Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-12-21
IN THE SOUTHLAND.

| sAes o1pSA tAo ppocCu uAu0 lAeb ulSH
by the President that he might MAKE
any number OF negro appointments IL
the South and the South would hardly
take exceptions. He stosed Il at MOI
only was the past dead but. this new
country in all sections is now in syn
pathy; that the North can honor the
Confederate dead because they vere
Americans. Continuing, Mr.. Glenn
| said: "The President has carrie The
city of its feet"
Train after trainload Of people have
been unloaded and the sight-seers this
morning have the streets crowded
The jam to-day is worse than on yes
terday. The military and civil parade
to-day was the greatest pageant in the
city's history. General Wheeler COM
manded Eve hundred Confederate
Veterans. His guard of honor con-
sisted Of on hundred Of his old cav
slr,men. The civic parade included
ten thcuran' school children and fur
hund ed carriages. The President
spoke punl ely at three o'clock. Gov
ernor Chandler, of Georsis, Governor
Johnston, of Alabama, Governor Yer
lees, OF Now Jersey, occupied seats at
the Presidents table.
The speech Of the President made
on Wednesday 10 as follows:
dts an uncommon pleasure to he
thus greeted by these representatives
Of the State Of Georgia, and it affords
me much qualification to be here and
rejoice with you over the signing of
he treaty of peace with Spain.
Sectional lines no longer mar the
nap of the United States. Sectional
ceiling no longer holds back the love
We bear each other. Fraternity is the
National anthem, sung by chorus Of
orty-6ve States and our Territories
t home and beyond the seas.
"Ths Union is once more the COM
aon atlas Of our love and loyalty, our
eviction and sacrifice. The old flag
gain waves over US in peace, with new
tories which your sons and ours have
his year added to its sacred folds,
"What cause we have for rejoicing,
'ddened only by the tact that 80 many l
rave men fell on the field or sickehed {
nd died from hardships and exposure. {
nd Others, returning, bring wounds I
I'd disease from which they will long
lfftr. The memory Of the dead will I
, precious legacy and the disabled 9
i'll be the nations care.
"a nation which cares for it's dis
8 abled soldiers az we have always
me will never lack defenders. The
ational cemeteries for those who fel! :. ,
battle are proof that the dead as =
Ill AZ the living have our love. What =
army OF silente sentinels we have, -
d with what loving care their graves -
8 kept! "
Every soldiers grave made duling ."
r unfortunate civil war is tribute -
American ,sler. And while when "
ose graves were made we differed "
aely about the future of the govern. ~
mt, the differences were long ago set %
d by the arbitramsnt Of arms-and w
time has now come in the evolu- '"
Of sentiment and feeling under a 's
providence Of God, when in the :"
nit Of frternity we ,hould share with 81 -.
in the care Of the graves OF the ~
.sada~.%o .o,a;ox en-
-1VaoIoto sO40tcIbs
The cordial feeling which now happi u"
exists between the North and South
mpts this gracious act, and if it
'dsd further justification it is found Gu
he gallant loynlty to the Union and RI
flag 30 conspicuously shown in the Ha
; just passed by the sons and grand Ii
J Of these heroic dead. ~
What glorious future awaits us ref
nitedly, wisely and bravely we face Fol
new problems now pressing upon
determined to solve them for right sto
humanity" has