home city:
The following is an abstract of the
address: “While the cotton growing
business of the South is as prosperous
to-day as it ever was In the whole
history of Its development, there Is
some quostion-whether this prosperity
is not part of the manifestation of an
imminent danger. The continued mo
nopoly of the production of the great
bulk of the world's cotton is at pres
ent threatened in the Houth in three
different ways:
“First. The most important of these
menaces I* the boll weevil.
"Second. It Is the movement of cot
ton consuming countries to foster and
mi
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develop the production of cotton in
parts of the world where the savage
may be turned into a cheap laborer.
"Third. The constant draft being
made upon the labor of the cotton
fields by the ever increasing manufac
tures of the South.
"England and Germany, assisted by
France, Italy. Switzerland and some
oth<?r countries, threaten to become a
competitor in the production of cot
ton in their colonies. If we would con
tinue to hold the monopoly we must
at once be up and doing, not only to
hinder the progress of the boll wee
vil, but to drive it out of the Amer
ican territory which it already occu
pied. This much to save the fields of
growing cotton. We must also de
velop immigration from Europe to the
cotton growing states. We must have
more people to replace those who
have been drawn by the new South
ern manufacturing interests from the
fields. In addition to these, we must
also find a way to supply our cotton
crops to the markets of the world in
quantities that are the average of pro
duction instead of in the way of a
feast one year and a famine the next.
To stop the progress of the boll wee
vil and destroy him. means appro
priations by the general government
and also by each of the cotton states,
that will be sufficient to employ the
best talent and to execute the means
which they recommend. I have no
sympathy with the complaint of those
who have heretofore been employed on
this subject that the boll weevil could
not be hindered or destroyed. We
certainly want to put men to work on
the subject who believe that the boll
weevil can be hindered and can be
destroyed. The remedy against the
second evil is very simple. The scar
city that has come about in labor must
be remedied by turning white Euro
pean emigration to this country. The
third difficulty of offering the world
a big crop, then a little crop and then
a moderate crop, and then a big crop,
and so on, will have to be remedied
by devising a system of warehouses
in which the surplus of a big crop may
be kept and carried over to a time
when it is necessary to supplement a
small crop. This can be done and it
will be done. Cotton should never
vary from 8 to 16 cents in any one
year. There is ample capital in this
country to carry stored cotton at a
fair rate of interest, and not have it
vary 100 per cent, on speculative move
ments. Nothing is needed to do this,
and thus get averages instead of ex
tremes, except the facilities to put
cotton in shape to be a good bank
security.”
Committee Appointed.
To-night in the parlors of the Camdo
Hotel, the first steps were taken to
wards the system and scheme of or
ganization recommended by the Na
tional Cotton convention, through the
AVilson resolutions approved to-day.
Chairman E. S. Peters of Texas, "Sec
retary J. H. Connell also of Texas,
and several other prominent members
of the Texas and Louisiana delegation
were in the meeting. They agreed that
the vice presidents of the respective
states appoint each an executive com
mittee for each state and report their
appointment to the general secretary.
It was further agreed that in each
state the state vice president and the
executive committee should proceed to
organize under the Wilson plan.
Mr. Peters appointed as members
of the General Executive Committee:
Paul M. Potts, Natchitoches, La.; O.
P. Pyle, Mineola, Tex.; Stanley H.
Watson, Houston, Tex.; J. A. B. Lov
ett, Blountsville, Ala., and Oswald Wil
son, Fort Worth, Tex.
WAYCROSS NEWS NOTES.
Claim of the Carnlvul Company May
Be Settled.
Waycroes, Ga., Dec. 14. —Messrs. W.
P. Little and J. R. Odum have pur
chased tha stock and fixtures of the
Waycross Jewelry Company from A.
M. Knight, the receiver. They will
continue the business in this city un
der the firm name of Little & Odum.
A double daily mail service will be
Instituted between Waycross and COr
dele on the Atlantic and Birmingham
Railroad on Dec. 19. At the present
time mails are only carried by trains
1 and 2, but beginning next Monday
trains 3 and 4 will also carry mails.
The carnival company which was to
have held a street fair in this city
next week has decided to fill in the
week at Fitzgerald, and it is not be
lieved now that the company will en
ter suit against the city of Waycross
for the action of the City Council in
first granting license and then re
voking it. The carnival company,
however, will ask that the city reim
burse it for all advertising and other
expenses, while preparing for the car
nival here, and it is believed that the
Council will do so.
In the City Court of Waycross to
day, Evans Talley, a negro, was award
ed SI,OOO damages against the Atlantic
and Birmingham Railroad. Talley ask
ed for SIO,OOO damages.
The jury in the case of M. C. Hodge
awarded him S2OO for being ejected
from an Atlantic and Birmingham
train after having paid his fare.
Waycross lodge of Masons at their
meeting last night elected the follow
ing officers: A. G. Ville, W. M.; W.
Granville Taylor, senior warden; J. M.
Young, Jr., junior warden: C. W.
Wiggins, secretary; D. A. McGee,
treasurer; A. C. Blythe, tyler.
OBITUARY^
Frederick Wlnthrop Hnsclhiirst,
The death of Mr. Frederick Win
throp Hazelhurst occurred last night
at 7:15 o'clock at the Savannah Hos
pital. He had suffered for three years
from an attack of paralysis.
His home was at No. 213 Thirty-sec
ond street, east. He was born in
Glynn county and was 61 years of age.
He entered the Confederate army with
the Athens Guards, Third Georgia
Regiment, Gen. Wright's Brigade, and
served four years, surrendering at
Appomattox. He was for years en
gaged in business in this city. A
widow, who was Miss Mary Hull, and
a daughter. Miss Elizabeth Hazel-,
hurst, now in school at Athens, sur
vive. There are also two sisters liv
ing. Mrs. William Nightingale of
Brunswick, and Mrs. Frank Hugee of
Portsmouth. Va. The arrangements
for the funeral have not yet been
made.
Mr*. Mary Fowler.
Mrs. Mary Fowler, widow of the
late Peter Fowler, died yesterday
morning at 6 o'clock, at her home, No.
$45 Tattnall street. She was 73 year*
of age. and hud been In declining
health for some tint*. Hhe was born
In Ireland, and was a devout Catholic.
Hhe Is survived by one daughter, Miss
Dora Fowler. The funeral will take
place this afternoon at I:$0 o'clock,
from the residence.
Clark Its via, Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Dec. 14. -Clark Davis,
edilor-ln-ehfef of the Public Ledger of
this city, died at his home her* to
day of heart disease He was 70 years
u# sge He hi survived by a widow.
Habac* a Harding Davis, a daughter,
sod two sorte, one of ths latte# being
ivMtbsrd Ha#ding Da*ta
JOY AND GLADNESS
PERVADES THROUGHOUT THE
BIG HOLIDAY STORE!
There are so many striking things suitable for CHRISTMAS GIFTS that choice is amazingly easy. No other
store in all the South offers such varieties of holiday merchandise. j
FIFTY-EIGHT THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR SPACE are pressed into service for the Christma*
trade. There is not one foot unused of all the thousands of feet. Every part of all the five floors has been planned for
shopping comfort, scientifically arranged is each one of the hundreds of counter tables—the store is comfortably heated
under tested temperature—the lights are well arranged—the salesforce has been largely increased and skillfully trained.
Wrapping clerks and delivery wagons have gone through a schooling before turning them loose to handle the largest
shipments of Holiday Merchandise ever handled by this store.
Toyland in the Basement
Has no rival in the South. The thousands of Toys sold here for the children arc the wonder of Savannah
TO-DAY: Belt Sale
-2,000 Belts, many worth SI.OO, are sold at 25c each, but come quick to
this unusual opportunity.
TO-DAY: Ladies' Shopping Bag Sale
i,soo Leather Shopping Bags, braided handles, are sold at 48c
TO-DAY: Ladies' Neckwear Sale
-3,000 Ladies’ Tailor-made Stock Collars, also fancy stock collars, worth 50c and 75c, are sold at 25c
TO-DAY: 500 Pieces of Hollow Silverware—
Pieces produced by the world’s famous makers, are sold from 50c to $7.50 each
TO-DAY: Special Sale of Gold Rings at 98c
II 500 Black Silk Chiffon Neck Rtiffs from 75c to
m U #“ I • $6.50, worth to SIO.OO.
The most substantial attestation of a store’s worthy merchandise lies in its patronage. The people are with
the crowds—the crowds are with the people—if you go where the crowds go where will you land?
Handkerchief Sale To-Morrow!
LEOPOLD ADLER
The South’s Leading Department Store.
SONS OF THE SOUTH DINED
AT THE WALDORF-ASTORIA
Occasion Was the Nineteenth Annual Dinner of
the Southern Society of New Yorh.
New York, Dec. 14.—Three hundred
and fifty sons of the South gathered
in the main ball room of the Waldorf-
Astoria to-night at the nineteenth an
nual dinner of the Southern Society of
New York, and the boxes were filled
with ladles, the relatives and guests of
the diners.
Enthusiasm, was aroused by thd
playing of Southern airs, and diners
rising to their feet and cheering wildly
when “My Maryland” and “Dixie”
were played.
Among those at the guests' table
with President Harrison, who presid
ed, were Mayor McClellan, who re
sponded to the toast, “The City of
New York,” Col. Robert Gingham of
Asheville, N. C„ who told of-“ The
Past Status of the South, the Deca
dence of That Status and Its Restora
tion;” George S. Graham of Philadel
phia, whose theme was, “The South—
My Country," and Dr. E. A. Aider
man of the University of Virginia,
who spoke on “The Supreme Need of
the South,” and the presidents of a
number of local societies.
Presideht Harrison, In his introduc
tory remarks, reviewed the history of
the South during the past year. In
conclusion he said:
"The South stands for domestic vir
tues. It stands for hospitality. It
stands for democratic liberty. It
stand for tajrlff for revenue only and
not robbery or extortion. There are
many things like these on which the
South is solid and In those things let
us remain solid.”
McClellan nnl the Mar.
Mayor McClellan, who was then In
troduce, said In part:
“You people of the South a cen
tury ago fought for your Ideals and
you won. Still later you fought and
the world said you lost. Lee and
Johnston and Stonewall Jackson were
Idealists, every one, and so were Wash
ington and Jefferson, and their asso
ciates. Hut of some of these, say
you, their dreams came true, while
the othera dreamed In vain. Ah, me,
no man has dreamed or lived In vain
who has sought for lofty Inspiration.
The spirit of 'tl, like the splilt of
*76, was idealism, and now that we
can look buck after nearly half a
century arid see that unhappy fratri
cidal strife, through the vista of years,
we can appreciate that In the broad
and true sense there wars no van-
Odors m Perspiration J£S J,r 2JsUa**’* Royal Foot Wash
Mop* Otadng. cure# Sweating. lulling Swollen. Tired Feet.
Me si druggtaH*. #r prepaid from HA TDM DRUCI CO., AllsslA Da. Money
Mm* M hut satlsded, (tempi* Itwr Maeul euunp.
quished, but that all were victors, In
that they fought for what they deem
ed the right, and In fighting for It,
fought like men and gentlemen.”
Col. Robert Bingham In the course
of his address, referred to the negro.
"After all, he suld, “the world has
found that he Is still a negro and
It grieves me In a way, to see some
of our Northern friends forced to put
the negro on a political and social
equality and occasionally as a super
ior. If the North would let the negro
alone the people of the South, who
best understand the colored man.
would in time make him a useful and
Industrious citizen.”
M'antu No Solid Sooth.
George S. Graham, district attorney
of Philadelphia, took exception to the
statement of the president of the so
ciety that he hoped the solid South
would remain so.. He declared that
the South had no greater enemy than
this expression and that It Is continued
so by external pressure of a “nagging
North."
Remove this pressure, he argued, and
the atoms will reach their proper po
litical place, perhaps In the form of the
party. When the Inference Is removed
the Houth will take Its rightful place
side by side with Pennsylvania and
sometimes by New York.
Dr. E. A. Alderman, president of the
University of Virginia, declared that
the South must recover its national
spirit; that Its chief difficulty Is the
need of men trained to the minute, such
as It once possessed. He declared that
the quality Of the leadership of the
South Is weak and the crying need Is
for trained men. For their training,
he said, great Institutions of learning
are requisite, and for them there should
be groat endowments.
(•ruliniii Mint** Annual Address.
Hon. George S. Graham of Philadel
phia delivered the annual address
which was one of the most brilliant
ever made before the society. Mr.
Graham Is a Northern man and he re
ferred to this fact In beginning his
address. Further on he said:
“My toast Is, “The South—My
Country.” Let mo emphasise the per
sonal possessive and claim ownership
with you In the grand and glorious
Houth. It Is my country as much as
It Is yours. Equally so the North Is
your country as much as mine. I
would have every man, wotnun . and
child, whether dwelling In * lb#
East, the West, the Houth or the
North, to claim to-night the whole
land, let geographical lines be oblit
erated, and let us view our common
heritage as It lies between the Inland
seas on the north and the Gulf of
Mexico on the south, and extends from
the wave-tossed Atlantic to the far
horizon beyond the Philippines on the
calmer Pacific, and let us all say
with loyal hearts—my country! Every
state, every territory, every Island of
the sea Is mine, is yours, Is our be
loved country. I voice the best, the
truest and the noblest sentiment of
those from whom I stand to-night,
when, figuratively speaking. I turn
my eyes to the land of cotton, a land
of chivalry, poetry and song, a land
of brave men and beautiful women,
and with a sense of proprietorship,
born of our relations as copatriots and
fellow citizens, exclaim of the sunny
South—“my country!" Henceforth, If
we adopt this possessive and hold sin
cerely the views which I have uttered,
we cannot live apart each for himself,
but whatever Interests you will Inter
est us; whatever affects you will af
fect us; your prosperity will be our
prosperity, and our Interests and pros
perity will likewise be yours. We are
all parts of one great body politic, and
each part is as necessary to all the
others as the parts of the human
body. The eye cannot say to the ear
I have no use for you. Neither can
the hand say to the foot I have no
need for thee. A fearless and gifted
leader from the state of Georgia,
speaking In this state at a New Eng
land dinner nearly twenty years ago,
brought a message from the South
that was delivered with glorious pow
er and splendid eloquence. His mes
sage was one of peace. He exclaimed
in language never to be forgotten, and
which I now repeat:
" 'I am glad the omniscient God held
the force of battle In His almighty
hand, and that human slavery was
swept forever from American soli—the
American Union saved from the wreck
of war.’ He brought this message
to us from consecrated ground. He
demanded: ‘What answer ha* the
North to this message? Will she per
mit the prejudices of war to remain
In the hearts of the conqueror when It
has died in the hearts of the conquer
ed?' That question thrilled the North.
That message touched and stirred the
hearts of the people everywhere. It
has brought its answer, and the spirit
of Henry W. Grady, that brave and
patriotic American, whose utterances
we quote because they were the voice
of prophecy. If he can view this land
of ours to-day, and gather with pre
ternatural power of hearing from the
busy hum of human Industries untl
Interest* the notes of patriotic thought
and sentiment pervading our people,
must rejoice to-night In the answer.
The hand from the sold lei* 1 s heart
which Grant offered to Lee at Ap
pomattox was ayrnbollcal, and repre
sents to-night the hand of the peo
ple of the North extended In cordial
hearty handclasp to the people of the
Houlh. The graves of the gray and
the graves of the blue tire each crown
ed with flowers, for they were equally
heroes.
“In ths clearer light which suceed
ed discussion and conflict It Is now
seen that In Ihe Inscrutable wisdom
of God the Houth ss thwarted In her
purpose, honestly pursued, end her
bra vs armies were defeated |n order
that she might be emancipated slid
the only peril menacing the Union
might be removed. When the order
of assault upon the system of slavery
came, the South alone was placed In
a position primarily to suffer. Was it
any wonder that men whose social
system, teachings and property were
alike Inwrought In the system of slav
ery could not see clearly Its evils and
be led voluntarily to sacrifice so much
for its effacement? No! Had we of
the North stood related to the South
as you were, we would In all human
probability have stood as you did and
fought as you fought.
“But to-day, blossoming with anew
prosperity, filled with the energy of
anew birth, measuring up to their
full merit and her wonderful re
sources and possibilities, the South un
derstands that beyond human thought
and action the hand of God rested on
thp wheels of Providence and has
wrought out for her a far greater and
grander deliverance —an emancipation
—and the result is unflinchingly and
patriotically accepted. A Supreme Be
ing was dealing with the affairs of
men, and he builded for them better
than they knew.
“I wish to emphatically deny to-night
that there Is any ‘recrudescence of
sectionalism.' I wish, on the other
hand, to emphatically affirm that there
Is a renaissance of friendship and sym
pathy.
"Brethren of the South, let us unite
for the renaissance of American unity;
let us turn our faces forever against
every form in which an attempt may
■be made to revive sectionalism; let us
adopt as our own the Immortal lan
guage of Patrick Henry, when he said:
‘The boundaries of the several colonies
have been effaced; the distinctions be
tween Virginians, New Yorkers, Penn
sylvanians and New Englanders are
no more. I am not a Virginian, but
an American.’ Regarding the past as
gone, we will let the dead past bury
Its dead and turn our eyes to the hori
zon of the future with high hope and
courage and a determination to make
our nation within successful and pros
perous, and without respected and hon
ored. Truly to-night, more so than
when quoted by Webster sixty years
ago, and by Grady twenty years ago,
I can adopt from them and use the
words of the poet:
Those opposed eyes,
Which, like the meteors of a troubled
heaven,
All of one nature, of on* substance
bred.
Did lately meet In th' Internecine
shock.
Shall now, in mutual well-beseeming
ranks,
March all one way.”
POHTF.H—DEATKIt, LIVE OAK, FLA.
Live Oak, Fla.. Dec. 14.- An Impor
tant social event In Live Oak was the
marriage thla afternoon at $ o'clock
of Mr. Edward Porter and Mlaa flair*
Dexter at the horns of thr brlds's
parents on Duval streat. The home
was beautifully decorated with ever
greens and moaasa, Intermixed with
delicate little electric lights, giving It
s veritable fairyland effect.
The popularity of the bride snd
groom was attested by a large num
ber of very handeom* present*. After
receiving hearty congratulations from
the large number of friends who h*d
assembled lu elines* th* ceremony the
young couple left fur a two- seek*'
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