The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29
THE RE-uNION.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. nRloADE.


q. did body Of men, embracing many
= our best and worthicst and most III
l.. tinguished citizens. The Jachso
: band furnished music for the occasion
Al 10o'clock, the survivors and friend
=. repaired 70 ihe Representative Hal
Gov. Humphries, the surviving Gen
eraI OF this gallant brigade, B
virtue Of his position, and the meas
y, ureIess affection which hts subordlnal
comrades still entertain for him, wa
T. by universal desire accorded the posi-
I. tion Of Chairman OF the reunion. !
> may be remarked here that the sur
vlvlng members Of this true heartes
l. and brave brigade, without d singh
Z. exception, look upon the modest and
unassuming surviving General as /
son looks upon his father-therc il moi
single one Of them who would mol
freely and quickly peril his life in the
defense Of their honored and beloved
commander-there is.Iiot one II them
who would not subordinate every
other wish or aspiration 10 serve him.
The man who can inspire such scnti-
ments IN the bosoms Of = large body
Or sterling men, has not lived IN vain.
4 ffc-uHh rest hIs case here, and without
doing anything more, pass Off the
stage Of action with an incorruptible
and imperishable bcquest to chivalry,
honor and true manhood.
DR. r. Il. Daniel, chairman Of the
reception committee, welcomed the
survivors in beautiful and appropri-
ate speech as follows:
ADDRESS OF WELCOME ny DIR. y. v.
DANIEL.
Comradss Of the old Brsgade-As Chair
man Of the Reception Committee, mine Is
the pleasing task Of extending TO you IN
| the name aud ON behalf of the citizens OF
Jackson, u cordial and hearty welcome to
our city. Deeply and sensibly do we feel
the honor you have conferred upon us IN
selecting jackson as your place Of Re-
| union. Your presence here to-day, will
mark an era III our history, of which we |
will ever be proud, and ] thank you for It, |
| The sight Of SO many familiar faces
|
| go to '65, brings TO the mind a host OF
"reminiscences, some pleasing-many sad. |
| 1t recalls the merry jest and anecdOte |
| and song around the camp fire, which /
served to cheer the soldiers on the weary /
march and on the lonely pcrilOus picket.
II brings to mind recollections Of the
march, the boom of artillery and the rattle |
Of muskctry; the shock of contending
hosts, and the furious cavalry charge; the
din, smoke, confusion and horror of bloody |
battle. These empty sleeves too. bring
visions OF ambulances, white washed
hospitals, the fumes Of chloroform, and the
dreaded surgeons table, where many a
brave fellow gave limb to save his life.
But let this all now be forgotten. g Grim
yisaged war" has long since " smoothed
his wrinkled front, y and now, where erst
while were heard lannon's distant roar, or
the tread Of martial hosts 4 in all Of wars
magnificcntly stern array, are echoed the
glad sound OF the plowman's cherry gee,
haso, and places made desOlate and horrible
by the carnage Of bloody strife and the
merciless torch, are now vocal with the
hum Of industry. Peace, white-wingedl
angel, now hoyers DER all our fair land.
OF all the gallant bands that survived
rialt, forgetting an save honor and love Of
c0untry-Hunp Merv more cone1aSs..aesa. far
gallantry, nor more Distinguishing for valor
Their deeds OF chivafry have IA sunned the
garb OF immortality; and Mlli1e empires
may tottle and fall and all things human
must and will pass away--they Viii live for
ever, immortal aud mperishable, in story
and song. In future generations the heart
OF the youth will swell with pride, and the
maden's eye grow dim at the recital of
Fredericksburg and Manassas. High up
in the proud temple Of fame, in golden
letters, are inscribed the names of Banks
dale and Bent, Griffith and Campbell. To
81 In nf +.
HUMPHREYS and Luse, and all who now
survive. Stragglers, as 1t were, In the
rear Of their command, aud when officers /
and men, rank and file shall have Joined ,
the ranks of the Brigade, now bivouached
on the shores OF shadowland, and can /
answer at the last roll call, heaven will
smile upon the last Grand Reunion Of this
gallant band OF Patriots, n0bler, purer,
drawer than whom ne er went forth to battle !
In any cause, for
II there Is n this earthly sphere,
4 boon, an offering that Heaven holds dear, a
It's the last libation that Liberty draws
From heart that bleeds aud breaks In its cause.
Mayor McGilll then followed, and u
on behalf Of the city authorities, ex- h
Tended the freedom OF the city to the b
guests. The Mayors speech b
was well conceived and spoken with T.
great earnestness and feeling. t
Then followed the address of the oc- ii
aston, by Col. Luse of Yazoo City. h
This was short, but every word had a "
and a sentiment that did al
Ionor TO the true soldiers heart. 1t CO
Fas an admirable address, showing hi
hero in war could also be hero in al
eace-and he who made the best sol
'as also the best citizen. The speech OF
Col. Luse is published in full, in tr.
mother column Of THE COMET, and Gu
D report short of complete repro III,
nction would do it justice. 1t was al
'nceived in admirable spirit, and -
'esented in most agreeable and at On
active manner, and cannot fail to q
terest any Southern reader. if
Capt. Harris Barksdale, Of the fur
arion, and K. Z. Baldwin, Esq, Of I
'lton, were elected secretaries, ana ma
e calling of the roll Consumed half hel
hour. When the "Bsrt RifIesn j
re called about Is or 20 or our best ed,
own and most prou1inent citizens ma
vanced 70 the SecrftaryS desk, !,
ritine a, spontaneous burst q APP %.
'ase from the whsle house. ~
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