New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-26

MAJOR EDWARD OWEN,
Commander Of the New-York Confederate Veterans
Camp.
The presiding officer was Commander Edward
Owen With him sat General Lee. General
Wheeler, J. Z. GraybilI, president OF the Geor-
gia Society; Congressman Francis Burton Har-
Tison; Robert L Harrison. president OF the
Southern Society; General Newton Martin Cur
It's. the Rev. DR.. J. Nevett Steele, president of
the Maryland Society; General James AIcGiu,
ex-Commander Of the virginian Camps; George
Il Taylor Colonel Henry C. Roper, Walter S.
Logan, Joseph II. Parker the Rev. George s.
Baker. chaplain OF the Confederate Veterans
Camp. Of New-York.
Some Of the other guests were Mr.. and Mrs
George Gordon Battle Commodore E. c. Bene-
dict William Harmon Black General and Mrs.
". \. Barber. Dr.. and Mrs J. H. Claiborne and
Miss Claiborne. General H. 7. Douglass Joseph
Ford. Mr.. and Mrs Victor J. Bowling, John L.
Logan, ". II. K. Olcott. Mr.. and Mrs David
Robinson, Ny. and Mrs Augustus J. Van Wyck
Lee Warner Premier Tweedy and Attorney Cen
e-aI PUgsey. Of Canada
The toasts were: Virginia. her Washington.
her Lee" responded to by General Lee: The
Capture Of New-York by the Confederates." by
Congressman Francis Burton Harrison; THE
United Daughters OF the Confederacy," J. E.
Gray5iu.
General Lee was the first speaker. He said
IN part:
We. we are here tonight 20 honor the memory Of
= tGe |ao n!nety-sx years ago first saw the light
gina. waere sercnty-fve years before In the same
county and state George washington was horn
~ = customary down in the Old Dominion.
talk OF he sword Of the Father Of HIS Country;
ne Ier oi the immortal author Of the Declaration
e. 54oepsndence; The voice of Patrick Henry. the
tlaIesfne2 hanging on his breath and shook the
give ne death,''. The wisdom, ~ lanes HTa5i
-. Inc great judicial mind % John Marshall
not De cut 5y the sharrest swords Or '' 5attered
SSEn Dy ne heaviest cannon shot, ard other Nir-
p, By there is another sword on proper occasions
OF 5lIis sg-,rJ - ,S.e5 - 10 - NJ me 49,
eleL end on hard fought fields demonstrated the
gsoe-al-the sword Of Lee, ArotEer brilliant biads
T clei D. man who ,esPed rom professors
g.an1 ~ war nnd Slled the world in three shor:
val Jackson, Or 90 We forget brig 81 sbTs
E-dca belonged TO he Prince Rupert OF the
boz To root with Cardigan up the VALLEY OF
eeath. N cannon to the right Of him. cannon
t 1l With = IN his hand-the sabre OF J. z. 3
Wien or memory touches the period Of the
- y AZ We are rs proud n the soldiers con-
60 statesmen ir toe struggle to replace the red
80 oL - george by TIE Stars and Stripes ~
ecaslo3 20 speak of the fe and character Of these
o. re r--'eIaoeE too tonight the noble man vino
49, 5e-Is VS. tie civil head OF the devoted
slfl.d 1pon his iupe3etrabIe shield. The untruth-
80 t-e.Ee ~ coTn2l.cit? IL. the assassination Of
&c great Lincoln. tie c,auk Of irons upon fet-
&C limbs in solitary cell. both recoiled IN the
hhd statesman. Rising a 5ove resentment tower
-. 70 ne softy heights OF a forgiveness few NOR
H. San attain he uttered these words IN prb-
tbas re srcssed over The river to rest beneath the
b,r Ihs past is dead said Jefferson Davis: let #
ahle s,s ne future fun q reconpense for honor
glory bfavor future Of expanding national
@s l1lse- Let heseech YOU - Law aside ali
your places 3i n sectional feeling. and - take
reunited eo51 summation to be devouty wished-a
c-l-- "a. i.are . make two republics grow where
vas clear TO TsaT 1f va" S IScognzee snd his duty
49, -. ~ ne Reunited states T1c had horror
become nls fai'h in the boes That II lad
5g1t 'g.. lands which have con5ectod fem v-jtI7
faine3 bullet rdded ban,s sIFre1oersd his battle
pleh '' 'eeH core that mortal could accom-
che Frg1,rE mas Sa.d was the sublirncst word IN
di5-v ans ro-s-f-,,ti@ HIS duty had been srIcn-
So t.e marched beneath The b. ~men az NJ
snd were .droapsrre go 5 n@Eners had been furiei
Ts,Z Demanded he sHos 49, ~. 10 o. oGf@n S
~ An erican. and not d,efrrb .IT.st 49,
truthrgl- excIsir,l - e. sulleR citizen He could
ire.l-la "a Do you ask ne NV lords y 'n nv
crime -,,a t,b9usft any treason or done any
ala~e 49, f.oI,.1 call 70 my cheek as s4and
res O: f,a- H. ny blush = shame or the pale
woals arrv Ca .3l'y, before God and mankind
con1rriss-,-' t '-sct that Washington, first hold a
loved the red lieLt he British throne that he
f9r 50 MAJ. I,'ss - ST George. which had bonn
poran - - aCes the boast 81 heraidrv ana the
sword h,s 49, rd n whose defence mis- maiden
80 F-e-.t .ltinouSlv flashed when dra vCn apa{-s-
Frsreb -; ana get Washington lived 10 see the
re hIs,o-,l [Ireriean faCs replace IN triumph on
c, Crest B1,t aSld o. Yorktown the proud ensign
TIE stsr- ~ - once loved 50 well.
= arz -, ara Strires Lees nag. he loved
th.ir hess 20 2, ~ TIE brillisncy % the stars in
Defence - % :, D.''e HIS sword was drawn IN fta
When =. o. Ire burning sands OF old Mexico hut
fend h. =, e summoned him IN her side 10 de-
the s5ie exercise of right not denied nv
be- voice ''uuon @: the United states he obeyed
rogls Mashinrton been an unsuccessful rebel he
f-g he - larc bNen EngIishrnan: and know
fhe 6,,,a- tio1s character as we do we know
chazrs6 v,t, i,s position would harb been dis
show - :, 'ae same loyalty that had been
f7ar+.-i ne flag ne had rot beer, sl,ceess,li I'm
from ~ x, l,ec was an rnsuccesrfui rebel ana
bis vrs,, 'rIfi-inflol % n war rb~i, brought onf
--Iatee!e and tactical abilities to the