The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-27

violence ruled In her streets; when laws
were trampled and civil authority deiled;
when flames We're spreading amidst ner
dwellings: when panic and disnay filled
| Chicagos homes, and when no man could
predict the next scene in the drama-it
was In that hour and on tho floor of the
senate that was able to pledge Southern
sympathy and aid and TO declare that no
men in this Union We're more loyal to law
and TO public liberty as conserved by law;
none more ready to defend the authority
of thu general government, its honor. Its
( flag and It's freedom, than the heroic REM
nants of these immortal armies which fol-
| lowed Lee and Jackson, the Johnstons.
Bragg and Hood. or Job Stuart and Bed
ford Forrest, till tho Confedoracy fell be-
/ fore the resistless storms,
| "My comrades, the echoes came and
| came quickly from all over the land; and
! no sweeter solace could come to my spirit
7 than that which was brought by the re-
4 sponses from North and South alike.
I'm conclusion. my comrades, let me
] hope that the wise conservatism, the spirit
Of magnanimtty which is always the
| brightest gem in the crown OF courage.
will mark Your career In the future as
! they have In the past on another mem
| orable occasion. when speaking as South
| ern representatives I said. in substance.
| let lis all hope that the day Is not distant
/ when every section will recognize the
! monumental truth that both sides fought
under written constitutions guaranteeing
the same monuments of liberty; that
every drop Of blood shed was the price
I freely paid by tho soldier for his inherited
hsieie and cherished convictions; that
every uniform worn by the brave whether
/ It's color was blue or gray; every sheet
/ of flame from the ranks and rifles Of both.
/ every cannon shot that shook Chiokamau-
I gas hills and Numbered around the heights
/ of GpttysbiIrp- eVaIN pal riDiic pTaVcr
sigh waited heayenward from the North or
South: every throb of anguish in patriotic
woman'e heart every burning tear on wo-
mans cheek; every tender ministraton by
her loving hands a the dying soldiers side
all ali were contributions for the up
building of American manhood for the flu
ture defense OF American freedom"
/ GENERAL GORDON RE ELECTED.
| After the applause which followed Gen
/ eral Gordon's address had subsidized. Gen
, rrai Joe Wheeler. the hcrcost little fighter
! that any soldier of any nation ever fol-
! lowed. rose aud moved the suspension 81
! the rules and the recollection by acclama-
/ ton of General Gordon, which was done.
General Wheeler, in making the nominal
tion. said:
! "By direction of the Confederate Veteran
, camp Of the District OF Columbia, of z5o
! members Including veterans Of eve'y south
! crn state and representing the feelings
cnu Lao General Gordon AGAIN In
( nomination ma our commander.
..ari,ara n,n he no nrouder net Of nv life
So. ioin Inc Confederate soldiers In
tn ,'I,, ~ fnr,,,ai cordon I'm contIn,i, ns o,,T
,a1r ,,,,,aoder Wiu there ever be a nappi n
colil. n.', M, 'ben We gather IN Ibont on,
n.re,.he ',,p,nanacr for What he has done
for The Confederate soldiers? Eigat years
~. ' ne ..ss made our commander. Since
aso ~ assaniatIon has rrown until to-
Ineh tne ~, var tooo comns
ans tnv IN Time Vii, tcll Of The herolsm
ne'uiuS ~ saIdiors which ls,tha mos,
oi a., ~, ,istnry We dtviJsd so,,th
s ,n'ebt ~ United North. II IL % pe.notuate