The record-union., 1895-09-21

their equality of citizenship, invested
with the elective franchise, and breug ht
into competition with them as free labor
ers. The pride of race superiority and
the usurpation of right and State Gov
ernment offended the dignity alike OF
these men and the slave owners; they
stood united and fought like devils. as
the Union veteran will testify, and their
flag fioated triumphantly on nearly a
| hundred fields of battle. We fought
with the same spirit as our revolutionary
sires, who bought with their precious
blood the liberties we now enjoy. 9
fought for the right OF ou-States to reg
ulate and govern their own affairs, free
from the dictation o. others, and to form
such compacts and associations with each
other as would best serve TO preserve
| their mutual rights OF loyal Government.
We fought for the right as God gave us
to see the right. State allegiance and
State pride which sprang from the love
OF home and its sacred precincts sent
our gallant men forth, with the pray
ers and blessings OF wives, mothers, Sis
ters, daughters and sWeelheartS, armed
with stout hearts and willing hands, to
meet three-fold their number in the
death grapple of ed-handed war.
"Conceding equal patriotism and
bravery to those who bore aloft the stand
ards of the Union. the imperishable glory
OF the Confederates conspicuously APP
pears in the inequality OF mum bers, re-
sources and appliances OF war. just
think of that inequality. Eight millions
on our side and 25,000,000 of people on the
other, and the whole world TO recruit
from. You, with Government OF uu-
limited credit, exhaustless resources and
amply supplied with the best arms and
munitions OF war, and a commerce but
little disturbed; the Confederacy, deficient
ion all these, and her ports closed and
blockaded. without even the nucleus OF an
army or navy, without arms or ammuni-
tion, without a commissariat. without
money, without credit, without factories,
and accustomed only to the peaceful pur-
suits OF husbandry, were armed with
nothing at the beginning save our own
stout hearts and the manly resolve
to vindicate our rights at every hazard.
Alabama, with White population of 026,-
Z1l. equipped and sent to the field l00, 900
brave Confederate soldiers. and 5000 who
fought on the Union side, while we left
at home 436. 600 slaves"
Oates closed as follows: 1.-The effect of
tie war upon the character of the Federal
Government was scarcely expressed by
the Supreme Court of the United States
in a single sentence: AN indestructible
Union composed of indestructible States
Something over two years ago, at the
great naval review, when the Dolphin,
out OF Hampton Roads, and followed by
the long line of splendid ships of our
navy. fifteen in number, each fired
salute OF seventeen guns, ana when the
longer line OF foreign ships was past, old
Adnirals, with uncovered heads, dipped
their coIors and each fired seventeen
guns; and the forts in New York harbor
gave forth like salutations to a man who
stood upon the forward deck OF the Dol
n
left hand he could not uncover his head
in Acknowledgements of these salutes, for
il hung limp at his side on ac-
count of a wound he received at the
Wilderness, when be was trying
to dissolve the Union. Under the
old morIbund statutes he was ineligible
to even Lieutenancy III the army or
navy; yet he is the commander of ali the
powerful ships and skillful officers of the
United States navy. " no is this man,
and how did he obtain that position?
Hilary A. Herbert of Alabama, an old
Confederate Colonel. He obtained the
position from the same hand that made IL
disting nguished Union General Secretary
of State. Gresham and Herbert-U MON
and Conference.-The blue and the gray
all distinction on account of the side
man espoused in our war stricken down,
and alike again citizens of our republic,
thank cod and Grover Cleveland. We
recognize that the Union and the Consti-
tuition are one and inseparable now and
forever. While we lnoisten with our
tears the ashes of our fallen comrades we
can say:
The graves of the dead with the grass over
grown.
Shall still be the footstool of Iiberty's throne"
The last speaker was General a. j.
Williamson OF Iowa. He related the
events in the battle of Lookout Noun
tain, Missionary Ridge and Ringold. Ga,
in which he took part, and reviewed the
character of the Commanders of the
Army of the Tennessee-Gfant, Sher-
man, Mcpherson, Howard and Logan.