Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-12-19
FOR A GREAT PARADE
OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH
 WILL UNITE.

Scheme Has Been Received With Great
 Favor In the South-What General Moor
 man Says of It-Twenty-five Thousand
 Gonfederates Expected to Be In Line.
 The movement for a reunion and pa rade of the civil war veterans has now assumed the form that insures success. It will be seen in New York next year on the Fourth of July.
 Often of late years theveterans of the Confederate service have been called in to the gatherings of Union veterans. Often, too, at the south, those who once wore the blue, accepting hearty invita- tions, have mingled with those that wore the gray and perhaps have marched with them. The eneampment of the Grand Army, the celebrations of Deco ration day and the dedication of battle parks, like those at Gettysburg and Chickamauga, or other ceremonies con nected with the war have witnessed such reunions.
 But now, for the first time, the Union and Confederate survivors of the war are to come together for the sole purpose of celebrating themselves their frater- nal union and the return of brotherhood to every part of our land.
 It is because this is the special pur- pose of the projected gathering in the one hundred and twentieth year of the independence of these states that it has q significance which will grow from the present time until the celebration is held and which will give it national importance as one of the great events of 1896 and indeed of our day.
 The idea of united veterans parade has been received with great favor throughout the south. For the purpose of finding out how it would be accepted among the Gonfederates, Colonel Car nett wrote some time ago to General George Moorman, adjutant general and chief of staff of the United Confederate Veterans, of which organization Gen eral John B. Gordon is commander in chief General Muurman s reply, dated Nov. 8, was in part as follows:
 At the outset l will say that nothing can say now can be regarded as off cial, as l would not undertake to ex- press an opinion on a matter so impor- tant until I conferred with General Cor don, the commanding general, and Lieu tenant Generals Cabell and Lee and other leaders. My personal opinion is that, while the old veterans do not care to be paraded for show or to show them selves, if it is the sentiment of the eoun- try that good can be accomplished by joining in this parade, I am satisfied that they would be willing to do any thing that would assist in moro per feet reconciliation or would assist in adding prosperity to any section of the country.
 f.As is we'll known, they are thor oughly and intensely patriotic, and doubt if any citizens of the republic would rally more quickly and zealously to the defense of the national honor than those old southern soldiers.
 ''Some time since it was announced that the United Confederate veterans were to be invited to hold their next reunion in New York city. This, be- heye, was well received by the veterans and press of the south The parade is new feature. and in order to give you definite answer I will confer at once with the commanding general and other leaders and veterans and will also place the matter before the press of the south so as to ascertain the trend of opinion on this subject
 Colonel Garnett has not heard again from General Moorman; but. as has been said, he has seen that nearly all of the southern papers are heartily in favor of the movement The next Confederate reunion will take place in Richmond It was at first suggested to have the re- union on May 24, % and 26, but the prevailing sentiment in the south is to have it month later. General Moor man is of tho opinion that the best dates for the reunion are June 80 and July 1 and 3. If this is done, the veterans can come to New York from Richmond, in which case the number of them that will come will be largely increased.
 Colonel Garnett is most enthusiastic over the movement and said that he would not be at all surprised to see 25, 900 Confederate veterans i'll the parade New York Sun,