The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-06-04
HENRY wATTEEsoN's GREETING
The Courier-Journal's Welcome to
the Visiting Confederates.

From The Louisville Cou-ier-JOurn1l.
Louisville. whose citizens wore the gray;
Louisville. whose citizens wore the blue
Louisville. whose sons have grown M
since both uniforms we're DOTTED 10y their
fathers extends 20 every visiting veteran
OF the civil war within her gates TODAY
the hospitality OF its homes, the homage
Of is hearts.
4 so.tFtrn city. We welcome you a.
brothers ia blood. partners in fortune;
border city. We welcome YOU as brothers
in rnaln r)d auu Vaior proved th-"ush
years OF hardship and at the mouths Of
opposing guns. an Ameri an city. We wei
come YOU as the highest product ard
stau.hest support OF our ropubic--An't-
lean soldiers. citizens ana patriots.
We a-e IrouG l. have YOU with us. We
are proud 10 honor as guests the m-A
Who hay,. demonstrated IS ueve- before
the heroic stun OF viii n our great nation
i<mad-. The record u the ages does not
show such another page II splendid strus-
gle. ot desperate combat. ~ maSnliteA1
rel.at. ~ seif-iciiant fCrtitude. % reso-
lute rscunyratIon. O, un.ezerycl accept
.uc.. OF the iss,Ie OF arms II TeadJustment
10 rt.yo.utiunizeu conditions, and OF mas
terlv ut4lisat OLA Of them 10 mate idl ana
political reha Utilization. As between the
Gailautry and The honesty OF yol VINO
fought under the stars and bars ana oil
those Nhp fought under the stars anu
stripes. Who today would seek 60 draw a
.istiue t.on2 But in tine songs which we
sing 10 the survivors OF tAe two armies
surelv.fherc Is 81 those which " Sing 20
you note that is lacking elscTAerc-the
note OF triumph. Uuaidad from without
over TIA. wreck material and civil, which
crushing Ge5elt brought You. ana OF your
reinstatement Of yourselves not only as
factors but as leaders In the government
which ross stronge- than ever over the
ruins % tho theories for which YOU had
fought.
That j. a note OF victory which IS yours
alone. an which Is proudly accorded you
~ the north a vel as the south. FOR
the war was not needed 20 prove Ainerl'
can vaiO- on the battlefield. while your
conduct after the VAR is the greatest as
aur4uce which has vet been given That
C.tr reDubltc is built or q foundation
which. though as.alled by the nercest
passions eLd rocked by The profoundest
upleaval o.: the body polite. IS steadtast
and must endure. This 5 heritage
which th- war has 1eft US. and which you
niu leave TO generation after generations
more TO be priced than even tho glorious
story Of your EroWcss at Manassas ana
Gettysburg. Stone River and Shiloh. And
IL Is = heritage which must DC priced 5y
Americans everywhere. nc less In the
north than I'm the south. Tor the north
knows and the south knows thai there
is no Mason and Dixon's line between
American manhood. and that had the
conditions been reversed the northerners
would have. triumphsd over adversely as
maeuificentlv as the southeTners have
done. for after all, the best guarantee OF
our perpetuity and power as nation Is
that VIC ale one people. in blood. bone,
spirit and DESTINY.
You Who fought for the southern cross
went into the war because. under the inn
perfect chart which the founders OF the
nation had left. you believed you were
right. or because your states and your
ncighbors went into 1t for that belief.
While the fearful conflict lasted you did
all that men could do. ana when 1t was
over you did more than men had Ever
done before. You are here today. in the
old uniforms. under tho old f:ss. not To
naunt the ghosts Of old beliefs. but 70 re-
vive the joys Of old comradeship. 10 re-
count the pathetic pleasures OF ola
memories TO grasp once more the hands
that met yours In the times that tried
mems soul, and rebaDtized the one mighty
state. OF the new world. the one great
democracy OF the earth. Yoa would not
reopen the old contention If you could.
More than that, you would rot turn back
the years and give another result 10 the
DISPUTE which was settled at ApponatioN.
You know now that that dispute could
no; have been settled by any other TIL
bunal. that you had your part To play IN,
IL. and shat you played IL as the God of
Nations save you light and strength 10
nlav H. You know that the men who.
with only the worlds record of failures
for democracy 10 enlighten and discourage
them. sought to found lasting republic