The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-12

6eneraf>Lee serving during that BtruB- lny ssa fmSsh Ssins q ~isS my father. who commanded the forces of the opposing Union Army. We talked over the battles of the past only with rejoitings that peace had been established and that harmony, pa- triotfsm. and loyalty to one nag now
 ths shsaow 0sa of slss' ahi. s. ssau.ifui statue. built to the memory of this knightly and chfvalric soldier, am glad to recall the earnest wish cher dsn usss. s mS Srsn sss peace and harmony among the American people. Thls wish was shown in tn: siso sr;i iiss nsre s.n S vs1u st Hnponst. ana tox. upon reading that the side -arhas. horses and private property of his of. ticers and eniisted men could De re- said to General drant. These terms will have. indeed. q most happy erect upon my army. and upon the whole
 T am glad to recall that this sent iment for harmony between the North and the South begun at Appomattox, was cherished by General drant until during the administration of President ripd. when General Grant stood firmly ana determinedly for the premises he to the South. as he did also throughout his own two administrations as Pres- ident of the United states. even up Is Hi evident S' h in q messase 1u M written by General Grant during hts last illness. after the loss of his voice. to one Of the physicians attending him 2 short sage I will read q few lines: for the providentisi extension of my sss % for tt. # has Ssppy h has so suddenly sprung up between those engaged . few short years ago in deadly conflict. It has been an in- kind expressions toward ne, in person. from all parts of our country from people of all nationalities. of all re
 igons and from conSfe6erase hse. ano hronSsi Ss toy. to my heart if they have not ef-
 T venture to read here today s,so. message General Grant wrote. on this subject, iu finishing his Personal Me- moirs' at Mount McGregor, Few deys before his death He wrote ss. ss fo.Iows;; sroo new era. when there is to pc great harmony between, the Federal and Con federate. cannot stay to be iivinE prophecy, but feel 1t within, me that 1t Is to be so The universally Kind feeling expressed for me at time when 1t was supposed that eacn ahs ,hs beginning of the answer to Let us have peace.
 en because I was the object of 1t. But the war between the states was very bloody and very costly war one side or the other had to yield 70 pri.ns pI.ss before it could be brought to an end I commanded the whole of the mighty host engaged on the victorious side or not. a representative of that side of the controversy. It is a significant and gratifying fact that Confederates hould have joined heartily in this spontsne- pu- inaugurated may continue to the end.
 'Tn these sentiments expressed Dy my own dear father, no one reJoiced more heartily and ns lSyaiiy ,,amnrv anan "ens wa honor here today. I the son of Gen: U. s Grant. whose life's labor was for the happy union and peace or our having the honor, as the representative of the National Government. and the Secretary of War. of accepting From you. the United Confederate veterans. the memory of the distinguished sol- dier educator, writer and phiiantnrop. ist. Gen. stephen D. Lee. here at
 
 'as ssHere brothers fought for their country. And q united people VII Tor. ever cherish the precious legacy Of
 T assure you, gentiemen of. 1ne United Confederate Veterans that your Eff this monument, will be preserved siways with tender and solicftlous care nv inc Commissioners of the Vicksburg National Military Park, who VIII De swnnorted in this charge by all the patriotic people of the United states of Nii After the second demonstration. which marked General Grants con- cludinK words. had subsided. the vicksburR school children sang Amer lea" to A band accompanyment:
 Then George R. Peck, of Chicago' smoke feeiingiy of the splendid at- lection that bound together both Norsn
 The ceremonies closed with an in- vacation by Rev. pr. sproies. of ciin-
 Governor Noel, of Mississippi. Cover nor sanders. of Louisiana. and their sGafys were in af:enoan,% as wye ! score CT more of pretty sponsors and maids of honor. chaperoned by 0ov- ernor Noel's wife. Immediately after the ceremonies. sneciai trains began to leave the city. carrying back to their homes the hosts of veterans and their families who came to honor the heroic siege of Vicksburg