The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-19

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. ls.-lI
ono may Judge by tho events OF the last
ten days the Mason and Dixon line has
been wiped of the map, The friendly,
bro.horly feeling that has been display
ed hero this week, and that was shown
at LouIsvillo last week by the boys OF
the grey towards the boys in blue, the
bitter sectiOnalism that has so long
divided the union no longer exists. FOR
nearly fortnight now the doors OF the
south have been thrown open to the
men who, came here thirty odd years
ago bearing arms OF slaughter aud de-
sttuction. Not single incident that
would indicate feeling OF hatred on
either side has been recorded.
"lankeeI" and "JohnnY RebS, "
grown grey with years, have gone over
the great battlefield to-day, discussed
tho events OF those awful days, drank
together aud even in aOm1 Instances
s,ept together, without stirring up any
lliuH like an.anery thought Generals
who commanded armies for tile Union
have been the guests OF the generals Of
the Conisderacy, aud each has solemn.
~ declared tha; there Is mo north aud
no south"
COMRADES" IL PEACE.
"The events oil to-day have bound US
together as nothing else could havs
done, aud tho solemn, yet Joyous event
otto.morrow will seal the tie forever y
80 spoke a veteran of the north to one
Of the south at the Snodgraii Hill to-day
aud the latter replied with teari IN his
eyes: "COmrade. you arc rght. Shake
hands" and they did.
Chattanooga iS an enterprislnR town
with forty thouiaBd inhabitants; both
tue ,-AowH aud tue people have every
look VI prosperity. The people have
done as much for tho entertainment Of
their northern visitors as any one could
wish. AT early dawn the town ana the
surrounding country aWoke. In less
than two hours there was general ex'
odus from town 10 tho battlefield. There
werG bands Of music, followed by resi.
VI AuAllAlu. 4Htlu WbIt hllVlhhHNd
upon thouiaud4 OF hattle.scarred veter.
ans and there were thousands upon
Thousands Of men, women aud children
who personally never knew what war
was. Then theTo we're carriages, wagons
and vehicles OF every description in
which the people rode. The cars, cleo.
tric and steam, were loaded 10 the
gHaEd.Fails. Many Of the vast tnroag
looking over the field OF Chickamauga
sadly remembered the awful scenes Of
carnage and death they had witnessed
there thirty.two years ago, but all felt
thrill Of Joy to know that old wounds
lad healed and the hatred Of those
days was no moro. Such were the con.
dluon that prevtiist at tho prelmiu.
ary exercises attendant upon the deli.
cation Of tho historic battlefield as a
national park which will take place To-.
morrow.
Tho tirst event Of to-day was the dedi.
cation Of the Michigan state monuments
ut SnOdgTaB Hill, point at which there
was probably more hard fighting during
the battle than any other part OF the
field. Gov. John I. Rich. with his staff.
Nuu huu uulhubIu VI llu Vlulh OOlululh-
sion, arrived at tho Hill few minutes
after Q O'Clock. Chairman q, L. BsIk.
uap, president 0i tho Michigan CON.
Iuission. IN a brief speech In which hs
told OF tho work done by tho commits.
.ionsrs, called tho assomblags 10 order
aud then introduced Gov John I. Rich.
Col. Henry ". Dutiisld, oI Detroit, re-
spondGd.
wrscoNSrS's MONUMENTS,
In the northeast corner Of that part
Of tho Kelly fold tho monuments oil
wisconsn wsro turned over to the
government at II o'clock. The sxer.
c5es weru presided over By Col. W. W.
Walking, chairman Of tho state commits
sian. hc RsW j. L, Webster oIersl
prayer. Col. Watkins formally turned
the monuments OyOr IN Gov W. II,
Upham, who received them and then
traniierrnd them 10 tho government.
GOn, Horny Hardin mad0 q speech in
response, aiior which speeches wcrc
mado By Col. y. i, Bryant, gx'Goy, w.
u. Hoard and l.. q. 1Immo.
Tho veterans oil Ohio took possession
Of snodgtas, Hill ~ aoOn as those from
Michigan had finished. Con. john
beatty, preaidont Oi tho Ohio Commia.
EIun, presided. When ho had called
lho audience TO ordOr, Biahop Joyce iu'
ypkcd ths blessing oi tho Dolly. Fol-
owing tho prayer, Con. Charles II.
Gfoayouot addtd.aOd tue gathering.
Short addresses wefo then mndo by
cr.Goy Campbell, Hon. j. y. Gill aud
Hon. j. 5. McElrOy Gen. Aquilln
Wiey thon made short address form
ally turning tho monuments OV1t u
hUy. Mckinley, who In turn received
them and then transferred tl0ln to tic
ReHonSl goYsfhmeht
GOVERNOR M'KlSEgY's Address.
Aitor reviewing tho battle Of ChIcka
mnura and Olios part In II, Governor
Mckinley conllnuodi "Dnl, niter all
my countrymon, what was II all for
What did II mean7 What was all this
struggle, all thi, exhibition ol hotol'm
aud those appalling sacrifices lori A
reunited country makes nn'wOt NG
o'lBrl, nGsdOI. A union stronger aud
ifoor tlan ever before, n civilization
nignot and noblOr than oyot boiofc, 4
common ilng dnaFor aud moro glorious
than evot before; and all, all NJ lhch
secure from any quarter, because lllo
contestants against OaOll Olll1r on this
hIAl0rIc fold thIFly.lwd yeRta ngD nto
how united, linked In their might Tor.
aynf auainsI anv annfuv Wliul WOulU