The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-15

| rise In these nignidhuS' az ~ a., dc
| where IL pnuscS for moment III TO TO
| tourney toward the sea, TO gamer Ttsh
! Impulse and renew It's allegiance 70 "a 10
| tional sentiments and continehtaI iueas.
vo,,' You will find there. as nowhere
elee in such measure, the most apso.
lutte obliteration OF all that we a,1or,
TO forget the most absointe pIesefi 49,
~ ali we want 10 remember OF uaSS,
/ ht"h ~ darkness or IN nght-in sun
shine or In sorrow-.nust remain ior s
sacred to each and every, 0ne ,,siness
| You will find there ENGAGED III ~, eide
| yivalrv- men who fought SIDE py o Ell
| In The imminent. deadly breach' ~ in
| in equal partnership, men VINO "r,ouths
troduced to one another out 0i ,ne there.
| OF hostile cannon. You VIII axchang-
| wearing the same uniforms anu 10 in
| ,ng kindred countersigns. men, forprt
| ,,o,nenfs of conyivlality, some ~ ,.ar ~
| nr which side they fought In tIe TsSbin
| tho sections. happy IN rave You
| never 10 . - valorous little army
| - a,,hrvo heroes. who have soih." ~ ene
| SO mixed up in their cra1dnndn an, II was
| 81 them can tell which eIah4.pP tha. wore
that wore nv ne, Who can Tsp their De
.n. ,hna.,on 10 lick all creation WneI -
| oct bip enough 10 wear nv Lien, nroof
| that hang on the wan wan, "a nchting stock.
| ina, 'nnesonv YOU will find theTe VIZ
Anu. and the most universal oiI
49, - relcome from all heaItS az, 49,,
| bonds-a welcome from men al" I'D, who
- know how TO welcome, Tacause
VINO nn tho less Americans because
| ~, banpen TO be Kentuckiahs
| ~,,. ot,sctIon to the above is more ~
| - a.or,a az we may use the woru) '""'
honos around it than to ahy'iins %
"'na ,r q That aroma pervades az
=. h,,, is more distinctly than
| - fctIpUfpP sentence.
..yo,, ,yill find there much to exhliard'e
Won win find there, as nowhere
It, IN such measure, the most apS0
obliteration Of all that We "d''
get" 30 forget9
What a there that we want 70 iol r.,
There is absolutely nothing. we o'''7
os tenaciously to our sorro"s aS "
| lows TO our triumphs and TO our
fna,e That language cannot be use1 ~
| y co,federate TO IL triumphal ralIy Vi '''0
I-,tor armies without creating IN '"e"
| til, tho ironression that there Is soiile
,nin, here that we are either asnameu Vi
-, sorr,, for There is nothing Of either
and we are presented in false ilsn'
whenever anything is said that Is caicu-
| lated 10 make men think So
This subject should not be discusseu a.
oil unless II is treated with enure II"n"-
moss and candor. and this leads US 'hel
| ,ore 20 say that We seriously quesuo'
49,, ,ronrtetv of the Grand Army Of the
! pan,hIic holding its meetings in SOUTH
! c,,v The Confederate soldier mas
! ont,ro respect for the Union soldier, ana
he gives him credit for the courage VIM
+, no snovved in battle. Not only So Out
when an individual Confederate soluie'
meets with an individual Uniop soiu'ei
they commune together with 'hat GU
dtality which always exists between men
who respect each other.
Rut a reunion of the Grand Army Oh '"e
| Kepublic is marshalling IN ranks u
what was once the armed force that met US
q, hundreds of battles and finally over
oor,e and subdued US. When that occurs
I'm q Southern city it is presentation 10
ma amin of the hand that smote US
The individual Union soldier presents no
such idea. but the serted ranks OF the Ola
army. with its tattcI ID banners and rag
! ped uniforms. inevitably recalls to the
| mind the triumph Of The victor and the
humiliation Of the Vanquished. The
graveyard of ones enemy is not good
|
| u,nnbs over him. We cannot, there
fore. solicit the Grand Army of the Re
public to hold its reunions in a Confed-
crate city. as the place where 1t VIII
find "the most absolute Obliteration Of
An that we want to forget" without sac
ri0cing a certain amount Of our seit~re-
spect-wlthout inviting an occasion which
will be necessarily humiliating To us, and
one which must necessarily arouse feel
ings that would not be welcome to our
guests
Having said this much, we wish 10 add
that most of the remainder of Mr.. Wat
tersons speech has our heartiest en-
dorsement. In conclusion. he spoke as
follows:
But. believe me, ! speak in no local In
/ tercst, in no sectional spirit The purpose
which brought me here, the thought ana
| hope of those who sent me, Is Wholly
| uurelv National. We. Ike YOU love our
! country our dearest aspiration Is 70
| see it great and strong. IT has weathered
| all the dangers that in times past as
! sailed feudal systems and dynasteS. 1t
has weathered all the dangers that sprang
| from the peculiar conditions Of our being,
the dark shadow Of slavery anu a {ht
| Of Jurisdiction between the state and the
| FEDERAL power. and the confusion attend
| am lpon disputed interpretations Of the
! organic law. The issues that made q
| var of sections possible have passed
! away. They can never De resuScltated.
! But every aye, as every individual, mas
it's own problems TO solve, its own crosses
| TO bear and those who are 10 come after
! us-who have already arrived upon the
| scene-will need TO meet, as We have
| met. the responsibilities Of life. That
| they will meet them bravely nObly, | do
| believe: for | have faith not merely in
| them. as our children. but in the destiny
Of American institutions. Yet we must
help them all we can. and we can help
| them i'm nothing so much as in impress
Ing upon them the lessons of patriotism
and manhood which came to us out Of the
! sturdy school of war.
The best heritage that we can leave to
those into whose hands We must ere
| long commit the future. is This good
/ knowledge. that what differences exist
| upon the territory embraced by the United
! States, vast as it is, are purely local and
external: that Massachusetts and Missis-
sippi are. In reality, convertible terms and
| that II needs but ten days and a change
| Of raiment TO convert a typical NermOnter
into typical Texan. | declare this as
the sum Of my own observation and ex-
perience as the result OF great and varied
opportunities for reviewing and study
| ing the character Of our people from
ocean 10 ocean, declare II simply ear
! nestly. and shall maintain it always
Should any one ask you whether ! be
| lieVe it. | beg YOU 10 tell MIN that | know
it. and have seen it put to the test and
proven many and many a time. Upon It
| rest the case of the nation against it's
higOts. If the future is to he as glorious
as the past. il must be universally real
izey and conceded illustrated by common
| consent and association. Illuminated By a
| nationality going back for its inspirations
| TO Bunker Hill and yorktown end taking
| M the old sweet song where the fathers
| left II off. precisely as If nothing had
happened TO interrupt t.
These are noble and patriotic sentiments