New-York tribune., 1891-03-06
FOR A MEMORIAL HALL.
PRISONERS OF. WAR NOT FORGOTTEN.
~r1L,ATTENDED AND ENTHUSIASTIC MEET
1NG-SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.

. uEIIrATTENDED AND ENTHUSIASTIC MELT
1NG-sOME or THOSE PRESENT
vellattended and enthusiastic meeting was held
.,s Metropolitan Opera House last evening in aid
ne fund for the erection Of memorial hall in
w.rinrton by the Union Prisoners Of War National
,,.noral Association. General W. g. Veszey. COM
.snder-n-chief OF the Grand Army OF the Republic
.sided Among those present were General o. q.
howard Colonel Ruggles, Lieutenant Guy Howard aAd
,,su,.pant Gillespie L. :. A.: Colonel T. q. Butter
s,N Colonel Alexander Newbercer. Colonel George j.
Uenek Colonel David ;. Brown, Colonel VIII
,.m A. Tredwell. Colonel James D. Eel and
O,nnel August Hummel. aids TO General Neazey
Norman B. Eaton, Ensign C. p. Eaton General :. l.
yele Mark D. Wilber, General HOratiO c. King, eA
norrress,uan James :. sherman, Of Uuca; AIOnlo l.
Deeker president Of the Memorial Association CiTd
barton. of Washington, a member OF the advisory
hoard and the Rev. J. NJ. Foster, past chief chaplain
NJ the Grand Army Of the Republic In the boxes were
delegations from John a. Dix Post, t. d. MoiEal
Post, Lafayette Post ana PM hchhy ros'' =" - 49,
and Naval Post No. SO.
Nv Decker explained that tins the first o. a
seres Of meetings to be held in all the principal cites
y, the country in aid Of the Memorial Han movement
ond introduced General Veazey the chairman Dch-
eral yeazev, who was loudly cheerod, SAID
1t mas come to regarded that the loe't eN"e's,
Of LOYALTY which any class OF Union soldiers gave " ~
,-orit was that of the prisoners OF war. tChceio)
Through weeks and months they dragged out me "e@'
;ovless almost hopeless days, in hunger IN H''' III
ure Of heat and cold and storm with only rags 10Y
covering the pain q disease racEins their "as'e-
do.,b stalking daily among them, vet during IL a 70 '
slurinr promise Of liberty and plenty they Noul
torswear the flag their country, a. unyieaihe a.
saviour on the mountain summit 10 the offered DIo'
Satan. ,.. .ho
Thus more than II 900 laid their lives win 'h'
song on lips and in their hearts, ''ohii'' Ssu
make holy, let die 20 make men Hee' 'O'
Martyrs a. well a. heroes yet marty dom without u,
ufruer
eraltaton, insp impulse Of the fuiy' ul'
the incense Of battle. There was only 'he oul.Oo" ~, "
death alone lingering. tormcnuns, ingiofous no nuS
solsce. parting kiss falling tear OF Stricken '
wife the last sound perhaps Of the enemy e' 's
last prayer, my country, God save my county
This night the survivors the Ions list OF Vhoe
WIN were prisoners Of war, faithful memory TO tAe!f
dead brothers. hope insuCurstc movement "''h va
20 Oh until the recognition is complete OF the stNie
the Nations greatest sufferers in the holy cause OF SoA
preservstlon. (Cheers)
Ex-Congressm man sherman made an eloquent au-
dress on the lesson and inspiration IN patno'slh
which memorial hall like that proposed wou4d DE 10
the youth Of America succeeding generations Inc
Rev J. NJ Foster. who was introduced a a e'aoua'o
OF Andersonville," gave a graphic picture OF Ihe
pariotism Of the prisoners Of war, which maze 'heh
pr,of against all temptation from the Conieoerales'
General o. 0. Howard next called upon lie
carried his audience back TO the days when sher-
man was marching through Georgia, and said;
Az we approached the central part Of georgia IN our
trip across county General sherman heaIo aV tee
were prsoners at Andersonle s penned in there and
he delegated fitzpatrick with few men to nshk Wheeif
and deliver the prisoners. Finding fitzpatrick
coming our Confederate friends took those prisoners out
Of Andersonve and sent them elsewhere, but it was not
,, hsfore ALL those that lived and had strength enough
,aoained their liberty. I remember something OF neI
condition when they were taken out-lnere skeletons,
sca,cev covered; and the soldiers Wept when they
put blankets around them
When people speak OF the 10000 men that gave thei9
7 Ea1p foe
remembering 1t to-day at the time do not want
70 cal up hard reconecton and have the kndest OF feel
fnss toward those who fought against C4pplsuse)
NJ Get them nov every day. They meet with kindly
reference 10 the war; and have taken hands again.
Cheers
There was one man Union prisoner who had escaped
He was chased with dogs, and had hard work
n get away. But for the Kindness OF
NJ, liberty 1t IS the universal testimony Of prisoners
that these black men befrended them they berended
ps in the ranks subsequently, (Cheers Therefore to-day
when we SPEAK humanity, Of getting at the bottom OF IT,
40 that man should for a. that, whether fed
green white black, never let US forget THIS part
OF our people and let forget 70 protect them 10
their rights Of liberty (Cheers) This is al we want,
and when erect this memorial building we VIII not
exclude from anything Our Confederate friends Inay
bring their relics there, and take hold OF hsnds
on the threshold (Cheors) But let US take hold Of
hands on that grand old principle Of human rights, that
the whole power Of the Nation should be eef-
cised for protection Of the rights OF every
individual citizen within the Republic. tCheers)
Interesting speeches were made by Gendal Vlele by
Miss Clara Barton and by General II. C. King Letters
Of regret We're announced from President HARRISON
Governor HILL Major Mckinley and Others, The Oolunl-
bia Band played patriotic airs between speeches. anu
IT, A Hall gave all admirable Sa1ophone SOLO,