Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-06

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! ing. He said that he would call them
| fellow soldiers, aud he knew that they
never would forget Gen. Grant at AppO.
mattox when he gave the Southern army
such honorable terms.
EULoGIsrIC RESOLUTIONS.
Mai. Quincy, GEN. Loring, Gen. Lilley,
Sergt. A. w. Davis, and J. B. Mayor were
appointed a committee on resolutions.
They submitted the following memorial
and resolutions, which were unanimously
| adopted:
MEMORIAL OF EX-CONFEDERATEs IN
HONOR OF GEN. GRANT.
This mortal passing away we deplore.
Duty, as he and we respectively saw it. found
us once opposed in arms. Peace made us
| friends. In overcoming cur power in battle
he was great, and by his magnanimity in vic
tory he SSon a fortune beyond the reach of
the bayonet thrust or the cannon baPs
nOblest triumph. His words Of kindly re-
memhrance and peaceful parting, hehtting
the great, generous spirit now upon It's i'm
mortal flight, will be ever cherished in the
holiest sanctuary of our memories.
PEACE AND GOOD WILL.
AS it was peace and good will to US and
| Ours," so be it Peace and gOod will to thee
| and 'hinP. great General, now and forever
more" For his country he lived, and he
received the highest hOnors, both military
| and civil, that the country could bestow His
passing ,wav, # necessity natural, while
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| trous his grand achieve ments as a so dier and
statesman. and doubly endear hin to the
| hearts OF his CRATE al cauntrymen. The great
| lesson Of life becomes more impressive when
the voice Is from the grave. The deeds of the
| living great become more potential from rev.
| erence to the great dt ad.
A REUNITED COUNTRY.
The North and South, sitter sections of
! common country, side by side at the grave OF
| this great spirit Of peace be peaks the nj OF
| itg 0ufmOsi ties buTipd. Ita JpgsinQs
| petuaied, of n reunited country and OF res
| tored Union. stronger through the crucibe 1t
has passed. our land never again to be drench-
! ed IN fraternal blood. To such man no
| desth can come. He lives more to-day In the
hear of his countrymen than ever before.
the immortality of true greatness.
Reso5oed. That as Southern soldiers we can
| never forget The genial courtesy with which
! Gen. Grant opened negotiations with Gen.
| Lee, and the honorable terms accorded to the
| southern army at Ap omattox, and that in
! these we recognize the magnanmity Of the
| great conquerOr and the noble characteristics
and knightly instincts of grand personal hero
| ism.
ResozDsd, That we recall with grateful
emotions the lofty bearing of Gen Grant as
| exhibited in the decisive promptness with
| which he int rposed the influence o. his high
office, and the broader shield and more com
manding authority OF his great character to
revent the arrest Of Gen, Lee, the beloved
and illustriOus commander OF the Southern
armies.
The sympathies of the meeting will be
rendered the family of Gen. Grant and
copy of the memorial and resolutions viii
he presented to them. A committee Of
one from each of the Southern States will
attend the funeral ceremonies.
EULOGIZED AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 5e-A meeting of
ex-Confederat.s presided over by Gen.
Edward l.. Thomas, of Georgia, was
held in this city tO-nighs. A committee
of five was appointed to draft suitable
resolutions. These were reported and
unanimously adopted. They recite that
the ex-Confederate soldiers unite, with
most heartfelt sympathy, in the national
tribute or admiration and grief offered TO
Gen. Grant, and continue as follows:
ResoIDed, That we, survivors Of the South
ern armies, have stronger reasons than all
others to appreciate most gratefully the mag
nanimI and generosity OF the great leader
of the Union forces on the day Of his triumph,
and the steadfastness with which he resiste d
IL attempts to persecute those who were pro-
tected By his capituation.
GENEROUS IN VICTORY.
He was as generous in victory as be was
gre and successful in war, ana it is TO the
generosity and magnanimity OF his nabie
hearJ that America is the Onlg land under
heaven IN which a glganti" civil war WAS
closed without any lives being taken in re-
yenge. or any Of the conquered being doomed
To imprisonment and pXie.
Resol0ed, That while fully Acknowledge
ing the military ability and genius Of
Gen Grant, we consider hls modesty.
magnanimity ami generosity in victory as an
attribute which, above all Others entities him
70 rank with the greatest as soldier and as
q man
SYMPATHY FOR THE FAMILY.
ResoLUed. That to the widow aud family Of
the illustrious dead we oiief the sincere ana
tenner tribute OF our sym athy and our grief,
and we feel that If his generoas soul is coxni-
zant OF earthe scenes he rejoices in wit
Messing the union of hearts of those " no wore
the blue and the gray, and of all the peOpie OF
the entire country in doing honor to his
memory.
During the meeting the following tele-
gram, dated New York. fro "a Gen. Sickles
10 Col. John Brown was read:
"A meeting OF your comrades residing i'm
this city VIII he held at the Hoffman hOuse
tonight. Communicate with them. Space
will be assigned In the column under my COM
mand to eX-COniedcrafe veterans II appica-
tiOn be made tomorrow. stating how manv
vii par pe and under those command"
Gen. Thomas will receive at the Metro
pOilan hotel the names Of the ex-COnfed-
crates who desire to attend the funeral Of
Gen. Grant.
EX-CoNFEDERATEs IN REUNION.
FORT WORTH, TEX, Aug. 5.-The
grand annual reunion of Confederate SOL
diers began here to-day, aud will con-
tinue till Friday evening. Fifteen
thousand persons are now present,
with the promise OF a
large increase In the attendance
tomorrow. Barbecue fires were started
late last night, and the carcasses Of 20
cattle and go lambs were roasted. This
number OF animals will be killed and
roasted each night during the session, and
will be dis ributed free during the day.
At the opening ceremonies this morning,
a committee was appointed 10 draft reso-
lutions OF sympathy with Mrs. Grant on
the death Of her illustrious husband.
REAGAN's SPEECH.
In the absence OF Senator Coke, Hon.
John n. Reagan was called upon 10 de-
liver the principal speech OF the day. He
paid high tribute 90 the memory OF Gen.
Grant. He said that the people Of the
South should never forget that Gen. Grant
stood between the implacable hate OF Sec
tary Stanton and the conquered soldiers
Of the South. The speaker eulogized
jefferson Davis a. the close OF t0-day's
speech making. The following telegram
was sent to Jefferson Davis.
FORr WORTH Aug. 9. 1885.
The -ConfcdorHtes. In reunion assembled
In this city, send cordial greeting 70 yourself,
their beloved and trusted eader In the past,
and pray fr You many years Of continued
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