The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-20
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as ardently Of the South Carolinian as
thefold Massachusetts Puritan: that
the liberty bell, in its southern pill
grfmage, will be as reverently received
and as devoutly loved in Atlanta and
Charleston as in Philadelphia. and Bos-
ton; that we all idealize Old Glory,
and with Barbara Fritohie we can all
now say. Shoot, if you must, this
old gray head, but spare your coun-
try's flag. And to stimulate and
evolve this noble sentiment all we
need is resumption of fraternity at the
ratio of is to 1-siXteen strong hearts
strikes of mutual esteem and love to
a. feeble expiring one of waning sec
tionalisn1-the hearty restoration and
cordial cultivation of neighborly
brotherly relations faith in Jehovah
and respect for each other. and God
gr-nt that the happy vision that de-
lighted The soul of the sweet singer of
Israel may rest like a benediction on
the souls of the Blue and the Gray.
Strengthen the army and navy, look
xto the ornaments of our war ships
Wand render more efficient our sea coast
|, S0efenses-in a word. make the United
States the first naval power Of the
fworld, and when another landing by
England at Corinto is attempted, when
European colonization is attempted,
when European colonization in Vene-
zuela rs essayed, and when British
greed in Nicaragua is repeated, or
any other invasion or encroachment Of
The Monroe doctrine is threatened. the
followers of Lee and Grant. the sons
of veterans Of the Blue and the Gray,
some Decatur, Jones, Perry, Farra-
gut, Simms or NIoffitt. on the quarter
deck Of an American man-of-war, will
unfurl the flag of Washington, Lin
coin, Grant and Lee in the English
channel and the Yankee huzza,' and
the rebel yell will resound along the
British coast"
General Longstreet was frequently
interrupted by applause.
Army of the Tennessee.
There was another big crowd at
1sarnum's big tent tonight It was a
grand reunion of the Army of Ten
nessee-Union and Confederate. The
big tent which held many large
crowds. never before held one greater
than that of tonight.
General G. NJ. Dodge. of the Society
IF the Army of the Tennessee. pre-
Bided.
After music by the band and prayer.
he introduced the first speaker Of
the evening, General o. O. Howard
of the United States Army.
In the course of his speech, General
Howard began by a glowing tribute
to the great generals, both Blue and
Gray, who took part in the hattie of
Chlck2mauga, and, continuing, he told
OF me heroic American volunteers and
the things he saw and experienced; of
the Scaling of Lookout mountain. and
the Battle above the Clouds; of the
W&lcOme news of Lees surrender. and
or Llncoln'S assasSinat ton and the re-
turn home OF the battle-scarred VET
Grams After this, he began to talk of
Z = cIyi
years. He then described the grizzled
and grey veteran as he appears to-
day; he told of the scenes he had wit
messed at reunions where veterans of
Doth sides were present. The war was
necessity. Nothing human could
have warded 1t off. Slavery caused il.
d in concluding he said in part:
81 Tt is coming into this heart this
wear. as ii came into the heart of Mr..
Grant, near the close of his life. to
speak entirely kind words, lest we
might inJure the manhood of the noh-
lest man Of the south. God alone adj
5usts the balance of justice and he is
able to fill the soul of every v-aiting
comrade with fullness from his own
abundant fountains.
He that overcometh shall inherit all
things and ! will be his God and he
shall be my son" Grant and Thomas
Lee and Jackson, understood This,
they nave tasted the promise HIM
dreds and thousands of comrades who
nave gone on before. Let us have the
Safc Shield bright and glistening as
t5em.'' jim
General Wheeler.
When General Howard had finished
and the cheering had ceased. there
was music by the band. and then Gen
eral Joe Wheeler, of Alabc ma, spoke.
General Wheeler's address was a
very concise history Of the war and
IN conclusion he gave statistics com
pairing the principal battles of the civil
war with those of European nations.
showing the number of men engaged
and the proportion of them who were
killed and wounded.
General Warner.
General Willard Warner. of Chatta-
nooga,who was the next to address the
gathering. said in part:
Nearly a. generation has gone since
h We fought our last fight Our battles
thave since been fought over and over
eagain, until they have doubtless be-
Fcome wearisome to the public Our
- part in the great drama of war has
- been acted. The curtain fell on us
f,thirty years ago and we passed to the
Judgment of the world and history.
II Is now ABOUT Time mat We ceased
talking Of the bloody chasm and
take peace and reconciliation for
granted"
In conclusion General Warner. spoke
hopefully of the future.
When General Warner had finished.
the Rev. Father Sherman was intro
duced. He said that he felt that ne
had some claim on the soldiers. owing
10 the close connection they had with
mis- father. He then paid "a glowing
tribute TO the men who fought with
MS father, From Atlanta to the Sea -
When he finished the meeting adj
journed.
Colonel Fred Grant, who was expec-
ted TO follow General Sherman. was
not present.
An Accident.
AS Governor Upham was riding ur
Lookout Mountain this afternoon the
horses attached TO his carriage 1e.
came frightened, and as he was at.
tempting to get out to hold them he
fell and broke the small bone below
his right knee. He was at once taken
to Lookout Inn, where his injuries were
cared for. The fractured bone was SET
and the leg put in a plaster caste. II
is not considered serious although he
will be laid up for some time. He ex.
pects to leave for Wisconsin SUNDAY
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