Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-13
BLUE AND GRAY.
The State ERcsmpmsnt Of The s.. a. r.
Addressed by GOVeraor Roes-Staff
Appointments Wade.
a VISIT to ths Confederate Home-A Camp
FIrs Wondered the Boys in Blue by
tbs Veterans Of the Gray.
Special 10 the Gazette,

Special 10 the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Tex, April 12-To-daY the
state ercsmpment Of Grand Army OF the
K Republic, headed by ex-Commauder Sin!
clair, called upon Governor Ross at the
executive office in body, there being
SO nut seventy in lire. Ia reply 10 an
address by Commander Sinclair, Governor
r )ss said he was glad TO see and TO well
come the men who fought under the blue,
whom the state Of Texas ought to make
welcome and did. Northern capital hsd
doue much to build up the state. It was
true that in the chancery court Of war the
verdict had been rendered against US and
tor the other side, but for his
part he has since done all In his power to
cast oil upon the troubled waters. The
feeling thGt prevailed in Texas WAS that
We hsd accepted tue results Of the war in
good faith. We owed debt Of gratitude
TO the north for Its people who had come
here and we owed much to the G A. K.
themselves who had settled in Texas.
Next to those fought with side BY side
ia the WAL, said GOV rn9r R1sa, love
those who fought against me; aud
he had little respect for those
WHO only began the war
after Lee and Grant had settled It at APP.
| pomSttCx. He hoped the members OF the
Grand Army of the Republic now here,
would enjoy the hospitalitlts OF the peo-
pie.
| The Grand Army OF the Republic then
retired applsuding the msguanimous SEN
timents of the Governor.
Department Commander DeGress has
made the following stsf appointments:
J. NJ. Otell Of Aus in, assistant sdjutant-
general; K.Tay lor Of Houston, assistant
quartermsster-geners j. 2. Richardson
Of Austin, judge advocate general, and J.
NJ. Diehl Of Fort Worth, mastering Of
fcer. Colonel DeGress upon assuming
the command Of the depGr.m= n,
this afternoon made strik-
ingly happy address, brief, clear
and to the point. It was cordially re-
csiyed and heartily spplauded by his
comrades.
The Confederate veterans met at the
temporary capitol st $3.50 O'Clock. and
under command Of General Walker
marched 10 the encsmpmeDt hall, where
they took charge of the "Boys in Blue"
and escorted them to the Confederate
Home. At O'Clock the encampment,
escorted by the John B. Hood Camp
Of Confederate veterans, marched
from the hall to Pecan
street, where street cars were
taken to Confederate home. Arrived at
the home warm and cordial address of
welcome was delivered by Major Joe II.
Stewart on behalf OF Hood camp and the
old soldiers of the hlms. At S O'Clock
the vet rsus Of the blue and OF the gray
repaired 20 the campfire at Pressles gar
den where such time as only old sold
iers eau have WAS Ell Dyed.
TIE present state encampmens of the
G. A R. has been success.
Following is the address Of ex Com
msnder W. 81. Sinclair of Galveston,
speaking for his comrades present during
the call upon the Governor. Colonel
Sinclair said: Governor Ross, as the
retiring Commander Of the Grand Army of
toe REPUBLIC OF the Empire Safe
OF Texas. one Of the pleesantest duties
that devolyes upon me as the head of our
order Is to represent my comrades in the
courtesies you have kindly extended to
US in receiving Us as the chief executive
of your adopted state, and to
thank you for the same. In
the grand programme of the
Almighty it was decided that those l
have the honor to represent and our
brothers of the gray of which you were
ST honored and gallant representative,
should meet In frssricidal strife In wsr
OF brother against brother, father
,gsinst son, and son agsins,
father. After long years of anguish, t il
nj hlnndahad n
participated therein can know or realize,
BE VINO "doeth all things WE'LL" decreed
The end, and all, both gray and blue,
bowed in humble submission to His will |
as the God OF battles, thankful that
the end had come soon, accepting |
as all fighting Contederstes did the arbi- |
trament of the sword, aud since then as |
loyal to the old flag as the fsg they 30 |
calamity carried and fought |
to sustain. More than genera
ton has passed since the curtain |
fell, and your children and ours have
been born and grown to manhood and |
womsnhood and know little Of It's occa
sion save as we revive its memories By |
your reunions and our own and as they |
read its history, for now the boys of the |
blue and the gray know nothing, |
say nothing, cherish nothing of the |
past save the honorable record made |
by both in battle, for the right was gwen
the frank and file Of both to die, both |
equally earnest, honest and sincere in
their convictions, as evidenced by their
sacrifices and trials, and now
long United as brothers witt |
one country, one kindred; we do not LOOK
backward, but forward only; forward tol
the peace and prosperity Of our adc&ed
stste as we'll as you 90 70 one country iNpe
fse, the sssr-spsngled banner. =
In the name Of our comrades, I again
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