Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-06
again placed on the catafalque, and the
iron gates swung open and the public
allowed TO enter.

allowed TO enter.
MRS. GRANT REMAINS AT MOUNT
M'GREGoR.
MOUNT McGREGoR, August D.
Mrs. Grant still remains here, and
does not expect TO 60 to New York.
With her are her friends, Mrs. New
man, Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Sharp, and Mrs.
Corbin. Her family will join her on
Monday next.
TRIBUTE OF EX-CONFEDERATES IN
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, August 5.-ln the
Hoffman House there assembled this
evening upward Of fifty ex-Coniederate
soldiers. They met to do honor to the
memory Of General Grant. Among
the most prominent were Brigadier-
General K. d. Lilley, Of General Jack
sons command; Colonel W. l.. Dun,
of the Eighth Mississippi cavalry; Ser
geant A. NJ. Davies, Of the Thirty
fourth Virginia infantry; Douglas
Walker. of the Hampton Legion; Gen
eral W. w. Loring, Major W. ii.
Quincy. and General j. B. Gordon, of
General Longstreet's corps, and Ma
jor d. b. Bridgeford, prOvOst-mar-
shall of General Lees army at.
Richmond. William Hancock Clark,
acting as secretary, called the meeting
to order, and General j. j. Gordon
was elected chairman. The latter stated
the purpose Of the meeting. lie said he
would call them fellow-soldiers, and he
knew that they never would forget Gene
raj Grant at Appomattox when he gave
the southern army such honorable
terms. Major Quincy, General :Loring,
General Lilley, Sergeant A. W. Davies,
and j. b. Major were appointed a COM
mittee on resolutions. They submit
ted the following memorial and re-
solutions, which were unanimously
adopted
Memorial Of er-Copfederate Soldiers
IN Honor Of General Grant.
His 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 our
power in battle he was great, and by
his magnanimity in victory he won
fortune beyond the reach of
bayonet-thrust and cannon-ball-
the noblest triumph. His words
Of kindly remembrance and peace
full parting befitting the great gen
erous spirit now upon its immortal
fight will be ever cherished in the
hottest sanctuary Of our memory. As
it was "peace and goodwill to us and
ours" so be it peace and goodwill
to thee and thine, great General, now
and evermore."
For his country he lived, and he re-
ceiyed the highest honors, both mill
tary and civil, that the country could
bcstow. His passing away (of ncces-
sity natural), while a national bcreaye-
ment, will render more lustrous his
grand achievements as a soldier and
statesman and doubly endear him to the
hearts of his grateful countrymen.
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 reverence
to the great dead. The North and
South, sister sections of a common
country. side by side at the grave Of
this great spirit Of peace. besPc.k the
end Of warts animoStcS buried. It's
blessings pcrpetuated-of a reunited
country; Of restored MON, stronger
through the crucible it has been passed
our land never again to be drcnchcd in
fraternal blood. To such a man no
death can come. lie lives moro to-day
in the hearts of his countrymen than
ever bcforc-the immortality Of true
greatness.
Rexoired, That as southern soldiers
We can never forget the genial cour-
tesy with Which General Grant opened
the negotiations with General Lee, and
the honorable terms accorded to the
southern army at AppomattOx, and in
these we recognize the magnanimity Of
q great conquerOr and the noble charac-
teri,tics and knightly instincts Of grand
personal herOism.
Resolred, That we recall with CRATE
ful emotions the lofty bearing Of Gene
raj Grant, as exhibited in the decisive
promptness with which he interpOsed
the influence Of his high Office and the
broader shield and more commanding
authority Of his great character to pre-
vent the arrest Of General Lee, the be
loved and illustriOus commander Of
the southern armies.
Sympathies will be rendered the fam
ily Of General Grant and a copy of the
memorial resolutions presented to them.
4 committee of one from each Of the
southern States will attend the funeral
ceremonies.
EN-CONFEDERATES' MEETING II
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, August "a met
ing of cx-CoEfcderatcs, presided over
by General Edward l.. Thomas, OF
Georgia, was held in this city tonight.
A committee Of five was appointed to
draft appropriate resolutions. These
were reported and unanimously adopt
Cd. They rccite that the ex-Confedcrate
soldiers unite with the most heartfelt
sympathy in tn national tribute Of adj
miration and grief offered to General
Grant.
80 NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
WAsHINGToN, August 5.-The
President is III receipt of number Of
communications from different parts OF
the country suggesting and recommend
inc that he declare next Saturday ma
tional holiday, upon which day there
shall be a suspension Of both public
and private business. The President
is, however. not empowered to declare
national holiday, as his jurisdiction
in that respect does not extend be-
yond the limits of the District
of Columbia. His authority here is
similar to that Of governor in their re-
spectiye States. The ACCESSIBILITY or
propriety Of directing the suspension Of
private business in Washington has