Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-05-26
A TRIBUTE OF COMRADES.
The Statue of Gen. Grant, Presented
by the G. A. R. to the Nation,
Unveiled at Washington,
IT STANDS IN THE CAPITOL R0TUEDA.
Miss SRTtOrlS, "a a 'nnddnu2hter Of
the General, Pulled the UnyeiiIng
Cord. While Her Mother, Grand
mother, Uih others Looked
Proudly Ga.

Washington, May 2O,-The statue Of
Gen. Grant, presented by the g. \. Il,
10 the nation, was unveiled in the
great rotunda of the capitol, and clab-
crate ceremonies commemorative OF
the event were held in the hall of rep
reScntatiycs in the presence Of a vast
ccncourse of people who included the
widow, daughter and descendants of
the here of AppomattoX, hundreds Of
lis comrades in arms. the officers and
committee of the G. A. Il. and many
persons distinguished in military.
political and social circles.
4 Tribute of Love.
The statue of the pre-eminent chief
cf the Union forces in the civil war
represents the contributions of thou
sands of his comrades of the &. A. L.,
none of whom was allowed to sub
scribe more than Is cents, and is the
result of a movement started shortly
after Gen. Grants death at Mount
MClTegor in July, 1855.
In Glorious Company.
Grants statue was unveiled in the
rotmda as bcfttcd the statue of one
whose valiant service was for thewh0le
nation. There it will remain with the
statues Of Jefferson, Hamilton and
Lincoln, which also are in the rotuuda,
an example and an inspiration to in.
turc generations, The hero of Ap.
pomattoN stands near the western en-
trance fankcd on either side by the
famous paintings of the Surrender Of
Corvallis and the "Surrender of
Burgoyne."
Twas Quiet AFFAIR.
The unyeiling took place shortly be-
fore noon in the presence of Mrs
Grant, Mrs Sartoris, Miss Sartoris The
officers OF the G. A. r., Speaker Iicn-
dcrson and Senator Frye, president
pro tenn of the senate.
The fact of the unyciling was kept
secret, and only a few outsiders Wit
messed it, There were no ceremonies.
Miss Sartoris, attired in white, drew
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Wv '"l va" '''"' "''SN''IV" Tue 9ldl"e'
Mrs. Grant inspected il officially and
smiled her approval. The party then
repaired to the hall of the house
whore the ceremonies occurred.
The following letter, addressed IL
the sneaker of fine bo,en of r,,,r,.o,,t,
'-'.'N VI PiNNV'''"'
ives, was read as a part of the rere'
monies
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committee Letter
Sir-ln accordance with the 'Oinf rcsl-
luton "To accept from the national en-
Ctmpmcnt of the q. A. r. n statue and
pedestal Of the late Gen Ulysses =
Grant" approved August H. iSgO the
committee Of the Grand Army appolntpj
Ia that end have caused such statuc In he
executed. and the same is nov nlaced i'm
the rotunda OF the capitol The statue
Is an original work modelled nv Mr.
Franklin Simmons the American artist
having his studio in Rome 4 brief re-,
cital of the origin ana nnrnos, or mis-
memorial work seems nroper Gnn cram
as were others Of the leaders of the In.
ion armies. including Generals sherman
and Sheridan, was a Comrad,, Of the q
a. r., having been mustered irto Meade
Post No l. departnent Of po'ns,.i ,,t,,'I'
He wore it's badge on ali DronGr ocr9,
giups synpathized with its ohiects and
iratanaIly mingled with its membersbin
IN was therefore, at Nj NaC,rnonr Y
y. July % 1885. that his comrades Of tho
Grand Army. while minrling tboir grtct
With that of all their cOuntrvnon daci5ed
in some succial manner In Sign,il1a fboir
affection for his pcrson and ,hnir' atIro,
risfiur of the Great sc,-ico he bod -
dprrd his country and To his acc A.
cordiurly. September n 1SS5 re tho,
C0mmander-ln-chiaf Of Tho q p aJ
dressed a circular letter 10 The nostg 9n,I
deunrtmeuts of the order srrrtsting III,
creation of afund by voluntary suGscrin.
ton no more than u cents to be re-
Tor AS stated in the crcaiar "Tb he, r ,.r,
uon OF m, monument, which, avoiding, all
shai be in Roeping with The simni IiaiP,' "
TIE lite ana character of our great leader
mend it to The care of the na ALTON '9 9nd
thus through al succeeding generations
to his fame }''' '''' GO wei "' d i'oiU''el'
At the succeeding national encamp-
Nth t hearty commendati"n oF ard H. sin9 9l
We're taken TO facilitate its accomplish
io1S enEa uISv4S 6 w SuGJeeHns ma
tinucd unit! the finished result was
oro0snt wltn 'e S1 ra oI me capitol
fe @5 s OF more Than S oooo Of his 'S conf Si
held under ms command, ana all of whom
latter day Of peace. In their behalf, We