The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29

.'wniie our chaplain III cniel uciNeTe INV
The Rev. j. william Jones OF Richmond,
vi. then advanced 20 the front 81 we
rcstrnm and while the veterans stood Dare
At the conclusion q the prayer, General
Gordon introduced Governor McMilnn W
Tennessee, who Welcomed the Delegates IN
Governor Mcslillin gave a most hearty.
welcome to the visitors Of tue city anu
his address, was received with esriy mani,
the men Of The Sonth on the glorious record
In the war and .dep!ored the faci TINT 80
many of the glorious band had passed
away. Cheer AFTER cheer greeted the gov
srnnr as he resumed his seat.
Mayor williams Of the city OF Memphis
was next introduced by General Gordon 70
extend to the visitors the welcome OIL tue
she address delivered by Mayor WI
Il rs was In the following words:
ar Chairman and Confederate Veterans:
Inst forty years ago you left your pencelul
homes aud went out to submit 10 me aipi,
trnmcnt Of the sword great constitutional
questions which craftsmanship had becD
unable 10 postpone or decide. lmbued with
THE deep conviction that you weie IN tue
right you fought with II courage aud nero
ism which has been eqnnled IN no Ycs s.un rpi,
marched and fought over hill and valley
and field, leaving your blood and your com,
rndes strewn behind You, Llll overwhennru
by numbers the Stars ana Bars wenI uoWn
In glorious defeat.
When the dust of battle had cleared away
and the cause for which You foiigut nuu
been lost you returned TO your fnlnil IS
and homes Your ranks decimnted, your
fields dcsolated. your beloved South torn
and shattered by the scourgc o. war, but
with true hcrolsul, YOU set your mana 10
the work Of reconstruction; you gathered
together your families, you rebuilt your
homes yon cleaned the rust from your
axe aud ,piUw and began again tho develop
mcnt and cultivation Of yonr native land.
Your courage In the dark days OF recon
structlon was even greater thnn your cur
age on tho field of battle. Struggling
against the bitterness Of defeat within YOU,
and the ruins and waste around you, you
furnished an example Of proud ana nome
spirits. bending under sense OF unty aug
responsibility the Ike of which the wni VI
had never seen before. You nave applied
yourselves to commerce, agriculture anh
the arts. For thirty-iiyc years YOU have
devoted yourselves TO the upbuiidlng OF
the country. In true spirit OF manhood
you have accepted The decision of war,
You have acknowledged and embraced
the whole American Union ns your inthrr
land Its fortunes are your fortunes and
you stand ready today to defend the wil0i'
Union us you defended the South in 1851
Look around you ana see what youl
deeds of peace have been. Railroads hav,
been constructed fields have been cleared
and cultivated. Factories have been start
ed mines have been opened. Ships beal
your products to every country Your III
dnstrinl Development during the last Ten
years is without parallel, and the tutuit
promises that Ut no distant date, the SCUM
viii he the richest ana grnhhcNt touhl Y
on earth and I'm no why can the South
better nvcugc tho war than hv successful
Industrial competition with the North ana
by establishing the commercial supremacy
of the people If the Southern states.
Veterans, II is fitting tina, YOU should
reunite In the city or Memphis. the man
of Memphis fought aud died on the feel ~
Of shiloh aud Frnnklin and Murphrecsborc
aud Chickamauga, aud wherever the fight
was hot and The work hard II ls httn2
that You should meet In Memphis, because
here was the home Of thai grcnt soldier
and caValryman whose daring deeds aud
daring In war have won the admiration oi
military critics in Europe ana In, Ameriti
Na,nAn Bedford Forrest II IL hitting
that ynu should meet here, because our
peopfr welcome you with QUO accord. W.
have worked hard 10 prepare ourselves toi
your coming; we viii do our best for ynul
comfort and pleasure. We receive you In
our midst With the deepest feeling OF rev
crencc and love.
The war is over; the wounds have been
healed and every veteran ~ the Conted
crate army. from private to commanding
general is II hero in the eyes Of every RICH
Thinking American. Your deeds done II
pages of our national history for all time
Your deeds were necessary tnr The s1lu iui
of great and lnsurmountahle constitution !
questions, Your deeds are the common
heritage Of American Valor
The greetings Of the Memphis yctCrnn
and executive committee Of the ctlzcl~ .
States Senator r. Il. l'lil'iey.
senator Turley opened his address by tie
clnrlng MS pleasure al the duty that hai
dcvolvCd upon hlm of extending the greet
ings Of the citizens of Memphis, Amuui
the citizens, he said, were mnuy who dur
ing the WA hnd placed their ~ nipathy an
resources aEa'uS, the cause OF lie tOntyd
eracy 70 these citizens of Memphis VIII
had opposed the South during the WA
much OF the au-5pss of .hr reunion Wal
due, Ills announcement of the part takcr
he lt aNl IA y.Vi
was greeted With repeated cheers.
The senator expressed agnin. In clOsini
his address, ne great qualification of th'
veterans OF Memphis aud members Of thl
executive committee IN meeting the old
soldiers Of the South
Chairman Gordon then in Il happy llttlt
speech admirably delivered, brought for
ward Hon. Tim r. Cooper of Mississippi
who extended a welcome to the Daughter,
Of the Confederacy. tn" southern Memorn
association and to the representatives of
the Jefferson Davis Monument nssociation
Judge Cooper spoke as folows
To me has been assigned the privilege OF
extending the greetings Of this people tC
whose purpose Is 10 perpetuate IN ovlnl
honor the memory Of those who gave theil
lives TO the lost cause; to care for thos,
dteate In history the patriotism In whlCt
the Contederacy was organized and it's ia.
gloriously upheld through four years o
gigantic and unequal war
The ladies of the Jefferson Davis Monu
ment association have selected that name
venerable carrlssma, as the representa-
tive OF the civil and military genius Of tn,
people of which he was the hend, ana II
honDring that name, bear tribute TO thou
sands Who lived humble, unwrtten live
and who sleep In humble and unmarke,
graves.
The Ilnlted Daughters OF the Confcdcra
cy, acting on somewhat different lines, an,
with more direct purpose. keep alive b,
their association the history OF all tha
II
or hoped.
| am also charged TO extend welcome I,
the "Confederair Southern Memorial assn
clation,' an organization composed Of nj
the memorial associations of the South
Some of the chapters of this association
had their practical origin in the early day
Of the war The noble women who wrr,
afterward charter members OF the his
chapters, with loving hearts and tcndc
hands went upon the fields OF battle. an,
Into the prisons and hospitals To mlniste
10 the sick and wounded. Wherever a Sid
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