Wilmington journal., 1874-01-23
HEADQUARTERS.
THE MEXICAN VETERANS.
THEY INTERVIEW QUARTER
MASTER CRANE.
THE CHEAP TRANSFORMING
CONVENTION.


The Mexican Veterans at their meeting
this morning, agreed upon Il memorial
to Congress asking pensions fuT those
who were engaged i'll that Wal or their
surviving widows and children. lii ac-
cordance with previous arrapg gements,
the Convention in body proceeded To
the Executive Mansion, ard arranged
themselves III line III the last room
when the President entered and was
received by eX-GoyerIUr Herbert, ot
Louisiana, who, as marshal Of the Cont
veltIOn, said: the members Of The Con
vention were glad to recoSnlze IA hlHl
an old companion i'll arms in the Ciuri-
GUS and victorious battles III Mexico.
The President bowed lis thanks Ill
reply and then, accompanied by Gen.
Denver and the President of the Con
vention, he passed from one veteran to
another shaking hands. Among the in
cidents were the following
Col. Ruddoch, of Maryland, asked
permission, which was granted, to pin
on the Presidents coat the rosette
badge of that State.
Gen. Cadwalader, of Pennsylvania,
presented to the President in few
humorous remarks, an old cOlored
man named Benz. johnson, who du-
ring the Mexican war, served as Gen.
Scott's cook.
One of President Grants classmates
at West Point made known the fact TO
him, and brief but pleasant conycr-
sation followed.
Among the spectators were General
Sherman, Senator Fenton and a num-
Der of ladies'.
The President and members of the
Convention seemed to be much graft
fed with the meeting.
The Convention then returned to
their hall to resume business.
The ferry boats here and at
Alexandria, are laid up OF account OF
ice in the rivers.
In the Cheap Transportation Con
vention this morning, the majority re-
port of the Committee on Railroads
was adopted. 1t declares that relief
must come from legislation, by which
our present system of railwA4s can he
regulated and improved, a1,deompeti-
ton which will complete and carry out
the form which legislation must inau-
gurate. 1t recommends National care
in providing for abureau of Commerce
and Transportation, etc. 1t recon-
mends to the members Of the Ameri-
can Cheap Transportation Association
to endeavor to obtain the passage OF
certain laws in their respective States,
including a law prohibiting all rail
road companies from making nniusl
| and excessive determinations against
places which are not competing points,
and law obliging all railway coMpa
MES to transport tie cars Of their com
pauies or of individuals for q Just anI
! impartial compensation and with The
same despatch as the ears belonging
exclusively to said road, etc.
The report of the Committee ~
permanent officers was adopted
Josiah Quincy. Of Massachusetts
was elected President, with & Vice
President from ench State III ia,
/ Union. r. II. Ferguson vas ehosrI
Secretary. 1t was resolved that tht
next session bc held in Richmond, Va
the time of meeting to be fixed hv tn,
Executive Committee. Jas. Baker aul
. i. Il. Bonner were admitted rs dele
gates from St. Louis, and L. G.. Cap
red and VI. kirstman as delegates frol,
Canada.
Senator Window, of Minnesota, hciue
called upon, addressed the Convcn
ton and said that the Committee, ,
the Senate. OF which lie is Chairman
had been employed in gathering muc.
information. lie co;Ild not nov .2,c.tl
as to what that report would hr bu
he had 10 douot It would be e;,t sfa q.
tory. and expressed the opinion tliat i
would be ready IL pres il To th.
Senate about the first Of February
Col. PeytOn, If Va, Was U1Xt intro
diced, and spoke Of the ,,irtsltr. il
would afford the rcup!" I'll firSiI,i' t,
welcome Convention tbry- 1!nAt wear
Mr.. Copicai, OF Canada, spoke {"
being Instrumental III constructing t..
first railroad ill Canada. II, fayorc,
the opening tnt the Georgia Bay
canal, from Lake Ontario - Lak,
J Huron,sss distance If 10 mile, " niri
would give vast fa,'ili:ics T. th,. l-y.,:,,
North and West.
On their return H. tie haIt ti.,
President called their attcH;i"u - Il
beautiful yaa4 which had bccu placed
upon Il centre table il trol; Of The
platform, which came from Suutl
Carolina; he asked The Convention t..
receive it standing. He thea cul.ct
upon Judge Mackey, Of South Caro-
lima, to give its history. The VASE
: stands upon Il square base Of about Il
by II inches, and inches IL lcn2tl
resting on eagles claws, all uf sUIio
silver and beautifully claspcd in frost
work representing the charge and re,
pulse at New Orleans. This vase was
purchased solely Ivy the ladies Of Soutl
Carolina, 1000 subscribing for that
purpose, and it bore the following III
scription on the front: ''fresentel l.;
the Ladies of South Carolina to N jor.
Genersl Andrew Jackson, Januar,
9Th, 1915" The inscriptions on the
diverse coat of arms of South Caroline
read: presented by General A. Jack
son to Captain w. B. Stanly, in trust
for the last survivors of The Palmetto
Regiment.
Judge Mackey said that the vase
was presented to Gen. Jackson by the
ladies of the 39th Congressional Dis
trlct of South Carolina, at the close OF
the war of 1872. Gen. Jackson be-
queathed it to the State, to be given
to the man who, in the next foreign
war, should be deemed entitled to il
by acts of valor and gallantry. 1t was
decided after the last war that one mar
should be selected to hold it, and il
was presented to w. b. Stanly to hold
in trust for the last survivor of the
Palmetto Regiment
A resolution was adopted asking
| Congress to remove the disabilities O
those who took part in the Mexican
war, but who were engaged in the latc
civil war, from receiving pensions.
Judge Mackey repeated q Constitu
ton and Bylaws for the government
of the permanent Association to bt
known as the National Association O
Veterans of the Mexican War, anG
providing for its officers. mode o
management, and for an annual meet
ing in Washington ON the 22nd of Feb
rrary, that being one of the days urol
which the battle of Buena Vista was
fought, as well rs being the birthday
of Washington.
! The Convention elected the follow
! ing officers of the permanent Assooia
/ ton:
/ President. Gen. Geo. Cadwalader
! Also ice-President and q counsel.
! lor from each State and Territory, and
! five Secretaries and Treasurer.