The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-26
ALL UNDER ONE FLAG.
The Mason and Dixon Line
Wiped Out.
THE PARK DEDICATED TO-DAY,
Vice President Stevenson Presldes on
Chickamnuga d--Gordon and Pal
mer the Orators The Blue and Gray
Reunited-Army Of the Cumberland.

wiped off the map. The friendly,
brotherly feeling that has been dis.
played here this week, and that was
shown at Louisville last week by the
boys of the gray toward the boys of
blue, the bitter sectionalism that has
90 long divided the Union no longer OK.
lists. For nearly fortnight now the
doors of the south have been thrown
open to the men who came here 80 odd
years ago bearing arms Of slaughter
and destruction. Not single incident
that would indicate a feeling of hatred
on either side has been recorded.
yankees" and johnny Rebs,"
grown gray with years, have gone over
the great battlefield together discussed
the events of those awful days, drank
together and even in some instances
slept together without stirring up any.
thing like an angry thought. Generals
who commanded armies for the Union
have been guests of the generals Of the
confederacy, and each has solemnly
declared that there is mo north and no
south"
1.-THE events of yesterday have bound
Us together as nothing else could have
DONE and the solemn, yet joyous event
Of today will seal the tie forever" So
spoke veteran of the north to one of
the south at Snodgrass HILL and the
latter replied, with tears in his eyes:
"Comrade, you are right. Shake
hands," and they did.
The formal dedication of the battle
fields as national park is taking place
today. Vice President Stevenson is
presiding and the principal orators are
Generals Palmer and Gordon.
1t is'doubtful if p. 7. Barnum in his
palmiest days ever saw such crowd at
bis circus as assembled beneath one Of
his old three-ring tents in this city last
night. Barnum used to claim that it
seated $4,000 people. If he told the
number in it last night, for the space
used for circus performers was occupied
by auditors. The occasion for this
great gathering was the reunion Of the
Society OF the Army of the Cumber-
land. A large number of veterans be-
longing to the Society Of the Army of
the Tennessee, who came here from
Cincinnati, were present as guests.
The venerable veteran, General j. d.
Morgan of QUINCY, Ills, vice presi-
dent of the society, and who Is now
past so years of age, presided in the
absence Of General Rosecrans, the
president.
When the meeting had been called to
order, General Morgan introduced
Mayor George w. Ochs, who made the
address of welcome.
Response was made by General III.
V. Boynton, secretary of the associa-
tion.
Following General Boynton, General
Morgan made an address of welcome to
the confederate veterans, after which
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sote delivered the annual address to the
society. By way of beginning, he said
the veterans had met here to record q
new era Then he spoke Of the battle
that occurred in this region. A great
change had taken place since that bat
tie. The scattered hamlet, the obj ect-
i've point of military endeavor in 1868,
was the thriving city, the center Of
commercial distribution in 1895.
Then he referred feelingly to the
thousands of brave men who fell during
the battle, and then said: Long ago,
while condemning the false teaching
was to the state, we appreciated how
deep abiding was the honest conviction
of those who taught in a different
school from us, made untold sacrifice
for the cause they espoused."
While nothing was forgotten OF the
past, he went on to say everything was
Forgiven. All now joined in the great
sentiment of Grant: Let us have
peace"
Then he continued: "And now all
rancor and hate is gone. The Union.
list and the Secessionist the Federal
and the Rebel, the Yankee and the
Jonnie, meet to rejoice in the existence
Of a nation, not a Confederacy."
He referred to the "carping" critics
who abused General Rosecrans and
told Of some of the heroic things ac-
complished by him at Stone river and
Nashville and to the genius for strategy
he displayed at Chickamauga. He
played glowing tribute to Jackson,
Sill, Whitaker, Beatty, Geary, Kim.
ball, Newton, Baird, Brannon, Cruft,
Rousseau Davis, johnson, vanCleye,
Reynolds, Steedman, Stockholm,
Granger, Garfield, Hooker, Palmer,
Crittenden, Wood, Stanley, McCook,
Howard and Sheridan. These, he said,
were immortal heroes. Then he told
the story of the army Of the Cumber-
land, of the hardships and fighting 1t
endured, and then closed with brill.
liant peroration.
The Arion Glee club sang song
when Senator Manderson had finished,
and then Hon. Hillary A. Herbert,
secretary Oh Jlle navy, was lubrOuuC6u'
As the secretary came forward he was
greeted with loud applause.
Lieutenant General Schofield, Gen.
sral Grenville M. Dodge Of Iowa, Gen.
Sral Daniel Butterfield and General
Horace Porter each in turn made a
brief talk when Secretary Herbert had
finished I'll meeting then adjourned.
1t was announced that the society
would hold business meeting to elect
officers Saturday morning
Secretary Herbert said in part: "The
verdict of our civil war has been ac-
cepted as absolutely final. Centuries
will tread upon the heels of centuries
and still the perpetuity of the union OF
these states will never be mooted.
That question was settled forever when
Lee offered, and Grant refused, the
sword of Lee at Appomatox. 1t was NO
ambitious design of any great chieftain
that separated the south from the
north 10 was to settle underlying prin-
olples Of government that the two SEQ
tions arrayed themselves against each
other In battle.
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