The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-16

tone o. voice. would see them damnei
before would put IA rose leaf over their hlr-r.l@
ing c0rse..h "ies; but. MAJOR, ~ yOd are going
~ STOP over grave and get az the dead man .
record you can never expect 70 demousIrata
soldiers OF the North ana south. And another
thlng-Iiuw many dead substitutes couldn't you
IND among sou, nern graves. whose memories are
honUr5u equally WIN our gallant vOlunteersi
Among ths dead Of my leHAent Il a lubberiy,
selfish wagon master, VINO was killed oy stray
shell IN the rear, WINE punderng the deserted
Yankee camps al Coid harDor. on Decoration
bay ne gets just AS many flowers on his grave IA
any Of the boys VINO were killed IN the charge to
the mont. AMI vet thar man would have gone
over 81 the other side In minute but Tor the
TACT that ne had such a soft place. BY tne py,
Major. wnat position aid you ocsupyg"
MAJOR ratAer subdued)-"l Was cnlef commits
sary In IS brIgade.u
ana hereafter Wen never DECORATE tue graves oi
any federais unless they be those OF dead commits.
safles.n Inc "MAJorh joined IN the laugh tnat
followed with as much neartlness as wound up
wax figure, but nevertheless expressed mis- deter
minatlon OF attending the CentennlaL
~ NORTH CAROLINA
the success OF Tue recent Meckisnbnrg ami
yersary mas almost set the staid and conservative
people OF the Ola North state wild about cenfen.
malls, ana II tney ware able TO 90 so tEey would
attend every one IL body fhey nave seen irom
actual experience the good results or sucn meet.
lnRs, and tner American pride has been Iully
aroused by the general attention attracted W
their ulliflcatlcn over the brave declaration ol
their ancestors IN behalf OF our common nde.
pendence. They naye Already given h, warm ex;
rressions IN approVa o. our Vlelt centennial, ana
the spirit Is greatly on the increase.
IN VIRGINIA
there is general desire ON the part or the sol.
dlery TO be present at BUNKER I'LL, but they, ike
AL ne rest OF the Southern young men, are too
impecunlous 10 do So he norfolk Blues Artillery.
"A spiendld organization, viii attend and tue
Ricnmoud Commandery, Kaignts Templar5, NIL
take over "a hundred of the best men oil Richmond
10 be tue guests Of tner old ricnds, the DE Molay
Commandery, OF Boston, Thus viii the Old DO
mlnlvu Le Wen represented Ii was proposed az
one time, la quieL way, 10 gather together q
hundred eN-COn ,eaerate veterans, VINO should
organize themselves, ana ask Pickett, kltZ hugn
Lee, or some other well known lighter, to COM
mand lhem In an lnvasioa upon the hearts OF
canvass, tnis found not TO be feasible
The short time lett them prepare.
The organizations That 40, however, will be amply
able 10 represent NlrglnIa's good VIII the
occasion. Inc live men are gradually falling INTO
line IN the subject oi the Philadelphia Centennial,
ana growing mineral resources or the State, and
her importance IN the sisterhood OF the Union,
render IL necessary tnat she should be well repre-.
sented ut the great exhibition. Her next Legisla-
ture TO De elected this lalil Will doubtless be
composed VI more progressive men tnen tae last,
VIII be pat Ia some more tangible iorm
than the mere resolutions or cooperation
passed lour years ago. The views ABOVE
briefly given from the different states nave
b3en gathered from men OF intelligence aud Repre-
sentaIlve character, anu any one VINO travels
qulre amonG this class VIII soon become con-
VINE ed that the Southern people are DESTROYS Of
meeting the Northern people Iraternally Ia these
celebrations and OF joining with them cord ally IN
demonstrations that wlll destroy sectional preJu-
dlce and al past amnesty in the desire ~ pro-
mote national nonot and industry, ana inculcate
Throughout the land Y national anu lasting plid0
III our comMon mott or, America.