Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-21

rare OF the Union.
GENERAL GROSvENOR.
General Bate was followed by General
Charles II. Grosvenor. representative In
Congress from Ohio. who said:
mir. Chairman.-We meet to-day upon
this sacred spot TO celebrate the heroism
OF the American soldier. the great re-
suits Of battles. and the greater victories
OF peace. We do not come with words
Of elimination or with memories charged
with bitterness or envy. We Join here
as American citizens upon one OF the
great battle-ileids Of a great war. 10 de-
dicate for all time 10 the American
people these monuments and these bat
tle-helds. We do this to remind those
OF coming generations OF the heroic races
from which they descended: to exhibit TO
them the cost of the institutions be-
queathed to them and placed in their
keeping; and to forever appeal TO those
who are TO come after us that they
guard. protect. and forever cherish. inn
perishably and immutably, the results OF
the great war
The achievement OF which we are
proudest IL not that we conquered in war,
and by physical force overthrow the
armies Of the Confederacy; but that we
prevented the overthrow OF the Union Of
the States. that we stood in the deadly
but TO save the Union; not to commit
revolution. but to save the flag as the
representative of a great union: that we
fought TO restore the Constitution as the
supreme law of the land. These efforts
were not unavailing: the result aimed al
has been accomplished, and the union of
the States to-day is a union of hearts and
a union OF hands, and a union OF States
none can sever"
ISSUES OF THE WAR.
The General briefly summed up the
issues of the war and argued that the
Unionists took the legal and correct
side of the question.
Il am here 10 impugn no mans mo-
tiyes. TO cast no slur upon any man;
but / cannot but honor. from the stand
point OF my observation of that which is
cnvalrous and brave and glorious in
mankind-I cannot but honor the men
who though they loved the Union. fol-
lowed the flag Of their States. 81 plung-
ed into the abyss Of rebellion They were
terribly wrong. but they stood ready to
die for the errors they espoused."
The General paid merited tribute to
the courage and skill displayed on both
sides. declaring that as a demonstration
OF the spirit and power Of the American
soldier there is no spot on the American
continent the equal OF Chickamauga.
The magnificent strategy and uneXcelled
valor Of this historic conflict were ac-
cOmpanied by fewer blunders. fewer fail
ues. than pertain 10 any other of the
great battles of the war.
After briefly reviewing the consitu-
tional amendments the General closed
as follows:
AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS.
as there anything greater or more
cha n "a of
patriot than the love of the American
people for this Union. this Constitution.
and this power? 1t is our protection
against enemies abroad; it is our as
surancc against disturbance within; IL
is beacOnlight 10 other nations, and
the sheet-anchOr Of ours. II is the doc
trine Of the American home the Amer-
can firesdc American institutions. the
American Union. and the American flag.
And we will protect il at home. and
We will vindicate IL abroad. And in the
/ hour of its peril. In the hour of danger.
| II that hour shall come: in the time that
tries the future Of this great fabric Of
government, if that hour shall come,
there will rally to our institutions.
whether ii pe TO protect our territorial
integrity, our dignity as a nation, or
our position upon great political ques-
tons internal i'm their character. there
viii be found the men and the descend
ants Of the men of 1861 who fought to
destroy the Union, and who fought 10
uphold il: the men and the descendants
Of the men who at Gettysburg and South
Mountain, at Shiloh. and at Nashville.
and here upon this sacred spot, stood and
fought and bed and struggled. going
forth as mighty army with banners.
to vlndicate. TO cherish and protect
the flag and the Union that we love-
SILVER FOR BOYNTON.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, September
9o.-This morning General Boynton's la
bors for the establishment of n Chicka-
manga Park were recognized by the peo-
pie OF Chattanooga In a substantial man
ncr.
Headed by II. s. Chamberlain, the
chairman Of the Citizens Executive Com
mittee, a number of the most promi-
nent business and professionalism of
the city went TO the office of the Ma
tional Park Commission i'm the custom
house, and there presented TO General
Boynton a magnificent and massive ser
vice Of silver. comprising 25 pieces.
encased in a handsome box. The Gene
raj accepted the splendid gift in few
words being unable to say much.
General Schoheld. who was present,
smoke Of General Boynton's work in con-
nection with the park, saying ii merited
the hearty approval Of the entire Ameri-
can people
SOMETHING, OF = SENSATION.