. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. 6. 1862; major-gimeral P. A. C. August 3, 1863. Lieutenant-general P. A. C. June 23. 1K64: State senaior of Mississippi. 1S7S. President of Mississippi A giicultural and Mechanical Col lege. I^^o Member of state constitutional convt tition. iHyo, •Again, friends lidui tlu- SDUtli an 1 from the north, the people of tliisimperial eit\ warmly welcome \o\i ami ,L;net \OU as lirothirs in a nniteilNation, that fore\ermore shall know no sectionalism and no disc()r(LI Applause, i I am requested to sa
. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. 6. 1862; major-gimeral P. A. C. August 3, 1863. Lieutenant-general P. A. C. June 23. 1K64: State senaior of Mississippi. 1S7S. President of Mississippi A giicultural and Mechanical Col lege. I^^o Member of state constitutional convt tition. iHyo, •Again, friends lidui tlu- SDUtli an 1 from the north, the people of tliisimperial eit\ warmly welcome \o\i ami ,L;net \OU as lirothirs in a nniteilNation, that fore\ermore shall know no sectionalism and no disc()r(LI Applause, i I am requested to say that Gen. |olin l>. (Gordon of (jeor,i;ia, isunexpectedly detained by the illness oi his wife. He has warmhcommended this gathering;, and his earnest desire to hepresent, by his telegrams and by his letters. Among many distinguished gentlemen who surround us to night andhonor us h\ their presence, there is one whose name is national, whoserecord is great in war and is great in peace. 1 have the honor, gentlemen,to present to yon Stephen D. Lee of Mississippi. LlLi; 1. (;N. STLlHEX D. LKE, of Mississippi. The general was greeted with great applause and cheers, and spoke asfollows; Gen. Lee: A/r. President and Fe/liW Citizens of C/ii(ai;o—Onaccount of tlie absence of Gen. Gordon, I have the unexpected pleasureof expressing, on behalf of those who ha\e accepted your hospitality,our warm appreciation of these courtesies. A year ago you gave a royalwelcome to the world in this t3pical American city, and on this occasionsliow that \ on lia\e the same welcome for your most distant Americanbrethren, who come here with the love of this republic in their heartsand a message of peace upon their lips. (.\pplause. ) To-night we feelthat Chicago hospitality knows no sectional line. This great cit\, des-tined to be the heart of the Nation, makes no American a stranger(applause), and we of the south feel that we share your broad andcatholic welcome. If we re
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