The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-31

discourse Is left to silence and to you.
That which hath been, is now; and that
which is 10 be, hath already been. In
Vective and reproach will continue, in the
sacred name of history to be poured upon
those who deserve only her applause. The
faithful Witnesses of the truth will go in
cloud and sorrow TO the tomb, burying
their principles only in protest. But they
will do 1t in the certain faith of a resur-
recton. AS for their own fame, they can
afford TO wait Eternity is long, and it is
their lifetime Upon the lip of that
boundiess sea their prophetic gaze Is fixed
upon the Furnished throne which human
justice makes its last tribunal and before
which the nation and the centuries are
arraigned for trial. Defamation and SLAM
der rest as likely on their calm spirits
as the salt spray that crystalizes upon the
silent rock. If, too, the warnings of the
past, like the prophecies of Cassandra, are
heard only to be disbelieved-stiu let the
despots of the earth know that they are
but sowing the dragons teeth of an armed
and fierce retribution. Constitutional free
dom has not come forth from conflict of
ages to be stified now when her broad
shield is thrown over two continents She
will reappear again and again amid the
birth throes of regenerated states; for
regulated liberty is to the commonwealth
what piety is to the church, the very law
of its life. Both have struggled through
realization. But If the day should come
when despotism shall so far consolidate
it's power as to crush all human freedom
beneath IT'S Iron heel! than -!M he consum-
mated the second apostacy of man after
the flood in the usurpation of Nimrod."
At the conclusion of his grafton, DIR.
Palmer was presented with a magnificent
bunch of flowers by the Daughters of the
Confederacy and the purple badge of the
Ladies' Confederate, Memorial Associa-
ton. The presentation speech was made
by Gen. Gordon.
Following the presentation to DR.. Pal
mer was the gift of a beautifully carved
cane to Gen. Gordon by Gen. A. j. West of
Georgia. The cane, Gen. West said, was
made by w. II. Hardin of the Thirty
eighth Georgia Infantry.
At 500 O'Clock the convention adjourned
until 10 o'clock Tomorrow morning.
Sons of Confederate Veterans.
The United Sons of Confederate Veter-
ans which annually holds it's reunion in
connection with the Confederate Veter-
ans. expect to have the largest attendance
in this city in the history of the order.
Biscoe Hindman of Louisville and Robert
%. Lee of Virginia, a grandson of Gen.
Lee. are candidates for commandment
chief.
The Sons of Veterans Will hold their first
meeting at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
at the court house.
After the transaction Of preliminary bus
mess adjournment viii be taken until Fri
day.
Battle of PerryviIIe.
The battle of Perryville will be fought
tomorrow, weather permitting, at the
race track. The commander of the Con-
federate forces in the sham conflict will
be Gen. George e. Gordon, whose unman-
ageable horse carried him over the breast
works of the enemy at Franklin, where
he was made a pri soner.
Gen. u. Fl. Hobson Of Greensboro, KY,
will command the Federals.
The Confederate line of fight will be
made up of the Richmond, Va, Howitzers,
K kentucky Military Institute Cadets,
Richmond, KY, Cadets, Nashville Spring.
field Rifles, Oglethorpe Light Infantry
ard the Republican Blues of Savannah.
The North Carolina troops will head the
Zig Parade, having been selected for this
honor by Gen. John b. Castleman, on the
recomme ndation of Lieutenant General
Stephen d. Lee.
A detachment of Cherokee Indian scouts
that belonged to the command of the late
General Vance during the war will be
sen with the Nor.h Carolina division in
the parade
Portraits of War Heroes.
Ex-Gov. John c. Underwood of Bowling
Green. KY, tonight at Reunion Hall, UNI
yelled and presented to the South four
teen hfe-sIze portraits of military, naval
and civil leaders of the Confederacy. Gen.
Underwood had these portraits printed by
r. r. Andrews director of the Corcoran
Art Gallery School of Art, Washington.
They Will be returned to the Corcoran
Art Gallery after the reunion is over. TO
remain until the Confederate Memorial
building Is finished a Richmond, Va
One thousand people were present to
view the exercises, Notwithstanding the
rainy weather. The unwilling cords were
pulled by some young women Indirectly
whose portraits were unveiled.
The portraits were those of Admiral
Semmes Gen. Wade Hampton. Gen. James
Eongstreet Stonewall Jackson, Robert r.
Lee, Albert Sydney Johnston. Joseph f.
Johnston, Leonidas Polk, Stephen ID. Lee,
John c. Breckenridge, Isham G. Harris,
~. b. Forrest John II. Morgan and John