The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-20

difficult to find in history an instance
where contending parties in after years meet
together in peri ct amity. II took great men 70
win that battle but it takes greater men still,
L viii say morally great, to wipe away j the
Ill feeling which naturally grows out Of such
contest. lApplause.l
cANNoNADING OF THE PRESS.
To me there is another feature of peculiar
interest, and that Is that there has been no
time since the war when the people of the
south, through the noble sentime is Of the sur
VlYors aud the respect felt by all for the men
VINO fought aud fell in their cause, could not
Systematically undertake to com nemOfate the
deeds they performed and to keep alive their
memories by the erection of Monuments,
without mourning the com plant of the news
paper press that they were keeping up the
memories OF the war, and feelings Of hatred
which ought 10 perish as peace returns. Ont the
SOIL oil ieorgia both the blue and the gray can
unite in obtaining control over the battle
ground, laying out roa Is and marking sights
where men entitled in tn ir opinion
TO special respect and special vener-
alton my have monuments erected TO
their memories, where organizations who
choose to do so may PIT up monuments TO the
herolsm displayed on those fields without crit
lciSm and rather with feeling OF comradeship.
mat 10 me II very noble thing, and believe
that the spirit thai brings you here this Oc
casion an the foundation upon which your
views rest conspire to produce result very
wonderful indeed Hou will be told a great
many thin. by those who vii. fol
low me TO show how stro z the
foundation OF our expectation is that
we are commencing a national event at this
meeting this afternoon. AS | am quit untitled
for public speaking and heartily detest the
task think what / nave said viii Da enough to
SHOW to you how thankful am 10 be with you,
and to be called upon 10 preside over this meet
ing. The first exercise order will be some
remarks from Gen. II. Y. Boynt n, who deserves
the thanks of everybody. and esps, tally of the
comrades OF the army of the Cumberland, for
his work in studying UP this subject and he will
Tell you O great deal LlaQ l
GEN. BoYNroN INTRODUCED
After some spirited mu ,ic by the Seventh
regiment hand, Gen. Il. V. Boynton of
Washington, d. c., was introduc d as one
OF the leading spirlts in inaugurating this
grand movement. Gen. Boyntop hea tly
approved OF the plan suggested in the CT
cular of the cal Cnickamauga committee,
and expressed the belief that he next con-
gress would hear the petIiiol of the old sol
diers of both sides, and would rescue the
old battlefield from the ownership Of private
par les and dedicate it to the perpstuation
of e memory Il the heroic bravery and
fortitude of the American soldiery.
IMPORTANCE OF THE BATTLE.
He spoke Of the battle # Chickamauga as
the most important Of the war, and one OF
the mos sangninary ever fought by civil
ized soldiers. In the battle OF Chickamauya
331s per cent. Of b 9TH 'mies was st, over
35, 900 men being killed, missing and cap ured
Gen. Boynto IS add S vas he keynote of
the occasion, and the old soldiers stood up
and dyelled for the Chickamauga national
park.
REPLY OF THE CoNFEDERATES.
Following Gen. Boynt m, ex-Gov. Albert
S. Marks of Tennessee respond d in behalf
of the ex-confederates of the south, strongly
urging the organization of the association.
Gen. Marks address was eloquent and
scholarly, and was frequently Interrupted
by applause f 20 Il the audience. Ex-Gov.
Marks created slight sensation when,
turning to Gen. Rosecrans, ne characteriz sd
i'm as the great st military genius of the
war On the federal side, and gave him tho
credi tr the victory in the battles about
Chattanooga.
THANKED GOD FOR THE REUNION.
Gen. Marks was followed by Col W. 4.
Henderso of Knoxville, an ex-confederate
who thanked God for the reunion of the
blue and the gray. Col. Henderson alluded
to tue results of the war by saying that the
south was the greatest victor of the two
sections, slavery had been abolis iel a1G
the dignity of lab r had bsen established.
The young men of the south he'd learned to
WORK, and were glad of it, 'You boys in
blue" said he, ''were law suit between
the south and the north but we got the
mule" Col. Hender-o was warmly aid
enthusiastically applauded b. all.
TO WORK ON CONGRESS.
Gen. Henry NJ Cist, secretary o. the
army of the Cumberland, tben briefly
Inentio ed the object OF the Chickamauga
Memorial Associa 5ion, TO which he gave
earnest indor ement He begged all the
old soldiers TO use their in1ue c with their
congressman and 50 ators state legisla-
tors to further the interests Of the organi-
zation.
GENERAL HANDSHAKING.
A general hard shaking folio ed between
the old soldiers. 4 900 of whom we're and
about the tent. Adjournment was then
had to TIE battle field Of Cnickam2uga,
VIII re the permanent organization will be
eff cted tomorrow, after which great
barbecue prepared for 1900 people will be
spread by the p ople of Chattanooga, as.
sis cd by the citizens of Ro e, Ga. It is
estimated that fully 1000 pe )ple viii be
present, a d amole provisions have oeen
made for all. Chattano ga has received
the greatest Dossi bic praise for the admir-
able manner in which the tremendous
crowd nov in the city has been handled
cared for.
The annual banquet of the Society of the
Army of the Cumberland took place to-
night at Concordia hail. and was brilliant
and enj yeble affair. Gems. Rosecrans.
Grosve or, Goodloe, Cist and Hambright,
Maj. w. J. Colburn OF this city, vice pr 81
de t-elect of he society, and Maj PcttI-
bone were among the speakers of the even
ing.