Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-01
GOVERNOR JOHN B. GORDON.
His Reception in Chicngo-He Speaks In
Behalf Of Dead Comrades.
my telegraph to the Dispstch.l

By telegraph to the Dispstchl
CurcAGo. November 3O.-Cheerinc and
shouting To lie remembered for lifetime
SHOOK Central Music Hall tonight. Nearly
three thousand typical people OF a north
crn city wore applauding a famous Con-
federatc general, who, carried away by tho
spirit of the moment. was graspng in his
hand the Star. and Stripes and IN burning
words apostrophizing the fag he fought on
many bloody field. General }. b. Cor
don. Governor of the State of Georgia.
was the speaker.
The nssemblace lad gathered in the in
tcrc.t of n monument TO the Confederate
dead In Chicago. and the Golfers OF the
box-oiiicc were full. On the stage were
score '6{ The most prominent professional
aud businessmen of Chicago, and pre-
siding as chairman was the Mayor OF the
city. Tho familiar strains of Dixie greeted
the southern leader a. Ire first entered the
hall, and when the great audience caught
sight If bis erect sOldlcrly hgure and
gray-mous,ached, dccp-scarred, noble
looking couDtcrancc q cheer went up That
told be was among his friends.
Another storm Of applause burst forth
when Mayor Creiccr introduced General
Gordon as the Governor of a sister state
TO Illinois q tho United States, and may 10
be united through all time with all the
States constituting this great Union.
Tho statesman and the soldier"
The outiurst OF cheering here cut short
whatever followed the Introduction, but
all was suddenly huehed as General Cor
don IN q very tremui0u5 voice with emo
ti0n began:
II thank you with oil the sincerity Of
my nature for this generous reception.
What more appropriate moment than now
could there be 90 auaiVZe some Of the
effects of the late civil war, and how 1t has
blinded our hearts.
Iron the incidents of the past let us
come ne one now and consider the welfare
of this great republic.
war declared Governor Gordon.
though often calamltous. ia not always
an evil. Just "a # it were, however
griey0us for the present. may II work for
the people q might Of popular good and
national glory. Even war wagod against
rebalious subjects may be such. 1he
Esvoluti0n OF I17G Is nvirg -
ample. The resistance by our fathers
wa- just war. rebellion true, concerted
deliberate rebellion; but il was paradox
of history. rebellion for defence-.dgi enco
against demands, against personal llttrtt.
Our war of 1861 Wa tho OILY war where 10
might hc safely claimed on both dos 20
be- a war at dcleuce-flr the North % de-
fence Of the integrity Of the republic, to
the South defence ol the rights OIL the
Statcs-ui home, property, guaranteed
rights. and Therefore guaranteed tree
dom. # is immnteual to inquire. which
was right: The war and all the
actors ia it VII yet be tried before
the impartial Judge OF ail-tho impartial
forum o.. AIN. When the final verdict is
given no moro cOusecgated purposes, no
more exalted ideas. can be shown than
those ON both sides IN the great contest
"the awful Joining of those two great
clouds. the dark bluo of the North and the
somhre cray of the south" The speaker
cl00ucntiy sketchcd the struggle. which,
bee said, Transformed the colored race
from useful baruarism 10 TIE least clad ana
fed and the most cont nted class IN the
civilized world" TIE speaker paid "a tcr-
vent tribute 20 the fidelity OF the No.
gro during the war 10 the projection
OF life and property and claimed
that it proved couc.uslvolr the kindly
treatment the negro had been rocCiflg.
lie said that since the war Ia some ms tances
misguided philanthropy and political lu-
huencc7 have in some way autagOnlIed tho
two races. bat IN the end Clu-t'ndom VIII
applaud the treatment OF tine negro ~ inc
whites since the way. The negro problem,
be contcuded. should be- le;t 90 The twOpeO-
pie, most Interested, and the negro pro-
blem. IL there zoe such q problem, would
besrttlcd 10 the benefit Of botn. Agitation,
be SAID. bcgct, apprehension, apprcAeu-
sion turns o. distrG,t. and dl -tru5t 10 alle-
nation, the iorCruuner of STRIFE
The effect OH The future character OF tho
republic. said Governor Gordon, would
depend upon the use made Of tic h' tory
Of tho conflict. Ia the not remote future
the North may need Whltever az patriot
ism there Ia the South, just as the south
would need the North. Already the conn
try was graphing with tine soc.ahotlc
spirit chat has doomed other nations,
and even threatened Tins fau city.
Could they avert she evil by build
ing walls Of prejudice? Perish such %
Thought. Perish all doubt aud distrust.
"L0ug live American manhOOd," cried
General Gordon. q" long live American
scifrespcct, tine spirit o, justice the M.
Of these cocGUal States defended boy the
manhood ot tie entire American people.
Long float TINS banner said he, lmpui-
slNely gTa-piug the national hag. tle
proudcst emblem of Law and honor and
freedom oyer IN the world. Emb.ematic
of complete harmony AS that of the sphere
guiding our sister republics Of France and
Brazil and allthc peoples 81 earth III learn
iug how o. be free"
The effect of the earnest words was cleo
trical. 10 was several minutes before the
cheering subsidized, and the audience dis
pcrscd singing America" Governor Cor
don was then escorted 10 the lrOquois
Club, where a reception was held The
Inequalities there were a continuation Of
the series that began early IN the morning,
when Governor Gordon was met twenty
miles on, OF town by a committee headed
by General Crook, of the United states
army.