Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-27
h VICE PRESIDENT AND PARTY.
Many Distinguished Persons Accom-
pnnN Mr. md Mrs. Uohnrt.


Dnny MIR. and Mrs. Hobart
NEW YORK. April 26.-The special train
bearing the vice presidential party to the
Grant ceremonies arrived at Jersey City to-
day at "a p. m The entire trip had been
pleasantly uneventfu and the senators and
representatives seemed almost loath to leave
the cars Vice President Hobart and Mrs
Hobart walked at the head of the procession
through the small crowd on the platform
to the carriages which were waiting for
them. Then they were driven on board the
Jersey Central ferry boat Fanwood and landed
at Twenty-third street this city, whence
they were driven to their respective stopping
places. During the run from Philadelphia
to Jersey City the vice president and Speaker
Reed held their respective dinner parties.
OF the famous men who travelled on this
train perhaps none was more spoken of than
General Lonsstreet. His venerable face and
tall figure, now somewhat bent with age
brought back to mind the days when, in the
prime of his life he led the southern forces
in many a fierce assault. Since these times
he has been United States minister to Tur-
key and now holds first rank in the short
list of the confederate generals still alive
General Longstreet especially requested the
Associated press to publish a statement, all
written by his own now somewhat feeble
hand. He said to the correspondent that ii
was fitting on such an occasion that he should
served in the same regiment with him before
the war, and even introduced him to the
woman who became his wife. The statement
as General Lcngstreet wrote 1t Is as follows:
It was my good fortune to know. as few
others could that General Grants heart
went out in sympathy fOT the brave men
and women of the south during the dis
tresSing times of reconstruction and to my
old comrades who followed the stars ana
the bars of the south to the gloom and
glory of AppomattoX l want to say that
npltf hon ~t nrt In, ILL
of our woes, He appreciated the principle
that al governments derive their powers
pie; and his great mind and ratri tic heart
were bent toward the re-establishmcnt of
cordial feelings between tae sections of the
land. If every old confederate soldier, or
widow Of confederate, to whom he gave
helping hands could leave a tear about his
tomb. 1t would be baptised in loves best
To the brave men on the other side of
the great struggle my people rcnd messcn-
turn from the setting STAR of the confed-
eracy to accept the glorious flag of the
union: to put 1t about our hearthStones and
love 1t as we love our noble women; we
stand guard about and uphold it forever:
Its glorics are ours, vito undividcd hearts
tect its triumph. We 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 army we
offer the loving tribute to the chieftain who
led you to victory; renew heartfelt ale
union.
on this inspiring occasion we love to tell
you that for all tho grandeur of Grants
character, that for the splendor of his gen
erosity to our generous men and broken
people, his name Shall be embalmed In the
hearts of our children and Of our chldren's
children with devotion as warm as our
southern sun.
ll!ustrious. citizen of the republic. in dan
ger brave in victory generous. we help to
crown with his peoples undying love, and
from the presence of the highest officials of
IDtIDiCiD1litV Nyf. hel ta
this monument to his name and fame, and
lift them Ike incense TO the powers above
lie was so easily a general that he failed
to note his own reserved powers He will
grow with his own generation and they who
come after until they learn to appreciate
his worth. JAMES I.ONGSTREET
1t was such sentiments as the venerable
general expressed in his statement that per-
vaded the talk of the gray-hairad men Of
all parties who came from Washington to
honor tho hero, Grant.