Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-12

CONTINUED rom First Pasc.b
fields where Grant and Pemberton.
contended for the right of way; so
that the heroes sleeping here. might
have heard the thunder OF her guns.
shotted with the words OF the Ere
mont "the navy is without section
al prejudice and its patriotism snows
no boundaries save those of our own
great country but | am rejoiced to
| feel that wherever she sails, she Will
carry with her the effigy of that gal
lent Mississippian. who IN life sig
ulaized all that is chiyalric in Ameri'
can manhood and all that was typical
of the civilization Of the South. to the
end that, when her officers entertain
the valiants Of other lands, from the
North Sea. immortalized by Pauh
Jones, to the Sea OF China. immortal
lied by George Dewey-the Stars and
Stripes above them-they Will need
only to point 10 the likeness of JEFF
ferson Davis, the Chief OF the confed-
eracy. for proof of the rehabilitation
OF the Sections and the perpetuity OF
the Union"
Unveiled by Grandsons.
As Mr.. Watterson ceased speaking
two little boys unveiled the statue.
They were John G. Lee and Lee Har-
rison. grandsons of General Lee while
the generals son. Blewitt Lee, Of Chi
cago, stood at their side.
After the unwilling OF the statue.
accompanied by a salute from the
Warren Light Artillery and the sing
ing of the Vicksburg school children,
Mr.. Watterson. az prelude TO the In
PRODUCTION OF Lieutenant General
Clement A. Evans. who presented IL
in the name of the Confederate Vet
Grams, and Major General Frederick
Dent Grant. who accepted it on behalf
Of the Government and the Army. and
the Hon. George r. Peck. who deliv-
cred the grafton. said: Il have de-
clared that we are one people. No
air lines. nor water line. nor isother-
NAL lines seperate MS into geographic
fragments. all the good on this side,
ali the bad on that. The WAR ended
nearly fifty years ago. He who thinks
there are issues left have been much
beyond the shadow Of his own roof
tree
mississippi and Massachusetts are
convertible terms. Given the same
conditions their people would be the
same and would do the same. During
the thirty Years Immediately preced-
ing the War 70 Sections three at least
of Mississippi's most popular and cell
ebrated public men came here from
the North: Robert J. Walker, born
and reared in Pennsylvania. John A.
Quitman. born and reared in New
York, and Sergeant S. Prestiss, born
and reared in the State of Maine.
Il am about to present you in sue
cession Lieutenant General Clement
Ansel Evans, Commander Chief OF
Confederate Veterans, Major Gener-
al Frederick Dent Grant, OF the Army
of the United States. and the Hon.
George Record Peck. of the great
Northwest, holding my own commits
sion at large and from the District
of COLUMBIA. where | was born, but
claiming some time to- be Kentuck-
ian. No state, or sectional lines have
ever made a pentup Utica for any or
us. Each of us breeds back TO good
old Anglo-Saxon and Scotch-lrish
stock. In the by-gone days the most
kindred American types were to be
found in Boston and Charleston: and.
still, there are those who. enjoying
the gracious hospitality of the Algon-
quin Club in the Yankee City and the
Palmetto Club in the city OF the Hr-
gunots, cannot tell one from tother.
particularly after 10 o'clock in the
evening"
When General Evans finished and
MIR. Watterson arose to present Gener-
al Grant, who had been directed by
the Federal government 10 receive the
monument, storm OF applause broke
out and continued for nearly 20 min
utes.
General Grant Accepts.
General Grant referred to his
acquaintance with General Lee
which he said continued through many
years and afforded him the greatest
happiness and qualification. He re-
viewed the career of General Lee.
who died. leaving an untarnished
record. and a memory deservedly
honored with admiration and respect.
because Of his noble life and charac-
ter. Of which his surviving son and
friends will be ever proud. and which
all who follow him. may emulate.
Continuing. General Grant said: II
myself. am especially grateful to have
this opportunity Of speaking in honor
Of General stephen Lees memory. as
less than two years ago. he. my kino
friend and hosDitable host. took nae
over these historic grounds at Vicks-
burg. and We recalled together the incl
dents of the fearful struggle which
occurred here. In 1863. where he and
had both been wounded. General
Lee serving during that struggle as
a distinguished oficer Of the Con
federate army. and I being with my