Semi-weekly news., 1865-05-06
CONFEDERATE,
Galveston. April 26. 1895.
In TsE FIELD, NAY IL. 7sSS.

AZ MAS meeting OF Cabells Brig.
ade held At their camp. in tho field.
on the 10. day Of May. 1865. the fol.
lowing procecdings were had to.wit
Judge Galloway was called to tho
chair, who explained. on taking hia
seat, the object Of the meeting . b.
the consideration Of tho state Of the
country IN tn. pr-srn. crisis.
Cap;. McM.!lon was then called for.
who responded in a forciblr and CO.
gent -pr-ch. Mr.. Rooert Macon waa
called !or nex:. H. made An elc-
qu.nt effort, giving u,,crsncc to tho
patriotic impulses Of the private SOL
,li-r. His speech was Well received,
ON taking his sect tn" following rrso.
lu;ions We're rdcrcd BY Capt. Black
Resolved. lst. In the present crisie
III our affairs as 4 nation. we deem it
right and proper. a. individuals and
as II brigade. to publish to our ftitnos
a, home nrd 20 the world. our v.ewo
and intentions in r-gart! to thu same.
2nd. That while We deeply regret
the capture IF Cen. Robert f.. Lee.
We greatly admire the patriotic se:e!-
devotion which has led him TO sacn.
flee himself to save his gallant army.
l., was All acrion worthy OF his pa.t
rcncw n aud i,nperish"blr glory.
Sd. That we recognise in Gsu.
Joseph F.. johnston n chi-ftain who
has never mad. olundrr-a noble
leader .ncr;ting our fullrst confidence.
and standing in tn" sam" nicho with
Gen. x. +. Ice. PAR noble 1>llsn..
4,h: Tia. in ,hc prrscn, crisia W.
seq nothing discou:aEing auu ws
feel ccrlid, II: that. If We are truo 20
ourselves. W. will srcu:" our i3dc-
4 d.pcndrncr and equality. the "iaa!-
iensb!e rights" OF the Saaon race.
5th. .fh;.. we "d.nirr I'll. gallan.
try Of tn" Arkansas troops cnst Of
the Mississippi. who nav. resolved to
stand BY the banner OF the South for
'.oo years or the var" We send
them aasnrnncrr that W. will be
found by their aide. and will sua,S;n
to til. las. extremity the sacrod cause
Ut our country.
6h. That in the killing Of Lincoln
aud Seward we recognize the avcng-
ing hand "i Providence. and the con.
c-utratrd patriotism and lnartyr-like
devotion OF an outraged pr"pl--the
sacred translation Of tn. noble motto
%: a noblsr State. SIC senspe, tyrassis.
7:h. That wc place full coutdeuco
in Gen r. Kirby Smith and the officers
and soldier. of this Dept. and feel
that under the protecting providsnce
of ':"d they are equal to the task Of
defending our section Of the South.
sth. Tha, in tho language Of eur
noble Commander-in.ch;ef. "we will
oppose cons,ancy to adversity. forti.
tud,, to suffering. and cou Z - to dan.
GER
9th. Tha. a copy Of these Resolu-
tinns DO sent to th, Washington Tel.
.graph. Shreveport papers and Hous-
ton papers.
Maj. With.rspocn was then called
for. who advocat.d in .loq uent terms
the adoption Of the resolutions. and
spoke at considerable length. and
with great force, on the hopeful pros.
poets before us.
At the close Of his remarks the
resolutions were adopted With mark
I'd enthusiasm. and with An sarn..st-
ness and manly resolve depicted on
each face which indicated the true
soldier and thu devoted patriot.
On motion the meeting then ad-
journsd.
W. l.. GALLOWAY, Chairman
J. HsRlack, Secretary.
Shreveport aud Houston papers