Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-10
"Thcsc Enicrnsl Rebels"


ton, carried with them Tic cniy flag they na7t-
6 State flag. This lacL AID tie additional accl.
dental enc, that the company which received
them came Cut HithCu. their flag. has given
mortal cGerse 10 lilo 'Uo5n .Arny Veterans"
Who lcll meeting in Washington last Right
aud adopted "resolu!ioas CT indignation. -
Daring tho meeting NIr. s. Il. Thcmason said
some action should be tsken relative 20 rebc!
companies visiting tic nations capital AID i.i'
iag to display Uncn emblem. lest year no
less than four companies troG! Nir&io:a visited
WashagtGD, oil CT when failed 10 exhibit a1y.
thiog bu; blue rebel f.g. The tino had
come for UGi0D men 10 DO s9metkiGR. These
internal rcbel5 had been whipped at hppcnat'
tex Court House by ECO who carlad the S!a!s
and Snipcs, aud skunk cif Ike whipped cars
Now they arc couiog back and exhibiting rebel
tars, instead OF the flag Ct the natter.
Air. }. Is. DnnnDc said lie s.w Tho v!-lilcG
campany escorted through The streets By the
Washington Light lliAntry. lie siW 10 flag
cycep: blue one borne by tic visitors, bearing
the Inscription, 81: iScmpc' TTtmNi$.' This
motto vas very dear to the Southern people,
| especially .icca Booth had Gsd il .. Tic tine
ho a'sa:siaatad President lIrc2Ia. j. vas
s:raag" that the visitors did not hsTo = dated
States flag, but stranger SAL that Company =
had 10. corrected the cfrrr. Che Si:i. 81 ticac
VirajDiens vas we'll lim,d. But . !cw days
go the pronnaciau2p;o Ct that rebel pin.iout,
E!atktura, had bcea Issued. that measures Of
the war nom on lie statute tnogs shoud be
erased. |. VS. 10 wonhar. then !hst be Eei
his friends at The whal. lIs!ead q bearing q
tlly at The head OF their co.nmn ticy should
have had 2 pair q pants Inscribed "PeS:iiccca. y
| |; Vas tJac ioEoTcd custom t1r al HILLARY
calanan:ca 20 bear at their lead :o na!:eca!
| Hiien. BE-; HIS was moi ia cj2slnHacH with
| tie Gqcliacs Of The ribel leaders ia Congress.
TED affair yrstcrday Was natiaoa! irsult. lat
| il Was u3t the FIRST time !; La! bees done Il
was . matter If frequent L1!ucrCGGc. to" Tie
| rTarar thing 10 DO wal 10 take ain.a which
would sho. 10 he whole c,ua;ly Ia: - The
| Cra. Of government there ~:rc enough Unjn
rocn 20 r;pGdiatc Tie action CT crowd q tJn:
icIerasas snd their symrn,hiGc!S who rttu9ed
20 Gerry = national flag in their parade.
Mir. :. Weaver said il the specimens seen on
the s:rcrts Of Washington yesterday T!r, types
OF tCu,htrn soldiers, they were hardly wor;h
Wasting time. Thcy had been born size, tie
war, aud raised in tho send Ct Virginia. Their
Iirst lessen had been that the Siars an,i SNi?ts
we're moi their emblem, Lu. tic Stars and Bars
wcrS. ~ their acil;n Yesterday T.s the result
Ct their trainog. they could hardly te blamed.
Instead OF wasting their Er1 CO { .cw 'Nireiaa
hahi1a,' it w0nlL better to turn th2 guas on
ca. \, OF th;a city. The Ei!ciriao5 a hnast.
Cd that in i"ur yisils 10 WasHitg:cn they Eaw
NC t. s. flag. Now, 4 proper thing 10 DO
would be 10 make Go. i carry ;!.a S;aTs ARD
Stripes or disbani.
Company Il had carried United Sts:cs Tag
| when they visited Northern cities, bat stulious
ly avoided showing il 10 their Grar-aacl; visit
o!s, fer lear of offending them or hHr:tGi, 'sicr
| feelings Tho result OF this was when tho rebels
returned home they boAs.cd that no Union ASE
waved over them on their trip. Il remained Tor
Company a 10 refu!o this slGndcr BY coasaicu-
" displaying tho 3atonMl CmbteE OF ell occas-
ions and thus throw tho asn!L back in :hD teeth
o. tn cir visltOrs.
$. L. Thoraesoa said .hst Company j. repre-
sontcd the First Regimen Hsti0anl Guards.
Tho officers Of tho company were now aching IN.
der commissions ~ rcginIaLtal Ctliccrs Hn
would be one Of the party 10 50 on The streets
and LOot and howl Ct Company I. ualil thay
were driven baci; 10 their GTinOry 20 &c! :. Uni
led States flag.
Captain Brown said that no would join @ NaT;y
20 compel Compsry a to carry United >ta.c5
flag. II WIS but right that they should do so,
living rs they did under tho domo OF tho Capitol.
Mr S. Lincoln said he WAS not surprised ths:
tho visiting company did not carry q United
States Alag, rs majority of il; members Waro
opposed 10 it. These creatures had come -
WASHINGTON and Haunted an insult in tao faces
or Union men. COMPANY Il wero such tender
skinned creatures and hnu 50 much feeling Tor
these Rebel whclp5 tha. they should BIO ;ha onos
red g., ind not tho visitors who hSd su"h q
holy horror Of tho lag