Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-19
OLD VETERANS WEEP
As Their DEEDS Arc Reiterated al
ChItkamauta Battlt0sldS
ADDRESSES on ssoDGRAss nILL


One Of the bloodiast battlo6elda the
world over saw w4s formally Dedicated
here today ass pleasure park for the
cdincation and enjoyment Of the
American people tor all time. 1, was
tho battlefield Of Chioksmaugs,w whose
rAvlnes and mountain sides were
strewn with nearly $1,000 dead anu
wounded men, thirty.two years ago.
The dedication was conducted by
men who fought that awful strife. Two
generals, with silver gray hair, who
headed thousands OF men In the ARRAY
ON opposite si1es, made tho principal
speeches at the dedication. They wof,
Generals John NJ. Palmer gud John b.
/ Gordon.
The exercises were witnessed by no
leta than 10000 people Of the North
and OF 'he South, aud Mt least half OF
them took part In that bloody civil
war.
The hh, event OF tho day was tbs
display ofsrma ~ battery "F," Fourth
u. X. Artillery. Thou there was .
battalion and regimontal drill, show.
Ing the new tactics and field mcve-
mvnts, under command Of Col. lol-
land. rnoae exercises at arms wcro 0i
great interest 10 the voiofans, though
they expressed the belief ihat tuoh
tactics would have falion 20 timothy
before thu mover, " place1 sgainit
those oiop.el during tho battle al
| Chiclmaugs.
vles Prisiienl a. L. Stevenson pre-.
sided over tho gcdleatOfy exercised
1 lNaHa AFEW N.ss IaN.
=, FulleItlr. chairman OF the Chioa-
manga and Oh aiinnooga national park,
ana was greeted WITH loud applause.
The meeting was called 10 order at
II O'Clock. Tue great natural area
selected by tho national commission on
SnojgrasA hili for the exercises was ~
arranged that nearly every Uno Of tnt
tens u thGusanda VI auditors could
hear tbs speeches and Hidu siss
throughout. by way OF beginning
thofe was the national salute of
~ guns by tue artillery, followed by
"rho B,aF 5pang O. Bannef," played
by one OF tue U. y. Infantry bands.
IL was cheeTed to the echo by the vet.
cfsns VI the blue and Ct the gray, and
many grlzElod veterans shoi teafs Of
| Joy. When the applause ceased, Vice
President Btevtnssn made bfiei ad-
dress appropriate 10 tho occasion.
Payer was then offered by Right
Rev. Bishop Gaiicf, OF Teunestee.
"hmetica" was then sung by the
audie CO, accompanied by the bsnG.
Ths volume OF s7und rolled up as q
great teal wave. and long before the
soAg ended, tears were coutslng dow n
the cheeks OF Thousands Of old veter.
ans.
General John NJ. Palmer, the venef-
able senator from Illinois, made the
first dedicatofy nddfeSs. At iirat his
voice had ttemulous SOUND. He b..
came gran Nv eloquent Hs he advanced
and frequently was applauded.
GENERAL PALMER's ADDREsR
General John NJ. Palmer told tho
story OF the battle Of Cnickamauga,
saying the names Of but few OF the
fallen arc known, but the courage an u
glllautry Of ali could be remembered.
IN conclusion he said:
"rns civil war was caused by the
tenlio al challenge 90 American mau-
hood, and that challenge was accepted
aud followed by years Of bloody anu
desolatlnE war. In toe war The Amef-
lean people learned 70 properly sstl-
mate each other, which n she only
foundation for harmonious, rational
unity. by that war tue theory OF tho
right Of the states 20 hacedo from ths
Union was forever srsdlcaicd from our
syItsm OF national olnstllutlOnhl gov.
erumsnt. by the war African slavery,
when was tho To-t Of sectional bitter.
ness, and was one OF tho causes or
prelexts for national controversy was
I 10 Pot "a La nj
our country became at once the en-
blem OF freedom and the symbol Of
national power. ~ the result VI that
war the Constitution was maintained
and not tubvSrted, ami the union Of
ths American people maize perpetual.
"ro my comrades, you who were
confederate soldiers during NIL the
weary struggle OF the civil war, beg
to say. was proud Of your CALAMITY
and courage. l never allowed myssii
TO forget that you were Americans
freely Offering your lives In ths de-
tense Of what you believed TO DO your
rights and Ia vindleation OF your man.
hood.
"You are now satisfied that the re-
sult OF the civil war established the
unity OF tho powerful American TO.
pablo; submitted your controversies
with your fellow oillEsDs, TO tho arbi-
tramon OF tho battle fleld, and you ac-
oepted the result with sublime fottitud8
worthy OF all prsise, and your reward
10, that peace and order are restored,
and "tho SOUTH" which you loved 90
well, sud Tor which you i1ught 40
brsvely, now blossoms with abundant
biessines."
| Another patriotic tune followed
General Palmer's speech. Then thu
bAtili Scared veteran OF the Confeder.
aoy, whom Leo called his Fright arm,'
JOhu Is. Gordon, OF Georgia, was intro
dueed. He wa, greeted with no less
applause than that accorded General
Palmer anu spoke with July AS much
enthusiasm, feeling sui patriotism
Thosu WHO have heard General Cor
don before said II was tho ehyrt OF his
life.
SYNOPSIS OF GoRDoS's ADDRESS.
General Gordon's address abounded
with patriotic sentiment and Its elo'
quent Passages were r9uudly cheered
fne speaker mentioned Charles Sum.
nor's attempt IN the Federal SenAt,
10 strike from tho battle flag
of ths Union all mementoes ui
our civil war, anu said tina
MS apprehension that harm would
come 10 the Republic from the cherished
emblems were naissppohvnsions. The
elSii war, he said, was an onward