The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-14

meeting a
/ ment of men so well drilled and equipped
! from distance of more than 1000 miles.
I lie said his grandfather was killed on a
/ battlefield, that he had had some military
/ training himself and that he could appre-
I ciate a good soldier when he saw him.
ne spoke of the sOldierly bearing of the
| visiting troops and emphasized the fact
/ that he had not seen an instance of any
| where.
THE despatch with which this force
| was landed in our city" he said, dem
onstrates that a force invincible to any
foreign invader could be landed here as
He spoke of the friendships formed and
/ the sympathies created on d trip Ike this
which, he said, tend to the good and the
| union OF our common country. He said
/ ne wanted the Illinois troops to say at
| least that they had received kind and
cordial treatment in the city Of Savan-
nah. our means don't equal our de-
sires," he said, "Cr / am sure you would
90 home and say you had never been so
well entertained"
While the south might not furnish as
many men, he said it can furnish as
brave, loyal and true men as ever lived
for the defense of the common country.
! In referring to the wonderful energy of
ChicagCans in building up their city 10
such an extent in so short time, Col.
Mercer mentioned the fact that Mrs W.
W. Gordon of Savannah was the first
child of any social distinction born in
chicago, and, he said, shes not an
THE people of the north and south
have" he said 1.-THE same feelings and
the same sympathies and there is no rea-
son why the American people should not
be the most united people in the world
Not politics. religion, nor place of birth,
he said. but the manhood of men consti-
tutes the true test Of humanity"
Col. Henry l.. Turner. in responding in
behalf of the Chicago regiment, addressed
Col. Mercer, the officers, ladies, and
friends. He said
above all things 1 thank God that l
have lived to see this day. For months it
has been the dream of my heart to meet,
with my regiment, the soldiers and people
of this city, not wholly for social reasons,
but because | believe we are aiding one
of the most fruitful and important move
ments of the times l hope to live to see
all of the soldiery of the United States,
one soldiery, knowing no section, but only
comradeship.
This reception has surpassed all my
expectations. / don't hesitate to say,
and / know l will be backed up by the
entire regiment that we have looked on
Savannah as the mecca of our trip If l
had issued an order Monday evening TO
start out for Savannah, every man in
the regiment would have been only too
glad to have been in the trip. / am sorry
our stay here Is so short, but we are in
debted to the Chicago business men for
our trip, and so could not make ii other
wise. / am sorry that we could not see
something of your home life but / trust
that you will be able to visit Chicago and
Col. Turner thanked the ladies of sa-
Vannah, who appeared all along the line
of march and waved their handkerchiefs
10 his regiment. He said he had shown
his appreciation of southern women in
the highest possible way by marrying one
of them. He wanted to see the military
i'm every state backed up by the liberality
on the part of the government 1t de-
serves. His regiment he said, receives
only $4,000 a year from Illinois, which is
but few thousand less than is given to
the entire Georgia troops; but that
amount is only half what the regiment
should have and not one-tenth
what the Georgia troops are really enti-
| tied to.
1.-THE time is coming" he said, when
notody VIII remember there ever was
MasUns and DiXCns line, and when there
! VIII be TO federal CIR union soldiers. buL
| all viii be known as American soldiers
or national guardsmen." In concluding
| Col. Turner gave a very pretty ballad OF
| his own which was most app opriate to
| the occasion
/ prlately presented Col. Turner a bouquet
/ of roses which the Savannah Cadets had
/ intended for Mrs Turner, but unfortu-
tation was to Col. Turner in her behalf.
/ Maj. Lawton spoke of the high, unselfsh
| and patriotic action of the Illinois regi-
| ment on the last federal memorial day,
and referred very aptly TO the fact that
/ the Savannah soldiers are new wearing
the blue While the Chicago men wear the
| gray.
Col. Turner responded very appropri-
/ afely, after which Col. William Garrard
/ was called You are the only command
monument" he said, 'and every shot
YOU fired brought from the hears of mil
Lions OF southern people a heartfelt
Col. Garrard said the southern soldier
| would respond with alacrity in defense
/ of the national flag, whether the call
We're to Chicago or to the coast nearby.
| The Chicago troops. he said, has been
/ near enough to southern soldiers to know
that they felt they are Americans.
! I'VE are sorry you broke your original
contract to stay with us three days" ut
sald, and the complaint we have to
4 make is that you did not stick to your
! original intention to give a short parade
| of twenty minutes in Atlanta and come on
! to Savannah. You will never go any
] soldiers and people will be more glad 10
! see you than they are in Savannah.
Maj. r. b. TOlman, who was called on,
/ said he did not intend to make a speech,
/ but there were some things which every
man in the visiting regiment wanted 10
/ say. our hearts are nearly broken al
/ having to leave you so sOon' he saia,
! but we are hot responsible that our stay
/ is so short"
He spoke of the soldiers of the north
and south entertaining the same impulses
| and sympathies-a love of their common
country. The one idea of the regiment,
/ he said was not rank or uniform display,
/ but that of practical and scientific sol
! diery, and he was glad to see the same
] idea prevalent in Savannah.
Lieut. John NJ. Bryan called on Lieut..
i c. b. Satterlee as the only representa-
ftive of Atlanta present, and who, he said,
] ndu uDAt HDIe 10 bulN up the military
i Georgia than any other man.
II always come to Savannah with nv
/ heart in my mouth Lieut.. Satterlee said
for | am with my friends and / can't
/ help it. l have been alluded to as the only
/ representative of the capital city l want
/ to say that l am a Pennsylvania by birth,
/ that | am now a southerner registered
voter of this state, and South CaroIinian
/ by marriage"
The most hospitable people you come
! in contact with anywhere" he said ARE
! people of the Forest CITY. / have had ex-
/ perience and l know. When they saw their
/ hearts are yours they mean it. Their uni
/ forms are blue, and like the color of their
/ hearts-they are a blue blooded people. /
1 want to say that on retirement l intend to
/ make my residence in Savannah ana there
/ will be no prouder day in my life than
| when | can enlist as private in the Geor-
/ gia Volunteers
Lieut. Satterlee referred to the fact that
/ the national government appropriated
/ only 100000 for the national militia. and
/ said IL ought to be 81 100000 or more. He
/ appealed to all militiamen to do what
/ they could to aid the militia by urrinp
/ its importance upon their congressman
Maj. Lawton was called, but said under
/ the circumstanc he would give song
l instead of a speech He sang tsTtsa ou~fnS