Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-24
BLUE AND GRAY IN UNISON.
Meeting at Cooper Union In Behalf Of a
Home for Ex. Con [, deratc Soldiers,

Nkw York, April li.--A meeting
was held in the hall of Cooper Union
last evening, on the anniversary OF the
surrender of Gen. Lee at Appomattox
to further the movement for erecting
at Richmond, Va, home for needy,
disabled ex.Confederate soldiers. The
hall was nearly filled, number OF
ladies being present. The desk aud
the pillars back of the stage were
draped with the stars and stripes.
Over bust of Washington was gilt
horseshoe and beneath were the words
in gilt; "Blue and Gray.n The band
of the Rice Pest, G.. A. II, No. 30,
Sons of Veterans, play ed martial airs
during the evening". Among those on
the platform were Gen. j. II. O'Beirne,
Corporal Tanner, Albion w. Tourgee,
Gen. John b. Gordon, Gen. Loring,
Gen. Lilly, Judge Mackay of South
Carolina, w. Hancock Clark and Capt.
Arthur Splitter of Richmond, Va.
Corporal Tanner of Brooklyn was in
troduced by Gen. O'Beirne as the
chairman OF the meeting, and was en-
Enthusiastically cheered. He said
"This project Is in the same spirit in
which Gen. Grant told Lee to take his
horses home, as they would be needed
to do the spring blowing. Let us do
something for the poor soldiers of the
South, in order that they shall not lose
faith in humanity and the common
doctrines of Christianity. And here |
would say that the eX.Cou federale
members of congress have always
pensions were demanded for Union
u,,ll II nt H. e
sympathy, now that we have one coun-
try, one flag and one destiny from
Maine to the gulf" Applause.
Maj. Quincy, ex-Confederate, re; d
a number OF letters of regret, the first
being from Gen. Grant, saying that he
would have been glad, II able to be
present, to preside, and adding that he
offered his sympathy and financial
support. Other letters aud kilograms
OF regret, all expressing warm sympa-
thy, were read from Gen. Hancock,
Gen. Christensen, Gen. Samuel w.
Crawford, Gen. b. H. Bristow, C. p.
Huntington, Senator Hawley, Gen.
Roger A. Pryor, Gen. o. b. Wilcox
and the Rev. II. De Witt Talmage.
Corporal Tanner then introduced
Gen. John b. Gordon, ex-senator from
Georgia, as one who had been wounded
five times at Antietam. Gen. Gordon
said:
"As an ex-Confederate soldier who
laid down his arms at AppomuttoX, |
greet you with profound pleasure. Al
ter nearly twenty years of peace / can
say that the analysis of the closing
times of the war showed not conflict
OF principles of government but of con-
struction. The North resolved that
This should be but one grand republic.
No army inspired by such motives
could be less than grand army. Both
armies were patriotic; both were re.
publican. Devotion to liberty and
the principles of the constitution were
the fountain from which both drank
inspiration. Though foes in fact, we
were comrades even then in having
the same purpose, which will never
die in on American soul. We need to
be comrades in fact tonight. We
meet tonight to forward a movement
to hefriend those who wer. valiant,
though vanqulshed, which will do
more 10 cement a reunited country
than all political harangues and plat
forms. In this movement the elo-
quence of the Northern soldiers will
reach the Southern soldiers sensibili-
ties" Applause.
Gen. Geo. A. Sheridan said:
I'VE did not see our flags 90 down
in the whirlwind of defeat. And il is
mighty mean man who will remind
another of defeat except on such an
occasion as this. All that the South
wants Is chance to be trusted. There
~ not iebel left down South. And
II there should ever be a chance for
Massachusetts and Georgia to fight
side by side, | believe the sword of INV
friend Gen. Gordon would be among
the first drawn in defence of his
country
Gen. Floyd King of louisiana and
Judge Albion w. Tourgee also spoke.
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