Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-26


lime achievements,
Worth all the blood, all the suffering, all
the sacrifice and all the tears. AppomatoN
was a guarantee to the world that the nation
born in the throes of q mighty revolution
and the liberties purchased by the blood OF
the heroes of other days should not perish
from the earth. And the proclamation OF
the immortal Lincoln, announcing to
the world the freedom of a race was
a solemn pledge never to be broken,
that henceforth an6 forevermore this
land consecrated by the blood of martyrs
and filed with the graves of patriot dead
and bedewed with the holy tears of woman,
should not be trodden by the feet of slaves.
Happy, proud Americal The shadow that
for almost 100 years darkened thy glory
has passed away. No slaves nowl without
blush OF shame we can claim thee as, In
truth, the land OF the free and the home Oh
the brave
''The SHOWS are gathering, the shadows
are lengUhening, soon the last member OF
che Grand Army Will be gathered to the
great encampment on the Immortal heights.
At daybreak the reveille may sound. but
there Will be none to answer Never again
will We have an opportunity to receive you
all. Tonight, therefore, in this hall around
which SO many memories cluster, let me on
behalf OF ali our people bid you an earnest,
heartfelt welcome"
The Same Generous Nobility.
Following the loud applause that paid
tribute to this address the Mayor intro
duced the toastmaster, ex=Adjutant General
LStta, who complimented Pittsburg and her
citizens committee on the way they had
opened their hearts and bounty to the vet
Grams, and then said that those who to-day
bid the soldiers welcome showed the same
generous nobility as those who years before
in the same hall ted the boys on their way
TO duty.
Hon. Thomas F. Stewart, Secretary OF In
ternal Affairs, responded to the toast, "The
Grand Army" He opened in a happy vein
by saying that the men had entered the hall
aud
"The Grand ARMY What q theme for re-
view and retrospecrion. Looking back over
the past 30 years what uaforgetable pictures
are in the background, but time has mel
lowed its harShneSs, and we see only tie
bright side over the grave of the 1allen
lays wreath of the nations gratitude. If
}9ns Iona, ago d6s 5ns angels sang tbeR eR
must have again chorused these words over
the field ct AppomattoI. There gathered
the greatest armies tie world has ever
known. The world held its breath and
waited for the end. The motto was Let Us
Have Peace and from AppomattoH went
out the light of emancipation, government
of, by and for the people.
To-day we have the greatest country IN
the world kept by the G. A 2. under that
flag you saved-a country whose mission is
just begun, and who can foretell her pow
ers, glory and influence? 1t is You who have
laid the foundations that have brought the
gospel OF universal freedom that soon will
be the form of government the world over
tonight, let our thoughts be with
Those sleeping on the plains beyond, for
1enown stands mute beside the grave with
which this land is SCARED. Those sleeping
ones will yet be models of bravery, freedom
and liberty for ages yet unborn"
The Leaders of the Confiic..
Colonel Robert B. Beath was the next
speaker. His toast was "TEe Leaders in the
War;" and under it WAS the sentiment: "The
great leaders who appeared in a grand
epoch of the worlds history to lead a brave
soldiery to victory, and who laid their lives
upon their country's altar that the fires of
Liberty might forever burn" In opening
are indebted for the magnificent phrases
under each toast. Whoever he wes
has an eloquent heart and was in touch
with each subject. His sentiment tells the
story of my toast and if one dilates upon it
his words are only diluted. Those on the
Nations affairs mean not only those who
died, but all who were offered. What more
can we say OF such leaders as Grant, Sherman,
Sheridan. Grant received the homage of
the kings or the world, and on his breast
hung the bronze emblem of the G. A. r.
Sherman was simple post commander. At
one meeting Sherman refused to sit on the
platform because he wanted to be with the
bows. Sheridan
Here the walters made clatter with the
knives and dishes and after several futile
efforts to quiet them the Colonel re-
marked: ut takes more generalship to man.
age walters than an army" Then continuing
he said: Hancock, Hooker. Sedgwick,
Burnside, Logan were all great leaders. but
they led great men. All the great Generals
admit their greatness came from the COM
mon soldier who dared follow where his
leader led"
An Ovation for the Mayor.
Toastmaster Latta then spoke at length of
the sentiments on the menu card, and said
that they all, save one, came from the pen of
I ri Omit e., 4l,o
Mayor followed this announcement.
Commenting on the next toast, which was
on The Loyal Women of 1S6l-65" he said:
ave now approach the pleasanter part or
TO one who knows more about the girls than
any other man in the department, Chill |
W. Hazard" Mr.. Hazard first told
how he had received the telegram from
Mayor Gourley asking him to respond |
TO the toast. He said he showed it |
across the table to the good woman who |
trousers. She looked at the signature and |
asked, who is this Gourley?"
1.-The Mayor of Pittsburgn
We'll, he's not much like a turkey7"
"Why, my dear?''
Because a turkey is never stuffed with |
chestnuts until after he is dead"
Then Colonel Hazard continued: The |
story of 25 years ago has been smootbed into
a fairer picture. The winds of peace have |
cleared away the smoke of battle, and the |
roar Of the cannon has been calmed into a /
lOCiI VI AlDblbN- 1HOSe W no wore the rebel /
gray have already sat in Cabinet chairs and |
it is well We are again one nation and |
love and devotion gives color to
the picture"
The Work of the Women
He then closed by giving in detail the
work of the women of the war and the
great battle they fought for freedom.
Rev. Mathew b. Riddle spoke of" The San
itary Commission and told especially OF the
work done by the women of Pittsburg, and
the great work done by Joseph Albree.
He SAID the work of the sanitary commits
sion showed that the heart of the North be-
ieved in Almighty God, in their country
and in liberty and they backed their beliefs
with deeds.
Next on the list was "Hardtack and Cof- |
fee Colonel Stone was to have responded,
but General Iatta said he could not be pres
ent, but he had to offer as a substitute ga
man who had such ability that from the
ranks he rose to the position of |
General. then became a Judge and a
eader in Congress. and is now IN the
shadow of greater honors, Judge Harry |
W h1te, OF Indiana county. He opened with |
| bright talk on the privations of war and |
Kept the audience roaring all the time but |
ust as suddenly he turned to the pathetic |
lde and many veterans eye was dimmed, |
DR.. q. W. Bryant responded to THE Col
Dred Race, Their Devotion to the Union Sol
her" Hon. Thomas NJ. Marshall told of
Allegheny County; What 1t Contributed to
he Defense of the Country General J. p.
J. Goblin talked OF The State of PennsyIva-
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