St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-10
BRoTHERLY LOVE.
Ex-COnfederate and Union Soldiers
Meeting in Cooper Union
Last Night.
General Gordon, of the ex-COnfederate Army,
Makes Thrilling Speech, Which
Was Well Received.

NEW YORK. April 9.-As it was known that
Gen. Grant would not preside at the "C1n-
federate home'' meeting in the Cooper union
tonight, owing to disability, the large hall
was not crowded as it otherwise would be.
Fully 1880 persons were present, and were
enthusiastic for the success of the movement.
Corporal Tanner, of Brooklyn, presided. and
the exercises began by the band PLAYING
''Dixie." Many letters of regret were read.
Gen. Hancock sent an assurance of his very
best wishes and efforts for their success.
Gen. Bristow promised his support. DR..
Talmage also sent letter of sympathy with
the movement in lieu of his presence.
Gen. j. B. Gordon made the speech of the
evening. He began thus: As an ex-confsde-
rate soldier who surrendered his arms and
forces to your great captain at Appomattox,
Va, greet you tonight with pleasure sin
cere and profound. The cause which brings
US here is worthy the men whose heroism in
the late war thrilled the world with astonish-
ment and admiration. 1t is a movement by
the brave and magnanimous victors to pro-
tect, shelter and befriend the disabled and
suffering of their honorable and valiant,
though vanquished, brothers. 1t is to make
practical, to give form and direction and
scope to an impulse conceived in the nobest
minds, born OF brave and generous hearts,
inspired by godlike charity, and which is
destined to exert power for good in the
future OF this reunited country, resistless,
measureless, enduring.
Ihls movement my countrymen in its effects
upon those now living, and those who are to
come after us, is worth more to this country
than all the resolutions of political platforms
or parties, more than all the appeals by elo-
quent lips for the restoration of sectional
concord and American fraternity, for it is
the northern hands own eloquence. addressed
to the southern hearts own sensibihties. IL
is brotherhood accomplished. 1t obliter-
ates passion, it touches, softens and unites
all hearts of all our people, and will bind
them together in a bond of brotheriy affec-
ton, sincere, strong and immortal. To UNDER
stand that the significance of this
movement. unsolicited and spontaneous, is
not exaggerated, it is sufficient to know it
receives the sanction and cooperation of
the brave men of the federal amry, from its
great eX-commander, whose fame fills all
continents, down to the humblest private,
who himself manned and poor, is ready to
pension paid by the federal government.
And it remains only to add, that among the
blessings which have resulted from our great
conflict, which are common to all, is the
courage and discipline of soldier citizen
ship, the chivalry and martial spirit of love
and glory, and appreciation of the honorable,
truthful and intrepid character, the scorn Of
meanness and 5aseness and cowardice, the
courage to strike Drawer blow for right
than any power dare strike for wrong, the
assured greatness and beneficence of our
common country, the south and the north,
as one great army marching to a common
glory, and under a common flag, the en-
blem of a union, one and inseparable."
General Gordon was frequently interrupted
by applause in the course of his address and
vociferously cheered as he closed. Several
other speakers followed, and it was announce
ed a considerable sum had already been
raised for the ex-Confederate home in Rich
mond, Va.