Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-12


eighty-two years. there can be found
no unfltness for public sergice IN any
trait or quailty Of character, Or az
OF his bright career, which suggests
n cause OF any kind why the honofs
OF this remarkable memorial should
not crown him. Not a cloud lowered
around his name If il be becoming
In man to be brave he had that excel
lcncy Of MANHOOD for the best IDEAS
OF chiynlry exomplificd by his u
age. since he fought as q patriot With
out malice toward his enemy. =
His hand never withheld what was an
others due. HIS tongue did not faltcr
In praise when It was merited By a
Zoe. His heart flowed with lmpid
charity for all. and his life was passed
in faithiui service Of man and Goa,
He viii be remembered forever IN the
biography Of Americans a type Of
the true citizen, thefcourageous. skill
ful. generous leader In war. the mr.
dent confederate comrade. the true
gentleman, the affectiorate husband
ana father, and. above all, the consis-
tant Christian man
In concluding, Gen Evans declar-
ed that the people Of the north and
the south should more perfectly know
aud more kindly consider one another
They should mingle without preju-
.dlrc,' he said, without distrust, and
for mutual benefit, not for partisan
40 a.YtI.a4aI a.t. 81 ..gt AMI ttr4Nt.
interchange courtcsies and not COM
plants, let sOuth ana north cultivate
fairly a more general DECENTRALIZATION
by the exchange OF admiration ihstead
az rccrimination. The evident quarter
Of sections, east. west, south and north.
can be made mn advantage and not
remain a hindranoe, ana the civic un-
ion by states Of a ~homognetic kind
red citizenry win secure safely and
forever the purest blood on earth, and
show Ia all nations of this age the OK
ample of the best government in the.
world"
Whom Mr.. Watcrson arose to pre-
sent Gen Grant, who had been direct
ed hy the Federal government, to re-
GIVE the monument. a torn Of APP
plnuse broke ont ana TASTED noorlv %
minutes.
e.nr.t cro.
touched. He referred 70 his acqualnt
nee With General Lee which he said
continued through many years and.
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inc over '''So VV'S "is'ol'V h'"unu9
al Nl'hspuis' ana we ieoalieu 'os'tn'r
l~h'ia'hts OF ln' l'"'lul S''uRsi
"h'ch Incurred mere III lSoS' "her'
ana h'd oo'h p'eh "ouno'u'
General Ice serving turing ih'' stIuk
F''' - q ~ls'hg"'0n'n oiiloer OF thV
confederate army ana pe'hs WV"
my iath'l. VINO o~lhlna'a ,he ioIt
eS Oh the opposing Union army W
W'iNeo owe thF u"''l's 81 '"e P"H'
win no teelinss oil pl''''heSs. put on
N with felelelhss' thot peace h"u oevh
an" that harmony p"tri-
"l'sh ana loyalty To one nag now
'N's'" thfohshoul our great y
IN the shadow ol TINS h'autllui
statute pelit I" the memory OF tN'S
knlshlly an" chlN"lrlc solaler' am
slaa [" r'oall me 'a'nest WISH 'h'ilsh-
constantly by my own ueaf rather
"'h'''l Ulysses - Grant ioi peace
"nd harmony among lhe American
people rms Wish Mas SHOWN IN tle
terms granted mere at Nlekshu's' an"
Aprll Nth, 1864 when at Apo
'n"t'oN up'h reading that the slu'
arms h"rseS ana pIlNs''e "l
nla "lllVerS an" 'nllS''o men couiu
retained hy them' Eeneral Robert
p. Lee. SAID To General Grant
Ih's' terms VIII nave indeed. " most
happN erect upon my army ana upon
the Whol" south.
Il am glad to recall that this en-