The Colfax chronicle., 1898-12-24

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Atlanta, Ca, has the honor OF being
the FIRST to celebrate the signing OF
the treaty OF peace between the Unit
ed States and Spain, and the occasion
one in which important history to the
whole country was made. The exer-
cises extended over two days, Dec.
14th and 18th. President Mckinley
and wife, members of the cabinet, and
many high dignitaries OF the nation
were present to take part in the exer-
cises, and thousands of persons were
present from all parts of the Union.
The President made four speeches
during his stay in Atlanta, and all
of them were brim full OF patriotism,
and most happy in sentiment andex-
preston. The sensation of the jubi-
lee, however, was contained in the
Presidents address on the first day,
while speaking to the Georgia Legis-
lature, both houses sitting in joint
session to receive him. The noble
idea, and elegant and eloquent Ian
guage which the President used to ex-
press it, is as follows:
Sectional lines no longer mar the
map of the United States. Sectional
feeling no longer holds back the love
we bear each other. Fraternity is the
national anthem, sung by chorus OF
forty-fve States and our Territories
at home and beyond the seas. The
Union is once more the common altar
of our love and loyalty, our devotion
and sacrifice. The old flag again
waves over us in peace with new glor-
les, which your sons and ours have
this year added to it's sacred folds.
What cause we have for rejoicing,
saddened only by the fact that SO
many OF our brave men fell on field or
sickened and died from hardships and
exposure, and others returning bring
wounds and disease from which they
will long suffer. The memory of the
dead will be precious legacy, and
the disabled will be the nations care.
Anation which cares forits disabled
soldiers as we have always done will
never lack defenders. The national
cemeteries for those who fell in battle
are proof that the dead as well as the
living have our love. What an narmy
of silent sentinels we have, and with
what loving care their graves are
kept. Every soldiers grave made
during our unfortunate civil war is g
tribute to American valor; and while
when those graves were made we diff
fered widely about the future of this
government, these differences wert
long ago settled by the arbitrameni
of arms-and the time has now come
in the evolution of sentiment an(
feeling under the providence of God
when in the spirit of fraternity WI
should share with you the care of th'
graves of the Confederate soldiers"
| A scene OF wild enthusiasm swep
over the audience as the full impor
and meaning of the Presidents word
dawned upon the hearers, and the ut
terance has met with universal ap
proval through the length of AM
breadth of the land. Truly the Presi
dent was happy and fortunate in al
, his expressions, and his utterance o.
the second day was a fitting clima
to his first utterance. In referring t
the "magic heeling" which had close
the wounds and effaced the scars an
bitter memories of our late civil wal
hesaid: "Fr this result every Amer
ican patriot will forever rejoice. Iti
no small indemnity for the cost {
war" And to this peon of joy, 8
clearly and appropriately rung ou
on this glad jubilee occasion by tn
Nation Chief, eighty millions OF uni
ed free people echo back a heart.
"Amenr
Two Questions Answered.
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