The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-12
PEACE TO HIS ASHES.
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LET live our slain. their fame, their
cause.
Keep flaming all their deeds. Oh
breath.
That other days may know thy laws,
Forbid the truth TO taste of death. "
/ "Let live our slain. take all we have,
Of pride and hope and passing JOY,
+ And place and name so we but save,
our dead from out our ruined Troy.
1t is true. as has been well said Of
Gen. Gordon. that as a military man
he viii be best known in history, but
/ that if he had never been a great sol
! der, he would have been remembered
as a statesman. Lieut.. Gen. John B.
/ Gordon VIII be known to history and
pUsterty as long as ValOr lives He
/ was an ideal soldier, dashing, brilliant
magnetic, self-sacriticing and devoted,
/ "a chevalier Bayard, without fear and
| without reproach, but. as statesman
and patriot he has also left imperlsh-
( able footprints upon the sands of time.
! Peace to his ashes. He has crossed
the dark river and, with Lee Jackson,
Stuart. Longstreet, johnson, and a host
of other immortals, he is resting under
the shade of the trees, whose bows are
green with eternal peace and rest.
An Irreparable Loss.
In respect, therefore, to the memory
of the great dead,
BE it resolved:
First. That in the death of Gen.
John 3. Gordon. the country without
regard to section or geogra phical lines,
| has sustained an irreparable loss.
Second. That Georgia mourns the
death of her most illustrous son: in
war the most brilliant soldier she sent
to battle: in peace one of her loftiest
patriots, and her most magnetic and
peerless orator, and who, in both peace
and in war, illustrated the highest type
of manhood. chiValry and honor.
Third That the United Confederate
| Veterans have lost a devoted and able
commander, whose place can never be
| filled.
Fourth. That this association bows
with profound grief at the passing
away of this great chieftain. and will
ever keep green in their hearts the
memories of his great qualities as a
soldier, his ability and patriotism as a
statesman, and his unsullied purity as
a man.
Fifth That the usual badge of
mourning be worn by the members of
this association for thirty days, that
this memorial be spread upon the min
utes Of our association, and copy be
sent to his stricken wife, who never
left his side in war or peace, with the
assurance of our most profound SYM
pathy to her and her family in this
trying hour and great bereavement.
Gen. McGIashan Spoke.
Gen r. A. S. McGlashan spoke feel
ingly in eulogy of the dead, and de-
clared he was even greater in peace
than in war; if such thing were pos
sibe
Upon motion of Judge Twiggs a
committee of three. of which Gen. Nc
Glashan was made chairman was ap-
pointed to see what rate could be OBJ
tanned from the railroads for round
trip to Atlanta so that as many as
possible of the members of the asso-
citation could attend the funeral.
Mr.. w. G. Brewer, of the Central
/ of Georgia Railway was present and
/ stated that a request had been made
/ upon the Southeastern Passenger AS
/ ISOLATION for as low a rate as possible,
but that nothing had been heard uI
to that time. Mr.. Brewer stated
/ however. that it was customary under
/ such circumstances to grant a rate
/ of one fare round trip plus 25 cents,
/ and he believed that this rate would be
( granted which would make the round
trip to Atlanta cost each one $S.O6
1 The committee will meet Mr.. Brewer
/ to-day and ascertain the exact rate
and announcement Will be made TO
4 the association as soon as possible.
/ A number of those present last night
! EXPRESSED their intention of going TO
! attend the funeral, whether they went
/ as representatives of the Savannah
association or not, and Gen. McGlash-
an. who will command the Georgia Di-
vision in the funeral procession, sale
that he was especially anxious thai
/ Savannah should be we'll represented
McLaws Camp to Meet.
An informal meeting of the officers
Of LAFAYETTE McLaws Camp, United
] Confederate Veterans, was held las
night at the home of Capt. c. L. Ches-
mutt commander of the camp. Thu
orders of Gen. McGlashan were reac
and the officers outlined the plan o.
action to be taken. A meeting of the
camp has been called for tonight a.
which time formal action viii b'
| taken.
Resolutions of coincidence and sym
! pathy with the bereaved family will bt
drawn up and passed. The camp vii
| also send several delegates to the fu
neral and will do what they can t
show how deeply they feel the loss o
Gen. Gordon. The gathering las
night was a quiet one and the dis
tinguished services of Gen. Gordon
both in war and peace, were quietly
sadly, talked over.
One of the veterans present at thu
little gathering sorrowfully called at
tention to the fact that Gen. Gordon'i
death had followed so closely upon tina
of Gen. Longstreet. 1T win not b,
| long" he said until all the veterans
have united again with their old com
rades, and with their old commanders
Our is an army which is fast loosinl
its men, and into which no recruits
are coming"
Two Wreaths Have Gone.
A meeting of the United Daughter
of the Confederacy has been called 70
4 o'clock this afternoon by the presi
dent of the local chapter, Mrs. a. B
Hull At this meeting resolutions viii
be drafted and passed expressing tn
feeling of sorrow and sympathy whicl
is felt by all.
The Memorial Committee of the chap
ter was called together yesterday ant
1t was decided to send a laurel wreatl
to be placed on Gen. Gordon's grave
AS soon as they had determined upol
this action a wreath was prepared ant
sent to Atlanta.
Mrs. A b. Hull, president of tn
Georgia Division, United Daughters o
the Confederacy yesterday mornin
sent a similar wreath to Atlanta.
Col. j. II. Estiu "a Delegate.
At the meeting of the First Regimen
r.. Loo