Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-31
DECORATION DAY
Observed NJ the National Capitat-rho
CaufedcracI Extoiird.

Observed ~ the National gapitat-rho
ConfedcracJ Exioiicd.
WAsuiNOT1S, ID. g., May 30.-Con-
gfesa rested today, aud oil inu govern
mont departments were closed, while
private business was also generally
suspended. Flag hung at half mast
on the public buildings, ami the streets
were crowded with uniformed veterans
aud sightsoUrs.
President Cleveland sot the example
Ia observing the day, which was gen
orally followed by the citizens. Sew
crhl mvmturs " Congress took part In
exercises In tho different cemeteries,
while among the onlookofs were some
statesmen who had fought for the Con-
fcdOtacy. Whatever OF bitterness may
have been tho inheritance from the
war seemed 10 have been forgotten,
aud the graves wero decorated by
their ont-timo enemies. Most Of the
great generals ~ the war were buried
about Washington.
THE FEELiNu ~ TIN SOUTH
RiCnMoND, Va, May 8O.-Dedica.
ton OF n monument ~ tho memory Of
the private soldiers and sailors OF the
Couiederacy was the occasion OF a
great celebration to-day. There was y
cavalry reunion, nj which General
Fitzhugh Lee, Wade Hampton, Gov.
ornor O'Fcfrell, Rev. William Mones
aHd General R1ssor were present. The
orator Of tho day was Rev. II. &.
Cave.
la his address Cave said: al am not
one OF those who fancy that right must
always DO ON the eide Of might, aud
speak Of AppomAtt0K ~ tins judgment
u God. Instead Of accepting the defeat
VI the South aa n divine verdict against
her, / regard II but aB another Instance
OF truth on the scalold and wrong on
tho thf0no,l Tremendous applause. A r.
IOmattgX was a triumph Of tho puyai-
chlly stronger In conflict between
the representatives Of two essentially
different civilizations and nutAgOu.
iHtiC ideas OF government. One one
side was the South, led by the descen-
dnuiH % cavaliers, who, with oil
their iaults, had from a long line Oi
ancestors a manly contempt for
moral littl0ness, n high sense Of
honor, lofty regard for plightod faith.
A. AppOmnt0K, Puritauism, backed
by overwhelming numbers and IN.
limited resources, prevailed, but brute
force cannot settle questions OF right
and wrong.
The speaker insisted that those who
served under the banner Of C0ufed.
ofncy were not rebels, and closed by
saying that the spirits OF the COnfed.
crate dead, "glory.orowned, mover over
aud heCk0n ne on the path Of patriotism
aud honor. Their example bids us
nobly live for the principles Of state
sovereignty and home fule, In which
this government was wisely founded by
our fathers without whiuh no vast
territory like ours eau possibly 70 maiu
dem OCfntlC,"
A SOUTHERN rorULisT srEAKs.
Ron MOSp, Va, May 8l.-General
Thomas lt1ssefi made u speech here
alta reunion OF Confederate cavalry.
men incident 10 the unwilling Of the
| private soldiers monument which hRs
created considerable comment here.
In part he said:
"ComTndes, w hen you marched out In
/ 1851 you were buOyed with hone ol
/ the future. Now you have only the
memory OF Ioss. The gIeat mir, 'r'
| ciplrs Tor which We fouyht
have been dlshunOred but thev
arc not dead. We arc now bul
an ambulance corps. hut We ar,
here today 10 40 honor 10 tue men who
| Toll, Tor We love their memory Ne we
! love our God. The men who ovef-iau
us remind me OF he.ioousts winch are
now iniosting portions OF this state.
| They couldn't whip us, but they de-
vOurud our substance. The army that
| dByOufod us was an army Of Hubsti.
| tulcs. We killed all tho substitutes
anu the men whom they represented
stayed ~ home amt mlIe money anu
| low draw pensions,
"somu time ago we unveiled n mon,
umunt 20 tue greatest general Whl
ever lived, today We unyell a mouu,
| meat 10 the greatest private soldier.
| that ever lived, aud Ia time We viii
uuyeil a monument 10 the president
ut the COntederaoy. But W. aru
| mOcked at by the North, hat we viii
live o. 500 the Yankee army march
again through the South anu pull
down our monuments. 1 DOME know
what sort Of stun the rising generation
h made OF, but II you AMI / are Twins
lhert'll DO bloOl shed when that 4
| done"
ROsser, who made much money In
Minnesota by railroad building, wa
defeated as tho Popullhl candidate fol
Congress last fall.