The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1884-04-19
The Confederate Home.

New York, April Gas it was
known that Gen. Grant would rot
preside at the Confederate
Homs' meeting in Cooper Union
tonight, owing to disability, the
hall was not crowded, as it other
wise would have been, yet fully
1000 persons were present and
enthusiastic for the success of the
movement. Corporal Tanner, of
Brooklyn presided, and the exer.
cises 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 success.
Gen. Bristow promised his sup
port. DR.. Talmage also sent q let
ter of sympathy with the move
ment in lieu Of his presence. Gen.
j. B. Gordon made the speech of
the evening. lie began thus:
GEN. GoRDoN's SPEECH.
"As an ex-Confederate soldier
who surrendered his arms and
forces to your great captain at
Appomattox courthouse, Virginia,
| greet You tonight with pleasure,
sincere and profound. The cause
which brings us here is worthy the
men whose heroism in the late
war thrilled the world with aston
ishment and admiration. 1t is q
movement by brave and magnani-
nous yictors to protect, shelter
and befriend the disabled and suf-
fering of their honorable, though
yanquished, brothers. 1t is to
make practical, to give force and
direction and scope to all impulse
conceived in the noblest minds,
born of generous and brave
hearts, inspired by godlike chari.
ty, and which is destined to exert
q power for good on the future OF
this reunited country, resistless.
mcasureless, enduring. This move.
ment, my countrymen, in its eff
fects upon those now living and
those who arc to come after us, is
worth more to this country than
all the resolutions of political
platforms or party, more than all
appeals by eloquent lips for the
restoration Of sectional concord
and American fraternity, for 1t Il
Northern hearts own eloquenct
addressed to Southern hearts OWL
sensibilities. 1t il brotherhood
accomplished. 1t obliterates pas
sion. II touches, softens ant
unites the hearts Of all our peo
pie, and will bind them together
in a bond Of brotherly affection
. sincere, strong and immortal. II
! understand that the significanc'
of this movement, unsolicited ant
: spontaneous, is not exaggerated
: II is sufficient to know that 1t re
ceives sanction and cooperation
Of brave men Of the Federal army
from its great commander, who's
fame fills all continents, down 4
the humblest private who himself
! MANNED and poor, is ready to cor
, tribute to this cause from the per
, sion paid him by the Federal gov
! ernment, and 1t remains only t
! add that among the blessing
; which have resulted from ou
} great coufict, which are CONNIE
. to all, is the courage and disciI
; line of the soldier citizenship; tn
7 chivalry and martial spirit, lov
: and glory, and appreciation 9
5 honorable, truthful and intrepi
D character, the scorn of meannes
7 and baseness and cowardice, th
courage to strike a braver bio
, for right than any power dar
! strike for wrong, the assure
Q greatness and benifcence OF ou
7 common country, the South an
5 the North as one great arm
+ marching to a common glory, an
. under q common flag, an emblel
s of a Union one and inseperable.'
Judge Watson has been reta''
, ed to defend the injunction su
, brought by the Illinois Centr'