Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-31
WHEELER AT BOSTON,
He Delivers Decoration-Day Ad-
dress Before c, A, R, Post.
TUMULTUOUS APPLAUSE,
Cheer Upon Cheer from Thousands for
the EX-COnfederate.
THE COUNTRY's WAR-FUsED UNITY
This the Generals Theme-This ana
the Duty of All to support the Adj
ministratiOn in Its Operations
Against a Common Enemy.
THE COUNTRY's wAR-FUsED UNITY

BOSTON, May 3O-For the first time
an eX-oficer of the Confederacy deliver
ed the Federal Memorial-Day Grafton be-
fore a New England G. y. r. Post. Cen
I,eral Joseph Wheeler, a cavalry general.
who led the boys in gray at Shiloh, and
nearly 81 years later, under the Stars and
Stripes, cheered on the volunteers at San
| tiagO, was the orator and guest of honor
at the Memorial-Day services of Kinsley
Post No. 1l3. G. a. r., at the Boston
| Theatre
! The immense auditorium was filled TO
its utmost capacity. The singing of the
Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Com
rade Myron NJ. Whitney and a chorus,
and the presentation TO the audience of
| it's author. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. called
forth a tremendous burst Of applause
Rev. John Linsey Withrow offered pray
er. and addresses were delivered by Com
mander |. b. Goodrich. of Post lib. and
others.
President I.incoln's address at Gettys-
| burg was read by Comrade James d.
Lea,herby. and the post chaplains ad-
|
| When General Wheeler rose TO speak
the applause was tumutuous. Cheer
upon cheer arose from thousands of
threats. and it was nearly fifteen minutes
before the General could make himself
heard.
GENERAL WHEELER'S SPEECH
| General Wheeler opened his speech with
an eloquent tribute to the part played by
| Massachusetts in the history OF the
| American Commonwealth, her soldiers
| having held CONSPICUOUS positions in all
| its wars, and her statesmen having ever
| been famous in the halls of Congress.
| He alluded TO the prophecy of General
| Horace Binney Dargent, who thirty years
| ago, on Memorial-Day, in the city OF
| Boston, predicted that the day would
| come when this anniversary would De
| celebrated 'after some day OF glory, when
| the sons Of rebels ana our sons sHdli
| have fallen side by side In some com
| mon cause of foreign war, as our sires
and their sres fell side by side under the
eye of the great rebel the Nirginian,
| Washington" o.,.
! words of this prophecy have been ful-
| filed for the warriors who fell side by
side at La Guaslmas. San Juan, and El
| Caney, men from the North ana the
| South, among them some or your brave
| BOYS from the Second Massachusetts,
| were buried together in the great ma
tional cemetery at Arlington, While a
brave Federal officer who took part In
the great struggle of our civil war, and
| now the Chief Executive of the nation,
by his presence conferred honor upon
| their funeral Obsequies.
HOW TO MAINTAIN PEACE.
| Continuing, General Wheeler said: "The
| enjoyment or peace is a blessed boon To
| humanity, but the history of the world,
| from its earliest period, teaches that the
only security for peace Is to be always
| prepared and ready 10 engage in war; that
| nation whose people are ready 10 re-
| spond to a call to arms with men and
! resources for any emergency IS the one
that shall most certainly be able to avoid
| the desolatiOn and horrors Of war. So
| long as the dominant spirit which con-
| trolls any country is one OF honor, Chi
valry, glory, and patriotism, so long will
that nation continue TO achieve power
| and greatness. The spirit of true no.
blity taught by American mothers has
made our country the pride and fear OF
| the world"
| Declaring that II was the duty of every
| American 10 uphold the President and mis-
! cabinet. when it has become thoroughly
| committed to a defined policy, General
| Wheeler said:
| SUPPORT OF ADMINISTRATIONS.
| patriotic devotion can be exercised by
| volunteering 10 serve in the field, but IT
| may also De most pfOHldDly tNfl III
| encouraging confidence among our people
! at home. Certainly no good and only EVIL
| can come from words and acts winch tel
! rival nations that even portion or our
people, however few, are not IN run SYM
| pathy with our government, or what Is
| worse. that any Americans actually DO
| sympathize with our countrys enemies
| Such a course cannot fail 10 weaken con-
| ndence and embarrass the executive
| power Those who insist that the power
| of the United States is so great that IL
must always triumph Will admit that dlilis
| culties or oRtacles created Dy some vi
! our own people will have the effect OF
retarding. at least in some degree, the
| prompt and happy restoration TO perfect
| and lasting peace.
WHATEVER is, Is RIGHT
81 am on, of those who firmly believe
| that whatever Is. is right, ana callloe
| doubt but when conditions are thrust upon
! a country by a course f events following
| well-iudged and righteous actlon ol tnc
| a,rt Of the people and the government
| The consequence could not De otheI 'ndn ,
| BENEFICIAL. not only 10 the Peep Oh our
! own country but to the world az large,
| "Tbere is one sentiment which sh0uid
| 30 IMMERSED on every mind and instilled
| INTO every heart -. 10 r,abt
"Mv country, may she always De Tight
! hut right or wrong, my country.
DIRECTION TO WHEELER.
BOSTON. MASS, May 3O-At the close
~ the memorial services AT the iiaI taah
| 80 pantist church Sunday, at which
| ' Iosanh Hooker Command. No. g. u
~ H0 - was present, Colonel John Dam
- , member OF a Chelsea u. A ~
o., severely criticised the wearing Oh
| ', oS,, badge by President Mckin-
| ,a,. ana the action OF the T.. w. kinsiey
| ~ ~, a ,o osl,ng General Wheeler to deliv-
| lIemorial.Day address. Colonel Dam
ners remarks were received win IRE
menaous applause. Colonel iiaiie.t' coao
mel of the command SAID ai,er sne ma" roay
| inc that while Colonel banners may
ms. re, IN a little radical. he undoubted-
~. ronresented the views of most of the
members. and that practically very few lev,
Of the latter would be present at the
Roston theatre on Decoration-Day'