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VOL. XXXVI. NO. 21.
Beneath the Stars asci Bars
to the Strains of “ Dixie”
v Hed “Vets” Again March
N w Orleans. Miy 22 ro N< M Orl<
was revealed ti:: ; da;. what r.o man has I
seen for two score years and more. |
For r. few brief 11 >urs she held dose to |
heart the in.-; note spirit of the eon fed- I
era.-, and ter 11.: it 11 "d and breathed)
r,g..r>. ,\!w r. - heis ... love, it v. as t ■ iv j
hers Io b.:v , r . l( | to hold. Once more sac |
I" .o, th- .rim- >n held and flung it I
>r„,<,. to I 1 M. lds ll.lt loved it Well, the I
■ : ■ . .... ... . which the ho
lers •. I by whose blood it wis ■
purged .fad s.> allied.
.Xg-.i.r the ic a liai airs of forty years
were borne upon th ■ bl e ze, again tie ;
s:roc‘s were ti ><) by men of wir. ag: a i
: ehr 'rs f-r the’marching host r.irg!
•..•I'M y. 1 ;■ that s mthern ea.b i " of th" j
rice, that m-'.cr for :i thou md years has !
iffe.r,] ;,ni suv- Hi" dj.nl. of an aii'-n i
ft ■ • -a dty such as N< w Orleans had ‘
nevet seen before. Such ns she,may not t j
see >giin. It was a revelation, in I'.'■ ,
• ■ .. ■■ put' ioltsm. ■: : 1 to the old soldli '
• • ::.e south an off' ring or affection that I
w i < losely akin to worship.
Forming - the Parade.
hour - ■ for t!.<- print parade war
. ,;...k !■'..■ .e 1....:- provi' is to I ii.it |
t:ine upon whi*:; .»•.!«»
• f t>- lin«' -f march was !’•>:».:< I. w.i.> •' «
jumble that dec's Hnumige. ' was .11
and there, they .'heered " I wav 1 tl: ••;
fl igs, they stood fn front of trei t cars i
were well nigh insane. Thtough al! this
press the various o: ga ; .iza lions which;
v i-! »■* forming oil < «i : •* 1 f r* * t v-r'* f J
.tinn w.i? that the bead of the Tno
fr >;n Canal and the <iiC rons i
uiib-h wore stationed In th*' thoroughfares ;
which cross St. <’harlos st. •L w< «• t<»
in and form a n* w rear guard fm ’•
the marching columns.
» ,ock it se as though!
r-.thing bke order could come fr n H. d '
nr’xt*../. on ‘-anal street, but just at
of the thoroughfare a buuiCs shrill note.
I* was thA ct’l of "forward march.” and
as it had been obeyed on many a bloody '
ibdd, so was it ai.swr d n-w. Tin le j
Gordon, Almost in Faint, ;
Faces His Old Comrades
New Orl’nns, May 19. Today at noon
the thirteenth annual reunion of the Uni
ted C-’meliorate Vetm.-uis was opened in
the great auditorium at the Fair Grounds,
't he w< a'ln r was perfect and all the
r.rr.'iiuxby thp ir»c •.!
commit most - h-'C’ .’ll. There worn
thous.iiiJs nf vob’-nm >.hundred
<f 11; a 'it i ■ ■:! women ;tr..i .':‘n»\c a?.’ aron : -I
o . evmy '•-i •,i <1 fluttering;
-
martial must witlm.it it a u ■ r thu
si.ism uie’Oitmic'i. I'.-r the ne.nuj .no ,
s'-,-.of the day t/. '"’i'- h..’ s,n;Je ■
sit . I >i • pr.ci •-■■■ IO dl nr .
lion. I•• was nut w..1 when h" !• H hi? |
! It . His
t> . to which ho subjia : <1 himself. i
i sv ., • i ally wi :’'i"d man. Nothi- ?
lee his ■-:/!. fighting spirit < rried him
f romri. 11- day without sonmlhing akin
t a collapse. II w's no< able to attend j
the afternoon session at the auditorium. I
a'el remained quietly in bls room at the |
revolving ni visitors. His condition |
tii no manner sori -vis, b:?t !t Is possible)
lint ho may not be ablo to preside at,
r . :i the sessions nt tbo auditorium be
now and Friday noon. Ho expects, ;
}io'v A ver, to be present tomorrow.
Fair Girl Kisseb Gordon.
When the hour f»r opening the conven
t nn arrived the platform was crowded
wit fair women and men whose names
P household words through-ut <. •
f General Gordon was delayed son?-
V hat’in reaching th<> grounds and his
tntrance into the hall was an ovation,
"h. or after cho-r rar? through toe bmld
he came rapidly down the al.-le.
aning on the arm of Adjutant General
fUek'.e Ho was surrounded Instantly by
B group of friends as he reach'd the ros
end for a time was unable to reach
bis chair
•Co sooner was he seated than a fair
woman—Miss Tarleton, of Waco,
n,. x \ s _approached and, bending down.
H='=cd tb.e general. He sprang quickly to
liis feet to acknowledge the honor with
i.-prated bows.
i-.i icral J, B. I.evert. commander of the
I. ,u Slana division of the GonfederaH- Vet
erans, call'd the assembly to order and
Introduced the Chaplain General, Rev. J.
William Jones, who delivered an eloquent
I Then, in succession, came
F , of welcome tn tin' veterans from
jio Raul capdeville, mayor of New Oi -
; Ixjys t-htirboun' t. w ■> t p >ke for
.■ o; sa■ lizati' Uof th'- Sons of \ "t
--e iam J ‘ n *
< •o'lferler.'ite Southern Memorial
. . utd Goven or W. W. H< ard,
;,ho spoke for ,1" P' l'b- of the tote of
LmiNian.i.
Governor Heard Is Welcomed.
Aft' . a few opening word . f welcome,
the governor said:
teran-- tee outcome of the struagle
tlmf ..,U . .!!•: .. d on f' >' four l"n;.- ?• ‘ ars
~c .jnst th‘- ni ’d power fttl forces and ar
moments iliat t'm world lias yc: seen, in
. . >n z >i .<,'»! HO ! JIP IT IOF V
wns a sure, of the ranks, a cry of delight I
from the tin.mg. . toss of crimson ban-'
ep in s< t ranks the men,)
< f tlx S>l th < ante on. (ip St. Charles ’
■ r< • t tie • damn turned, p -.ng und -r I
t... . yes of < ;■■■' I < .ord m too ill to take
part in tlir nii i-i.-. .uni marched awiy to)
the I ee tn inurnent, one halt of which it I
■ 1...:. ■.d p. ■ d .II: ■ ■ 11:!I along Si .
Charles . \ I 1.. ! ■ i’ ity i lrce-, where :
the < ounter-mareh was begun on St. ,
cl,ti::- The !.•<• monument w.c: •
pa-s.-d i:ai:> .n th- opposite s;d and!
th. n th. V.'-. v.a< down Camp street to)
I anal, win th. parade di--an.led.
An Inspiring Sight.
It was :■ . iy oft: -pit al teiup. i ature. a '
fact w bi-.-h 1.- ■• a in.- a■ • . t ..<• V ••tei ins ;
from iho I inks ami ’!:■ par.elo was set
lor a l.ii hour in th" da-.- so that i num- •
■. ■>• doling di inclined to remain over
.mother day I.ad b it for nmn< . but de- I
spite th.•.-■■ draw'a.icks. it wa.- a wonder- |
fa! parade, capably handled and inspiring.
Io 1.1 d. apoii. \t the 'wad of th ■ column (
.ano C.eii,-al .' I - . 1.-vi ii. of New <>:-)
It a 'S -he chef marshal, with his nnmer- i
..as ali I in ifnlly mounted and pre |
. •.:■ i In iv app. arance in gray an<i
gold
The u lot uniforms of th- Memphis
\ la.' .01.1 .!■ ram vetor.an < of Mom
pins, w; . . spl.ndid marching induced
!;■ nd . mipany A • aine a I" I'ltifidlv
d« irated float, upon which were sea t< 1 I
•isle, n h.T.ilds of the r.-imion. Miss Hu I
ci- e Michie, of Virginia; Miss Willie .
II nry, of Ixmislana, for Maryland; ■" ■si
Julia ,V. v :...ler. of North Caromi.i; Mi.-s
M. E. Matrons, of Souih Carolina; Miss ,
Ml Idrim, of tleorgi c M. -.- WiHT flaral- (
son, of Alabama, Miss Ethel Sy. Icy, of i
Mi-si sipm, Miss Eliott T>-d-mnf ■, <•:’ :
Mi i.i; Miss Eiizib' th F ming. of |
111. la; .Mr- Estelb Cartwright, of Tex- I
a; Miss I. i- Itoc-rs. ot \ kan.-.i,; '
Mr- Mad. !m. 1 trldgefoi d. of iv’.lt mky ;
Mi, 1-. . 1 ... 1.0 a , >,a; Ml.-> lb n |
netla i • ■ man. .f Indian lei i itory. The ,
V'-ieg I.i.i:. s', .ill in white, presented a
>,■ dutiful picture, surremmh d by th< gay
ot the para.ie, with .•>■• one exception 1
;cil !
Widows of Confederate Heroes.
Following •be y oung ladies were car- I
l i'.go. ill whi h rode iadr . . whose in:.;- !
t . the conte ieraey They w< rc Mrs. !
S' v ill Jo h n. Mi E. . Smith, I
I
J and fame that you won for Dixie's land. |
' With a total enlistment of 600.000 you j
i confronted 2.5(M.0d0, of these. In round I
■ numbers i.pijKttt were of foreign birth, and j
hud II•!!.,;>. ;,e in formal alliance with |
■ :i>e nm th. it could scarcely b ive been ex- .
I ••■■t' i to i -id n: >i-o thci this number ■>: i
: its ore nized soldier-, for its quota in stteh i
•i dition. < 'em i's -rim: tiie ::ri>,oi''i u.-ltol
. s'-i'ii--r... tlie fiiiii.i'i'u for -.gn soldiers and the i
-'■'o -.' 'll native Ani'-ri' .in>. it is not ex ;
travag.irit to -,iy that the il- confoder- i
i.-b-s eonir- iit'-d a coalition <>f A meric,i.
■ l-lurop, ;md .Afri -.i
When v,e c,e:sid‘-r th se indisputable I
iaets we cannot but ha■ ammiseralion -
■ 'll Cl who would seek to d. - |
: tr.-n-t Hom tl-.o imp.-’rajh led resistance
: m e- by tii'- aitniin gray, bv impitgn-
■ e g Hl" moth er by whii ii they were
I iinm-hed make this truly legendary I
yis' is tu y c:mstru"d these rights to i
I In- g.verttor conelmled Ids address by |
rope..ting the weh-mm of the people of :
Veterans Hail Mrs. Jacksen. I
.At th" eonclusi-'u of General Gordon's |
! ■ddre -- he turned to greet a lady gowned !
in black, who had come I > the front j :
ol ti.e r istrum during the Intior portion ,
’’ k ado.'-ss. Then, leading her to i
i front of the platform, he said:
I "It was my fortune—and 1 will never I'
i cease to tli.ink God that It was my for- I
j tune- to follow, to know well, and to !
: love Stonewall .Ta.-kson. JI..- Is not here, j ,
'■'-it l>e best half of him Is here In the !
i person of his wife. Comrades. I pre- !
’ S'mt to y u Mrs. Stonewall Jackson." -
yout net. boy , to yout feet," was !
I the cry of a veteran in the Tennessee
• delegation, but swift as came his cry It i
I cam too late. The "boys" were up, I
1 very man of them, and In the wild
I cheers that swept the hall, the fair-faced
i lady from Virginia was made to know |
, 'iico more how southern love remembers.
i "And here's a young Jackson." called |
out tho general, leading forward a very i
I pn tty girl. Miss Julia Jackson Christian, I
tne granddaughter of the famous sol-
I tiler. As he spoke he kissed her, and j
I the cheers were redoubled for the gen- I
, era! and the girl.
■ Hon. John 11. Reagan, the Sole sur-
i vlvlng member of the Davis cabinet, then i
ep -k' from one portion of the rostrum,
, while numbers of the old soldiers threw
; tl-.i-msclvcs upon General Gordon at the '
j other eml. The reception was smother- i
! lug Mr. Reagan’s voice and General Gor- I
j u 'a a' tic same time, when General S. ;
■ I>. I."C interfered with the gavel, be- i
■ ■ ■!: ng the crowd to be silent, and to ;
’ ali ,w G'moral Gordon to rest.
■ Mr. 1: ivan spoke but brlelly after this,
' .and an adj urnmeut w.c taken until as-
i
General Gordon Mobbed.
Tnnnediatfly mobbing of General
i G<irU'>!i v.i.- r' ;nw<l, with redoubled en~
; eruv. (>:,* »»!d s.ddbT. intoxicate:’ by his
j ‘'nthiisia.-ui and a !’■ w iii' identals, sank
■ n his knees before tn.- general and
. v. :n’ kav<‘ hugged him had not the by-
I >’ :i r.ders inti-i b i ed.
'l’hc oration of Judge R<»gt rs ennsutnod
tiuire afternoon session. His ad
dr-::\ which was remarkably ’.veil de
livered. was a brilliant suer. ss.
The H ms of Ve:< ranr met at noon In
■ • i no
, s b-'vmal listening to a number
Mr- Braxton Bragg, Mrs. Thomas .T.
S'.mnus am! Mrs. uohn II Bengali.
Juda. Kcag.aii was in one of the car
riages wilh two of the ladies.
A• i r these had rolled away with the
• ■ • - following after, came th< parade
its. If. the cause of it all. the service of
it .1. ti. - w.er.mi soldi, rs of the confed
e;a ... It means nothin'; that applause
s. mid bo given uusp.'i riajly to the pomp
ind show of a parade, to the features
tbit f.s'ia.ilo with bright colors and
pail; ing sicel. but it means much wlv n
deafening cheers .are given as old men
with ranks t 1 with
.. military ev a a kept pone too well;
i means much when fair young women
break into th- lim-s to hand tlwm ilow
.: , t., , l.i . th. in round the ne. 1;. to kiss
i V, , |, ■' .1 face, and ail these tilings
h. i today, not once, but many
time...
I n til" lie iris of la" people tb"r" was
ti e nag to,. .■ md for thc.-e men. and they
t, : .I th Ir lining no- ago in • beers that
la i as iong as the parade itself.
wo ■■ ill- men whose morning was
spent in in mid .suffering, who stood
ai noon in a sunburst of fame, and
around whom in their latter .'.ears has
■ ,i a. r. d th- light that knows no eve
niu.:. lb '..gilt Os 'tile glory that will
General Walker Leads Gray Host.
At the 11. .1 I of the vet. ran.' rod. «’."n
oral c. |. Walker, commanding 'll"
p.artmeiii of til" Arne, of Northern Vir
ginia. and the division of his department,
marched in the following order: South
Cii'oilnn, N.'.lli ■ coiina, \irgima. West
Virginia and Maryland.
c. acral S. I'. I. of th" Army of
th. T. nnei.-. e .|. ;■ :i I m.'iit, rod. with his
raff jmt b hind a ■ .rriag" <"ntainiiig
Mayor Capd.-vi. l.c. General A I' Stew
art an I General Jo ■ ~a Whc le: . Follow
ing Getieial Let w. i • tile division ot his
department, Hol islan i. Tennes,. ■ . Ala
liania, Florida, Mis.-i.'ipi'i. Georgia and
Kentucky.
General Calvll, of the trans M' sissippl
d.p.ii'.'ment. !a I the las; division "f
th I .-oldii rs. a.el with mm w. r ■ th"
ra.'ii of Texas. Inman I . rritory. Aw. in
, ... al"! ' mialemi.i W ith '•• !> a I"' 1
a. wi a . irriago . .n'aini’ig th.
.... , !r . ; , n.l ho: m lids Os honor.
I . Sola- el Veli'i'.i i:s w. r.' .strongly
..>itvd. and the paraiie was closed
, ; lie of carriages containing
. .. ) : ,d>. ■' various meiran.a, and pa
■ ■ ’ ■ ocietiss.
Xao'it ’.O,. «■- men were in line ati-l it
w.i-. j.i . four hours from the star' "p
,1 I -treel until the column disbanded.
General Gurdon’s condition is not sc
rims. but it was deemed unwise for him
to riile in the hot sun today. He believes
•bat a short r. si at home will soon re
store ins nealtn.
of w.>! -omliig addresses and appointing
various committees.
The feature of the evening wns the
ball given bj the Washington artillery
ot their armory. It was a select affair
in honor of the, visiting sponsors and
maids of honor and was a distinct social
SECOND DAY’S SESSION.
Honored Dead Comrades.
New Orleans, May 20.—Today's session
of th" confederate reunion closed with a
The first words of the petition
tor I'i'ii 1 . guidance and blessing were
<-■; oken by the chaplain while the echoes
of "ta p:-," the most sad and yet the most
beautiful of all bugle cai.s. were yet
ipil . ering in the air For this was tiie
day. a portion of wldcli had been s t
apart for services In honor of the h. to
dead of the confederate cause, for the
gloriiii-ation of their deeds, for tile hal
lowing of tlp'lr memories, for the sincti
tication of tlw cause for which they lived
and died.
’flic tribute was most amply rendered.
It wa- offered in the burning words of
the orator and the fiery plaudits of in.-:
hearers, as they saw again through him
tiie martial prowess of their brothers
who have joined tiie eternal muster, it
was tendered in the sobs of beautiful
women and in the seif-contained grief of
stalwart men, when it was borne home to
ticm once more, that tiie comrades they
so ile. ply loved, the leaders so highly hon-
i. could be nothing to them but a
General Gordon then introduced Rev. J.
Ma., deilvi
cd tiie anntiil memorial sermon. It was
a strong address, fervid In its patriotism,
replete with loving words for the dead
and bright with promises of hope for the
south, that is, and the south that is yet
to lie. lie moved ills hearers to frequent
applause and several times brought many
of them to i'-ars. ‘‘The vacant chair,'’
was played softly by the band and then
•'taps'' was blown. A short prayer by
(.'haplaln G'laial Jones brought tne
memorial ex. rcises to a close anil an ad
journment was thee taken until tomor
row morning at 9 o’clock.
Prior to tiie memorial exercises the
fl:.i.neial repeat of Ad.in'ant G-neral
Mi kle was pros: nted and approved.
Report of Historical Committee.
Tiie report of the historical committee,
which was of considerable length, was
read by General J. J. Horner and Gen
eral S. D. Leo by turns. It dwelt ex
haustively with the efforts of the com
mittee to secure an Impartial historical
record for the south and made a scries of
recommendations regarding various pub
lications liaising some and condemning
others. It was adopted without dissent.
Following the presentation of the com
mittee reports, \V. I’. Lane, of Texas, a
member ot the Sons of Veterans, present
ed tiie greetings of ids organization to Hie
older body and created much enthusiasm
among the veterans by tiie energy of his
sentiments and tile force of his delivery.
When he hud ceased speaking. General
('. I. Walker, of Virginia, moved that a
e nnmittec of live be appointed to arrange
lor a closer relationship between tiie Sons
of Veterans and tiie parent organization.
General Gordon appointed as members
General l.'. 1 \\ ;dker, Gep.-ral Ik H.
Young, Gemral Robert White, General
J A. Webb and General 'A. I' Tarry.
"1 move, Mr. Chairman. " said General
i' ibell, rising io his |e. t. "that the trans-
Mississippi department I"' represented on
that commit', e. \\ e have by far tile larg
est. camp of Sons of \ • t rans in tiie south
and J think v." should lie represi'nied."
“I guess there will be no objection to
tliat," said Gi ncr.'l Gorden, and lie named
as addition,'!! memb rs General Van
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MAY 25, 1903.
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I Zandt and General Fe'dx Pa-b- rtsons, of |
. tlie trans Mississippi dr jart :m-: t.
“General Gordon.” “G--neral Gordon.” :
shouted a delegate.
“What is it. comrade?” asked the gon- j
Alabama Private in. Evidence.
"That committee is .ill generals. I. want j
a. private on it.'
The motion was promptly seconded and '
carried, and the general said:
"Now, you've got ymr private. Name
him."
This the delegate wan unable to do.
much to the ain.us<-m< nt of the conven
tion.
"W hat state are you from?" asked the
general.
' Alabama.”
"AD right. Alabama, l.- t's have a. prt-
j vote from Alabama."
; Tim delegate was not able to produce
his man, and the general remarked:
“W'fll. the comn under In chief will as
sume the responsibility < putting an Ala
bama private on that cpmmltt'i- at a later
time.”
THIRD DAY’S SESSION.
All Old Officers Reelected.
New Orleans, May 21.—The actual bust- I
ness of the confederate reunion was !
brought to an end today and the delegates I
adjourned sine die at noon.
General Gordon was reelected command- :
er In chief, and all the <’ partment com- ,
manders. General Lee, General W’alker '
and General Cabell, were at the same time I
chosen to fill for tujother car the offices i
they have held so long. All the elections
were unanimous, and were made by one
shout of "aye!"
The place of holding the next reunion
was left to tho executive committee. It
will be held In Louisville, Nashville or
St. Louis. It Is the desire of the officials
of the organization to arrange matters
so that a single railroad rate will allow
the delegates to attend the reunion and
visit the world's fair at St. Louis, either
going or coming. In the absence of any
definite agreement with the railroads and
their inability to say what could be done,
the department commanders asked that
the entire matter b- left to tho executive i
council for a final decision after consul
tation with the railroad officials. Their i
wisli was granted by a unanimous vote.
The Battle Abbey.
Tb.e report of tlj,’ Battle Abbey commit
tee was then offered by General Clement
Evans. Ho had said but a few words
when General Joseph 'W inder came into
the hall and for a few minutes it was
all over with the Battle Abbey report
while the delegates cheered a w< h-ome
to the little command' r.
General Wheeler, aft', r reaching the '
rostrum, made a short address of thanks !
for the welcome that had been accorded i
'him. Ile urgt d upon his hearers th
cessity of providing for the needy and !
aged soldiers of the confederacy, sag- ;
gesting that the. b si way to bring this i
about was through the various state leg- I
oslature-.
At the conclusion of General Wheeler a
r.poo-’h < h-ticr.! I Evans rosnmed the road- I
Ing - of th • E.ittle -\bbey report. Ib* an- '
ntiiiii, that *■ cash in hand and in ,
iiniii' 1 I - .;:: *• prosj oct. • mounts to $204,471. )
o: th; - amount si''4.t7l is cash in bank: ,
is th*- rernain’iiN j ortion of the •
ip-ijss donation: isii.oi.io has b**en donated 1
l x i >,• tii ' ! I' i iiui-ii'.i, and by !
ii,dividual rosidi'Bis of lha.t place. [
d'lii . ommitb o therefore recommended ■
th.if as the minimum amount de- i
;r<-d :. r id" lion of th-- abbey, had »
GENERAL GORDON SPEAKS TO OLD COMRADES
New Orleans, May 19. -In opening the
reunion, General John B. Gordon said:
"Governor, Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen
of tlie Committee-My Fellow-Country
men: No words that 1 can utter will
adequately express the pleasure which 1
■ xpyrlenec in responding today, in tlio
name of m.v comrades, to this characteris
tlee welcome extended by New Orleans
and Louisiana, for the second time within
a decade. Tp my thought It ts most
Utting that this pcoud and patriotic or
v iniza I ion should again meet In this his
toric city which gave it birth. The meet
ing of such men as you welcome today,
whose past deeds will remain forever an
inspiration to American valor and to fu
ture sacrifices for constitutional free
dom, is an auspicious event in the coun
try’s history, whenever and wherever it
may occur.: but how peculiarly inspiring
is ibis reunion iti Louisiana, on this one
hundredth annivarsary of her new birth
Into governmental alliance with American
states. A Roman eye would have discov
ered In a meeting of such men, at such
time, an omen of good to the cause of
liberty - ; am!. American eyes should see in
it nothing but good to £he whole repub
lic. it must of necessity be beneficent,
and only beneficent. While stimulating
in ns a commendable southern pride, we
shall at the same time be lifted to a
higher and a broader Americanism, as
we hastily recall In this centennial year,
the great'events in Louisiana's past and
proud history.
"She is now one hundred years old;
but* a hundred years ago she was the
most wonderful Infant of the century—a
very giantess at her birth. If I were
disposed to deal In metaphor, I would
say that the Mississippi river In its en
tire stretch, was the tape line which
measured-and Hie only line that was
long enough to measure her length; for
v hi> o her baby brow' was kept cool by
the'snowflakes’ of tho Rocky mountains.
I: r feet were warmed in tho tepid wa
lers of tlie gulf stream.
Mother of Many States.
"She had scarveiy passed her girlhood
v. hen. like her prolific < I lor sister, Vir
ginia. she became the mother of an enor
mous progeny of states; and was add
ing now stars to this union's galaxy. And
there are now two more of her children
ready to take their places in the first
Sisterhood of state.-.
' if we call the roll of her daughters, be
ginning with Monlajta. Wyoming ami the
Dakol.is, and then < all lowa, Minnesota.
Missouri. Nebraska, Colorado. Kansas
and Arkansas, taking In the spirited as
piring damsels, Oklahoma and Indian Ter
rilory. every one of thCm can historically
respond to the name of Louisiana.
"Butagaln, she was only about ten years
I been secured, the time had arrived for
' the comnn ni'cinent of the work. Tiie re
port was adopted.
Hr. G. JI. Tieheno:-, for the Southern
Memorial Association, reported that tiie
i fund forth" erection of m.'iiuin '
j Jefferson Have- l;id been tinaliy sceured.
i -j’he announeem.mt was received with
( tremendous applause. He urged in addi
: tion tliat the plan to erect a. monument
! to the women of the south be taken up
I with energy.
old. wlum she was i" "A'itig into her
bosom ill.' lire H'oiri Brito ii gm.s. and
when from behind her breastworks of
cotton bales, defeat and death Were being
carried to British arms and British
hopes
i She was not much older when another
war came, and again she stepped to the
front, sending her grim old sugar paint
er, Zaehry Taylor. t.o win yietory and
fame in Mexico, and establish pern e with
our neighbor.
And then in the great war—the war
between the states—her Washington ar
tillery with its incomparable, worid-fani
ed batteries; her modest anij meek ''Ti
gers,'' whose very name carried tremor
to the nerve’s of ."ill foes: her sun-burnt
boys from her rich parishes, li aving .'ane
fields and cotton in tiie care of faith
ful slaves—all. all of those sons were
steadfastly at the_front, writing the name
of Louisiana in richest blood on every
page of tliat bloodiest chapter in tile rec
ords of time.
our hats are off to yon, Louisiana.
With uncovered heads and unbidden hom
age. we bring our heartfelt congratula
tions ou tlji‘ patriotic lessons drawn from
the retrospecX of your eventful past, it
is your privilege to look back through
four epochs of service to different gov
ernments; and whether your allegiance
was due to France, or Spain, or the
southern confederacy, or the American
republic, it is but simple just ice to Louisi
ana to say that the Hag of none was
ever tarnished in her hands. If tiie hon
ors that cluster around the brow of
Louisiana, gathered under four govern
ments, could be distribute'!, they would
make fitting diadems for a dozen states.
New Orleans in War.
If I were making this morning a sum
mary of your great I would
I not exclude even that chapter which re
i cords the failure of New Orleans to suc
! cessfully resist the advance of the fed
■ oral army near the spot where Andrew
Jackson wrenched victory from the
mother country. In comparing those
two tests of southern prow is, it must
be remembered that th< arriies which
"Old Hickory'' so signally defeated had no
iron-clads; r L nd that tiie red coat of Paek
enha.ni whipped neither lb. heart of .'in
American, nor tiie soul of a southerner;
whereas, the blue uniform of Farragut,
who led his gun boats through y.iur bat
teries enveloped the form of an American
in whose veins ran southern blood, in
whose heart burned southern lire, and
from whose brain Hashed southern ge
nius.
And now. dear friends of Now Orleans,
shall I close the next chapter, which
records the entrance into your city of
General Beniamin F. Butler, and of his
somewhat noted aiimlnlstratlon? it’ you
co order, I obey, but let me break the
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
i sea] long enough to point to one fact
I which 1 think is woi th noting; 1f for no
I oth r reason than because It illustrates
j the straw.;" mutations of that marvelous
' era. 'I liaj fact is this: That if Gen
i e-.al Ibnb r could have had his way in
i jsi:' tlie name of the president of the I’nit
: cd States for the four following veins
; would haw been, not Abraham Lincoln.
I lint Jefferson Diyvis. Hut the book is
■ We will not indulge on this centennial—
' this political miiienial morning—nor at
other times-in any bitterness. We feel
: none. We pity those who do. We have
j iong since drawn the curtain of oblivion
; over l’hc regretful and unseemly things of
■ the" past; and we cherish as Americans
' the valor and noble, d'-eds of both armies
i and of all .- etions. We are satisfied with
I our own record: and the power that would
' attempt to make us blush for it would bo
! both stupid, and blind We pre heirs,
I joint heirs, with th- republic's children
in the inn ritan'ce ~f freedom left by our
•.-ires We are pr< ud of all the past.
i Moreover, w<> are now facing a future
j pregnant with tremendous possibilities;
I Imf wo face it with a strength of hope
; and assurance, born of an unswerving
purpose to discharge our every duty to
all rac< - and to tho whole country. We
j are growing old; but we still stand firm
ly on the narrow strip of land which sep
'■ aides us from a boundless ocean.
And, as we go lienee, we will calmly
i drop our mantles on the shoulders of our
: sons, who will worthily wear them; and
1 in np crisis of the republic, whether in
i forum or field, will they be found want
i Ing.
i And now, my comrades. T close by
l calling upoti you, In recognition of th:s
■ magnificent welcome, to give three rous
i Ing cheers to New Orleans and Louis
i lana!
ADDRESS OF JUDGE ROGERS
I New Orleans, La., May 19.—1 n his ad
dross to the Confederate Veterans Hon.
John IT. Rogers, Judge of tho United
States district court, the orator of the
day, said In part:
"Why are we here? No fanatical re
ligious crusade prompted this Immense
concourse. Here are to be found aJ
creeds and faiths and beliefs, in perfect
peace with each other, freed from an
tagonisms to excite the passions of men.
In yonder sky are no angry clouds of
i pestilence or war. No Impending danger
i threatens our land, demanding consul-
I tation and means of protection from ene
mies within and without. Wo are at
peace at home and abroad. Neither are
I we weary pilgrims to a holy mecea, seek
I ing absolution of our sins. Nor are we
i aspirants for social or political prefer
ment. This is no vast politic,'.! conven
tion or mass meeting, assembled for pur
poses of considering grave matters of
state or seeking to confer honors on fa
vorite sons. Nay. nay, none of these.
What is it that lias brought us together"
; This great assembly hall, festooned with
i bunting and Hags, emblems of liberty ami
I power, its ampitheater filled with ll'°
i grave manhood and lovely womanhood of
I the south, these venerable men, the sur
i x-Ivors of the tremendous conflict of the
j sixties all those things tell of a deep.
limderlying cause. This great sea of up
turned faces, glowing with life, intebl
gence and sympathy—ls not with joy ua-
