Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-05-18

and Wade Hampton, a long line of griz-
zled old warriors. When Gen. G. l..
Walker called the first session of the
reunion to order with the gavel used
at the secession assembly in 1860
over 1900 people were in the Audito-
rum. Gen. Walker introduced Gen.
John b. Gordon, commander-in-chief of
the United Confederate Veterans. The
audience rose and for several minutes
shouted like demons. Hats were
thrown into the air and the band played
"Dixie." Every sentence of his speech
was applauded. He concluded by say
ing:
l should esteem II still higher honor to stand
here to-day as the herald Of both the host and
guests in proclaiminga message of good will to
all our countrymen and to send the fraternal
greetings of this people, Of all confederates, and
Of their children TO all patriots Of all sectonsi
to unite with our American brethren OF every
state In ascribng to the guiding hand OF God the
unparalleled victories OF American arms In the
late war on land and sea; and, lastly, by the
memory Of the fathers, whose spirits live in
their sons, to pledge the sOuth's unfailing sup
port to every worthy cause for strengthening
the bonds Of American unity and thus accelerat-
Ing the onward march of the republic In its
benign mission to humanity. l feel power by
your confidence to send to every patron In every
section and state the fraternal greetings OF this
convention and of the whole people, TO pledge In
the name Of every confederate and son and
daughter Of confederates, the south's eternal
loyalty to every cause for the uplifting Of Amer
lean manhood. the perpetuity Of American free
tho mi nf
all these agencies we may accelerate the onward
march Of the republic in its benign mission to
humanity,
Mrs Jefferson Davis was introduced
by Gen. Gordon as the one whom Jeffer-
son Davis loved better than the con-
federacy and better than his own life.
AS Mrs. Davis appeared the veterans
went wild with enthusiasm. A great
ovation was also given Mrs. Stonewall
jackson when she appeared.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Gen, Stephen D. Lee, of Mis-
sissippi:
Whereas, In Atlanta Ca, December 20, 1893,
the president of the United States Of America
gave utterance 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 execu-
tive of the nation demands from US, the surviv-
ors OF our dead comrades in arms frank and
generous response to 20 lofty and magnanimous
sentiment; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, BY the United Confederate Veter-
ans, In annual convention assembled, that In
this act OF President Mckinley and in its recep-
ton by our brethren Of the north we recognize
authoritative evidence that we are again a
united people and one in determination to
exhibit to the 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 in which 1t was made, believing
that such legislation by the general govern
ment as he has suggested would show clearly
the advance that the American people have
achieved In those higher virtues that adorn a
great nation.