New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-10
GENERAL GORDON 1ALKs.
nm cRr7cIsEs THE CONDUIT OF THE
GRAND ARMY MEN,
rHr sApsE EPISODE THE TOPIC OF us SPEECH
AT ELIZABETH,

rrrr BADGE EPISODE THU TOPIC OF us SPEECH
AT ELIZABETH,
Genera, Gordon, Governor OF Georgia. nd his aide
Sccamp, General McEnjott, received an Enthusiastic
rseapticu ut the srmory in Elizabeth, ]. j., last
night. General Gordon and General McIliott were
,setxsed from the depot by the veteran ZouaVs'
after having been formally received by severnnr
Green and STAFF The visitors ahsd ~
Governor Green's house, after which the; were
ssoortsA TO the armory. Along the Inc OF
the procession there was throng of people snamuoh
enthusiasm prevailed. Arriving At the arrnory Gnorsi
Gordon received an ovation. He was introduced 70
the large audience by Colonel Joseph f. Fenh o. inc
zoaave staff.
After THANKING the company for tho ro'0p'V"
rendered him General Gordon continued;
annreelate also the courage which General prale
has exhibited In thus honoring the man VINO heSS VI"
timized him In the badge episode only 70" We, $50
When reaa in the morning papers that oeh'iH 80. !,
of New,Jersey was about be expelled from inc oL
Army Of the Republic for plnning badge o. o osuo
unon General ;;ordon Of Georgia, and when iurt"e
read the nery EXAMINATIONS Of the reaouot@oo r,,
who were whetung their tomahaTks for Genera ,.
seaip, ] began TO think that prudence oi.~ , ~,
ana immediate refuge within my own "io a.,
Indignation Of these Irate gentlemen was 80 m'' u
h,.x ,e,reat or another civil seemed the ony eer
n.,iyes for not only had I received one O4nse Nv
The hands OF your gallant corps put -, -
tlong the bine line Of those thouSA"us '" 80, -,
"a, xetsrsus they had covered my breast win oseees
sntsI was bedeeked o. might have been mAfsnA OF
Frsace hy his own brave followers
10 therefore the ire Of these rehot parsusrs OF Staerai
Drake should Increase in proportion the number Of
aaases what would have beeome Of met Imagine my
~, hov.vet vhea ON examination found not sin
rls Grand Army badge but badges OF companies aud
,srments and civic organizations All apprehension for
fensra Drakes reputation and my own safety ut once
subsded ana the bssiu assurance again possessed me
49, Ia IN
permanent
Rot testing. aside how sad Is such exhibition Of
,emper upon 60 uderous q mIsapprehension. DO not
know how such affect others but as FOR my
saf would trust with thousandfoh moro confidence
the honor and safety Of the Republic 10 the keeping Of
those worn and batescarred heroes who buried their
sectional preuiocs at AppOmattox and who were glad
10 extend sodiery greetings to q sincere man who had
fought against them, than trust that Republic 70
The men who unable hide their passions
while doing honor 10 the memory Of Washington
All Eirs there is difference the tribunals that try
and their actions There tho tribunals Of tho
laws and the BY these conviction acduitta IL
quick. present snd tha testimony Of eyewttnesses
But the tribunal OF history stands asr oGon the high
lands Of tutury, whose lofty PEAKS shall iHt the
siding Judge high shove the clouds Of present passion and
give his eye far wider sweep Of the horizon OF the
past Before that great tribunal Of history shall ell
tried. Who would not prefer 10 stand before that bar
In the person OF the magnannous old who gath
sred around the horse and eagerly grasped the hand
" your speaker in fraerna greeting than in the dminu
i've Enthusiastically small spirit of the fomenter OF hate in
AIS free and Christian Repabe1 What is to be the
DIET Of that faro tribunal OF history between and
eween the North aud the South. their motives and as
piraiions in the great civil conflict Shall se you
hai 10 shall bes 1t has already been chiseed on the
marble shaft erected By the broken.hearted Kentucky
'ahef hs two dead soldier boysone had Joined the
Northsfn the other to Southern army. Both had been
killed and buried side by side. On the monument above
heir grave the father had carved words Of this import
Hero lie my brave boys-the died fighting for the
Union, the other for the rights Of the stateseach died
doing his duty be conceived H."
Governor Gordon YVES frequently interrupted by
applause In the Of his address and at the close
there was longcontnued applause.
Governor Green delivered q speech, welcoming the
visitors b the State Of New-Jersey Addresses were
$50 made by the Rev; OTIS A GlazeoTooK, OF 81
on was kept busy for over an hour shaking hands.
banquet closed the reception.