Show DID NOT PLEASE GORDON GENERAL OBJECTED TO PART OF SHAWS SPEECH Af lanta ga july 20 john D gordon commander in chief of the united confederate veterans disobeying his physicians orders went with the other veterans to a barraque bar baque this afternoon and sat aldo by elde with gen albert D shaw commander ln ahlet of the army of the republic all the invited guests made speeches but the second on the pro that of gen shaw did not please gen gordon and tor a time reconciliation was forgot oen shaws speech was for the most part conciliatory and was well received yet his reference that most of tho reminders of the great struggle should ie out in the families of the south was not received with favor in his speech be uttered these words and they went deeply into gen gordons heart what 1 am anxious to see Is the disappearance of all unworthy reminders of tho terrible conflict and the culture of political and righteousness all over the country there can now be but one idea of american citizenship of the stars and stripes one bulwark of future national glory and one tone ot patriotic teaching for all and by all in this view the keeping alive of sec teachings as to rights of the cause of the south in the hearts of children is all out of order unwise unjust and utterly opposed to the tendency which brought the causa of the south to final surrender I 1 deeply deplore all agencies of this because in honor and in chivalric american manhood and womanhood it shows that it should not be tolerated tor an instant at the close of gon shaws speech gen gordon came forward he had spoken briefly before and his appearance again caused considerable surprise the enthusiasm quieted instant gen gordon said he could not ly teach ills children that he fought for what was wrong he entered battle for he believed was right and only the judgment day and god himself will ever decide who was right the memories continued beet us cherish jen gordon and the history that both sadea were right in what they believed was right let for all this queston s settle for once and for with commensurate on a basis manhood of the aldea engaged in the settle it on struggle let ua tho great truth that immaculate of that basis a fighting tor the constitution both sides were ution of their forefathers beautifully to responded agn shaw staled that he speech the generals speech with care his prepared he had therein was and much of the material made by gen speeches gathered from children north our the in gordon shaw said gen should bo taught sublimity of our and the truth glory will teach fathers the own country alike the let them be so this them of the south nort band of the children will be perceptible that nolt ference closed with three cheers the incident for the blue and the gray |