The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-04
TIE UNITED VETERANS.
COMMANDER GORDON'S ADNII-
RABL.E ADDRESS.
"A brotherhood Over Which the
Genius of PhiIanthrOphy, Patri-
Otisnh, Truth and Justice Shall
for All Time Prevail"

lowing is Governor John b. GOrdons adj
dress to the United Veterans Confederate
Association on the occasion of his ac.
ccpting command:
IL DQ'S UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS, |
ATLANTA, Ca, September 3, 1889.
To the cX-Soldiers and sailors of the
late Confederate States of America =
The convention of delegates from differ
ent States which assembled in New Or
leans on the tenth Of June effected a gen
eral organization designated as the
United Confederate Veterans" 1t is
designed as an association of all bodies
OF cX-COntcderatc soldiers and sailors
throughout the Union. The convention
adopted constitution, and did me the
great honor to elect me general, which
position accept with peculiar gratilica-
ton. Preliminary to the issue of any or
ders, | wish to call general attention til
the objects Of this association, and to en-
list i'll their accomplishment the activcco
operation, not onl Y of every survivor of
the Southern armies, but also that large
contingent, the sons of veterans who,
too young to have received the
baptism Of fire, have nevertheless
frr;u,r, and NJ ,,rr;f;cn rio e,.'.,
article of thr constitution nr tbr nssan;,
tion declares thnt thr "oL;rcts ,nJ ,l,,,
poses OF this organization will he strictly
social, literary, historical and benevolent.
1t will cndcavor to unite the general fed
Grafton of all associations of Conlcdcr-
ate veterans, soldiers and sailors, now in
existence or hereafter tn hc fnr,nnJ tn.
gethcr. authentic data fn,. nm ;nnnr+inI
history ofthe war brt ,yrcr tbc Stntns.
to prcscrvc The relics mr. ncmrrtnns 81
the same . to cherish thr tics nfir;cnISh;,,
fhat shnrld rviSt omono mon ,,,I',' Ln,.l'
shared common dangers commnn srf:
crinys and nrivotinns. tn corr fnr tLo
Iisabled and tn rvtrrd , LrI,,;r,r l,,,d a.,
he needy to nrotcct tho ,vitn,T n,J ~.
Dhau and to make and nrrsrrvr thn rn,
ord of thr services of EVERY ,ncnhnr ~.
lar ms nossibIr nfthosr nf ou,. rnn,r,,dns
who have nrrrrdrd MS in rtrrr;t, " ''>'>
The last article proyidrs thni neither,
discussion of poliiical or rrl;~i,ns smh
ccts, nor any nolitirnI nrt;nn sLnlI h,
Dcrnlittcd in the orrnnizotinn anJ ,n,
association vioIotinT thot nrnvis;nn v;il
orfeit its 1,cmhrrel,;,, Cnn,,oJ,,.
10 argument is needed tn scrurc fnr thosn
,biecfs vour erthrsi,stir rnLnrso,,,n,,t
rhev have burdenrd vour tLomnhts rnr
many yeors Won have cber;sbnJ tbnn, a
II sorrow. in novcritv and humiliation
n the face of miscoustruction Won have
lcld them in vnrr hearts ,v;tb tho
strength of re1iT;nms ronvictinns w
can drGrot rnrr nnocef,,I
,urnoscs for the E,tnrc Vnr,. os,,;ra
ions have bccn lifted Inv mora forcn a,I
Urgency of surroundinT conditions to n
,lane far above thr noIfrv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
If partisan triumnhs The honor Of The
\mcrican renubl;r iuet nnv,crs nr fodorn1
government cuunj r;Thts of States ;n'
cpritv of thc constitutional rr;nn
ofl,w and tLr cnfnrro,,,a,,+ ~
rider, have no class nf drfrndcrs ,norn rt
rue and devoted thnn thr cx-solJ;crS If
he South and their worthy dcsrrnLnnt. |
But Won realize the prrnt truth That -
,conlc vithout mrmn,.irs nf Lern;ouJ"o
croic suffcrinps and snrrifrcs ;s :, ,ncnnl,
u history. thai to rhr,-ish snrh |
memories and rccolI surh mast whrtLr,
rowncd with success or % rGrserratnd
n defeat is to ideniizr nr;ncinIr
md strength of character. intrn-
ify love ofrountrv and convert dateat
nd disaster into nilInrs nfsnnuort fnr
uturc manhood and nohle wnmpnhood
Whether the Southern neonIe Under thc;,
hanged conditions NAV evrr bnrc 10
Witness ,unthrr riy;Iiy,f;,,, ,,,l,;nL sl,,,iI
anal that which hrr,u ,,,i+L +ln;,. WI.
irton and ended With thr;,. ee II !.
rrt .iuIv trre that tho;,. d.,ntion +
heir nl6rious MAST in NOT onIv tbe smrost
of thr future r,orrGss md hnI
,st bond of unity hut is ,Isn thn st,.nn,,
ST claim thev can nrrsrnt to tbo cnnE
rncr and rrsnert ofnthcr SCOT ions oG H.,
mon In conclusion I beT tn rnncat j.,
uhstnncr ot least n fcw 1hnrmbt. 80 90
entity expressed by me to the Stntr or-
which annIv with cnnoI fnrre
o this general brotherhood If ;s nnI;t;-
nj innHrrnre rxrrnt So f,,. ne ho % ,, T,mrd
political" is n SYNONYM Enr the ,ynri
nntrint;c " II Is n Lrmt Lnrhnmd "0,u n,.nn
ihirh tLr urnius oT nIilnntLrn,,Lr n,,i
nT trrth nnJ nf;mst;no ,," "';Ii
reside or nhiInnthrnny h"nnuso W. -
,ilI srccnr thr d;s,hisd h"l" +,o
rcdv strrnpthrn thc u,n,L nn ohon,
he d;srnnsGIotr Of nntr;ot;sr, Ln
nnsc il viii cherish thn '' raSt
Iorirs Of thr dead Cnnirdrrncv P" "mJ
ransm;t thrm int" insnirntinns for "Gn G'.
,rc service tn The i;yimn rcmM1j;n . Nr
ruth, because it will seek to gather and
reserve as witnesses for history the un-
npeachablc facts which shall down
lIsehood to die that truth may live. OF
Isticc, because it will cultivate national