, 1898-12-15

Miss Wilson, secretary to the president
]. Addison Porter and Mrs. Porter, AS
sistant Secretary Courtelyou and B. F,
Barnes, executive clerk; Major General
Henry w. Lawton and Mrs. Lawton,
Captain Scherer, United States army;
DR.. P. M. Rixey, United States navy.
"A few minutes before l o'clock the
presidents party was assigned to car
riages and. escorted by fifty mounted
police and the members OF Governor
Gamblers staff, stanted for the capitol.
Upon the presidents arrival at the
capital he was greeted with a field ar
tillery salute and was at III escorted
to Governor Gamblers office. There
was a short informal reception there.
Upon its conclusion the president, fol-
lowed by members of the cabinet, was
conducted to the assembly chamber,
where he occupied the speakers chair
with Governor Gambler on his right.
called the legislature to order, the gal
leries were thronged with men and wo-
men. The body of the chamber was
fairly we'll filled with state senators and
assemblymen. while the uniforms Of
various officers and the governors staff
gave a touch of brilliant color to the
gathering. On the first row facing the
speakers chair sat Secretaries Gage,
Long, Wilson and Postmaster General
Smith and Secretary Porter. Besides
the speakers desk, and below the pres
ident, Generals Wheeler, Lawton and
Young in full uniform, sat on chairs.
The joint session rose to its feet and
applauded and cheered the nations
chief Justify. The galleries Joined in
the welcome and sent a chorus of
cheers which made the hall resound.
William A. Dcdson, president OF the
8 senate, called the joint session to order
and introduced the president.
THE PRESIDENTS REMARKS.
Again was the welcome renewed and
the president, as he came forward, was
compelled to stand some minutes bow
ing his Acknowledgements. The presi-
lent said:
1T in an Measure tn be
thus ereeted nv the neonle NJ tho state
Of Georgia, and it affords me much
g-ratiacation to be here and rejoice with
YOU over the mi NJ the treaty q,
| peace with sn.in.
Sectional lines mo longer mar the
man of The Jynataa shates Sectional
feeling NO lou.ar holds hack the love
we bear each oAher ,rraternstv ,s tho
NAT tooel ,nthem .nnu INV . chor,,a -,
forty-dye staAes. md o,,r t-err,tor,oa .t
home and beyond.
THE untom IA rmce more the common
atlas of our love and LOYALTY orr de-vo-
ton and sacriace. The old flag again
waves over us In peace. with new
| glories which your sons and ours this
| wear have added tn its sacred folds
! What we have for retodc,np sad-
dened only by the fact that 80 MANY Of
our brave men fell on the field or sick
ened and died from the hardship and
exposure. and others returning. bring
ing wounds and disease from which
they will long suffer. The memory of
the dead will he a precious legacy and
the disabled will be the nations care.
"a nation which cares for its dis
abled soldiers, as we have always done,
will never lack defenders. The ma
| tioual cemeteries for those who fell in
battle ARE proof that the dead as well
as the living have our love. What an
army of silent sentinels we have, and
with what care their graves are kept.
Every soldiers crave made during our
civil war is a tribute to American valor.
And while. when those graves were
made, we differed widely about the fu-
ture of this government, these differ
ences were long ago settled by the ar
bttrament of arms-and the time has
now come In the evolution of sentiment
and feeling under the providence OF
God, when in the spirit of fraternity we
should share with you In the care OF the
graves Of the confederate soldiers.
.4rhe cordial feeling now hanni,v az.
,stsn~ betvean tho ruortb and tho so,,+b