The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-29
RALLY OF THE BLUE AND GRAY
Col. Hooker and Gen. Kauntz Deliver
Patriotic Addresses.

FabIlOLlC AQQF6SS0ss
New ORLEANS, May 2s.-The Rcayune's
Vicksburg special says; ''Soldiers swarmed
over the hills this morning in search of the
scenes Of their former glory, and there be-
ing nothing on the programme to require
their presence in the city, the streets were
comparatively quiet until s o'clock
this afternoon. At that hour a
large audience assembled at
the pavilion to hear Hon.
@. Z. Hooker and Gen. Kountz, tho orators
of the day. Col. Hooker's address was one
of his most finished orations, and won the
applause Of the entire assembly. While In
no respect apologetic, it was a manly asser-
tion of the sincere faith of the south in the
justice of its cause, and at the same time
according honesty OF purpose to others.
GEN. KoUNTz's REPLY.
"Gen. Kountz, in replying, complimented
Col. Hooker and said he wished his remarks
could be heard in every city in the north.
He then addressed the audience as follows
Comrades who wore the blue, and comrades
who wore the gray, thank you more than
have words to express for this gener-
to make speech. but to visit
old scenes once more; to gaze upon ground so
familiar to us all during those eventful days OF
1868, and which has been consecrated by the
bASoN VI 81 many blaNC hiSht.
swIFTNEss OF THE FLYING YEARS.
How hard to realize the swiftness of flying
yearsl More than a quarter of century has
passed since the blue and the gray met in
deadly conflict upon these historic fields. l am
glad to be here, and thank God that there
us. That terrible struggle in which we were
participant is ended In blessing for all--victors
and yanquished-and rejoice IN the good feel
ing dominant here to-day, that love Of country
has grown so strong and the ties of union and
friendship have been SO firmly cemented that we
who twenty years ago opposed each other
upon the battle field, meet to-day with no feel
ing other than good fellowship, and save that
Of patriotism in love OF our common country,
the noblest and freest under the SUM-
A THRILLING INCIDENT.
Gen. Kountz then related at considerable
length a thrilling incident of the campaign
on the federal side in the vicinity of Vicks-
burg. Concerning the final surrender he
said:
need not tell you what pleasing sight were
those signals and what proud spectacle we
were as we sat upon our works July 4,
1858, witnessing regiment after regi-
ment aud battalion after battalion
IN ron e no That was the 1ner pfopdes
in our lives, as 1t marked a decisive point in
the great struggle for the preservation of the
union. To the boys In gray who now stand
accepting the principles and purposes
for. which you fought, l have ever
had the most profound respect
for the earnestness, valor and fighting qualities
of the confederate soldiers. / am sure meet
ings of this kind must intensity our love for
and devotion to our common country.
Judge Frederick Speed delivered the
closing address of the day.
Tonight fireworks were discharged from
a barge anchored in the lake, and were an
swered from the hills by the guns of the War
rem Light Artillery. The veterans of the con-
federacy banqueted the late soldiers Of the
union at the Southern armory this evening
Tomorrow the city will be deserted for the
battlefieldss of PORT Gibson ard Champion
Hill