The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-21
IN TArTERED GRAY UNIFORMS.
Confederate Veterans Carry the stars
and stripes Through chattanooga.

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and stripes Through Chattanooga.
Chattanooga. Tenn. Sept 2o.-Ore of the
leading features Of today's big parade. and
which Will make a lasting impression upon
those who saw X, wes company Of Con-
feFarate veterans att.re5 IN their tatte~ed
old uniforms Of gray. carrying the Stars
and stripes As they passed through the
miles and miles % streets they were ten
dered an ovation that would have honored
an emperor. The man next 70 the last
color bearer carried an olive wreath. an
emblem OF peace and love.
The third days exercises attendant upon
the dedication Of the battlefield OF Chcka-
mauga opened with a grand civic and n.li-
tary parade. II brought more People 10 the
city proper than had been here before the
de9icatcry exercises began The streets
were 50 thronged that ii was next 10 i'm
possible to get about. In carriages were
Vice President Stevenson and party. Lieut.
Gen. SchOfeld, Secretary of the Interior
Smith. Postmaster General Wilson, Seere-
tary OF the Navy Herbert. Attorney Gen
eral Harmon. United States senators, con-
gressmen. governors and STATS.
The formal exercises OF the day in the
big Barnum tent near the government
building were presided over by Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson. The first address was by
George w. Ochs. mayor Of Chattanooga.
Senator Bate, Of Tennessee, delivered an
eloquent Grafton. He was heartily ap-
plauded. After music by the hand. Gen
Charles Grosvenor. OF Ohio. spoke. He
was frequently interrupted by applause.
When Grosvenor finished Cows. Morton OF
New York Woodbury. Of Vermont. Mat
thews OF Indiana. ana Turney Of Tennes-
see made short talks
Gov Woodbury. said that during the war
each side believed it was right. but now
Southerners would have 10 teach their
Turnsy took exception TO this. saying:
Il believed ] was right during the four
years and nineteen days l served in the
Confederate army. and at the end OF that
time | thought ! was right. | still think
! was right. and shall teach my children
so No man is more loyal TO the Stars and
stripes than /. and no one more loyal TO
the government, but l never can be con-
vinced that the South was wrong"
This rather frank expression caused
great stir, and when the meeting adjourn
ed was topic of general conversation on
all sides.
AT Barnums tent tonight there was a
gathering there Of the survivors Of the
Army Of Northern Virginia and that por-
ton OF the Army OF the Potomac which
fought a Chickamauga. Gen. r. c. Walt
hall. OF Mississippi. presided.
Col W. O. Oates. governor of Alabama.
was the first speaker. lie held that siav-
cry, while contrary TO natural rights. was
"A lawful state institution. and was so rec
ognzed by the constitution OF the United
States. II was not for slavery the South
fought. however, for the majority OF the
soldiers were laboring men and never
owned a black. 1t was the horror Of see
ing 4.0o00 900 slaves turned loose, the iuva-
sion of their rights to local state govern
ment. They fought for the right as God
gave them to see the right. Continuing.
he told how the North had unlimited
credit and resources, while the South had
none: how the North had an army Of 2, 500 .
GO men. and the South a little over 10000
men Superiority OF numbers enabled the
North to win. Col. ]. A Williamson, Of
New York, and Col. Il. Stegman, of
New York, also spoke.
No economy so helpful as that attained
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