The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-11
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manity."
After the applause had subsided
General Gordon led Mrs. StoneWail
jackson to the front of the stage anG
she was enthusiastically applauded.
AS he presented Mrs. jackson and
in the first lull, General Gordon sale:
Il will shake her hands for you all.
In an instant he added: mo, !
will do more than that; | am going
to hug her for you," and with that
he did what he said he was going to
do, which met the hearty approval
of the vast throng.
At this stage General Lee presented
his resolution, the full text of which
follows:
''Whereas. in Atlanta, Ga, on De-
cember the 18th. 1898, the President of
the United States of America gave ut
terance to the sentiment: That the
time has come when the United
States should share in caring for the
graves of the Confederate dead; and
Whereas, this utterance of the
Chief Executive of the nation demands
from us. the survivors of our dead
comrades in arms, a frank and gen
erOus response to so lofty and mag
unanimous a sentiment; therefore be K
''Resolved, by the United Confed-
crate Veterans, in annual convention
assembled. that in this act of Prcsl-
dent McKinley's, and in its reception
by our brethren of the North, we
recognize authoritative evidence that
we are again united people and one
in determination to exhibit to III"
world the gentler as well as the
sterner traits of American character:
and that we accept the statement OF
our Chief Executive in the spirit III
which it was made, believing that
such legislation by the general Gov
ernment as he has suggested wouk.
show clearly the advance that the
American people have achieved IN
those higher virtues that adorn a
great nation
Chaplain Jones said he thought the
resolutions should be referred to the
committee on resolutions 20 be regu-
larly appointed.
Dir. Harris, of Florida. SAID that
from the very nature of the resolu-
tions he did not think they should be
referred. 1t would be as well to take
a direct vote on them at that time.
Mr.. r. II. Busbee. of North Carolina,
be referred 1t would do no harm TO
refer them and no disrespect was in
tended. Every loyal Confederate ap-
preciated the courtesy and good inten-
tions of President Mckinley in what
he said at Atlanta. Butt" Mr. Busbee
said. there ought to be a distinction
between graves in the North
and those on the fields of Virginia and
the South. There is difference be-
tween the graves and their care. Here
there are those who willingly and
cheerfully take care of the graves Of
the noble heroes pointing in the di-
rection of the boxes filled with lades);
in the North and East there may not
be these loving hands, and that is why
| say there is distinction"
After this it was decided without
further discussion that the resolutions
be referred to the committee on reso-
lutions.
General Gordon then presented Miss
Kate Cabell Currie, of Dallas. Tex;
Miss Laura Lawendon, iof New Or
leans; Mrs. Kirby Smith and several
other ladies whose husbands or faith
ers were Confederate leaders. In re-
sponse to the repeated demands OF the
audience he also presented Mrs. Cor
don, who was greeted with an out
burst of applause. The session then
adjourned.
The parade of the veterans occurred
this afternoon and they marched through
dense crowd of cheering people. Led
by Generals Gordon and Wade Hampton
long line of the grizZled men who
4 ~ T., 4 4 II,
captains of the Confederate armies
through four years of hardship and bat
tie marched sturdily under the blazing
Southern sun to the inSpiriting strains
of Dixie. of the Bonnie Blue Flag"
and the irrelevant but irrepressible
There Will be ii Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight" AT intervals along the
line the futtering of Il war-worn and
shot-torn battle flag called forth cheers
while many heads We're barred as the
frayed cmblems of dead cause cleaned
over some organization whose name is
household word to the South Here and
there camp appeared in the grey jeans
uniform, black slouch hat and carrying
muskets of the old pattern and all the
war paraphernalia of ''sixty-one."
Here again Hampton and Gordon
were cheered vociferously at every step
and covered almost the entire route with
barred heads. The absence of General
Wheeler in the line was Il source of CON
siderable disappointment. He reached
the city early today but did not parti-
cipate in the parade.
Including the kindred organizations and
distinguished guests and committees
there were probably 5000 persons in the
line, probably 1900 of them veterans.
The parade was led by General G.. |.
Walker and staff, followed by the es-
cort composed of the local military com
panies, cadets and the naval reserves.
Then came General Gordon and his
staff followed by a long line Of car
riages containing the SPONSORS and maids
of honor of the various camps. The
veterans were led by General Wade
Hampton ut the head OF the army of
Northern Virginia, then prece1ad by u
battle flags with their escor.s. The
army of Tennessee followed, led by
General Stephen ID. Lee and was follow
ed by the camps representing the trans
Mississippi army i'll command of General
Cabell. The sons of Confederate yete-
rams brought up the rear.
The State divisions were in command
of the following officers: