MEMPHIS, TENH. JULY 6, 1875 Ho, ISTO 189WJBATHER I,j:HlII.ITIK.

Waskim;tos, July 6, 1 a.m.In Tameuce and the Ohio vaUcy tla-nona-

or riitbtg barometer, south or castv mat, stigM'y eoo'er ami partly oloudy( ither, with ocoanional rains.

FJlT.IXi AI'FICAY.

'Ihe Steamer A. J. fVIil tlie Weeue of aliloody A HrsyAu UM (Trudge

liriallH In b Hilling olTcrby by the till vcr.

y ciai to Ul Apical.Helena, Ark,, July 5 A difficulty

furred aboard tne steamer A. J. Whitebrtwt-e- three and four o'clock thisii. ruiDK,after leaving St. Louis landing,Arkansas, between II N. Yerbj, B L.ci iver ami N. Oliver, son of li. L. Oli-- v

t, resulting in the death of Yerby,f'oin piMol-stiot- a tired by both Oliver,

t.iy une taking efftct lir'd by youngOi.ver it paw-lu- g through the left tem-- C

f Yerby lived an hour, unconscious.A''er the shooting tiiey ordered thecap-tni- ti

to land the boat, when they escaped.I iifius that an old grudge existedan ut apiece of land owned by YerbyThecorouer'H jury held here returned averdict in accoidance with the abovefacta.

A negro boy named Itobert Jacksonwas drowned here yesterday while inbatuing. The body was not recovered.

oui: CAFiTor

A Memorable r.vent in Fonrlti ol JnjjrAiihhIs lUe Cornel-4tou- e I but

wan Laid Thirty TeamAcu To-O- n jr.

I Dion and American.;Oa the Fourth of July, 1SJ5, thirty

years ago to-da- the corner-ston- e of thei XYrjiiessco was laid. Iu thefi s of the loaal press of that day we11 id the ceremonies more graphicsllyt esc! ioed than completely reported. One.' the oest accounts is that of the old

r. ishvdle Whig, of July 8, 1S45, writ--t1 by our present ciiy treasurer and

fel.ow-c- i dzen, Anson Nelson. Many oftnose who ligured most prominently iutoe demonstration still live to take apart iu the leading public affairs of thenre--e!- it altered times. Hon Edwin H.liwii g, fir distance, was the orator ofiiio day, and John M. Bass and SamueliJ. Morgan, building commissioners.Bat there still live bumueds of peoplewho were present in th obscure capaci-ty of spectators. Our p.e.'eut governorwa oe of it host of schoolboys whoproudly joined in the procession at thestart, but whose patriotic enthusiasmwas consumed under the burning raysof the euu before the ceremonies wereover.

The arioii3 associations in the citytook from early morn till eleven o'clockt ct'ebrate the "gloiioua Fourth" intheir usual maimer. At the latter hourthese, with legions of tho uuuniformedand unbadged herd, collected on thepuolic Mjuaio and marched in proces-sion to Cmiitol hill, which they coveredw.i h or,e dense mass of humanity. Theni'Msry compabies preeedtd, then theBtate otiicers, building commissioners,thearchitec- - (Win. tJuickkmd) and theorator or the day; next the Masons,haaded by abau-- or muic, and display-ing tbree hauarrp "Beauty,"

Strength" ai.d "Wisdom," eachstaged on either tide by two girls rcbedin boowy wiit-- ; ntxt invited guests,distinguished citizjns, mayor and alder-men mot of Edctityl), the professors andsocieties of the University of Nashville,and O J As ever, the rear wasbrt tight up by the noble firemen.

Wust the IFWsrsaysof the extremityof the proceafclob is worth copyiug: "Anengine and ho?c-earria- ge formed not theleast attractive patt of the spectacle.These were drawn each by four horses,splendidly caparisoned, each horse ledby a sou of AiricH, habited in an Asiaticcostume, and four boys, superbly habitedin Oriental style also, rode the hordesharut-t- d lo tne hote-carrlag- e. Theear-riag- o

aud eugi'ie were tastefully deco-rated with wreaths and otbtr appliancesof pomp, a-j- by their picturesque

ce, c utribuleJ gieatly to the gen-eral effect."

The duty of laying the corner-ston- e

was assigned to the M&sons. Bev. Mr.Wheat, chaplain of the grand ledge, of-frr-

prayer before Mr. Ewing's address.This sptech was published and com-meud- ed

with unusual encomiums at thetime.

The regular Masonic ceremonies forsuch an occasion were then carried out,the usual amount of miscellaneous plun-der being put out of the sight of man for-ever, by disappearing in the memorialrecepta'cle of the stone.

The building commissioners were Jno.M. Bats, cuirmau; Samuel D. Morgan,Morgan W. Brown, Jno. F. Eiliston,Allen A. Hall and Jaa. Woods.

The then Mtate ottlcers who were pres-ent and participated were James C.Jones, governor; John 8. Young, secre-tary of state; Felix K. ZillicotTer, comp-t'o'.l- tr

of the trei-ur- y ; Matthew Kelson,-- treasurer; Wt H. Humphreys,

and Gerard Troost, stiitegeologist.

The writer, a reporter, who is not somuch of ftti sntiuuaiian us one mightsuppose from this -- ketch, had not thenmale hi3 tirrestrial debut, but he lias afri -- nd and an associate who had justbeguu his mundane career, and who wasj.re-u- t at the dsiemouy above describ-ed ard who thinks that his faculty ofmemory was brought Into action for theiirn time on that day. His rcminie-reiic- e

of tho d jy's jubilee is a most tii

g one. Ii. seems to him now,that it was one hundred years ago thathe was oivi hill, where there was a pile

f t cfcs av.d lots of cedars, and thew n If emincnc was crowned with pe o--

r.r wti e" igated calico, as thatf a'-ii- impiinted it image on his littlefancy more permii:ntly thau aiiythiug

H's ncolh-ctlo- is the faintestm, i.'ul R'&ie imaginable, and he wouldsti.l be in iiiorHDce as to what event itn ' d, if his father had not informeduiui Uiat he (the youngster) was presentsua participated in the laying of thecorrr-ston-e of the capitol on the Fourthof Jjly, 1S75

CLAICK.SVII.liE.

LuylnK at the Corner-htou- o or a SenfpUcojinl Cliurcti Interotlo?

Cr moults ttc.

NasbviUe Union and American.!

Cl " rksville, July 1. Yesterday thecorui of the new Episcopalchurch was laid on the site of tho oldore on Franklic street. Amid a largec .iicourse of citizens in thecpen air andaficr the sLadis of the eveniLg had1 gtheneJ s.nd the cool bieezes begauM blow, the precession, preceded by thertvi retd clergy, followed by the seniorau.: junior warden and vestrymen of thecntiK-.li-

, came out of th" pa'sonag? (oldTr. nuy church having be ea pulled downto make way for the new church i, re-

citing with earnest and solemn intnna-- tion t he simple tut grand aud i mr ressive

i.tli of ihe church appropriate to theProceeding to the southesst

corner, the clergy tootc position near the. rner-sto- n, which had been preparedand adju-te- d in its position, with h hol-

low made in it to receive strch articles asmiht be desired to be placed therein,and by means of which iuture gesmight know the history of the edifice,tlie condition of our people at this date,as evidenced by the source of our re-

ligion, the Holy Bible, public journalsaud periodicals, aud one of each of thecoins of the Uriled State?, bearing themint stamp of this year, etc , in aword, such articles as, if found by somesutiii'iary of a ceutury to come, wouldgive proper facts upon which to base anestimate of our religion and civilization.Upon a platform erected near by werethe choir of the church and an organ.

The organ, flayed in a inost.admimblestyle by that accomplished musician

and teacher, Prof.'Biymond, accompa-nying the well-train- voices of thechoir, filled tho air with solemn andsweet music. As the last notes of thefcred song died away, Kev. WilliamGraham, of Christ church, Nashville,with the mallet of the worker in stouein his hand, adjusted the first rock to boplaced iu the wall, repeating, in doingeo, that portion of the ritual appropriateto tbo act. Striking the rock tlireetimes, he eald: "In the name of theFather, and of the Son, and of the HolyGhost. Amen. I lay the corner-ston- e

of an edifice to be here erected by thename of Trinity churrii, and to be de-voted to the service of Almighty Gud,agreeable to the principles of th Prot-estant Ep'.scnpel church in the OuifedStates ot America, in its doctrines, min-istry, liturgy, rights and usg. Otherfoundations 'ran no man luv than thatwhich is laid, even Jesus Const; who isGod over all, bleeped for evermoie, andin whom we have redemption throughHis blo-t-d, iDd the forgiveness cf sins.Amen."

After concluding thic" "oremouial, thelarge audience was clled to order byHon. G. A. Henry, the senior warden,who introduced to them the orator ofthe day, Bev. Wm. Graham.

From his first sentenceand fixed the attention of his audience,aud though many had ao seats, we donot believe one single person present leftthe place or faileJ to listen toevery wcrJtie utterel. He has just enough of theScottish accent to interest, win and at-tract evety ear, and when sc won, themind was charmed, and elevatedwith the eloquence, bearing and classicalstyle of the speaker.

But I will not undertake to give youeven an outline of this most appropriateand admirable audress, as I hear a copyhus been requested and given to the ves-try for publication in your valuable jour-nal. This much I will say, however,that without distinction cf sects, the ad-dress was regarded as the most eloquentand appropriate ever heard in this city,celebrated as it was for Its cultivation,Its taste and eloquent public speakers.

From tho fact t!. at our parish is nowwithout a rector, many thought it ar. ap-propriate oc asiou to call one to iili theposition, aod some, in their enthusiasm,proposed to elect Rev. William Grahamto the position by a unanimous vo'etaken on the spot, and require the eflicient and active vestry to ratify the samein a more formal and canonical mauner.The.writer heard many ask the oratorpersonally if he would not come, and itrequired all tho dignity and

for which he i eo eminently distin- -gulsueu tog-- t a release from tneir pressing importunities.

Sullice it to say, that the occasion waseminently interesting, and iu its way ascomplete a success as the church will bein grandeur, beauty and symmetry ofarchitectural proportions when com-pleted.

DESTKCCTEVi: HTOKJIS.

II o u ' rs UnrooJert nt Lebanon kisiI NIircIoXrcfB mown Down A"f"rrllJls

Wator-'Spoi- il la Until-crfur- d

Comity.

r.'.ibhvlllo 1'ani.cr.lNashville, July 4. Lebanon was

visited by a severe etoria of wind andrain Friday. The courthouse was par-tially unroofed, tbo wind getting undertho tin roof and liftirg it as easily as ifit had been paper. Tne Drifoos blockwas ngain a sullerer, being stripped ofpart of its rcof. This seems to be averyunfortunate block, us it is visited byevery herd wind that blows. A greatmany fine shrsdo trees weie blown downin the various yards about town. Comwas flattened, and wheat shocks blowndowH. Justice Baskette returned her8Friday night from Midfijelon, Kuther-for- d

county, the place of Im nativity.He says he had not been there before intwenty years, and that its surroundingshad been no changed that he was onlyenabled hero and there to discern someold familiar landmark whioh had plainlybegan to ebow the effects of tho marcnof time. While passing from Middletonto Fostervile, Friday, he witnessed ouoof the severest rain storms he had everhad the misfortune to encounter. Itwas a regular water-spou- t. It seemedthat the bottom had dropped out of theclouds. The water come down in greatsluices, which, forming into a gteatbody of water upon the land, sweptdown the hillsides with great velocity,washing away shocks of wheat, fences,and filling up the roads and bottoms ina remarkably short spaca of time. Muchof the wheat and other crops were badlydamaged.

Ilnlfroail Accident.Meridian, Miss , July 3 On Mon-

day last as the western-boun- d freighttrain was Hearing Lake, by some unac-countable freak, the caboofe car jumpedthe traek and ran overthe ties a distanceof seventy-liv- e yards or more until itreached a small bridge, when one of therails was torn up and it struck the bot-tom of the car, smashing things up iu afrightful way. In the car were Mrs.S nith, of Lowry's Mills, Mr. ThomasWatta of Newton, Conductor Wm.I'eate and Mr. Frank Hill, brakesman.All these occupants were thrown outjust after the bridge was crossed, andbefore the train could be stopped, audall, except Mrs. Hill, were seriously 'd,

though-jv- e learn no limb3 werebroken. In consideration of the danger-ous character of the accident, it seemsalmost miraculous that some one wasnot killed.

ABKANSAS NEWS.

Fine Bluff Press: "A game o? cbesawas played yesterday by telegraph be-

tween Major Hunn, of this city, andMr. Galbreath, of Jackson, Mississippi."Who beat?

John J. W. Rogers, biolhnr of Hon.A. A. C Rogers, died recently near PineB!uf where he had resided sluce re-

moving in 1850 from his native placeSumner county, Tennessee.

Little Rock Gazette: Tiie followingnamed candidates for admission as ca-dets to West Point successfully passedexamination by the medical aud acade-mic board, on the third instant : W. S.Amis, thitd district; W. H. Cravens,fourth district; R. M. Dowdy, first dis-trict. All of Arkansas.

Fayetteville Democrat: "The presi-dent of the Arkansas press association,Hon. John N. Smithee, in hit history ofthe Arkansas pros, a3 delivered beforethe association on the second of Jane,1S75, fails in giving a correct statementof the newsparers published in our city."How will that aflkct the public welfare?

The Pine Biyil' Press says of Jeffersoncounty, "Here iu our alluvial bottomlands from five to seven hundred

of lint (or ginned) cotton to theacr-- , and from fifty to Eeventy-fiv- e

bushels of corn can be ga'hered eachyear, and now comes Colonel Ben F.Richardson, who is an extensive planternear New Gascony, iu this county, audstates that he has just harvested a cropof wheat, about seven aires, that willrealize him sixty hu-he- ls to the acre.Verily, Jollerson county is the gardenspot of the world."

Last week JtihuHogan, negro, invad-ed Mr. Russ Tucker's residence at Do-ver, and attempted to violate the personcf his daughter, whose cries aroused thehousehold. The neighbors pursued thenegro, who was caught. Tho Russell-vill- e

Democrat says of the result: I

"Quickly and silently a rope was pro-- 1

cured, and after marching John to thewoods a few buudred yards from town, i

he was swung up, and after a few strug-- 1

gles the life of the reckless, desperateman was ended, rnus, in less tuan anhour, the devilish deed attempted bythis most unfortunate wretch broughtswift retribution upon his head, aud thorising sun found tho town as quiet antlcalm us though nothing had occurred,few of tha citizens being aware of whatwas going ou."

Tr1 a a a5 if if g a BHiTra 3

infcruuffini An and Enthusias-- I

tic CeleJraliuu of tho NatalMy of the KepnWIc .

Everybody at theFrout.

Immense Crowd or Negroes at thoOld Fair Grounds Speeches

ol Generals Pillow, For-

rest and Others.

Sty'safeing at Court Square A

Great Gathering of the PeonloPicnics of tho Shenner-cho- r

and St. Peter'dOrphan Asylum.

Scenes and Incidents on theStreets Bon Fires A Forty-eig- ht

Hour Fen de JoieLiheral Display of

Eunting Etc.

Yesterday was intensely hot. It waaa scorcher. Yet the streets were, all day,filled with people, and the whole popu-latio- u

surrendered itself to the spirit oftho "day we celebrate." Picnics werein order and every park and availableplace in the neighborhood of the citywas tilled with holiday-cla- d crowds whoseemed bent on making the most of theoccasion. The old fair ground was theprincipal point of attraction on account ofthe white speakers who had consentedto assist their colored fellow-citizen- s incelebrating the day, and tbo largestnumber of persons wera there congte-gated- .

The colored people had otrierpicnics, hue this was by long odd3 theirbeat display. The white people enjoyedihemselvr-- a in many ways, tho Germansat the Mionuerchor picnic. and the Iiishat the picnic of St. Peter's orphan asy-lum. Court square at night was a greatpoint of attraction with all classes, andthe speechoo of the several orators werowell received. Firingjand the popping ofcrackers was continuous for forty-eig- ht

hours. There were quite a number ofbonfires, a few places were illuminated,many Hags were displayed, and onlyone or two accidents marred the generalloy. Wo may, therefore, vote theFourth a success.

At til 3 Old I'nlr GronndH.The Fourth of July was yesterday cele-

brated by the dilterent colored societiesof thin city, the turnout being large andevidencing much interest. As early aeight o'clock in the morning the soundof the fife and drum indicated that thecolored organizations were assemblingat different points for the purpose ofmarching iu procession to their respect-ive picnic grounds. In and aroundCourt square the negroes congregratedin great numbers, for the central locationof this beautiful park renders it a kindof rendezvous upon any public occasionwhen a demonstration like that of yes-terday is to be made. Thither thenegroes congregated, and among thecrowd we noticed quite a number fromthe country. While no demonstrationwas made among the white citizens, in-asmuch as the Fourth was the day pre-vious, t et many were solicitous aud nota few were anxious to know what wouldbecome of the proposed psace-gatheri-

of the whites and blacks' at the Fairgrounds, to which place the Independ-ent Order of Pole-Beare- rs had invited anumber of prominent southern gentle-men, whose previously announced ac-ceptance (publiehed last week in theAppkal) had become generallykuown. There was no little anxietyas to tho probable result of this meetingaud conference, and it was quite nat-ural that ita approach bad aroused somedegree of interest, especially amor g thethoughtiul of our community. . iromthe number of societies aud the displaymade by them, it was evident that thenegroes intended making at least a greatjollity yesterday, for men, women andchildren were Hocking about the streetsin anticipation of the procession of theorganizations. By eleven o'clock thedifferent processions had formed, and.headed by bands qf music, paradedalong Second, Adams, Main, Madison,Beale, aud other streets through the city.From tho following may be seen whatorganisations were in he

procession:Baud of Mnsic.

Different. Societies of tb Independent Orderof l'ole-15erer- s, with K.ugs and Bamis.

Memphis ISap'ibt Sunday-Schoo- l I'nionOuards, in Uniform, and bearing

Wooden (Jans,iiurnl of Music.

Carriaje containing Officers of tho Society.UnitolSomof Ham (tnreofaocletiee).

larriage containing tho Q,neeu of tho Dayand .Maids of nonor.

Twelve Carriages uonlaliig Female Membersof the Societies.Band ofMu-ic- .

Bsnevolpnt Sorlety No. 2.St. John's Heliet Society.United ons of Zlon fr o. .

Carriage containing Officers of the Organiza-tions.

111E DIFFERENT PICHICSwere largely attended aud very mucheDjoyed. Over two thousand coloredpersons werepre3eut at Humboldt park,where the Sous of Ham cave their enter-tainment. At Alexander park the Sonsof Ham No. 2 gave their picnic, whichalso attracted a very large crowd, theprincipal feature Deing dancing. TheExposition building was thronged withcoioied visitors, the attraction being anentertainment given by Avery Chapelbenevolent organizatiau, managed byAnderson Montgomery and Georg'oRash. At all of the above places, thecolored people did justice to the festivi-ties and pleasures incident to the Fourthof July. The greatest occasion, how-ever, was thb entertainment given attho Fair grounds, rive miles from thecity, by theINDEPENDENT ORDER OF

Excursion trains on the Charlestonrailroad went out several times duringthe day. every car being packed. Bytwo o'clock there was a crowd of col-ored people present estimated at threeor four thousand. The different societiesof tho Pole-Beare- v,iih three bands ofmusic, were there under charge of Pres-ident Hezekiah Henley, Grand-Marsh- al

John WisemaD, and Assistant-Grand-Marsh-

Sam Farrish. Headed by thePole-Beare- rs' bras3 band, of which MatStephens is leader, and Steve Brownasalstant-leader,tbesoeieti- es formed out-side of the gate and marched Into theinclrsure. The crowd increased withthe arrival of every train, and by threeo'clock at least live tnousand personswere on the groundp, which presented areal gala appearance. In one of thelong halls were spread fifteen or moretables laden with refreshments and edi-bles too varied to mention. The northhall of the building was devoted toTerpsichore, whose votaries seemednever wearied of the pleasure affordedthem.

THE INVITED GUESTS

were General N. B. Forrest, GeneralGideon J. Pillow, Colonel M. C. Galla-wa- y,

of the Appeal, Captain J. HarveyMathes, of the Ledger, Alderman HenryG. Dent, Major Minor Meriwether audDr. Clark. These gentlemen procured ahack, in which they procteded from thscity to the Fair groundp, where theywere received with much enthusiasm by

President Henley, of the Pole-Bearer- s;

Grand-Marsh- al John Wiseman, Assist-- Ial Sam Farrish.and other ofii-- 1

cers of the organization. The gentle-- Imen were escorted to the main stand,where, in acordance with the pro-- .cram me and invitations. General Forrest, General Pillow and Hon. CaseyYoung were expected to address taocolored people.

THE EXERCISESwere opened by President Henley, whosaid :

Gentlemen As representatives ofthe Union, ol which we are members,we come out to join you as tho repre-sentatives of the people. We are glad tosee you here, for we are come not to dis-cuss or to take part in politics, but topull down the political and to bringabout peace, joy and union. Applause.When that is done there will he a mightyshout. Cheers I hope all who arehere to-ua- y will do pleased, aud cau asywhen they return to their homes, Godlldss the Pole-Bearer- s! Immeu3o ap-

plause I will now introduce to youBrother G. W. Lewis, cf the Pole-Bearer- s,

who will read myADDRESS OF WELCOME,

G. W. Levis then read tho welcomeaddress, as follows:

Gentlemen White friends of thecity of Memphis and Shelby county, itaffwds us great pleasure on this auspi-cious day to greet ycu one and allwith heartfelt respect, ai'd bid each ofjwu, geutlemen, au aff. otiouate wel-

come. We sincerely thank you, hon-ored sirs, for your presence on this mo-mentous and memorable occasion. Letus assure you, gentlemen (I apeak formy people), that we feel cause for re-

newed encouragement, and entertain anew and d hope for our fu-

ture success. When we remembrjthatthis sacred day we haveassembled to com-memorate is sanctified and made dearto the heart of every true citizen of thisgreat commonwealth by the baptism ofAmerican liberty, eealpd by the blood oftheir fathers in 1776, we earnestly praythat our future generations may proud-ly recall this auspicious period as themoment in which fraternal discord hastakeu its leave forever from .the manlyand intelligent hearts of united Ameri-can brotherhood, resolved that peace andforbearance, thatstays the aDgry passionsof men, shall prevail henceforward fromoue end of this great land of ours to theother, in which, through God's provi-dence, our colored race may be permit-ted to eDjoy a becoming and permanentpart. In our heart of hearts, gentle-men, we again reiterate our gratefulthanks for the kind consideration youmanifest, in your presence, with ourpeopls which we will endeavorto appreciate in thefuttire,and for whichwe thauk pach of you, gentlemen, atthis time. Applauso.

The reading of the above addres3 wasfrequently applauded, aud at its conclu-sion the baud played a quick air.

AN OFFERING OF PEACE.Presidenc Henley then said : "General

Forrest, allow me tc introduce to youMiss Lou Lewis, who, as the representa-tive of the colored ladies, will presentyou with a bouquet to assure you ot thosincerity they eutertain for the objectsof this occasion cheers aud as an offer-ii.- g

of peace."Lou Luwis then advanced to where

General Forrest wa3 standing aod pre-sented the bouquet with the followingremarks:

"Mr. Forrest, allow me to present youthis bouquet as a token of reconciliationaud an ollering of peace aud good will."Applause.

RESPONSE OF GENERAL FORREST.General Forrest received the bouquet,

and in reipoiisa said:Ladies and Gentlemen I accept

the flowers as a memento of reconcilia-tion between the white and coloredraces ol the southern States. I acceptIt more particularly as it comes from acolored lady, tor if there is any one onGod's earth who loves the ladies I be-

lieve it is myself. Immense applauseand laughter ThU day is a day that isproud to me, having occupied the posi-tion that I did for the paBt twelve years,and been misunderstood by your race.This is the first opportunity 1 have hadduring that time to say that I am yourfriend. I am hero a representative ofthe southern people, one more slanderedand maligned than any man in the na-tion. I wili say to you and to the coloredrace tiiat the men who bore arms audfollowed the Hag of the Confederacy are,with very few exceptions, your friends.I have an opportunity of saying what Ihave always felt that I am your friend,for my interests are your interests, andyour interests are my interests. Wewere bora on the samu soil, breathe thesamo air, and iivo in the same land.Why, then, can we not Uveas brothers?I will say that when the war broke outI felt it my duty to stand by my people.When tho time came I did tlie best Icou'.d, aud I don't believe I llickered. Icame here with the jeers of some whitepeople, who think that I am doingwrong. I believe that I can exert someinfluence, and do much to assist the peo-ple in strengthening fraternal relations,and shall do all in my power to bringabout peace. It has always been mymottoe to elevate every man to depressnone. Applause. 1 want to elevateyou to take positions in law offices, iustores, on farms, and wherever you arocapable of going. I have not Raid any-thing about politics to-da- I don't pro-pose to say anything about polities. Youhave a right to elect whom you please;vote for tbo matt you think best, aud Ithink, when that is done, that you andI are freemen. Do as you consider rightand honest in electing meu for office. Idid not come hero to make you a longspeech,although invited to do so by you.I am not much of a speaker, aud mybusiness prevented me from preparingmyself. I came to meet you asfriends, and welcome you to thewhite people. I want youto come nearer to us. When I canscrveyou I will do so. We have but oue flag,one country; let us stand together. Wemay differ in color, but not in senti-ment. Use your beat judgment in se-

lecting men for office aud vote as youthink right. Many things have beensaid about mo whi h are wrong, andwhich white and black persons here,who stood by me through tbo war,cm contradict. I have been in the heatof battle when colored men, askedme to protect them. I have placed my-self between thorn and the bullets of mymen, aud told them they should be keptunharmed. Go to work, bo industrious,live honestly and act truly, and whenyou are oppressed I'll come to your re-

lief. I thank you, ladies and gentle-men, for this opportunity you have af-forded me to bo with you, and to assureyou that I am with you in heart and infiand. Prolonged applause.

Tho Pole-Bearer- s' band then played apiece, at the coudti-'io- of which Presi-dent Henley introduced General GideonJ. Pillow who spoke as follows:

OENERAL PILLOW'S SPEECH.Mr. Chairman, and Pr sident and Members of

the Order ot PoU-Reare-

By your special invitation, publishedin tbe Appeal, aud iuvitiug me to bepresent at your celebration of tha Fourthof July, aud to address you such couuseland advice as we might think best cal-culated for your advancement, and forthe promotion of tlie harmony and well-bein- g

of tbe two races of people whodwell in ihis section of the country, Inow appear before you to comply withthat request. This I do from a sense ofduty to the couutry and a3 a proof thattho white race feel an interest in thewelfare of your race. Allow me to eavfurther that I am Lot a candidate forany office, and that I never expect toseek your votes. The white race of theAmerican people have celebrated thoanuiversary of the nation's birthdayever since they achieved its in-dependence. To commemorate theevent of a natiou born to free-dom is a patriotic duty. It is meetand proper that a people so blessedas have been the Americans shouldkeep these anniversaries as nationalholidays, and that they should returnthanks to the Gieat Ruler of nations.The infant natioD, whose birthday you

now celebrate, has since grown into agreat asd powerful government, with apopulation of perhaps fifty millions, andwi'h a territory, the largest m the world,with perhaps one exception, and withall its laws, its powers and authorityexerted to protect the rights and liber-ties of its people. Its flag is the ac-

knowledged symbol of liberty all overthe world. In every nation and climeand tongue, wherever this flig is f eeq,it is recognized as the emblem of rftegreat confederate republic of America,whose powers are dedicated to the pro-tection of the liberties and to the pr. --

motion of the happiness and welfare fIts people. The fundamental politic ilmaxim of the government is that it .lrives ita existence and powers f.)-.- i

the people, and that it exists for U:-- .r

benefit. It thus reverses tho pol: i aimaxima of other governments from thoremotest period of time; that isthat government exists for the benefitof the ruling powers, aud that thepeople, their rights and welfare, are ofsecondary importance. When this na-tional government waa formed, yourfathers and mothers and ancestors wereheld in slavery. This system of slaveryhad been introduced into the Americanprovinces by tho laws and policy of thegovernment of Great Britain. Slaverythen existed in all the States composingthe Union, with one exception. Thonorthern States at au early day adopteda sjiitem of gradual emancipation. Tolaresulted in tne removal of nearly all theslaves from those States to the southernStates of the Union. Here your racemultiplied and was most prolific Inless than a century it bad increased fromsome hundreds of thousands to over fmrmillion of souls. The late great civil warof the States resulted in your emancipa-tion. No nation, in ancient or moderntimes, engsged iu civil war, ever mus-tered such armies, or fought such battles,83 did the people of this great republic.In the latter part of this war many ofyour race were drawn into the Federalarmies. That government offered youyour freedom. To accept the offer wasbut natural. Many of tho southernleaders were in favor of makingyou a like ofler. But that pol-icy did not prevail, and "byyour arms you helped to achieve yourown emancipation. President Lincoln'semancipation proclamation was the firstofficial recognition of your rights to free-dom. That proclamation was issued onthe thirty-firs- t of September, 1803. Thotriumph of the Federal arms gave forceand permanency to the emancipationproclamation of the President. Theseveral amendments to the Federal con-stitution, since adopted, placed yourfreedom and your civil and politicallights under the protection of that instru-ment and of the Federal government.Your rights and those of the whius raceare thus put upon the same footing. Youand I are equal bafore the law. All thepowers of that government are pledgedfor your enjoyment of the liberty andthe right? guaranteed by tbe constitu-tion. The white race, in ths war of therevolution, achieved their own inde-pendence and established this govern-ment. That government gave you yourliberties. You were taken from yourfarmer owners by Ita strong arm, and atthe cost of millions of its treasure andoceans of the blood of tho white race,and you were made the equal before tuelaw .if the richest and greatest of tbow!i't9 race. No power on the earthcoul i you. You have beentold by bad men that the white race cfthe south are your enemies, and thatthey would you. This isfalse. No man of truth and honorwould tell you so. The white race ofthe south are your natural friends. Inthe late civil war, the. wbUe raca in thesouth were engageiFift deadly c inflictwith the government, growing out ofdisputed constitutional questionsquestions involving tbe rights of theStates and the powers of the genera!government. They would have pre-vented your emancipation if thoy could,but the white race in the south was itselfovercome and conquered by the greatarmies of the government. While yourformer owners would have preventedyour emaucipation, yet they would uotnow you if it were left totheir own free will. Those who tell youotherwise utter a calumny on tho whiterace, and they know it to be a calumny.Having thus had conferred upon ycuat a cost iu blood and treasure so greatthe priceless boon of liberty, it remainsto be seen whether your raca will appre-ciate this great act of beneficence offthe part of the nation and prove your-selves worthy the liberties of Ameri-can citizenship. In the history of thohuman family there is no instance re-corded of a government, at such a costto its people and treasure, emancipat-ing a race of people and elevating it tofull citizenship. To fulfill your duties tothis government.you should always bearto it true allegiauce. But this is not yourwhole duty. You should obey all itslaws; you should be sober and industri-ous people, and by your energy and fru-gal habits, you should add to the aggre-gate wealth of the natiou, and acquirefor yourselves the necessaries and com-forts of life. If you should be idle audiudolent, or dissipated, you will becomepaupers and vagabonds. Alio! that classwill prove themselves unfit for liberty.Liberty consists in the rational enjoy-ment of equal and just laws. Libertyis not licentiousness. It is not in theuubridled indulgence of your own lustsor passions. These indulgences are sureof destroying your lives and usefulness.No physical law is more certain in itsregults than that such habits beget di; --

ease and death. All that class of yourrace will rapidly disappear. The gov-ernment has given you your liberties,and conferred upon you the full citizen-ship which was the birthright of thewhite raca. It can do no morefor you. It cannot place you in ease andwealth. These things can be acquiredby you, as they are by tho industriousand frugal of the white race. It is thegreat law of our being that we mustlive by the sweat of our brow. By in-

dustry, sobriety and frugal habits, everymau, in the enjoyment of good health,cau acquire tne necessaries and com-forts of life. Intelligence is power, and,when combined with frugal aud indus-trious habits, it is wealth. The value ofintelligence caunot bo overestimated.You need most tho means of education.The grown up of your race are advanc-ing and have advanced in intelligencevery much since your emaucipation.The education ol the people is tho dutyot the States in which you aro citizens.That does not pertain to the por ers andduty of the Federal government. Thewiiite race cf Tennessee have, by theirown free will, voted a tax upon theirproperty to raise the means of educatingtho rising generation of the white andblack races. While by law the Sfatek'eps the schools for the races separate,i . gives equal advantages to each race.The fact that the white race thus taxesthe property owned by it to educateyour children is evidence of tbe con-viction on the mind of that race thatthey a'e interested in your intelligenceas a race. It is au acknowledgmentthat the two races have a common in-terest in each other and in each other'swelfare. Intelligence, with iadustriousand virtuous habits, will certainly begetrespectability and social position. So-cial position and respectability can bewon by any of you, but these the gov-ernment cannot confer. It has not andcaunot confer these upon any of thewhite race. It is the fruits of moralworth. This is not and cannot be madea legal right. Equal and just laws, witha great and powerful government to en-force them, we now have. Next to thesoequal and just laws is an honest admin-istration or the laws. Honest and lo

laws are essential, and the onlymeans of preserving the rights and lib-erties of the people. "Where the;e offi-cers are chosen by popular vote, as theyare in this government, the responsibil-ity resting on the voting populatioa isvery great. The highest duty you oweyour country, as citizens in the exer-cise of the elective franchise, is tovote for none but honest and capablemen for any office. My advicewould bs to discard all partisanviews, to disband all colored political

organizations. It was these colored po-litical organizations in hostility to thewhite race of tho south that nroduoedthe color-lin- e amoug the white race cf' the south. You have seen its workings.The interests of the white and coioiedraces in the south are inseparably inter-mingled, and aro dependent on ewhother. What advances the interests ofthe one advauces the interests of theother. I purposely avoid all dUeassIouof political questions. This is a day ded-icated to the commemoration of a nationborn to freedom. The discussion of po-litical questions would bo out of place,and would mar the dffty cf the patriot.we may wen speaK ci tne power, great-ness and glory of the government, andof tho dut s of the pr.trlots, and of thosevirtues, b.bi:s and pursui's which arecalculated to elevate the citizen and toadvance him in social position and iuthe scale of civilization. In all yonrdealings with others, be honest, truthfuland just Fulfill your coutrac's in goodfaith. B kind to your fellow-me- n, audbe courteous and polite to all men.These will beget the confidence and re-spect of all men. Social position i3 thefruit of these, and will as certainly fal-low the practice of these virtues as reli-gion follows the practice cf morality andtho christian virtues. The governmentcan no more confer on you social posi-tion than it cau morality and religion.It has conferred upon you equality bs-l'-- re

the law, and it will protect you inthe enjoyment of these equal rights withall its powers; but it caunot make youindustrious and ust-fu-l men; it caunotmake you good christians, nor compelothers to regard your social standing.These are beyond ita powers, but theyare as much within your own control asare your habits of industry, frugality andvirtue. I havo said that tho white raceof the south are your natural IViendsYou were misled at tho eud cf the warby bad men cf the Republican party,who wore seeking to use your votes toget into power and into lucrative office.Theio places thpy wanted for their ownselfish purposes. They pandered to yourprejudices; they told you that you shouldhave forty acres of land and a mulo, andthat the rebels would put you back intoslavery. By your votes ntauy of themreached positions they were not worthyto fill, aud they practiced frauds uponthe State governments and thepeople, aud robbed the coun-try of vast amounts of money.But they did not get for you the fortyacxe3 of land aud tho mule" If you hadnot thus put yourself In tho hands of thoenemies of southern white people, buthad placed your couiideucj in them andhad with them iu necessaryreforms in the policy of State govern-ment, they would have risen your ullies,aud would have adopted such forms oflegislation as would have greatly ad-vanced your interests. It is the fate ofthe white race in the south and of yourrace to dwell in this section of country.You wero born aud raised iu the scuth.Your constitctiuus are suited to themild and genial climate of the south.The native climate of your race was inthe tropical region of Africa. Thereyour ancestors havelived sines the earlysettlemnnt after the Hood. The coldclimate and long winters of tho northyou will not bear. But your race canlive and prosper iu all the tat03 of thesouth. No race of people have ever in-creased ao rapidly as did yours while ina state of slavery. The gr;at want ofyour race now is home.j laud to culti-vate which is your owa. We havo Inthe south land in great abundance forten timea the whole population of thesouth. We have all" the open landwhich was, cultivated before your emau-cipation, We havo open laud enoughto furnish you all with good homsa andto cultivate, if it was properly dis-tributed. It la all of good quality. Anindustrious man could make a good liv-ing on any of it. Vast quantities ofthese lands are now uncultivated andare the richest in the world. This landbelongs mostly to the white race. Youarrayed yourselves and your influenceagainst them. You bscame active poli-ticians, and sought to rule and oppressthe southern people by yoar Yankeefriends. They have ruled aud ruinedthe country since "tho war, at-- by yoursupport. You organized your wholerace in hostility to the southern people.To counteract this, the white race or-ganized against you, all nationalities.This color-lin- e was a line to fight overand across. Matters had nearly reachedthat point. If that issue becomes gen-eral all over the south it must result iathe destruction of your race. With tbeassumption of your natural position offiiends and allies of tho southern whitepeople, the legislation cf the south wouldbecore friendly toward your people.Left to themselves, the white race hav-ing a direct interest in your welfare andprosperity, would seek by just laws toadvance your interests and to qualifyyou for good citizens. ithout tliH la-

bor of your race the gret body ol theland iu the south would go uncultivated.Without this land to cultivate you couldnot live There is therefore a depend-ence lietween the races tho onoon Ui' other which makes theprosperity of either impossible with-out the well-bein- g of the other.If you cease your hostility to thewhite race of the south, aud fall intothe general policy and intents of thesouth, and identify yourselves in inter-est with them, and vote for none buthonest and capable men forclli?e, wewould correct the abuses which havecrept iuto every department of busine a?.The wisest statesmanship would adoptmeasurea which would in the end enableyou to gei homes of your own, and landto cultivate. There are millions of acresof land all over tho south forfeited tothe States for non-payme- nt of taxes.Let congress and the States legislate inharmony for tho disposition of theselands. The States aro bankrupted be-cause the owners of these lauds cannotpay their taxes. Let laws be passedproviding that after a certain period oftime within which for these lauds to beredeemed, the States eball sell the un-improved- lauds so forfeited to the gen-eral gA'crumsutatonediillar and twenty-l-

ive ceuts per acre, and at two dollarsand fifty cents per aero for improvedlands, payable ia its levy bonds; pro-vided th j general government shall havethese lands laid of! into twenty andforty-acr- e lots, and will resell them atthe same prices, to actual settle's. Inthis way and by these means the Stateswould b3 greatly relieved from theirenormous debts, and iu a few years tliegreat body of industrious men, whowould save their means, would ha ableto secure to themselves and their fam-ilies comfortable honips. There is not aman of you but could save one hundreddollars a year if you would try ; thatwould get you a home. Under such asystem, sept in force for tan or fifteenyoars, fully two-third- s of the industriousaud ab'e-budie- d men, white and black,could procure themselves good homes.Then, ag3in, many of the old landedproprietors still hold large bodies of theirformer estates iu theirownhaud3. Thereis no sale of these lands, for there is nomarfitt tor them. They ca.iuot workthem. Let congress pses laws author-izing tho government to receive relin-quishments of such lands as owners willconvey to it, at a fixed rate, to bo paidfor in ita levy bonds, and let tht e landsbe laid off by the government into twen-ty aud forty-acr- e lots, and bo resold toactual tettlers, white and black alike,at the same prices the lands are con-veyed to it. These sales should be madeby the government on annual pay-ments. In this way and from these twosources the great body of tbe southernwhite and black races could be providedwith homes within a period of ten years.The details of this system I do not enterinto. The Federal and State govern-ments aro equally interested in the peo-ple, who are citizeus of both, havingpermanent homes, and in their prosper-ity and well-bein- g, and in the aggregatewealth which good citizenship, indus-try, and a thrifty and permanently fixfdpopulation, identified with the soil,will be suro to beget. Liberty, withthe means of comfortable livelihood,is a gieat blessing; liberty with pauper-Is- m

means the jail, the workhouse andthe penitentiary system of slavery. Lib

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erty of this last kind ia but aname a delusion. It Is a condition oldependence so Bearly akin to slavery asto have but little practical value. Mycolored friends, give up politics as a pur-suit. It cn'y pa3 the cfliceholders. Itdoes not feed aud clothe your wife andchildren. That man is your best friendwho tells you how to return yourfrieudlyrelation with your old friends and neigh-bor- a,

and who points out the way to youo' solid prosperity, and who proposes tadopt laws friendly to your intejests.The great need that you have Is 'o e

the owner of your ov. n onme, aodof land on which to mako a support.The suggestions above, if carried iutoeffect by prudent laws and wi leginli-tio- n,

would relieve the Statf s. from oppressive dert, would great'y reduce thetaxea upon all interests and rursut s,it.d several colored gentlemeu,wi eould dowould soon provide poor and jIM,iw tothe occasion, wouW also

white and black citizens wi'h .ire crowd. The distinguished gen- -

homeS. Tll'S system WOUld Uiat-lil- tlmn vrr.T thor Invit..! toInjure no one. iS'o man haa a right tonoiu and own property onwhich ho cannot pay ths irjcmdue to the government for pro-tecting his rights of property and person.Allegiance and protection sr erWveduties. A man who cannot or will notpay his taxes has forfeited his allegianceaud cannot claim the protectionof the laws of tho govern-ment. If all tae people of Ten-nessee should cease to pay the taxes ontheir lands, we should cease to have anygovernment. If one may never pay histaxes, then justice requires that iioueshall be required to do so. Upon theprinciple of justice all govern-ments mu9t rest. There i1 nojuslica or equality of lightsin a government making one class ot itapopulation pay taxes and of its allowiuganother class never to pay. The Stategovernment cannot continue to existwithout its revenues. If men cannot,or will not, pay their taxes and help ;osupport the government, pa3s the land tothose who can aud will pay the taxes. Ifby this means the great body of the poormen, white and black, can get homes,and raise their families, and becomeidentified with the soil, and help to sup-port the government and make themeans necessary to her existence, andadd to tl'e great aggregite wealth of theState and Federal governments, a wt-- e

statesmanship should shape the policy ofState and the National legislation ac-

cordingly.During the delivery of his address

General Pillow was frequently and mostheartil applauded.REMARKS OF COL. M. C. CALLAWAY.

Colonel M. C. G&Ilaway, of the Ap-peal, boiDg introduced by PresidentHenley, said:

My Countrymen I regret excrel-ingl- y

T am incapacitated from speaking.I make my living by wriiiog. I nevermade a speech in my life, but I havethis to say to you: the invitation fromPresident Henley, of the IndependentOrder of Pole-Bearer- s, is one of thegreatest things of tho pge it is s.

It buried the hatchet, andwe are nw fncuds. Cheers. I havehere a letter from our congressman, Col.Casey Youg, which my frienJ, Col.G. P. M. Turner, will plessa read. Ap-plause.

WHAT COLONEL TURNER SAID.Colonel Turner then arose aud said:Mr. President and Fellow-Citi-zen- s

At the request of Colonel Galla-wa- y,

it affords me pleasure to read inyour hearing a letter from our distin-guished representative in congress, Hon.Casey Ycuug, who. by reason of a per-sonal miiforlune, nunable to be here,but whoso heart is filled with patriotism,whose aro always just,aad whosesoul holds out the olive-branc-h of peacaanu good will to his fellows. You willlisten to his words with pleasure. I willread them. Cheers.

COLONEL CASEY" YOUNO'S LETTERwas then read by Colonel Turner, asfollows:

Memphis, July 5, 1ST"..

Colonel M. C. Uallaway:Dear Sir Confined to my room by

injuries resulting from a recent unfor-tunate accident, I am unable to attendthe celebration of the Fourth of July, tobe had to-da- y by the colored people, andto which, along with yourself and othergentlemen, I was invited some dayssince through tho columns of the Ap-

peal. I write you this note to expressmy regret that I cannot be present withthe others included in the invitation attho proposed celebration, and to requestyou to make known to those who in-

vited us the reason of my absence andthe interest I feel in the development ofthe spirit which seems to prompt theiractiou. Cheers. In recent mani-festations upon the part of thecolored people I trust I eeea gratifying evidence that they are be-

ginning more clearly to perceive audcomprehend thau heretofore the neces-sity of a more thorough Identity iu feel-ing and action with the people amoigwhom they live, and with whose inter-est aud fortunes their own destiny act!that of their posterity must bs linkedfor many generations to come. Thefuture relations of the two races in thesouthern State3 is a subject fraught witathe greatest interest and importance toevery thoughtful mind; for whateverintent be the capacity of the one or theother to work out its own destiny il leftaloup, free from geographical contact,yet living in the same territory, raiu-gle- d

as they are iu our social and politi-cal structure, there must of neets.-it- y

exist something of mutual intere.--t andmutual dependence. App'.ausB Wuatthose relations ought to be, is and hasbeen for years apparent to every onewho haa looked calmly, without parti-san zeal or individual prejudice uponthe situation of the couutry and the cir-cumstances which havo surrounded us,but how to accomplish a result soearnestly desired by those regardful ofthe public well-bein- g, ha been a ques-tion much nioro difficult of solu-

tion. There is little or nothing iuthe past connection of the two raceswhicti could be wisely evoked to aid iushaping their future. It were, therefore,better to let the past be forgotten andlook alone to tho condition of the pres-ent to determine those that are to come.It may be true, as they say, that thecolored people have, since the war, suf-fered a multitude of evi's at the handsof those who claimed to be their bestand truest friends, but perhaps this waswhat might have been expectedthe peculiar circumstances, which havesurrout led them; but, however, theroad to their delivei uice from theseevils is open, and they have only topursue it to escape from their influence.Applause. Their destiny is, in a great

measure, in their own hands and undertheir owu control, aud they may, by anintelligent comprehension of the privi-leges aud duties of citizenship, and anhonest md conscientious discharge ofita obligations, advance in process,prosperity aud happiness, or by becom-ing blind iLstruments for the ac

of selfish purposes, i'l ihehands of bad men of any class, theymay bring degradation and ruin upontheir r.-e- . Applause. It i3 oulyby cuitivati: g a friendlybetween the two races, dealing j isilyaud fairly with each other and waitingwith patience and forbearance for theeffect of time and experience, that thepermanent interest and prosperity ofboth ni3y be secured. Applause" Toassist in bringing about these ruit-- i is,iu my judgment, oue of the highestduties of the patriot aud philanthropist.I accept this occasion as the auspiciousbeginning of a period in tbe history ofthe south, when every feeling of enmityand hostility which may have hereto-fore existed between the white and thecolored races shall have passed away,and when every class of our people shallhavo a higher conception of the dutiesand obligations which devolve uponthem in the respective positions theyoccupy in our system of society and gov-ernment. I am yours, very respectfully,

CASEY YOUNii.At tho conclusion of the reading the

crowd gave "three cheera for ColonelCasey Young," and this was followed bymusic from the band.

REMARKS OF ALDERMAN DENT.Aldermau Henry G. Dent being in-

troduced by President Henley, said that

be was not here for the purpose of mak-ing a speech; lie never did make aspeecb, and even if he eonhi make oikhe would not do so to-da-y, m time bthe gentlemen who piecedett btatttnthe letter of Colone'. Vciiug ue surUcieii t.This was a proud l; v f r nim, xs hebadbeen laboring for i: f r five yearn, a fee:whieh many present eoold testify. Hisobject iu arising was merely to expresshid gratification at tbe result aod thaaktoem for .inviting iiim to be preeent

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with them. Applause! AT THB DINNER-TABL- .

After a lively air by the baud, rresi- -

deut Henley stated that they would re-- Ipsir to the dinner-tabl- e. After dinner

' they would resume the exercise, a--

Msjor Minor Meriwether and Colon-- !

rPnrntr vara Bnviua in ciom V vlti

Snra-r,,- dinner, to whish they didfml ju.siKHMAhKS OF MAJOR MBKIWBTHSR.

After dinner the crowd remb?etin the grand stand and President Heu-h- y

:l"oi introduced Major Minor Meri-w- tt

e . 1 his gentleman infiorwd wha'had been said by General Forrest an-- l

Gmeral Pillow. He hoped that thinoccasion would realize the expectationsof ita frieuds and those who had soughtto orir.g about fraternal aud ainWblerelations between the white and thecolored people. He warmly commendedthe undertaking, aud encouraged themto carry out its purpose, the accom-plishment of which would benefit bothwhite and black, and promote their mu-tual interests. Major Meriwether wasapplauded several times during his re-

marks.HENLEY'S ADDRESS.

G. W. Lawis then read the followingaddress of President HenleyTo the Colored Ladies and Gentlemen:

This day we celebrate is commemora-tive cf tbe national birth of our greatcountry, whk-- occurred ninety-nin- e

years ago. At that important periodthis greit republic was born andnehete I

into existence as an independent nation.She emerged from the heel of tyraaryaud oppression aod wadei thruugh thegloom cf fraternal strife antl adversestorms, proud and unscathed, full of dig-nity aud victorious, strengthened inevery well-trie- d nerve and mucle, andthough then iu her iiifincy and swaddlin-

g-clothes, this infant giant etoudsboldly forth to-da- y in the mjisty t f na-

tional poiver second in atUuenee andability to no other nation iu this wWeuniverse, proudly challenging the admi-ration and respect cf the world, whocourt her acquaintance to euiulVe hervirtues. Her vast storehouses awl fer-

tile fields; her beautiful suburban pe-aces; her extensive, magnificent an,;orderly, wtii-bui- lt ciuea, fraught withthe noie and bustle of mecharical andlommercial industry, attest and bear in-

controvertible evidence f tho inventivegeniti3, frugality and perseveienceof on'enterprising people. Her ample andwell-timb- d terr.Toriea, pregnant wi'hthe varied and richest ore; aer promi-nent headlands and deep-indente- d bays,with the watera of her inland seas andlarge rivers mingling in unison with thestormy Atlantic aud mild Pacific, ardthe sinuosities of her variegated ana

boundaries sweep in curvedmeander their trailing forma from thefrozen regions of the far north to thebalmy shades of our own sunny south,and in all thia bread bosom of healthyvalleys and fertile plains she Invites to ahome and freedom he oppressed, down-trodden and hoinelets, from all natiorsuuder the shilling suu. The merebtuat-inarin- e

of our vast empire spread thtirwhite wings to the breeze and dot thatvast expanse of sea; her beautiful craft,of every size and capacity, are foundcarrying our Nation's surplus products toevery clime and peoplo on the habiletiparts of the globe. The Hag of our coun-try is spread to the breeze iu every har-bor, port or roadstead where a vessel caueuter or ride at anchor, and are found inthe mo3t remote parts of the earth; andfrom tho Callirdens in Africa to the pal-ace of the mikado cf Japan, in-

cluding the almoud-eye- d sons ofConfuciu?, yea, even to the mightymonarchsof Europe we repeat iu aitthose vast emplrea of the earth, fromthe least to the greatest, tbe old Starsand Stripe3 of-- America are greeted withaffectionate regard, and all nations joinin wonder, adulation antl true respectfor the increasing energy and indom-itable oroweaa of the American peo-ple. My colored brethren, have youever seriously considered the import-ance and dignity attached to thehonored position of an American cit-za-

Have you, in your leisurethoughts, ever carefully consideredtho dignity and value of American sov-

ereignty? Or bavo you ever er j lyed theelastic step of the fre?man who feels atdknows he'is worthy the sanctified privi-lege of membership in the Teat Ameri-can family, proudly sheltered by thegloriou3 flag of our Union? If you havenot carefully endeavored in the past torealize those values, think of its Im-

portance in the midnight hour, when the

Concluded on fourth jxtge.

DAVIS NiSElTT On the loth of June, InMarshall county, Mississippi, at the rkl&nceof the bride's ;mother, Mrs. M. NeefeUt, byKev. It. It. Evan?, chari.es R. Days, ofShelby county, Tences3e, and Miss Mart M.daughter of the late Dempsfy Neibitt.

ALhXANDEIt Died at 5i ajo., Jaly4tb.I!kktik gray, twtn daughter of Robert Hand L. A. Alexander. Interment at Raleigh'July 5th.

GltURBS-O- n t';e3d instant, by drowning.John Morgan Ububbs, ran of w. R. ami

aged lSyesrs 9 months and ISdays.

Funeral fron the residence on Thorntonavenue, this (TUESDAY) afternoon at 4

O'clock. Friends of the family are respect-fully Invited to at tent.

TEMPLB OFLOVCNO.l. The members ofthe Temple will meet this (TUESDAY) even-ing at 2 o'clock, at SO Second street, to atttndthe faneral of Templar J. M. URi'im.

Visltln; brotuers are invited to attend. Byorder.

JACKSON I. CREWS, T. 8.Ed. D. Coi.e. R. H. ,," ..i.hwii --m awfc hbji

W. Z. MITCHELL'S

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