Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-19
RESPECT FoR EACH OTHER.

SECRETARY Herberts Address Mt the
New Government Park.
At the exercises last night at the Chicka-
manga Park Secretary OF the Navy Her
bert spoke, in part, as follows:
"Mr Chairman and Fellow Citizens: This
gathering, considering the antecedents and
the present purposes of those who compose
this audience, has no parallel In history
save in our own country. I am glad to
take part in 1t, and glad Of the opportunity
to say a few words in commemoration OF
the heroism displayed by our countrymen
in the mightiest, the bloodiest. the most
heroic struggle that ever was recorded In
the book of time; war that solved ques-
lions that could be solved in no other way.
a war that brought peace-enduring peace
between hostile sections; war that set
tied firmly the foundations upon which
tests the greatest among the governments
of man. The verdict of our civil war has
been accepted as absolutely final.
"Our government has done and is doing
tempted or countenanced. We have pub
lisEed fully and fairly the official records
OF both armies during a civil war, and we
are now publishing a complete record of
both the Union and confederate navfes.
We conceal nothing on either side from
the world, from ourselves or our posterity.
And the soldiers of the two armies are
fraternizing as soldiers who had fought
each other never fraterntZed before. We
do not forget to mourn our comrades who
fell, but meet here to do honor to their
memory; Wa also contemplate with a pa
triotic pleasure and pride that knows no
bounds the splendid exhibitions of Ameri-
can manhood that lit up every battlefield
of the civil war with halo of glory.
The soldiers Of every state. from Maine
to Texas, from Oregon to Florida, won for
e, bot will iIn
history survives. The common opinion IN
the south was, in 1850, that the Yankee
had degererated into dollar hunter. and
that he would not fight. In the north the
belief obtained that slavery had enervated
the southerner till he had become brag-
CART and coward. Political fury and Sec
tional hate had destroyed mutual respect.
the necessary foundation Of fraternal feel
ing. How quickly all that was changed!
The change began at the front. l remem-
Der that from the battle of Fredericksburg,
in December, 1862, till the battle of Chan
cellorsville. in May. 1863, the army of the
Potomac lay opposite Fredericksburg. on
the north bank of the Rappahannock
stretching for miles up and down the
stream. Opposite it, on the south bank.
was the army of northern Virginia. Both
armies picketed close up to the banks of
the stream, which was scarcely hundred
yaIds wide In all these months there was
TO picket firing. There was a tacit under
standing that there should not be.
"A better spirit animated in 1863 the SOL
Giers who two years before had for each
other nothing but hate. Month after
month, as the years rolled away and as
battle after battle was fought, the respect
and admiration of the two armies for each
other increased. During the thirty years
that have elapsed since Grant refused to
take the sword of Lee at Appomattox, as
we have looked back at the past that adj
miration and respect has continued to in
crease. as We have looked around at the
present we have come to conf1de in and
rely upon each other and here we are to-
day. all met as brothers to do honor to the
valiant hosts that fought at Missionary
Ridge and Chickamauga."
Army of the Cumberland.
1t is doubtful If P. T. Barnum in his
palmiest days ever saw such crowd at
his circus as assembled beneath one of his
old three-ring tents in Chattanooga last
night Barnum used to claim that it seat
ed 1900 people. If he told the truth,
there must have been greater 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
Cumberland. A large number Of veterans
belonging to the Society of the Army of
the Tennessee. who came from Cincinnati
were present as guests. The veteran
Gen. J. D. Morgan of Quincy, ILL.,, vice
president Of the society, and who is now
past eighty years Of age, presided in the
absence of Gen. Rosecrans, the president.
When the meeting had been called to or
der, Gen. Morgan introduced Mayor Ochs.
who made the address of welcome. Re-
Spouse was made by Gen. H. V. Boynton.
secretary of the association.
Following Gen. Boynton, Gen. Morgan
made an address Of welcome to the con-
federate Veterans. after which Senator
Charles Henderson of Nebraska delivered
the annual address to the society.
The Orion Glee Club sang song, when
Senator Henderson had finished. and Mr..
Hilary A. Herbert, Secretary of the Navy,
was introduced. AS the secretary came
forward he was greeted with loud ap-
plause.
Lieut. Gen. Schofed. Gen. Daniel But
terrified and Gen. Horace Porter each In
turn made a brief talk when Secretary
Herbert had finished The meeting then
adjourned.
How He Took Prisoner.