The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-06-25
For Good Work Done in
Securing Funds for
Gordon Monument
The ClTIZGNS ARE iH4NKfD
Local COMMITTEE Of Veterans Draft
Resolution Thanking Major c.
Downing and Col. c. P. Good
year for Their Good Work
brunswick. Ca. April .. 1901.
Jaokaan camp, 10. SOC. U. 9. v.

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Jackson Camp, No. S0s, U. G. Y.
To the Captain Commanding Your
committee appointed 10 prepare a suit
able minutes and resolution in refer
euce TO the action o.. certain patriotic
and public spirited citizens in cdn-
nection with the Gordon monument
fund. bess leave to report
In common with good people every
where We are delighted % nRd that
sectional bitterness has almost entire
~ disappeared. Actual hosnhties he
tween The two great divisions OF our
country. the north aud the south.
ended thiry.nine years ago this month
Malice and hatred have .been slowly
dying ever since..ssas today their
hngang traces eSn scarcely be found
in the naart of any Iue citizen OF
America, Far instances will suffice
10 SHOW What is meant
When eX President Grant died
there was introduced in the Georgia
leglsf ture q motion 10 adjourn in re
speet to his memory The event o.
6l-5 and The reconstruction days fol-
lowing were str too fresh in the south
ern memory to permit the resolution to
taas without opposition. but It did
pass. largely because OF its strenuous
advocacy by The senator from Glynn
e0ani in oxf9onfederale aoldier and
ae mn og this eaeip, and the legfs-
hture Of Georgia. rising above part1-
sanship and seetionalism. showed a
proper respect to the memory Of an
expresident OF The United states who
had been. out few years before. the
commander Of the army 10 which tne
armies Of the Confederacy had surrend
cred
After the spanish-American war.
iaught bs an American army made
pB of soidiers from all sections Of our
common country, oficered bg men OF
botA the ola armies, President Nc
E,ialey showed such large hearted
all inclusive patriotism as to win the
i5adits aud the love Of the people Of
our southland Grief az The tragedy
ot bis unlinely taking off was sweetfy
tempered with joy al the fact that at
le time of he awful catastrophe an
honest nan, elected by a section, was
successfully striving to be the pres.
dent Of The whole country.
3. When the question of the har-
moaious relatons between the vet.
Grams OF the Two armies was berore
t country our own Gordon. then the
sfaaast living military hero and lead
er Of southern sentiment, honored the
south he always served SO nobly, by
planting himself squarely on that plat
form Of iope which was natural to d
man so great and good, ana urged
Confederate veterans and the southern
people 10 make The Golden Rule a liy,
ing principle iu thsir hearts and lives.
& fhe Gordon died We give him
80 title He needs none. Like Wash
iagton no qualifying adiectiyes can
add anything 10 his name Gordon
The one word is me embodiment OF all
fiiai W. nvnOr ana revere IN man
Iha Gordua d.ed aaa the country
magfaed III tl4e north they did bis
menorg honor as O great and good
man Ia tae south there was sub
dued th nL1uiness that De had served
ouf section, but there was honor for
him. above ali chat, as Tor a man who
belonged to no locality no country
lpt 8 ha world An organization
&gs formed 10 erect a monument tc
ms virtues On tEe Committee 1oi
Brunswick there were named one vet
eran ol the southern army, two yeter
ans of The northern army and two
southern citizens too young to have
been IN either army No more iabn
rH sons was ever done than ina
which Is V be credited % the tw,
lofthefA ofiieers 70 whose effort il
largely lue ae lact that Arunswlcki
quota III the Gordon monument hai
beea chper.uuy gwen. Il is not ia,
hrst, no8 tie fifteenth, Time That Col
&. P. Goodyear and Major G. Down
ing have shown their public spirite'
aaifiotism and their love for Bruins
wick in 'ner material and social inter
ests. aud your committee was appoint
Cd 70 draft resolutions expressive Q
the thanks Of this camp; resolution
which, il was believed, would yoic
the sentiment Of the entire communit
They ask no thanks. In a sense the