New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-20

lines in our patriotism There is no blot upon OUT
70 mantle the cheek sturdy I, men 10, OF r 5ee
North of the chivalry Of the Soooe eeiiovship all
faithful citizens reunited country Tao Courses
but respect for an adversary whose "'oOO
through their veins; -, Immortal Lincoln
It is upon this spot that ne bi NH stand for
ever in our classics the patrlotlc rsSI,lts
one who was not pr seTing Of anguish and Of
devotion the cause that ne - hne tSay the op-
portunty to repeat his words thst our I for the
SUI sian9 s fT he people and that it shall not
perish from the earth
Personal TRIBUTE OF GEN. ROGERS.
General James c Rogers spoke at length on the
mart taken in the famous battles of the civil war
f,v the eminent commander in the course OF MS
speech he referred 10 his personal experiences
with General Slocum as follows:
of the great soldier we are here to-day 10 honor,
remember that was Doubtless invited 20 IN me ne
ms aout 80 , no n Vas nv good fortune
bsTe been associated with General slocum during
because knew him loved him with all Of the the
enthusiastic ardor that me young 6eIieves in
And General Slocum had that in him. both as ON
Ger and as man. TO inspire commence anu q"
During the -four years of that tremendous cG IN.
to be conencted with both the Eastern and West
ern f i i1 ey of the most notable gener
ais of our army. / truthfuly say that IN M
combination of high solderly qualities with tne
the power Of quick adaptation OF means 5T t
end to be accomplished in GOODNESS ana colsl
Henry w. Slocum the peer of them an ne
had not perhaps. the magnificent personal plt -
ence of Hancock; few had; ne lacked perhaps one
glitter and dash of some others 4 III -,
81 Tb y3 ~ a93aiitjes which the others
possessed. and some of head and heart "lltii
General Slocum. although West Point grad t
ate and regular army officer had resigned from the
army years before the breaking out 81 me ed
it were by daily contact with all kinds OF men
Than most st officers who had remained in the ser
vice. and whose duties had run IN the naI ~ ~
young ollcers ana men men 81 Of b kind that had been
81 Tos ebf Of en1ie4ne before the war but
of the best blood of the land. and that they couo
bv Kindness and the inspiration of duty than by
rough handling and the compulsion OF fear
of the Cettysburg conflict the speaker said:
But even after nearly forty years have passed as
realize what cold chill of apprehension must
that the Confederate army; elated WIN IL Suco ;i
Charlottesville, was mere on n Of b fo,Seb;
on this field hung in measure the destiny OF 'he
If Lee succeeded in defeating the Union army
here what was TO prevent ms s~e9pl,s on oon ~
-rributions of money and material as he went? ana
all know that al that time the governments it %
recognize and acknowledge the Southern Coined
But # was not to be. The Union army had never
fought a great battle in Northern state pe.oIe;
70 inspire every man with fresh courage and de
Termination It was battle OF giants If neaee and
prosperity that has come TO US as a reInto ma
south and East and West. can lock upon those
armies without the old sectional feeling OF bitter
ness and recognize the merits OF each-
COLONEL BAXTER's TRIBUTE.
Colonel Archibald E. Baxter paid tribute to
General Slocum. In course of which he said:
While this was great national battlefield where
every state was heroieay represenIea; aIlq upon
wnch eee1 Is no other field upon which the
OF our imperial State may more proudly erect me
sense cIeftysburg was NETWORKS battlefield Dur
ing the three momentous Gays p IN ~ round o1 Ton
along the blazing heights of Cemetery Hill thTough
front of the Bloody Angle and through the Devils
Den nearly one-t1ird OF the mghIy t'T W VINO mo
wore the blue were New York veterans; w men the
smoke of this battle of the giants had lifted when
s 99u bosahnas there was weeping and wang in
stricken homes al 4Ser our of Fboe Ws" law here
wounded, dying and dead: %9gnGea . gylng apo
dead that they might keep a0to G f ny1ng . IN
Our purpose here naturally recalls recollections
of the usTous soldier %hG al Ss s
great struggle aNerted lrretrleNaplt au
made possible the victory that arfIed tIls t,
ming III the end of the ConfeGeracy. brought fresh
viii never fade As boys, We loved. trusted and
proud of this great captain ana Gend T,a
of as grown old beyond years. We are reEerently
gathered TO honor his memory -
Patriotic New-York has been generous with
monuments and statues in honor of her sons. but
this in commemoration of the inestimabe services
Major General Henry Warner siocum.
How like is this bronze hero of to-day to the
no recognition in the sightless eyes; no greeting
falls from the silent lips The flag he loved:
warike music. the roar of cannon. or the acclams
riors heart Needless Of all he keeps in this city
of the dead ceaseless vgls over the field he fought
BentonvilIe was known as slocum's battle Here
practically ended his military career The war
ne heon lana aF his a Mart Tged
toward the pursuits of peace, and he gladly
As a soldier he had never reached the dazzling
summit Of supreme command but had proved
had been untouched by intrigue. quarreIling.
rivalry. envy or disappointed ambition Unmndful
try's safety and glory. Needless of ali else
personal honor he was wa, content to DO his best
calm strong and fearless in the gloom OF disaster
and in the glory Of victory
Governors Murphy and Stone We're introduced
and made brief responses Dewitt c. Sprague.
of Washington, D. c.. read a poem dedicated to
the occasion. After the benediction the Fourth
United States Battery fired salute
MAYOR LOW SPEAKS AT NIGHT.
A public meeting was held tonight at which
Mayor Seth Low Of New-Yori1 was the principal
speaker His address. which received the tribute
of careful attention and frequent applause. was
as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Society of the Army Of the
Gettysburg, where OF the great deeds the
one Of the great words Of all time has BEEN spoken
speak at Gettysburg surrounded by these elo-
IS enterprise TO be essayed only at the command
Of those who helped d., to make the field Of Gettys
burg immortal In this presence, and on this conse
Grated ground. though every other voice be still,