The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-03

| this illustrious field fifty years ago, to
meet in friendship her today and
plant monument of peace, monu-
| ment which shall stand as the symbol
of American lvalor, manhood and
brotherhood.
Resolved, That we thank the gov
eminent of the United States for the
magnificent and munif1cent manner in
which it has seconded the efforts of the
state of Pennsylvania in carrying for
ward this great work of peace and fra
ternity between the blue and gray, and
without any self abasement whatso-
ever. We desire to reaffirm and pledge,
not only ourselves but all our brother
Confederates and all the people of our
beloved Southland to the utmost 10y
atty to the government of the United
States and to the flag of our country.
Resolved, That we take pride in the
fact that to the armies of the Con-
federacy Is due the credit of demon
strating the utter impossibility of the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the union. When we
consider that six hundred thousand
men OF the very flower of chivalry, as
good material as was ever organized
in a fighting force and directed by such
commanders as our beloved Robert E.
Lee and his Heutenants, inspired by
a sectional devotion such as has not
elsewhere been known in history, fall
ed to separate the states, we see that
the demonstration was complete, that
the thing was not to be done, and our
failure must give pause to those who
in the future would contemplate such
and undertaking.
Veterans continue to wend their
way homeward in large numbers. The
railroad people estimated that up to
midnight last night 25 per cent of
those who came to the great camp
had departed for their homes. Today
specials of IL cars each were sent out
at intervals all filled with the old men
who had satisfied their desire to once
again visit the scene of the battle and
are ready to go to their homes. Hun
dreds of other veterans are still arriv-
ing, however, for the independence
day exercises tomorrow when Presf-
dent Wilson will be here and speak.
Arrangements were perfected today
for the reception of President Wilson
tomorrow. He will arrive in the town
of Gettysburg at II a. M, according to
the plan arranged and will be met by
Governor Tener. The entire force of
the state police will be on duty at the
station.
In order that the veterans may have
the opportunity of seeing the presi-
dent. he will be driven through the
streets of Gettysburg and out the EN-
mettsburg road to the big tent a dis
tance of more than two miles. The
president will begin his address i'm
mediately after arriving at the tents.
Meanwhile his car will be run over the
battlefield tracks at a point near the
big tent.
Here the president will at about IL
o'clock board the train and will start
at once on a special schedule for Phil
edelphia where his car will be attached
to train that will take him to his
summer home in New Hampshire
The number of veterans who have
died at the reunion was increased to
eight today when George Walls of Lei
isburg, Pa, 50 years old, succumbed |
in the field hospital. Death was due
to uremia.
Governor Cox of Ohio was added to |
the governors day program. In his |
address he said:
1.-TWO northern states supplied a |
large number of soldiers to the Get
tysburg conflict than Ohio. but the
that gave birth to
Grant, Sherman and Sheridan, yields
to no state north or south in the meas
ure of good will which she contributes
to this, the most stupendouS human
event in all the history of the world.
Fifty years ago you boys from
Ohio entrenched yourselves forever in
the affections of your state. May we
hope that the hour is not distant when
we will turn over to the Confederates
the national soldiers home at johnson
City, Tenn, the only institution of its
kind on southern soil, and there under
the kind ministrations of our govern
ment demonstrate the genuineness of
this great day.
1.-THE two armies are now near the
great divide-facing the sunset, wait
ing for the sun to go down."
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