The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-09-01
CONFEDERATES IN BOSTON.
Express Southern Feeling in Earnest
and Impressive Form to Commander
Graves. of E. w. kinsley Post.
Boston Globe.

Boston Globe.
The eX-COnfederat guests OF Ed
ward W. kinsley Post, whose pres
ence III Boston has been such Il notable
incident OF encampment week. after
leaving the reunion OF the Thirty
eighth Massachusetts Regiment asso-
citation at the Revere house last even
ing, held a meeting ut Hotel Victoria
and unanimously adopted the follow
ing minute expressive of their appre-
ciation OF the MANY courtesies eX-
tended to them during their stay in
the city:
Commander George H. Graves, Ed
ward w. kinsev Post Grand Army
of the Republic. Boston. Mass:
Dear Sir:-The undersi gned Con-
federate soldiers desire to express our
profound appreciation of the splen-
did hospitalities which we have re-
ceived at your hands and at the
hands OF the soldierly organization
of which You are the commander.
''WithOut wishing to particularize,
we cannot forego the pleasure of ex-
pressing our profound satisfaction at
the tender and delightful association
hospitality which we have received
through your acts and ut the hands
OF that representative American gen
tleman, the distinguished presiding
officer of the Algonquin Club, General
Charles II. Taylor.
I've cannot forget, and we recall
with profound satisfaction, your
words: Il want to say IL special
word to our Southern friends, who
have so nobly responded to our invi-
tatiOn and have Travelled such dis
tances to be with us tonight. 1t has
been said that good surgery removes
every splinter from the wound i'll
order tnat it may heal perfectly. One
OF the central objects in inviting you
to meet US here waS that in case any
splinter or trace of splinters still fes-
ters in your wound, or i'll ours, it may
be removed, in order that the breach
OF long ago may be perfectly healed;
also, that we mi CHIT push forward i'll
some measure, the grand work in
augurated by your Grady, your Cor
don, and others, and cultivate the
feeling that we are all loyal Ameri-
cans, supporting the grand old flag
which our fOrefathers planted. and
which our children and our children 5
children will protect. We bid you
thrice welcome.
I'VE cannot forget and we remem-
Der with the keenest appreciation the
words of your distinguished Cover
nor. which fell like music upon oul
ears: Tonight we are glad to wei
come in old Massachusetts these
representatives of the Southern
armies. We said at Vicksburg Che
WAS referring to his recent visit tC
that city to dedicate monument tC
the Union deadD that Massachusett:
had closed the book of yesterdays
and that, togetheI, Massachusetts
. and Mississippi, North and South
I were united in one sentiment, ant
| that sentiment you find written her
| Che pointed to the picture of DAME
Webster addressing the Senate of TIN
United States) Liberty and union
now and forever Thank God "
have not to wait until the blue an
| the gray are all gathered beneath tn
| sod and the dew waiting the iudg
> ment day. to see the time when th
glory of God comes marching on, bu
we can see it right here and now
when in this citidel of liberty the blu
and the gray break bread togethe
:. in Faneuil Hall
eve cannot forget the significan
words of General Charles II. Taylor
But the unique and delightful fea
o ture of this occasion is the presenc
of our friends from the South, tn
= men who fought US. but are now ou
fellow citizens; and | want to max
, an emphatic statementin connectlO
with them and the Spanish war. L
addition to that, want you to carr
this away: 1t was worth all that TT
Spanish war cost, and all that thes
. cold bricks have or may cost, to pr
- the United States i'll the positio
where it is today, where an America
citizen from the North or the Sout
, or the East or the West, will be I
spected by the people OF every 9TH
nation all over the earth.
'Nor shall we ever forget the vel
grateful words of the distinguish
e. commander of the Grand Army
- the Republic, General John {. Blac
\ Among all the occasions ofmy vlsl
T to this historic city. it so happe
that this is the first that appro,
mates to a set address. And 1t
here in the old hall, which, save TIL
one in Philadelphia. is the nc
l nearly sacred of any spot in Americ
K that for the time being the honor
NJ chief of the great soldiery OF the |
public, speak fraternal words
greeting to our comrades now. W
once were arraved against us
I'VE are aware of the fact that
is not to Us rs individuals that th
delightful messages OF true Amerlc
: fellowship come, but as invited rep
sentatives at this reunion OF the C'
federate soldiery. We shall tt
home with us with glad hearts tn
glorious expressions of manly III
worthy members OF that unsurpas
bodv. the soldiers of the North.
This recalls to lis also the /
that these messages OF frater
affection came to US in that pl
| dedicated by the wonderful acts
words of some of America 5 N
Industrious sons, properly designa
u as the Cradle of American Liber
1T seems to us in deed and in tr
+bot this Is n neW awakening OF t