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BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1899.
THE GREAT RE-UNION.
HB&098 OP THP W)8T CAIJ8P
MPPT IN CHARLESTON.
The Old City Filled With Veter*M
Md Their Friend*—Speeches by
Gordon end Wbreler—A Grand
Parade—Hampton the Ohtel of
Heroes.
This baa been a glorious week In
Charleston. The old olty, proud to
be known as the "Cradle of Secession,"
acknowledged centre of the valorous
and proud sentiments of patriotic
South Carolina, has overflowed with
the bfloved veterans and a vast throng
of younger but arej^nt and patriotic
people. The colors of the dead Con
federacy mingled everywhere with the
stars and stripes; the bands played
" Dixie " and "Star Spangled Banner."
Although the sceue was so animated
this is a week of memories and the men
who wore the gray and who suffered
And all but died for the cause • that
was lost, came first in everything, and
the leaders of that lost cause were
hailed with cheers and tears and smiles
on every hand.
The great annual re-union of the
United Confederate Veterans began
Wednesday morning but the majority
of the visitors reached the ulty Tues
day. The eity was taxed to the utmost
to care for the crowds but the great
task seems to have been admirably
accomplished. _
Wade Hampton was given one of the
G randest ovations of his life In Char-
aton Tuesday night. He was the
central figure of-tbr' i-xercises at the
dedication of the auditorium.* Hamp
ton was honored to the fullest measure,
and when he was introduced and rose
the more than 7 QUO people In the
audience rose en mkMe. The cheering
was deafening and men women and
children waved tbeir handkerchiefs
and hats In Ibo air, the old soldiers
making the occasion more thrilling
with their genuine rebel yells.
The ovhtibn was fully equal to that
memorable oce at Kicbmond a few
years ago, and the old hero appreciat
ed It. He had but * few words to say
when be addressed the audlencb.
Mayor Smvtbe In introducing him
made nse of tho words of Shakespeare :
“ I do not think a hrsvor gentleman"* *
is now alive. He referred to Gen.
Hampton as the nnb'c citizen of Char
leston who honored his people tonight
—the man first In the hearts of Char
leston peoptor
Gen. ■imptoo said ho had not come
here to make a speech. He referred
to the'welcome always given him here,
and said that this one recalled to his
mind the scenes of '7d and the men he
_had commanded. i» was Charleston
that had given him the means to ac
complish what was done in 1876. He
referred to his childhood memories of
St. Michael’s chimes. There'were no
people he loved and valued more than
the people of Charleston.
Maj. Baker, speaking subsequently,
paid aMrtfh tribute to Gen. Hampton
.as a man, a soidUr and a statesman.
At night the great auditorium
4er«0tod especially for this occasion
was formally dedicated with Impres
slve eeremonles. Its seating capacity
.of 7,060 persons was taxed UWioid the
crowd. On the stage were seated all
of the distinguished visitors and many
of the leading citizens of the city. A
superb choir and orchestra furnished
the musical portion of the exercises
and addressee were made by Mayor
Bmythe, Gen. Wade Hampton, Maj.
Theo. G. Barker and Hon. T. W. Be
cot. The prayer was made by Rt. Rqv.
Ellison Capers, bishop of South Caro
lina and a brigadier general in the
Confederate army.
WEDNESDAY—THJE OPENING SESSION.
The annual convention of tb* United
•Confederate Veterans Was opened at
the new auditorium Wednesday morn
ings Tho auditorium eeats 7,000 peo
ple and several thousand were turned
Away.
Just before the audience was oallod
to order General Moorman met Gen
eral Gordon on the stage and threw
Els arms about his neck and all but
kissed him. General Gordon was
escorted to the presiding chair by
General Moorman, chlqf of staff, and
' 'M. Walker, commanding the
>r^ of heroes, as well as ^.statesmen
thS. .1
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After a glowing eulogy of South
Carolina and Charleston, Gen. Gordon
said:
" No resolutions. I repeat, by which
this great Commonwealth extends Its
loving welcome were needed to as
sure these remnants of the South’s im
mortal armies that the ’freedom of
the State’ was theirs, and that every
heart within b«r borders was 'a sol
dier’s shrine. We had but to remem
her that South Carolina was the nur-
ser.
and of patriots—that no
cept that she be endowed wltl
most bouhdless affluence of greatness,
could | In one century have given to
the cause of liberty and the republic
such a splendid galaxy as South Caro
lina presents in her Rutledge, bar
Sumter, her Moultrie, her Middleton,
and her Marlon; in her Butler, her
Pinckney, and her Pickens ; In her
McDuffie and her Calhoun; In her
Hamilton, her Hayue, and her beloved
Hampton.
Gen Gordon presented Mrs. Stone
wall Jackson, and in the first lull of
the enthusiasm, said: " I will shake
ber bauds for you all, and in an In
stant he added, "no, I will do more
than that; I am going to hug her for
you,” and,with that he did what he said
he was going to do, which met the
hearty approval of the vast throng.
He also presented Miss Kate Cabell
Currie, of Dallas, Tex.. Miss Laura
Law^ndon, of New Orleans, Mrs.
Kirby Smith and other ladles whose
husbands or fathers were Confederate
leaders.
AH the morning session the following
resolutions by Gen. Stephen D. Lee
were read by Gen. Walker :
"Whereas, in Atlanta, Ga., on De
cember 20,1898, the president of tbe
United States of America gave utter
ance to the sentiment that tbe time
has come when the United States
00 the platform. Dixie wae followed
by "Marylaod My Maryland," which
did not decrease the cheering.
Tbe gavel which Gen. Bonbam used
in calling the convention to order was
the one presented last yoar to tbe
South Carolina division. It is made of
wood from the tree under which the
great secession meeting at Abbeville
was held, the crystalizlnx movement
towards a secession convention. The
evening prayer by Rev. John Lake, of
Edgefield, Invoked tbe blessings of the
God of Lee, Jackson and Dnvls. The
prayer was beautiful in wording and
sentiment.
Gen. Bonham spoke briefly and In
troduced Hon. Frauds H. Weston, who
delivered the formal addrees of wel
come. W. F. Jones, of Flberton, Ga.,
replied to the address. " A notable
speaker was Robert-E Lee, Jr., the
grandson of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Mr.
Lee received nn ovation and feelingly
thanked thftHJons for their warm greet
ing. Mr. Lee Is a young man of fine
appearanoe, large and handsome and
speaks with that fasdnating Virginia
accent. His remarks were few, but
perfect In sentiment end delivery, asd
as he took his seat the hall rang with
cheers. .
The reception of the United States
cruiser, Raleigh, beginning at 11 a. m.
was cordial and animated. The Ral
eigh was one of the main rellaooee of
Dewey's fleet in the brilliant victory it
Manila a year ago, and Is commanded
by a noted officer, Capt Joeeph B. Cogh-
lan. Tbe cruiser was decked with flags
and signal colors and made an Impos
ing sight moving across tbe bay. The
naval reserve fired the welcome salute.
Mayor pro tern Zimmerman Davis ex
tended tbe official welcome. The offl-
cers ofth&, yessel were received at a 1
o'clocFlfincb, at whtoh Capt. Coghlan,
Mayor Smythe and Chairman Sinkler
made speeches. The Raleigh anchored
should share in carldg for ;the-graverf«t a convenient point and thoi
General 0
South Carolina division.
General Walker called the audience
to order using the came gavel that was
used In calling to order tbe secession
assembly In I860. Dr. J. William
Jones, chaplain, led fr prayer, Invok
ing God’s blessings on the white-haired
veterans and pleading for universal
peace and good Will.
Hon. F. B. Gary, speaker of tbe
South Carolina house of repiesenta-
tlves, read a resolution of welcome
from the general assembly. Governor
Ellerbe wired he could not attend the
reunion on account of illness. Hls
telegram of regret was read by Gen
eral. Walker. In the absence of the
Governor the' address of welcome was
delivered on behalf of the State by
Lieutenant Governor M. B. McSweeay.
Mayor J. Adger Bmythe delivered an
enthusiastic address of welcome en the
part of the olty, and was cheered to
the echo for hls magnificent work in
making arrangements for the veterans’
entertainment. Hls reference to
South Carolina and Charleston as the
cradle of secession brought forth the
Rebel yell from ten thousand throats.
The yell was oaught up by the crowd
on the outside and passed'’along for
blocks. , ** *
At 11:90 General Walker introduced
General John B. Gordon, oommaoder-
in-ehlef of the United Confederate
Veteraas. No man probably ever re
ceived such an enthusiastic demonstra
tion. The audience rose at the very
mention of hls name, had for several
minutes shouted like mad man. Hats
ware thrown into the air and the band
played "Dixie" furiously. Every sea-
tonoa of hie speech was applauded.
General Gordon*was at highest,In excel
lent vpioe and afire pith enthusiasm
voice and
patriotism.
of >he Confederate dead, an
"Whereas, this utterance of the
chief executive of the nation demands
from us the survivors of our dead com
rades in arms a frank and generous
response to so lofty and magnanimous
a sentiment; therefore be it
"Resolved, by tbe United Confeder
ate veterans In annual convention as
sembled, That in this act'of President
McKinley’s, and its reception by our
brethren at the North we reoognize
authoritative evidence that we are
again a united people and one in deter
mination to exhibit to tbe world tbe
gentler as well as tbe sterner traits of
American character, and that we sic-,
cept the statement of otrr chief execu
tive In tbe spirit in which It was made,
believing that such legislation by the
general government as he has suggest
ed would show clearly the advance that
the American people have achieved In
those higher virtues that adorn a great
nation."
Dr. J. William Jones, tho chaplain,'
moved that the resolutions he referred
to the committee on resolution. lathe
course of a brief but earnest speech,
Mr. Bus bee, of North Carolina said:
Tbe whole matter is in tbe interest of
fraternal feeling. We are willing to
accept what the North is willing to do
for Confederate graves at tbe North,
but In the South "our comrades’ graves
are in other hands." (Cheers.) Dr.
Jones' motion prevailed.
The parade of the veterans occurred
In the afternoon, and they marched
through a dense crowd of cheering
oeople. Led by Gone. Gordon and
Wade Hamilton, a long line of the
grizzled men who had followed these
leaders ami the other captains of the
Confederate armies through four years
of hardship and battle, marched stur
dily under the blazing southern sun
to tbe inspiring strains of “.Dixie," of
the " Bonnie Blue F;og ’’ and the irrel
evant but irrepressible "There’ll be
a hot time la the old town tonight."
At intervale along the line the flutter
ing of a war-worn and shot-torn battle
flag called forth cheers, while many
beads were bared as,the frayed em
blem of a dead cause gleamed over
some organization whose name is a
household word In the South. Gen
erals Hampton and Gordon were
cheered. Tbbre was disappointment
that Gen. Wheeler was not In tbe par
ade.
Including the kindred organizations
and distinguished guests and commit
tees more wore probably 6,000 persons
In tbe tins, probably 3,000 of them vet
erans. The parade was led by Gen. C.
I. Walker and staff, followed by the
escort composed of tbe local military
companies, cadets and tbe naval re-
servis. Tbeq came Geo. Cordon and
hlr staff .ollowed by a long line of
earrlagee containing tbe sponsors and
maids of honor of the various ^amps.
Tbe veterans were led by Gen. Witoe
Hamptoh, at tho bead of t&e Army of
Northern Virginia, and preceded by 21
battle flags with their escorts. The
army of Tennessee followed, led by
Gen. Stephen D. Lee and was followed
bv tbe camps representing the trans-
Missitsippi army in .command of Gen.
Cabell. Tbe Sons of Confederate Vete
rans brought up the rear.
Troop A of Tennessee was plotur-
esque in original Confederate uniforms
and with arms. Augusta had a similar
camp in tbe parade. Gen. McCrady,
wearing his war hat, was In charge of
tho guard of honor of the First South
Carolina Infantry flag. In the proces
sion tne leading generals were Hamp-
ton< Gordon, Jackson, Gapers, Lee and
Evans. The proeession took an hour
and a quarter to pass a given point.
At the auditorium the Winnie Davit
memorial exeroises were held. Geo.
Gordon being the chief speaker.
The presentation of State banners to
Adjutant General Moorman in tbe
evening was an Interesting oocasion.
Nearly every State gave a banner. The
reception to the sponsors was held at
this session.
The Sons of Veterans held their
opening meeting in the evening. South
Carolina Is prominent in this organiza
tion In every way, having fifty of the
146 camps in existence. Mr. Robert
A..Smythe, of Charleston, has been
commander of tb» Order for two years.
Gen. M. L. Bonhcm, of Abderson, com-
mfcnder of the South Carolina division,
isous of the leading men in the order.
--When a negro brass band struck up
Dixie In tbe convention ball before-the
exeroises' bsg&n the delegates rase,
stood on tbe chairs acd yelled at only
Southern men oai yell, tbe cheering
being led by R. E. Lee, Jr., son of W.
man from Louisiana, offered tbe follow
ing resolution, which was referred to
the committee on reeolntlons :
"Whereas, the government of the
United States has undertaken and Is
rushing forward the work of perma
nently marking the llnee and positions
of the troops of both the contending
armies on several great battlefields of
the Civil war, among them Gettysburg.
Chlokamauga, Shiloh, Vlokibarg. uad
others, with the design of making these
battlefields permanent memorials of
the .prowess of Amorloan soldiers with
out respect of section;
Resolved, That we, as Confedarate
veterans, sympathize with and 00m-
mend'this patriotic purpose of the
government and will lend our luflunnoe
and aid towards its full realization.
Resolved that we trust the people of
the Southern States will take early
and effective steps to brect upon these
battlefields suitable monuments in
honor of our glorious heroes In gray
who fought and died for what they be
lieved to be right.
Resolved, That we rejoice with our
brethren throughout the Union that
the sectional discord of other days Is
ended and that we are a reunited peo
ple, with one country and one flag.
Several hours were spent by the
committee in discussing Geo. Lee’s
resolution relative to Federal care of
Coo federate dead- A compromise was
agreed on expressing the willingness
of tbe veterans to have the govern
ment keep the graveb of the. Southern
dead In the North and about Federal
S rlsons, stating tbat tbe woman of the
outh would properly preserve And
decorate those In the South.
usapds
boarded the gallant cruiser.
THURSDAY.
The morning session of-the
tlon was opened by the singing of tbe
doxology. Gen. Joe Wheeler was in
troduced by Gen. Gordon as -the hero
of Santiago and the wizard of tbe (Mto
federacy. .
General Wheeler declared that the
military history of the Southern people
nas been a prominent feature in b(»-
tory from the first settlement of this
country. He cited Washington and the
other Southern commanders of
revolution, Winfield Scott and Andrew
Jackson andjhe other heroes of the
war of 1812, the Southern generals who
won fame in the war with Mexico. O"
the war between tbe States he eaidrr
" Tbs battle-scarred veterans, who dur
ing the four years of bloody ^fetarfa
dazzled the world with thfe splendor
their bqroisdi, are fa-t passing aw*y
The few who remain gather annualty
to renew the frtetadshlp. which, formed
among such scenes, is the warmest had
most enduring. No greater hesoes
were In the legions led by Alexander,
Haunlbai, Charlemagne .or Napoleon,
for your achievements {excelled . au
theirs." . • L,
He declared that Southern states-
•nen and soldiers had ever been fore
most In the enlargohtont of our coun
try, particularly in wresting from tbe
wild Indians a great territory. He de
clared for the annexation rf Cuba.
General Wheeler conclude d by a
tribute to tbe women of the Confeder
acy as follows:
"Although some of those blessed
women are still with us, many more
have long since gone to their reward,
but they have rocked Id oradlee the
principles, minds and cbarao'.ers which
are to control the future of their be
loved land. Tbe thought which I wish
to Impress upon the minds of the gen
eration to whom we must soon intrust
a sacred charge, for tbe Confederate
soldier’s race is nearly run, and tbe In
junction which I would leave with
your sons and daughters—for the
daughters bare the nobler part, and I
know they will faithfully perform it—
Is this:
"See to It thjt tbe women of the
Confederacy have, in their posterity, a
monument more lasting than any that
could be built of stone.
The Winnie Davis memorial services
were the feature of the day’s session.
Gen Capers made the prayer. “Nearer,
my Goa, to Thee,"' was sung. Mrs.
Jefferson Davis was not at the re-union,
being Ul.
The Jefferson Davis Monument com
mittee recommended that all funds
raised should be consolidated with the
funds raised by the Daughters of the
Confederacy and be disbursed under
their direction.
A magnificent silken flag was pre
sented during the morning to the Uni
ted Confederate veterans by the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy of chapter No.
4, ’ Charleston. The preseutation
speech was delivered by General Wade
Hampton. Geo. Gordon replied In
accepting "this sacred flag which has
never been stained and which shall
ever be borne bv loving hands and wor
shipped by loyal hearts."
Gen. Hampton resigned the com
mand of the Army of Northern Vir
ginia on account of hls increasing
infirmities, saying' he would gp Into
the ranks as a private.
A letter was read from Gen Fllz-
hugh Lee expressing regrets that he
could not attend the re-union. HU
duties In Cuba were pressing and the
quarantine laws forbade him entering
any Southern port at thU season.
The report of the committee, on cre
dentials shows the following repreeen-
tatlon: Virginia division, 7 camps,
102 delegates; Maryland division, 12
camps, 20 delegates ; North Carolina
division, 50 camps, 98 delegates ; South
Carolina division, 125 camps, 229 dele-
‘ s; Kentucky division, ’49 camps,
delegates ; West Virginia divis
ion, 21 camps, 22 delegates; Ten
nessee division, 2 camps, 15 delegates;
Indiana, 1 camp, 2 delegates ; Georgia,
120 campi, 228 delegates ; Alabama,
101 camps, 122 delegates; Tennesssee,
72 camps, 116 delegates; Mississippi,
76 samps, 96 delegates; Louisiana, 59
camps, 1*7 delegates; Florida, 36
camps, 47 delegates;. Missouri, 77
camps, 53 delegates; Texas, 234 camps,
267 delegates; Oklahoma, 17 camps, 6
delegates; Indian Territory. 21 oaxnas,
IS delegates; /rkansas division, 77
camps, 76 delegates; Pacific division,
5 camps, 13 delegates.
Maj. Wm. M. Robbins, the Confeder
ate member of the Gettysburg ,Nalien
The uniform adopted by Gamp Sum
ter, o>f Charleston, aodoy other camps,
and -frequently to be seen At the re
union U that of the Confederate pri
vate in the ranks. It Is of orlglnnl
color nnd material, as nearly os can be,
eJew hundred ynrds only being pro-
ourable In this country. It consists of
plain sack and pants, with, black braid;
a black foil hat, with gold tassel and a
Valmetto cane, the latter being em
blematical of the "spear beaten into a
pruning book/’ There are no dUtlnc-
tions as to rank, tbat of being a Con
federate Veteran being sufficient dis
tinction for all. . ,
Miss Mamie Randolph Hath, of
Wasffingtoq, Is tbe chief sponsor for
_ the Veterans. MUs Marie Wagener,
the) 4>f Charleston, is chief sponsor for the
row | Sons of Veternns. Miss Mary Carwile,
daughter of Gen. T. W. Carwile. of
gefield, U sponsor fer tbe South
rollna division of Veterans, aad Miss
Idrlcb, of Baruwell, is sponsor tor tbe
South Carolina division Sons of Tete
aos.
Wednesday, was South Carolina Me
morial Day aad many veterans and
visitors went to Magnolin cemetery,
where exercises were held and ^11
graves of Confederate soldiers Hkere
decorate^
v Tbe special Confederate Reunion edi
tion of the News aud Courier Issued
Wednesday was a notable achievment.
Tne.orlplnol secession cuonon was in
the lead of tbe parade Wednesday.
• FS1DAT—THE FINAL SESSION.
The last day’s proceedings of the
reunion convention were quite lively
and there were several exciting epi
sodes.
The report 6f the historical commit
tee was read aud adopted and tbe 00m-
mlttee was uaanlmouftly thanked by
tne convention for its splendid work
and ardous labor.
Tbe resolution on the care of Confed
erate graves was amended by the com
mittee on resolutions and reported on
os follows:
Your committee to. whom was re
ferred the resolution luiroduced by
General S. D. Lae, begs to report tbe
following substitute, with the recom
mendation of the committee that the
same ba adopted:
•’ The United Confederate Veterans
In their reunion assembled desire to
place upon record their sincere appre
ciation of the utterance of tbe President
of tbe United States in Atlanta In De
cember last concerning tbe assump
tion of the oare of the graves of our
Confederate dead by the national gov
ernment.
,l We appreciate every kindly senti
ment expressed and we shall welcome
any legislation which shall result in
io the care of the graves of our com
rades In the Northern States of our
government.
“ In regard to our dead whose re
mains are resting In thp States which
were represented in the Confederacy
and Maryland, the carp of their fiud
resting places Is a.e'WHfd trust dear to
the hearts of the t>ch:ir\rn women, and
we believe we oat* great‘let it remain
there." >me tV
Rev. Taylor Marti™ iiPulaski, Va.,
chaplain of Creathrdiauiamp, spoke
against the adoption 1 tU^e report and
declared the conventmvd had nothing
to do with the matter. He said the
veterans had nothiag to do with any
estlon of the president and tney
would never be placed In the attitude
of being under obligations to tbe gov
ernment that slew Southern men. He
said the dead heroes would rather lie
In unmarked graves kept grees by
loyal Southeru women than sleep be
neath the costliest monument the Fed
eral government could erect. We will
never .let the government care for
these sacred grave* until we have lost
faith in Southern womanhood and
Southern fidelity aud chivalry passes
away," he said.
Mr. H. Busbee, of North Carolina,
declared in a spirited speech that it
would be a discourtesy to the chief of
the nation and a disgrace to the Con
federacy if the report was not adopted
as received from tbe committee. He
said he was a Confederate soldier but
Is now a citizen of the United States
and loyal to its flag.
of the
'1
Tbe adoption of the report, kesald,
meant the Southern women would al
ways decorate and care for the graves
In the South, but that the graves to
the North, where no Southern women
lived, would be cared for by the gov
ernmeut, rather than to go uncared
for.
General Stephen D. Lee spoke for
the adoption of hlf original report be-
port before It was amended by tbe
oombilttec, accepting the utterance 0/
President McKinley aad declaring the
North End South again a reunited
country. J •
Dr. J. L. M. Curry addressed the
ttoi, iwttowiay-thw-oopdfttaw
■ Li«
*
that caused the war, declaring there
was no rebellion and no rebels, but a
fight for principles and right. Hie
speech created wild enthusiasm. He
sa*d the heroism of the Southern wo
men had never been even approxi
mately approached in the history of
the world. HU speech was one of the
distinct features of tbe reunion.
’ The report was adopted by on almost
unanimous vote amid great applause.
The communication sent by the
Vicksburg chapter of United Daught
ers of the Confederacy In regard to the
purchase of Beauvoir, the former re
sidence of President Davis, wa* re
ported upon without prejudice or re-
commendation. ThU was parried..
The report on tbe WlbsU DavU cot
tage resolution which carried uuanL
mously was as follows: >
" Having learned with pleasure of
the scheme to honor the memory of
the Daughters of tba Confederacy by
building at the orphanage near Luray,
Va, a cottage to be named the Wfnnle
Davis cottage and to be devoted to the
oare of orphans of Confederate soldiers
and their descendants.
Resolved, That we regard thU a*
an appropriate and graoeful tribute to
our lamented dead and oommend it to
the sympathy and support of our peo
ple. .
The resolution to change the name
of ti e association of tbe United Con
federate Veteraas to the Confederate
Survivors’ association wa* not reported
favorably by tbe oommittoe, and tbe
vets voted solidly against any change
of name. - - r
' The resolution tbnt future reunions
be held In any state or olty composing
the Confederate States of America and
tbat tbe Confederate flag be recognized
as the national standard whs tost un
animously. Thanks wore tendered
Columbus, O., for the care of Confed
erate grave there.
The election of officers for the en
suing year resulted a* follows :
era! John B. Gordon, oomman
chief; General Wade Hampton, com
mander of the department of Northern
Virginia; General Stephen D. Lee,
commander department of Tenne**** ;
General Cabell, commander depart
ment Trana-MUelsalppl. .
General Gordon said that nothiag
was dearer than the detuon»trated fact
that hi * oomrode* loved him and had
confidence In him. " God bless you,
ooys," he said. General Gordon an
nounced that there were Confederate
Veteran camp* in Boston, Chicago,
New York, and Columus, Ohio. "All
the earth’s ours, boys," he added.
General Q. A. Evans, president of
the trustees of the battle abbey, read
the annual report, In which it appears
that satisfactory arrangements are
being made la Richmond Tor the build
ings and that Mr. Rouse commends
Richmond for tbe* site and announces
be Is prepared fully to carry out bis part
of the enterprise. Tbd trustees report
that only $46,000 of the $200,000 is luck
ing, and it la believed this will be
raised during the present year.
It was decided to hold tbe next re
union In Louisville, Ky. An official
tnvitatien from Norfolk, Va., to hold
the next rs-unlon there was read.
South Carolina, North Carolina, Geor
gia, Mississippi and Texas went solidly
for Louisville and the nomination was
made unanimous.
Resolutions were adopted thanking
Charleston and South Carolina for the
generous hospitalities extended vet
erans.
Tbe convention adjourned slaa die
at 2:15 p. m.
The selection of a commander for tbe
Sons of Veterans was the occasion of a
K mliar fight In that body. The South
rqljna delegation nominated R. £
Lee, Jr., which aroused the Virginians
who declared Mr. Lee was a resident
of Washington and did not belong to a
camp until be reached Charleston.
The Virginians nominated Mr. Smythe
for -e-election but he declined. The
Virginians and Georgians nominated
Walter Colquitt, of Atlanta. The vote
was not a a nou need, the chair simply
stating that Mr. Colquitt had been
elected.
itution. He —T. 1 * 1 .
M principles ^ ••I***
was founded,
ititutlon, and 1
--Some queer claims are made
against the government. A Chicago
man named Taylor asked Congress for
several sessions to give him $100,000
for having suggested to President Lin
coln the idea ol Issuing greenbacks.
One Colonel d’Arnaud made repeated
demands for $60,000 for having shown
General Grant hew to capture the town
of Paducah, Ky. An Iowa man wanted
|350 for cutting corns off sailors and
soldiers during the rebellion ; another
from New York wanted 925 lot * pair
of trousers which were eaten off a
clothes line by a government goat; a
fellow in Minnesota requested the sum
of $550 for a sky-blue horse taken by
tbe soldiers; tbe sum of $50 would
satisfy an Illinois man for a calf whlob
be says tbe cattle inspector killed by
putting a brasa tag through hls nose,
causing blood poison. There are many
just such claims coming from every
State in the union.
THM OON FEDERATE SOLDIER.
An Eloquent Plotuae of the Mm
Who Fougat at OhtokjMuaaga.
The handsome moanuteat erected on
the battle field by the State of Georgia
to commemorate the deed* of it* sou
who fought at Gblckamauga waa
dedicated on the 4th last. The orator
of the occasion was MaJ. J. 0.0. Black,
of Augusta, and from hls notable address
we give here with a gem of oratory la
which ha describes with beauty and
pathos tbe record and achievements of
the Confederate soldier :
This monument—no monument, is
needed Ao perpetuate (he record of the
Confederate soldier. The most endur
ing work of human - hands may pariah.
That reoord shall live. It sheJl live
in history and poetry, In song aed
fiction. That story, brlaf as It Is, so
brief that measured by time it Is
soaroely a syllab e In tne great volume
of human events, U the heritage of the
world. The glory of hU sufferings
and achievements belong to mankind.
It shall not be diminished 6^the laps*
of years, nor Is It tarnished by the
cause which inspired him. Let It be
stated again and reiterated, until the
truth Is acknowledged, that he did not
go to war to perpetuate human slavery.
Reared in the pnrsaits of pane*, he
was not a prof* sslonal, but a citizen
soldier. Sordid gold neither bribed
nor tempted him. No mercenary
motive prompted or sustained him.
Neither the glory nor spoils of con
quest fired hls Ambition. The flame
that bnrned in hls breast was kindled
upon bis country’s altar, and hls costly
offerings of sacrifice aad sufferings—
of life and fortune—ware laid, on Hie
country’s shrine. He was a) traitor.
He did out take up arms to oppose
either the form or principles of the
government—for these were preserved
in the supreme law of/the new Con
federacy. He was not disloyal to the
Union under the constitution. He
loved with” devotion the
upon which that Union
as embodied In that constitution
he cherished It with inherited devo
tion. for hit anoestorrhad kept faith
^ith every purpoee for which it wee
established. It wes ordained “ to form
a more perfect Ualoa n —ih*lr blood
had cemented the foundations of thfik
Union, and no work on that magnifi
cent structure was more polished aud
enduring than that wrought by them t
" to establish justice"—thsy had never
demanded that which wae not theirs
by moral and legal right, and only
asked for themselves what they fully
conceded to others: " to Insure do
meetic (.tranquilly "—they never
meddle with tbe domestic affairs of
any other state; "to provide for
the common defense,’’ in every
war on land or sea, the best and
bravest of them bad carried the coun
try’s flag; "to secure for ourselves and
our posterity the blessings of liberty "
—every protest thsy uttered against
Federal enoroaobmeat wae in the in
terest of tbe rights of the people aad
the equality ol the States.
He revered the aamea and memoriae
of the fathers of the republic. Why
a Could he not ? They were hls fath
era. He cherished w!
the glories of tbat
should be not V He was akla to the
men who hod achieved them. HI*
forefathers, too, had fled from persecu
tion. They, too, had helped to subdue
the savage and the wilderness, and
erect and open for all the world a new
home for freedom. He knelt at the
altars on which they lit the fires of
civil and religious liberty. By the
graves of her dead, oa the spot once
crimsoned and .forever hallowed by
their blood, Georgia declares thet her
sons who here fought were not traitors.
To the military student Who may
oome hither to study the art of war ;
to the traveler who may be attracted
here to visit ths field of a great battle;
to whomever may look upon H la this
and the generations that follow, by
this token of pride and affection Geor
gia proclaims that no stain of
defiles tbe record of her sons who were
marshalled on this or any other field.
Covered with the wounds of war, be*
gun and carried on in defense of great
principles, without a soar of dishonor,
our Confederacy fell and liberty stood
eeplngatthe grave of her youi
and fairest daughter. Our peer
military chieftain taught us that " bn
man virtue should be equal to hamaa
calamity,** and la a historic laetitatioa
of learning the illustrious name of
Lee—greater than whlob was never
written in the anuais of war, and fit
for such oompaniuaship—was joined
with that of Washington. Oar groat
civil leader, euitalned by conscious re
ctitude, in dignified silence, in majestic
patience, stood amidst the ruins of
hopes he had most ardently cherished,
and taught us that human virtue could
be equal to human calamity!
■w# swfsaaveawM WW mg
bey were hU fath-
rlth patriotic pride
I republic, why
following view of
Is of the State and
are lookl nf for a ep
XiSSSmBi
Prtf
the
oUraly le thie 1
■Vf.
—The Washington correspondent of
tbe Columbia Reoord says: ’’Although
Jas. W. Tolbert Is a Federal officer,
holding the position of postmaster, at
the postoffloe department, so far as can
be ascertained, it is not believed tbat
the department was behind him in hls
recent prosecution of Ahe citizens of
McCormick. Several of the postoffice
officials, who have been seen, deny
that they were in any way connected
with the case, and they say that Tol
bert prosecuted it At hls own instance.
Officials at tbe department of justice
also assert that the Federal authorities
were not back of Tolbert, and that the
f :overament at Washington had noth*
ng to with it."
—Admiral Schley is a mathematician
who can do most of hls work withont
the aid of paper. In Liverpool, some
years ago, he triumphantly bested
professional*- "lightning calculator’’
whp Pas exhibiting there.
Liniments Are as plentiful a* pie-plant
Remember that a lot of drun and a label
. do not make a liniment There must be
science in ths choosing and the mixing of
ths various ingredients in prder to produce
a liniment that reaches the spot and takes
out die ache. ‘ Uet-thsre-ativenas” is one
of the strong points Alligator Ltnlment
e netratss, that puts tm healin
a var;
Tgrpain.
vary root
puts
of ths
ng power at
trouble. It cm
ingest
terleae
A
ring vl
Philippines
tloa:
The officii
of"
pplaee.
tion based, oa
that have ooqu
commission os to
have been going on
aad the insurgent 1
also upon tho suooeeefnl
of MacArthur’e aad Lawton’s
80 fares the oommlsetow*s report go
they indicate that tba laenrgeatillawi
at lee«t recognized the iaevitabta break
down ot tholr struggle, aad ar*aim)ly
striving,, by protracting their resie-
teooe to secure the ■eel liberal terms
possible la the erection of a
meat la the Phlllpplaoe. The
not la nay diplomatic oa
while they have talked
Independence, even at the last 1
without doubt they wilt aooept readily
any proposition looking to a ] '
The President’s
ever, are clear oa this point,
commission understoads that it is to
take po action la a way of ■ablag
pro mites that will deprive Ooagrqes of
a free head la disposing of tho fa tore
of the PhilipptDH, - •
It Is believedAhet aa anhnetlog par*
pose la the FUtplao repraaeataltoa le
•re that whatever tom ef
t is adopted will eftord lu
crative aad laflueatUt places fer the
many ambttloai Phiipplae Isadora.
The administration sees aothlag la
aspiration Irroooadiebhl with a
it ©var th* Islands by
olted States, the opportunity for >
the Filipinos befog found foe liberal
provision for municipal aed area pro
vincial native goveraaraat fo the Is
lands. United Btetemafficlals properly
tbroeghoet the Waade fo
tupervleory capacities, charged to fo*
terfere as little as peeelble with
affairs as loag as they an
withont abuses, ead a few ^
troop* atatratogie points eappsrtad by
a naval contingent, It is thought by
officials hare, may prove to be all that
Is neeesaary for the effective
aaoa of the United State
over the islaeds, while
native aa pi rations for home rale.
The Pblllppfoe 1
Instructed on thaaa points, 1
dent Sohnrai*!
of tbe oommlssloo’s
about the aooeptaaoi
tlons by Insurgests.
Aside from f
veysd by the progress of 1
gotlatloos the officials find a bright
promise fo the rapid dcvelopBuet of
the military campaign. Th* prase re-
C -ts this moratog aaaoaoclog that
wion Is meeting slight rasistaaee fo
hls movement northward; that th* In
surgent* are Seeing before
more important still, that
costing away tholr
tending to Indicate the 1
end. Throwing aw
claimed by the naval
result of the navy’s effort to
snppiy of laooetfof amffinaltloa to tho
Insurgents. Withont ammunition
there woald be bo inducemeat to entry
aloof tholr woodom. Tho ormr of*
fleers here say that U le either took of
ammunition or a brsakfog down of
their oourags that has lad the Filipi
nos to abaadoa their rifles.
Moving northward from Baliaag,
Lawton Is apparently ooavergteg with
hls forces upon Mount Arayut, a dis
tance of about 1$ miles, the point at
the bead of the Rio Grande, who
Otis predicted the incur gents
take their last stand. With
Arthur moving northward from
Fernando, the two
meet before *hi« last!
hold within about four 4ay» If they
meet with no more than the
opposition, so that araa If <
falls there le hope of the
the rebellion from partly
within a v eek or f
folly le rangmfoo
ability tobrlag
1 of these ooadl-
tboy
le
to ha tho
—There are magmfioent churches fo
this country, but nothing to compare
with tbe Church of Our Saviour, fo
Moscow, which cost more than any
other church In the world. It wav
built to celebrate the deliverance of
Moscow from the French, and IfJXX),*
000 was spent 00 It. From all parts of
the city the gold-plated dome of the
ohnrch can be seen. It stands just out
side of the Kremlin. Th* altar cost
half a million. It Is a combination of
marble carvings, precious stones, gol
den Icons and silver ornaments. Snored
paintings also adorn It. Nine hundred
pounds of gold itere necessary to cover
the great dome—over $1,000,000 worth.
Under the cupolas 1,200 golden candle-
abra hold the same number of candlee
and all the vessels used fo the services
by the priests ore of pure gold. Ten
thousand people can be admitted to the
church services without crowding.
—The Mary Washington colonial
chapter of the Daughters of the Re
public celebrated tne 110th anniver
sary of the Inauguration of
Washington as first president of
United State* by navelUng a tablet to
mark ibe presidential residence of
George Washington, at No. 1 Che
street, which site is now occapM
one of the stone plllanof the New
York nod Brooklyn bridge. The ta
la bronze aad me asures 20 by 20 fool
having on It in red letters asultablefo-
scrlp> , “ 4 ^ '
-The
ton aoa
by tho April roporti
The Hebo Oomimg
ml Dewey is to be relieved fn
In the Philippines, after over a yc
valiant service. Almiral Watson will
saoeeed him. The navy <
»w expects that he will
country early fo July,
stated that he will not
until he has completed hie 1
oae of the Philippine
least to the extent of
hostllltiM. By aa old _
the depdrtment aa admiral Is
ed to ratara to foe United
at the and of hls tour of
on a foreign station fo hls owe 1
aad In tbe present ease Admiral]
suy choose his own
either by way of Baez
across the Pacific. New
other cities have begun to
elaborate welcome
memorable official
templatod.'
—Mr. W. Bayarl Day, »
the Pennsylvania legislative
toe, has written to foe
State asking Information as
tlmeat of foe people ef this
refeiAeot to the election of
by foe people. Mr.
him that foe people
favored foe Idea, as Is
(net foal they have praetioaily
that plan by electing by
plllanof ti
bridge. Th<
area 20 by. 20
■■■pn
1 goveram rat deficit for the firet
1 ths of the