Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-04-27
At GRANTS TOMB.
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place. The splendid train Whlon
SO ably managed, today. VIII H'aNe ~
return trip to Washington, We"losa"s
morning next at IL o'clock, WHEN =. 10
expected that most of the party VIII 81
back TO the capital. Those who man
aged the transportation facilities were.
S. b. Heze, district passenger asen' y.
the Baltimore & Ohio in Wasnins ,on
e. V. Skinner of the New Jersey " q,
tral and other able assistants. i'c VI
passengers were loud in their praises
Of the arrangements made ior 'hei'
comfort.
During the run from philadelphia .o, 10
Jersey City. over the JerseSS anS Sneaker
Reed held their respective dih',ta . pa, psn,',it
AS the special flew through me sun-n, ia
Jersey counties. the Vice-Presiden. e"ao, .,a,,
tanned his guests with grave raw anu ,yh;ci
anecdotes of their political history, Which
were greeted with huge apprecia.i,onLi
OF the famous men who traveiieu on
this train. perhaps none tr, VEL Ind
spoken of than General lIoi'Es..se'' a,., al.
his venerable face and tall hgure' now
somewhat bent with age, brought back
to mind the days when at the prime Oh ms
life he led the Southern forces III il'any ,
a fierce assault. Since these t'Iles c, .s ilas
been United States minister 10 turkey,
and now holds first rank in the sum lst
of Confederate generals stun anVe.
General Longstreet especia,iy redu.steo
The Associated Press to pubiisn state
ment all written by his own. now some-
what feeble, hand He said to the cor
respondent that 1t was fitting on sucn an
occasion that he should speak Ior nc was
with Grant at West Point, served III inc
same regiment with him before the war
and even introduced him to the woman
who became his WIFE, The statemen,. - as
Gen Longstreet wrote it, is as follows;
1T was my good fortune to know. as
few others could, that Grants heart went
ont in sympathy for the brave men and
women of the South during the distress
ing times of reconstruction. ana 10 my
old comrades who followed the stars ana
bars of the South and the gloom and
glory of AppOmattoX. | want 10 say.
General Grants heart went 10 US IN All
of our wars. He appreciated the prin-
ciplc that all governments derive their
powers from the confidence and respect OF
the people. and his great mind and pat
rotic heart were bent toward the re-
establishment of cordial feelings between
the sections of the land. II every o'd
Confederate soldier or widow of Con-
federate to whom he gave helping hands
could leave tear about his tomp, "
would be baptized in love. their best
Offering
ITO the brave men of the other side of
the great strife, my people sends messen-
gers to crowd this august occasion we
turn from the setting star of the Confed-
eracy to accept the glorious flag OF the
Union. to put it about our hearthstones,
and love il as we love our noble women:
we stand guard about and uphold II FOR
ever. it's glories are ours. with undivided
hearts, undivided people, undivided arms
to protect its triumph.
I'VE are with you. today, and all days.
brothers and friends. All passions are
buried and gone. and with the ragged
remnant of our once proud arm we offer
the loving tribute to the chieftain who
led you to victory; renewed heartfelt
allegiance to the great Union, your
Union, our Union.
ION this inspiring occasion we love 10
tell you that for all the grandeur and
majesty of Grants character. for all the
sDlendor of his generosity to our brave
men and broken people. his name shall
be emba lined in the hearts of our chill
dren and of our children's children. with
devotion as warm as our Southern sun
.Illustrious citizens of the republic. i'll
danger brave in victory generous, we
help to crown him with his peoples un-
diving love and in the presence of the
highest officials of the state and munich
pality. we help dedicate this monument
to his name and fame. and lift them. Ike
incense To the Powers above.
He was so easily a general that he
failed to note his own reserved powers
He will grow with his own generation
and those who come after. until they
learn to appreciate his worth.
"JAMES LONGSTREET.'
1t was such sentiments as the vcner-
able general expressed in his statement
that pervaded the talk of the gray
haired men of all parties who came from
Washington to honor the hero Grant.