The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-06-01

presented Gov McMillin to welcome .
the veterans to Tennessee. The speak
er referred to Gov. McMillins present
position to his long service in the S
congress of the United States, prom b
inence in the counsels of the Demo
cratic party and TO the fact that,
while he was too young to have served e
in the Confederate army, still, he was i
imprisoned and banished from home ?
on account of his Southern procliyi'
ties.
Gov. McMiIIin's Address.
M Chairman. Soldiers OF the United Con
federate Veterans Association, Ladies and |
! Fellow Citizens ON behalf Of more than
| Two ml!lions ot people OF the "Nol9nIeer |
| State ! an happy to meet you ANA well I
| come you within our borders. All Tcnnes-
! scans rejOiced at the prospect Of your com
| ing and are glad you are here. You won a
| right to this welcome in the nineteenth cen
! fury and are entitled to enjoy it 10 the tul-
| est extent in the twentieth century. Thirty
six years have been added To the vanishing
! century since the last tattoo Of your grtut
| army was sounded. Empires have fallen and
new govrlnments risen within that time' uut
| We are glad to sec shat the eold Confederate
| soldier is stil here ant extend 10 MIN the
State can give
1t is peculiarly fitting that those who for
four long years struggled and tonGht a4q
bpd for what Lhev thought was right should ].
come together again In this temple of peace
and recount TO each other the dangers and .
IS the remnant Of one Of the greatest q. .i4- ]
les ever mustered in the history of mankind .
Man for man II would hardly be claimed .
/ thai 1t ever had superior Numbering ON /
| ly about 100000 all told II took -four years .
Of carnage and nearly 3,Oup.Oou soldiers to
overcome you. And this was 1nally accom- ]
plished only when the dead and Wounded
roll VAS greater than the roll oI the sound
and living. Never was greater army mus
tered so quickly and under such disad-
yantages.
At the close of hostIlitcs there were but
| 11.UOOOO0 people In ,ne South. Bus the
southern people have risen Ike the IhoeulX
| and today are making two-thlrds Of ali the
| cotton made in The world shipping two
= thirds of their raw cotton abroad and manu-
, | featuring 5000 bales in the south. In
! ! these thirty six years OF poverty trlal and
| tribuatlon there has been no more patient
n ! worker for our common country no more
e more stcadsast defender of constitutional
o fight than the soldiers who fought under
: Forrest. Wathau, Brown and the Other
> great soldiers Of the COS for the establish
ment Of an Independent government.
/. And Then there is The Sorth"rn woman.
IS But what words can httingly exp5ess he
' alteration and affection with which We
o who. unprotected and defenSeess. through
II these long. dreary years. were left TO- battle
Il sorrowful dayS and sleerless nights with
V unfalterlng heart she kept up. the trying
= vigil She was as brave as LeOnidus at
q TLermOyplae, or Ney at Beresynr.
-e You come today to recount the battle
a scenes weary marches. fierce carua~e and
le long seges which 90 to make that the great
H. kindle your camp fires and 70 renew TO eae o
a olner vows Of brothcrly affection u mem
lc tennessee blds Won Welcome within her
$ borders. and begs You TO feel that here by
,s The greatest Of rivers. here in this splendid
~ city. you are welcome 10 our hearts and
y | homes. and thar In our hearts you have
r | forever an abiding place
But With all the pleasure We take In
10 greeting you the sad ihGusht comes tna'
IN crate Veterans Association have been thin
n ned by death, and many who were aroune
-. The camn fire at Louisville last year ant
H. | at Nashville n few Years ago are NOT hor,
Of today For them AND FOR those who has
~ | cone before them whether on the hattlelelS
J., | or since the war closed. We drop toAr o
at garlands OF flowers and wrcaths of ever
al green TO decorate their last resting place.
Resolution Committee.
Alamaba. ]. W. Bush: Tennessee, w
'PPt p. Toley; Mississippi ]. l.. McCas
he keu: Georgia, John o. Waddeu; Ar
OF kansas. Charles Coffin; Louisiana, B
Ssttss F. Eshleman: South Carolina. Thoma
ION W. Carwile; Missouri, ]. B. CAN'T
'od Virginia. George l.. Christian Nortl
re. Carolina. A. l.. Smith; Kentucky. Ben
nett II. Young; District OF Columbia
rV2 Hilary A. Herbert; Kansas, J. H
IN hews: Texas. r. E. Beckham; Florida
out A. NJ. Barnes; Pacific Division. Pau
eet A. Fusz.
we Credentials Committee - Tennessee
hat c. H Bailey: Alabama. J. G. Guice
and Arkansas. Joseph Mitchell; Georgia. {
o, McWheatley. South Carolina, A "
ira Marshall: Florida. John c. White
and Missouri. Thomas P. Hoy; Virginia.
VIZ Taylor Ellyson North Carolina, B. I
how Hyam: Kentucky. w. l.. Dulaney
ans District of Columbia, DR. 5. +. Lewis
a 'u Kansas. T. P. Alexander; Oklahom
iii s. o. Chesney; Texas. W. H. Richar
66id1' son; Pacific Division, Frank
ach Brown.
,on Committees Meet.
ave Immediately upon the adjournmel
her of the veterans convention, yesterdf
NON the committee on resolutions met ar
may organized by the election of Ge
n'i' Thomas w. Carwell of South CaroliI
20 as chairman and Judge j. B. CAN'T
nit Missouri as secretary.
gov The only business referred to it W
49,, a resolution presented by Col. VIM.
our UP Mickle of Mobile. to the effect tn
Ply more stringent methods should
nan adopted TO prevent deserters from :
tion curing membership in camps end tn
anu the Sons OF veterans anu DauSnte
rom ron of the Confederacy be urged TO S
'ros- that none be admitted to their orgal
e in zation save the descendants of m
now who did not shirk.
this ..-,,. -, ,,ro,,o,,;,,s
en- NoAt''''O VA
great rrbo oo,,, 5,i+toa on credentials
Lord my toA'ii.4 ~ ~ -, i.
our Of the convention yesterday organic
anie o,,e by the election of J. G.. Guice,
the Alabama. as chairman, and w.
st- ! NJ