New-York tribune., 1890-04-16
to be 70 use Mr Wee President stephenss words

the system OF slavery
Let bc generous to those with whom we had to con-
tend. but c, be just to our own. We Willingly do
honor thcrcourage and aor but those high qualities
have sometime, gided with false liGht causes when
cannot command approval OF the world or bear the
clear white Eight OF time We know the allowances
which must be made for erroneous beliefs for mistaken
education for old associations, for the example OF Others
even for temporary feeling and passion Let Us make them
freely Yet, when al made, neither the living nor
the dad OF a great and holy Oe con-
founded with fell in the wrttchcd struggle to
destroy nation system OF government false TO
the great principles Of liberty. Their cause a. "e as
ours, Is rapidly passing into history Before that great
tribunal ready hold up our hands and plead
and answer Nor shall fcas that its verdict can be
otherwise than that the cause OF order against
Disorder Of US, and righteous government against
rebellion Of liberty against >aVcry II II te les Ihsi
ths, then Mr.. jefferson Davis the patriot he Ia,
been somewhere lately culogl,d and aud the brave
who offered their lives with but successful traitors
Professor Sousa and his admirable band followed
the Generals speech with performance a musical
sketch OF soldiers lie, which brought every oid
soldiers blood To the surface. When the oand
came to " Marching Through GeorIi@, the audi
joined their to the horns and the drums
Professor Murdoch, whom the chairman re-
fcrrcd as venerable, rccitcd LIN
colns speech at gettysburg, Miles
O'Rcilly's Comrades Known IN Marches
Many" and Whiiman's 90, Captain, My Cap-
tam Murdoch is venerable. II years count
but his voice and action were strong ana Tree To-
light, and he gave his hearers an entertainment
thcy will never forget.
Short addresses were made IN closing tlc cerc-
monies by General Scholeld. General Howard,
Governor Beaver, General Horace Porter, Orneral
Slocum, General Swaync and Others TO an OF
whom hearing was rendered that lacked n9thlhg
Of interest or regard. Each OF thcSe admired
soldiers was received enthusiastically as he came
forward General Towards speech was ds lol-
lows:
Loyal Legion. II IS an expressive name The term
Loyalty" long called not little discredited
during our Revolution; yet | heard man the other day
claiming earnestly the genuine ailso'racy Vi MS
family ground that his great-grandfath'f' an IN
hab,snt OF NcwYork. was loyal TO Great britain uu's
the entire Revolutionary struggle and that ms worthy
ancestor fought calamity against the Yankees DURING
the War The loyalty itself was all right ono over He'
believe 70 mlsdreced the po7essor OF tao losa'
spirit should have moved 20 His Majestys hhgoo'
as Arnold did, and there laid the cornerstone OF
his proud family mansion.
our reconstructed' friends say that our Governmen,
loyalty Just Ike that Of the American 1ores
wherca, themselves, according to Revolutionary
language all rgthat Is. a. their worst only Rebel
patriots s,e difference. OF old the Tory was
loyal thc opprcssor The rcbng patriot was loyal 70
the principle of individual liberty. Against these inc
and individual liberty the ConfederateS confe'edy
drew his angry bow and aimed his heaviest catapult
This organization, Tho Loval Legion" has sweet
ALTERATION TO the patriot, who thought and spoke ana
fought for the Union and FOR individual liberty to be resu
a,cd By law They cherished the idea that the sons. who
made eligible Will take up their fathers pans anu
l,-,ct them Loyalty fought long and hard amid many
dark hour. and awful d,ooungcm'n,-, but she finally
gained hep Gettysburg NlcA-bue, Atlanta. NASHVILLE ana
AppomaoV LOYALTY gave freedom TO every slave "ithh
u Union. Loyalty gave tho right 70 the freed people TO
testify ia tho court. Of law Loyalty saved the old Con-
-ttut.on bcvond p,radycniuln and then amended H.
win many mlsgiyinc-. almost und'r compul'ion, be-
verify there was no place IN government "F Uo
people or nondr-crrt crowd that not Of the people,
Loyay extended the great privilege u citizenship to e
msn o., du-lY faces Loyaty opened wide rs srn' and
sad To- ali Conf'dsne- Come hack 70 Army Nay
Cou.', and Congress. You ar" most Welcome
md non sat o, o.. that 10y atty has been
TOO ardent anl multiplied ml>fake7 they declar" that
arand folly and that grand forgiveness was
humbus. Let no, the Loyal Legion believe ucm'
These are subjects demanding dcu'slon they
-o nrlncipes forever settled. We thank God hat Jefer-
on Dayl, wa, allowed to live his life and speak his
thoughts erroneous hcy were. They could not harm
Ms after the war because enough to stand
the strain.
Balot.hox sunne iS hdcous, 1t strikes the meanest
kind of blows ot our liberties yes
but behold the quick cNpd.,nts that loyalty devises.
with -omo solfacting conrvance TO hamper fraud and
smother II death. Many patriot j. hinder'd from
voting some are maitieated and som" are killed Yes wo
hnow 10 and mourn IT, Y,t THINGS are better than
tho, were forty YEAR, ago when hundreds OF thousands OF
men didn't dare say that he souls were their own, when
their faces ioughy. that few resolutc tyrants
could turn them and -hap, them they pleased. op-
urcs-on cannot last long. because loyalty * - abundant
80 ou,po4.n and our loyal children VIII taNc
up the easier problems that bcqueath and solve c
They arc loval sons and W. can tust them We only
src prolonged and postponed jubilee IN the
vesccs II Justice which OF our present dw-9V'ts
foster. And 80 without losing hope W. call upon our
o,a sons keep cd banners dying, stimulating uem
win the cIy od IL the tod oi all men ana th't
wrong p.fretuatod upon hl, weakest ch.d v'hin our
torles matter whence he came l. di,loF'iy to linn
and to the principles have successfully established"
The specch-ma,ing did not end until nearly
midnight. and then the legion was escorted IN a
body 10 the Union League CLUB where they al"
and drank and made merry. Io-morrow VIII be-
occupied with other Affairs IN honor oI me ANN
,cr.nr, ircludin., a Grand reception by tie Penn
sylyana Commaudcry IN the Academy oil flhc
Arts IN the evening.