The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19
THEIR OLD Bate
Chicago Times Herald.

MADE OF the Confederats ia.
in various hooks and cornsr-
ington. s'4
what some of the men who v.
the Grand Army in peace ..,s
The remarks OF others wsre s,'
The first thing that ln,pre,..s "a !
my mind after concluding The 7:
WHAT would the dead leader
on the question We're they al,,.
manders in chief who have MT
on the eternal camping eroura.+
What would be the ansm
General Stephen iIuilbut ~,
TO hold the high staticnY 'ne ha
why should the redeemed Nh
or keep them? If the Gomez
them, and l can underetanS
should, let them have them ~
my heart to deprive them ~ ..h
ure They have waited lonp $3.50 80
and patiently, too. Yes. ssna -
am confident that this
Illinois, who led large boa,s.w
troops in many battles. wo,sis
some thing like that. IN
What would that prince AZ.
the dauhte!ees commander ~
in 1861, brigade in 1862, div,,,,li ~
a corps in 1864 and the Army y q
nessee little later-wha. ws..ss
Genural John A. Logan have s,Ms
to the Times Heralds question, =
Is 1t a stretch of the ima.,,..
think that he would have resnorSA.
something having this meapinr,
When see men whom ,n,,.A.
'6Os and their sons drawins sss @
carrying rifles for the honor . ,sN
our common country-n marching !, ~.
ing In the same brigade. diyisjon1 ~
In which my boy. the apple Of NV
serving. feel like saying, Give 4 ~
time enemies--now our friends ~
trys unyielding friends-anv,h,s.
want. l knew they will never ~
Southern Confederacy. The nsst M.
century has shown them that -.
strong government. under ono n,
million times better for the
planned by Washington than tvo -
ments. under different flags, both ,,,s
ments constantly watching aud hasr
other; both maintaining large arInIss n
at the drop Of The hat to pitch Ioa b
other. Nothing, so long as the word n.
Will ever draw the South into anotA., =
Tor the destruction Of the Union. Gin n
their old battle flags. Drawer mon 3
fought under any flag. They ana n
sops are now as proud to fish. ma :
Stars and Stripes as are our cotnradn
their soDs. Mark me: The herohu b
played under the old flags on tTo n
sand battlefields a generation ago WI =
titled bv veins filled with Stood that y
contribute as heroic defenders Of N, \
| and our united country as Il cy.r Ms
| as 1t will have for centuries 10 coma AZ
OF that blood flows in the veins n Ii,A2
ant Hobson. whose exploit In Santian y
has no parallel. 1t courses thruuss
veins OF nearly every soldier from ths N
In this war. 1t Is good American NJ
There Is none better. Thank God bs 4
Such blood can be trusted implicitly. N
tered, crimsoned. crumbling flax, a.
thin or weaken it,"
Major General Ambrose 3. Bun
was, like Logan, comnander-in.chi9 /
two terms. BY the way. Captain i
well Miller, president Of the Chiusu. \
waukee and st. Paul railroad, vas b
sides adjutant general during both IN
What would that old commander 4 1
Army Of the Potomac the hero d II
Vile, governor of Rhode Island and ~
States senator. have sent In ~ bio n
"Thore Is no reason why we ~
keep them any longer. There Is no n
why they should not be returned y I
States from whose troops they wan
tured. We have only ore kind d ~
cans today. All are alike loyal to u
ton and the National emblem. Bsdsl
the room for something else. Send q
back"
That would be like General Bwada
Here Is another name that VA M
high up on the wall Of fame. JOIN
Hartranft. II he did not 20 out eaiu
1851 as a private. 1t was as heNI
in Pennsylvania regiment. pu
the war was over he wore the suaps
major general, and had risen to lne I
mand of a corps for short time ala
three or four lead marks. After mv
he was governor of his State. ana nsi y,
rious high positions in PhiiaaeipnlA, :
ranft was commander-in-cn 10y ~
three terms. 1t will be seen tna- u, !.
named over some eminent men-vu.
in war and in peace--who nave ~. =
ers of the grand army. un,
What would Hartranft nave sai'
question? IL
He was a man of few WORDS, .u.s J
he would have spoken about az lo's,
IL do not believe that there !,
woman or child at the Souln w ~,
| lift a hand to dig I'D and try y NJ
life into the dead Confederacy' ~,
that the Nation has no truei; 4,
tenders than the Lees, Wnee,e.stbA
tons. Buffers. Gordons, Oakses *,
survivors of the Confederate .,sh
their sons and graudsons. y d
want the flaga. why let 'le "A Ian
They will see that they pilnN ~ hen
country that is now as oeM ~ ~ q
is to me and my comraue'
What What would Major General o S.ss l
wins. who succeeded Hartr, oU mi
Devins. too. went out WIN ~. ~ sAs
not as a private, but whem a ,vo gIs
and flag harvesting was done msu Nv shss
ing stars shone on each ni.a,,assld.
and one leg rested on Oa ~ ths sup'
the war he was a justice " ,atsr 81
court for Massachusetts,, anu ottorusJ
in the presidents cabinet as
eral. :. ,,ar have y
III they want them let them .rv ~
Why should we hold them x!.bO
Didn't congress the other u w., sst :
dissenting voice, repeal the 10, ias' soah
deprived a solitary soul o. .av b.icri
single right he did not pos s',r sor, !
war? Lock yonder and see e purse !,
North shouting themselves ., a a,ons
gray haired commander rlas' tte i
| line under the American nas, Hi
Of corps in the American ARM S,r, IS b
and work at Havana stamp .a,dier. II
American statesman and so'I IL, bio
hugh Lee wants those hass he plsa.l
them and distribute them as nm, ~ rs /,
that too great favor 10 'A'