The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-31
IN SHADOW OF BUNKER HILL.
FIGHTING JOE WHEELER SPOKE TO
GRAND ARMY MEN.

Praised the Soldiers of Massachu-
setts-Dargent's Prophesy FULFILLED.
Prepnration for War Is the Only
security for Peace-Duty of Every
American to Uphold the President
nnd the Government-Greete by
Great Applause.
Boston. May 90.-For the first time an
sx-ofieer Of the Confederate army to-day
delivered The Memorial day address before
81 New England Grand Army post.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler, the cavalry leader,
who led the boys in gray at the famous
charge al Shiloh, and nearly thirty-seven
vears later, beneath the Stars and Stripes,
cbsered on the volunteers at Santiago, was
the orator and guest of honor at the Ne
mortal day services of binsley Post 113,
g A. r., at the Boston Theater. The i'm
1nense auditorium was flied to its utmost
capacity,
The singing of the Battle Hymn of the
ReDubc," by Comrade NIyron NJ. Whit
ney and a chorus, and the presentation
10 the audience of it's author, Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe, called forth a tremendous
burst OF applause Rev. John Linsey With
row offered prayer, and addresses were
delivered by Commander I. B. Goodrich
of Post 11S, and others.
President Lincolns address at Gettys-
burg was read by Comrade ]. D. Leather
by, and the post chaplain's address was
made by Rev. E. A. Horton.
,rrt.-.- ~. NXr,oo1a,. oroso ~ s,,ao1z
applause was tumultous. cheer upon cheer
arose from thousands, and it was nearly
fifteen minutes before the general could
make himself heard.
Tribute to Massachusetts.
Gen. Wheeler opened his speech with an
eloquent tribute to the part played by
Massachusetts in the history of the Amer
lean commonwealth, whose soldiers had
played conspicuous parts in all its wars
and whose statesmen had ever been ia
nous in the halls of Congress. He allud-
ed 10 the prophecy of Gen Horace Btnney
Dargent, who, thirty years ago. on Memo
Eui day in the city of Boston, predicted
the day would come when this anniversary
would be celebrated "after some day of
glory when the sons of rebels and our
sons shall have fallen side by side in some
common cause of foreign war, as our sires
and their sires fell side by side under the
eye Of the great rebel, the Virginian
Washington"
Already" said Gen. Wheeler, "the
Il words Of this prophecy have been fulfill
ed, for the warriors who fell side by side
u al La Guasimas, San Juan and El Caney,
men from the North and South, among
n them some of your brave boys from the
Second Massachusetts, were buried to-
gether in the great national cemetery at
y 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 hon
q Or upon their funeral obsequies."
Continuing Gen. Wheeler said: THE en-
Il joyment of peace is a blessed boon to hu-
manity, but The history of the world from
Il lis earliest period teaches that the only
security for peace is to be always prepared
and ready to engage in war. That nation
whose people are ready TO respond 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 domi-
nant spirit which controls any country is
one of honor chiyalry, glory and patriot
ism, so long will that nation continue 10
Il achieve power and greatness. The spirit
OF true nobility taught by American moth
ers has made our country the pride and
lear OF the world"
Declaring that it was the duty of every
American to uphold the President and his
cabinet when 1t has become thoroughly
committed TO a defined policy, Gen. Wheel
er said:
Must Uphold Our Government.
Patriotic devotion can be exercised by
volunteering to serve in the field, but it
may also be most profitably exerted in en-
couraging confidence among our people at
nome. Certainly no good, and only evil,
can come from words and acts which tell
rival nations that even portion of our
people, however few, are not in full SYM
pathy with our government, or, what is
worse that any Americans actually do
sympathize with our countrys enemies.
such course cannot fail to weaken con-
haence and embarrass the executive pow
tr. Those who insist that the power of the
United States is so great that it must al
ways triumph, will admit that difficulties
Or obstacles created by some of our own
people viii have the effect of retarding at
least IN some degree, the prompt and hap
pE restoration to perfect and lasting
peace.
am one Of those who firmly believe
t"at Whatever is, is right, and l cannot
uouot bur when conditions are thrust upon
country by course Of events following
well judged and righteous action on the
pert OF the people and the government, the
oNequence could not be other than bene-
1-la. not only to the people of our own
country, but to the world at large.
mere IS one sentiment which should be
IMPRESSED on every mind and instilled into
every heart
My country, may she always be right
'0'' night or wrong, my country"
GEN. WHEELER FOR GOVERNOR.