The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-15
M'KINLEY STIRS THE SOUTH
NOTABLE UTTERANCE AT THE IT.
 LANTA PEACE JUBILEE.

N~~~ Confederate marlborough Be- liefThat the Words Mark an Epoch in the Nations History-Wnd Scenes of sobs at the Speakers Stand.
 Atlanta, Ga, Dec 4.-President Me klnley made memorable the first day of the Atlanta peace jubilee by nota- Die utterance in his speech before the joint session of the Georgia legislature thls afternoon. His reception by the general assembly was warm and hearty Tn the extreme and his speech was in terrupted with frequent outbursts of cheering. The speech, it is admitted on all sides, marked an epoch in history and it is tonight on every lip. Upon the presidents arrival at the capitol he was greeted with field artillery salute and was at once escorted to Governor Gamblers office. There short informal reception took place. Upon it's conclu- sion, the president was conducted to the assembly chamber, where he occupied the speakers chair, with Governor Can dler on his right When Pres dent Dob- son of the senate called the legislature to order the galleries were thronged With women and men. The body of the chamber was we'll filled. In the first row facing the speaker sat Secretaries Gage, Long and Wilson, Postmaster General Smith and Secretary to the President Porter. Besides the speakers desk and below Generals Wheeler, Law ton and Young in full uniform sat on chairs. The speaker rapped for silence and introduced the president to the audience, after congratulating the state of Georgia upon the presence of their distinguished guests. As the president arose the audienc applauded. He re- ferred to his notes and constantly paus- ed for the cheers to stop. A scene of intense enthusiasm followed, when, amid impressive silence, these words fell from the lips of the president:
 Every soldiers grave made during the civil war is tribute to American valor. And while, when these graves were made, we differed widely about the future of the government, those differences were long ago settled by the arbitrament of arms-and the time has now come in the evolution of sentiment and feeling, under the providence of God when in spirit of fraternity we should share with you in the care of the graves of the confederate SOL diers'
 A wild cheer went up from every throat, cheer that re-echoed and re- echoed through the chamber until it was taken up by those outside. Old men who fought for the south rose from their seats and waved their hats. One Conferedate veteran, now a vener- able legislator, had passed forward un- til he was leaning against the speakers desk hanging on each word the presi- dent uttered. When the allusion to the Confederate dead was made the old man buried his head in his arms and while cheers rang out cried like little child Of all the many conciliatory speeches which have been made since Grant said: Let there be peace" " nothing has more deeply stirred a southern audience than the simple words of President Mckinley this af- ternoon.
 The president preceded the foregoing remarks with the following: 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 an- them, sung by a chorus of forty''five states and our territories at home and beyond the seas. The union is once more the common atlas of our love and loyalty, our devotion and sacrifice. The old flag again waves over us in peace with new glories which your sons and ours have this year added to it's sacred folds. What cause we have for rejoic- ing. saddened only by the fact that so many of our brave men fell on the Held or sickened and died from hardship and exposure and others returning, bringing wounds and disease from which they will long suffer. The memory of the dead will be a precious legacy and the dis ahled will be the nations care. What a glorious future awaits us if unitedly, wisely and bravely we face the new problems now pressing upon us, deter mined to solve them for right and hu- manity.
 No sooner had President Mckinley concluded than there were loud cries for Wheeler and when that little man pot I'D. his head scarcely higher than the speakers desk, the audience once more gave vent to wild enthusiasm General Wheeler referred eulogistically to the efforts of the president towards preserving peace as long as the coun- trvs honor would permit such efforts and. of his masterful policy after it was inevitable. General Wheeler paid a tribute to Admiral Dewey and added: .Tbe army in conjunction with the navy was ordered to attack and destroy thsspanish forces at Santiago. In foul weeks that order was obeyed and It's nurnose accomplished. The prouo Snanish nation stood suing for peace from the nation which a month before if had been held up to ridlcule and scorn." Calls for Brigadier General young brought that officer to his feet with a short speech regarding the con- dition of the army camps in the south He said that no troops in the world were better, more regularly fed ano treated better than the troops in the soutl:.
 General Lawton was loudly cheered
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