The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-19

Am rican flag. And we will protect it at
home and we will vindicate it abroad
and in the hour of its peril in the hour
| OF its danger, if that hour shall come; in
the time that tries the future of this
great fabric of government, if the hour
shall come, there will rally to the flag Of
the union, there will rally to the oonsti-
tuition of the country, there will rally to
our institutions. whether it BIZ to protect
our territorial integrity. our dignity as a
nation, or our position upon great polit-
lcal questions international in their char
acter, there will be found the men and
the descendants of the men of 1861 Who
fought to destroy the union and who
fought to uphold it, the men and the de-
scendants OF the men who, at Getty sburg
and South Mountain, at Shiloh and at
/ Nashville, and here upon this sacred spot
stood and fought and bled and struggled,
going forth as mighty army with BAN
ners to vindicate, to cherish and protect
the flag OF the union that we love-
SECRETARY HERBERT.
Secretary Herbert closed his speech ny
saying: Gentlemen, you who wore the
blue in the days that tried mems souls,
are not m ore true to the flag under which
you fought than are the men who fought
in gray at Chickamauga and Missionary
Ridge. If the government that ordained
the dedication of this national park is
yours. so also is it their government. Its
privileges are theirs and its promises are
to them and their children. They take
pride in Its power and its prestige among
th 0 nations of the earth and this loyalty
to the union as oonfederates who once
fought so bitterly against it, is the crown
ing glory of the heroes in blue for
whom monuments are to be ded Heated to-
morrow.
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
1t is doubtful if z. II. Barnum in his
pa.miest DAYS ever saw such crowd Mt
his circus as assembled beneath one of
his old three-ringed tents in this city
tonight. Barnum used to claim that he
seated Is, 600 people. If he told the tr nth,
there must have been greater numb Der
in it today, for the space used for circus
performers was occupied by auditors.
The occasion for this 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 here from
Cincinnati, were present as guests. The
veteran general, J. d. Morgan, vice-rres-
ident of the society. who is now past
eighty years. presided in the absence of
General RoSecrans, the president.
When the meeting had been called to
order General Morgan introduced Mayor
George Wochs. who made the address OF
welcome. Response was made by Gen.
II. Y. BOyntUn, secretary of the associa-
ton. Following General Boynton. GEN
eral Morgan made an address of welcome
to the confederate veterans. after which
Senator Henderson of Nebraska delivered
his annual society address.
Senator Henderson was frequently in
terrupted during his speech by cheers
and applause.
The Arion GIee club sang song when
Senator Manderson had finished and
when Secretary Herbert was introduced.
AS the secretary came forward, he was
greeted with loud applause. Mr.. Heruert
made pleasant speech, and related
number of anecdotes. Lieutenant Gene
raj Schofield, Gen. 6 NJ. Dodge of Iowa,
Gen. Daniel Butterfield and Gen. Horace
Porter, each in turn made a bref talk
when Secretary Herbert had finished and
then the meeting adjourned. 1t was an
nounced that the society would hold a
business meeting to elect officers Satur-
day morning.
THE PARK.
Under the guiding hand OF the secre-
tary of war. acting under the authority !
of congress, Chattanooga and the notable
surrounding it have been pre-
pairing for national event without a
parallel. Great throngs of veterans who /
fought against each other are crowuing |