Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-03
H0NORS MCCLELLAN.
Country Pays Tribute to Fa- nous Civil War Leader.
MONUMENT TO LITTLE NAC." :"

hOOSeVelt, meuDeFs oI HIS Cauluct, ar my and navy officers and men prom inent in civil life assisted in the cere. monies attending the unveiling of the equestrian statue of General George B. Mcclellan, erected in this city by the Society of the Army of the Poto mac. Hundreds of old soldiers attend ! ed the unveiling ceremonies. Of these visiting veterans about two-thirds were from the Army of the Potomac, of which General Mcclellan was com mander, the remainder being members of the Societies of the Armies of the Ohio, Cumberland and Tennessee.
 The monument was unveiled at Con necticut avenue and Columbia road at 2:30 o'clock, Brigadier General Henry ! c. Dwight, president of the Society of the Potomac, presiding.
 The military parade, which was re- viewed by the president, was the fea- [ ture of the unveiling ceremonies.
 President Roosevelt made the prin- cipal speech and, with General Fred erick D. Grant on his right and Gov ernor Stokes of New Jersey on his left, witnessed the imposing military parade of regulars and militin. Mrs. Mcclellan, the generals widow; May or George B. Mcclellan of New York, son of the general. and pr. George Me Clellan of New Jersey, a nephew, who pulled the string releasing the flags in which the statue was enveloped, oc- cupied seats on the presidents stand. The diplomatic corps, the army and navy and civil and military officials were represented at the gathering.
 The president delivered a typical speech in which he touched upon va riety of subjects, including, war, peace, national pride, the family and the qualities that make for brother hood and fraternity. After extending greeting on behalf of the nation to Mrs. Mcclellan and her son and oth- CTS the president said:
 ''To General Mcclellan it was given to command in some of the hardest fought battles and most important campaigns in the great war of this hemisphere, so that his name will be forever linked with the mighty mem ories that arise when we speak of An tietam and South Mountain, Fair Oaks and Malvern, so that we never can speak of the great Army of the Po- tomac. without having rise before us the figure of General Mcclellan, the man who organized and first led it. There was also given to him the pe- cuiar gift, one that is possessed by but very few men, to combine the qualities that won him the enthusias- tic love and admiration of the soldiers who fought with and under him and the qualities that in civil life endear- ed him peculiarly to all who came in contact with him.
 We have become accustomed to ac- cepting as matter of course certain things which would be we'll nigh i'm possible in any country save ours, so that it seems most natural that the president of the United States when he drives down to take part in cele- bration like this should have as his personal aids both the sons of the men who wore the blue and the sons of the men who wore the gray. As Ameri- cans, when we glory in what was done under Grant, Sherman, Thomas, Sher- ldan, Mcclellan, Farragut, we can no less glory in the valor and the devotion to. duty, as it was given to them to see the duty, of the men who fought under Lee and Stonewall Jackson and the Johnsons and Stewart and Morgan.
 We have listened recently to great deal of talk about peace. It Is the duty of all of us to strive for peace, provided that 1t comes on the right terms. I believe that the man who really does best work for the state in peace is the very man who ar need will do well in war. If peace is merely another name for self indul- gence, for sloth, for timidity, for the avoidance of duty. have none of 1t. Seek the peace that comes to the just man armed, who will dare to defend his rights if the need should arise. Seek the peace granted 10 him Wno will wrong no man and will not sub nit to wrong in return. Seek the peace that comes to us as the peace of right eousness, the peace of justice. Ask peace because your deeds and your powers warrant you in asking 1t and do not put yourself in the position to crave it as something to be granted or