New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-11
CONFEDERATE REUNION.
GENERAL GORDON HUGS sToNEwALL
JAcKsoN's WIDOW.
ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING IN cHAHhhS io'-
RESOLUTIONS THANKING PRESIDENT SENT
TO coMMiTTEE--ADpREss BIT GEN
ERAL GORDON.

ERAL GORDON
Charleston s. C., May lo-Almost 'le ~ 1"m,,ed
act of the ninth annual reunion oi NV
Confederate Veterans which began to-oa,' "eS
attempt by General Stephen d. Lee Oh r1,n"a,,
a secure an Endorsement OF President Mch''','
sngsey,ion made I'm his recent Atlanta speech 'a
esa. ~ the graves of Confederate deao shouo
be undertaken by the Federal ooVei'''". ~, mo.
on the resolution. however, was frus'rateo ~ nv
ton IN refer Il TO the Committee on 'es' =. -
AS this committee is yet 10 re aPp ",'a, ,,n To-
not nrohable that the matter will he TAKEN W .,
orrovv and the ultimate fate OF the reso'"'0"
oar,oin The reference 10 committee piooa a.,
viii result in amending the resolution SO nc So,
,harx,ny ,bc President and acknowledging ms
action as a graceful one, II VIII oeV'"''
care of its dead is n duty OF the 0ou''' 81,
A conservative estimate places the hu"ps.
,,.a.a 81 between 5000 and 10000 The frst pus'-
80 sess,on of the reunion called TO oroer ps
General c. l. Walker. commanding the SOU" ~
olina division in the auditorium e'eo'." -
oooos,on nv the city When General Jonn D. "o'-
49,, tho commander-in-ehief appeared, ne ""9
greeted with much applause ut. D. "i"i"''
tbe CHAPLAIN general, offered prayer.
sneaker Gary Of the House OK fepiese" ','.t,ors
- sou,h Carolina presented the reso'u'ion'
donted bv the General Assembly IN res"'' ~ mn
hoIdinp Of the reunion In this state GENERA
Jams introduced Lieutenant'Go'erHoi go .,
,,.ho welcomed the convention Mayor ony'n 20
Ctr,as,op extended TO the visitors greeuhs toi
thn city General Gordon was next presenter W
General Walker and delivered an e'0H"e"'
dress In the course of 1t he sald'
sbou,d esteem 1t a still higher honor 10 sia and
bare toSay as the herald OF both me nS Y. to
guests in proclanng d H to send the fraternal
greeting Of this people OF an OF ali sections
tner itb our American brethren Of every ste
in Sscrbng TO the guiding eano arms T in the late
parai n land and sea feel empowered by your
confidence send to eysry gPr SiHs Of this
Venon and Of the whole people TO peaedn anrhtep
name OF every Confederate ana son sn1 ovaity 10
20 Sonfederaies the SOuth's eternal io!aiy ~ ~
of cause for the uplifting Of American ma b
hood the perpetuiy OF Amerlt Nat nv ali these
u ancs o we may accelerate the onward marcn OF
t6e Republic in its benign mission 10 huii'''''''
After the applause had subsidized General Gordon
led Mrs stonewa Jackson TO the front OF the s'aee
and she was enthusiastically applauded'
As he presented Mrs. Jackson, and IN the hls'
hull General Gordon said: II will shake her hanos
for Won ALL" and in an instant added i VIII 90
more than that; am going 10 hug her for you'
and with that did what he said he was going 10 no.
which met the hearty approval OF the vast throng
1t was at this stage General Lee presented MS
resolution the text of which follows:
Whereas, in Atlanta, on December IA. 1898, the
President of the United States of America gave
uttersnce TO the sentiment that "the time has come
When the u1t9 b s15es snoTu dead and
Whereas This utterance of the Chief Executive
Of the Nation demands from US, the SURVIVORS OF our
dead comrades in arms, frank and generous re-
Spouse to so lofty and magnahilnous sentiment
Resolved, BY the United Confederate Veterans, IN
annual convocation assembled. that in this act or
President Mckinley in its reception by our breth-
rem Of the North. recognize authoritative evil
dence that we are again a united people, and one
in determination TO exhibit to the world the genter
| as well as the sterner traits of American CHAR
| acter and that accept the statement OF our
Chief Executive in the spirit IN which IL was iaue
| believing that legislation by the general Govern
ment, as he has suggested would snow clearly lne
| advance that the American people nave achleVed
| in these higher virtues that adorn great NATION
Chaplain Jones said he thought the resolution
| should be referred TO the Committee on Resolu-
lions 10 be regularly appointed.
| Dr. Harris. of Florida, said that from the very
| nature OF the resolutions he did not think they
should be referred. 1t would be as we'll to take a
| direct vote them.
| H. c. Busby. of North Carolina said he thought
| thew should be referred-it would do no harm tn
| refer them; no disrespect was INTENDED Every
| loyal Confederate appreciated the courtesy ana
had said at Atlanta. The resolutions were referred
! The parade Of the veterans occurred this after.
noon. They marched through dense crowd OF
pSoP he long line OF the sraz ed
who had followed the leaders. Of the Confederate
armies through four years OF nardsnip ma e S
| General c. !. Walker and staff, followed by
the escort. composed Of the local military com
psnes cadets and the Naval heTSr': dnSm TS re
| led by General Wade Hampton.
| Tonight at the auditorium. an interesting cere;
rnony took place. in the presentation 70 General
| Moornan adiutant- general OF the association, OF
! flag from each of the Southern States Inc nags
| were presented by the young women sponsors from
the States and brief addresses were Dlaoe 'or eac
| by an officer