The daily gazette., 1875-06-18

hhMTH OB FEELING hhACIEh n
cLIMAx-THE HEARTY GREETING or
Ex-coNFEpERATEs.
Bayard Taylor thus describes tho
scene on Wednesday evening In Bos-
ton Music Hail. q
North and South have clasped hands
for the first time TO night. All day long
| the feeling manifested yesterday when
the 9th Maryland Regiment arrived has
been growing in warmth and depth,
| finding new vent in the welcome given
to the Charleston Regiment, the Rich,
mond Knights Templar, and the Nor
folk Blues, until climax has been
reached this evening which ought to
make the whole American people hap.
Ipy. Music Hall was superbly decora-
ted for the occ lsion. The removal of
the seats from the floor added greatly
to the apparent dimensions.
The galleries were filled with ladies
and gentlemen long before :he aproin.
ted hour, but the spacious hoor.was
kept clear, and when the South CARO-.
lima soldiers marched In, while the
crowd cheered & the orchestra pealed
It's welcome, q more inspiring scene
C uld no be imagir ed The Mayor arri.
We SOC n. lfterwar, 0 is company With
Governor CASTOR, Vice. President
Wilson, Colonel Wilder, and number
of distinguished guests, who, with the
officers of the Southern regiments, took
their seats on the platform. There was
u great number of cheers when the old
Revolutionary flag of Eutaw was car
ried up and its red folds hoated above
the Palmetto leaves,
The applause thus far had been hear
ty and general, but when the Mayor
announced the name of Colonel An.
drews, of South Carolina, 1t was like
firing a mine. The thousands present
gave more than cheer-a sry of well
come; hats were swung, handkeI chiefs
waved, the seated guests rose to their
feet, and for some minutes the great
hall fairly rang and trembled with
storm Of genuine heartfelt joy. Colonel
Andrews response was very solemn
and fervent. He did full justice 10 the
sincerity of the welcome, and reclpro-
Gated its spirit In thoroughly frank
anil manly way. He was cheercd
throughout and his allusion to the Eu-
taw (Which was lifted and waved as he
spoke) awoke the enthusiasm anew
As he closed the orchestra struck up
the once familiar air Of DSzSs, which
the assemblage welcomed as an old
friend. The appearance of General
Fitzhugh Lee was the occasion for
new outburst of feeling, warmer, IL
possible than the proceeding ones.
looked around and saw the light of
solemn gratitude and THANKSGIVING on
every face when General Lee stated
that he had come because he claimed
right to be here, and the cheering
was tumultuously renewed, as 1t was
at the close of his brief address. Then
the orchestra played A1ld Lang Svne
amid profound silence yet silence
full of memories aud full of hopes
General Fitzpatrick's greeting was
hearty and familiar, as of ono whom
the audience knew and were glad to
see. But the intense depth Of feeling,
not unmingled at first with certain
amount of anxiety with which the
Southern speakers were heard was no
longer apparent. Men listened to the
latter as If asking themselves,
"Will they be brothers againa" and
the demonstrations they gave express
ed the realization of their own desire.
This has been the ruling hope, the ru-
ling doubt in Boston to-day. l can tes-
tify both to its sincerity and its lit IN
sity, and foresee the higher and purer
feeling of jubilation which will pos
sess ali hearts tomorrow. trust that
the millions of our People who cannot
be here will unite with US In our gra-
titude and Joy, for the day We have
prayed for dawns at last.