The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-11-28
ADDRESS OF
JOHN CADWAlADER.
Hon. John CadwaIadcr Delivers
an Interesting address to the
Daughters Of the COnfeder-
acy at an UuveiIin6,


N the address OF Hon. John Cadwal-
adcr, of Philadelphia. at the unveil
ing on tho 10Th ul:imo Of Cenosaph
erected by the Daughters Of the Con,
federacy, of Philadelphia, to the oh
Confederate soldiers buried in the
cemeteries of that city. This monu-
.ment is erected on Gettysburg Hill
in Hollywood cemetery i'll Richmond,
Va, where the dust of 1900 Con-
fsderatc soldiers sleep.
Our readers will remember that
protest was made against erecting
this monument in the City Of
Brotherly Love- and hence the
Daughters of the Coufederacy de-
cided to put it at Richmond the
capital Of the late Confederate States,
and patriotic citizen Of Philadelphia
was selected as one Of the speakers.
VoX.
Here is what Mr.. Cadwalader said
on that occasion:
Daughters of the Confederacy and
particularly Daughters of the Cen
eral Dabney II. Maury Chapter:
Ladies and Gentlemen,-I have
accepted the invitation to appear be-
fore you todsy with some Hesitation,
felt that the words to be spoken on
this occasion should be uttered with
an eloquence to which I can make
no pretense. The chairman of the
Monument Committee invited me as
a representative Of Philadelphia,
whore lie the heroic dead whose
memories are TO be kept alive by this
.-1perishable granite before US. 1t
seemed to me to lie a call that one
should not refuse. Seven generations
of my family havo lived in that land
which bears the name of "Penn the
Apostle" on the spot where
"Stands on the banks Of its bea utifu!
stream the city LIE founded"
and where
"The streets re-echo the names of
the trees of the forest;"
and therefore as such a representative
the selection may be justified. My
heart, moreover, responded most
warmly to the request, and am sure
truly represent the sentiments Of
q vast number of the people of Phila-
delphia and the Northern States
generally in uniting with you in thus
honoring the memory Of those who
died for cause as dearly loved, and
as valiantly fought for as any re-
corded in history.
My friends, this occasion brings
with it flood Of memories of events
that most of you consider as passed
into history, but to those who lived
through them are as clear and dis
tinct as if they had happened yes;er-
day. Instirctively my reflections go
back few years before the struggle
that began on April II, 1861. /
was a young lad deeply interested
in the institutions aud government
of the country, when went to the
city Of Washington with my father,
who was in Congress. 1t was during
the administration of General Pierce.
The President, as some of you may
remember, lost his only son Just after
his election. Mrs. Pierce imagined
that | bore resemblance to that son
and liked to have me at the White
House.
KNEW DAVIS WELL.
In this way met Familiarity many
of those then in official life. The
Cabinet of the President was com.
posed of great statesmen-Marcy was
in tho State Department, Guthrie
in the Treasury, Caleb Gushing At
ey-General and Jefferson Davis
in the War Departmental of them
were great men; but possibly at that
time, because the military idea was
, strong in me, the last named at
tracted me the most.
l can recall the kindly manner of
Mr.. Davis and kis permission to me
to visit the War Department when.
ever l cared to do 80, and 1 was
often in his private office. A few
years later he it wasAon whom nv
young enthusiasm centered for the
nomination for the presidency at the
i'll fated Charleston Convection.
At this same time it was my happy
privilege to be quite often at that
beautiful home on the banks of the
Potomac where the adopted son of