The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-14
JUDGE cooLRlcKiNPl rrssuHe
Given Warm Reception BY Union Vet
Grams Legion.

All OF Fridays pittsburg papers con
tain accounts OF the AppomattOx Day
eNer, held last Thursday night under
the auspices Of the MON Veterans O.
gion aud all compliment the speech of
! Judge John +. Goodrich, Of this city. de
livered on that occasion Ia Introducing
its account thu Times says:
There were veterans there who were
fast passing TO their last muster. veterans
with empty sleeves in their coats and
many with canes and crutches 10 aid
them when they walked. They listened
10 the story OF the sure nder a. told by
one of the principal figures i'm it. and
cheered 10 the echo "a private soldier Of
Of that great army which surrendered
who had Travelled from the Southland to
join with them IN tne celebration oi the
dav"
None Of the addresses are given in foil.
bat the bispAtrl said
Judge GoOlri X Is a typical Yirginian
Of the old school and an orator we'll
known IN Virginia. II" paid Lish mn
81 meut 90 the men vino had shared The
victory with Grant and sherman. and
then followed with comments 81 ii nelly
character. ne said in part
Il come with frankness. nv nyrti,aln
friends 60 tell you that down n the odd
Dominion We honor Grant and Mea 'e
ani tie brave sons of the north who i,l-
lowed then in suits % blue but W. have
nothing bat contempt for the soldier
tie union army who comes down south
aud says he is sorry for what h. did
) nd mere than that. we have the very
utmost 'ontemptfOr the southern veteran
w1o comes up here and decries the deeds
81 the heroes who wore the gray But
today we who wore the gray and fol
lowed lee to defeat are just as good cid
zens Of the nited States a. you who
received our Surrender.
"Don't forget, my friends that the
first o iicer who sacrificed his life in the
Spanish war was young North Caro-
iin'au. Don't forget that the man who
guarded our interests in Cuba was Fitz
Lee OF Virginia. Don't forget that the
man who was in command at San Juan
ilill was Joe Wheeler Cf Alabama Aud
the blood OF the martyrs Of the north
and the south will become the seed from
which Will grow up "a race against which
the combined power OF all the nations Ct
the earth cannot prevail "
The Chronicle describes the mcetirgbf
tween Gen. Chamberlain aud Judge 6 DOL
/ rick as follows:
Cen Joshua l.. Chamberlain, Of Maire.
| tie on'y sut living Mon general of those
S,o cav the surrender OF lee at Apo.
[ ma @ - years ago, was kcpt busy during
/ a portion OF the forenoon receiving mem
/ / as of the Grand Army and ninn Vet
/ Grams / ,.ion who canei at the hotel
! s ortiy ',er o O'Clock George V Mar.
/ shg U. OF the veteran Hampton Battery
az. we'd. escort 'pg Judge John T. Cool
r.rA o. Frederick sburC. Va. who was o
prov ate in tie confederate artillery al
/ Appomattox They were shown into the
parlor where the rest of the party was
gathered ard Judge Goodrich was pre-
sent d 70 Gen. Chamberlain.
Il am Z al TO see you. Judge" said
Gen Chamberlain; have we met before q?
/ | think We did, bat | guess was trying
I TO keep out of your way them
Il know we were glad TO get out OF
/ yoUr way at one time ourselves" was
the reply OF the Nirginian, but assure
you | am glad To see you now
You did not give US "A very good re-
ceptiOn the first time we went down
! there. continued the general
No, but we have tried to show You a
better time since, was the reply.
The Chronicle also said:
Judge Goodrich made an address at the
reunion Of the Society Of the Army OF the
Potomac at fredericksburg, in 1900.
that having been the first reunion of a
Union organization south OF the Mason
and Dixon line. He made many friends
on that occasion. among them MIR. Mar
shall
The Judge returned home Sunday
evening and expresses himself as delighted
with his trip and reception.
FOR ruE nATTLEFIELnS PARK.
Judge Goodrich says that Gov Cham
ber.ain. IL Maine, who made n speech
there on the 9th, paid a most beautiful
and Impressive tribute to Gen. Lee. Gov.
Chamberlain is member Of the Rattle
| fields Park Association, and is one of the
most ardent friends of the enterprise
Indeed. the Judge says that all of Pitts
burg is for it, including Geo. v Marshall
Chas I. Mckenna, MIR. Salisbury and
/ Others.